Final Destination Americas 2016

May 2016

Dest inat ion Amer icas

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Adair Rufty

Adair Rufty

Brazil's Presidential Predicament

By Jor dan Bennett 46 year s ago, Dilm a Vana Rousseff de

pr esident due to br eaking tax law s, and

Belo w as r eleased fr om OBAN pr ison in S達o

deceiving the public dur ing her

Paolo after tw o year s of hell. Dur ing her

pr esidential

incar cer ation, Rousseff lost over 22 pounds,

pr esidential cam paign, she disguised the

and developed a br utal thyr oid disease

budget deficit to m ake the economy seem

w hich w ent untr eated dur ing the w hole

healthier than it actually w as, pr opelling her

sentence. On a daily basis, she w ould be

to be the fir st fem ale elected in Br azil?s

tor tur ed w ith electr ic shocks, w ater boar ding,

histor y. She show ed her self to the countr y as

and punches to r eveal infor m ation on the

an

r ebel

connected to the people on m any differ ent

gr oup

that

she w or ked

w ith

to

over thr ow the gover nm ent.

alm ost

r un.

Dur ing

?m other like?

her

leader ,

2014

w ho

levels, due to being r aised in com m unist

The tiny 5?7, 160 lb w om an never gave in.

Br azil and being par t of the for ce that finally

Scientists later discover ed that the degr ee of

br ought them to justice. The leader of the

tor tur e she w as subjected to should have

gr oup of people tr ying to im peach Rousseff is

killed her , and had killed m en near ly tw ice

nam ed Luiz Lula da Silva, w ho w as the

her size due to the intensity and fr equency of

pr esident of Br azil befor e Rousseff. Know n to

the sessions. She w as labled the ?Joan of Ar c?

the people as ?Lula,? da Silva is loved by the

of the guer r illa m ovem ent, and the ?Queen of

people, having pr oved him self innocent of

Subver sion?

com m unist

m ultiple differ ent tax cr im es after countless

gover nm ent because she or ganized public

investigations, w ants to im peach Rousseff for

str ikes, r obber ies, and r aids against the

not ending the investigations even after he

gover nm ent.

pr oved him self innocent.

against

the

Rousseff established her self as a leader that w ould never give up on her people. She w as

loved

by

the

people

of

Br azil.

Now , Rousseff is one of the m ost hated figur es in the countr y of r oughly 200 m illion citizens. Rousseff has been suspended as

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Protests by the people of Brazil to impeach Rousseff

Can adi an W i l df i r e Spr eads Acr oss Al ber t a Ar t i cl e by: Tr evor Peyr on n i n The

m assive

w ildfir e

of

For t

days after the fir st sight of the fir e, m or e

M cM ur r ay, Canada w as fir st r epor ted

than 2,400 str uctur es w er e destr oyed

on M ay 1. The cause of the fir e w as

and w hole neighbor hoods have been

unknow n but tinder dr y br ush, low

w iped out by the flam es and m any m or e

hum idity, and hot air has caused the

ar e still in danger of being w iped out.

flam e to be unable to be stopped. The

For t

only w ay the fir e can be com pletely

r eser ves in w or ld and w or ker s have

stopped is if ther e is significant r ainfall.

been m ade to evacuate. The fir e could

M cM ur r ay

has the lar gest

oil

affect the economy of Canada if it

"Only natur e can stop it entir ely."

continues to keep

the oil

r eser ves

closed. M ost of the civilians headed south, how ever , som e headed nor th and

The fir e is cur r ently spr eading east aw ay

fr om

com m unities but

it

is

thr eatening pr ovince of Saskatchew an.

Fir efighter s have m ade slow pr ogr ess in

had to be air lifted due to safety r easons.

Ther e have been no casualties by the flam e

how ever ,

ther e

has

casualties caused by car accident.

slow ing flam es how ever only the natur e can

stop

the

fir e

w ith

significant

r ainfall. How ever , som e par ts of Alber ta have been pr otected and saved fr om the fir e The flam es ar e spr eading southeast thr eatening near by tow ns and cities.

