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    OK Jamaica shoes – Ethiopia A TNC is also known as a transnational corporation. These companies transcend national borders e.g. Mc Donald’s or Pizza Hut. Ok Jamaica Shoes is also a good example of a TNC as it currently supplies shoes to over 40 retailers in Ethiopia‚ as well as many more in Kenya‚ Tanzania Djibouti and Canada. OK Jamaica shoes are also in the process of expanding its export base to the European‚ American and Canadian

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    Jamaica is home to the reggae beat. The term reggae comes from a Jamaican phrase meaning “rags or ragged clothing”‚ it is used to denote a raggedy style of music that was rooted and grew in Jamaica. This genre of music includes Jamaican and American blues and R&B influences. The Jamaican music surrounds through survival revival sessions‚ ceremonies‚ nyabinghis‚ Maroon and Kumina possession ceremonies‚ and dances. Reggae music is one of the most popular music genres in the world‚ and mainly focuses

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    Essay for Debate Achieving sustainable development in Jamaica is unattainable given the present cultural norms of the country. A recent study conducted by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) defines sustainable development as “a process of change in which the exploitation of resources‚ the direction of investments‚ the orientation of technological development and institutional change are made consistent with the future as well as present needs of a nation.” Sustainable

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    The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there. The Arawak Indians of South America were the first people to settle in Jamaica the named the island Xaymaca meaning land of wood and water. Christopher Columbus’ first arrival was in 1494. Christopher Columbus’ son settled in Jamaica in 1509. During Spain’s occupation on the

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    The first half of the reading is Rebecca explaining how she was in love with this kid Bryan‚ but he said that he didn’t like black girls. What Rebecca attempts to do is to make herself not be black by showing Bryan that she is “not related to black girls”. The second part of the reading is Rebecca talking about how her experience is when moving to Atlanta to live with her Uncle Bobby‚ his sons‚ and Uncle Curt. She talks about how she likes to hang out with her Uncle because she treats her like one

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    Analyzing “Lucy” In Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy‚ we enter a novel that is narrated by the protagonist Lucy Josephine Potter. In this fictional work of art I think that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ideas in “The Danger of a Single Story” comes through very clearly. I think both of these works are parallel to one another because this novel develops in the same way that Adichie tells her autobiography. Throughout this story we get supporting material of direct acknowledgement of the danger of the single story

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    Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea‚ Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining‚ the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms‚ beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same‚ the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native

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    Swedish born journalist and author Stieg Larsson has spun an intricate web of disturbing crime‚ horrific discovery and thrilling mystery in his first instalment of the Millenium series: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Working his whole life to expose corruption in extreme right wing and fascist industrial organizations Larsson’s extensive knowledge gives this fictional story a disturbing sense of plausible reality. Unfortunately‚ Stieg Larsson died before his works could be published and never knew

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    The graphic novel I chose to read this summer was Girl In Dior‚ by Annie Goetzinger. Aside from two graphic novels I read in elementary school‚ Drama and Smile‚ both written by Raina Telgemeier‚ this was the first graphic novel I had read in quite some time. I enjoyed reading Goetzinger’s novel. Girl In Dior was a very different book in comparison to anything I had read in the past. Goetzinger was able to give her readers a view of what the post-war fashion industry was like in France. The reader

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    Sentence outline Topic: Obesity in Jamaica Narrowed Topic: Causes of Obesity in Jamaica Purpose: To inform about the causes an effect of obesity Introduction: Did you know that Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. It’s the plague of the 21st century. Thesis Statement: O’Dane was a victim of obesity. He was a victim of bullying teasing and low self-esteem. This lead to him feeling very insecure about himself. Eventually O’Dane became an introvert. He no longer felt he could face his

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