College is a different experience than high school. A large difference between high school and college is the people you will meet while attending college. An interesting group you will meet in college are international students. These international students come from all over the world and have their own unique story to tell. For my project I interviewed Jholdi Brooks, a native of the Dominican Republic, who has spent half his life in the Dominican and the other half in the United States. When interviewing Jholdi my first question I asked him was what is living in the Dominican Republic compared to living in the United States. He says a major difference in Santo Domingo, where he was born, and Monroe County, where he lives now, is some …show more content…
The answer that Jholdi gave me is interesting because it falls under one Hofstede’s Value Dimensions: Masculinity. In both cultures of the Dominican Republic and the United States men are taught to be the head of groups and not have jobs that will show femininity. Men are also taught not to cry in both of these cultures because that will show weakness. Hofstede describes masculinity as having a society based around achievement, heroism, and assertiveness which has been highly documented in each of these countries’ history. The key difference Jholdi says about living in the Dominican Republic and the United States is the language barrier. In the Dominican Republic they speak Spanish different our English in the United States. He says it took around three to four years to assimilate to the English language. Although it took him some time to learn the English language he finds it rewarding because he is now bilingual. Another reason he feels rewarding living in the United States is all the mixture of cultures because in Santo Domingo there is basically no other culture besides the culture Spain and Haiti have …show more content…
In other terms he had culture shock. What he means by this is that the Dominican Republic in itself is a country who is not necessarily isolationist, but has not been touched by other cultures compared to the United States. The Dominican Republic does not have a great amount of co-culture groups: the main religion, Roman Catholicism has a 95% follower rate and nearly 100% of the population speaks Spanish. Compare that to the United States where there is no official language because there are so many different ethnic groups and also has a wide diversity of religious groups as
When comparing two countries, there is bound to be multiple differences between them. No two countries are exactly alike and the aforementioned statement is true when comparing the Dominican Republic and the United States. They differ in location and geography but also have many other differences. Some of the main differences occur in the topics of culture, customs and way of life.
Haiti is located in the Caribbean; it occupies the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Haitians migrated to the U.S. due to regime change. In Florida, over 700,000 Haitians live there (Background on Haiti & Haitian Health Culture). Many Haitian-Americans share both cultures. There are similarities and differences between the American and Haitian culture. The two cultures have different foods, holidays and economy.
The Dominican Republic is different from many countries but specially the United States. Many people go on summer to the Dominican Republic but had they ever ask themselves what makes this small and beautiful island different from the most powerful country in the world (The United States).When I wake up in the Dominican Republic the year stations are all the same, hot, no change. The climate in the Dominican Republic is Semitropical. The language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish. Still the culture of the Dominican Republic is unique. The Dominican culture is awesome all types of colors and variety in base of people. People dance all the time. However every weekend is a celebration. I can go to the beach whenever I like to, I don’t have to wait until summer. But what does it makes it different from United States. In contrast when I wake up in the United States it can be cold one day and the next day hot. The climate in the United States varies due to the differences in latitude and a range of geography features. Basically United States has 4 types of weather, cold, not too cold, a little bit hot, too hot. The language in the United States is English. The culture of the United States is Western, but is influenced by African, Native Americans, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American. United States has a mix culture because people come all over the world, to have better opportunities or just to change their way of life. The weekends in the United States are
College life is a journey taken by many high school graduate in effort to explore a higher form of education, and most importantly build a new life outside the boundaries of their families to sustain a long path of toward successful career and to some, building a new family of their own. In the United State we are blessed with an education system that is never available worldwide. Laws are placed to allow every students regardless of ethnicity, gender or class a chance to pursue education in among the most prestigious universities in the world such as Ivy League school as well as many large public universities with many programs. This vast number of education institutions available of every type of students create this big diversity leading the U.S. to be the frontrunner of education in the world.
Colombo explains that “Beginning college can be disconcerting experience” (Colombo, p.1). That there will be more peer pressure from your peers and an increase expectations that you have never faced during your high school days. “In the dorms you may find yourself among people whose backgrounds make them seem foreign and unapproachable” (Colombo, p.1). Colombo also states “If you commute, you may be struggling against a feeling of isolation that you’ve never faced before” (Colombo, p. 1).
