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Dennis Plunkett, a British expatriate, feels a deeper connection to his adopted community of St. Lucia after discovering that a possible ancestor of his perished defending it. Identify and discuss an actual historical instance where an individual from a different race or culture sacrificed their life or risked death in defense of a land, people, or cause not their own.

American leaders realized in the years following the 1776 revolution that true independence requires much more than just a declaration, a war, and the establishment of a national government. The journey includes challenges of cultural, economic, psychological, and social independence. Research the post-revolutionary era of the United States and compare the obstacles they faced with those encountered more recently by a nation like St. Lucia, which emerged from colonial rule after World War II.

While sophisticated forms of art may appear detached from everyday life, Walcott acknowledges that art is a valuable means of human expression. Explore some of the folk arts, crafts, dance, music, or rituals of Africans or Native Americans. Identify how these forms of expression help people to recognize and define themselves as a culture.

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