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    Caribbean Civilisation is not based on the truth. Historians gave us ideas about the history of Caribbean Civilisation and culture which were the bias of historical history. These ideas came to us via books or through oral history in stories and songs. The Cambridge Online Dictionary refers to civilization as “human society with its well-developed social organisation‚ or the cultural and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time.” Truth is the creation of human interaction

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    Music is the pulsating heartbeat of life in the Caribbean. Caribbean Music involves sounds and rhythms that evoke a sense of hope for the future. The diverse sounds of the musical genres such as Reggae‚ Dancehall‚ Soca and Chutney are classical examples of the growing art forms that distinguish Caribbean Music today. The musical genre‚ Reggae is a long-established art form that has a huge influence on Caribbean culture and other musical styles. Reggae was first developed in the island of

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    technology‚ in context of the statement‚ refers to machines that are not indigenous to the Caribbean. These machines allow little or no manual effort used in order to complete tasks. The moot suggests that‚ these technologies have advanced Caribbean economies only a little bit. Imported technology has not marginally improved Caribbean economies. It has immensely improved economies of the Caribbean. Many Caribbean islands depend on tourism as an industry‚ and technology plays and integral role in boosting

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    Explain how you responded to a problem and/or an unfamiliar situation. What did you do‚ what was the outcome‚ and what did you learn from the experience? (maximum 200 words) Moving to a new country with a completely different culture and school system was a new and exciting experience‚ however it was one I had never encountered before. Moving countries meant leaving a familiar environment behind. I found the Canadian school system difficult to integrate into. I struggled to make friends and found

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    breadwinner of the home and if there is any male presence‚ it is marginalized. These families can be called mother-centered‚ woman-centered or headed and grandmother-centered. In 1937‚ the British Colonial Social Welfare Workers were sent to the Caribbean to fix the existing social problems of the societies and provide measures to assist. Thomas Simey (1946)‚ was a welfare worker and postulated that one of the main problems were the fact that families were loose and children were fatherless‚ and they

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    The Haitian Revolution An essay by FRANKLIN W. KNIGHT The Haitian Revolution represents the most thorough case study of revolutionary change anywhere in the history of the modern world.1 In ten years of sustained internal and international warfare‚ a colony populated predominantly by plantation slaves overthrew both its colonial status and its economic system and established a new political state of entirely free individuals—with some ex-slaves constituting the new political authority. As

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    History SBA Slavery and Indentureship can be described as two of the most horrible historic happenings to occur. They share numerous differences as well as Similarities‚ which make us‚ question whether Indentureship was disguised as a form of slavery or not. Chattel slavery‚ otherwise known as traditional slavery is a system under which people are treated as property and are forced to work. Slaves could be held against their will from the time of their capture‚ purchase or birth‚ and deprived of

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    motto of Jamaica is “Out of many‚ one people” might well apply as a whole‚ with a slight modification. Let it instead read: out of many one cuisine. For despite the diversity of the Caribbean people and culture that have produced a multitude of cuisines‚ there is an undeniable common thread‚ tractable through history‚ land‚ sea and sun. The local cuisine will provide the backbone to both the classic and unexpected Caribbean experience. Taste seven year old rum from Cuba as the sun sinks into the ocean

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    the Caribbean lecture notes Dr. A. Bailey BBA Unit 1 Course objectives On completion of this module the student should have mastered the following : * Overview of OHS in LAC * Gender issues * High risk occupations * Common occupational hazards * The impact of OHS in LAC * Main policy issues and challenges * Policy recommendations People spend more than one-third of each day at work. For this reason alone it should be clear that working conditions can have a major

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    Centers (OFC) have been a point of interest from their emergence during the 1960s and 1970s. With the growth of the Euro- dollar market‚ Some American banks decided to have a more practical presence in London. Since the authorities were insistent that a physical presence was necessary‚ the expansion of their operations to London proved to be a very expensive proposition for the smaller banks. It was however‚ a lucrative one. Choosing to stay out of the British financial landscape would have placed them

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