The fir e in the pr ovince of Alber ta has cover ed 850 sq km and 100,000 people of For t M cm ur r ay w er e evacuated. As of

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Syr ian r efugees in evacuee cam ps in For t M cM ur r ay.

been

Cl i m at e Ch an ge Pr ogr am i n Gu at em al a Ar t i cl e by: Rober t DeRu ssy A $25 m illion U.S. funded pr oject to

m aking "som e pr ogr ess," but it also an

help Guatem ala com bat w or ldw ide global

alleged

w ar m ing is being slam m ed

as another

including that the r epor ted r esults w er e not

taxpayer -backed tim e-w asting pr oject after a

ver y accur ate. The w atchdog r epor ted that

new audit highlighted a ser ies of pr oblem s --

data-testing show ed about 22 er r or s in the

including m any m istakes in the gr oup's w or k

accounting of w hether the pr ogr am w as on

and

tr ack .

a failur e to pr oduce a dem anded

laundr y

Clim ate,

Com m unities

Natur e in

and

Guatem ala

list

of

violations

One exam ple given w as that the

long-ter m plan. The gr ant for the

long

"The money could be a waste."

Pr ogr am w as aw ar ded to the

Rainfor est

Fr iendly

par tner ship

r epor ted

162,356

hectar es

of

land. Now r eser ved to

non-pr ofit Rainfor est Alliance par tner ship in

tim ber and non tim ber pr oducts such as

Febr uar y 2013 by the U.S for Agency for

cacao and honey. But a r eview found the

Inter national Developm ent (USAID) as par t of

gr oup had counted the sam e hectar es m any

a w ider effor t to fight clim ate change in other

tim es. The Rainfor est Alliance par tner ship

countr ies.

also r epor ted it had cr eated 30,149 par t-tim e

USAID's Office of Inspector Gener al,

and

per m anent

jobs had

been

cr eated.

w hich issued the audit last m onth, said the

How ever , the audit found 23,936 of those

pr ogr am w as set up to help or ganizations and

"jobs" m ay have lasted no m or e than a day.

sm all

in

The audit also found that a needed com plete

Guatem ala im pr ove clim ate-change str ategies

and thor ough sustainability plain on how the

and

gover nm ent

pr ogr am w ill continue after USAID's help

agencies (NGOs)so the countr y's envir onm ent

ends w as not com pleted, even though ther e is

could be pr otected w ithout futur e U.S. help.

the existence of it being needed and the

The r epor t noted that as of Febr uar y 2015,

pr oject having been happening for tw o year s.

to

m edium

str engthen

sized

local

businesses

non

$10.5 m illion had been paid so far.

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The audit r ecognized the pr ogr am w as

En ven om i n g Fl i n t ?s M ost Essen t i al Asset Ar t i cl e by: Soph i e Hogan 65

m i l es

M i ch i gan ,

pol l u t i on of Fl i n t ?s w at er . I n 2011, t h e ci t y

r esi des a ci t y accom m odat i n g a t ot al of

of Fl i n t w as so ban k r u pt t h at i t w as t ak en

100,000 ver y poor , pr edom i n an t l y bl ack

i n t o st at e r ecei ver sh i p. ?Recei ver sh i p i s a

r esi den t s w h ose com m u n i t y w as a m aj or

t ype of cor por at e ban k r u pt cy i n w h i ch a

cen t er

n or t h

f or

Ch ev r ol et

an d

l i n e,

is

k n ow n

of

bu t

Det r oi t ,

GM ?s Bu i ck a

w el l

ex am pl e

of

?post -i n du st r i al decay?.

Th e ci t y of Fl i n t h as been

su f f er i n g

det er i or at i n g

an d

r ecei ver i s appoi n t ed by

"Flint is a w ell know n exam ple of post-industr ial decay."

