The Juice on Jamaica
I researched the culture and heritage of Jamaica. Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea, but is part of the North American continent. It is a very musical country full of arts. I think that the best part about Jamaica is the reggae music! Reggae is a type of music that originated in Jamaica in the 1960’s and is made up of a beat that uses the drums, an electric guitar, a bass guitar, a piano, and a scraper. A really famous reggae singer in Jamaica is Bob Marley. You’ve probably heard of him or some of his music such as Don’t Worry Be Happy and Is This Love. Also, did you know that Jamaica was once a british colony? And even now that they’re independent, they still consider Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state. Jamaica is a democracy, but is not the same as the one in the United States. Instead of all the congressmen being elected, the senators in Jamaica are appointed, which means the public doesn’t have a say in who some of their representatives are. The Prime Minister in Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, is really important. After all, she is the head of the government! Now, are you looking for somewhere to go for winter spring or summer break? If so, head to Jamaica, it's’ beautiful beaches will attract tourists from anywhere. In fact, tourism is 30% of Jamaica's’ GDP, and every year about 1 million tourists come from all over the world to visit. Jamaica’s most popular cities to go to are Kingston, Montego Bay, and Ocho Rios. Jamaica is also a popular stop for cruises. All in all, Jamaica is by far, the best country to go to, research, and talk about, because of its unique and interesting qualities.
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Queen Elizabeth II Portia Simpson-Miller
Is This Love By: Bob Marley
Beautiful Jamaican Beach
Excellent blog, Reese! I LOVE reggae music and Bob Marley. I also think it's important to relate Jamaica to the UK and the queen, especially since so many students have countries that were once owned or territories of the UK. I can't wait to see you present!
ReplyDeleteI loved your presentation! I liked the Bob Marley song. I thought it was cool that a genre of music originated in your country! In Switzerland they yodel. That is not as cool as a genre! Jamaica is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteReese I loved your presentation! Jamaica is so interesting! I wish our countries were more alike but the are not. Both of our countries have a king or queen as head of state and a prime minister that is in charge of the government. Reggae music is so cool!
ReplyDeleteReese great job presenting!! I loved your board. Jamaica is very similar to Colombia because they both have republic governments and have similar agriculture
ReplyDeleteReese great job presenting!! I loved your board. Jamaica is very similar to Colombia because they both have republic governments and have similar agriculture
ReplyDeleteNice job presenting Reese. Our countries don't have much in common besides that they both have a king and queen. The beaches in Jamaica look very cool.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job Reese! I enjoyed all the info about your country. Some of our laws are the same but other then that a bunch of things like government and food were pretty much different. Over all great presentation.
ReplyDeleteNice job presenting. Jamaica seems like a very cool country. I didn't know that Queen Elizabeth II had an importance in the government of both countries. Jamaica seems like a cool place and I hope I can go there someday.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job presenting! Jamaica and Ukraine has some similarities. Like our countries are both really into the arts, but we are not as rich as your country. You did a great job. Jamaica sounds like a cool place to visit.
ReplyDeleteAmazing job Reese! I knew you could do it!! Jamaica seems so cool! Kenya also has amazing beaches that attract may tourists! Tourism is how a lot of small businesses earn money! Overall I LOVED your presentation and blog!
ReplyDeleteAmazing blog Reese!! In my country Brazil, we have a president that is leader of the country and head of government instead of a prime minister. I thought it was cool that you included a video of music that is popular in Jamaica. Good job!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! In the Philippines, the leader of the country is the president, instead of a prime minister. Also, senators are elected instead of appointed. The Philippines makes a lot of its money from outsourcing businesses instead of tourism. A similarity is that the main language of both of our countries is english. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteGood job! I really like the music in Jamaica. There isn't anything like that in China. Just like Jamaica, many people go on vacations in China too. China isn't known for their beaches though. That's really cool that Jamaica has a prime minister. Great job!
ReplyDeleteReally good presentation! I didn't know that Queen Elizabeth II was any what related to Jamaica! Israel is probably the opposite of Israel and don't have a lot in common but they probably have something. Good work!
ReplyDeleteYou did great presenting! Jamaica is such a cool place! I loved the song you showed us! It was really cool! Just Like Jamaica, France has a lot of tourism too and is a very popular place to go to! The beaches look very nice! I've been there before and it is a great place!
ReplyDeleteYour presentation was awesome! I learned so much! In Madagascar music is a huge part of their country just like Jamaica. Also our economies and governments are very different because Madagascar is a republic and their economy is based off of agriculture. Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy and the economy is based off of tourism. Overall great job on your presentation.
ReplyDeleteNice Job! I really like your information about reggae music. It sounds really cool. Overall i think that you did a good job on your blog and presentation.
ReplyDeleteNice job! We both have prime ministers but ours is elected by the President whiles yours is elected by Governor general is patrick allen..
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