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GETTING TO KNOW JAMAICA

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

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Jamaica is known as one of the most popular tourist spots for vacationers. Every year over 4 million people travel to this island. The scenery is jaw dropping with its beautiful blue mountains home of the popular Blue Mountain Coffee and clear blue water beaches that will take your breath away. This magical island is known for amazing hospitality and some of the best all-inclusive beach front resorts. 

Jamaican culture is also known for its amazing traditional dishes. Most of the influences in their dishes include the Rastafarian influence. Rastafarian simply means a healthier approach to cooking meals.  Some Rastafarians’ do not believe in eating meat they are usually known as the “stricter” ones and others believe in no pork at all.  

Jamaica has some interesting and surprising facts about the country. Jamaica was the first Caribbean nation to gain its independence in 1962. Jamaica is one of only two countries in the world that has no common colors with the flag of the United States of America. The flag consists of the bold colors of green, two yellow stripes forming a X and black on the top and bottom. The popular Disney movie “Cool Runnings” was based off Jamaica being one of the first countries to enter a Winter Olympic event. The British writer of the James Bond movies had a house built in Jamaica and named it “Goldeneye”. He wrote ten of his James Bond movies there, later after the writer died the estate was purchased by Jamaica most popular reggae artist Mr. Bob Marley.


Jamaica continues to strive with their unique culture influenced worldwide. Jamaica's tourism, interesting historical facts, style of dance, reggae music, and dancehall continue to contribute and influence the culture of the world with their motto 'Out of many, one people'.



Sources:

https://travelnoire.com/1962-jamaica-motto-out-of-many-one-people

https://kenyayote.com/jamaica/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18784730







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  1. Connor StoneFebruary 17, 2021 at 1:19 PM

    Peer Review by Connor Stone
    I really liked ur picture and how it connected to some early descriptions of Jamaica you made. It really made me able to connect something visual to your writing. Another thing I loved was the facts and information you provided. It really intrigued me and made me want to learn mire about Jamaica. Next was the connection you made to our live with the Disney and James Bond movie facts. It is easier to learn when you have things to relate to in your everyday life. Another thing I love is the words you use to describe the island. It really sets it apart and helps me visualize the island better in my mind. The only things I didn't like was it was a little short and there wasn't anything about misconceptions. You didn't really provide or elaborate on anything that could be misconceived about Jamaica. The thing I liked most was the connections you made. It helps immerse your reader a lot more when they have things to connect to. My only recommendation would be expand on ideas a little bit more and make sure you provide the answer to the prompt or explain that there wasn't any misconceptions.

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