forests is what makes the places so unique. A few of the notable animals include: the Madagascar Climbing Frog‚ Madagascar Pond-heron‚ Radiated Tortoise‚ Fossa‚ Aye-aye‚ Malagasy Mongoose‚ Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur‚ and Meller’s Duck. There are 25 species of lemur‚ including the Golden Bamboo Lemur‚ which is critically endangered. There are also 258 bird species‚ 38 of which are endemic‚ one of which is the Blue Cova; as well as 150 species of chameleon. A few of the plants that are found in these
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According to dictionary.com‚ a steel pan is a percussion instrument originating in Trinidad‚ made out of an oil drum with one end beaten down and divided by grooves into sections to give different notes. Though steel pans (steel drums) were created on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the 1930s‚ the steel pan history can be traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the island during the 1700s. They carried with them elements of their African culture including the playing of hand
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those in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas‚ as well as the Visayan islands of Panay‚ Cebu and Bohol. These colonial churches were typically designed by anonymous friar-architects and built between 1600 and 1750. Most were initially constructed with bamboo and nipa‚ but the friars realized that to instill a sense of awe‚ as well as to caution against the terrible menace of fire and earthquake‚ more grandiose buildings had to be erected. In spite of technical and material limitations‚ they managed to
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THOMAS ALVA EDISAN Thomas Alva Edison (February 11‚ 1847 – October 18‚ 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world‚ including the phonograph‚ the motion picture camera‚ and a long-lasting‚ practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park"‚[1] he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention‚ and because of that‚ he is often
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Island ways of life The Philippine islands are an archipelago of over 7‚000 islands lying about 500 mi (805 km) off the southeast coast of Asia. There are over 60 dialects and different ways of life. Philippines have three main islands which are: Luzon‚ Visayas which are Christians and Mindanao which is populated mostly with Muslims. Each parts have different ways of living. Some live in the mountains‚ provinces‚ by the water and cities. All four are very different to each other.
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[pic] SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC • The traditional music of the Philippines‚ like the folk music of our countries‚ reflects the life of common‚ mostly rural Filipinos. Like its counterparts in Asia‚ a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However‚ much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more "Asian" pentatonic scale. • Traditional Philippine music is reflective of the country’s history as a melting pot of different cultures
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Kedah has the distinction of being called the rice-bowl of Malaysia‚ a term that takes on the aesthetic significance when one is exposed to the rice fields that it yields. Well known for its vast paddy fields and also the island of Langkawi‚ Kedah holds rich cultural traditions in both the economical and the tourism aspects. However‚ Kedah is also the site of Malaysia’s most extensive ruins. The early history of Kedah varies from multiple sources. From the prehistoric period to the archaeological
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The Workers in Wood Furniture Industry of Isabela A Sector Profile MELODY E. LIM I. Introduction The wood furniture processing industry is by far the most prevalent manufacturing activity in Region 02 in terms of number of firms operating. This is explained by the fact that the region is one of the few regions in the country with the biggest forest area consisting of 1.72 million hectares‚ 91.27% of which are classified as public forest. From the seventies up to the
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of Arts. Vol.1‚ 2001. 48-51. Print Li‚ Shi Gen. The Two Major Music System in Tang Dynasty. JiaoXiang-Journal of Xi’an Conservatory of Music. Vol. 22‚ No.4‚ Dec 2003. 10-14. print. Wu‚ Guo Dong. The History of the Instrumental Structure of Silk and Bamboo Music and its Development in the Future. Journal of Nanjing Art Institution: Music&Performance. Vol.4‚ 2006. 1-10. Print. Meng‚ Jing. The Story Behind Tan Te. SanLian Lifeweek Magazine. Jan. 3rd‚ 2011. 134-136. Print
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Loam and Other Stories. Manila: Benipayo‚ 1954; Bookmark Filipino Literary Classics‚ 1992. * A Season of Grace. Manila: Benipayo‚ 1956; Russian translation‚ 1974; Malaysian translation‚ 1988; Bookmark Filipino Literary Classics‚ 1992. * The Bamboo Dancers. Manila: Benipayo‚ 1957; first published in full in Diliman Review and Manila Times Sunday Magazine (three-part serial); Alan Swallow‚ 1961; Russian translation‚ 1964; Manila: Bookmark Filipino Literary Classics‚ 1992 * Look‚ Stranger
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