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    Abstract Cricket World Cup is the biggest international event of cricket. The first Cricket World Cup was played during 1975 in England (www.wikipedia.org). The first three matches were also recognized as Prudential Cup with the sponsorship of prudential plc‚ it is a pecuniary services company. Till the1992 Cricket World Cup‚ only 8 teams used to participate in the tournament. Later on‚ the number of teams increased and in Cricket World Cup2007‚ 16 teams had participated. But in 2011 Cricket World

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    Seville to Pedro de Las Casas‚ a small merchant wealthy enough to send his son to learn Latin in the academy at the cathedral of Seville in 1497. Many older sources give 1474 as the year of his birth. 1502 Leaves Spain for Hispaniola in the West Indies with the governor‚ Nicolas de Ovando. He earns an encomienda for his participation in several expeditions and then proceeds to evangelize the Indians. 1506 Returns briefly to Europe where he is ordained a deacon in Rome. 1511 On August 15‚ Pentecost

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    Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Essay) The Trans-Atlantic slave trade had a massive impact the British‚ West Indies‚ Africa‚ and the emerging African American culture. The British were impacted with massive profits‚ to the disadvantage of many parts of Africa‚ where large amounts of men and women from all around the continent were forced into slavery. The West Indies were impacted by being turned into sugar plantations‚ and an African American Culture was born from all the African slaves that were

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    Usain Bolt. The day prior‚ while driving along the highway past this small district‚ I saw community members‚ young and old‚ with bats‚ balls and pads‚ playing cricket in this seaside community. A similar tale can be told two months after the West Indies senior team took industrial action and walked off the Indian tour‚ in October 2014. While driving past the Roman Catholic Church‚ in the town of Falmouth‚ a mile outside of Salt Marsh‚ I saw kids - boys and girls - playing cricket right after

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    Resistance and Revolt

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    the changes that were brought to the West Indies as a result of the sugar revolution beneficial or detrimental to the development of the West Indies? The period 1650 to 1823 was referred to as the sugar era‚ during that time sugar cane was the most important and profitable crop that was grown in the West Indies. Most planters turned to this crop as they found out that the changes of the sugar revolution were very beneficial to them and to the West Indies. Most of these beneficial changes are as

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    voyages to find a way to travel to Asia but he ended up meeting the Indies in Central America. He was recognized by other explorers that wanted to explore America. Europeans called the new territory the New World but there were already developed societies. Europeans saw America as a new place to seize new opportunities and an adventure. Queen Isabella minimize the amount of freedom that the Native Americans had. She announced the Indies were laborers. Native american were forced to work in sugar plantation

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    Selvon’s‚ The Cricket Match‚ was written in 1957 and focuses on how little the English and the West Indies understood one another. The story takes place in London during a cricket match. Here the West Indians‚ who really do not play cricket‚ are plating the English and some of the best players in the world at that time. A West Indies man‚ Algernon is almost like the spokesman of the West Indies. He talks a big game but the most cricket he has ever played was as a boy in the streets one day. When

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    Vladimir and Katrina Zabolotsky tell a church that they have seen Noah’s ark. Aftera caper with some Bolshevik spies they flee chicago but at the last minute Indy and his friend Jack jump with clereity onto the same train at which point out of shock Katrina yells “I see Indy!” As the train accelerates there is a quick discourse and Vladimir‚ Indy‚ and Jack concur they will

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    opening scenes of the film. Indiana meets with a group of affluent Shanghai gangsters who initially threaten him over an extremely valuable diamond. After Indy refuses to cooperate‚ they poison him and withhold the only antidote. This instance depicts the wealthy men as exceedingly greedy and capable of murder over their avarice. In addition to this‚ Indy also comes across the extremely materialistic and power hungry Willie Scott at this upscale Chinese club‚ reinforcing the need for high class individuals

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    History SBA Guidelines

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    GRAYDON SEALY SECONDARY SCHOOL     GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT   HISTORY    Guidelines for the Completion of Caribbean History SBA  ❖ Please note that the guidelines that follow are to assist you; therefore‚ they should be  followed. However‚ if you are ​ unclear​  about anything pertaining to what you have to  do‚ it is ​ your​  ​ responsibility to seek the necessary assistance from your subject  teacher.                    CXC Caribbean History Examination Outline  The CXC History Paper consists of three parts:

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