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Summary:

The title of this section is called " The Train to Skaville " which I believe they got the title as a way to blend and mix in the genre "ska". With the contributions from the sound systems, which i believe i was talking about earlier, they were now being sold and promoted by radio station, and became a self-serving political motivation. They compared the sound systems to time now. Basically they say that in Kingston there is more Jerk spots than there is recording studios. Music is still an hype thing, its just select few places have them like back in the day. They will never die down in a sense, but people's interest are in other things. Another thing that seemed to be a conflicting issue was the fact that slavery was going on, and right after the white man no longer had control, the black people (jamaicans) didnt really have anyone else to have a smart mouth with so they started hating one another, and it came to the point jamaican made a new motto.

Quote:
"Out of many, one people", was the new Jamaica's motto" (Bradley 107)


-This quote really defines alot. it says how people should live. You'll always have many people around you, but only one will be the realest, only one will help you prosper, only one will be the last man standing.

Reaction:

My reaction on  the reading was simply, i learned something i didnt really know before. I know that on the Jamaica coat of arms it says that motto, but i never really took the time to analyze it, i never really understood how it came about until i read this section. it makes me look forward to more things that are in the book. it just might actually explain more about jamaicans and why they act the way that they do,