On the journey to become culturally competent‚ one must be able to immerse his or her self behind the lenses of another person’s eyes. Performing an interview to assess a culture lush in heritage‚ yet burdened with injustice‚ provided valuable insight in appreciating the Haitian Americans. Haiti is a gem‚ located among many islands in the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Haitians have weathered instability and chaos but are strong and resilient. Although Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western part
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JORGE MARKETING PLAN FOR “PASTELES AND EMPANADAS” A Marketing Plan Presented by: Jorge L. Pichardo Table of Contents Page 1. Description 3 2. Critical Success Factors for My Marketing Plan 3 Mission Statement 4 Goals 4 Competitive Advantage 4 3. Situation Analysis 5 SWOT Analysis 5 Competitor Analysis 6 Company Analysis 6 Customer Analysis 6 Industry Analysis……………………………………………………………………..7 4. Market-Product Focus 7 Marketing
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An 18th century Plantation Society What is a Plantation Society? The plantation society was one which was highly stratified socially and economically. This meant that based on one’s race they were being seen differently on the plantation. That is‚ the whites were the superiors and the blacks were the inferiors Monoculture: One Crop Economy Dependence was centered on a mono crop. Meaning that life on the plantation was centered around the cultivation of sugar cane. Social Structure (stratification)
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young people understanding the language even if it’s just a little)‚ and dancing punta. Machuca is typical dish of the Garifuna people consisting of coconut soup with fish‚ shrimp‚ conch‚ and sometimes crab or lobster accompanied by a side of mashed plantains. The Garifuna language is an Arawakan
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WATER PROCUREMENT Water is one of your most urgent needs in a survival situation. You can‘t live long without it‚ especially in hot areas where you lose water rapidly through perspiration. Even in cold areas‚ you need a minimum of 2 liters of water each day to maintain efficiency. More than three-fourths of your body is composed of fluids. Your body loses fluid as a result of heat‚ cold‚ stress‚ and exertion. To function effectively‚ you must replace the fluid your body loses. So‚ one of your first
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Some characteristics of a modern nation state are centralization of power‚ strong monarchs‚ and national identity and loyalty. It is based on the idea that the state can treat large numbers of people equally by efficient application of the law through the bureaucratic machinery of the state. (Nation state)An example of a nation is the Kurds. The Kurds‚ who are about 25 million‚ are the largest ethnicity in the world without a state of its own. Kurds now live in parts of Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Iran
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Discuss the contributions of the various ethnic groups to Caribbean society The history of the Caribbean is rich with adventurous tales‚ blended cultures‚ and natural diversity. The impact of colonialism and slavery can still be seen in many of the island cultures today; so much so‚ in fact‚ that travellers often note a sense of living with the near-tangible history that permeates the region. Knowing the history of the Caribbean region goes a long way toward understanding
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Goan Birds 1 orange-headed thrush The orange-headed thrush is 205–235 milliimetres (8.1–9.25 in) long[7] and weighs 47–60 grammes (1.7–2.1 oz). The adult male of the nominate subspecies of this small thrush has an entirely orange head and underparts‚ uniformly grey upperparts and wings‚ and white median and undertail coverts. It has a slate-coloured bill and the legs and feet have brown fronts and pink or yellowish rears.[3] The female resembles the male but has browner or more olive upperparts
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people A healthy diet for children should be composed of 3 meals a day and a snack covering the right amount of calories for a full day and containing the following elements: * 30% of carbohydrates (Starchy) foods such as potatoes‚ yarns or plantain and (preferably wholemeal when the children digestive system is mature enough) grain like rice‚ wheat‚ oats‚ barley etc…or some pulses. This food group offers a sustained energy level as well as calcium‚ iron and vitamin B. * At least 5 helpings
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Fibonacci’s Rabbits The original problem that Fibonacci investigated (in the year 1202) was about how fast rabbits could breed in ideal circumstances. Suppose a newly-born pair of rabbits‚ one male‚ one female‚ are put in a field. Rabbits are able to mate at the age of one month so that at the end of its second month a female can produce another pair of rabbits. Suppose that our rabbits never dieand that the female always produces one new pair (one male‚ one female) every month from the second
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