ban k r u pt cy cr edi t or s

cou r t s

or

r un

the

to

com pan y?. Repu bl i can Gov. Ri ck

Sn yder ,

accou n t an t

f r om

a

an d

Gat ew ay

pu bl i c f or m er

com pu t er

ch ai r m an h i r ed em er gen cy

l eaded, f ar m r u n of f w at er

f or

sever al

m an ager s t o gover n t h e ci t y an d t o ?cu t

year s. Nat u r al l y, u pon u n cover i n g t h i s

cost s?. I n 2013 a ?m an ager ? deci ded t o j oi n

i ssu e on e ask s on esel f qu est i on s su ch as

a n ew w at er di st r i ct w h en t h e pi pel i n e t o

t h ese: ?W h at i n di v i du al i n a posi t i on of

Fl i n t

pow er w ou l d au t h or i ze an act i on t h at h as

m an ager si gn ed an or der t o pu m p w at er

su ch a n egat i ve ef f ect on h i s/h er ci t y??,

ou t of t h e Fl i n t Ri ver f or ?f r ee? w at er . Th i s

?W h en an d h ow di d t h e r esi den t s becom e

m ove w as ex pect ed t o save $1 m i l l i on a

aw ar e of t h e ch an ge t h at m ade t h e w at er

year .

becom e pol l u t ed??, ?W h er e di d t h e l ead

An ot h er possi bl e i n qu i r y w ou l d be ?W h en

an d ot h er t ox i n s con t am i n at i n g t h e w at er

an d h ow di d t h e r esi den t s becom e aw ar e

com e f r om ??. Th ese sai d i n qu i r i es w i l l be

of

h ad

yet

to

be est abl i sh ed. Th e

the

f u l f i l l ed by t h i s n ew s ar t i cl e.

St ar t i n g w i t h on e of t h e f i r st possi bl e qu est i on s w ou l d h ave com e t o m i n d, W h at i n di v i du al i n a posi t i on of pow er w ou l d au t h or i ze an

act i on

t h at

h as su ch

a

n egat i ve ef f ect on h i s/h er ci t y??. Th e st at e of M i ch i gan i s bei n g h el d r espon si bl e f or m ak i n g t h e deci si on s t h at

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cau sed t h e

150 M ichigan r esidents cr ow d the capitol to pr otest.

Venezuela Faces Health Car e Cr isis Ar ticle by: Ellie M ontgom er y Venezuela, a countr y that has

antibiotics, but none of the hospitals

alw ays been a tour ists attr action

she w ent to had any of the m edical

suffer ing a health car e cr isis. A

supplies. This is an exam ple of how

health car e cr isis is a cr isis in w hich

this cr isis is putting m any par ents in

hospitals

char ge of their ow n kid's m edications

ar e

r unning

low

on

m edicines and m edical supplies

to

tr eat

patients.

Health

car e

because

"Ther e w as nothing in this hospital."

issues happen all over the

w or ld,

but

cannot

help. This pr oblem is becom ing even a

Venezuela's

is

bigger issue because not only can

especially dr eadful. This cr isis has

par ents not find the r ight supplies

been going on for m any year s now

needed, they can not even find any

and is causing a huge ar gum ent in

basic supplies needed.

Venezuela of w hy this is happening.

A thr ee-m onth old daughter of

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hospitals

the

Another exam ple of how this cr isis is becom ing ver y hor r ible is

Yam ila w as r ecover ing fr om a hear t

about

sur ger y. Yam ila took her daughter to

Vasquez. He is a m an w ho w as

the m ost leading hospital in Car acas.

r ushed to the em er gency r oom after a

The hospitals did not supply the

gunshot to his chest. He w as being

m edications she needed

her

tr eated in one of Venezuela?s lar gest

r ecover y. Her m other Yam ila had to

hospitals w ith full car e not losing any

go out and tr y to find all of the

or gans. The dow nfall of this is that

supplies her

needed to

ever ything the doctor s tr eated him

r ecover because the hospital did not

w ith w er e fr om his ow n pockets. He

have any of it. Yam ila had to look

had to buy his ow n needles and

ever yw her e to

hydr ogen per oxide to be tr eated w ith.

daughter

find

for

needles and

a

m an

nam ed

Jose

Luis

Zi k a Vi r u s Tak es a Tol l on t h e Am er i cas Article by: Adair Rufty The Zika Vir us, discover ed in 1947,

infected. Ther e have been 54 r epor ted

is sw eeping thr ough the Am er icas and

Zika-r elated m iscar r iages or new bor n

causing chaos along the w ay. This vir us,

deaths. Also, because of Zika, m any

nam ed after the Zika For est in Uganda, is

babies ar e bor n

especially gr ow ing in Nor th, South, and

M icr ocephaly is a ser ious br ain defect in

Centr al Am er ica, w ith outbr eaks

in

Puer to

Rico, Br azil, and

El

Salvador.

