Ferdinand Marcos’s Regime In about two months it will be the elections here in the Philippines. As I ponder about the candidates for president my mind goes back to all the history lectures I had about Ferdinand Marcos and his regime. He held the presidential seat for about twenty-one years and his time in power and even after power has always been controversial. I usually take cabs to get around‚ and it is common for cabs to have their radio on usually on the news station. Here in the Philippines
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Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11‚ 1917 – September 28‚ 1989) was 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer‚ member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President from 1963-1965. He claimed to have led a guerrilla force called Ang Maharlika in northern Luzon during the Second World War‚ although this is doubted.[1][2] As Philippine president and strongman‚
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Ferdinand Marcos‚ the infamous dictator‚ ruled the Philippines with an iron hand from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. At the age of 21‚ and a sharp shooter as well‚ his father lost in the Ilocos Norte elections. He became a suspect and was convicted of the murder of his father’s political opponent. But a brilliant man that he was‚ he topped the bar exams while imprisoned. In court‚ he defended himself and was freed by Jose P. Laurel. He believed that this soon-to-be dictator’s intelligence can
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Ferdinand and Isabella Ferdinand and Isabella are a king and queen of Spain in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries that united their kingdom and also supported the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus. King Ferdinand was born March 10‚ 1452 in Sos‚ Aragon. Queen Isabella was born April 22‚ 1451 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres‚ Spain. With Isabella being 18 and Ferdinand being 17‚ the two married in the year 1469. Together they had 4 daughters and 1 surviving son. When
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is a letter which King Ferdinand sent along with Columbus on his second voyage to Haiti. It was to be communicated to the Taino/Arawak Indians. It is a fascinating document. The King wants the Indians to acknowledge the Christian religion and God‚ and to accept the authority of the King of Spain. The letter is a mix of promises of benefits that will come to them‚ but quickly followed up with the direst of threats if they do no comply. [pic] In the name of King Ferdinand and Juana‚ his daughter
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News A newspaper is one of the most common ways to receive the latest news. News is the communication of selected[1] information on current events which is presented by print‚ broadcast‚ Internet‚ or word of mouth to a third-party or mass audience. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Forms of news 3.1 Newspaper 3.2 Online journalism 4 Newsworthiness 5 New ecology of news 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Etymology[edit] The English word "news"
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Reading newspapers everyday is must for both students and adults for growth and enlightenment irrespective of the class or field of their life. For‚ reading newspaper everyday is highly educational‚ and an important informal education in that. One can ignore this important function of the life at own peril. In a time when information is available to anyone at the push of a button‚ a turn of the dial‚ and now‚ the click of a mouse‚ newspapers have had to adapt in order to continue
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(1500–1700) — sharing some characteristics of newspapers though usually not considered true newspapers.[6] However‚ none of these publications fully met the classical criteria for proper newspapers‚ as they were typically not intended for the general public and restricted to a certain range of topics. [edit]Newspapers Main article: History of newspapers and magazines See also: List of the earliest newspapers [edit]Europe See also: History of British newspapers Title page of Carolus’ Relation from
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This week we witnessed the unpredicted finale to an ancient family feud. Verona has long been divided into the Montagues‚ the Capulets‚ their supporters‚ and those who would rather not have their lives interrupted by a brawl every time somebody sneezed in the wrong direction. For months the tension had been mounting‚ barely controlled by the Prince’s feeble orders‚ and something had to give. Enter Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Perhaps they could have brought peace to Verona without all the
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Chemistry Is Everywhere Everything you hear‚ see‚ smell‚ taste‚ and touch involves chemistry and chemicals (matter). And hearing‚ seeing‚ tasting‚ and touching all involve intricate series of chemical reactions and interactions in you body. With such an enormous range of topics‚ it is essential to know about chemistry at some level in order to understand the world around us. In more formal terms chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it can undergo. Chemists sometimes refer to matter
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