Belize

I come from a small country. A country that has faced different stages in its short life. My family and I often visit the west part of my country, Honduras, an area where the ancient Mayan civilization was established in the early V century AD. It’s probably a short three-hour drive, it’s nothing a snooze on the car ride can’t take. As a child, I was easily impressed when observing the whole region: buildings and locals were very different in comparison to the city I came from. We used to go to…

Belize struggles to satisfy basic characteristics of a developed nation. It is identified as a developing country because its standard of living is unfortunately low, people live under inadequate housing conditions and it lacks industrialization. The poverty level of the people of Belize is a sure indicator of the lack of growth in Belize’s economy. According to Prime Minister’s State of the Nation speech 2014, approximately 43% Belizeans are living below the poverty line. A poverty line or…

My project is over the Maya’s they exist from 2000 BC to 250 AD. In my essay, I will be talking about the Mayan Calendars, mathematics, and Pyramids. They were located in central American; which is now known as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The Mayan calendars started in BCE. The calendar ended in December 2012. December 2012 is when the Mayan calendar had ended and that was one of the reasons why our society had thought the world would end that year. The calendar has been…

“Miami isn’t too far; it is ninety-five miles away at the most…” Maya’s cherubic features made it hard to fabricate an excuse for wanting to stay in Cuba. I knew that staying here, staying in poverty, predisposed me to a life of misery and malnourishment. The journey would be perilous, and I wondered if it was worth it. I wanted to convince her to condone the actions of the corrupt government. I longed to voice my dissent, however I knew the time had come. I was tired of living life as nothing…

Within the young borders of Belize reside approximately 11 ethnic groups (Shoman, 1994), each with its own varying cultural identity. This variance makes Belize an interesting case in the context of nationalism. Nationalism is centered upon a core of common values that are communicated to the rest of the world through national symbols, traditions, and holidays. The questions of what common values, if any, do Belizeans have and if the national symbols are communicating those values are what drive…

is very controversial which should not be effectively active in Belize. Countless debates and research are brought in different countries and nations on the whether to approve or disapprove such a law. Deep consideration should be focused to this issue because of the consequences that affect the community. This law gives ultimate right to the authorities to end the life of a jail bird because he has committed first degree murder. Belize should not effectively allow this bloody justice to run at…

Growing up in Belize, there were many reasons I felt like I didn’t belong; for example, I was wrongfully racially categorized as Garifuna: Belizeans of West and Central African, Arawak Indian and indigenous Caribbean descents (Soule). Besides, being wrongfully racially categorized, I had no extended family living in Belize, hence I saw having extended family as significant because I wanted to get to know my family and be exposed to more of the Ghanaian culture my parents tried their hardest to…

blue waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The lonely figure of the boat that brought me here waited patiently about thirty yards off in the the distance, its mast and sail rising high into the pale blue morning sky. Below me loomed The Great Blue Hole of Belize, it's depths below me seemed to stare back with a menacing gaze. I traveled a long way from home just to use this spot for my freediving training. It’s hard to find a place like this in Illinois. Sure there are pools, but you can only stay under…

My family is Belize in Central America. I still embrace my family’s culture as an adult. One thing that I still identify with is using certain teas for natural cleaning in the body. The one tea that my Mother swears by is Cerasse Tea. The origins of this tea are from Jamaica. It’s used to purify the blood. This would be helpful with people that suffer from having high sugar. When I was a little girl, the Cerasse Tea was given to my siblings and me at least once a month to “clean our system out”…

Introduction The Great Barrier Reef stretching 2300km along the coast of Queensland is the world’s biggest coral reef system. The GBR contains many plants, animals, habitats and heritage values to the extent that this diverse marine ecosystem has been established as a global natural treasure with world heritage listing. The Reef is also extremely important to industries and communities that depend on a healthy reef for employment/ income and their recreation. Since the 1980’s there have been…