chamber pot is a small pot‚ usually ceramic‚ designed to fit under a bed or in a discreet close stool. The earliest form of chamber pot appeared in the fourteenth century in Egypt‚ and was commonly made of metal. Examples are known of tin‚ lead‚ pewter‚ copper‚ silver‚ and even gold. The chamber pots used in Colonial America were originally patterned after silver models‚ but pottery was the most common material used. Chamber pots is just a few of the many items brought to Jamaica during the era of
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not fit the archetypical picture of their strict gender-biased boundaries is shunned and stereotyped. A woman who does not embody the perception of the perfect wife and mother‚ especially in the 1950s-60s‚ would have been considered unladylike. In Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”‚ the matters of womanhood and femininity are expressed as a mother teaches her daughter the rules and restrictions that come along with being a lady‚ especially those that will help her to be accepted in society. Though this story
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The Jamaican society is very much a restless one‚ adopting from developed and developing countries around us and pioneering change at unprecedented rates. We are torn by conflicts over basic goals and direction‚ yet always sustained by the vision of a bright future as the last‚ best hope for mankind. We are a society of inconsistencies-a country of remarkable natural beauty‚ but pollution is quickly becoming a problem; a society of high ideals and dedication to promoting peace‚ but with a long and
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The Place I Come From is Like.. Many of us have a different view of our home town. Some cannot wait to leave‚ while others never want to leave their mother’s couch. Some look at it as a paradise‚ free of worries or decision making‚ while others look at it as their own personal hell‚ full of people and places they despise. I‚ on the other hand‚ have a different view of my hometown. It is not exactly what I would call a perfect‚ pleasant‚ island getaway‚ paradise but it is not what I imagine hell
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Introduction VIOLENT CRIMES CONSTITUTE one of the greatest social problems facing Jamaica at this time. Over the past two decades‚ Jamaica has experienced an unparalleled increased in homicides and violent assaults. Many attempts made throughout the years to reduce the number of violent crimes occurring in the island have mainly been short-term measures‚ aimed predominantly at increasing Police mobility and firepower and have ultimately proved to be unsustainable. EARLY IN THE present academic
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poverty in this paper relates to Jamaica and its struggle to vanquish poverty. Poverty has been a persistent feature of Jamaica’s environment from the post-emancipation period‚ and from their‚ it has been a subject of continuing concern and analysis for Caribbean academics and welfare practitioners. It is mainly in the past decade the notion of poverty and poverty reduction come to occupy the central position in both local and international policy. With boldness‚ Jamaica promulgates policy statements
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Alice delphino ENG1101 Mrs. Harris 18 August 2009 In Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl‚” the mother is very disapproving of her daughter’s attitude towards life. She wants to educate her daughter about developing into a respectable woman‚ domesticating herself and proper etiquette in the presence of men. The relationship between mother and daughter depicts a traditional Caribbean “dictatorship” in which the mother shows her love in a controlling manner and the daughter’s only option is to
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discrimination in employment‚ health and education. This growing problem has attracted attention from the Organization of American States (OAS)‚ Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD Guyana)‚ The Jamaican Forum of Lesbians‚ All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG)‚ Inter American Court of Human Rights (ITACHR) and many more organizations in the fight for equality and human rights. Many Citizens of Jamaica have already voiced their opinions on the subject matter pertaining to discrimination against
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Tourism in the country of Jamaica has long since proven to be very popular ever since it was hyped up as a health spa in 1862. Since than mass tourism has taken full effect not only with its natural beauty and many attractions but with the work and development of the Jamaican Tourist Board it has become a favored tourist destination in the Caribbean region. Since tourism is Jamaica ’s primary foreign exchange industry the Jamaican government has continually invested in tourism development. While
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a lifetime vacation in Jamaica. Since my husband and I got married in May of 2010‚ we did not have a honeymoon or a vacation. So my husband Ryan and I came to a decision that we are going to take this opportunity and spend lavishes on a combo vacation. This trip was once in a lifetime vacation in Jamaica‚ and we were very excited‚ I felt like a little kid waiting for my very first candy. Ryan and I went ahead and book our vacation at Sandals‚ in Montego Bay‚ Jamaica. There was so much to
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