Carib

Throughout the world, there are endless ritualistic practices that are celebrated each year. Social elements such as history, religions, culinary traditions and family life influence the development of modern practices. These form our cultural identity and will often establish customs that will transcend future generations. Religious rituals such as baptism may be performed similarly across the globe, but other practices such as endocannibalism are practiced by few. While the practice is no…

Maria Castillo Eng 333-1800 Dr. Karen Klatzkin, Professor March 19, 2018 Jamaica Kincaid. Jamaica Kincaid, writer with an important voice in literature, widely praised for her works of short fiction stories, novels, and essays in which she shows reality, expectations of society and problems between mother and daughter relationship. Based on her exceptional work as a writer, Kincaid has earned a reputable place in the literary world for her highly personal, stylistic, and honest writings. Her…

" Elles sont jolies, ces fleurs-là" Anna says when introducing herself to Mrs. Robinson (176). By Anna conveying that she knows French, she is falling into a scheme of socialization instead think about herself; which in turn employs the idea of being ignorant. One might issue argue Rhys', Voyage in the Book, is an effortless read and only conveys a coming of age tale by using a first love theme. In this essay, I show how Rhys utilizes Anna's and other character's choice of song instate problems…

On October 12, 1492, Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus landed on a small island near the Caribbean, which he later named San Salvador. There, he was greeted by a group of indigenous people history now calls Arawaks. The Arawaks greeted Christopher Columbus with open arms and bore gifts. This day is now called Columbus Day. Columbus Day is celebrated as the day Columbus founded the Americas and opened the door for the settlement of America to Europeans. However, the true story behind how…

In 1679, William Piso became one of the first people to write about the symptoms of yaws (Mitjà et al., 2013). The name of yaws may have originated from the Carib, who are an Indian tribe from South America, word for lesion (Mitjà et al., 2013). The Carib’s word was “yaya.” Since the lesions of yaws look similar to raspberries, another common name for this disease is frambesia (Mitjà et al., 2013). Aldo Castellani discovered Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue in 1905 (Stamm, 2015). Yaws was…

Natalie Pleasant Mrs. Powell ENG 1020 31 Oct. 2016 Cannibalism What goes through your mind when you hear cannibalism? Cannibalism is defined as the consumption of flesh of the same species. It does not typically have to do with humans. It is depicted that way because of how the media and other sources portray it. In reality, cannibalism is a natural part of life. For decades, even centuries, humans have went through animal-like periods of time. Explorers and missionaries have encountered many…

All over the world, natural disasters affect the lives of human beings. Hurricanes are one of these. Hurricanes are “named for Huracan, the Carib god of evil” (Rosenberg 1). These storms blow violent winds and ravage everything in their path. Hurricanes destroy property, land, and lives of the people that are affected by them. However, hurricanes can often bring out the best in people. In times of isolation and despair after a hurricane, people come together. Race, social class, and religion no…

and survivorship that an individual of nature would not have access to. Rousseau even remarkably exemplifies an actual case of human savages who utilize inorganic technologies to assist their innate battle for self-preservation. He explains, “The Caribs of Venezuela…they expose themselves freely in the woods, armed with only bows and arrows; but no one has ever heard of one of them being devoured by wild beasts” (Rousseau 55). In addition to physical technologies, Rousseau also recognizes the…

extraordinarily diverse and often takes on forms that may seem unusual and incomprehensible to outsiders. One of these cultures would be that of the Nacirema. The Nacirema, located “between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles” (Miner, 1956: p503), were first brought to the…

Tikita Tikita: The story of an apolitical music in a politically charged time Punta is upbeat music with lyrics that are mostly about having a good time. What was happening in the country to necessitate this musical distraction? Time between the late 1960s up until 1990 were eventful times in Honduras in which the country was going through cultural, economic and political changes. The question being was that punta an escape for its listeners, as escape from the unstable affairs of Honduras.…