QUESTION: Triandis (1995) argues that individualistic and collectivistic cultures can differ with respect to whether relations among people in the culture are horizontal or vertical. Apply and analyze these concepts to Trinidad and Tobago (or the Caribbean island/country that is native to you.) Use your arguments/discussion to explain at least three dominant or subculture phenomena of the contemporary culture life of the island. In studying intercultural communication there are many philosophies
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Marie-Elena John (born 1963) is a Caribbean writer whose first novel‚ Unburnable‚ was published in 2006. She was born and raised in Antigua and is a former development specialist of the African Development Foundation‚ the World Council of Churches’ Program to Combat Racism‚ and Global Rights (formerly the International Human Rights Law Group)‚ where she worked in support of the pro-democracy movement in Nigeria and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is known especially for her work in the United
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British Guiana). 5. Planters sold unused estate lands to the ex-slaves. Growth of the Peasantry Peasant farming was confined to territories where land was available for ex-slaves to acquire land. Large territories such as Jamaica‚ British Guiana and Trinidad had land available so ex-slaves were able to develop peasant farming. However‚ in these territories sugar was the main export crop. In the Windward Islands‚ sugar became unprofitable so new crops were cultivated. Land was available in the hills of
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federation. Additionally Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both attained Independence August that same year which give them the ability to now have power to control their own domestic and external affairs. Further‚ with the Federation ceasing to exist‚ the government of Trinidad and Tobago proposed the creation of the Caribbean Community consisting of the ten members of the Federation‚ the three Guianas and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea. Then the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago‚ the Honorable
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“Buzz” Butler was born in 1895 in Grenada. During World War 1‚ Butler served in the British West India Regiment under the captaincy of Captain Arthur Cipriani. Uriah Butler migrated to Trinidad in the year 1921 with the hope of securing a good job in the oil industry. He found employment in the oilfields in south Trinidad. His occupation in the oil industry was constantly changing; he worked as a rig man‚ a pipe-fitter and a pump man. While he was not constant in his jobs‚ his passion was the plight
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M. Nathai-Balkissoon:Towards Compliance with the OSH Act of Trinidad and Tobago 34 ISSN 1000 7924 The Journal of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago Vol.40‚ No.1‚ April/May 2011‚ pp.34-43 Towards Compliance with the OSH Act of Trinidad and Tobago: Gap Analysis of a Food and Beverage Manufacturing Enterprise Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon National Training Agency‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ West Indies E-mail: mnbalkissoon@gmail.com (Received 11 January 2011; Revised
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The Implications of the Current Global Financial\Economic Crisis on Integration “The Caribbean Experience” Diedron Lewis [1] Samantha C. Joseph[2] Khellon Q. Roach[3] Abstract The current financial crisis has brought with it a number of challenges for global economies. The impact of the crisis on the survival of regional blocs has attracted much attention in international circles. More so‚ the interdependence and interconnectedness of global and regional economies have increased their vulnerability
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(1862-1865) Concepcion didn’t live long to see Rizal’s martyrdom. She died early at the age of three. Josefa Rizal (1865-1945) and Trinidad Rizal (1868-1951) Josefa and Trinidad were together living and both died as spinsters. Josefa was medically ill of epilepsy but the two became members of the Katipunan. Rizal’s elegy‚ “Mi Ultimo Adios” was in the safekeeping of Trinidad. Soledad Rizal (1870-1929) The youngest child‚ Soledad was married to Pantaleon Quintero.She was a teacher and was considered as
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Naipaul’s past and how it impacted the writing he would later produce. This is significant‚ as the themes of alienation‚ deprivation and colonialism found in One Out of Many stem from his early life in Trinidad‚ his relationships and his travels abroad. Naipaul felt estranged in his native Trinidad‚ as he abandoned the Hindu beliefs of his ancestors for agnosticism. Additionally‚ Naipaul found himself frustrated with the economic‚ political and social characteristics of his homeland. This led him
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- Caribbean Context‚ From Experience To Theory‚ Hernandez-Ramdwar‚ C. Multiracial Identities in Trinidad and Guyana: Exaltation and Ambiguity. Latin American Issues [On-line]‚ 13(4). Available: [url] http://webpub.allegheny.edu/group/LAS/LatinAmIssues/Articles/LAI_vol_13_section_IV.html Ralph Premdass‚ Identity‚ Ethnicity and Culture in the Caribbean: School of Continuing Studies‚ St Augustine‚ Trinidad‚ 1999 Ahye‚ Molly (1996) “Brother Marvin knows Africa and India linked.” Daily Express‚ 24 February
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