Exploring the seamy underbelly of the drug trade‚ and the people who inhabit this world at its lower rungs‚ is what indie film Tulak is all about. Directed by Neal “Buboy” Tan‚ based on his story and screenplay‚ and line-produced by Maria Isabel Lopez‚ the film is presented in cooperation with the Dangerous Drugs Board and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. The film stars Rafael Rosell‚ and there are special screenings planned‚ the first I know of being April 30 at SM Cinema 8. The film opens
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THE KITCHEN BOY One of the greatest mysteries in Russian history is the murder of the last royal family of the Romanov dynasty. Although there is much speculation as to what happened that grisly night‚ some details still remain unclear‚ and could only be verified by a witness to the tragic events. In the novel‚ The Kitchen Boy‚ author Robert Alexander offers a fictional tale that does just that. Through the perspective of the main character Misha‚ the reader is taken back in time to the early twentieth
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Name | God(dess) of... | Bathala | The supreme god of the Tagalogs; creator of man and earth and addressed sometimes as Bathalang Maykapal. He dwells in Kaluwalhatian together with the lesser gods and goddesses. Aside from the lesser gods and goddesses‚ he sent his anitos in order to assist the daily lives of every human. When most of the natives were converted to Christianity during the Spanish Era‚ he was referred to the Christian God.[2] | Amanikable | The ill-tempered god of the sea because
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Maria Callas as Violetta in La traviata‚ 1958 Maria Callas‚ Commendatore OMRI[1] (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2‚ 1923 – September 16‚ 1977)‚ was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique‚ wide-ranging voice and dramatic gifts. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti‚ Bellini and Rossini; further‚ to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and‚ in her
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closer to her. Certainly‚ Maria Cristerna is a woman that whoever see her can feel that "strange" feeling of fear‚ and for this reason miss Cisterna suffered of discrimination and rejection among her friends and companions‚ and it is understandable‚ because anyone who sees a woman covered head to toe in tattoos and piercings‚ and with unmatched horns that excel her head‚ and her eyes tattooed the deeper color you can imagine‚ It can take away the dream to anyone. Maria‚ better known as the vampire
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Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist who studied the process of Metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is when an animal changes its physical appearance by undergoing a task. Maria’s job as a naturalist allowed her to witness the elements of nature. Maria observed the way caterpillars build cocoons that will later on help them transform into a butterfly. By doing this Maria drew diagrams and pictures to represent this process. Using these illustrations and diagrams she was able to describe metamorphosis in
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Biography of Lena Maria Klingvall Background: Lena Maria Klingvall‚ from Jonkoping‚ Sweden‚ was 20 years old when she became known to the Swedish TV-viewers through the documentary called ‘Goal in Sight’. Lena Maria was born in 1968 without arms and with only one healthy leg while the other one is half developed. She has to walk with an artificial leg and the cause of her disability is unknown. Lena Maria learnt how to swim when she was only three years old. At the age of
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It is through the growth of “moral worth and intellectual improvement” that Maria Stewart believes the African American race will prosper and be accepted by the white community. Continuing on the topic‚ Stewart qualifies that no person‚ white or black‚ is content with their lives if they are forced to perform menial jobs when they clearly obtain the capability to hold jobs that far surpass the skill level of the “servile labor” they find themselves executing. She even goes so far as to say that if
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------------------------------------------------- Maria Full of Grace – Essay Sample Maria Full of Grace is a Latin film that depicts a way life that many of us have been sheltered from knowing exists. Exploring Latin culture in film in depth provides its viewers an understanding of a different way of life. Regardless of the viewer‚ this movie is a brilliant expression of the battles that consumes people and a way to educate its viewers on the realism of everyday life in Columbia. The story is about a seventeen-year old girl‚ María Álvarez
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December 4 Bademan Call Me Maria Essay (Whoopee) Who is Whoopee? Whoopee is a friend that Maria met and likes her a lot. She is almost always positive and happy‚ and wants others to be just like her. She adds a lot of joy to Maria’s life as well. Whoopee is very kind and caring‚ and she is always looking out for others like Maria. First of all‚ Whoopee is always looking out for Maria and wants her to stay happy. An example of Whoopee looking out for Maria is when Maria says “Whoopee talks me out of my
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