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    Agriculture in the Caribbean

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    IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE CARIBBEAN Foreign exchange Contribution to GDP/GNP Food security Employment Environmental management CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE Climate Topography Appropriate Technology Rural Infrastructure Land Tenure and Fragmentation Credit Facilities Marketing Facilities Extension Services Praedial Larceny CLASSIFICATION OF CARIBBEAN FARMS Distinguishing

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    Ian F. Haney Lopez‚ author of The Social Construction of Race‚ expresses race in its true lighting. It goes deeper than the color of one’s skin‚ color of one’s eyes‚ the shape of their features‚ and the sound coming off their lips. The freedom of people was all based upon “the characteristics of our hair‚ complexion‚ and facial features” and that they “still influence whether we are figuratively free or enslaved.” There is nothing false that Lopez says. He completely points out the false laws that

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    sociological perspective‚ gender refers to the socially constructed roles‚ behaviors‚ activities‚ and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. In other words‚ it is a social and behavioral norm that are generally considered appropriate for either a man or a woman in a social or interpersonal relationship while "sex" refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. These gender roles in many developing societies‚ although not in all

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    The Caribbean When most people hear ‘Caribbean’ what jumps to mind is colour‚ steel drums‚ good food‚ smoothies‚ beaches‚ laid back attitudes‚ and all we do is party. Hopefully at the end one’s stereotypical thoughts would have changed. Brief History I shall start from the beginning Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean‚ it was already there‚ people inhabited the islands before he ‘discovered the new world’. He died believing that he’d reached the islands southeast of India-Indonesia

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    Social stratification has been a key role affecting the lives of many people in the Unites States. As a country that once allowed slavery‚ the United States has been a place in where inequality base not only in skin color‚ but gender‚ class‚ and ethnicity has always been present. Although we are now living in a country that had abolished slavery and has laws against discriminations‚ inequality still affects the lives of many people. In order for individuals to succeed and socially and intellectually

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    Gender Stratification

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    To define gender stratification even better‚ one could imply from the above that‚ it is a set of rights‚ obligations‚ expectations‚ and privileges that determines men’s and women’s behavior within the society. The last 40 years‚ women are getting high education and some of them combining their talent in the working field‚ are capable of doing as well as men in their jobs. On the other hand‚ some women who complain about outspokenness and assertiveness are treated unequally and have negative effects

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    Race is defined as a group of people who share similar characteristics both physical and nonphysical. Those who share common physical traits are believed to share at the same bloodline. There are many reasons sociologist see that race is a social construction. We are all the same people and throughout time we have found ways to put people into categories based on traits that some find undesirable. These categories or groups are created through laws and various other social groups. With the formation

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    Cultural Colour

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    in meanings of colors between different cultures and countries; however‚ if you are marketing to a particular ethnic group it is wise to take into account their color associations to maximise your impact. By mixing appropriate amounts of different colours however you can often neutralize inherent negative cultural connotations. This is a basic list of some cultural color meanings throughout the world. It is by no means a comprehensive list. I suggest you do your own research about the country or culture

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    Colour Symbolism

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    Color is an important element in our visual world. Before I was studying in photography course‚ I still remember the tutor described color as a magic thing‚ and it could add meaning and emotion into one’s work. Different color would express different feeling‚ like red normally means passion and love‚ and blue could give people the sense of depression. For all of colors‚ I have the special feeling about the color of white. So for this report‚ I am researching white‚ from variety aspects. I hope you

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    A persons race is a trait that defines who they are. It is defined as a group of people who share a set of characteristics. In the 21st century‚ the main determining factor of someones race to so many people is 100% based on their skin color. A persons race not only speaks to who they are‚ but it speaks to their heritage. Going off the theory of continuous evolution‚ all living things came from the same place meaning that race is just an adaptation to an individuals environment. A simple example

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