’for the world of the caribbean the arrival of Columbus constituted a major turning point Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned
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worldwide. Within the Caribbean‚ they are chiefly present in the forms of hurricanes‚ earthquakes‚ floods‚ droughts‚ and volcanoes. The great damages caused by natural disasters may be divided into three categories: social‚ economic and environmental. However‚ this essay will address the social and economic impact of these natural disasters on the Caribbean. In regards to the essay‚ Hurricanes (with special emphasis being placed on Hurricane Ivan) and floods as well as two Caribbean territories‚ Jamaica
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was not only the first governor of the first Puritan settlement‚ Plymouth‚ but was also it’s first historian. Our first accounts of the Plymouth inhabitants‚ in turn‚ come to us by way of Bradford’s detailed accounts of what happened at Plymouth Plantation. However‚ one can argue that because of Bradford’s Puritan beliefs‚ his account may be slightly biased‚ and not completely precise as to what truly happened at the Plymouth settlement. Or perhaps Bradford’s account is completely accurate‚ and it
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"The value of the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any
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MY ANCESTORS’ JOURNEY TO THE CARIBBEAN: A LINK TO MY RICH PAST 3/2/2012 BY CATO MORGAN JR. 1 BY CATO A. MORGAN JR. Contents Introduction: ......................................................................................................................... 3 My mother’s ancestry ....................................................................................................... 6 Music ....................................................................................
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Cultural Integration 2.4 enterprise. Specialised knowledge of how a product works creates jobs in areas such as information technology (IT) support. multiculturalism the official Australian Government policy of encouraging immigration from diverse‚ ethnic backgrounds. It also refers to the promotion and encouragement of the retention of ethnic languages and cultures within Australian society. popular culture considered to be more mainstream than ‘high culture’. It is associated with ‘lighter’ forms
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The legal system of the United States of America is very similar‚ almost to the point of being identical‚ to the legal system of the English-speaking Caribbean.”Discuss. The legal system of the United States of America and the English speaking Caribbean are predominantly common law legal systems. Both legal systems share a number of similarities; however‚ there are quite a number of pronounced differences that would make it impossible for one to conclude that both systems are similar to the point
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Contemporary Caribbean society According to Nassur Mustapha‚ development is defined as‚ ‘the progressive process of human‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic and social change‚ which shapes people’s lives.’ The southern countries and particularly the Caribbean have been classified as developing countries‚ which are still somewhat dependent on the metropolis’ which once colonized them. It was Sir Arthur Lewis who first formulated a coherent strategy for industrial development in the Caribbean. In the
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K. L. Johnson II 25 September 2014 Commodification of Caribbean Culture in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place “If you go to Antigua as a tourist‚ this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane‚ you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V.C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him – why not a school‚ why not a hospital‚ why not some great public monument?” (3)
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An essay – Caribbean Drama‚ from the aspects of traditional or indigenous culture Stacy Herbert “If theatre is to truly represent the people and nation from which it comes‚ it should draw from its culture‚ festivals‚ traditions and folk art; and Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival offers a unique opportunity to create a theatre which truly represents this”. These are the thoughts and words of Errol Hill‚ with which I concur. In keeping with this idea‚ I will bring to the fore a number of Trinbagonian
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