those forms. Little research however has been carried out into the origin and development of those forms. The explanations up to now do not say enough about who we are. For some St. Lucias folk culture is African. For others it is a mixture of Amerindian‚ French‚ British‚ African‚ East Indian etc. Not only are these explanations too general but because of this‚ they do not sufficiently contextualize the development of the culture within historical events‚ incidents and phenomena and consequently
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Challenges in the Caribbean The Caribbean is known to be a place that has been colonized‚ changed and heavily influenced. Upon the arrival of the Europeans‚ the Caribbean lifestyle was affected and changed forever. Along with the arrival of the European settlers‚ many of their values‚ customs and traditions were brought over. The peoples of the Caribbean countries that were brought over had roots tying back to Africa‚ China‚ India and Portugal. These groups of people were colonized by three
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In the Caribbean there has been a drastic shift in the relationship between men and women. Men‚ who were traditionally seen to be the head of the household‚ now have their roles taken over by the women in Caribbean society. Due to men failing to live up to their responsibilities‚ especially in the economic sense‚ the women are forced to take advantage of education‚ not only to better themselves but to also prove their indispensability in the social and economic framework of the society. These newly
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Code: GOVT 6082 Course: CARIBBEAN POLITICS II Lecturer: Dr. Bishnu Ragoonath Due Date: Wednesday 22nd April‚ 2015 Student No: 90742920 Student Name: Marilyn Geofroy Ramon-Fortuné Coursework: Essay Question: “Development is about enabling people to have the ‘capabilities’ to do and be the things that they have reason to value.” Critically analyze this claim as it relates to the perceptions and practices relating to the pursuit of development in the Commonwealth Caribbean today. The Commonwealth
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selected and specific materials to be done on attempting to assist people of the Caribbean acknowledge and approach in a conscious manner human sexuality. He thought that Caribbean people needed to recognize‚ understand and accept their sexuality rather than approach it in an air of ambivalence. In his view‚ the materials written in this field‚ had an absence of how to really apply pastoral counseling to the Caribbean people; who in his mind had a characteristic history and culture pertaining to their
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The outlined article looks at the scope of respect and value place upon the educational system in a Caribbean society. The article reveals that within Jamaica’s society that there are two different set of cultural stand points. Firstly‚ we see that there are individuals that have little or no respect for persons that are charged with the educating of youngsters in the school system. They are also least concerned about the lives and safety of their fellow citizens. We can also recognize as well
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Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea‚ Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining‚ the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms‚ beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same‚ the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native
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Caribbean Journal He stands outside the fencing looking in. Inside‚ sunbathers relishing their flesh - some white‚ some black‚ and some of other skins - diving and swimming‚ feign not to notice him‚ fingers of doubt spread wide‚ gripping holes of mesh. Some people on the grass are picnicking. His pants are torn; he does not have a shirt; his face‚ a mask of sun-flaked grease and dirt‚ too young to understand his day’s events‚ dreams mountain-slide of magic dollars and cents to cancel
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Europeans came into contact with the Caribbean after Columbus’s momentous journeys in 1492‚ 1496 and 1498. The desire for expansion and trade led to the settlement of the colonies. The indigenous peoples‚ according to our sources mostly peaceful Tainos and warlike Caribs‚ proved to be unsuitable for slave labour in the newly formed plantations‚ and they were quickly and brutally decimated. The descendants of this once thriving community can now only be found in Guiana and Trinidad. The slave trade
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Caribbean Studies Definitions Term | Definition | Tectonic activity | Earth movements that impact and influence the surface of the earth resulting in earthquakes‚ volcanic activity and mountain building are when plate margins interact with each other. | ENSO | El Niño- Southern Oscillation. El nin͂o refers to the warming of the sea surface in the equatorial Pacific‚ which leads to the atmospheric changes known as the Southern Oscillation and rainfall and temperature variations globally. |
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