Presentation overall reviews

For many, visual aids and relatable topics really helped in the understandings of their research. Taking common ground is always a positive route to go when explaining new material to others. But, on another note, many failed to make eye contact, like myself, and somewhat rushed through. Failure to use the 6X6 rule, as I failed to do as well, was also a negative factor, squeezing too much paragraph style information on each slide. Overall, each island had its own unique characteristics and problems to be addressed, which advantaged each of us in different ways.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visual Aids

Saint 

Vincent

 And

The 

 Grenadines

Visuals

Presentations- Day 2

Martinique-
*Slavery in Martinique still take place in modern day
*They used to use all of their land for sugar production and little to none for food
*The békés (European descent) owned the majority of businesses and economic factors, while being the minority.
**Since the darker skinned people of African descent are the majority, why do they not forcefully overthrow?
*Lots of information
*Stuttered a bit

British Virgin Islands-
*Influenced more by Caribbean culture rather than European culture
*Celebrate carnival and have a lot of other festivals that celebrate creole style traditions, music, and art
*Why do they not relate to their European descendants?
*Clear speaking and development
*She's odd

Presentations- Day 1

Anguilla-
*It is a very culturally diverse country/island
*They celebrate Mondays and Fridays during certain seasons, and they were large festivals with herds of people
*Their primary languages are Dutch and French
***Why are they so Culturally diverse and speak the languages they do?

Haiti-
*Haiti has a bloody, cruel history deriving from a series of unfortunate events.
*They have had constant kings or dictators that serve for live, imposing strict, cruel policies (Tonton Macout).
*The recent earthquake in 2010 destroyed a large amount of Haiti, which has still not been repaired due to corruption and embezzlement.
***How has Haiti remained so patriotic?

Truly beneficial tourists

As many assume, tourists can come across as pests to highly traveled places, but they do not know that they are actually full of benefit. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hosts many travelers nearly year round due to its practical tropical weather. It spoils its guests with resorts and amenities as any other island would, providing new-comers with the crave to come back again.

Due to the islands exporting less, and keeping its products within borders, it creates an increase in its national GDP, which can raise standard of living, increase jobs, and spark new industry. If the island is able to afford more and provide more amenities, it will continue to drive common travelers back the the beautiful islands, therefore increasing and repeating the process. The underlying importance of tourists is more often overlooked, mostly by the tourists themselves.

Loko for the Caribbean

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are beautiful Caribbean islands just as any would expect. Once the Caribbean was increasingly toured and explored, the islands became a tourist hit. They were pressured to supply for the new visitors, driving many parts of their economies. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have become more and more popular throughout the years, from the mid 1900s to now, and have created more and more attractions t accommodate this change. It has increased jobs for the natives, within tourist season of course, and has become a major source of income for the country and people.


The Islands main industries in order are: Tourism, food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, and starch. Food processing is also important to the island because in order to bare these tourists, and have enough to export, they must produce a lot. Their main agricultural products, particularly island products are bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and fish. The natives use local products for resorts, shops, and restaurants to provide the natural island feel that tourists seek when they venture to such places. This natural environment provided by the unskilled* natives tends to drive tourists back, thirsty for more of the Caribbean lifestyle.