IT and AN Determiners of Waray and the Application of Role and Reference Grammar Submitted by: Kristel Doone Q. Pedroza 2007-34870 Submitted to: Prof. Louward Zubiri In Partial Fulfillment of the requirement in Linguistics 140 Second Semester AY 2010-2011 Department of Linguistics University of the Philippines Diliman March 31‚2011 INTRODUCTION This study explores the functions of the two determiners of Waray‚ namely ‘IT’ and ‘AN’. While it is observed in Tagalog that the
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Overview of Rice Milling Rice is harvested at moisture contents typically ranging from 13% to 22% (wet basis). Because these moisture contents are greater than those safe for long-term storage‚ rice is dried within a fairly short period after harvest to 12% to 13% moisture content before being placed in storage. Once dried‚ “processing” or rough rice into milled rice takes place throughout the year and consists of several operations. After cleaning to remove foreign material‚ rough rice
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The two main texts in Daoism are the Tao-te Ching and the Chuang-tzu. The Tao-te Ching (or Dao De Jing) is the most significant text and is the heart of religious and philosophical Taoism. This text is credited to Lao Tzu‚ more commonly known as Master Lao. It was written in 5th century BCE and is 5‚000 Chinese characters long. The Tao-te Chings’s 81 brief sections are brilliantly constructed. They are poetic‚ practical‚ and mystical. The Tao-te Ching serves as a set of guidelines to live by.
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Nature… Being one with Tao he becomes immortal: though his body will decay‚ Tao will not”viii A citizen working in accordance with the rest of the civilization would be willing to adopt a benevolent mentality‚ in order to ultimately benefit the rest of the society. One who adopted such a “magnanimous”ix attitude would be interconnected spiritually with Tao. Tao was everything: it was the synthesis of the spiritual and natural world. Thus‚ in being unified spiritually with Tao‚ one was unified to the
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"Nearly everyone has some conception of religion. In fact‚ sometimes it appears that there are as many definitions of it as there are people" (Schmidt 9). Not only does each person have his or her own way of defining religion; each person has his or her own way of practicing religion. Studying these different practices can be difficult. There have been many people who have studied religion and through many different methods. While some people share similar findings‚ each person has his or her
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a subset of the Eastern religions. This group includes‚ Chen Tao‚ Chondogyo‚ Confucianism‚ Jeungism‚ Shinto‚ Taoism‚ and elements of Mahayana Buddhism. These traditions or religious philosophies focus on the East Asian concept of Tao. The place of East Asian religions among major religious groups is comparable to the Abrahamic religions and Indian religions. Early Chinese philosophies defined Tao and advocated cultivating De in that Tao. Many asian religions have fallen to the wayside while some
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not agree with this behavior‚ but would instead instruct citizens to show their humility by having self reflection. There seems to be a general opinion that the world is an evil‚ cold‚ isolating place. With murder stories in the news every day‚ the Tao philosophy and America sets a perfect environment for internal reflection. For instance‚ if Americans reflected on fixing their own individual weakness before criticizing another for their own wrongdoings then individual Americans would be better off
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Daoism and Confucianism are two of China’s oldest and most pervasive philosophies. They arose during the same period in Chinese history‚ called the Hundred Schools of Thought‚ a time often marred by unrest and feudal strife. Both philosophies reflect this‚ as their overarching goals are to seek order and harmony in one’s life‚ relationship with society‚ and the universe. Confucianism is a philosophy originated by the Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ which teaches that logic and reason can solve
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Michael Charleston B. Chua‚ KasPil1 readings‚ DLSU-Manila 1 ANDRES BONIFACIO AND THE 1896 REVOLUTION The transformation of the Katipunan on 24 August 1896 into a democratic national government signaled the start of the revolution Milagros C. Guerrero Emmanuel N. Encarnacion and Ramon N. Villegas On 24 August 1896‚ Andres Bonifacio convened tha Kataastaasang Kapulungan or National Assembly of the Katipunan in Melchora Aquino’s barn in barrio Banlat‚ then part of Kalookan. Assembled were the
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Lao-tzu or "Old Master‚" the author of the Tao-te-Ching wrote not only about the moral behavior one should live their life by‚ but also about the ways to create a functional government. Lao-tzu wrote mainly for politicians as a guide to follow in order for them to become good leaders. Lao-tzu informs his readers that one can only help people by allowing them to help themselves. One powerful statement from the Tao-te-Ching is‚ "When they think that they know the answers‚ / people are difficult to
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