Minangkabau (Fundamental of culture‚ religion‚ belief and tradition) The Minangkabau ethnic group‚ also known as Minang (Urang minang in Minangkabau language)‚ is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra‚ in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal‚ with property and land passing down from mother to daughter‚ while religious and political affairs are the responsibility of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas). Today 4 million Minangs live in West Sumatra‚ while about
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Filipinos are abundant in terms of culture‚ tradition‚ cuisine‚ and transportation.All of us Filipinos should be proud of them. There are a lot of tourist spots in the Philippines that we can be proud of. And to introduce my culture would be fun and great. I would make them ride a jeepney‚ eat some street food like kwek-kwek and drink some alcohol like tagaka. First‚ I would make foreigners ride a jeepney.It is one of the transportations in the Philippines. It has four wheels
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Philippine and Filipino brief history of the life and times of the Filipino people in the Philippines. The values of Filipino culture have changed through emigration and immigration‚ as well as religiosity and spirituality‚ and because of coexisting and sometimes conflicting values . Details are given outlining the global Filipino diaspora in the 21st-century and highlights its impact on the social and religious conditions of the people. An interview with a native born Filipinos young woman
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1)Discuss the nature and context of the Filipino values. The Filipino value system arises from our culture or way of life‚ our distinctive way of becoming human in this particular place and time. We speak of Filipino values in a fourfold sense. First‚ although mankind shares universal human values‚ it is obvious that certain values take on for us a distinctively Filipino flavor. Secondly‚ when we speak of Filipino values‚ we do not mean that elements of these Filipino values are absent in the value systems
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The Indolence of the Filipinos This is a collection of essays that declares the existence of indolence among the Filipinos. However‚ he points out that this is not the reason of the country’s backwardness and its citizens’ lack of ambition‚ thereby encouraging us to see the root cause rather than what seems to be it. Rizal pointed out several factors like‚ wars‚ insurrections‚ expeditions‚ invasions‚ corruption in the government‚ usurpation of the native lands by the friars‚ limited training and
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water from nature is the pervasive factor that shaped the Philippines fertile soil – an ever agricultural setting. The most concrete illustration of early Filipino expertise in farming was the building of the rice terraces‚ is the well known Banaue Rice Terraces‚ probably the “Eighth Wonder of the World”. Social Classes The early Filipinos in general were all very similar in their social classes. Each barangay was divided into three social groups: the datus or nobles‚ the timagwas or freemen‚
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2013 The Filipino Attitude In the early 1990s until around World War II in the 1940s‚ the Philippines was the second richest nation in Asia‚ next only to Japan. But everything changed during the 1960s when the economy stagnated and other Asian countries began overtaking the country. The Philippine economy sharply declined in the following decades and with the Marcos dictatorship‚ democracy began failing. How did this all happen? A closer look on the attitudes and social values of the Filipino people
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Top of Form Powered by JRank Bottom of Form Countries and Their Cultures Countries and Their Cultures » No-Sa » Culture of The Philippines The Philippines Culture Name Filipino Orientation Identification. The Republic of the Philippines was named the Filipinas to honor King Philip the Second of Spain in 1543. The Philippine Islands was the name used before independence. Location and Geography. The Republic of the Philippines‚ a nation of 7‚107 islands with a total area of 111‚830 square miles
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Where are the people who care enough to preserve our culture and tradition? I agree with Renato Constantino’s statement in which I would quote "Education is a vital weapon of people striving for economic emancipation‚ political independence and cultural renascence." One must be aware of the country’s problems‚ understand the solution and be caring and courageous enough to work and sacrifice for our country’s salvation. We Filipinos must work hand in hand to achieve one goal. In my opinion
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Medical Jargon A abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body ABG - arterial blood gas reading acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol) ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues acute - sudden‚ intense flare-up adenosine - a drug used to help a patient
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