Although vir us? or igin

the

w ith

m icr ocephaly.

babies that causes the

" Th i s di sease cou l d

victim to appear to have

be t h e t i p of t h e i ceber g.?

is still

a sm aller head, coining the nicknam e, ?sm all head

disease?.

Ther e

have

been

4,000

ver y foggy to scientists and r esear cher s,

suspected cases of m icr ocephaly just in

it is confir m ed that the vir us is spr ead

Br azil, and over 900 confir m ed cases in

thr ough bites fr om infected m osquitoes.

Puer to

Com m on

m icr ocephaly caught the attention of Dr.

r ash,

sym ptom s,

joint

pain,

including and

fever ,

conjunctiva,

Rico.

One

unusual

case

M ar co Safadi in Br azil. Accor ding

of

to

typically last about one w eek . These

Safadi, ?The baby looked OK w hen he

sym ptom s ar e consider ed ver y m ild and

w as bor n in Januar y? ?. How ever , the

victim s often do not even r ealize they ar e

m other

infected.

effects of Zika dur ing pr egnancy. After

The r eal issue is w hen pr egnant w om en acquir e the disease. Zika is notor ious for causing ser ious and fatal bir th defects w hen pr egnant w om en ar e

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had

exper ienced

som e

side

r unning tests, the baby tested positive for m icr ocephaly, even though his head cir cum fer ence w as less than an inch fr om the cut off. Dr. Sonja Rasm ussen of the U.S. Center s for Disease Contr ol and

M u st See By: Rober t DeRu ssy Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands ar e a natur e lover 's par adise. Som e of the m ost unusual species

in

the

w or ld

evolved

her e,

including giant tor toises, m ar ine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and even the w or ld's only equator ial penguin.

Machu Picchu For gotten until the 20th centur y, the "lost city of the Inca Em pir e" is hom e to mystical

tem ples and

ar cheological

sites. Plus, the ver dant m ountains in the backdr op ar en't bad to gaze at, either.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This glim m er ing Br azilian m etr opolis r esting at the m outh of a bay har bor , the city is lined w ith w hite-sand beaches, lush r ainfor ests and sur r ounded by stagger ed gr een m ountains. Rio de Janeir o boasts dr am atic view s fr om near ly ever y angle.

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M u st See By: Rober t DeRu ssy

Activities in the Americas By: Jordan Bennett

Baseball is known as the "Great American Pastime," and has been played for over 200 years. If you are ever in the US between April and September, a MLB game is fun for the whole family!

Kayaking is a sport that can be done all over the world, but the Americas undoubtedly win in the quality of the rivers. The united states have some of the best kayaking rivers in the world, as well as Costa Rica and Canada. There are different levels of rivers, with the easiest being for families, some of the more serious sportsman of the world can choose to take on Class V rivers like the Ocoee.

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Vol u n t ou r i sm i n t h e Am er i cas! by: Sophie Hogan

Com m u n i t y Devel opm en t i n Ecu ador Volunteer s in this pr ogr am in Ecuador par ticipate accor ding to their fields of exper tise and inter ests, and can choose their ow n ar ea of specialization.

Activities include: helping w ith adm inistr ative w or k, apicultur e (honey bees), hydr o-technical pr ojects, envir onm ental education, the pr oduction and sale of tr aditional pr oducts including handicr afts, as w ell as w or king on or ganic far m s and suppor ting teacher s at local com m unity schools

Hel p at an Or ph an age i n t h e Dom i n i can Repu bl i c/Car i bbean Becom e an integr al par t of the pr oject as it str ives to offer skills developm ent and envir onm ental education to the people w ho need it the m ost.

