3. It has been said‚ "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion‚ which source is more important? Why? Knowledge is the key to strive excellence in our life. We gain our knowledge about our lives and the world around us from two channels which are books and experience. These two sources are indeed both important. However‚ most of our knowledge is based on our participation in real
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Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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Migration Theory – Henry Otley Beyer (American Anthropology) According to social scientist Henry Otley Beyer believes that Filipinos descended from different groups that came from Southeast Asia in successive waves of migration. Each group had a distinct culture‚ with its own customs and traditions. • The first migrants were what Beyer caked the “Dawnmen” (or “cavemen” because they lived in caves.). The Dawnmen resembled Java Man‚ Peking Man‚ and other Asian Home sapiens who existed about
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questions of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would have a dramatic effect on Europe‚ but a devastating impact on those who were wrongly called "Indians." Christopher Columbus: Spanish explorer who‚ with the backing of Ferdinand V and Isabella I‚ discovered the North American continent on October 12‚1492. Though he was originally seeking a westward route to India‚ his fleet of ships consisting of the Nina‚ Pinta and Santa Maria reached the island of Hispanola‚ claiming it
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monopolized agricultural products. 3. Another aim is to acquire territories- Spain emerged as a mighty empire. 4. Lastly‚ Acquisition of Spices- which was expensive during those periods and used in preserving their foods. FERDINAND MAGELLAN: Little Known Facts Ferdinand Magellan(1480-1521) was a Portuguese maritime explorer who‚ while in the service of the Spanish crown‚ tried to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan’s parents died when he was 10‚ and since his parents
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help future expeditions. Magellan studied very famous explorers for many years in Portugal. He planed to find a route to the Spice Islands by sailing west and around the world. Ferdinand Magellan‚ an explorer of Spain‚ has amazed us with his courage by venturing through the chaotic and the untouched world.Through his voyage Magellan provided the first positive proof that the world was round‚ thus opening trade routes to explorers all over the world. Ferdinand Magellan is recognized as the first
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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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Chocolate Hills. Located at Bohol. The Chocolate Hills form a rolling terrain of haycock hills – mounds of a generally conical and almost symmetrical shape. The Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority’s list of tourist destinations in the Philippines; they have been declared the country’s third National Geological Monument
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in a place where there is a lot of food. The babaylan performs a ritual. There were people dancing between a bonfire with candles in each of their hands. Days have passed and the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines at March 20‚ 1521. Ferdinand Magellan named the Philippines Isla de Lazarus. At first‚ Humabon is suspicious of his visitors but he soon comes up with a plan on how to use the Spaniards against his enemy‚ Lapu-lapu. The first Filipino to become a Christian is Kulambu. Humabon agrees
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Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan planned to go to Molluca‚ the Spice Island in the Far East‚ but instead of using the usual route to the East he wanted to navigate in the west‚ aiming to discover a new and easy way going to the East. Magellan tried to convince the king of Portugal King Emmanuel I about this plan but the king refused. Disperated with Portugal’s response‚ Magellan went to Spain and laid down his plan to the king of Spain King Carlos I. The king was convinced with what Magellan had
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