and Barclays Bank PLC Caribbean operations. In December 2006‚ CIBC acquired Barclay’s stake and became the majority shareholder in FirstCaribbean. On June 20‚ 2011 we proudly announced that we will be co-branded under the CIBC banner‚ adopting the branding CIBC FirstCaribbean. The addition of CIBC to the FirstCaribbean brand emphasizes CIBC’s long-term commitment to the Caribbean region‚ our employees and our clients. Our clients and our employees across the Caribbean will continue to benefit
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Thus‚ the slave’s consciousness is one of “thinghood‚” a body with no human value. In “Hegel and Haiti‚” the scholar Susan Buck-Morss writes: “The slave is characterized by the lack of recognition he receives. He is viewed as "a thing"; "thinghood" is the essence of slave consciousness-as it was the essence of his legal status under the Code Noir” (Buck-Morss
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic are vastly different counties that have unique systems of classification of race‚ ethnicity‚ and governmental structures. The history of the countries of Haiti and The Dominican Republic shape how these countries classify race. To comprehend the demographical differences in Haiti and the Dominican Republic‚ we need to analyze how historical contexts shape the structures of those countries today. The racial data collected by Haitian and Dominican Republican citizens
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Caribbean Immigrants to New York/Us In the early 1900s the largest number of black immigrants were English-speaking Caribbean (West Indians) who settled in the Northeast‚ mainly in New York City. These immigrants were only 1.3 percent of the NYC population and faced intense racism‚ but by 1923 they became a 12.7 percent of the city’s population. Many of these immigrants were young‚ unmarried men. According to Winston James‚ a few women arrived and held occupations as teachers‚ doctors‚ lawyers
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Sirens are monsters derived from greek mythology and it is believed that they are daughters of the river god Achelous and are companions of Persephone.These monsters are as beautiful as they are deadly because they have an enchanting voice which they use to their advantage to destroy their male victims. Sirens appearance varies on account of their archetype being a woman who represents the allure and curiosity that leads to the doom of men.Most appear in the form of a mermaid because they originate
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Have you ever wondered what the causes and effects were of the French Revolution? Today‚ we are going to explore this amazing question‚ and find out what the real causes’ and effects were of this remarkable Revolution! First off‚ you could name a dozen reasons why the French Revolution was started‚ but‚ I decided to name one key factor for the cause. The Financial Crisis. The decadence of the monarchy‚ along with other factors like war and poor harvests‚ led to an extreme financial crisis
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Cause and effect essay: The American revolution. By Emma Jade Griffin The American revolution was arguably one of the most important wars ever fought. It focused on the 13 colonies gaining independence from Great Britain‚ because of British taxes. It is said that the colonials fighting in the American revolution literally stated they were fighting for “the cause”‚ many men young and old signed up to fight for theirindependence. They incorporated all sorts of men and techniques in the war and fighting
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THE DEHUMANISING EFFECTS OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION 1.0 The computer revolution Computer evolution had already passed its infancy from its introduction to the wide-reaching utilisation of the society today as the much-heralded ‘personal computer’ or simply PC led the revolutionary process by virtue of its prominence and visibility in the daily existence of humankind‚the application of computer goes above and beyond the convenience of storing and displaying data for practical use. Instead it now
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centrality of the Haitian Upheaval in world history. "By making a general public in which all individuals‚ of all hues‚ were allowed opportunity and citizenship‚" he composes‚ "the Haitian Transformation perpetually changed the world" (p. 7). Dubois additionally lays out the focal topics of his account. Initially‚ autonomy from France was not initially the objective of the radicals‚ but rather got to be distinctly one in the mid nineteenth century (pp. 3-4). Second‚ the savagery of the Haitian Transformation
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CARIBBEAN MUSIC Introduction: Caribbean music originated from the Caribbean Islands‚ also known as the West Indies‚ and is a mixture of West African and European predominantly Spanish influences. The music has its origin when West African slaves were brought to Caribbean Island. They composed music with the help of percussion instruments like drums‚ bells and shakers. The music had unique musical style elements with special tempo-setting rhythms created by claves or bells‚ multi-layered and
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