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    conditions provided strong incentives for Dominicans Central Americans to migrate to the U.S. The causes of political instability and economic changes are specific to each country; but overall‚ economic and political factors have had the most influence on the significant increase in the migration of these two Latino sub-groups to the United States. The weakening economy and political instability in the Dominican Republic were two of the main factors that led Dominicans to migrate and become a part of the

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    Dominican Republic: Electrical Deficit Prepared by: Team E Submitted By: Team E DeVry University Course: LAS432: Tech‚ Society‚ and Culture Date Submitted: June 16‚ 2013 Table of contents Dominican Republic Background 4 History of bad government 4 Monetary policy 4 Serious economic inequality 6 Underserved Rural Population 7 Public Debt 8 Electrical Deficit 10 Old infrastructure 11 Energy theft 11 Outages 12 Electrical Deficit 12 Dependency on generators

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    motivation behind going to the Dominican Republic was to provide service to those in need. This derives from when I interned for a Family Medicine Doctor by the name of Johnnie Cook M.D. When I interned with him‚ he left on multiple service trips to third world countries and provided free healthcare to the people there. Since then‚ my primary goal was to become a doctor and be like Dr. Cook by going on medical service trips and helping people in need. While in the Dominican Republic‚ I was able to accomplish

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    schools? Many kids in the Dominican Republic don’t go to school and this has become a big problem because the government hasn’t done anything to prevent this or done anything to make the schools better. According to Unicef‚ the law 136-03 “all boys‚ girls‚ and adolescents have the right to integral quality education to allow them to develop their potential and capabilities.” If the government in the Dominican Republic doesn’t put in a system for education in the Dominican Republic then thousands of children

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    This ideal has been passed through generations and has influenced hair businesses run by Dominican women here in the United States. There have been several reports of women who would be kicked out of these salons because their hair was “too hard to handle”. This has created beauty shops to be considered as sites of both cultural and identity productions. As Dominican Republic was once imperialized by European colonization and slavery‚ the view on African-origin bodies have been stigmatized to be

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    not a legal issue. Since‚ there is always an exchange of “currency “or “paso”any time two people date. So‚ in Sosua‚ Dominican Republic‚ clearly the law agrees with my stance. However‚ in the Domican Republic it is illegal to exploit into selling your body for sex. In other words‚ one cannot legally have a pimp.

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    The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean nation that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. It’s kenned for its beaches‚ resorts and golfing. Its terrain comprises rainforest‚ savannah and highlands‚ and the Caribbean’s tallest mountain. Capital city Santo Domingo has Spanish landmarks like the Gothic Catedral Primada de America dating back 5 centuries in its Zona Colonial district. The regime of the Dominican Republic is a representative democracy governed by a President and Congress composed

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    in the Dominican Republic this about everyone’s least favorite place out of the 3 places we went to. 1st was the beaches weren’t that great I mean we all hang out there‚ then came the worst part the people who sold things every person who asked the conversation all ways went the same way. “ Do you want toy or do you want a hat my friend?” Me trying to be respectful said this “ No sir “and that repeated 10 times per person. Finally we got back on the ship‚ even though the Dominican Republic wasn’t

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    The Dominican Republic‚ known for its beautiful beaches and balmy weather‚ was the last place I ever imagined I would find myself in this past summer vacation. On this week long trip‚ it wasn’t for the warm ocean waves or the traditional Dominican cuisine I was called to‚ I was called to serve the beautiful Dominican people. On the third day of the trip‚ instead of heading out to the worksite where we had been pouring the concrete footers of a plastics and water filter factory‚ I opted to travel

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    ‘’With the exception of the Dominican Republic‚ the nations assembled refused to change their immigration regulations.’’ (Museum of tolerance‚2) This piece of evidence shows that the Dominican Republic was willing to change their immigration regulations to help the Jews come into their country‚ meanwhile other countries didn’t want to change anything. ‘’But most countries

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