ask somebody where they from and they answer Dominican Republic‚ the first thing that comes to mind is the beach‚ spanish food‚ and their worldwide known music that truly identifies them: bachata. Bachata is a very popular type music‚ now known among all Latinos in the United States. Bachata comes from the bars and brothels of Santo Domingo and it still stands strong after more than 40 years. However‚ this music was not accepted in the Dominican Republic until about ten years ago. Bachata is based
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Michael Filmore Plt#201 Feb 6‚ 2012 Project Dominican Republic- Santo Domingo With so many beautiful beaches competing for the attention of tourists‚ it would be easy to overlook Santo Domingo‚ the capital city of the Dominican Republic. But what a mistake that would be! The path of history has touched Santo Domingo – it is here‚ in the 500-year-old architecture and the rich historical sites‚ that visitors come to appreciate the French‚ Haitian and Spanish influences on the island’s history
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country that you have grown up in your whole life. This is the struggle that many Haitian people in the Dominican Republic are going through today‚ all because of their background. The actions that Sonia Pierre executed throughout her life greatly impacted those of Haitian lineage in the Dominican Republic‚ which can be traced back through her childhood‚ the establishment of the Movement for Dominican Women of Haitian Descent (MUDHA)‚ and the fight that she embodied till the end of her life.
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I think to myself this is what heaven must be like. There are so many beautiful places in the around the world. So many places to pick and choose from to go on vacation. Hands down the best places I went on vacation had to be the island of Dominican Republic‚ the scenery alone was just breath taking and the people handing me the fruity drinks weren’t too bad either. As soon as you step out of the plane‚ you’re greeted with the sound of live bachata music playing throughout the airport. Then once
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Pastime in the Dominican Republic One hundred and forty years after American-influenced Cubans fled their home island during the Ten Years’ War and brought baseball to the Dominican Republic (D.R.)‚ the sport is thriving in the impoverished nation. In the sport’s top professional league‚ Major League Baseball (MLB)‚ more current players were born in the Dominican Republic than any other country besides the United States‚ where 29 of the 30 MLB teams are based (Gregory 2010). The Dominican‚ a nation
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Dominican Republic and Jamaica‚ sisters of the Caribbean The Caribbean is a mixture of different cultures and people. Jamaica is under the island of Cuba and on the west side of Haiti. The Dominican Republic shares it land with Haiti on the west and Puerto Rico is on the east‚ crossing the ´´canal de la mona´´. These islands may look similar in a geographical view but they have some peculiarities. Aspects like their languages and the political situation where they are living make them unique. Since
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Haiti and Dominican Republic are two independent countries in the Caribbean. The Spaniards occupied the Dominican Republic until 1821‚ which influenced their heritage. At the same token the United States also occupied the Dominican Republic for eight years to protect its commercial interests. The Haitians occupied it for twenty-two years‚ which fueled the hatred for Haitians. What set the Dominican Republic apart from other Caribbean islands is diverse mixture of difference influences from around
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Since history does not exist as a separate‚ unconnected entity‚ Hispaniola’s past European interactions has had lasting effects on the racial identification of The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Instead of focusing on 20th century history‚ such as the rule of the brutal Dominican dictator Rafael Truijo‚ European imperialism established the foundation for European affluence in Hispaniola‚ shaping the 20th and 21st century society. The mulatto population‚ mix race‚ was a result of Spanish and African
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Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a Spanish speaking country off the coast of Central America. Its northern shore is by the Atlantic Ocean and the southern side is guarded by the Caribbean Sea. It’s on an Island shared by Haiti. Dominican Republic is two-thirds of the island Hispaniola. The religion of Dominican Republic is mostly Roman Catholic. Because of their Catholicism‚ they have Lent. Lent is the forty days before Easter in which Dominicans celebrate Carnival. During the
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The Dominican Republic is known as a “cradle of blackness”. The Dominican Republic was originally the entry way for the first African slaves. Because of this‚ tension rose between the Dominicans and the Haitians. The people of the Dominican Republic decent wanted to migrate to Haiti‚ however‚ Haitians were not allowing it. The Tainos were the natives of the Dominican Republic who first greeted Columbus. They were known to be un-harmful and to their selves but to others they were a threat. Tainos
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