Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the Philippine Election. Although she placed last in almost all of the nationwide surveys conducted by Pulse Asia‚ with ratings ranging from 2% to 4% only. According to ABS-CBN‚ she is tied with Senator Grace Poe at the third most talked about candidate in social media. It could be inferred that since majority of social media users are millennial‚ Miriam Defensor Santiago is popular in the youth demographic. She topped
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every day adolescences. The evolution of the Barbie doll is a reflection of the changing role of women in society. Barbie goes way back. It came from a Das Bild comic strip called Lilli. She was portrayed as a blonde‚ and later produced as a pornographic doll famous to bachelors in postwar Germany. On a trip to Europe‚ Ruth Handler had seen her daughter play with paper dolls by giving them adult roles. The toy companies at the time lacked adult figures. So‚ she and her husband Elliot (co
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Travel to Fort Santiago‚ Intramuros When I was in grade 1‚ I’ve already went to Fort Santiago in Intramuros. But I can’t clearly remember what I’ve seen that time because I was too young and I just wanted to explore with no particular task. But when I’ve returned in that place‚ it was very memorable because I’ve seen a very antique place for the second chance. I am really excited to return in that place because I wanted to take pictures with that old place but I have no camera in hand that time
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Nick Vujicic------quite a difficult and hard to read name. I think you may not realize who he is but I sure you have heard of a man with no legs and hands. I was sunned when I heard about him in television. I can’t imagine the life of him. In other’s eyes‚he is strange‚some even think he is horrible. However‚he changes his life. His optimistic attitude towards life has inspired tens of thousands of people. Nick Vujicic is an Australian preacher and motivational speaker. He is born with Tetra-amelia
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Riders to the Sea by the Irish playwright J.M Synge is a one act drama‚ which in essence is a tragedy‚ yet an unusual one. Unlike in traditional tragedies‚ the hero(ine) of the play does not put up (or even stand) a fighting chance‚ but undergoes a character transformation‚ which is more tragic than the demise of a hero. Maurya‚ the main character‚ is an old woman. Yet‚ most importantly‚ she is a mother; a mother of six sons who had all perished in the sea. She had had a difficult time bringing them
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Singapore to rescue Rizal from the Spanish steamer by means of a writ of habeas corpus. The writ‚ however‚ was denied and Rizal remained prisoner in the ship. The Colon reached Manila on November 3‚ 1896 and Rizal was then quietly transferred to Fort Santiago. The preliminary investigation began a few days later‚ with Colonel Francisco Olive acting as the Judge Advocate. Two kinds of evidence were presented against Rizal‚ namely documentary and testimonial. Documentary evidence included letters which
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election - Donald Trump‚ and the rapper and songwriter confessed that Donald Trump’s campaign has the makings for television gold. However‚ Nicki Minaj made the remark before Donald Trump spoke about banning Muslim immigration in the US. The 33 year old Minaj‚ who has been considered as the most influential female rapper of all time stated‚ "There are points
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he supported his family in conducting their food business after which he established the Nation Steel Car company. The victory of Nation Steel Car Company which was established by Gregory James Aziz can be all attributed to this great and powerful man. Being the president‚ Chairman as well as the CEO of this company‚ he led to several changes in this company. This is the baseline as to why the
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warriors who have‚ through their deeds‚ beliefs and actions‚ been considered chivalrous and honourable. The greatest testament to such a warrior is when one ’s enemies honour the warrior as such. The subject of this essay is such a warrior and a role model that I believe any aspiring warrior should study. Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb or Saladin‚ as he has come to be called in western civilization‚ was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria‚ and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim opposition
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Assignment 1 ‘Star of the Sea’ by Joseph o Connor is a text set during the Irish Potato Famine‚ in 1847. The Irish Potato famine of the 1840s was the greatest social catastrophe of 19th century Europe‚ yet inspired surprisingly little imaginative writing. (Eagleton‚ 2002) However this book has been described by the Sunday Times as having ‘compelling characters and a dizzying narrative’ (Heaney‚ 2007) This compelling story is set around a wealthy‚ turned bankrupt‚ land owner and his family who
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