The Dominican Republic is a place where many go on vacation to see the country’s culture‚ history‚ and scenery. Many native Spanish speakers know it has La República Dominicana. The national language is Spanish; however‚ English is also spoken. As of 2012‚ the census population was 10.24 million (Nations of the World 532). It took a while for the country to reach this number since it was not inhabited until 1492. This was when Christopher Columbus was sent on a journey to Hispaniola. When he heard
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The Dominican Republic as of 1916 had been a victim of enormous political instability that allowed over the creation a stationary political process. The lack of stable political parties to form control and legitimacy in the country was nowhere to be found. The constant back and forth political changes had only increased their external debt to Europe .The probability of European intervention‚ retaliation against the Dominican Republic only increased as instability had become a trend‚ and the debt
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The Dominican Republic For decades‚ controversy has existed over whether Hispanic-Americans from the Dominican Republic should identify with one or two cultures. The concept of dual citizenship would allow Dominican-Americans to identify with two cultures. Although some would argue that dual citizenship is flawed because individuals should identify with one culture or the other‚ dual citizenship gave Dominican-Americans several advantages that outweighed the drawbacks. First‚ dual citizenship
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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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Life in the Dominican Republic is challenging for most of the people. Most of the people are disconnected from the outside world. People in the Caribbean Island face natural disaster threats every day throughout their life‚ such as flood‚ hurricanes‚ and droughts. The main way people try to escape this poor life is baseball. Furthermore‚ kids in the Dominican Republic start playing baseball at a young age and practice every day. Some kids either cut off school or do not go at all‚ just to play baseball
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Brazil‚ or maybe even the Dominican Republic. Its just something that is on people’s minds because they want to travel somewhere besides what they have already seen. I took that exotic trip to the Dominican Republic and it was definitely life changing. It was a different experience compared to what I had seen in the United States. Everything there was so beautiful but it was also hard to see all the poverty in some parts of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic was a vacation I will never
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Jazmin Lopez 3/27/14 Dominican Republic Jobs –Selling fruits (coconut‚ mangos‚ etc.)‚ men doing construction‚ women sweeping streets‚ security guards. In Dominican Republic children can’t work until the age of 14. Economy- After a decade of little to no growth in the 1980s‚ the Dominican Government initiated a program of economic reform in the early 1990s‚ adopting sound macroeconomic policies and opening the country to foreign investment. The economy grew at an average rate of 7.6% annually
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maintained the system of slavery and limited rights for the mostly mulatto and black population. The ruler‚ José Núñez de Cáceres‚ intended that the Dominican Republic be part of the nation of Gran Colombia‚ but he was quickly removed by the Haitian government and "Dominican" slave revolts. Victorious in the Dominican War of Independence in 1844‚ Dominicans experienced mostly internal strife‚ and also a brief return to Spanish rule‚ over the next 72 years. The United States occupation of 1916–1924‚ and
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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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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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