The Mirabal Sisters. Four Dominican women‚ daughters and mothers from Salcedo named Ojo de Agua (as of Nov. 2007 the province is officially named Hermanas Mirabal)‚ Dominican Republic. Daughters of Enrique Mirabal Fernández and Mercedes "Chea" Reyes Camilo. These women followed their convictions with bravery and selflessness to fight for what they believed. To fight against a dictator’s rule they felt was wrong. Three of them - Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa - gave their lives for their cause
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Santo Tomás‚ University of (sän’tō tōmäs’)‚ at Manila‚ the Philippines; Roman Catholic‚ coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country. It has faculties of sacred theology‚ canon law‚ philosophy‚ civil law‚ medicine and surgery‚ pharmacy‚ arts and letters‚ and engineering as well as colleges of education‚ science‚ commerce and business administration‚ architecture and fine arts‚ and nursing. There is also a graduate school and a conservatory
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[pic] The Meat Market Alex Tabarrok. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York‚ N.Y.: Jan 9‚ 2010. [In a race to prevent thousands of needless deaths a year‚ countries from Singapore to Israel are launching innovative new programs to boost organ donation. Alex Tabarrok on paying donors for kidneys‚ favoritism on waiting lists and the shifting line between life and death.] Harvesting human organs for sale! The idea suggests the lurid world of horror movies and 19th-century graverobbers
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POLYSTYRENE: RECCOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LEADERS OF THE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM By: Tammy L Drake AOCI 1010-Section 1A (Introduction to Sociology) Professor Julio C. Caycedo Introduction and Thesis Statement What is Styrofoam? Styrofoam is actually a trade name of a polystyrene foam product used mainly for housing insulation and craft applications‚ but can be seen elsewhere. The scientific name for Styrofoam is polystyrene. It is a petroleum-based plastic made from the
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History of Painting Philippines Artistic paintings were introduced to the Filipinos in the 16th century when the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines. During this time‚ the Spaniards used paintings as religious propaganda to spread Catholicism throughout the Philippines. These paintings‚ appearing mostly on church walls‚ featured religious figures appearing in Catholic teachings. Due to the Church’s supervision of Filipino art and Spanish occupation of the Philippines‚ the purpose of most paintings
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History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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Cited: de Carvalho Lima‚ Samuel‚ Araújo‚ Júlio César‚ Dieb‚ Messias; “Teaching Academic Genres in Digital Contexts; E-proceedings of the International Online Language Conference (IOLC)”; 2011‚ Vol. 2‚ p46-51‚ 6p Rachel Dretzen‚ Frontline. “Digital Nation” ch1‚ 2010 Rowe-Whyte‚ Ann Marie‚ O ’Sullivan
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A Critical Analysis of CLEOPATRA LIFE: STACY SCHIFF & ANTHONY EVERITT: THE LIFE OF ROME’S FIRST EMPEROR AUGUSTUS & ANDREA OVERFIELD: THE HUMAN RECORD SOURCES OF GLOBAL HISTORY‚ VOLUME1 By Susana E Andrade Professor Lorenz History 4A‚ Sec. 1985 May 2‚ 2013 1. Based on your selected book‚ very briefly describe the scope and focus of your historian work‚ then‚ state the historian’s thesis/core argument and sub-thesis. Stacy Schiff in Cleopatra: A life present a
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The Effect of Safe Injection Sites in Vancouver‚ British Columbia A safe injection site (SIS) has been placed in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside where drug use is a challenging problem. The program is a vital piece of the cities known harm reduction approach to its serious problems with homelessness‚ drugs‚ crime and AIDS. Canada has drastically shifted its method. Going from punishing drug users to establishing the plan of harm reduction. Since 2003 when the supervised SIS opened‚ it has presented
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10 Surprising Facts About Death Penalty In The Philippines For Filipinos‚ few issues can be so polarizing yet undoubtedly interesting at the same time as that of the death penalty. After all‚ some of the most memorable moments of our history have involved capital punishment (the Gomburza’s garrote‚ Jose Rizal’s firing squad‚ etcetera). Although we won’t enter in the un-ending whirlpool of debates and choose which side we’re on‚ we do however would like to share some of the more-interesting stories
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