The energy we get from coal today comes from the energy that plants absorbed from the sun millions of years ago. All living plants store energy from the sun through a process known as photosynthesis. After the plants die, this energy is released as the plants decay.
Clothing such as the Nagua, which are short skirts. Colorful dresses where also introduced to the Dominican culture by the Taino culture. There are no typical traditional men clothing. Men usually wear western type clothing, such as shorts, jeans, cowboy hats to avoid the sun, and cowboy boots.
Merengue was able to gain much popularity in the Dominican Republic by the nineteenth century. This genre of dance can be seen at nearly every dancing occasion in the Republic. 52 . The music that accompanies the Merengue is very dynamic. In ballroom Merengue, the music is generally slower. However, in clubs and restaurants with dance floors, the music is generally quick paced, usually ending in a bright and fast Jive. 53 Though the tempos are varying, most of the Dominicans enjoy a sharp quickening of pace towards the end of the dance.