The contemporary Caribbean society is comprised of various forms of culture and ethnic backgrounds. The main influential force behind this cultural diversification is due to slavery and Indentureship. Indentureship is the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony. The Indentureship system lasted from 1838 to 1917. This system consists of a variety of ethnic groups such as east Indians‚ white labourers and Chinese. Indeed this system
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Migration Themes in Caribbean Literature: More Social Problems than Solutions Migration is a prominent theme within Caribbean literature. Despite the migrants’ initial perceptions of good fortune‚ the foreign countries are invariably a place of social inequalities and uncertainty. This paper discusses the varying ways in which migration is portrayed through the medium of Caribbean writing. Migration is exhibited in novels‚ short stories‚ and poems. Migration itself is portrayed with curiosity
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"The value of the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any
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Form MOB 1 - 2 - Caribbean Examinations Council www.cxc.org/SiteAssets/CAPE_Management_of_Business_Unit... form mob 1 - 2 caribbean examinations council advanced proficiency examinations guidelines for submitting internal assessment for management of business Manual for Principals - Caribbean Examinations Council | www.cxc.org/SiteAssets/CAPE_2010_IA_Manual_For... caribbean examinations council internal assessment manual for principals caribbean advanced proficiency examinations
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Discuss the relationship between Modernity and Tradition in French-Caribbean Creole culture In order to address the question‚ we should first fully understand the terms modernity and Creole culture and then analyse how the two intertwine‚ and then decipher to what extent there is a relationship. The definition of Modernity used in this essay will be that modernity is’ the quality of being current or of the present’. Whereas for Creole culture we have more difficulty‚ Creole culture can be the people
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subconscious perceptions. Perhaps this complexity is what has made definition of Caribbean culture very challenging. While being governed by European aesthetic norms in a dominated colonized society‚ Caribbeans in Martinique often struggled to develop a concept of self; striving to free themselves‚ yet misguided in their approach. What resulted is a series of literary movements; each pertaining to the definition of Caribbean culture. The authors of these movements developed unique perspectives about racism
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Caribbean Studies Past paper questions MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks 2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks 3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks 4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks 5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining
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“The history of the Caribbean is the history of the exploitation of labour” - with reference to slavery and the Encomienda labour system” In the above statement “the history of the Caribbean is the history of the exploitation of labour‚” it simply states that the Caribbean’s history is basically the history of its exploitation of labour. The definitions of keywords exploitation and labour must be considered. Exploitation can be defined as the practice of taking selfish or unfair advantage of a
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. TIME CONTEXT : 1968 - present SUMMARY Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International‚ Celebrity Cruises‚ Pullmantur and Azamara Cruises. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Europe‚ Latin America and New Zealand. Since the company was founded in 1968‚ Royal Caribbean Cruises
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Haitian Revolution | What impact did the Haitian revolution of 1781-1804 have on Haiti and the wider Caribbean? | | Name Of Candidate: Chad Miller | School: Kingston CollegeCenter Number: 100057Candidate Number: | Teacher Ms. Nyame | 1/24/2013 | | What impact did the Haitian Revolution of the 1781-1804 have on Haiti and the wider Caribbean? The Haitian revolution had started for several reasons the collapse of the French monarchy‚ the existence
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