Jamaican Bauxite Mining Case Report -Palak The documentary video shows how bauxite mining affects environment in Jamaica. After the mining process takes place‚ the residual red mud is dumped into a lake in the highlands of Central Jamaica. However‚ these "red mud lakes" resulted in the percolation of caustic residues (sodium) into the underground aquifers in local areas. The sludge contains high levels of heavy metals and other pollutants. Thus‚ the soil remaining‚ cannot sustain
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Name: Tashay R. Sirjue Subject: Communication Studies Teacher: E. Foster Theme: Socio-Economic Issues Topic: Water Pollution in the Jamaican Society “One hundred and fifty years ago‚ the monster began‚ this country had become a place of industry. Factories grew on the landscape like weeds. Trees fell‚ fields were up-ended‚ rivers blackened. The sky choked on smoke and ash‚ and the people did‚ too‚ spending their days coughing and itching‚ their eyes turned forever toward the ground. Villages
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UNIT 1-INTRODUCTION TO THE JAMAICAN LEGAL SYSYTEM Introduction to studying law Definition of Law Law may be defined as a body of rules‚ created by the State‚ binding within its jurisdiction and enforced with the authority of the State through the use of sanctions. (Adams; Law for Business Students) Breakdown of the definition: - Rules: are commands regulating behaviour; rules tell us what we can and cannot do. Legal Sources -Rules of law are derived from various sources in English Law. These
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is arguably the fastest man in the world‚ winning three gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ China‚ and becoming the first man in Olympic history to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in record times. Bolt also won three Olympic gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He ran the men’s 100-meter race in 9.63 seconds‚ a new Olympic record‚ making him the first man in history to set three world records in Olympic competition. He made
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Upon initial consideration‚ one would presume that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Jamaica would not be similar at all. After all‚ the United States Constitution was ratified in 1787‚ whereas the Jamaican Constitution was not ratified until 1962‚ the year Jamaica gained its independence. At first glance‚ Jamaica’s constitution appears to be most similar to that of England‚ because they both establish a parliament and share the same chief of state (Queen Elizabeth II). These
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Based on Ali G’s video about human rights on YouTube and the article by Peter L. Patrick entitled Jamaican Creole Morphology and Syntax‚ in terms of pronunciation‚ Jamaican Patois speaker as mentioned in the article normally substitute the /th/ sound to /d/ or /t/ sound. Hence‚ the word “them” will be pronounced as “dem”. Phonologically‚ /ðɛm/ is pronounced as /dɛm/. However‚ in the video‚ we noticed that the word “think” is pronounced the way the native speaker of English would pronounce. His pronunciation
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LASCELLES CHIN ….The Journey of a Jamaican Entrepreneur Lascelles Chin is founder‚ chairman and Chief executive officer of the Lasco Group of Companies in Jamaica. The Lasco group is made up of Lasco Distributors‚ Lasco Foods Successors Ltd‚ Lasco Foods Ltd‚ Lasco Barbados Ltd‚ Lasco Financial Services Limited and Lasco Remittance Services. The range of products and services delivered by the companies is diverse. Lasco Foods Successors Ltd is responsible for the manufacturing and exporting of soy
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Jamaican Creole and Standard English Contrasted | Between 1066 and 1362‚ French was the official language of the England. English was viewed as an inferior vulgar hybridised Creole of Anglo-Saxon‚ Jutish‚ and Danish dialects. (Incidentally‚ Norman French itself could be described as a vulgar hybridised Creole of Gaulish‚ Latin‚ Norse‚ and Frankish dialects). Obviously‚ that opinion has changed‚ and in view of the humble origins of English it might be expected that English be understanding and
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segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa‚ involving political‚ legal‚ and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Through the music of Jamaican artist such as Peter Tosh‚ Burning Spear and Bob Marley‚ Young South Africans who were anti-apartheid found inspiration‚ motivation and influence. They used the Jamaican musical genre as a voice to their cause or theme songs to their fight. For example in 1977 Reggae Star Peter Tosh produced the song Fight Apartheid. Now I would
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and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their
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