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    MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt‚ the Commonwealth government went into exile to Washington D.C. American and Filipino forces surrendered in May 6‚ 1942. Soon a guerrilla war against the Japanese was fought by the Philippine & American Armies while Filipinos were enduring the cruelty of the Japanese military against civilians. Prior to Quezon’s exile‚ he advised Dr. Jose P. Laurel to head and cooperate with the Japanese civilian government in the hope that

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    what happened then the audiences calms down. But suddenly the Capulet’s come in to the situation and wait for the words of the Prince. The prince goes against the rules a little bit since Mercutio was his king’s men he doesn’t educate Romeo he only exiles him and will only educate Romeo if he sees him. The audience feels tension during this conflict because we wonder what the prince will do next. We wait to see if he keeps his

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    for Fifty-three Americans when they was held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran‚ Iran. This was a tough situation because America and Iran had bigger problems to deal with. Insurgency broke out and former King Reza Shah Pahlavi was forced into exile by the people of Iran. The United States backed the former King and when Pahlavi came to America looking for refuge this caused a serious situation. The United States learned that Pahlavi had cancer and made a choice to let him in for treatment. This

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    The “Perfect” Life “You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you know that men sometimes lose all their yams and even their children?”(Things Fall Apart p. 135) Chinua Achebe creates a character that is fueled and empowered by his fear of being weak in the sense that he refuses to acknowledge vulnerability in any other person. This‚ in turn‚ causes him to be a narcissistic and detached soul. Achebe helps the reader to understand

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    The Canadian Boat song was a poem published in Scotland by an anonymous author who wasn’t the happiest of all people. The poet claimed that the common people from the Highlands were forced to be exiled. Due to the fact that the poet refers to the Highlands as ‘our father’s land’ is a subtle hint that the poet was a Scottish Highlander that was one of those who were exiled. “Yet still the blood is strong‚ the heart is Highland‚ and we in dreams behold the Hebrides”. By stating that the blood is

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    Oedipus at Colonus is the story of the last day in the life of Oedipus. After many year of wandering‚ Oedipus arrives in a grove outside Athens and understands that this is the place he would die. Theseus‚ king of Athens and its surroundings‚ promises to give Oedipus the right to be buried in Colonus and to protect his secret burial place. More than that‚ Theseus brings back Oedipus’ daughters who were abducted by Creon. Oedipus apologizes for not thanking Theseus right away‚ instead of talking to

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    Chapter 17 Misfortunes in Madrid Chapter 18 Biarritz Vacations and Romance with Nelly Boustead Chapter 19 El Filibusterismo Published in Ghent Chapter 20 Ophthalmic Surgeon in Hong Kong Chapter 21 Second Homecoming and the Liga Filipina Chapter 22 Exile in Dapitan Chapter 23 Last Trip Abroad Chapter 24 Last Homecoming and Trial Chapter 25 Martyrdom at Bagumbayan III. Poems of Rizal No: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. IV. Extra Information a. Philosophies in Rizal’s life b. Many sided personality

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    ‘Voronezh’ and ‘Everything Is Looted’ are poems of loss which respond to the enormous tragedies unfolding in Russia in the first half of the twentieth century. ‘Voronezh’ is a bleak poem that looks intimately at the impact of exile on an artist. ‘Everything Is Looted’ is a more general reaction to the ravages of war and revolution on her country. Osip Mandelstam was exiled by the Soviet authorities to Voronezh before his re-arrest and death in 1938. ‘Voronezh’ is dedicated to him. In free verse

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    more responsibilities to the Earls. However‚ this could be balanced against Edward’s ability to gain sufficient support to force the Godwin’s into temporary exile. It might there be concluded that Edward managed the Earls as well as might be expected. Furthermore‚ Earl Godwin did exert a powerful influence from 1052 after his return from exile and Harold became very influential. This plunged the country into the succession crisis‚ although how far it was his fault might also be considered. There

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    with Jacob ’s group into Egypt‚ emerging years later as one nation looking for freedom and the Promised Land. Later on they had three kings who were able to build them a temple which then got destroyed. The destruction of the temple led to years in exile‚ the Diaspora. History stated the Hebrew were originally tribes from Mesopotamia. They abandoned the polytheism of the ancient world. The tribes called by their neighbors: Hebrews: originated in Sumer. 1350 B.C.E.‚ they develop a belief in worshipping

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