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Video of the Magnificent Seven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bok64wXylMc&t=110s
The Social Environment Picture Source  http://specialist-events.com/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Fabian2.jpg
Brief History of Carnival Picture Source
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Creolization of Music Picture Source http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9M4FZ35slFo/VZ8YyaXzsNI/AAAAAAAAABw/zoyCwYvoa78/s640/C%2BM_T%2B4.jpg
Pure Vs Diluted Culture Pictures http://www.traditionalmas.com/wp-content/gallery/midnight-robbers/thumbs/thumbs_robbersinscarborough.jpg
https://carnivalinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Trini-revellers-Yanomani-Tribe-03.jpg
Queen's Royal College Picture Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/5566404898
Farewell Picture Source https://alphawriter.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/imagescaribhello.jpeg

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Application of the course to a Regional Problem

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Application of the course to a Regional Problem

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Upon reading an internet article, by the Caribbean Development Bank, it was identified that gender inequality still exists in the Caribbean as stated in the article. This issue of Gender Inequality can be tracked back to the says before slavery came to the Caribbean and even after. However, this was affecting mainly woman and girls where women were not allowed to go to school and even of they did they didnt learn much, but the boys and men were more involved in going to school as they were seen as superior and held leadership qualities. As a result for years women were seen as the lesser beings and only had suboordinate and submissive roles in the households. Even though as time passed women have begun to take on more roles than before there is still some measure of gender inequality as women are hardly considered for high positions in jobs, and are paid less than men even though they do the same work. Similarly, this article that was written earlier this year, in May 2016, revealed that this issues of gender inequality still exist in the Caribbean today. However, there have been strategies being implemented in order to reduced the gender gap.

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A report published by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has revealed that the Caribbean region continues to battle with persistent gender inequalities. The report, which is a compilation of data from 10 Caribbean countries, aims to provide a situational analysis of gender equality in the BMCs, to inform national budgeting, planning and programming.

The 10 CDB Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) surveyed were Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia as well as St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In 2010 CDB provided resources to these BMCs to conduct Country Gender Assessments (CGAs), and a Synthesis Report was generated to highlight areas of gender inequality in the BMCs.

Some of the inequalities highlighted in the CGA Synthesis Report 2016 are:

Occupational segregation with women tending to have lower-waged occupations in the economy and a lower female labour force participation. Higher educational achievements of girls does not yet translate in a higher participation in the labour market and closing of the wage gap.

A high proportion of female-headed households in poverty and with high dependency ratios.

Social isolation of elderly men.

Educational gaps at secondary and tertiary levels with mixed results for boys and girls. Drop out of boys increases the potential of deviance and anti-social behaviour. Drop outs of girls might be related to teenage pregnancies resulting in incomplete education.

Gender-based violence as being endemic among the researched countries. The Report reveals a predominance of male perpetrators (reported cases), women and girls as the vast majority of victims, and men and boys increasingly reporting gender-based violence.

These gender inequalities do not only represent human rights issues, but are also serious constraints to economic growth and well-being in the Region. The data presented in the CGAs and the Synthesis Report can provide the basis for evidence-based policy-making to address some of these issues.

In recognition of the diversity within the populations and communities of the BMCs surveyed, the CGA research process utilised a highly participatory approach, and provided opportunities for a wide cross-section of society to share their views. Each country surveyed took responsibility for the conduct of the assessment, as well as in defining strategies and policies to address gender inequality.

CDB remains committed to enhancing gender equality in its BMCs. The Bank follows a multitrack strategy by gender mainstreaming all of its programmes, projects and strategies, in particular its Social and Economic Infrastructure interventions, and by designing and implementing gender-specific initiatives. CDB also facilitates interventions in areas such as gender capacity development of public institutions, measures to combat gender-based violence, empowering women economically through trade-related activities and changing occupational segregation with education programmes. A further area is the production of sex-disaggregated and gender data as well as of knowledge products like the CGAs. These measures are implemented in Partnership with and through policy dialogue with the Borrowing Member Countries, working together with other development partners.

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Gender Inequality Remains Persistent in the Caribbean - CDB Report

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A report published by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has revealed that the Caribbean region continues to battle with persistent gender inequalities. The report, which is a compilation of data from 10 Caribbean countries, aims to provide a situational analysis of gender equality in the BMCs, to inform national budgeting, planning and programming.

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For this portion i chose Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain Trinidad. This historical landmark in Trinidad is one of the "Magnificent Seven" around the Queen's Park Savannah. This building today is one of the most well known boys' schools in Trinidad and Tobago. Its foundation stone was laid on November 11th 1902, by Sir Courtney Knollys, the acting Governor at the time and design by Daniel M. Hahn, the chief Draughtsman of the Public Works Department . At this time period, Trinidad and Tobago and most of the Caribbean was still under the British rule. The architecture of the main block is German Renaissance in style, evident by its solid appearance. This school. along which the other six historical sites in this area, was designed with foreign architectural styles. for example German, French even Dutch. The restoration and maintenance of this building is and important reminder of the imperial English rule in the 18th -19th centuries.Today, the Queen's Royal College has been almost fully restored and still facilitates majority of the male student population.

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Now, Carnival wear has taken a more colouful approach with the use of more feathers and large pieces and less cloth. This is considered to be "Diluted"

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As a result of this creation of new music from the traditional forms of music i.e Calypso. one can say that culture can be catagorized into "Pure" and "Diluted". For Example Calypso can be considered "Pure" because this was the orginal state of Carnival music and Soca can be considered "Diluted" as it was born out of Calypso music. Similarly Carnival costumes can also be catagorized in the same way, for example, in the earlier years of Carnival, costumes took on a more traditional style where you would have portayals of folklore characters such as 'The Midnight Robber'. This would be considered "Pure" as it was the orginal stage of Carnival wear.

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Carnival, in the Caribbean, is a forum that facilitates the mixing of cultures, races and ethinic groups. On the same note, the music that is played around this time has a mixture of different genres of music from all over the world. For instance, as of recently a new type of soca emerged by the name of "Afro-Soca" which is a blend of African beats and rhthyms tied in with soca.

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For this portion i chose Carnival as the social aspect, which will be used to explain the theme Caribbean Cultural Expression.
Carnival is one one the many festivals that were adopted as a result of our history.
BRIEF HISTORY OF CARNIVAL

Carnival is said to have a French background, which started in 1783, and later on was adopted by the freed Africans after the Emancipation bill was passed in 1833. in both contexts the festival symbolised freedom and happiness. Carnival has grown since then to be reflection of our innovativeness as a people, as it now serves as a medium to show our creativity. Today, carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is celebrated annually before the religious season of Lent. However, because of our diversed and dynamic culture, it has now evovled to include all people of all races and portrays in everyway a taste of every ethnicity and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.