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    Cited: Bradford‚ William. “Of Plymouth Plantation.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Bayem et al. 2nd ed. Vol 1. New York: Norton‚ 1979. 123. De las Casas‚ Bartolomé. “The Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Bayem et al. 2nd ed. Vol 1. New York: Norton‚ 1979. 35-37. Rowlandson‚ Mary. “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”. The Norton Anthology of American

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    brings a soberness which will result in a matured or immature response. Almost a year to date I penned an article titled‚ “The More Things Change‚ The More They Remain The Same”‚ which looked at the subtle and glaring changes that have occurred in West Indies cricket over the past two years. The majority

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    of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods‚ present day and the ‘70s and ‘80s. However‚ it is easy to showcase the decline of West Indies Cricket from then to present day. The West Indies Cricket Board

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    the Caribbean is in the blood) Church The Baptist church Christianity religious and cultural dominance by British Empire Risen Lord rebirth of Jesus rebirth of West Indies+ victory of West Indies team Theme West Indies’ efforts to challenge the cultural dominance by Britain and preserve local culture West Indies unify to win the cricket match e.g. “Despite all dis doah‚ we still can’t lose we pride so much as to mek Englan beat we” The narrator openly criticizes the boredom of church

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    the West Indies team of the same era. This piece’s aim Is to show how through perseverance‚ as demonstrated in Chokra‚ how Sri Lanka and the West Indies have been affected by cricket from then and now‚ discussing unity and pride of the team‚ how race played a significant role in the game at the time and how cricket is an ever building endeavour by the players themselves. The 1996 Cricket World Cup‚ also known as the Wills World Cup‚ represented much change in cricket for both West Indies and Sri

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    THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES Undergraduate Coursework Accountability Statement (To be completed by student) ACADEMIC YEAR: ___2013/2014__ SEMESTER: _____Summer___________ COURSE CODE: __FOUN1101__ TITLE: ___Caribbean Civilization_________ NAME: ___Junior Robinson_____ ID: ___312100238_________ 1 I hereby certify that I am the author of the attached item of coursework and that all materials from reference sources have been properly acknowledged. 2 I understand what plagiarism

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    COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET FINAL REPORT October 2007 Most Hon. P. J. Patterson‚ ON‚ PC‚ QC: Chairman Sir Alister McIntyre‚ OM‚ OCC Dr. Ian McDonald. Kingston‚ Jamaica 1 Copyright © 2007 Committee on Governance of West Indies Cricket All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy or reprint portions for any noncommercial use‚ except they may not be posted online without permission. Edited by Carol Collins Cover Design by Debra Hamilton Printed by Lithographic Printers

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    Dominican friar‚ was known as “one of the great abolitionists of Caribbean history”1. He dedicated a huge portion of his life trying to better the conditions of the people in the Indies. He devised a “radical plan”2 which would prove to be more contradictory than anything. Although Bartolomé de las Casas’ plans for the Indies seemed radical‚ they were actually made out to serve the crown’s desires while taking away the power of the conquistadors. Las Casas goal to win over the support of Charles V would

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    The European’s game for discovering Indies competition and the race of finding alternate routes to the East Asian islands hasn’t end. It was made pretty clear that the earth was round. Meaning that we could reach the east by sailing west. Yet no one was willing to pay for Columbus’ journey to satisfy his curiosity‚ which meant he needed to find a very convincing reason to his supporters. So‚ Columbus claimed that any of his backers would become rich‚ drawing the Spanish rulers attention. These Spanish

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    MTH/YR May-10 ENGLAND AUSTRALIA INDIA NEW ZEALAND PAKISTAN 3 ODIs each Host Ban 2 Tests SOUTH AFRICA SRI LANKA To West Indies 3 Tests‚ 5 ODIs‚ 2 T20 WEST INDIES ZIMBABWE Host SA 3 Tests‚ 5 ODIs‚ 2 T20 To Zimb tri-series SL Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 BANGLADESH To Eng 2 Tests To Zimb tri-series Ind Host Ind‚ SL tri-series 4/5 ODIs (Additional) Asia Cup 3-4 matches 4/5 ODIs (Additional) Asia Cup 3-4 matches 4/5 ODIs Host NZ

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