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    movie Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl‚ the audience may realize that the film has a lot more depth than meets the eye. At first glance‚ the movie seems to be a typical pirate/hero story‚ but after closer inspection‚ the viewer can see that the story closely follows the classic hero’s journey‚ or the monomyth. Pirates of The Caribbean also has several characteristics of Romanticism strewn about in the movie. Starting off‚ the film does stray a bit from the monomyth with the

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    In the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean‚ the information given on weaponry is mostly historically accurate. The weapons used in the movie are cannons‚ blunder bus‚ grenades‚ cutlas‚ swards‚ and cutlery. In the movie‚ typically cannons were not very accurate at long distances. But they could travel farther then other types of shot‚ making them a popular round at medium to long ranges anyway‚ especially in a defensive role‚which made them popular. Many people filled their cannon with cutlery when

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    ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. TIME CONTEXT : 1968 - present SUMMARY Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International‚ Celebrity Cruises‚ Pullmantur and Azamara Cruises. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Europe‚ Latin America and New Zealand. Since the company was founded in 1968‚ Royal Caribbean Cruises

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    “Ava‚ wake up!” My mom buoyantly nudged me awake. I peeled open my eyes‚ blinking away the tired fog‚ and glanced around. I was in the shiny‚ midnight black jeep my family was renting‚ which had become tan from being continuously splattered by sand and mud. The car was parked next to a small cottage belonging to ‚ caked in bright pink and yellow paint. Proud roosters with long‚ shiny‚ satin feathers‚ squawked noisily. Lazy goats waddled around‚ nibbling on vibrant green grass. Short trees covered

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    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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    overview to some of the main Caribbean philosophers Afro-Caribbean philosophical consist within the wider framework of African‚ European‚ and Afro-American philosophical traditions. There were different languages in the history of Caribbean philosophy; English‚ French and Spanish. The following paper tries to give a Brief summary of the most influential authors. Eric Eustace Williams (1911 – 1981) was prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1961 until his death.

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    that one cannot choose what illness they have‚ nor can they tell exactly how it will affect the people around them. Realistically‚ 1 in 4 people in the world suffer with a mental illness of some sort. 50% of 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

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    CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Alessandra Quartesan Monica Romis Francesco Lanzafame SEPTEMBER 2007 The Institutional Capacity and Finance Department (ICF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) developed this study on cultural industries in LAC. The study was conducted under the supervision of Francesco Lanzafame‚ Housing & Urban Development specialist‚ by Alessandra Quartesan‚ Urban Development and Cultural Heritage consultant

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    slavery effects on the modern day Caribbean community it is apparent that serious cultural and social implications under girths the issue of intimate partner abuse especially for those of the African lineage. Islands within the Caribbean region typically share a close relations as it relates to political‚ cultural‚ economic and religious make-up; more crucially most‚ if not all have an identity that is ineradicably marred by the rampage of slavery. Historically‚ Caribbean islands such as Hispaniola

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    Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda‚ Slavery‚ Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance‚ development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards Independence “From emancipation until

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