economic activities were already taking place in the islands. The Pre-Hispanic settlers of the archipelago were economically self-sufficient. In agriculture‚ it is believe that the Banaue Rice Terraces may have been built which proves the early Filipinos’ skills in agriculture. Agriculture was the main source of livelihood in the pre-colonial Philippines there was an abundance of sugar cane‚ coconut‚ rice‚ cotton‚ hemp‚ and many species of fruits and vegetables. Fishing‚ due to the country’s long
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own identity; thus what became the Philippines’ foundation for instituting their nationalistic character was basically colonially inspired. Through the teachings and traditions shared by the colonizers to the country‚ the Philippines grew to be a very “foreign” country. The Filipino people however did try to determine their own Filipino character but not without incorporating the foreign characteristics they have acquired during the hundreds and hundreds of years they experienced with foreign powers
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modernization. __________4. The Scent of Apples shows that Filipinos go and live abroad because the Philippines is a country without hope. __________5. Aida Rivera Ford’s Hunger characterizes how the Philippine society is both pathetic and promising. __________6. Francisco Icasiano’s The God Stealer uses the concept of cultural alienation to conscienticise the Filipinos as regards their too much sense of colonial mentality
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PRE-AMERICAN CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINE PAINTING: A BACKGROUNDER Colonial art in the Philippines should be looked into as a cultural form using one main trajectory: the local society’s political economy. The cultural experiences and history of the Filipinos during the Spanish period must be considered in relation to the “confusion” of our identity towards the translation of our uniqueness‚ or say‚ character or distinctive imagery to the different art forms. The early art schools which introduced painting
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INTRODUCTION We are proud of being Filipinos. There were people‚ places and things which serves as our pride as a nation and make us known throughout the world. A thing that makes us distinct as a nation is our culture. Culture is derived from the Latin word “cultura” or “cultus” which means care or cultivation. We must care and cultivate the Filipino culture which serves as our identity. The poet T.S. Eliot described culture as simply the way of life of a particular people living in one place
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DEATH CEREMONY RITUALS IN SULAWESI SELATAN WRITTEN BY: ADINDA RIZKI NIRMALA 2012/338097/SV/02553 PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA INGGRIS SEKOLAH VOKASI UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA 2012 INTRODUCTION South Sulawesi divided into 20 regencies. One of them is called Tana Toraja‚ which is located on plateau in the north of capital city of South Sulawesi‚ Makassar. South Sulawesi known with their various ethnic groups such as: Suku Bugis‚ Suku Makassar‚ and Suku Toraja. The latest ethnic
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“Wise sir. Do not grieve. It is always better / to avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. / For every one of us‚ living in this world / means waiting for our end. Let whoever can / win glory before death. When a warrior is gone‚ / that will be the best and only bulwark. / So arise‚ my lord‚ and let us immediately / set forth on the trail of this troll-dam. / I guarantee you: she will not get away‚ / not to dens under ground nor upland groves / nor the ocean floor. She’ll have nowhere to flee
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aspect of life. This unseen world comprises things that may seem mundane‚ such as beliefs‚ principles‚ traditions‚ and culture‚ but those are an essential part of the fabric of human nature. This unseen world is the world of identity. Because the Filipinos are a diverse group‚ this question is of great interest. What is distinctly Filipino‚ and what does this translate to in terms of who the Filipino is? To answer this‚ at least in part‚ an artifact of culture must be found that transcends regional
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– Parents of the children may have different religions and this may affect their faith and their worshipping. They will have a problem raising their children in one belief. b. Cultural differences – The traditions may affect the family because one person might be doing something out of tradition that is not proper for the other’s culture. c. Instability of marriage – The instability of the marriage of parents can affect the family greatly‚ because from this‚ the family might result to becoming a
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heritage. We cannot appreciate something that we do not understand. Through a study of our literature‚ we can trace the rich heritage of ideas handed down to us from our forefathers. Then we can understand ourselves better and take pride in being a Filipino Of Philippine Literature in English and Time Frames It can be said that Philippine literature in English has achieved a stature that is‚ in a way‚ phenomenal since the inception of English in our culture. Our written literature‚ which is about
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