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    Tales of Angola

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    People. Still our knowledge is very lacking regarding the subject of free blacks but these authors gave much needed insight into this vague area. This document is considered a secondary document since it is not an actual diary of the accounts of maroons or Red Stick Creeks. Many books are

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    Bank of Jamaica

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    commercial banks such as NCB; it is rather a bank for banks. In Jamaica the central banking function is carried out by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). This institution is located in the city of Kingston. The Bank of Jamaica plays a fundamental role in the Jamaican economy. According to the Bank of Jamaica website‚ this institution was established in recognition of the need for an appropriately regulated financial structure to encourage the development process as Jamaica was about to embark on the road to

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    Rastafari religion through his music. There is a direct correlation between Rastafarianism and reggae music. It is pertinent to understand the ideas and culture of Rastafari in order to fully appreciate reggae music. Music was typically seen in Jamaican culture as a way to stay out of trouble‚ and avoid becoming a part of the “rude boy” lifestyle. The “rude boy” lifestyle typically led to violence and further crime. In the early years‚ before the introduction of reggae music‚ Rastafarians were

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    the letter of me

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    ductile‚ silver-gray metal member of the lanthanide group of the periodic table. It is reasonably stable in air‚ but it is slowly oxidised and it reacts with cold water. The oxide is a dark maroon or chocolate colors‚ atomic masses ranging from 145 to 165 are recognized. The oxide form is chocolate or dark maroon. While there are not many commercial uses for terbium‚ sodium terbium borate is used in solid-state devices. When combined with zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)‚ it can act as a crystal stabilizer

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    Organ Donation

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    Research Title: The implications of Organ Donation in Jamaica Problem Statement: The increase in organ donation results in it being sold as a means of gaining income for many persons in the Jamaican society. It results in the body being viewed as a utilitarian object rather than a metamorphic entity that people can call their own. The ways involved in obtaining organs for usage by medical researchers are inhumane with limited emphasis being placed on the effects the process have on members

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    Dancehall Music

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    dancehall music is the one of the most popular types enjoyed. My theme is dancehall music because of my growing concern to the negative impacts this type of music has brought upon the Jamaican youth population. The intention of this project is to investigate and expose the effects of dancehall music towards the Jamaican youth population. I am personally interested in this theme because I enjoy music very much and being in the music club at my school has influenced me to explore different genres of

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    The Inferiority Complex

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    The Inferiority Complex SCENE ONE (A Payless outlet‚ Cross Roads‚ on a Friday night during the summer of 2012. Amidst the many buyers is GEORGE‚ a local bartender wearing a crisp black trouser and a tight button up shirt. He looks through the variety of dress shoes on display. He glances up as an empoyee comes over to assist him.) EMPLOYEE 1 May I help you? GEORGE (in an obviously fake american accent) Yea sweetheart. Do ya got no croc’s in a size 13? EMPLOYEE 1 Umm..

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    talent of music. Throughout his music Marley ultimately changed the way we look at life as we know it. In 1944‚ British Captain Norval Marley married Cedalla Booker‚ an extremely young Jamaican girl. On February 6‚ 1945 at 2:30am she gave birth to a Robert Nesta Marley in the small village of Nine Miles‚ Jamaican. Soon after Bob’s birth‚ his father was recalled and returned to England. Still he financially supported his son and occasionally returned to visit him. Around his 10th birthday his father

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    In my Jamaican culture we have a different Thanksgiving and Christmas ceremonies/events compared to my regular American culture. In my Dominican culture we have to travel around the world visiting different family members to celebrate those holidays with my mother’s side of the family. When we flew to Jamaica‚ I instantly noticed the cultural changes in the way they dressed and how their music was different from American music. I started to notice where my father got his traditions from. Thanksgiving

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    Boi-Bumba In Brazil

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    since the “country mento” played at the time was not very popular. Building off of American R&B‚ the Jamaican youths created a “shuffle beat” based dance genre in which guitar and piano stabs were heard on the off beats‚ which was never heard previously. Due to poor economic environment at the time the music was hard to be heard‚ since there were no records stores and only a select few of Jamaicans had record players. It was even hard for local ska bands to play at clubs since they didn’t have proper

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