Dominican Order

significant event in my life was when I traveled to the Dominican Republic to see family. I had never been to another country before, and I was nervous and excited at the same time. I was curious to learn about the different culture. When my family and I arrived, my Aunt Melania greeted us with warm hugs and kisses. Overall, I feel as if my vacation to the Dominican was a good learning experience for me. I began to understand and accept the Dominican culture. I feel as if I grew closer to my…

Boy’s Life: A Memoir chronicles the author’s childhood and adolescence in Seattle during the 1950s, which includes a broken home, lying, stealing, and cheating. In the Time of the Butterflies tells the story of the four Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic during the 1950-60s. All except the protagonist, Dedé, are involved in a revolution to oust a dictator, and as a result, all except Dedé are killed. By masterfully using literary elements such as characterization, setting, and voice,…

Born and raised in New York City, it is easy to say that it is common for one to go to a Dominican hair salons located throughout uptown Manhattan. Growing up I have always gotten my hair done by Dominican women, and getting my hair cut involved constant compliments of having “pelo muy bueno” and other women trying to convince me to not cut it. But what made my hair so special to be held in a high throne for it to be too good to cut, why did these women not appreciate their own hair as much? The…

The Mirabals; Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, were the butterflies of the rebellion against Trujillo. They helped start the Fourteenth of July Movement against the regime. For many Dominicans, they were their hope of restoring the country from corruption and injustice. They were a symbol for courage, as they freed themselves from the shackles of El Jefe and stood up to him. They did not settle for oppression. Just like butterflies, they spread their wings, showing off their beautiful colors,…

Merengue was firstly originated in the Dominican Republic and would spread to other latin countries one of those that it impacted in a big way was Colombia. Some of the motions being side to side or in a circular motion with a partner, as well as some more advanced turns and such. Merengue more…

they were able to win many battles and get rid of the old king who was the origin of the unfair laws. In In Time of the Butterflies, Mate begins to get closer to Minerva as they start to work together for the revolution, “I just go to my classes in order to keep my cover as a second-year architecture student. My true identity now is Mariposa(#2), waiting daily, hourly, for communications from up north.”(Alvarez, 142). This shows how Mate soon joined Minerva(Mariposa #1) in their journey to…

Although women in the Dominican Republic are confined to the gender norms of their community, such as being a housewife, Minerva steps outside of these social conventions, in hope to create a democratic nation for the citizens. She opens her eyes up to the injustice in the country…

After considering the documents I’ve been given I’ve come the conclusion that only one group really got a true positive change they wouldn’t have had before. All social groups got hit with something during the war and after the war,life for everyone changed, some more positive than others. Woman got the biggest positive change out of all social groups. Many of them began to play sports, work in factories, and in their own little way help protect the country. Much of the propaganda for the women…

Migration, Race, Identity in the Dominican Republic is a cultural experience to explore the intersections of race, culture, and identity and immigration in the Dominican Republic. We will explore the relationship from colonial times times to present and learn more about cultural events such as the Haitian Revolution. From this we will presumably have a better understanding of how the two nations were shaped by racism and fear. I believe this will be a phenomenal experience for me as my main goal…

Hello Mrs., Danticat, I am writing you this letter to tell you how much I loved and learned from your book “Farming of Bones”, and how it tough me something important that I did not know or read about anytime during my life. I feel that you wrote this book not on your behalf, but on behalf of every single person that lived during these dark days. Your book is very special because you wrote it for a reason; your book showed the world the truth about what really happened, the suffering, the…