Sedentary lifestyle This article is about the medical term. For the anthropologic concept‚ see sedentism. "Couch potato" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Couch potato (disambiguation). Increases in sedentary behaviors such as watching television are characteristic of a sedentary lifestyle A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity. A person who lives a sedentary lifestyle may colloquially be known as a couch potato. It is commonly found in both the
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Introduction This concept paper is about Overseas Filipino Workers. The author aims to discuss the advantages‚ disadvantages and other important information on working abroad. The main focus of this paper is to determine the reason/s Filipinos decide to work abroad and how the Philippine government supports and helps them. The author chose this topic to learn more about the subject and to be aware of the different problems experienced by Overseas Filipino Workers. She gives importance to this topic
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Related Literatures According to Pineda & Quimpo (2012) “Filipino food may not be as famous as that of its Thai and Vietnamese neighbors. But with more than 7‚000 islands and a colorful history‚ this archipelago has some delicious dishes of its own.” According to Gerel‚ & Wayne‚ R. (n.d)‚ “Filipino foods are rich in both cultural traditions and innovation. While its roots are mainly influenced by the diversity of ingredients found naturally in the Philippines‚ it is also influenced by Malay
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Filipino Fashion Just when you think that Filipinas do not know how to strut on the catwalk‚ Filipinas do not just have the passion to wear designed clothes; Filipinas are natural fashionistas. Tracing its origins‚ Filipinos had long since been very innovative and creative in the kind of clothes that they wear. The early settlers wore bahag‚ a loincloth commonly used by Filipino men before the European colonizers arrived. This is mostly used by indigenous tribes in the mountains‚ and until
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life. No gathering would be complete without the lechon and so many other Filipino delicacies that we so enjoy. In my personal observation‚ it can be said that Filipinos seem to live simply for the pleasure of eating. You can’t visit a home without being offered a drink and food from the people there. It seems that food and the Filipino have been deeply rooted together. It may be that through food that brings the Filipino family close together. Indeed‚ we have come a long way from simply catching
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Assignment: Chapter 5 1. Besides the commercial and religious goals of Spain in colonizing the Philippines‚ give two other reasons (political and legal) why Spain claimed the country as its possession or the property of the King of Spain. * They also claim the country because of their Spirit of Discovery to our country‚ improvements of their technologies (for travel and trading purposes) and acquisition of our territories. 2. What is meant by “crown colony?” Can you give an example of a present
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FILIPINO VALUES RAYMUND THE FILIPINO VALUE S SYSTEM OR VALUES REFERS TO THE SET OF VALUES OR THE VALUES SYSTEM THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FILIPINO HAVE HISTORICALLY HELD important in their lives. These Philippine value system includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies moral codes ethical practices etiquette and cultural and personal values that are promoted by their society though the values that an individual holds sacred can defer on the basis of religion upbringing and
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Common traits of the Filipinos Common Traits It is difficult to define and ascertain the very core of what it is to be a Filipino. History tells us that the Filipinos as we know now had an untraceable origin. All that we can do now is to determine the common traits that are common to all of the Filipinos. Common traits among Filipinos can be traced throughout its existence‚ from the pre-colonial era up to the present era that we have now. There is something that is particularly common and at the
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Extemporaneous Speech Topic: Filipino : An Exported Worker Before anything‚ I would like to greet my fellow students and teacher a warm‚ good afternoon. I am here standing before you now to state my opinions regarding the topic: "Filipino : An Exported Worker". If you ask a normal person what comes to their mind whenever they hear the word "OFWs"‚ they would usually come up with a common answer‚ That is‚ an OFW is person who’s working or studying in another country. Well‚ it is no doubt that
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Rethinking Filipino values Enriquez was critical of this approach to the study of Filipino values. He encouraged Filipino scholars to take a second look at these values using a Filipino orientation. Social scientists such as Lagmay‚ Salazar‚ and Bonifacio took up the challenge in their own research. Let us examine three of these ‘‘Filipino values’’ from the exogenous and indigenous perspectives. 54 Rogelia Pe-Pua and Elizabeth Protacio-Marcelino ß Blackwell Publishers Ltd with the Asian Association
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