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surround it are important to its country. The Dominican Republic, mainly known for its gorgeous beaches and lavish resorts, is an island nation in the Caribbean. It is located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (Gonzalez, 2016). The Dominican Republic shares the western part of land with Haiti and borders the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. On a scale of the World’s largest countries, the…

this one! As the official start of the Great Ocean Road, Torquay has long been known as an Aussie destination spot for long weekends or holidays. More recently, Torquay's fame as a surfing town mecca has helped propel its status to one with more international flair. If you're into surfing, then please check out this seashore town and while you're at it, visit the world's largest surfing and beach culture museum: the Australian National Surfing Museum. Located on the south-western coast of Vic,…

Firstly, we began by talking about her perceived identity based on her appearance. For many Caribbean immigrants, their appearance and ethnicities will correlate to how they are treated in society, as well as the American school system. Based on her appearance in the Guyanese community and growing up in Guyana, Ramona was and is perceived to be Indian. In the United States, she remarked that people thinks that she is Dominican, for her “dark skin and those features and I live in the Bronx, so…

The excerpt on slavery in Brazil comes from book titled, “Shaping the New World African Slavery in the Americas, 1500 - 1888”, which was written by Eric Nellis, a history professor from the University of British Columbia, and published in 2013. The purpose of this text is to explain Portugal and Brazil’s key role in assimilating the enslavement of the African people in the New World. This is evident when the author writes, “Brazil’s role as the hemisphere’s greatest importer of Africans began…

1. Name 2 unique things to do in Laguna Beach. One thing that is super neat to do in Laguna Beach is to go visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The PMMC is a nonprofit center that takes in baby seals and sea lions from more than 40 miles of the coastline along Orange County. It has a full-time veterinarian, medical director and lots of volunteers that help nurse the mammals back to health. The volunteers are highly educated and are ready to answer any questions one might have about the…

Slave trade in the early Americas has impacted society for many decades, even today people still talk about what sorts of things were brought by this form of labor. Culture, music, food, art, religion, and their knowledge of agriculture. Causes and effects of african slavery in the 1500’s had many different impacts on the U.S. and how the demand for slaves began and kept growing. Slaves were brought to the United States as a form of labor, not to help the population, or for their knowledge, but…

In the year of 1496 Spaniards set up the first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere in Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. The Dominican Republic lies on the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the new world. He claimed the island for Spain and was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Hispaniola was the starting point for more Spanish exploration in the New…

3. What was the role of the colonies in the British mercantilist system? In the early 1600’s Great Britain was looking for ways to expand its commercial empire. King James I funded an expedition to the New World and founded the first British colony in North America along the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The main objective of the colonist was to trade with the natives for gold and other valuables. This idea failed because the natives had very little valuables for trade. However, the new world was…

Homegoing is the story of two sisters, Effia and Esi, who were born in two different villages without knowing of each other. The novel highlights the transgression of slavery and bondage through a lineage of people. Homegoing gives an outlook on the horrid treatment Africans and African Americans suffered. Hoemgoing provides an account of narratives from those captured, enslaved, and oppressed that may be forgotten but reappears through a work of fiction (Charles). Throughout the course of the…

Land is far more valuable than both silver and gold, but it is not valuable without labor. Originally, Portuguese traders that first arrived to explore Africa in the 1400s were more interested in discovering gold than trading for captured Africans. However, their idea about this subject quickly changed when America first began to be colonized. African slavery in the Atlantic world devastated Africans and enriched Europeans, and these factors remain evident to this day. Europeans had three main…