Jamaica Research Paper

The country that I chose to conduct a culture analysis on is Jamaica. Jamaica is a third world country located in North America and the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean Sea. There is a 2.5 million population, which equally divided between urban and rural areas. The country runs approximately 146 miles long and varies between 21- 52 miles wide. The climate is tropical and its main tourist attraction is their beautiful beaches. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston, which has a population of more than 645,000. Kingston is the chief port of Jamaica and is along the southeastern coast of the island. It is covered by the “Blue Mountains”, which is thickly covered which tree ferns. The Blue Mountains experiences an average of 200 inches of rain annually, resulting in topsoil erosion and an abundance of streams. Peasants nurture coffee, usually grown on large plantations, in the valleys of the mountains. It is amongst the most expensive coffees in the world and is exported mainly to Japan.

From an early age, I had the desire to give back to my community. This desire was likely instilled in me by my mother, who as a school teacher, went to great lengths to help her students achieve academically. To better do this, she created at Tupelo Middle School in Mississippi, the Mermaids and Argonauts Program, which allowed students to travel on extended school trips to locations where they were able to have hands-on experiences at zoos, science labs, colleges, museums, and more across the country. As her child, I was able to tag along on many of these trips, which fueled my desire to learn about and interact with my environment. It left me with the great hope that someday I would be able to have such experiences abroad, in order to better learn about the people and cultures with which I interact. For this reason, I hope to study abroad this summer in Pachuca, Mexico.

The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there.

Americans are among the wealthiest people in the world. Most of us US citizens do not fully realize how much poverty is out there in the world. Traveling internationally is a privilege that is often dreamed about by many people worldwide. We see postcards and pictures of places wishing that we could see the palm trees, the turquoise water, and the sandy beaches. But what the postcards do not portray is the dark and mysterious world that lies behind the pictures. The pictures made me feel very excited about traveling to Jamaica. I knew that it was a poorer country. I had seen mission trip videos from the past. For many years, I have longed to go there. The

I chose Jamaican Jews because there are few Jews living in Jamaica today but hundreds of years ago their were many Jews living there and many of Jews that live in Canada today, have ancestors leading back to Jamaica. Today the estimated total population of Jews living in Jamaica is between 200-424,000. This essay will discuss the pull factors that influenced Jewish immigration to Jamaica, how they organized and the push factors that caused them to leave from the time the first Jews came to Jamaica in 1494-1655 until today.

My story takes place in Montego Bay, Jamaica the time is at midnight. It is a very beautiful island. It is south of the Caribbean island Cuba. The island has nice, quiet beaches. The food is very good and spicy. They have goats walking on the streets of the island. It also is the third largest island in the Caribbean it has pretty blue mountains and the people are really nice. Jamaica is a very pretty tropical island. The houses on the island are nice and pretty on top of the mountains. It has nice sunshine in the morning and afternoon and they have nice rain forests too. You feel a good cold breeze on the sandy beaches on the island if you walk closer to the blue water coming up on your legs and feet. Jamaica has a rich island culture.

Every July my church takes about fifteen people on a trip to Mellier, Haiti to do mission work, and that is the next place I want to go. This past summer, one of my close friends went on the Haiti trip, and after seeing all of her pictures and hearing all of her incredible stories, I became determined to make the journey myself.

I grew up, seeing with my own eyes, with the social issues and effects of oppression in our society. As a first-generation student from immigrant parents, I believe I can apply my knowledge of third-world cultures, all ranges of socioeconomic and racial communities, racial issues, and social reconciliation to the trip and the community. I believe being a part of a leadership will allow me to learn stories from another place in this country, as well as share my experiences as a low-income immigrant child during the trip.

St.Kitts is a great place to go. The people are fun and energetic and the food is amazing. I want to go to St.Kitts because my family on my mother's side comes from their and I would like to find out more information about the place. Also the holidays that they have there look very exciting and I would like to be there to take part in one of the events. The climate is very warm, and they rarely receive any snow . St.Kitts is where I would like to go on my personal quest because I would like to learn more about my heritage.

On the adventure Im going to explore many towns and places in the Bahamas to learn and see things I don't get to see in my everyday life. Im going to visit maybe some museums to learn and learn some things about the past of the Bahamas. Or I will even go and visit beaches to relax. I am definitely going to go diving and see many Interesting things like fish and what its like underwater and how things really are. I could even go on tours and see many different animals in the woods or even trees or plants. These are only some of the things I am going to do

They select sixteen teenagers from around the nation to travel to another country and learn about a selected topic. Although extremely difficult to get it, this past summer I was selected to be one of sixteen American Youth Ambassadors and travel to Cyprus to learn about environmental programs. While there, I stayed with a Greek Cypriot host family and Turkish Cypriot host family. Although both sides consider themselves Cypriots, it was extremely interesting to see how they differ as well. Each family showed me their family customs, typical meals and common hobbies. Both had wonderful distinct cultures that were amazing to see. Each family had traditions that were very different from my ones back home, but they were so interesting. I hope that in college I’ll be able to study abroad to have a similar experience

Over the course of the trip, I will get to see so many amazing things including but not limited to Elmina and Cape Coast Casters, the Nkrumah Memorial, WEB Dubois Centre, Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Aburi Botanical Garden, and Kakum National Park. We will participate in a variety of service work with community organizations.

In a quaint little village tucked away on a beautiful Caribbean island, lays the seaside town of Runaway bay. A town filled with deep rooted culture on an island filled with welcoming natives. The pleasant vibes of reggae music and Rastafarian culture flow from the hills to the sandy shores. This island rich with tropical fruits and spices is located in the heart of the Greater Antilles. History tells that the enslaved island once known to its natives as “Xaymeca”, has come a long way in becoming the independent nation known today as Jamaica. In the Sea of many islands known as the West Indies, Jamaica stands peaceful, welcoming tourist and expanding rapidly. From an early age my passion for the island and its culture

     Jamaica is a tropical island, located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea. Around the coastlines are beautiful beaches with crystal clear blue-green water. In some respects, this is the majority of what people know about Jamaica. In this orientation text you will better understand Jamaica’s history, the people who live there, the many different religions, geography, and governments that have ruled the land.

Columbus discovered Jamaica on May 5, 1494, one year after he heard of the existence of the island. However, the true history of Jamaica begins with the African-Jamaican people who came to the island twenty years after the English took control from the Spaniards. The history of Jamaica can be broken up into different time periods, which were defined by watershed moments or events. Jamaican history begins with the establishment of the native islanders called the Tainos who inhabited the island for hundreds of years before the discoveries of Columbus. (JNHT 1)