The island of the Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea, and its part of the West Indies. The Dominican Republic shares the land with Haiti and the entire island is know as Hispanola. Hispanola as it was called when Christopher ... year. (Doggett, p115) The Dominican Republic is divided into 29 provinces and a National Territory surrounding the capital, Santo Domingo and has three major cities. On the south coast where the Caribbean Sea caresses the island, is Santo Domingo the seaside capital of Dominican Republic. "An enchanting city uniting modern sophistication and Old World...

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... of slavery, going from master to master, he encountered a struggle to find his own identity. He went from Africa, to the Caribbean, to the Americas, to the West Indies, and also spent a great deal of his time out at sea. In each place that he went, Equiano encountered different cultures that had begun to change him and moved him away from his ... affect on him, particularly the English. The book editor Robert Alison commented that, "His years of slavery in the West Indies and life as a free man in Europe and at sea had given him a dual identity and made him recognize that though he was ...

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Grenada is an independent state in the West Indies, consisting of the island of Grenada and some of a group of 600 small islands called the Grenadines. Grenada, in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, is the southernmost of the chain of islands forming part of the West Indies. The most important of the attached Grenadines is Carriacou, to the northeast. The country has a total ... , and beef are the most popular meats. Grenadians also like manicou (a type of opossum) and iguana. The variety of available seafood includes reef fish (barracuda and parrot fish), shark, snapper, sea turtle, tuna, lobst...

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... in shallow salt water, although it has been known to live in freshwater, and deep salt water. The Northern Manatee's main population is in rivers in Florida and the Caribbean Isles and Sea, although there are exceptions, such as if the manatee gets hurt, it may go to SeaWorld or places like it, to be healed and recover. The Northern Manatee can ... that the manatee communicates by contact, more specifically, muzzle to muzzle contact. The manatee is almost hairless, except for their "mustaches". The manatee has leathery skin. Manatees are sometimes called "sea cows". This is because mana...

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... for gold. During the 1400's Europe had been searching for new trade routes to India and when Spain sent Christopher Columbus he found the West Indies or the present day Caribbean. The King then sent more men to mine the silver and gold found there. The King was sending men to cultivate the land into money for himself. When Christopher Columbus ... of America to mine gold, silver, and collect such things as spices all for the profit of Europeans. The development of mines in America allowed for new system of trade. Sea routes to the America's allowed for raw materials to enter a country a...

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... for gold. During the 1400's Europe had been searching for new trade routes to India and when Spain sent Christopher Columbus he found the West Indies or the present day Caribbean. The King then sent more men to mine the silver and gold found there. The King was sending men to cultivate the land into money for himself. When Christopher Columbus ... of America to mine gold, silver, and collect such things as spices all for the profit of Europeans. The development of mines in America allowed for new system of trade. Sea routes to the America's allowed for raw materials to enter a country a...

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