Netherlands Caribbean

When one looks up the definition of modernization, they are welcomed to the generic definition that it is the process of adapting something to modern needs or habits. However, modernization encompasses so much more. Modernization is a never-ending process that affects the entire world at different times in multiple different ways. For example, it can include introduction of processed foods, automobiles, mechanized labor, technology, and much more. Looking at modernization, it's always viewed as a positive change with hardly any negative effects. However, the negligence of viewing modernization as a solely positive transformation has made people unaware of the way it negatively affects countries around the world. Take the small island of Saba, located in the beloved Caribbean. It is a clear example of where modernization has taken a dark toll. In Saba, modernization has created adverse effects on the health of majority of its citizens by a growing rate of diseases, obesity, and hy...

Currently, my research has been slightly difficult. I've been running into trouble on developing a strong clear thesis, so I need to work on that.The topic I have chosen, the health effects of modernization, is something that really makes me think deeply because it is truly a subject I have never thought of as having possible negative effects. So far, I have learned it has led to a extremely concerning rise in obesity and deadly diseases through out islands in the Caribbean such as Saba. The next few things I plan to research is how did modernization originally start in Saba and in the Caribbean as a whole. With that knowledge, I think it will give the audience good background knowledge for the rest of my paper.