Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11‚ 1917 – September 28‚ 1989) was 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer‚ member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President from 1963-1965. He claimed to have led a guerrilla force called Ang Maharlika in northern Luzon during the Second World War‚ although this is doubted.[1][2] As Philippine president and strongman‚
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1. Why was the 1973 Constitution amended? 2. What is martial law? 3. Why did President Marcos declare martial law? 4. How did the people show their discontent during the Marcos administration? 5. What problems did the country confront during the Marcos dictatorship? The 1973 Constitution basically changes the ‘presidential system’ of government into a ‘parliamentary system’ that puts the President into a purely symbolic statue. Therefore the president didn’t actually hold any power and wasn’t allowed
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Marco Polo Marco Polo became famous for his many travels‚ starting with a trip to Asia that began in 1271. His book about his travels became one of the most famous travel books in history. THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Marco Polo They called him “the man with a million stories.” People flocked to Marco Polo’s home to hear him tell exciting tales about his travels in distant lands. Marco Polo won fame for his journeys
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Ferdinand Marcos’s Regime In about two months it will be the elections here in the Philippines. As I ponder about the candidates for president my mind goes back to all the history lectures I had about Ferdinand Marcos and his regime. He held the presidential seat for about twenty-one years and his time in power and even after power has always been controversial. I usually take cabs to get around‚ and it is common for cabs to have their radio on usually on the news station. Here in the Philippines
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Ferdinand Marcos‚ the infamous dictator‚ ruled the Philippines with an iron hand from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. At the age of 21‚ and a sharp shooter as well‚ his father lost in the Ilocos Norte elections. He became a suspect and was convicted of the murder of his father’s political opponent. But a brilliant man that he was‚ he topped the bar exams while imprisoned. In court‚ he defended himself and was freed by Jose P. Laurel. He believed that this soon-to-be dictator’s intelligence can
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Topic 2: In the Prologue to The Travel of Marco Polo the author claims that his book is "an accurate record"�‚ free from any sort of fabrication"�. Is this Statement true? How reliable and useful is this book as a source of historical information (Support your answer with evidence from the primary sources)? Marco Polo has discovered much of central Asia. Over the years many manuscripts‚ evolve around the controversial issue‚ on whether Marco Polo did go to China. How accurate his account and reliability
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actor playing Marco on how he should present the character Marco is a character of two faces. At the beginning of the play‚ a grateful and respectful man is presented to the audience. He shakes Eddie’s hand‚ and makes it clear that he does not want to impose – ‘when you say go‚ we will go’. This is in stark contrast to the absolute lack of respect your character gives Eddie later in the story‚ and the more-so you can make this the better the reception will be from the audience. Marco is also quite
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. His uncle Maffeo and his father Nicolo were both famous merchants. Marco Polo was educated in literacy skills and arithmetic. He also had a good knowledge of Italian and French. Marco became famous because of his journey to Cathay and his worked with Kublai Khan and also his splendid book called "The travels of Marco Polo". In 1260‚ when Marco was six years old Nicolo and Maffeo begen their first trip going east to the other side of the Black Sea. They
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Born in 1254 in Venice‚ Marco Polo is today a well-known figure of pre-Renaissance travels‚ and for his ground breaking travels to lands never before journeyed by Europeans. He was an Italian traveler and author‚ and spent the majority of his life travelling and exploring. His father Nicolo and uncle Maffeo‚ both merchants‚ had conducted business and trade in Constantinopole (now known as Istanbul) and the Crimea. However‚ when Genoa’s merchants‚ rivals to the Italian Polo’s‚ took over trade in
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The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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