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    HALINA MOUNTAIN RESORT – A JULY 1977 SUMMARY OF THE CASE Victor Herrera‚ chairman of the board of Blue Heights Realty and Development Corporation‚ was anxious to launch his first big project‚ a mineral hot spring resort at Bucal‚ Calamba‚ Laguna. Herrera was confident that the resort‚ dubbed Halina Mountain Resort‚ would compete favorably against the established ones in the area. However‚ he wondered whether Far East Bank & Trust Company‚ the bank which he applied for a P1.3 million loan

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    Planning and goal setting are very important traits to give full security to the client from home and back again from the court to house which is located at Laguna Beach”(). To do this work‚ proper and perfect planning is required. Planning is done at all levels of the security organization. An effective plan process should have actions‚ and implementation Planning gives more power over the future and is decided

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    of deep respect‚ which the Laguna Pueblo people had for their fellow Earth inhabitants‚ but also a feeling of unity like there really was or is no difference between the hunter and the hunted‚ just their roles‚ given to them by chance and instinct. This reverence for animal life reflects a much deeper world view held by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ an outlook of respect for the Earth itself. In her book‚ Silko goes on to tell her people’s tale of the Earth’s origin. The Laguna Pueblo people have a more personal

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    A STUDY OF BOATING INDUSTRY IN PAGSANJAN‚ LAGUNA (PAGSANJAN FALLS) PART II 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 Background of the Study According to Dr. Gregorio F. Zaide et al. (1975)‚ in his book Pagsanjan‚ In History and in Legend‚ the real history of Pagsanjan began in 1668 when it emerged as a town. Years before that time‚ it was a barrio of Lumban. Across three centuries‚ it has survived all natural and man-made cataclysms‚ including the Philippine Revolution and World War II. During the long interim

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    would be difficult‚ if not impossible‚ to explain literally. They do so in a way that bypasses the conscious‚ analytical mind and heads straight for the heart (technically‚ the unconscious). Folklorist Carol Mitchell explains that Silko’s use of the Laguna creation myth at the beginning of Ceremony‚ “it recreates the power and the time of creation. The cosmic creation is the exemplary model of all life‚” and hopes that it will restore the patient‚ Tayo (Mitchell‚ 34). Mitchell also believes

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    cultures and between human beings and the natural world.” [ (Fajardo-Acosta) ] Silko was born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ under Laguna Pueblo‚ Plains Indians‚ and Anglo-American decent. Known as the Old Laguna‚ she grew up on the Laguna Reservation in Northern Mexico and is a part of a town formed several years ago by Pueblo tribes. “Her family was storytellers among the Laguna; her relatives were among the Native American who taught early twentieth-century anthropologists traditional myths and stories

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    Professor Barrett World Liturature 8 November 2008 The Whiteness of Ceremony Throughout Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ there is a constant reminder of the “whiteness“ surrounding the Laguna Pueblos. Through this reminder‚ Silko proves that the Native Americans gain nothing but pain and sadness from this “whiteness.” The whiteness looms over the Pueblos like clouds over the plains. The “whiteness” shown in Ceremony is represented by

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    the ecosystem and the organisms dependent on it harm and destruction. This is what becoming of the largest lake in the country‚ the Laguna de Bay. *insert something that had been said by someone about Laguna lake*. More than the economic goods and environmental services it provides there is a call for action of Filipinos to conserve the remaining life of the Laguna Lake‚ which is an

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    NASC5 – Environmental Biology Exercise 2 – Effect of Human Activities on the Lake Ecosystem Introduction The Philippines is rich in freshwater resources with about 80 lakes and 400 rivers. Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the country. These lakes and rivers are habitats of diverse plants and animals‚ some of which are endemic to the country. These water resources are important source of livelihood for Filipinos. Fishing villages and farming communities surround these rivers and lakes

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    What are the different ways stories are told in Ceremony? Find and explain an example of two of the following four: 1. Stories told in memory. 2. Stories inscribed in the landscape. 3. Stories told in mythological time. 4. Stories understood differently by different people. Please respond in a word document by Wednesday. In Ceremony‚ stories are told by memory. His memories are both painful and healing in a way. Painful in the sense that remember Josiah and Rocky makes Tayo feel sad‚ guilty‚ angry

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