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    - One institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean is the church 3. Name two festivals held on North America or Europe that have been influenced by Caribbean culture. (2 marks) - Caribana in Canada and Notting Hill Carnival in London 4. Explain how the festivals named above help North Americans or Europeans to understand Caribbean culture. (3 marks) - These festivals help persons to understand and experience the culture of the Caribbean such as our music

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    Abstract Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (RCCL) was founded in 1969. They currently operate under the brands of Royal Caribbean International‚ Celebrity Cruises and Pullmantor. Predominantly known as the second largest cruise ship company behind Carnival Cruises‚ RCCL still has a firm hold on cruise ship market share. According to their website‚ RoyalCaribbean.com‚ RCCL brought in net revenues of over $607 million in 2011‚ which is up from $515 and $152 million in 2010 and 2009‚ respectively. They

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    "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view‚ from the perspective of Montresor‚ the narrator of this tale‚ who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfect plan for revenge. During the carnival season‚ Montresor meet with Fortunato and decides to implement his plan carefully not to arouse Fortunato’s suspicions through irony. Poe’s story describes the inner workings of a murderer’s mind‚ who has lived the memory of Fortunato’s death for

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    October 1911- 1916: Elmer is stored in the back room of the “morgue” where customers pay a nickel to view “The Bandit Who Wouldn’t Give Up” • 1916: Elmer McCurdy was taken from the morgue by a carnival worker who claimed Elmer to be his long-lost brother • Unknown years: Elmer was on display at the carnival • Unknown years: Elmer was sold once again‚ and became a display in the lobby of a movie theatre • Unknown years: Elmer is placed in storage for approximately two

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    in what seemed to be a carefree carnival. The second man is Montressor‚ not much is said about who he is‚ besides him being the narrator with an envious‚ dark heart. With Montressor being the narrator you have a more descriptive look at why he does what he does‚ and what his true motives were. Poe however still skillfully masks his true intensions‚ making it a surprised ending for the reader as well as Fortunato. The story begins on the street surface at a carnival somewhere in Italy. The first

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    deliberately planned to have Fortunato murdered. However‚ note what he says about his servants and how he achieves the emptying of his house. Montresor thus seeks to implicitly recognise the human failings of others. He knows that during the time of Carnival‚ if given the opportunity‚ his servants would go out and make merry‚ even if they were told not to. He cunningly uses this understanding of the foibles of human nature to his own advantage‚ showing his ability to manipulate others and clearly acknowledging

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    second wyatt was being dragged towards the carnival screaming bloody murder. “WYATT!!!” Avon screamed for his friend Boppo seemed to be unfazed by the trees in his way knocking them down left and right “BING” crash “BONG” crash “BING” crash “BONG”. Avon began to run faster than he had ever ran‚ faster he thought “Must go faster” crash “Need more speed” crash “Come on legs i know we can do this” avon was now running through the first rides of the carnival “Help please anyone please oh god where is

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    suspicion of what he was going to do Fortunato. Montressor knew that Fortunato had a weakness that he could use towards his advantage. Fortunato prided himself in being a connoisseur of fine wines. They were at a carnival and Fortunato approached Montressor at dusk‚ the madness of the carnival season. Fortunato was very drunk. Fortunato was dressed motley like a jester. As reference from significant symbolism Poe used the Medallion of the Order of the Thistle: an 8 pointed star‚ charged with a figure

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    love to spend a day with your family and friends here because you will always have a smile on your face. One of the best thing about Six Flags is there is carnival games everywhere. If you don’t want to ride the roller coasters you can go and try to win some prizes. There is anything from candy to giant stuffed animals. Some of the carnival games consist of throwing the rings onto the milk jugs. Another game that is played a lot is the hammer game. The hammer game is where you throw the hammer over

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    up to find the presents. They also celebrate some holidays that we don’t celebrate in America. Some of these holidays include Day of the Dead and Carnival. When celebrating day of the Dead they create a memorial for lost loved ones. They believe the spirits of the dead will return to visit them. This is not a sad time‚ but rather a happy one. Carnival is a celebration as well. It resembles a circus. It is a public celebration and contains

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