going to catch up on my reading list‚ I’ve fallen way behind schedule. Haha! Anyway‚ one of my courses this semester was PI 100 or the "Rizal" course. As one of our final requirements‚ we were required to submit an essay on Ambeth Ocampo’s renowned book Rizal Without the Overcoat. Here’s what I wrote (crammed might be a better word choice) Heh heh: My Perception of Jose Rizal and Ambeth Ocampo’s Rizal Without the Overcoat Of all the things I have learned in our humble university‚ none of it
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usefulness of this text for those who wish to teach English but are not native speakers. The introduction to the text says that this text will be used to "acquaint [the reader] with the English words that are most frequently used". If the user of such a book is a beginning ESL learner‚ this introduction is clearly written for the instructor. On the bright side‚ the author draws attention to "a‚ the‚ of‚ for‚ and" and the difficulties that this may bring for an language learner. I am very appreciative of
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process of decolonization‚ bred by the dominant concept of the nation-state and sovereignty as the right to self determination and the sanctity of borders. The book Kashmir: New voices‚ New approaches‚ is the product of international peace Academy. It is the compilation of various research articles by 14 different scholars. The book is edited by Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu‚ Cyrus Samii and Bushra Asif. Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu is on the faculty of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is coeditor
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Thatcher Ulrich‚ Good Wives Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England 1650-1750 (New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1983) The novel Good Wives is a study of the many roles women play in Northern New England from 1650-1750. The book is split into three sections; all named after biblical females who portrayed idealized feminine traits within New England society. The first part is named Bathsheba‚ which shows and explains the responsibilities and possibilities women had as a housewife
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communicate with each other and act like humans. Animal farm is a book concerned about the politics of leadership and the rise of fall of great leaders; also the events surrounding the Animal Farm are mirrored to the events that took place during the Russian Revolution. There is also a relevance and resemblance of the occurrences in the book with the operations of a business and business communication. Within the content of the book‚ there were many parallels identified that existed with business
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Right from the first page of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for those reading in the UK) Rowling proves that she knows a thing or two about the kind of magic that brings stories to life. The book starts with Harry as an infant‚ the child of a wizard and witch. He is suddenly left orphaned after an attack by the evil and powerful wizard Lord Voldemort‚ a villain so evil that most wizards and witches refer to him as "You-Know-Who". Mysteriously
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Title: A damsel in Distress. By P.G Wode House. 5 lines about author: 1. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( 15 Oct 1881-14 Feb 1975) was an English humorist‚ whose body of work includes novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ poems‚ song lyrics and numerous pieces of journalism. 2. He wrote more than 90 novels and some 300 short stories over 73 yrs. 3. He is widely recognized as the greatest 20th century writer of humor in the English novels. 4. One of the awards he received is the Mark
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Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology College of Arts and Social Sciences DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Andres Bonifacio Avenue‚ Tibanga‚ Iligan City A Requirement in History 122 ANNOTATED BOOK REVEW related to the descriptive course Modern East Asia entitled A Short History of China And Southeast Asia: Tribute‚ Trade and Influence By: Martin Stuart-Fox Submitted by: Michelle Titular Cortes
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Maintaining Individual Excellence Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus defines excellence as the quality of superiority. The work excellence is synonymous with distinction‚ greatness‚ flawlessness‚ impeccability‚ and perfection (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). The pursuit of excellence is the search for perfection. The consensus of today’s society is that nothing is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. Although that may be true‚ I believe that by reaching for excellence‚ or perfection‚ a person
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The book‚ Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community‚ and the film‚ Salt of the Earth‚ both relay to their audience‚ the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican-American immigrants fight to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America‚ a country which is foreign to their traditions. The Mexican-Americans encountered in these works fight for their culture of honor in
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