Carib

Red Juicy meat with a slightly charred outside, almost falling off the bone, this image is enough to melt the heart of any food lover, especially the heart of a Texan. As a famous chef once said, "Food has the power to rekindle memories and ignite emotions." Texas barbecue could definitely rekindle more than one memory and ignite more than a few emotions. Fierce Texas barbecue competitions ignite the passions of any barbecue lover. Fierce arguments occur among best of friends over the topic of…

These works are about the culture of Aurelio’s homeland of Honduras. Garifuna is used to describe the descendants of Carib, Arawak Indians and West African people. The term Garifuna is also used to describe the language and style of music. The piece I chose to write about is called “Landini” which is off of his last album Landini. His previous albums were motivated by different South American and African cultures. “Landini” is solely Garifuna inspired. The English definition of Landini…

Postmodernist writers use skepticism to question the notion of social progress and accepted truths. After World War II, the loss of hope in the world was sparked and it was the beginning of postmodernism. The rise of technology led to a better understanding of the world. Allen Ginsberg makes a powerful statement about the notion of world progress in his poem “Homework” by using post modernist characteristics such as, skepticism and dark humor. The poem “Homework” by Allen Ginsberg is a strong…

The Karankawa were speculated to be descendants of the “Carib” indians who according to Wikipedia, arrived by sea from the Caribbean basin in the seventeenth century. They were observed to be taller than any of the other indians in the region, and resembled the Caribs. The Karankawa Indians lived in the Coastal Plains region, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Their territory extended from the west end of present day Galveston down to Corpus Christi. We know that there were several tribes or…

In the article Body Ritual Among the Nacirema by Horace Miner, Americans are described as a very unique and exotic tribe because of their extreme rituals. All rituals being as simple as looking into the mirror, shaving, potty training, women going to a beauty salon, and even going to the dentist. Miner also says that anthropologists also think of this tribe as extraordinary to make our curiosity grow even further. He also adds a magical and tribal tone to the article. The author's purpose in…

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out on a journey, hoping to find riches and pride for himself and the royalty of Spain. Columbus was convinced that God had gifted him the skills and intellect to take on such a project, and that his journey was part of a larger prophecy written by God (Sivers et al. S16-2). When Columbus and his men arrived in what is now considered the Caribbean, they immediately recognized the potential in exploiting the land and its peoples. Although they seemed to act with…

Government Saint Lucia is representative democracy that is a commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as the monarch. The parliament is divided into two houses, including the House of Assembly elected by universal adults with political election voting rights and the Senate that includes members assigned with the advice of the prime minister, the opposition leader in the House, and the governor-general. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II as of February 6 of 1953, represented by Governor…

Only ‘90s kids remember when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Of course, these would be the children of the 1490s. Columbus faced numerous difficulties and rejections. He was land-zoned by Portugal and twice by Italy before Spain decided to invest. However, the Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon put him on hold until 1492, due to the Reconquista. The Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña left Spain in August of 1492, heading for China and India. In contradiction to his plans, the…

The term culture is known as a community or population large enough to be self sustaining (Jandt, 2004). Well the culture I have chosen to study is the Brazil part of South America. The reason I chose Brazil is well, because I'm interested in visiting there sometime throughout my life. Brazil is South America's largest country by both population and actual size (Brazil, 2016). The language that is spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. Nearly all of the population here speaks the same language. Along…

In Caribbean Literature and the Environment: Between Nature and Culture “Landscapes, Narratives, and Tropical Nature: Creole Modernity in Suriname” by Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger she discusses topics such as: Elisabeth Samson, Wilhelmina Rijurg (Maxi Linder), kankantri, polyphony, and polysemy. The conflict is present in Creole modernity in Suriname and tropical nature, because of the narratives that Cynthia McLeod, Clark Accord, and Astrid Roemer present. Elisabeth Samson is an African American…