the first cathedral‚ castle‚ monastery‚ and fortress built in all of the Americas‚ located in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone‚ an area declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Music and sport are of great importance in the Dominican culture‚ with Merengue and Bachata as the national dance and music‚ and baseball as the favorite sport. Tourism is one of the fueling factors in the Dominican Republic’s economic growth. With the construction of projects like Cap Cana‚ San Souci Port in Santo Domingo‚
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George Lopez: (born April 23‚ 1961) is an American comedian‚ actor‚ and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations‚ including Mexican American culture. He was the host of the late-night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS until its cancellation on August 12‚ 2011. One of his comedy shows is called Latin Kings which shows Mexicans are hater and not happy for people. They use alcohol/drugs and always
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico Metropolitan Campus Humanistic Studies Faculty Unit I: Art‚ Music and Religion GEPE 2020 – Humanistic Studies Miłosz Mariusz Jacko‚ Ph.D. Prudence C Reid – M00429065 12/10/2013 ART What is art? According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary; “something that is created with the imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses feelings.” We make art because there is something inside the creative person
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Allen Eckles Mrs. Konczakowski 12 CP LA period 1 23 August 2012 “Token kid” In school social circles‚ I always find myself becoming “The Token Black kid." Most people just naturally assume by the tan skin and curly hair that I must be half black. They mistakenly assume that many of the accomplishments I have made are due to the fact that I am mixed. It is true that I am mixed‚ but not with African American‚ but with the Latino culture. My mother was born in the Dominican Republic‚ and my
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businesses as much as they support the biggest ones. Immigrant business owners and business starters do not have the same support in the business world as others have. This problem is caused because of the business demand. Based on what the owner of Merengue and various Latinos restaurant‚ Nivia Pina said‚ “the city of Boston do not give that much support to business started or minority… Years ago the city of Boston redevelopment authority offer more options to business in the community and give financial
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Jessica Stone GE103 Assignment 4 Part I Cause and Effect: What are the CAUSES of you becoming an online student (the effect?) I have to admit that becoming an online student was not as hard of a decision that I originally thought it was going to be. I have wanted to go back to school for several years‚ but having a now 13 year old and 1 year old daughter‚ a 4 year old son‚ a husband that sometimes acts like a kid‚ two pets and a large house in the country isn’t something that tends to
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Breakdance Moves List http://www.buzzle.com/articles/breakdance-moves-list.html Home Topics Breakdancing Dancing Ballroom Dancing Belly Dancing Disco Dancing Flamenco Hip Hop Dance Latin Dances Line Dancing Salsa Dancing Tango Dance Tap Dancing Thriller Dance Ballet Dancing Irish Dancing Bachata Dance Cha Cha Dance Dance Costumes Dance Shoes Dance Songs Dance Teachers Electric Slide Dance Singing Lessons Swing Dancing Talent Show Twist Dance Waltz Arts and Crafts Jamil Music Ads by Google
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Effects and Developments of the Forced Migration of Africans Europe and the New World: Though the effect on Africa due to the slave trade was very negative‚ in the Americas it was the exact opposite. As population decreased in Africa‚ it increased in the Americas. Even today‚ approximately one tenth of our population can trace its roots back to an imported slave. The demographic effects of the slave trade varied on the area. In the British West Indies‚ for example‚ the proportion of people descendent
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Salsa is a style of music and dance practice by different cultures on all over the world. Salsa is way of communicating others who you are‚ not only by singing also by dancing. Different cultures have different way of singing and dancing salsa. Sometime‚ even though people are from the same culture they have different ways of transmitting salsa music and dance. Salsa is a very unique style that can be projected as romantic melody or very energetic and dynamic. When Africans arrived to Cuba
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never actually did win‚ but I was addicted to the possibility of wealth. While on the first Saturday of every month‚ my family and I would go to the cinema and watch a new Charlie Chaplin movie. The other Saturdays‚ I spent at home listening to the merengue tunes of “Era Gloriosa” and “Que viva el Jefe” on the radio while reading La Naciόn Trujillo newspaper on the patio of my home. The highlights of the newspaper were always Angelita’s coronation‚ the Free World Fair of Peace‚ Flor de Oro’s adventures
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