The people of the Dominican Republic are knowledgeable of their past in order to know what their future might bring. The Spanish settlers gave them their language, as well as their predominant faith. Africans were brought to the Dominican Republic as slaves, bringing their faith, music, and art. Their love of baseball came from the United States troops. Creativity such as music and art is a large portion of the Dominican Republican culture and lifestyle. Their music ranges from forms such as meringue, bachata, and salsa. These diverse forms of music are also combined with jazz, rock, and hip- hop to form a culture of music. The art scene of this country was "discovered" by Rafael Trujillo, who founded the national school of fine arts in 1942. The painting in the Dominican Republic is, in majority, Primitive. As well as painting, architecture is another part of the Dominican culture...