The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea located between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometer square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. The Philippines is mountainous in nature. The highest mountain is Mt. Apo‚ which is located in Mindanao. The second largest is Mt.Pulog in
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Summary of talk: Mai Birdsong‚ family activist‚ explains that many people have been tried to reduce poverty in the U.S for last 50 years. People have created and invested million dollars NPO-non profit organization with a purpose of helping people for poor; however‚ it is not enough for people in poverty. Therefore‚ she insists that we should reconsider at people in poverty: they may sift their poverty because marginalized communities are full of talent people‚ hustling‚ and working. She indicates
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Mai-Anh Tran’s transition is to try to better herself as a reflection of society. She sees a problem with her real self‚ that she would like to alter. One of the main causes of her need for the transformation is her view of society and how she should mirror what features they find desirable‚ otherwise known as her looking glass self. An excellent example that comes from the video “Never Perfect”‚ is when one of the guest speakers brings up the point that people try to emulate the rich‚ in order
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Assignment in Tourism Impacts Province of Ilocos Sur: It is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City‚ located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital. Economy: The people are engaged in farming‚ producing food crops‚ mostly rice‚ corn‚ vegetable‚ root crops‚ and fruits. Non-food crops include tobacco‚ cotton‚ and tigergrass. Cottage industries include loom weaving‚ furniture making‚ jewelry making‚ ceramics‚ blacksmithing
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The My Lai massacre 1. Sources 33 and 34 do and don’t make to same point. Source 33 is about they are going to kill the idea of communism not just to kill people‚ but to kill the thinkers on communism. Source 34 is about how men were going to war but not the kill innocent people. It also talks about the idea of Nazi’s that they are not killing for the sake of killing‚ but killing to get something across. 2. I think that it took twelve months for people to do something about the massacre because
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The Province of Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte is located on the northernmost edge of western Luzon. Its boundaries are formed by the Babuyan Channel on the north and its sister province‚ Ilocos Norte‚ on the south. To the west are the tribulent waters of the South China Sea‚ while the eastern borders are formed by part of the Cagayan Valley‚ Abra and the Mountain Province. A well-paved coastal highway connects the province with the rest of the country. Ilocos Norte has a total land area of 3‚400
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recommend Nakhon Ratchasima province. Nakhon Ratchasima frequently termed by another name Khorat is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. The capital of the province is the city of Nakhon Ratchasima located in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District. The province is located on the western end of the Khorat Plateau. This province is a large province on the northeastern plateau and acts as a gateway to other provinces in the Northeast. Two national parks are in the province including the Khao Yai in
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Aklan - oldest province Angono‚ Rizal - town of artists Antipolo City - picnic area Apalit‚ Pampanga - tapayan capital Baclayon Church‚ Bohol - oldest stone church Bacolod City - city of smiles Bacolor‚ Pampanga - country’s capital in 1762-1763 Baguio City - summer capital Balabac Island‚ Palawan - land of Philippine mouse deer Baliuag‚ Bulacan - the first town to have election Banaue Rice Terraces - stairways to the sky Barasoain Church - headquarters of the Malolos Congress Basey‚ Samar
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The long anticipated attack launched by the People’s Liberation Army‚ the military division of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)‚ on January 6‚ 1949 was the start of a five month offensive that culminated in Chiang Kai-shek’s departure to Taiwan. After much self-reflection‚ Chiang privately concluded that “the major reason for this defeat…is that we are in a transitional period where the old system has been abolished but the new system is yet to be built” (400). The Generalissimo also recognized
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Brother Man: An Analysis In Roger Mais’ Brother Man‚ the author uses various narrative techniques such as flask back‚ characterization‚ setting‚ themes‚ plot‚ and foreshadow to narrate the story. Each technique shall be described in detail in the remainder of this analysis. The use of flash back is evident in Part Three‚ Chapter Three (pg. 109) when John ‘Brother Man’ Power begins to compose his will and testament. During this composition his entire life up to his arrival in Orange Lane (his current
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