The people of the Dominican Republic are knowledgeable of their past in order to know what their future might bring. The Spanish settlers gave them their language, as well as their predominant faith. Africans were brought to the Dominican Republic as slaves, bringing their faith, music, and art. Their love of baseball came from the United States troops. Creativity such as music and art is a large portion of the Dominican Republican culture and lifestyle. Their music ranges from forms such as meringue, bachata, and salsa. These diverse forms of music are also combined with jazz, rock, and hip- hop to form a culture of music. The art scene of this country was "discovered" by Rafael Trujillo, who founded the national school of fine arts in …show more content…
AS people of inclusion they believe Jesus came to include all, not exclude. All are welcome. They are people of liberation because they seek to challenge all the oppressed and they embody grace by living out their liberation until all are set free of oppression. Dominicans are filled with hope, joy, and unrelenting optimism because they believe: God is good, with God all things are possible, and God uses us to transform the world. As Jesus' people they believe Jesus was the incarnation if God's grace. They believe Jesus was the ultimate liberal and showed us the way to lead the life God intends for all of us.
Judicial branch judges are elected by a Council made up of members of the legislative and executive branches with the president presiding. The branches in their government resemble our government.
The daily life of the Dominican Republic is very interesting. During the day they do many different things like cleaning and doing crafts with others. They have to regular meals breakfast, lunch and dinner. Things that they would eat would be their national dish beans and rice. Rice was the most important crop for them.
Dominican Day in August-Colorful floats move on the street as music plays with the participants wearing their costumes. People along the street yell, sing, dance, and wave the Dominican flag.
The Dominican Republic shares an island with
This presentation will explain the differences and similarities, if any, in the countries of Spain and Puerto Rico’s. The presentation will show the differences and similarities between the two countries arts, culture, and economic environment. The presentation will show how both countries have a assimilation of cultural and distinctiveness. Even though both countries have similarities and differences, they both have one thing in common, and that is they are Spanish-speaking countries with an array traditions, culture, and diversity amongst the people, that will be talked about in this presentation.
College in the United States has taught me about being Dominican in America. Every time, I introduce myself to the class, a few classmates later ask me: are you a good Merengue or Bachata dancer? These apparently innocuous questions perplex me because they are based on the popular belief that Dominicans live in a world of eternal entertainment. Therefore, for many of my classmates being Dominican means to be humorous and happy at all time. They associate my country with a paradise for fun seekers: the perfect place to relief the developed country stress. As some compatriots may say, the happiest country in the world: where Presidente beers and beautiful women can be seen everywhere along the streets of the barrios and beach resorts.
In the Dominican Republic, the primitive people of the Arawakan and Taino used mahogany and guano (dried palm tree leaf) to construct houses, furniture, artwork, etc. They also utilize mud to give their homes a natural look. In the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, the Zona Colonial has many architectures that are distinguished by the ornate designs and baroque styles.
your essay is very informative and interesting, more for Americans reader and others who has a representative population from The Dominican population. it helps readers to learn more about both cultures.
In the center of the flag is the coat of arms. The flag is divided into four rectangles by two white, perpendicular stripes, The top left and bottom right rectangles are blue. The top right and bottom left rectangles are red. The colors on the flag each have a different meaning with white representing salvation, blue representing liberty, and red representing the blood of heroes. The coat of arms has a shield on it along with the red, white, and blue colors. There is a blue ribbon the top of the shield that has "Dios, Patria, Libertad," or the national motto, written on it. The red ribbon at the bottom of the shield says "La Republica Dominicana". In the very center of the shield is a bible and a golden cross (Dominican
He is still in the process of creating his own place. His relations with the United States, his culture as well as with the Dominican Republic and its culture still evolves. However, of the other spaces that the other immigrant cultures have created in the North American territory, the Dominican-American community finds its own style of life in the United States and presents its own unique culture. The Dominicans in the United States have not left their country and neither what is their culture of origin so they do not get to fully adopt the culture of their adopted
They were welcomed at Hispaniola by the Taínos but the Spaniards took advantage of the Taínos. Their kindness and hospitality made it more vulnerable and easier to be conquered by the Spaniards and turned into slaves for cheaper labor, and to grow and export natural resources like sugar cane. Sugar cane farming still raising controversy today, sugar cane fields are worked by Haitian people that mostly do not have papers to work legally in the country, and they are taken advantage of and treated as slaves. The biggest owner of sugar cane fields in the country is the American sugar company Domino sugar. Haitians are also part of the Dominican roots since we are mixed with one another.
