in the Caribbean Most of us today think of pirates as something that exists only in movies and literature‚ but 300 years ago this was a very different story. Much unlike what you may see in today’s pop culture piracy was a very fair and democratic system where crew members could elect their own captains and where Africans were considered equal to whites‚ a truly revolutionary concept for its time‚ considering that the use of slaves was a common practice at the time. Piracy in the Caribbean carried
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Within the Caribbean‚ three main natural disasters are hurricanes‚ earthquakes‚ floods. The great damages caused by natural disasters may be divided into two categories: social and economic and environmental. However‚ this essay will address the social and economic impact of these natural disasters on the Caribbean and how to reduce the effects of these disasters. In regards to the essay‚ Hurricanes (with special emphasis being placed on Hurricane Gilbert) and floods as well as two Caribbean territories
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Chapter 7 Survival Models Our final chapter concerns models for the analysis of data which have three main characteristics: (1) the dependent variable or response is the waiting time until the occurrence of a well-defined event‚ (2) observations are censored‚ in the sense that for some units the event of interest has not occurred at the time the data are analyzed‚ and (3) there are predictors or explanatory variables whose effect on the waiting time we wish to assess or control. We start with some
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Caribbean Journal He stands outside the fencing looking in. Inside‚ sunbathers relishing their flesh - some white‚ some black‚ and some of other skins - diving and swimming‚ feign not to notice him‚ fingers of doubt spread wide‚ gripping holes of mesh. Some people on the grass are picnicking. His pants are torn; he does not have a shirt; his face‚ a mask of sun-flaked grease and dirt‚ too young to understand his day’s events‚ dreams mountain-slide of magic dollars and cents to cancel
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such as the turbulence in Libya and the Middle East‚ and the earthquake in Japan‚ the oil prices were set to rise once again in 2011. This was the reason why the cost of the fuel made to the top priority in risk management affecting not only Royal Caribbean but also the entire cruise line industry‚ where the fuel costs signify concern given by representing a major part of a ship’s expenditure. The alteration of the oil prices has always been an unstable business‚ being $140 per barrel in July 2008
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Caribbean integration movement I read with great interest a March 4‚ 2012 article in the Jamaica Gleaner by former Assistant Secretary General of the CARICOM Secretariat‚ where he argues that poor leadership – political‚ institutional‚ and business – has failed the Caribbean integration process. In a recent Facebook discussion I was engaged in‚ a learned colleague questioned the relevance of regionalism. That regionalism is now being put up to question is not only troubling‚ but also speaks to low-level
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Urban Governance for sustainable development 1 URBAN GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dr. Alka Bharat‚ Professor‚ Dept. of Architecture & Planning‚ M.A.N.I.T.‚ Bhopal – 462007‚ India. E-mail: alka_bharat@yahoo.com Ms. Chandan Chawla‚ Architect / Urban Planner.E mail: ccassociates@rediffmail.com INTRODUCTION The importance of sustainability in the urban setting cannot be over emphasized‚ as it concerns the very survival of a city. Healthy cities contribute to a healthy nation. Clean
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Subarctic Survival Simulation. In fact‚ our group boasted the highest team percentage change in the activity—43 percent. The team percentage change represents the improvements made in the ranking of survival tools through our team’s discussion from our individual assessments. The change shows how the group’s gain score (24.4) relates to the average individual score (56.4). Additionally‚ our gain score was the highest in the class‚ further showing the strengths of our teamwork during the survival simulation
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society is an indication that a person is ‘decent’. It is my opinion that the lyrical content of this song truly makes it one that is worth an individual’s time‚ since it highlights issues that are pertinent to not only the Jamaican individual but the Caribbean individual. In this instance it is presented creatively through song which is attractive to a target audience of youth. Banton was able to utilize his lyrics‚ in dialect‚ and told in an almost conversational manner‚ to achieve his goal of enlightening
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“Why Were Africans Enslaved” After reading both articles‚ I feel these two writers are arguing which side of the same coin is the‚ “right side”. Eric Williams argues that while the Irish European slaves‚ the native American Indian‚ and the Chinese laborer could be used in certain jobs a slave would have‚ that their bodies were unable to keep up with the needed labor of a cotton‚ tobacco‚ and sugar plantation. He states that it was the African slaves superior endurance‚ strength‚ and economic cost
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