The focus of this paper will be to explore and analyze the independence in the country of Jamaica, independence that comes at a high cost of poverty and high unemployment. Jamaica was colonized as a slave entity and gained its independence as slavery was abolished. Many key concepts are seen through the gaining of individual rights for independence in Jamaica. These key concepts have helped create the country today, and Jamaica relies on much of its culture and people to make up its identity.
Demographics
The island of Jamaica is 90 miles south of Cuba and it is the third largest island in the Caribbean. Jamaica is bordered with white sand beaches and is a tropical paradise of green fauna with a landscape of blue mountain peaks. The country …show more content…
They grew callaloo (a spinach plant), papayas (which they called pawpaws) and guava. They also produced two crops each per year of maize (corn), potatoes, peanuts, peppers and beans. The Indians utilized their fishing skills and grilled seafood and meat on a grate suspended on four forked sticks called a barbacoa, which is the origin of the barbecue (Food in Every Country). They also grew tobacco – it was grown on a large scale as smoking was their most popular pastime (Jamaica Tourist Board). After the discovery by Christopher Columbus, the Spanish colonized the island. In 1509, Jamaica occupied by the Spanish under Columbus’s son and much of the Arawak community died from exposure to European diseases. African slaves were then brought in to work on the sugar …show more content…
More than 80% are Christian (Food in Every Country). Protestant is the majority (Anglican, Baptist, Church of God and Methodist) with Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Bahai communities represented. Rastafarianism, a religion based on belief in the divinity of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) is also widely practiced. There are also a number of small spiritualist cults (Jamaica History, Language and Culture, 2014). Religion is fundamental to Jamaican life, which can be seen in the references to Biblical events in Jamaican everyday speech (Jamaica- Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette). Rastafarians believe they are one of the lost tribes of Israel who were sold into slavery and taken to Babylon (Jamaica) and that they must return to Zion, which they believe to be Ethiopia. Rastafarianism doesn’t have organized congregations, nor a paid clergy, nor a written doctrine. There are three types: 1- the Bobo Shanti order wear long robes and tightly wrapped turbans. They exist like an independent nation within Jamaica with their own constitution. Their lifestyle closely copies those of the Old Testament Jewish Mosaic Law, which includes the observation of the Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday, hygiene laws, and special greetings among themselves. 2-Members of the Nyahbinghi sect focus mainly on Emperor Haile Selassie and they proclaim he is the
Demographics
The island of Jamaica is 90 miles south of Cuba and it is the third largest island in the Caribbean. Jamaica is bordered with white sand beaches and is a tropical paradise of green fauna with a landscape of blue mountain peaks. The country …show more content…
They grew callaloo (a spinach plant), papayas (which they called pawpaws) and guava. They also produced two crops each per year of maize (corn), potatoes, peanuts, peppers and beans. The Indians utilized their fishing skills and grilled seafood and meat on a grate suspended on four forked sticks called a barbacoa, which is the origin of the barbecue (Food in Every Country). They also grew tobacco – it was grown on a large scale as smoking was their most popular pastime (Jamaica Tourist Board). After the discovery by Christopher Columbus, the Spanish colonized the island. In 1509, Jamaica occupied by the Spanish under Columbus’s son and much of the Arawak community died from exposure to European diseases. African slaves were then brought in to work on the sugar …show more content…
More than 80% are Christian (Food in Every Country). Protestant is the majority (Anglican, Baptist, Church of God and Methodist) with Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Bahai communities represented. Rastafarianism, a religion based on belief in the divinity of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) is also widely practiced. There are also a number of small spiritualist cults (Jamaica History, Language and Culture, 2014). Religion is fundamental to Jamaican life, which can be seen in the references to Biblical events in Jamaican everyday speech (Jamaica- Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette). Rastafarians believe they are one of the lost tribes of Israel who were sold into slavery and taken to Babylon (Jamaica) and that they must return to Zion, which they believe to be Ethiopia. Rastafarianism doesn’t have organized congregations, nor a paid clergy, nor a written doctrine. There are three types: 1- the Bobo Shanti order wear long robes and tightly wrapped turbans. They exist like an independent nation within Jamaica with their own constitution. Their lifestyle closely copies those of the Old Testament Jewish Mosaic Law, which includes the observation of the Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday, hygiene laws, and special greetings among themselves. 2-Members of the Nyahbinghi sect focus mainly on Emperor Haile Selassie and they proclaim he is the