https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio Caribbean Civilisation Portfolio en-us 2017-12-01 21:12:56 UTC 2024-07-14 23:05:35 UTC hello@padlet.com TimothyBrandt816007698 https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212470536 In a Ted talk by Chimamanda Adichie we learn of the danger of single story. She tells us of different moments in her life were a single story allowed person to make completely wrong assumptions such as her roommates thoughts on Africa. With regards to the Caribbean a single story can be dangerous when taking into to consideration islands such as Trinidad. Throughout the world it can be said that when most people think of the Caribbean the first thing that comes to mind is sun, sand and beaches. The lifestyle through out the Caribbean is considered to be one of leisure and relaxation. However while Trinidad is located in the Caribbean none of these assumption can be truly applicable. While the economy of most islands in the Caribbean may be based around tourism, Trinidad’s economy is based industrial in nature. Trinidad is a country which is blessed with natural resources and as such has a huge oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry influences all aspects of life in the country and as such the lifestyle in this island quite different from others in the region. If an outsider were to go on a trip to Trinidad with the expectation of another Caribbean island with sandy beaches and coconut trees they will indeed be in for a shock when they discover an industrialized nation witch cities and the third largest G.D.P. in the Americas.]]> 2017-12-02 01:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212470536 TimothyBrandt816007698 https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212470962 The topic which I have chosen to speak on for objective two is Immigration. With regards to the history of the Caribbean, Immigration is a factor which heavily influenced the Caribbean that exist today. Each and every person from the Caribbean today would have had ancestors moved to this region some time in the past. If we look around the Caribbean we can see an incredibly divers group of people with ancestry from all corners of the earth with ancestors from all corners of the earth such as Africa, India, China and Europe. The Amerindians are considered to be the first people to discover and colonies the Caribbean with their ancestors crossing the Bering strait and eventually making their way to the Caribbean. In time the Europeans discovered the Caribbean and with their influence the Caribbean was developed into what we know it to be today. The Europeans considered the region to be one which provided opportunities for new wealth and such required labour for different aspects but mainly Agriculture. After the almost genocide of the Amerindians the Europeans needed an new source of the labour and such a new wave of people were brought in from Africa as slaves, and when slavery was abolished another wave of indentured laborers were brought to the region from places such as India and China. All these different events in the past have lead up to the Caribbean that we know today. A diverse region with cultures from all over the world.

]]> 2017-12-02 01:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212470962 TimothyBrandt816007698 https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212472186 Caricom is an organization which consist of fifteen member states all who belong to the Caribbean. Promoting economic cooperation and integration among its members is said to be the main objective of the group. In order for the group to achieve it main objective there are various initiatives which it has put in place. One initiative put in place by Caricom is the promotion of free movement amongst its member states. Free movement  involves allowing citizens of one member state to go to any other member state in order to live work or conduct business. Free movement can be considers to have both pros and cons for the citizens of these nations. One pr is that the citizens are no longer confined to their own country to work or conduct business the now have the option of moving to any of the other fourteen countries thus widening their opportunities vastly. However as have the opportunity to go to the countries so do citizens of the other countries have the opportunity to go to their own thus increasing the completion for them to secure a job and conduct with in their native home.

]]> 2017-12-02 02:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212472186 TimothyBrandt816007698 https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212473289 Before taking part in this course I never early put much thought into why my home that being the Caribbean is like what it is today. Through out Caribbean Civilization I was label to learn of different aspects of the Caribbean such as its history which give context to Caribbean we know today. With regards to history I was able to learn were and why the various ancestors of the region migrated to the Caribbean. Beyond their migration I also learnt about what the life of the people consisted of upon arrival to the Caribbean and how that has influenced them today such as the enslavement of Africans which can be considered to put the African members at a disadvantage when competing against other members of society which did not have to deal with such set backs. IT found it quite interesting to see the effects of colonization had on the Caribbean and the traces of these effect which can still be seen today. One aspect of culture which I found quite interesting was the trend of skin bleaching in Jamaica, It was interesting to see how up to this day these persons consider lighter skin to be superior, this mindset can be linked to colonization were the light skin europeans ruled the region. In conclusion the course was able to able to allow me to link the culture with in the Caribbean today to its history.]]> 2017-12-02 02:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/TimothyBrandt816007698/portfolio/wish/212473289