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These pictures were taken from Instagram and Youtube.
I would also like to thank Dr. Campbell and my tutors in this course for opening my eyes beyond the island vs island mentality and changing me to a Caribbean vs the wrold mentality.
Thank you for reading my padlet. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and i can definitely say I know a lot more about the Caribbean than i did before this course.

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The Caribbean is a major melting pot of cultures. We as nations have our own differences, but these differences is what makes us so similar. Our ability to accept the differences and be together to show CARIBBEAN pride is what keeps the idea of a Caribbean identity alive. I subconsciously catch myself saying "I'm a proud Trinidadian" but after this Caribbean Civilization course, I am definitely a proud Caribbean civilian.

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It is no secret that Caribbean people are know as hospitable and friendly. This is due to our culture of being this way. The regular norms of packing extra food for a friend in school/work, having your family treat friends like blood and genuinely being nice to people have led to our hospitable and friendly culture. This allows us to treat others from the Caribbean with the same hospitality as we are accustomed to at home and this is what makes the diaspora such a key factor in making this Caribbean Identity a reality.

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BEST Inspiring & Emotional Blind Auditions PART

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(The Voice Blind Audition) Tessanne Chin - Try

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The Voice Season 5 Blind Auditions 2013 on NBC USA

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Project Runway: Anya Ayoung-Chee Highlights | Lifetime

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Watch these highlights of Anya Ayoung-Chee from this season of Project Runway.

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Gayle Talks About Living Legends Usain Bolt

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Usain Bolt Dancing After West Indies Won 2016 T20 World Cup

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Usain Bolt Dancing After West Indies Won 2016 T20 World Cup https://www.democraticpaper.com/ Usain Bolt champion dance Usain Bolt doing DJ Bravo Champion dance Usain Bolt doing West Indies Champion Dance Usain Bolt dancing Usain Bolt cricket Usain Bolt world cup 2016 West Indies vs England 2016 T20 World Cup 2016

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West Indies Celebration After Winning T20 World Cup Final 2016

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It's no secret that sport and music is a major influence on Caribbean people. As shown before it can divide us with its competitive nature but most of the time it brings us together. Prime examples are the West indies cricket team, the Trinidad and Jamaican Football teams and the various olympic athletes. Earlier this year the West Indies made history by winning the t20 world cup and the Caribbean as a whole was brought together as one to celebrate this victory. This also occurred in this year's Olympic Games where the Caribbean was backing their own nation's athletes yes but they were also supporting the Caribbean athletes in general. Athletes like Keshorn Walcott, Usain Bolt, Kirani James and many more aren't just national heroes, they are regional superstars. The final example of Sport leading to a Caribbean Identity was during the FIFA World Cup in 2014 when Costa Rica was performing on an amazing level and the entire Caribbean got behind them to support and push them to get further. Art was also mentioned as we always say #supportlocal and want to see the local and regional artistes succeed. Perfect example is Tessanne Chin when she competed in the voice and Anya Ayoung Chee when she competed in Project Runway where the entire Caribbean Supported them.

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What is a diaspora? A diaspora is the dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland. It's basically all the Caribbean people living in foreign lands together. It is often seen when people go abroad to study or live they find their first friends as those from the Caribbean, not necessarily from the same country but from the same region.

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The Caribbean has a common historical legacy of slavery  and colonialism. We were all under a European rule in one way or the other and thus we can all relate to each other in the aspect of history.

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1)History
2)Diaspora
3)Sport and Art
4)Culture and Norms

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Caribbean Civilization showed me that while a Caribbean identity is very difficult to define, let alone see among the Caribbean people, it does exist. Us Caribbean people have many similarities that we are so blissfully unaware of.

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If each nation has so much differences and we're constantly competing with each other to be better then how can we even develop an identity?

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We all speak English but we don't speak the same. Go to any two Caribbean countries and you'll swear it's two different languages.

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Each country has its own respective culture and there will obviously be differences between cultures

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The Caribbean is a group of islands. Islands. ISLANDS. How can we even begin to get close when we have a body of water separating all of us?

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                                                                                                                       So......Why the hate? Doesn't it exist?

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                                                                                                                       So......Why the hate? Doesn't it exist?

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To be quite honest before this course, I didn't think it did. So much factors went against this 'identity.'

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Caribbean Identity...What is it exactly?

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Caribbean Identity...What is it exactly?

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With all this talk of Caribbean Identity and questioning its existence, first we must understand what it is. Caribbean Identity is the idea of having a shared culture among the Caribbean nations. It is the argument that the Caribbean can be treated as a region rather than separate islands.

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How can we have a Caribbean Identity when we can't even get along with each other? Always competing to be better than one another rather than together

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It's no secret Barbados And Trinidad have their differences but this clip shows a major lack of sportsmanship shown by former teammates. The Barbados player Tino Best was verbally assaulting the batsmen and the run out by Dwayne Smith was in poor taste with regard to Sportmanship and the spirit of the game.

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As an avid fan of sports, I have always seen a divide among the Caribbean Nations, especially in the sport of cricket. The 'team' West Indies always has its controversies with regards to the 'island vs island' mentality. This has always proven a great obstacle to our success. It felt as though whenever we take a step forward, we take two steps back. The video below shows a game between Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago in a regional t20 competition. This match occurred one year after the West indies captured the t20 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2012. Observe how former teammates become bitter enemies.

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Welcome to my padlet. My name is Tyrell Nina. I am a student in the University of the West Indies and currently studying a course called Caribbean Civilization. This course is a very interesting one and has so many interesting topics to ponder on. However the idea of Caribbean Identity always intrigued me. I always wondered if this 'identity' actually exists and especially since I'm in a Caribbean 'melting pot' in UWI. To me, the idea of a Caribbean Identity was always so farfetched as the cultures are so different. However Caribbean Civilization has opened my eyes and this will be shown in my presentation.