Activities include: helping out w ith the daily tasks of r unning the or phanage, spending tim e w ith the childr en, playing and cr eating fun and inter esting activities for them , helping out w ith kitchen duties, or even teaching in the school

Wor k at t h e Fl or i da W i l d An i m al Rescu e Join this extr aor dinar y pr oject and help to pr ovide a better life for the m any r escued anim als including big cats, w olves, bear s, pr im ates, and bats.

Activities include: helping to r un the centr e, including feeding the anim als, pr epar ing the food, cleaning, building and r epair ing the enclosur es, and also m aking enr ichm ents and feeding platfor m s.

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Vol u n t ou r i sm i n t h e Am er i cas!

Gr aphs of Com par able Data Cr eated By: Tr evor Peyr onnin

Elegance with an Attitude.

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Ascend t o t he ot her side w it h Al pine Ascends.

By: Jordan Bennet t

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Trevor Peyronnin

Fu n Tr i p t o M ex i co Ci t y f or a Bu dget ed Tr avel er Ar ticle by: Ellie M ontgom er y If you have a tight budget, M exico City

w ith m any tim es in her life. As w ell

is a gr eat place to go on a tr ip. The

w ith the gr eat ar t. This is a gr eat place

pr ices

ver y

to visit, no m atter the am ount of

inexpensive. This is not that m uch of a

people. You ar e seeing gr eat ar t and

tour ist destination, but w hen visited,

ar e not paying m uch. On w eek days it

vacationer s have a fabulous tim e.

is $5 and dur ing the w eekend it is $6

M exico City has som e of the best

to visit.. The pr ices ar e ver y low for

m useum s, r estaur ants, and hotels for

the am ount of m oney people pay to

gr eat pr ices no m atter how m any

see m useum s in Nor th Am er ica today.

in

M exico

City

ar e

people you have w ith you.

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As along w ith m useum s, ther e

The m useum s in M exico City ar e

ar e m any other gr eat places to go in

w onder ful. M any say you cannot visit

M exico City w ith the best pr ices. Som e

M exico City w ithout seeing the Fr ida

of these places include El Tem plo

Kahlo M useum . This m useum is filled

M ayor and Teotihuacan. To visit these

Mexico City provides low budget activities, food, hotels, and transportation.

Shedd Aquar ium 's anim als and exhibits inspir e you to m ake a differ ence.

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Pop open your ey es f or Popey es!!!

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Ellie Montgomery

Ellie Montgomery

must seeAmer ican Mov ies By: Ellie Montgomery

TheWizar d of Oz The W izar d of Oz is a m ovie dir ected by Victor Flem ing in 1939. This m ovie is filled w ith adventur e and fun. The lead char acter , Dor othy, finds her self fr om Kansas to the Land of Oz w ith her dog Toto. She needs to find a w ay to get back hom e. Along her jour ney thr ough the land she finds her self upon a lion w ho needs cour age, a scar ecr ow w ho needs a br ain, and a Tin Woodm an w ho needs a hear t. They all need to get to Em er ald City to r eceive w hat they need.

TheMot or cycl e Diar ies The M otor cycle Diar ies is a m ovie dir ected by Walter Salles in 2004. This m ovie is a dr am a film and a biogr aphy of Che Guevar a. The M otor cycle Diar ies is about Che Guevar a and his fr iend Alber to Gr anado. The tw o m en tr avel on m otor cycle fr om Br azil to Per u w itnessing m any differ ent differ ences thr oughout South Am er ica.

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Mind Your Manners!

In the United States and Canada, it is very rude not to tip your waiter at a restaurant or a cafe.

Tipping your waiter is considered rude in the rest of the world.

In Argentina, Chile, and Brazil it is considered rude to show up to a party or event right on time, because it isn't polite to show up right on time in case the host is still cooking.

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Food Tr ips By: Rober t DeRussy New Or leans is hom e of souther n spices, and m any to classic seafood, a var iety souther n spices and m any sugar y tr eats. W hether you ar e enjoying beignets in the Fr ench Quar ter , or having fine dining and Com m ander ?s Palace, New Or leans Cuisine is r ight for you.

Chicago offer s som e of the best food acr oss Am er ica. It has the best deep dish pizza in the United States. It also offer s som e of the best bur ger s in the Unites States. Chicago has the best Am er ican food in the U.S.

