Grade Level: K-3 Subject Area: Social Studies and Self- Esteem Lesson Length: Ongoing throughout the school year Topic: The Melting Pot of America Content: Students are unaware of the many cultures that make up the “Melting Pot of America”. Our classes forget to put a focus on the different cultures that make up our communities and country. This activity was designed to put a focus on that and to help students embrace their differences and their assets that the bring to their very own
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support of my family‚ I committed to making the best of moving to a new country. When I first arrived‚ we lived in Washington Heights. There‚ I felt at home‚ the environment reminded me of living in the Dominican Republic. It was very lively‚ from Bachata and Merengue music being blasted in the bodegas and apartments. Moving to America from the Dominican Republic was a struggle that made me strong‚ determined and shaped me into the person I am today. Through the obstacles over the past eight years
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Tabitha Glenn Dr. Johnson MED LAW Tues/Thur 12/6/12 The island of the Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea‚ and its part of the West Indies. The Dominican Republic shares the land with Haiti and the entire island is known as Hispaniola. Hispaniola as it was called when Christopher Columbus discovered it‚ he discovered it on his first voyage in 1492. The founding of this island was very important to European settlers and it played a major part in the economic growth that Europe
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give me three turns. The traditional song of sweet fifteen fiestas-parties was El Val’s de las mariposas-the valley of the butterflies. We also danced a merengue- a style of Dominican music and dance‚ since that’s where my parents are from. Also bachata‚-originated from the Dominican Republic is a type of music‚ and dance my favorite. The damas-maids had light
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Mexican-Americans Culture has been defined as so many things but what does it really mean? Dictionary.com defines it as “the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts‚ letters‚ manners‚ scholarly pursuits‚ etc.” I guess you can say that’s a pretty fair definition but that’s not all‚ culture also has to do with the way people dress and what people listen to (music wise). Culture also deals with religion‚ politics‚ education‚ jobs‚ economic
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HISTORY OF SOCIAL DANCE Social dancing (dancing for pleasure) really starts with the Cotillion and Quadrille. These are set dances for four couples‚ and their descendants are still around today in the form of English and Scottish country dancing and‚ of course American square dancing Dancing in couples came along in the form of the Galliard‚ Minuet and Gavotte (each developing from the other)‚ but each danced essentially at arms length‚ and in repetitive sequences. Imagine trying to get close
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Michelle Paz Narrative Essay Eng 7 Jance/Porter November 9‚ 2012 My Quinceanera Quinceanera is every girl dream‚ it’s a celebration of a girls fifteenth birthday. It’s a tradition where a girl turns into a woman. A Quinceanera is planned one year before your fifteenth birthday. It starts out with a ceremony‚ food reception‚ and a Surprise dance to end it. All my family and friends were there on my big day. On November 22‚ 2008‚ I had one of my memorable nights‚ where I felt like a total princess
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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 you step outside your eyes dart directly to the horizon where you see all these beautiful hills and placed strategically across all the hills are these little homes spread out everywhere. Then we hop
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Alma Diaz Laura Pawuk HON 201 9 September‚ 2014 Culture & Music Reflection "Culture" is defined as the belief systems and value orientations that influence customs‚ norms‚ practices‚ and social institutions‚ including psychological processes and organizations It acknowledges that all individuals are cultural beings and have a cultural‚ ethnic‚ and racial heritage. Culture has been described as the personification of a worldview through learned and transmitted beliefs‚ values‚ and practices‚ including
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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‚ and the Moon
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