Filipino people out from the mud of unwanted rule of the intelligent president Marcos. She was no other than Corazon Cojuangco Aquino‚ the 11th president of the Philippine Republic. Corazon Cojuangco Aquino‚ universally and affectionally known as “Cory” grew up in a famous and one of the richest clans in the Philippines‚ the powerful Cojuangcos of Tarlac Province. She was born on January 25‚ 1933. Her father is Jose Cojuanco‚ Sr‚ who was a congressional representative and her mother is Demetria Sumulong
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Reina Louise R. Felonia PhilGov BSIT 2.1C Sir Jian Dayuta Mother of Philippine Democracy María Corazón Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino was born on January 25‚ 1933‚ in Paniqui‚ Tarlac‚ María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco was the fourth child of José Cojuangco‚ Sr. and Demetria Sumulong. Her siblings were Pedro‚ Josephine‚ Teresita‚ Jose‚ Jr. and Maria Paz. Both Aquino’s parents came from prominent clans. Her father was a prominent Tarlac businessman and politician‚ and her great-grandfather
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Will you ever wish to have the life of someone else’s? This is a concept that is shared in three texts that presents a similar theme through many different craft moves. The three writings are “The Most Dangerous Game” and the poem “Richard Cory”‚ and the story “The Necklace”. However‚ what is really a theme? Theme in literature is something that is to be learned or taught by the author. The three texts address the theme through different craft moves which lead us to the understanding of the moral
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Poem Comparison All four poems that I read are related in their purposes and goals; however‚ they are also very different. "Lucinda Matlock" by Edward Lee Masters‚ "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg‚ "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ and "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar are all about the joys and sorrows of life. How we look at life makes life good or bad. "Lucinda Matlock" is a story of a woman‚ who‚ by some standards‚ would have a life that we consider a mediocre. However‚ the narrator
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Entrepreneur’s Biography Submitted by: Erik Hoyer Submitted to: Sean Wise Course: ENT 526 Date: November 11‚ 2010 Richard Branson Overview Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is one of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. He was born in London‚ Enlgand in July 18‚ 1950. This British entrepreneur is best known for his Virgin Group‚ who has over 360 companies under the Virgin brand. His first succesful business just started when he was just 16 years old‚ with a student magazine.
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Cory Arcangel‚ a Brooklyn-based multi media artist has become well known for his masterful modifications to particular video games‚ music videos‚ films as well as youtube videos. Cory Arcangel repeatedly introduces his use of hacking‚ better known as appropriation‚ to modify different types of software to appreciate and evaluate the technology that surrounds us today. His art is centered around technology’s relation to different culture‚ media appropriation and its effect on us today. His art is
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Profile: Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) Recently‚ Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been all over the news media. The Democrat is mayor in a city that is home to corporate giants such as Prudential Financial and PSEG. The city also boasts a list of cultural venue centers such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center‚ the Prudential Center‚ the New Jersey Institute of Technology‚ etc. However‚ it’s not the success or improvement of his city that has allowed him to gain a national reputation. Rather
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following discussed poems are examples of such misjudgment. In W.H. Auden ’s "The Unknown Citizen" each line from beginning nearly to end consists of something that this individual has done that would associate him with being a man of the "Greater Community" (Auden 5). All of his traits are either professional or approved of by the overall society. It is not until the last two lines that the poem strays slightly to a speaker ’s perspective of the individual‚ which is the typical belief of the majority
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Cory Aquino Restored democracy‚ supported the Filipino entrepreneurs The recent death of the former president Corazon C. Aquino has made us reminiscent of her major contribution in bringing back the democracy in our country. It was the democracy that we almost lost during the martial law era under the leadership of former Ferdinand Marcos. Her role in bringing back the democracy has carried along some other things. One of this is the flourishing of capitalism back in our economic system.
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Bibliography: * Nadel‚ l. (1987). Corazon Aquino: Journey to Power. New York: J. Messner. * Reid‚ R. (1995). Corazon Aquino and the brushfire revolution. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. * Siegel‚ B. (1988). Cory: Corazon Aquino and the Philippines. New York: Dutton. * Richmond‚ Roaldus‚ ed.‚ A Yankee Businessman in New Hampshire‚ American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project‚ 1936-1940 * http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy
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