DANC 330: Afro-Caribbean Video Viewing Response Katherine Hagedorn defines the main goal of the ritual ceremonies that incorporate rhythms of the bata drum‚ songs‚ and dances is to "summon the santos to the earth‚ so that the deities may soothe those who are grieving‚ heal those who are sick‚ rebuke those who have acted unwisely‚ bless those who appear to be deserving‚ and set the tone for the next fee weeks or months in the community"(76). In this description is where I found the greatest
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SOCIAL STUDIES Problems associated with the Caribbean Sea: Marine Pollution- Marine pollution refers to ocean contamination‚ especially with man-made waste or by-products. This is considered to be a severe problem by many environmentalists‚ since it can have detrimental and lasting effects on the global marine ecosystem. There are several types of marine pollution‚ each of which has the potential to harm the delicate balance of life. Drug trafficking - Drug trafficking is a major
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RATIONALE The reason why the researcher chose this topic to explore is because the researcher wishes to Learn more about his ancestors who settled in the Americas years ago. Also the researcher wants to know more about the Europeans and to prove that they once settled and ruled in Jamaica .several aspects of British legacy in Jamaica that are explored in this project are architecture‚ food‚ religion‚ place names and language .certaintly This will Educate people about their History and
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variety of cultures. I was acquainted with a lot of nationalities from my previous work on cruise ships. When I first came to work for the Carnival Cruise Line Company‚ I did not know anything about shipboard life. I still remember my first day when I arrived in Miami‚ our port of call. I was looking at the giant floating city with a blue name printed on it: “Carnival Valor” with its slogan “The Fun Ships”. Entering that magnificent boat was slightly different from merely admiring it. I did not know
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Carnival against capital: a comparison of Bakhtin‚ Vaneigem and Bey GAVIN GRINDON Department of English and American Studies School of Arts‚ Histories and Cultures University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL ABSTRACT Since the mid 1990s‚ many anarchists and Marxists‚ drawing on the writings of Hakim Bey‚ the Situationist International and Mikhail Bakhtin‚ have increasingly articulated the concept of ‘carnival’ as a valuable form of resistance that merges the political and the aesthetic
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basketball team (Albero‚ 2016). The Bullets played at the Baltimore Civic Center‚ which is now the Royal Farms Arena. With the possible expansion of professional basketball‚ I believe that the team should play in Royal Farms Arena. Background on Royal Farms Arena Royal Farms Arena took over the naming rights of the stadium in 2014 with a 1.25 million dollar deal. The contract included that the store agreed to
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The Indigenous People Of The Americas CXC Past Paper Question (1992) QUESTION 5 (a) Name two groups of Amerindians who lived in the Caribbean before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. (2 marks) ANSWER Tainos (Arawaks) and Kalinagos Caribs (b) Give two examples of the way of life before 1492 of any one of the groups named at (a) above (6 marks) ANSWER (Group Tainos) The cacique was the head of the Tainos society. The cacique was a hereditary title which passed down from father
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Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph Brenda Wells BCOM/275 October 14‚ 2013 Kimberly Boyd Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph caught fire February 10‚ 2013 leaving 4‚200 passengers stranded with poor living conditions. Many people were affected by the ship’s fire including the passengers‚ crew‚ and family members at home. The company faced many future issues such as loss of future passengers‚ employee relations‚ and government scrutiny of the fleet’s future safety. The
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argued that genocide and revolution are central themes in Caribbean History?” There is no doubt that both genocide and revolution have been part of Caribbean History. They have indeed help to shape the Caribbean as we know it; a diversified and rich cultural hub. Genocide has to do with the wiping out of an entire race of people while revolution deals with a complete and drastic change. Upon studying history or more specifically Caribbean history we would note that both elements were present in
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Examine three measures that Caribbean countries can implement to minimize the danger posed to coral reefs in the region. Coral reefs inhabit many coastal regions around Caribbean islands. These reefs are at once magnificently beautiful yet very fragile and sensitive to even the slightest variation in the waters around it. Coral reefs perform a vital socio-economic and sociocultural function in the Caribbean. Apart from it being important to human society for its aesthetic appeal‚ the reefs are also
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