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                                                  Have you wondered what it is like to be rich and wealthy? Try visiting one of the private islands or resort in the Bahamas, or “Baja Mar” as named by Christopher Columbus. The richest country in the Caribbean, the Bahamas is the 3 rd richest country in the new world, behind the United States and Canada. The wealth gained by The Bahamas has affected them positively and negatively. Some of the negatives are false information that people have mistaken. On the other hand, the wealth has helped all 700 islands prosper as a country. The two main topics talked about when it comes to the wealth of the Bahamas are the government and tourism.     

https://www.tripsavvy.com/bahamas-4139224 During this research project I had many obstacles but one of the biggest was that I did not know what or how to start my project. There were too many amazing things to write about the country of the Bahamas. After I found the topic that I wanted to write my essay on I started doing my research which led me to another problem.  The topic I wanted to write on did not have enough information. Eventually, after searching the internet I finally did find a topic I was certain about and with enough information. The topic I chose was the wealth of The Bahamas and the pros and cons of it. Tourism and Government are the heavy hitters on the reason for the Bahamas wealth. Tourism makes up about 60% of all incomes in the Bahamas and it also makes up about half of the jobs. Whereas the government doesn't tax and they also establish offshore banking which lures in wealthy people all over the world. https://palmcay.com/blog/buy-home-bahamas/

  The tale of "Tetiyette and the Devil" is a short story from Guadeloupe and is showed as a fairy tale which clues the reader that there is a moral from what the readers are about to read. "That child was very hard to please and found no one to her taste” (Guadeloupe 1) This sentence helps us understand that the child is not humble, appreciative, and also suggests the child may be self-centered and thinks she’s always right.    In the story the author uses metaphor throughout the story that personifies animals as humans to show their judgment on who and how they are on their appearance.   While the author writes where his character is judging the others by their appearance and an example is when the child in the story says, "make him go away, make him go away"(Guadeloupe 1) To the Goat and Pig. This statement was made before she talked to them and solely a judgement made about them just by their appearance. As the Devil enters the scene, it is the only