Caribbean

During 17th,18th, and 19th century, the West Africans were unwillingly forced to leave their tribal homes in the process of being bought as slaves in the Americas. The Cause of the West Africans involuntary migration was held on the industrial revolution. At the same period, Europe was going under major transformations in their manufacturing standards, with the inventions of new industrial factories that would manufacture goods such as cotton at a fast rate for a lower cost. For Europe, it was…

No matter where you are from, every place has its own culture. Haiti and Three key aspects of culture are religion, language, and ethnicity. Hungary have many similarities and differences in their culture. First, both Haiti and Hungary share their dominant religion; Roman Catholic. In Haiti, Roman Catholic is one of two official religions, and it makes up 54.7% of the population's religion. The other official religion of Haiti is Voodoo, however its percentage, 2.1%, is far smaller than that of…

The topic of my presentation is on how Voodoo and Obeah are used to empower the characters in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. I choose this topic because I found it to be essential when analyzing Wide Sargasso Sea. Having A full understanding of Obeah allows the reader to truly understand the characters of Christophine and Antoinette. Personally, I find the topic of magic and Voodoo to be very interesting as it is something humans will never truly understand. There is a lot of room for subtopics…

When you think of the beautiful land of Jamaica, what comes to mind? Initially, you may think of Montego Bay. A serene vacation spot with sandy beaches and clear crystal waters. Dancing in the resort to reggae music, having the time of your life. Enjoying the much-needed relaxation, and time off from responsibilities, forgetting the problems of the world. For most Americans, Jamaica is known for the land of relaxation, censoring out the hardship and struggle that the small island faces. The film…

Indentured Servitude: From Contract to Freedom With Europe set in a state of turmoil following the Thirty Year’s War thousands of impoverished laborers found themselves without work and without land to harvest. New laws and conspiracy in the church had left a bitter taste among the populace and the stories of the successful settlement of Jamestown, America had been making their way across the Atlantic. It was the demand for labor that colonialist in Jamestown sought that would start the wave of…

In the 18th century, the American Colonies of Britain began to get disgruntled from British taxes. The Americans started a revolution and declared themselves independent of Britain in 1776 with little violence. Although the administrative government changed dramatically, the social lifestyle and culture barely changed at all. Haiti, on the other hand, had a much different revolution. Before the 19th century, Haiti was a French colony with a heavy emphasis on sugar-cane plantations run by slaves.…

Slavery is the main topic in the book “Chains” by the author, Laurie Halse Anderson. A slave’s life such as the main character, Isabel, could take place in locations ranging from small farms, plantations, or the city. A slave’s life that took place on a small farm was usually in the highest quality. These small farms were not very common and they existed mainly in the Northern colonies. The Americans usually owned one to two slaves in order to put them to work on their small family owned farms.…

Cuban Divas: La Reina de la Salsa, Celia Cruz Only few people succeed in the music industry, and fewer people succeed at an international scale. Many factors impact when it comes to succeeding in the music industry, in other words an artist has to overcome a different number of challenges. During the beginning of 20th century, Cuba had few artists, which mainly remained known at a local level. It was until the mid 20th century when Cuban music would spark a revolution. Celia Cruz, a prime…

If slaves hadn’t contributed to America by the labor they did everyday for years and bringing their agriculture, America would never be like it is today. African slaves affected the Atlantic world greatly. The scene starts when Europeans found America and wanted to make a new colonies. The only problem was there were no cheap resources to do work on the tobacco farms and sugar plantations to make profits. Europeans became greedy, looking for wealth and workers, as a result they would go on trade…

THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION In Godfrey Higgins' original work Anaclypsis, he relates an account of Herodotus giving a record of his goes to the grounds of the Blacks: "And upon his arrival to Greece they assembled around and asked, "Inform us regarding this awesome Land of the blacks called Ethiopia." And Herodotus said, "There are two extraordinary Ethiopian countries, one in Sind (India) and the other in Egypt". Herodotus' record of the immense African developments…