of the last sixty years‚ their postal services routed the mail ninety miles north to Miami as if the two countries had decided that they no longer shared the island of Hispaniola. This is absurd at best; a flight between their capital cities‚ Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince‚ takes only half an hour. Deep in the Cordillera Central mountain range‚ the border is virtually irrelevant to peasants who cross it easily on market days and switch
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5. Presentation of each family – Eldest child of each family NOTE: Every after presentation‚ special number will follow 6. Word of Encouragement – Father Garry Uchi (Miguela’s Family) 7. Message 8. Acknowledgment for Catalina Tud-Santos and Illuminada Tud-Uchi – Ledenia Uchi (Illuminada’s Family) 9. Closing Remarks – Rudy Tud (Eutecquio’s Family) Part III: 12-1pm Lunch Part IV: 1-5pm Acquaintance time (games and raffle) – Luz Tud-Guerrero (Teofilo’s Family) -END OF
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another country‚ which used a different language than my country. I also had to leave my family for a long time. However‚ I tried to keep strong and calm. I knew it was a good choice to move to the U.S. We departed from my hometown (Montecristi) to Santo Domingo on April 12‚ 1993 at 7:00 a.m. I went by and got there four hours later. In the airport‚ we went to the American Airlines counter and checked in for my daughter and me. We went through security. It was really empty because it was very early. After
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Y eso es precisamente lo que ha hecho y continua haciendo nuestra Lucecita. Países como España‚ Estados Unidos‚ México‚ Rusia‚ Argentina‚ Cuba‚ Santo Domingo‚ Colombia‚ Panamá y otros‚ han tenido el enorme privilegio de contar con su presencia en sus escenario. | | | En los años sesenta‚ época que musicalmente se conoce como La Nueva Ola‚ surge en Puerto Rico una vocalista extraordinaria que‚ con su fuerza interpretativa y su figura delgada y simpática‚ cautivó inmediatamente a todos los puertorriqueños
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of African slave labor in the British Caribbean for sugar production became much more realistic on a very large-scale. In 1791‚ the Haitian Revolution begins. This revolution brings with it a slave uprising in the French West Indian colony of Santo Domingo. Ten years after this‚ the black nation of Haiti was established‚ due to the revolution. In the year 1793‚ a large
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English 101 An Annotated Bibliography: Junot Diaz "Impressions...: Review: Drown by Junot Díaz." Impressions...: Review: Drown by Junot Díaz. N.p.‚ 22 Jan. 2012. Web. 07 Apr. 2015. Drown was the first book Junot Diaz wrote and was composed of ten short stories. Its focus is on the hardships of immigrants in the U.S.‚ specifically those from the Dominican Republic in New Jersey. Some of the stories focus on the same family where as others are unknown who the main character is. “Drown”
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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 on the bolero rhythm. Also bachateros like Antony Santo and Juan Luis Guerra started experimenting with the guitar to advance more the sound of bachata. The Dominican Republic always had guitar
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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‚ and the Moon Palace Resort in Punta Cana‚ the
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Theodore Roosevelt inherited an empire-in-the-making when he assumed office in 1901. After the Spanish-American War in 1898‚ Spain ceded the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Guam to the United States. In addition‚ the United States established a protectorate over Cuba and annexed Hawaii. For the first time in its history‚ the United States had acquired an overseas empire. As President‚ Roosevelt wanted to increase the influence and prestige of the United States on the world stage and make the country
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Management DR. NORMITA A. VILLA - Dean‚ College of Education with Special Assignment on the Research Program of the University DR. VIRGINIA N. SANTOS - Dean‚ College of Arts and Sciences DR. VISITACION B. CRISOSTOMO - Dean‚ College of Engineering‚ Technology and Computer Science PROF. JOSE A. DELA PEÑA -
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