Trinidad and Tobago

Hip Hop has its origins from a resistance movement during the 1970s. Rap music which is one aspect of hip hop, was mainstreamed in the late 1980s and 1990s. These genres of music have since developed as a cultural and artistic sensation affecting youth around the world (Alridge and Stewart 2005). Similarly dancehall also emerged in the late 1970s in Jamaica not only as a musical style but as the basis for a type of recreational lifestyle. Initially, all presented genres have reflected social,…

hop community for about six years now. Nicki Minaj is not only an artist, she is a brand. She has many products and endorsements. She has appeared on television shows and movies. Nicki Minaj real name is Onika Tanya Maraj. She was born in Trinidad and Tobago. She moved to Queens, New York when she was 5 years old. Her father was a drug addict on crack. He attempted to kill Nicki’s mother by setting arson to their house in Queens. Nicki went to an performing arts high school called La Guardia…

INTRODUCTION Oral health is an important aspect of life, and it directly affects the social, financial and mental health of everyone. The general public, especially in small countries like Guyana, tends to ignore the field of dentistry as an independent and important aspect of medicine despite the immense prevalence of oral diseases. Therefore, if the field of dentistry is shunned, it compromises the overall oral health of the general population and hence it increases their chances of having…

University of Trinidad and Tobago Corinth Teachers College Student Name: Suelin Chin Soong Student ID#: 69908 Course Title: Becoming a Reflective Practitioner Course Code: PRAC1001 Instructor: Kathleen Robinson Submission Date: 10th November, 2014 The goal of this assignment was to reflect on the beliefs about teaching, beliefs about learning and the beliefs about effective teaching and learning strategies. This was executed to see whether our beliefs have change or not after sources…

of education it helps individuals to appreciate the importance of education to humanity as well as interpret the fundamentals part to which education plays in the transformation of society. Also as a teacher in training in the University of Trinidad and Tobago learning about the history of education helps prepare us to examine the trends and dynamics in education by drawing comparison and lessons from the past to evade repeating the same mistakes thus instituting more feasible plans to society’s…

Bullying in school has become an ever increasing epidemic in today’s society. Bullying by definition is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assaulter coercion, and such acts may be…

On 25th of January 2016 an article was posted in the Jamaican Gleaner entitled “Usain Bolt Beating Classism And Racism In Jamaica”, Usain Bolt was facing these challenges even in his own country as persons within the upscale community doesn’t like to see young person striving for anything in life. They believe that in order for you to move up the social-class up have to study or maybe even marry into a higher class family. They don’t believe that athletics should allow you to move into upscale…

The role of the women in healthcare has evolved considerably from antiquity to modernity. Whether women earned the title of nurse, doctor, caregiver or obeah women, their place in history is one of influence and silent courage. Women have been perceived as being in the shadow, or in positions of low standing in relation to that of men. They are spoken of as being the “weaker” and more docile of the sexes; yet have still managed to operate in positions of power and influence. In the struggle for…

The mixture of young and old listeners in the crowd, in many ways, reflects the mixing of the old campesino forces of bachata on the island with the new urban forces at play in the U.S. The difference in sociocultural production among generations symbolizes a genre that is always in flux, undergoing progress, and constantly adapting. The forward movement of bachata, however, begs us to consider whether the bachata being produced today achieves the same social impact as the bachata of yesterday.…

In the city of Abbotsford and its surrounding area, organized crime has undoubtedly made its mark. Time and time again, just as the community might start to think things have settled down, we wake up one morning to hear of another incident that reminds us the problem is still there. In 2009 the city of Abbotsford was labelled the murder capital of all of Canada. With a population of approximately 143, 000, this was not only shocking but also horrifying to many. The reason behind this dreadful…