Life and Debt essays
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Public policy can be defined as a statement of intent, which guides decisions and contains goals and the means to achieve them, this can be the action taken by a government to maintain order or address the needs of citizens. According to Dye 1972, a public policy is anything a government decides to do or not to do. Therefore, a policy is not just a decision that produces change but one that also resists change. Different authors in the discipline...
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Kwame Nkrumah in his essay ‘Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism’ unleashes two different dimensions where in theory a neo-colonial state seems independent and sovereign but in reality, that state’s economic system, political policy, cultural practices are influenced/controlled by external powers. In the documentary ‘Life and Debt’, directed by Stephanie Black, the director has carefully presented how external power such as the IMF entered Jamaica to save its economy from the financial crisis, but in reality, it was just exploitation...
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In both Edwidge Danticat’s ‘Brother I’m Dying’ and Stephanie Black’s ‘Life and Debt’, the concept of the afterlives of slavery and colonialism are fundamental. In both, black countries that were previously colonized by a white European power. Danticat and Black shed light on how these people readjust to life after colonialism and slavery, but also the repercussions to the civilization after it has gained ‘independence’. In ‘Brother I’m Dying’, Edwidge Danticat recounts a very personal story of her family’s struggles...
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When an idea is expressed, closely related ideas are simultaneously conveyed logically. The idea that many teachers and parents express to young children as a way of knowing themselves: ‘Where are you from?’. In logic, the answer would be simple enough to respond to where they were born. Most likely, for Jamaican immigrants who moved to America, their situation could be a little bit different. The new multiculturalism background not only changes the life of Jamaican immigrants, but also challenges...
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Globalization and inequality are represented throughout the film ‘Life and Debt’ and this links to media images of tourism that portray a contrasting image of Jamaica and Dominica. In this report, I intend to explore these issues in the Jamaican economy and in trade and media images of Jamaica and Dominica. Globalization is presented negatively, allowing exploitation and aiding inequalities of Jamaican workers, in the film ‘Life and Debt’, this is highlighted in the scene that discusses the issues surrounding...
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