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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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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This is a tale of love and hate in the Dominican Republic. The year 1492 marked the birth of hatred and weakness with the arrival of Columbus on our island. Again from 1822 to 1844‚ my ancestors were forced to face and resist the Haitians efforts to replace our Spanish heritage with their French culture during their slave revolution. Blinded by our optimism‚ we were proud Hispanos; we were all Santana’s‚ ready to join our father--Spain. Once more from 1916 to 1924‚ American Marine occupation taught
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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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The Dominican Republic Trip A few years ago me and my family went on Vacation. We went to the Dominican Republic it was new to me. When we were at the airport they had K9 dogs‚ but instead of German shepherds they had pit bulls. Some of the airport security had M16s it was very cool to me. “This wasn’t necessary” my mom said. “This airport is way different from an American airport” I said laughing. “I bet they love them guns” my brother said. The beach was amazing the water was very shallow
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The Dominican Republic and Haiti once shared the Island of Hispaniola for five centuries‚ until the Dominican Republic gain their independence from Haiti. Now the only thing separating these two islands is the Massacre River. The Massacre River was derived from the President of the Dominican Republic which ordered his troops to kill all Haitian people and descendants. This maybe a little confusing because the Dominican side of the island was under the rule of Spanish (Spain) and Haiti was rule by
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How did the dominican republic received the independence? In 1821 the Dominican Republic declared their independence from Spain. The Haitians(After they received their independence) invaded their neighbors and occupied the territory for more than two decades. But the Dominicans never accepted the Haitian rule and on February 27‚ 1844‚ Juan Pablo Duarte-considered the father of the country led a bloodless revolt and claimed back the Dominican autonomy. Fearing another Haitian invasion they submitted
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