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    Kevin Liu Dominican Republic Dominican Republic was founded long ago. The land was amazing for growing crops. Many people started to become interested in what the country had to offer. Problems began to arise when people did not have many jobs to support themselves with. Economically the country was suffering but many things were experimented to increase the overall income of the people. Soon, agriculture was not the only source of income. The country relied on tourism, agriculture, and many other

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    The Dominican Republic

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    that the Dominican Republic is an island isolated the country from many of the problem pests involved in farming on the mainland. The second factor adding to the prosperity of the industry was the jump the Dominican Republic had on the organic food market, which arose in the early 90s due to their lack of chemical use. At this time 90% of organic products exported from the Dominican Republic went to Europe . By 2005, Europe was still the main importer of organic products from the Dominican Republic

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    On the island of Hispaniola, which borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean sea is home to the countries o the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Dominican Republic occupies about two/ thirds of the island and is home to roughly around 10.65 million people. The Dominican Republic has many mountains and valleys which divide the country into the three regions of the northern, the central, and the southwestern. The northern region borders the Atlantic Ocean and is made up of mountains or in Spanish as

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    The Dominican Republic was founded in the year of 1496 by Diego Columbus, the younger brother to Christopher Columbus. This area became the main base of Spanish activity until the conquest of Mexico. In 1664 the Spanish lost a battle to the French and had to give up the western half of the island known today as Haiti. The island was liberated from Spanish rule by a man named Toussaint L'Ouverture in the 1790s. Toussaint is followed by many people in the rule of Haiti. The most effective of his followers

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    used Adventure Works to book a vacation trip to the Dominican Republic. We were supposed to arrive in the Dominican Republic on the March 15, the afternoon of which we planned to participate in a tour group. Upon arrival at the airport, we found out that our flight was overfilled, and that our reservations were not confirmed. My husband and I were unable to get seats, and it was impossible to be booked on another flight to the Dominican Republic that day. As a result, we missed participating in our

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    Prime Time to Decrease HIV in Dominican Republic Adolescents Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a notable public health problem because they are so wide spread, yet it is taboo to speak openly about such conditions. This stigma results in people to not seeking treatment, which in turn leads to the further spread of the multitude of STIs throughout the population [1]. STIs can cause syndromes such as Urethritis, Cervicitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, all of which are good

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    migration – The Dominican Republic The migration from the Dominican Republic to the United States was initiated by the US military occupation in the 1960s. The US involvement lead to a mass issuance of visas to Dominicans in order to forestall a Cuban-style revolution (Castles & Miller, 2009: 175). The migrant flows are maintained by existing links in the form of US trade and investment in the country (Castles & Miller, 2009: 28). In contrast to most other Latin American countries the Dominicans have easier

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    have HIV brought upon themselves through “bad behaviors” can result in some people not seeking help or when they do they wait until the disease has progressed. However, the center for disease control considers HIV to be a focal point in the Dominican Republic, and one of the major concerns is how health officials can lower the number of new cases the country sees each year. One must understand that the rise of deaths from AIDS-related complex can mean an increase in mortality across the board creating

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    Adolescents in the Dominican Republic (D.R.), ages 15 to 24, are at high risk of obtaining a sexually transmitted infection (STI) due to lacking education programs and economic resources as well as an influx in tourism. Studies have indicated that 30.4% of Dominican youth were sexually active by the age of 12 and that only 34% of this population consistently used condoms. In particular, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an increasing threat to the D.R. due to excessive tourism. HIV sufferers

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    is to share with other natives. After he said, “it is a shame not to invite people while they have anything”, I immediately made a very specific connection that represents the seriousness in which sharing is ingrained in the Dominican culture (19). In the Dominican Republic, if you are eating in your house or in public and an acquaintance

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