https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk Fun 1101 en-us 2017-11-26 07:52:00 UTC 2023-03-28 08:36:05 UTC hello@padlet.com williamseri17 https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210167242
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In the TED talk, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi speaks on the dangers of a single story. She speaks on personal experiences of her growing up, with her parents telling her of only one trait in which the people of one of their workers villages had. Therefore, she had a preconceived notion of what they may be like. She thought of persons from their village as only being poor and less fortunate, so she was rather surprised that persons from their were artistic and very talented. The same way of thinking was developed concerning the Caribbean, and this is due to Colonialism and the views of the colonialist being wide spread and the most dominant, single story being told. Due to the legacy of colonization, the Caribbean and it's people are seen as inferior in comparison to the foreign countries. This was displayed recently as well, when an American commentator made the remarks that a country like Trinidad which "recently discovered electricity" defeated them in a World Cup qualifying match. This is a prime example of hearing a single story, that creates an idea or a notion of us as a Caribbean, that we are 'uncivilized'. In Caribbean Civilization it was learned that no group of individuals are 'uncivilized'. There are only different types of civilizations that have different customs and beliefs. In the video, Chimamanda speaks of how her experience going to college and being treated in a certain manner by her American roommate due to her being Nigerian.The same occurs with persons from the Caribbean when going abroad. Some personal experiences were when someone thought that everyone in the Caribbean lived near beaches, most of those who sound Caribbean are from Jamaica, that all Caribbean Rastas smoke weed, and that the Caribbean is 'uncivilized'. It is widely believed that Caribbean individuals lack electricity, a university level education, live in houses made of straws or huts. This is due to persons spreading one view of the Caribbean based on certain individuals encounters. The Caribbean is usually seen through the eyes of Christopher Columbus. It is a commonly held notion of the Caribbean based on an over simplification of what may have been observed when he first came to the Caribbean that has resonated throughout time. However it is quite the opposite, just like in the case with the author. The Caribbean is well advanced with technologies and other factors that most don't know due to being exposed to one ideology of what the Caribbean may be.]]> 2017-11-26 17:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210167242 williamseri17 https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210587721 30/09/201
The Caribbeans history is based on it's colonization by many varying groups. the first set of persons in the Caribbean were the Neo Indians. After that the Spanish came and forced their religion and beliefs on the Neo Indians. then came the indentured Irish and British laborers, then the enslaved africans, afterwards were the indentured East Indians and to a lesser extent the indentured Chinese laborers as well. each of these groups brought their own set of beliefs with them. in the colonial era it was a highly patriarchal time. Which means that the male, was always the head of the household. In the Neo Indian society the roles were divided based on ones gender. The women of the Neo Indians took care of the crops and did the craft work. The Neo Indian men on the other hand took care of obtaining food by going fishing and hunting. The males were also in charge of the religious and political practices. They were also responsible for marriage arrangements or terms of marriage. The Cariban society furthered the ideology of male dominance or gender divide by housing the males at a separate house during puberty where the females took care of them by grooming and cooking for them. In terms of the Kalinago the female were only able to eat after the men had finished their meals. When the Spaniards invaded with them they brought the Roman Catholic religion which furthered the gender biases. in the old testament in the book of proverbs the roles of a woman are listed. In the plantation society, the duties in the Great House were divided based on gender, however gender was irrelevant in the field work. This, patriarchal way of thinking is seen in recent times. However it is not as dominant throughout the Caribbean as before. Now there are females doing the more male oriented tasks. Females are free to do with their body as they would like to without a prejudice being attached to them, even if they decide not to have children. in 2010 - 2015, Trinidad and Tobago had their first female Prime Minister it was a role usually done by a male figure.

]]> 2017-11-27 18:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210587721 williamseri17 https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210743386 Currently, a passport is necessary to be able to travel within the Caribbean even within the CARICOM states. There are only a few exceptions if the person traveling is providing a type of skill for a certain period of time and has the relevant document necessary then a passport would not be required to travel within those CARICOM states. CARICOM stands for Caribbean Community and Common Market. it comprises of 15 countries which are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. It promotes the economic integration of its members. However its members are not able to move freely between nations without the requirement of a passport unless providing a skill for a certain period of time to the country. The free movement within CARICOM provides the movement without any barriers and no need of a passport within its members. Free movement has to also do with the tax free trade of goods and services among its members. As of lately the persons who are allowed to move freely between the CARICOM nations are media personnel, editors and sub editors, reporters, producers, announcers and broadcasters,  camera operators, sound engineering and video technicians, production managers etc. 

]]> 2017-11-28 05:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210743386 williamseri17 https://padlet.com/williamseri17/306kwcy3f4mk/wish/210753088 The FOUN 1101 course has opened my eyes to certain ideologies and challenged my way of normally thinking. It has forced me to critically think about certain topics such as the relationship between the colonial times and how it has affected the modern day Caribbean and the certain societal norms that we have. I have learned abut the various gender biases that has stemmed since the days of the Neo Indians and the arrival of the Spaniards, to the plantation days with the enslaved africans and the indentured laborers. I am now able to link aspects of the Caribbean societal norms to past events. This course has taught me about that there is no such thing as uncivilized, however there are different civilizations with varying customs. I have learned that pre history is a myth. Having a single story being told from one point of view is dangerous and an unfair occurrence. it gives persons a preconieved notion about a group of individuals that may not be true. It may allow individuals to be treated in a manner that is unjust due to false ideas spread concerning them. I enjoyed this course semester and now have a greater appreciation for past events in the Caribbean and its affect on the modern day Caribbean Civilization.





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