Jamaica

This course examines the intellectual, cultural, and economic influence on the Caribbean Islands. This course has focused on the complex histories, experiences, values, and human struggles of the Caribbean. Throughout this course, I have learned to appreciate the unique components that have influenced the region and made the Caribbean what it is today. It is evident that the Caribbean has a unique history, from slavery, to the revolution, the rise and fall of the empire, effects of tourism, and…

For example, Africans were forced to learn the language of the Europeans but still mixed in their own languages to create the unique creole that still survives today (Sweet, 2015). Actually, words like “unna” can still be heard in countries like Jamaica today. Another outlet of the cultural resistance of the Africans was music and dance. The Africans’ native music was heavily laden with drums and their dance was “wild” and more about feeling than structure, unlike the Europeans. Slaves…

Rebellion in Jamaica, Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1994. Heuman Gad, The Killing Time is about Jamaica’s Morant Bay rebellion of 1865. The author purpose is to show the circumstances leading up to the time of the rebellion. A black man was imprisoned for trespassing on an abandoned plantation. The trial angered black Jamaicans, and forced the black citizens to march into town. Paul Bogle, lead the people, and his place as a national hero in the history of Jamaica. He fought…

description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures. When I first visited Jamaica I first arrived on the picturesque "version" of the island that most people imagine and see in movies. The clear ocean waters that I see all around me while I was drenched in the cascading aroma of the trees and the fruit they had bared… Nevertheless, I still knew all too well of the true nature and political system found within Jamaica. When I first swaggered onto the resort I was stricken with awe.…

In Marlon James’ work, Book of Night Women, James explores how the life of a slave was an eternal, almost hopeless struggle, specifically in colonial Jamaica. As James’ quote states: “Every negro walk in a circle. Take that and make of it what you will.” This quote captures the structure and experiences of slaves in Jamaica for no matter what happened in their lives, all “road[s] [took] [them] right back to the chain” (120). However, even though these slaves knew the cycle of oppression seemed…

especially where malnutrition, infectious diseases, parasites, and other conditions are fatal. Being ‘skinny’ is normally a sign of sickness and any form of weight loss can be alarming. Examples of where being overweight is valued are as follows- In Jamaica, nearly 65% of Jamaican women classified as obese (Kevin MD, 2012), here the ideal female figure is a well-rounded one, especially in the hips and buttocks. In Jamaican culture, heaviness is associated with happiness, kindness and social…

Two popular Caribbean novels, Roger Mais’s Brother Man and Marlon James’s A Brief History of Seven Killings share quite a few themes and ideas. Indeed, both novels, centered around Kingston, showcase an impoverished community and feature similar cultural characteristics. While there are plenty of differences between these two works, their similarities are far more numerous. By evaluating the themes and formal methods of presentation within these works, it becomes easy to compare what these two…

in love with. Jamaica takes advantage of that hope that one day the viewer will also say “I do” to their true love. Jamaica uses their brand, the viewers emotion, comedy, and logic to pull in the viewer convincing them that Jamaica will one day be their wedding destination. Jamaica appeals to a specific audience being the people who are currently engaged. However, they really pull in a broader audience by having the engagement ring and women placed over the actual photo at Jamaica. This…

Should Jamaica accept failure and be ruled by the British? We all want to be independent but sometimes we are not ready to be independent on our own. Jamaica was a part of the British colony until 1962 when it decided to become independent. Leaving from under the British rule was one of the major blunders that Jamaica made. Providing that Britain is one of the most important and wealthiest countries in the world, Jamaica could have been striving. If Jamaica was still a part of the British…

Jamaica a little country just 523 miles away from Miami Florida according to distance from Montego bay to USA- Miami On timeanddate.com. Within Jamaica there is a city called Montego bay or as the locals will call it mobay or the tourist capital according to my-island-jamaica.com under the section Montego Bay Jamaica. No matter what kind of person you are theirs is a guarantee that there is something for you in this city. Montego Bay is the main city for all people new to Jamaica. Montego Bay…