Most Caribbean nation’s interpretation of Yemoja is “Mami Wata”. She appears as a curly to kinky haired woman‚ with long black hair combed straight back. Yemoja is visualized as a mermaid or humanistic water being. She is often unclothed from the waist up. “Mami Wata” regularly carries luxurious trinkets such as mirrors‚ combs‚ and watches. Though she is a beautiful mermaid complete with tail‚ she is also said to walk the streets of modern African cities. The colours differ from Yemoja; the colours
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of burning garbage” Retrieved February 20‚ 2014 from The Jamaican Gleaner Website: http://jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20090516/letters/letters3.html Mustapha‚ N Ramsawak‚ R.‚ & Umraw‚ R. (Ed.). (2005) Modules in Social Studies for the Caribbean‚ (4th ed.) Caribbean Educational Publishers Brock‚ M http://www.ehow.com/info_8478076_effects-garbage-environment.html Thomas-Hope‚ E. (ed.) (1998)
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buds swayed gently in the warm ocean breeze. Although I couldn’t see very far past the dense wall of palm trees and bushes behind the cottage‚ I could make out the soft‚ crystal blue waves of the Caribbean in the distance. It was 2011‚ and my family and I were in Dominica‚ a small island in the Caribbean. My mom stood in front of me‚ an ecstatic smile
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Teenage Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Barbados Caribbean Studies Contents Acknowledgments.................. 1 Introduction.............................. 2 Literature Review................... 3-4 Data Collection Sources........ 5 Presentation of Findings...... 6-11 Interpretation of Findings... 12-13 Discussion of Findings
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location‚ and of how they resisted the persistent attacks of the British in order gain their full pledged freedom. Who were the Maroons? The Maroons were escaped slaves. They ran away from their Spanish-owned plantations when the British took the Caribbean island of Jamaica from Spain in 1655. The word maroon comes from the Spanish word ‘Cimarron’‚ which meant mountain top dwellers. They fled to the mountainous areas of Jamaica‚ where it was difficult for their owners to follow and catch them‚ and
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randomly selected women in Trinidad. St. Augustine: CAFRA. Carden‚ A. (1994). Wife Abuse and the Wife Abuser. The Counseling Psychologist‚ Volume 22‚ 539-573. Chevannes‚ B. (May 1996). The role of the street in the socialization of Caribbean males. Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association. San Juan. COMMITTEE‚ C. D. (1997‚ December 1st). Retrieved March 4th‚ 2012‚ from http://www.eclacpos.org/cdchtm/G0511.HTM. Creque‚ M. (1995). A Study of the Incidence of Domestic Violence in Trinidad and
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Mariela Boutte Dr. Subramanian HUMN 3375 July 2‚ 2015 Behind the Caribbean Scenery “A People to Mold‚ A Nation to Build”-European Colonization in a A Small Place “Antigua is a small place‚ a small island‚” nine by twelve miles long‚ discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 (Kincaid‚ 80). Europeans later settled on the island along with the slaves they imported. In A Small Place‚ Kincaid described the Europeans as “Human rubbish‚” who took “noble and exalted human beings from Africa” to enslave
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is this reflected in Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (C.S.E.C) passes‚
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THE Economic Crisis IMPACT ON THE CARIBBEAN Economic Crisis?In any complex system‚ a crisis is a period of where the system functions very poorly‚ warranting immediate corrective action. In an economy therefore‚ a crisis can be described as that period of dismal economic performance. During this time‚ the value of institutions‚ especially financial institutions‚ drops at unprecedented speeds and everything seems to be valueless. Production is low and often fails to meet the level of demand.
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children 14 years and under‚ as well as‚ 75% of people 25 and under‚ have shown some sign of a mental illness‚ yet around 85% of those people go undiagnosed and untreated. This is true in developing and developed countries. Many cultures‚ such as Caribbean‚ African‚ and other extremely religious societies stigmatize mental illnesses. They confuse it with being possessed‚ or the person’s choice. They believe that prayer will surpass any medicine. This may be true in some cases‚ but on the basis
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