This statement made by Marti shows his vision that racial divides will not exist in Cuban society. He believed that they all are Cuban and should accept each other as such. This view is seen because all Cubans were fighting for freedom from Spanish control, so that they could be a free Cuba. Later this view would be seen when attempting to be free from the United States of Americas influence. Jose Marti believed that Cubans were all united no matter what race, ethnicity, or political beliefs they had and that racism was a way for the Spanish to divide and rule the Cubans. Cubans interpreted this with a strong sense of Nationalism. They believed that they deserved to be free and that to be Cuban was the best possible thing to be in the world. This lead too many of them uniting to fight any outside countries control over them, as seen with Spain and the United States of America. Jose Marti’s writings and his thoughts on race lead to many feeling a much stronger connection to each other and dislike for creoles and peninsulares who are disconnected from the land. All of this lead to Cubans feeling a very strong sense of Nationality toward their homeland of
An important factor in facilitating Dominican migration to United States has been the 1965 Family Reunification Act, which has allowed many Dominicans to enter the United States through strong family networks, making these distinct elements of the Dominican male immigration context from the beginning. Interestingly, the Dominican community is considered a transnational community, where member maintain strong ties to the Dominican Republic and the United States, Rodriguez
Folklores are stories that have been through many time periods. Folklore include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are traditional tales handed down from earlier times and believed to have a historical basis. Myths are ancient stories dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes. Fairy Tales are fantasy tales with legendary being and creators.
People who are part of the Haitian-American culture, like myself, are either born in Haiti and moved to the U.S. and have assimilate to the American culture or were born in the U.S. and have parent who were originally from Haiti. I was born in Haiti and raised in the U.S. I can relate to other people, female and male, who were also born in Haiti and have moved to the U.S at a young age. Members
The following report examines the extent of development within the Dominican Republic in relation to economic, social and political development. It shall also examine some of the problems that are preventing further development within the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic is a country appealing to the Haitians, because that is the nearest to them and can have better quality of life. But, in recent years we have seen a massive immigration from Haiti to Dominican Republic. These leads us to ask, what are the reasons which the people of Haiti are fleeing their country. These factors are: to escape of the poverty, deficiency of basic services and lack of jobs. Due to the scarcity of resources, lack of access to basic services and lack of job opportunities, many haitian families have been used as a defense mechanism traditional your transfer to the Dominican Republic to have access to health care services, public schools or work in the agricultural
I chose to compare and contrast the United States culture with the culture in Japan. There are a few similarities between the two, such as a love of the arts, fashion and baseball. However they are more culturally different than similar in very major aspects.
In the Dominican Republic has many economic factors and it is very difficult for Dominican families to find work to support their families and provide them with the necessary things that they need. Due to this lack of economic resources in many cases is why many Dominicans robbed convenience stores, steal food from farms, ect…. just to feed their families. Many Dominicans have been struggling in their native country and due to this struggle they have been forced to do bad things to afford food for their families. Many have robbed bodegas (comer stores) for the basics that they need to eat just for one day. They have also been to the country side and steal vegetables, rice, animals, and other things to support their families. Many have also been arrested due to this delinquency but the government fails to see that our country needs more resources to keep citizens from commuting the crimes that they are committing just to support their families and not starve to death like it has happened too
Living in two different places is an experience that opens people’s mind to a new way of thinking. The diversities of each country has its own appeal and often times, we find ourselves comparing and contrasting these nations based a variety of aspects. Despite bearing some minor similarities, the differences in geography, climate, tradition, and economy between the two countries, Jamaica and the United States of America are extensive.
United States and Jamaica have many similarities such as they were both under British rule for several years, and they both elect officials to govern the country. However the differences between the two are quite vast when it comes to the quality of education, government, and healthcare. When the three are compared it is clear to see that in terms of where is a better place for a child to grow up the United States is a better place to be.