Santiago, Chile is sur r ounded by abundant fields and or char ds, and its cuisine featur es tons of locally gr ow n pr oduce, fr om olives to papayas and ever ything in betw een. Wor k up an appetite in the classr oom then explor e Santiago?s r eal specialty, seafood, caught fr esh at the near by coastline.

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Souvenir s to Br ing Hom e Cr eated By: Tr evor Peyr onnin Instr um ents The Ber im bau fr om Br azil is used to accom pany the m ar tial ar t of Capoeir a.

This souvenir that only costs 109 Am er ican dollar s.

Tr aditional Jew eller y The lapis lazuli jew eller y fr om Chile can cost a var iety of pr ices based on their size, shop, and color. Ther e is also the w ish r ibbons of Br azil and w hen you fir st get the r ibbon, you m ake a w ish and w hen the br acelet falls off, your w ish w ill com e tr ue. The br acelets only cost five dollar s.

Local Cer am ics and Wear The chullo hats of the Andes cost ar ound fifty Am er ican dollar s. The chullo hats ar e hand sew n and have ear flaps. The leather goods of supplies w hich include l eather boots and shoes can cost a var iety of pr ices due to the leather object.

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Amer ica's Regional Music and Dance by: Sophie Hogan

Dances: Tango Th e Tan go con si st s of a var i et y of st yl es t h at devel oped i n di f f er en t r egi on s an d er as of Ar gen t i n a as w el l as i n ot h er l ocat i on s ar ou n d t h e w or l d. Th e dan ce devel oped i n r espon se t o m an y cu l t u r al el em en t s, su ch as t h e cr ow di n g of t h e ven u e an d even t h e f ash i on s i n cl ot h i n g.

Th e st yl es ar e m ost l y dan ced i n ei t h er open em br ace, w h er e l ead an d f ol l ow h ave space bet w een t h ei r bodi es, or cl ose em br ace w h er e t h e l ead an d f ol l ow con n ect ei t h er ch est -t o-ch est (Ar gen t i n e t an go) or i n t h e u pper t h i gh , h i p ar ea (Am er i can an d I n t er n at i on al t an go).

Tap The ear l i est t ap dan ci n g ex am pl es w er e n ot on st age bu t r at h er a t ype of soci al dan ci n g am on g sl ave com m u n i t i es i n t h e sou t h er n Un i t ed St at es. I n cor por at i n g Af r i can dan ce m ovem en t s w i t h t h e i dea of Br i t i sh cl oggi n g or I r i sh st ep dan ci n g t h e Af r i can Am er i can com m u n i t y began t o devel op w h at i s m oder n day t ap dan ci n g.

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Bl ues Th e bl u es h as deep r oot s i n Am er i can h i st or y, par t i cu l ar l y Af r i can -Am er i can h i st or y.

Th e bl u es or i gi n at ed on Sou t h er n pl an t at i on s i n t h e 19t h Cen t u r y. I t s cr eat or s w er e sl aves, ex -sl aves an d the descen dan t s of sl aves? Af r i can -Am er i can sh ar ecr opper s w h o san g as t h ey t oi l ed i n t h e cot t on an d veget abl e f i el ds. I t 's gen er al l y accept ed t h at t h e m u si c evol ved f r om Af r i can spi r i t u al s, Af r i can ch an t s, w or k son gs, dr u m m u si c, r ev i val i st hym n s, an d cou n t r y dan ce m u si c.

Reggae

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Reggae i s a com pl ex Af r o-Jam ai can t w en t i et h -cen t u r y m u si cal ph en om en on t h at h as h ad an i m pact on popu l ar m u si cal cu l t u r e.

As a gen r e of m oder n bl ack cu l t u r al pr odu ct i on , r eggae m u si c dat es f r om t h e 1970s, w h en i t em er ged f r om the m u si cal con f l u en ce of sk a an d r ock st eady, two f or m s bor n in ear l y post col on i al Jam ai ca. As a cu l t u r al pr act i ce i n Jam ai can post col on i al soci et y, r eggae w as cl osel y t i ed t o su bal t er n r epr esen t at i on s of sl aver y, col on i al i sm , h i st or y, an d Af r i ca.

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