History of English in the Philippines Although the first exposure to English was in 1762 to 1764 when the British invaded Manila‚ English from that time never had any lasting influence. English was assimilated when the United States took over the Philippines. In 1898‚ Spain ceded control of the Philippines to the United States under the Treaty of Paris‚ and thereafter the Americans controlled the Philippines until it gained its independence in 1946. The Americans established a system of public education
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way The other living beings born in liberty. Whoever knows not how to love his native tongue Is worse than any best or evil smelling fish. To make our language richer ought to be our wish The same as any mother loves to feed her young. Tagalog and the Latin language are the same And English and Castilian and the angels’ tongue; And God‚ whose watchful care o’er all is flung‚ Has given us His blessing in the speech we claim‚ Our mother tongue‚ like all the highest that we know Had
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aristocracy. Yet discontent spread over the commoners. Merchants and soldiers resented the power of the nobles and argued that their services to Athens entitled them to more rights. As discontent spread the government slowly moved towards a democracy. Solon‚ one of Athens greatest leaders‚ made many reforms such as outlawing debt slavery. And freed those who had already been sod into slavery due to
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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authorities adopted a policy of spreading the Church doctrines by communicating to the natives in their own language. Doctrina Christiana (1593)‚ the first book to be printed in the Philippines‚ was a prayerbook written in Spanish with an accompanying Tagalog translation. The task of translating religious instructional materials forced the Spanish missionaries to employ natives as translators. Eventually‚ these natives learned to read and write both in Spanish and in their native tongue. These bilingual
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into four ethnic groups and brotherhood‚ focus on political life and religious (“Kagan‚ Donald…”). Most of the people were poor working as family farms and contain acquired debt. In 594 B.C.E.‚ the Athenians elected Solon as their new Archon asking him to revise the constitution. Solon helped the people to get out of debt and forbidding all loans. In the fifth century‚ Athens prosperity became great and they were depended on in trading wheat resolving the economic debate in propounding success in
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41 square kilometers. (Chavacano‚ English‚ Tagalog) Laguna (Santa Cruz) Governor Emilio Ramon Ejercito V-Governor Ramil Hernandez The total land area of Laguna is 1‚ 023.6 Square kilometers while the population of Laguna is 2‚ 669‚ 847 people. The Laguna has 5 cities‚ 25 municipalities and 647 barangays. Laguna produces millions of pesos worth of Coconuts‚ Rice‚ Sugar‚ Lanzones and other products. MOTTO : Bagong LagUNA sa lahat! (Tagalog and English) Batangas Governor Vilma Rmos-Recto
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Christianity was mainly oral‚ consisting of epics‚ legends‚ songs‚ riddles‚ and proverbs. The conquistador‚ especially its ecclesiastical arm‚ destroyed whatever written literature he could find‚ and hence rendered the system of writing (e.g.‚ the Tagalog syllabary) inoperable. Among the only native systems of writing that have survived are the syllabaries of the Mindoro Mangyans and the Tagbanua of Palawan. The Spanish colonial strategy was to undermine the native oral tradition by substituting
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SPANISH PERIOD (1565-1872) The First Books 1. Doctrina Cristiana - first book printed in the Philippines in 159; written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva in Tagalog and Spanish; contained Our Father‚ Hail Mary‚ Hail Holy Queen‚ the Ten Commandments of God‚ the Commandments of the Catholic Church‚ the Seven Mortal Sins‚ How to Confess‚ the Cathecism 2. Nuestra Señora del Rosario – second book printed in the Philippines written by Fr. Blancas de San Jose in 1602; printed
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Betty Huang Professor R. Trumbach HIS 1001 Outline: The Athenian Constitution I. Before Solon A. Loans were made on the security of the person and failure to repay by the due date would result in the borrowers and their family to be liable for seizure. Land was owned by few. B. Officials (aristocrats) were decided based on wealth and “basis of good birth” (family entitlement). 1. Types of Officials: a. The polemarch and the archon
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