on the shores and initially called the islands “Las Tortugas”. In 1523‚ a map was drawn showing all three Islands under the name “Lagartos‚” meaning alligators or large lizards. By 1530‚ the islands were called the “Caimanas” which derived from the Carib Indian word for the marine crocodile that formerly inhabited the islands. “Caimanas” evolved to the Cayman Islands‚ the present name (www.caymanislands.ky). During the period of Christopher Columbus‚ the islands had no inhabitants‚ just visitors
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Exoticism‚ Extirpation‚ Ambivalence‚ and Identity: Flora in Kincaid’s “My Brother” Jamaica Kincaid’s “My Brother” is a mini-epic about disjointed family‚ loss of identity and absolution‚ all of which are represented quite distinctly in the story through setting—more specifically‚ by the plant life in the story. Symbolism‚ I feel‚ should not be part of a universal lexicon; artistically superior symbols are only tied to specific works (while less talented authors use symbols from the extensive canon
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Marie-Elena John (born 1963) is a Caribbean writer whose first novel‚ Unburnable‚ was published in 2006. She was born and raised in Antigua and is a former development specialist of the African Development Foundation‚ the World Council of Churches’ Program to Combat Racism‚ and Global Rights (formerly the International Human Rights Law Group)‚ where she worked in support of the pro-democracy movement in Nigeria and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is known especially for her work in the United
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attention of anthropologists twenty years ago (1936: 326)‚ but the culture of this people is still very poorly understood. They are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin‚ although tradition states that they came from the east.... [4] Nacirema culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which has evolved in a rich natural habitat. While
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Spain has always been a melting pot of ethnicity and culture. From the Celts and Visigoths that came from the north to the Africans and Arabs from the south to the Romans from the East‚ empires‚ kingdoms‚ and tribes all over the world have recognized and tried to take advantage of the benefits of Spain. War‚ conquest‚ and reconquest are frequent throughout the entire history of Spain‚ and the history of Moors in Spain is no exception. It began in the year 711 when the Moors first crossed over to
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“An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans” Haile Selassie. Beyond Massa: Sugar Management in The British Caribbean‚ 1770-1834 was written by Dr. John F Campbell and is a required book for the Caribbean Civilisation course. This historical book divided into seven chapters which give identity formation information was published by Calaloux Publications. This book report seeks to contextualize Beyond Massa‚ assess the effectiveness of
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background of the individual often has a stronger impact on the lifestyle and culture of each person and therefore this is the primary identity for most of those people. (Trinidad and Tobago‚ 2013).This is so because the first settlers were Arawak and Carib Indians. Columbus landed in Trinidad in 1498‚ and a century later the island was settled by the Spanish. The Indians were largely wiped out by the Spanish colonizers. The few survivors were gradually assimilated later. Trinidad remained under Spanish
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In the early morning hours of March 24th 1692; long before the tales of the Brothers Grimm‚ stood 71 year old Rebecca Nurse. A simple woman from Salem Massachusetts who was accused of witchcraft by the prominent wife of a local official‚ Ann Putnam While she pleaded her innocence‚ the courtroom was apparently under her spell‚ and with every motion of her body the audience rolled on the floor in pain. While in today?s society we would rule this type of behavior ?mass hysteria? or ?mob mentality?‚
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta)‚ also called manioc‚ yuca‚ balinghoy‚ mogo‚ mandioca‚ kamoteng kahoy‚ tapioca (predominantly in India) and manioc root‚ a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge) family native to South America‚ is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root‚ a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly spelled yucca‚ an unrelated fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava‚ when dried
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