Santo Domingo

10:00 a.m., the American Airline airbus A320 lifted out of Sunport International Airport. My mom, sister, brother, and I flew to Dallas, Fort Worth, then Miami International Airport, and finally to Santo Domingo Airport. It totaled to be a 14 hour flight with layovers! By the time we arrived in Santo Domingo with the time change and layovers, it was about 12:30 in the morning! We were all excited to get off the plane and see my aunt, uncle, cousin and other sister. The first thought that hit me…

speak Spanish. I also lost the liking in all of the Spanish foods. Dominican republic is a little country located above Venezuela. The population of Dominican today is 10,478,756 ,amd there is about 18,704 square miles long. The capital is santo domingo, and the neighboring ciunty is hati. The climate in Dominican republics climate is hot and really sunny. The landscape is mounntist and rocky, it is also a really nice country.…

We have all heard at least a street word like Junot Diaz used. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and emigrated to the US just being a child when he grew up in New Jersey to be more specific. Since then it was a challenge for him to face a new language.His struggle with English made him cling in reading, and he later became a writer. Graduated from Rutgers University Some of his works such as, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Sun, The Moon, The Stars, how to lose her,” and…

Dominican Republic is a very important country in many ways. Firstly, the Dominican Republic has a very important history. Secondly, in the Dominican Republic the location is in the caribbean, and it natural resources were in danger. Thirdly, the Dominicans are bilingual but the country mostly speaks spanish, and the capital is also very historical. Fourthly, they play many sports and many tourists come to this country. Please allow me to continue in further detail This country is has a very…

out of school aged 13 to work. He found a job at Rochester Savings Bank, earning the role of bookkeeper in 1877. Eastman was always careful around money, only spending it on his favourite hobby- photography. At age 24, George planned a trip to Santo Domingo, deciding to document it in pictures upon the suggestion of a friend. But the photography equipment by itself was so excessive in size and expensive, he invested in buying the equipment but never ended up going on the trip. The wet plate…

The century between 1820 and 1920 encompassed many different visions for types of relations that would exist between the newly founded American republics. For the United States, the vision consisted of a paternalistic dominance towards its fractious neighbors. Whether carried out by businessmen or diplomats, this policy was readily apparent. Latin American nations held an entirely different view for how relations between themselves and their more powerful sister republic should be. These…

‘duck duck goose’, is all part of an experience that is important to me. These moments, which were part of a trip, are most memorable because they helped break down the barriers that come cultural shock. The lives of people in the outskirts of Santo Domingo are much different from my sheltered life in small Kansas City, so I had to accept it and learn from such a shocking experience. On the trip, it was very appalling to see the conditions the people were living in. It affected me heavily,…

because of their fear of Communism.. They claimed to be in danger, especially, the Americans that were in the Dominican Republic. The Leathernecks, known as the United States Marine Corps, were airlifted to the Capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. The book, The Dominican Crisis … The Hemisphere Acts, by the president in the United States that year, Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Department of State, reiterates the United States’ actions. The United States tried to enforce cease-fire,…

In the book Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, author Mary A. Renda’s main thesis was how the idea of paternalism and the military occupation in Haiti not only affected the country itself, but also how it affected the culture and mindset of Americans. Throughout the book, the author uses various sources such as memoirs, journals, senate hearings, and personal accounts to show the effects of imperialism on both marines, artists, celebrities and from the people…

of August, 1492. On this expedition, Columbus and his crew sailed the Nina, the Santa Maria, and the Pinta. Columbus’s voyage nearly lasted five months at the Caribbeans, mainly in Hispaniola and Juna (today these islands are known as Cuba and Santo Domingo). In this expedition, he managed to kidnap ten to twenty-five natives, with only eight surviving on the way back to Spain. Columbus also managed to bring back native birds as well as a small portion of gold to prove the richness of the…