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    only needs a few things but since I’m using a family recipe I’m going all out. You will need the following things: three sticks Celery‚ one big white onion or two small ones‚ two green peppers‚ three fourths of a cup of thyme‚ two and a half cups of Jamaican scotch bonnet peppers (this is where the spiciness comes into play)‚ two cups full’s of pimento seed‚ seasoning salt‚ two cups full’s of garlic (preferably the fresh ones)‚ a blender‚ some water‚ and a spice resistant palate. Now before you start

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    the U.S by a gathering of Jamaican settlers in the 70’s. One of the Jamaicans‚ Clive Campbell‚ A.K.A Kool Herc started‚ making instrumentals out of two turntables. While another man from the Bronx‚ Theodore Livingstone‚ A.K.A Grand Wizard‚ incidentally found the scratching sound of the turntable. Rap was made as a between social marvel of New York’s poorer segments (Harlem‚ Soho‚ Greenwich Village‚ Bronx‚ Queens‚ and Brooklyn). Rap turned into a developed type of Jamaican name music which is an instrumental

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    Ethnocentrism refers to an individual who sees‚ thinks‚ and idealizes with the idea that his cultural background and nationality is beyond better than that of others. In today’s modern and complex society‚ many Americans tend to live by this belief or idea of ethnocentrism; they believe they are better off‚ because the United States of America is looked at‚ thought of‚ and respected as one of the most powerful and decorated nations in the world today. Despite having different beliefs based on culture

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    Renowned Jamaican scientist Dr. Manley West Dr West was a scientist. He taught pharmaco-logy at the University of the West Indies‚ Mona. Significantly‚ with Dr Albert Lockhart‚ he developed Canasol‚ a drug for the treatment of the eye disease‚ glaucoma‚ from cannabis‚ or ganja. Born in Portland‚ West attended the Titchfield High School. He graduated from the University of London‚ England‚ in 1967 with a Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology. His career at the UWI began as assistant lecturer

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    customer include: Convenient packaging Minimize meal preparation time Consistent flavor and quality Longer shelf life of seasonings Cost effective The Mission Statement of the company will be; “To produce consistent quality sauces made from real Jamaican home grown seasonings at affordable prices” JUSTIFICATION OF LOCATION Sweet ‘n’ Spice production plant will be located in the bread basket parish of St. Elizabeth‚ Jamaica. This location was selected because of its proximity

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    funding‚ practical political reform‚ and an attention steered towards development in tourist relations has sparked the region into an overdrive of pleasing progress. Thank the Tourism Enhancement Fund‚ a $1.2 billion dollar strategy implemented by the Jamaican Minster of Tourism and Entertainment. At least half of this appropriation has been stream lined towards resort towns‚ where unique agro-tourism farmers markets are bringing the fruits of Jamaica’s finest to the forefront. With the ever-rising

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    Jimmy Garcia Ethnocentrism is basing other cultures according to a person’s own standards and their culture. This plays a huge role in American society only because it really is human nature to be ethnocentric. Males are always portrayed as the financial supporter of a home‚ one that holds their emotions in‚ independent‚ courageous and strong. But the question is why? A historical event that I believe that has lead up to this ethnocentrism in America is war. Dating back all the way to America’s

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    goes on. Diversity is valued because that is who we are‚ America has become a very diverse country. Without the values behind the diversity in our country there would be nothing but hatred amongst everyone. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethocentrism is a term that means‚ someone judging someone elses culture or way of life soley based on the values of there own cultures. Idividauls will judge someone of there own ethnic group generally

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    positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people‚ it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people. Dancehall is a “style of Jamaican popular music that had its genesis in the political disturbance of the late 1970′s ad became Jamaica’s dominant music in the 1980′s and 90′s”‚ ( C.J.Cooper) “Jamaican dancehall culture is commonly disparaged as a homophobic‚ homicidal‚ misogynist discourse that reduces both men and women to bare essentials: skeletal remain” (Cooper

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    Academic Source: “Historic low prestige and seeds of change: Attitudes toward Jamaican Creole” Jamaican Creole (known to its speakers as Patois) is a language of ethnic identification for roughly two and a half million people in the island of Jamaica‚ and overseas for many thousands of native speakers. The origins of the Jamaican Creole postdate 1660‚ in the interaction of British colonists and African slaves. Jamaican language and its place in society reflects the brutal history of Jamaica as

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