“In the Hands of the Whites…” On February 21‚ 1899‚ the U.S. gunboat Petrel docked near Fort San Pedro‚ signaling the American occupation in Cebu. The following day‚ the American flag was raised at the fort as the city’s republican forces led by Luis Flores‚ Julio Llorente and Leoncio Alburo‚ capitulated and surrendered the city “under protest”. “Is this a sign of a new beginning or just the end of the first misery?” was one of the many questions in the minds of the Filipinos of that time. The
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that allow for growth and fulfillment of one’s existence. As the novel progresses Gaines provides the right elements to allow for self-fulfillment and growth for both characters that lead to life changing epiphanies and ultimately allow for a hero figure to rise. Although almost opposite in composition both Jefferson and Grant lack elements that allow them to feel whole and truly live. As individuals both struggle to live in a world that seeks to oppress causing each to barely live‚ but through their
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Santiago as a Christ Figure Across the world‚ many think of Jesus Christ as the symbol of purity‚ love‚ and all things good. Although it is impossible for any being‚ fact or fiction‚ to become as ’perfect’ as Jesus Christ himself‚ there are characters that can be considered ’Christ like’ or resemble certain qualities of the Messiah. Ernest Hemingway’s character‚ the Old Man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a Christ like character because of the way the young boy acted as his devoted
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Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor were both Puritan poets in approximately the same time period. With that being said‚ although they wrote in the same time period‚ their writing styles had their similarities and their differences‚ While Bradstreet did in write religiously involved poetry‚ she also focused on the world and where she stood amongst it. Taylor‚ on the other hand‚ wrote solely for the purpose of personal expression to himself and God. He wrote poetry about his struggles to understand
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Reliquary guardian figure (bieri)‚ Fang‚ Gabon Essay Chapter 34 This stylized human figure has the body of an infant and the muscularity of an adult‚ a combination of traits suggesting the cycle of life. The sculptor designed them to sit on the edge of cylindrical bark boxes of ancestral bones‚ ensuring that no harm would befall the ancestral spirits. It’s made out of wood and dates back to late 19th century. This figure is symmetrical that greatly emphasize the head‚ and they feature a rhythmic
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CASE ONE WHISTLE BLOWERS : SAINTS OR SINNER? 1) Do you believe that whistle-blowing is good for organizations and its members‚ or is it‚ as David Stetler believes‚ often a means to extort large financial gains from companies? Is having a strong ethics whether they are ethical or unethical practices make it easier for a person to take action than for that person to process the making of decisions and choices for today ‘s ethically working environment? I feel that in this case of Douglas Durand
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Geo Factsheet September 1996 Number 1 International Tourism International tourism is a common feature of many modern geography syllabuses and examination questions tend to focus on three main issues. 1. The size and nature of international tourism‚ including reasons for its variable rate of growth in different parts of the world. 2. The advantages and disadvantages of developing an international tourist industry. Here candidates need to be able to analyse tourism’s intertwined impacts
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Reflection can be defined as “a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse and evaluate and so inform learning from practice.”(Reid‚ 1993) It is an important factor when working within any health profession and midwifery is certainly no exception. Schon (1991) defines a reflective practitioner as “someone who learns by reflecting on current experience and applies that learning to future practice.” Reflection allows midwives to grow and develop professionally as well
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Satire of Jonathan Swift Revealed During the eighteenth century there was an incredible upheaval of commercialization in London‚ England. As a result‚ English society underwent significant‚ "changes in attitude and thought"‚ in an attempt to obtain the dignity and splendor of royalty and the upper class (McKendrick‚2). As a result‚ English society held themselves in very high regards‚ feeling that they were the elite society of mankind. In his novel‚ Gulliver ’s Travels‚ Jonathan Swift satirizes
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LECTURETTE - IS THERE GOD ? 1. ‘O God‚ help us to keep ourselves physically strong‚ mentally awake and morally straight‚ that in doing our duty to Thee and our country we may keep the honour of the Services untarnished’ …..it is the way we started our life everyday for three very important years of our life‚ I am just reciting it so as to refresh your memory….and to seek out the first line….”Oh God‚ help us to”……GOD…who is GOD….what is GOD….is it something that justifies our existence‚ something
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