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Form 6 Caribbean Studies notes .
Pictures of the beach supplied by myself.

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For the past 12 weeks, I have been on a journey, as a first year student, and as such Caribbean Civilization was one of my first options to embark on. Initially I paid no attention to the course as I believed it to be very similar to Caribbean Studies at the CAPE level, however all my expectations were shattered by the magnitude of the information provided along with the depth of topics that were explored during the 13 week semester. The level of professionalism and understanding given to each and every student has been incredible. During this time, I have gained knowledge about historical events, the reasons these events occurred and was offered alternative perspectives from the traditional textbook view of our past. From sugar management in the 18th century , to the foundations of our Caribbean society today, this course has aided me in the realization that everything we learn today is based on perspective and the same goes for Caribbean Civilization. Dr. John Campbell as well as the demonstrators of this course has made it quite easy to understand history, and also make it enjoyable. I have learnt to identify myself as a Caribbean national, to fully understand and embrace my heritage and the magnitude of the events that occurred before my time. My time with this course has taught me many valuable lessons about University life as well, partaking on online discussions concerning course reading material, reading and engaging with other students on their opinions and views has been a very eye opening experience, especially when interacting with those from other Caribbean territories who provide an even wider perspective of the region we live in. In this Portfolio i specifically chose these images that depict the people I meet on a daily basis, however not in the same outfits. These people represent the nationals that I live and interact with and these are the people to whom I relate, exchange and socialize with every day, and these pictures and videos give a realistic view of these individuals. In conclusion I do believe that I have accomplished the learning objectives of this course successfully, I also believe that in the future the methodologies learnt throughout will be beneficial to my continuing studies

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A poem to reflect our lifestyle and heritage

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A poem to reflect our lifestyle and heritage

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Islands

This is the low house
in which my race has grown.
Twisting and lifting, the road
takes off beyond.
Will it reach the weary waters
beneath the distant mango trees?

Smells of burnt earth and salt cod
Wafting under the muzzle of thirst.
A smile splitting the ripe coco-plum
of an aged face.
The vague prayer of smoke-trails.
Lament of a prolonged neighing
that scales the sides of the ravines.
Voices of rum
with their breath
warming our ears.

Clatter of dominoes rifling the birds' repose.
Calypso rhythyms
in the warm belly of our banjos.
Laughter of desire in the deep insides of the night.
Mouths starved of bread
swilling the cheap alcohol
of words.

The island pushing towards morning
its weight of humanity.

Guy Tirolien (Guadeloupe)

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Literature and Identity in the Caribbean

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http://www.mtholyoke.edu/news/channels/36/stories/5682656 The Caribbean is made up of Spanish-, French-, and English-speaking island states. Literary criticism tends to maintain the separation between these cultures, says Roberto Márquez, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

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5. Caribbean Identity/Is This Really My Story?/Mom, You’re So African

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the proportion of a person's vital capacity that they are able to expire in the first second of expiration

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Throughout this course we have learnt mainly about our past. The historical events that lead to who and what we are today. However what are we today? What is different from the years gone by? GLOBALIZATION is the key process that has influenced the Caribbean region in modern times as well as historically (then called Colonialism). Due to Globalization , we as people have adopted and adapted to changing times and new environments, culturally and morally. Globalization has affected the economy, politics , technology and the lifestyles of the people of the Caribbean. Lately we have been forgetting our heritage and historical legacies by adopting some of the latest trends from around the globe. This eventually is causing some of the traditions of nations to die out as people are moving on and phasing out the past. However it is said that history repeats itself, and as such there is a strong belief that we need to learn from our past experiences and mistakes in order to move forward successfully and productively, as individual nations firstly , and hopefully as one united Caribbean region.

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How do we Identify ourselves as Caribbean People?

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How do we Identify ourselves as Caribbean People?

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We as citizens have developed our identities through multiple outlets of interactions within our society.Throughout this course I have learnt that  this involves subjective matters relating to how one sees the world or how one experiences self-hood. Initially this was influenced from the Haitian Revolution in 1791 as the peoples' first initiative into independence and self identity. This soon evolved into a diaspora of cultures,societies and independent nations we know today, such examples are found in the CARICOM movement and nations like Trinidad and Tobago that is a cultural and ethnic mosaic of people.

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How can one define the Caribbean?