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    the list of concepts stated above‚ I have chosen to describe the concepts of dialect‚ context of situation‚ native speaker and lingua franca with regards to the local context in my discussion. Dialect In Singapore‚ the racial groups are categorized into their ‘dialect groups’‚ meaning their ‘ethnic’ groups. It is stated that “every Singaporean has an officially allocated ‘dialect group’ which normally corresponds to the paternal ancestral language‚ but does not necessarily to anything in the individual’s

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    There are various types of Caribbean family forms. The emergence of the different family types was largely due to historical influences that shape Caribbean civilization; such as racial diversity‚ ethnicity‚ social class‚ African cultural retention‚ legacy of Plantation slavery‚ and culture of poverty (Herskovits‚ Lewis‚ Clarke‚ Smith). Caribbean society has grown into an international mixture of different races and ethnic groups that construct their reality in the Caribbean. This mixture has resulted

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    Caribbean Basin Initiative The title is a play are words itself which alludes to the United States initiative to stimulate certain countries Caribbean economy . The CBI which is externally a imposed solution is contrasted with the initiative of individuals- in this case the Haitian people who from time to time choose the dangerous route to migration in small open boats. The poem begins with an epigraph from Mary Kingsley when the quotation creates an image of travelers in small boats‚ that it would

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    Student: Adrian Batson Question: Describe the factors that have led Caribbean migrants living in the metropolitan countries to create a home away from home: According to a definition taken from Wikipedia a metropolitan area is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories‚ sharing industry‚ infrastructure‚ and housing. A migrant can be defined as one that moves from one region to another by chance‚ instinct‚ or plan. The Culture of migration

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    Question: Which one theoretical perspective is most suited for understanding the Caribbean extra-regional relations with the United States and Europe? Support your answer with concrete example of United States and Europe’s relations with the Caribbean in specific contemporary issues of the region. The Caribbean can be described as an archipelago of islands that stretches from the Yucatan and Florida peninsulas southeast to Venezuela‚ with the Greater Antilles (Cuba‚ Dom. Republic‚ Haiti

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    Pirates of the Caribbean VS. Elein Kleine Nachtmusik The Pirates of the Caribbean theme song was written by Hans Zimmer and is widely known by most people‚ similarly to Mozart’s Elein kleine Nachtmusik. Pirates of the Caribbean is a very well-produced movie‚ therefore it has a very complex theme song. Even though Mozart has many instruments and different variety of music characteristics‚ he is able to balance different characteristics. Their characteristics range from their meter‚ melody‚ rhythm

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    Answer question # 5 at the end of chapter seven and question # 20 at the end of chapter eight; and the internet exercises on page 184 and page 216. Chapter 7 Q#5: Describe the situations that would lead to the use of the three different buying processes for a particular product – lightweight bumpers for a pickup truck. New task buying- Selling light weight bumpers for a pickup truck to clientele that has little or no experience in dealing with auto parts. Modified Rebuy- Selling light weight

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    institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean. (1 mark) - 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

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    Cipriani College of Labour & Co-operative Studies Caribbean Studies CAS 130 Student’s Name and Number - Kevin Gouveia 2014030534 Lecturer’s Name - Henry Sealy Date of Submission - 28-Oct-14 Question Define the term globalization and describe its effects on small sizes states and economies. State its profitability and/or non-profitability to Caribbean countries and/or African‚ Caribbean and Pacific countries including Trinidad and Tobago. Introduction This paper

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    Africans from their native lands‚ brought on a new hybrid in the Caribbean. It all began in the 16th century when about 10 million Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves. More than half of these slaves were sent to the Caribbean. The Caribbean now has the most concentrated cluster of Africans in the Americas‚ with most of the population living in the Greater Antilles. With the imprint of millions of Africans in the Caribbean‚ a neo-Africa was created‚ allowing the African people and their

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