It also has an unemployment rate of 15%, which is two times more than the US. Compared to rates of other Latin American countries, it is pretty good. It has the largest economy in the Caribbean and the Central American area. Agriculture, mining, and trade are some of the abundant resources that the Dominican Republic depends on. As you can see, although numbers such as the population and unemployment rates can vary severely between republics, when you strip all that away, all republics are relatively the same on the
Dominican Republic a nation home to 10.4 million people and home to 300,000 immigrants. Today Dominican Republic faces a big crisis has of today the immigrants of the Dominican Republic are being deported from the island for not having visas and paperwork to prove that they are from the island. Many citizens have had their paperwork reviewed as false such as invalid birth certificates, invalid passports and this has brought the economy to it’s lowest since the 1960’s because those immigrants are the very same people who work the toughest jobs in Dominican Republic. The people of Dominican Republic refuse to work the jobs that involve doing hard labor such as harvesting and construction. Many latin people seek the jobs that we hard working
I truly believe enrolling in this Rustic Pathways program will equip me with leadership and community service skills I can take with me anywhere. I will invest in my community by sharing my experiences that I had in the Dominican Republic and bringing my new skills by putting them out into any community helping program, as well as my everyday life. It will give me a new outlook on the way I live and how others do around me, and allow me to truly appreciate what I have. This kind of experience is not one I would be able to forget, and I would use the skills my entire life. By working hard in the Dominican Republic, I will be more motivated to work hard in my own community not just to benefit myself, but others around me who are less fortunate.
In 1995, the Dominican Republican Government ordered an executive decree that mandated modernization of the health care system to better serve the population, with an emphasis that focused on the most disadvantaged groups. The National Health Commission was created to assess and implement various reform initiatives (Health, 2007). Dominican Republic Demographics The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean and is the Eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, the capital is Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic is a democratic nation with elections every four years.
The Dominican Republic is home to almost 11 million people. Located in the Caribbean just 90 minutes by plane from Miami, it shares the Hispaniola island with Haiti to the west. The Climate is Tropical year-round with an average temperature of 76°. Christopher Columbus discovered the island on his very first voyage in 1492. Shortly after the Spanish brought African slaves to the island to work the plantations. We will look the people and the culture of the Dominican Republic as it puritans to what the role of religion is in the culture, what the norms are for marriage, proper etiquette in the Dominican culture, cultural traditions, gender roles, and how certain values impact how people behave.
Dominican Republic is located in the West Indies and is the second largest nation after Cuba.
Dominican Republic still have a strong male oriented culture, but equality in the work environment is improving. Dominican woman working in construction, in politics, as a taxis driver, officers, and working hard labor jobs. This is influence by recorded music were television and the internet are an impact on these behaviors. The travel guide discussed that “woman make up a majority of high school and college graduate.” Recorded music had influenced the Dominican Republic which education with the help of television and the internet. Dominican schools are being influence by American school. Dominican Republic does not consider entertainment as an honorable profession. Dominicans are still old fashion when it comes to education. Dominicans still want their children to be doctors, lawyers and politicians. The idea of having a child that is an artist is still not as respected as the other
Through research I learned that the Dominican Republic’s flag consist of a white cross which extends to the edges with red and blue colors respectively in each corner. Designed by Juan Pablo Duarte in 1844, the white represents salvation, red represents the blood for heroes, and blue represents liberty (Dominican