had been a member of the 1898-1899 US Congress I would have supported both our war with Spain and our annexation of its territories. The Spanish-American War served to end Spain’s colonial power in the western hemisphere. In the time leading up to the war there was three years of turmoil in Cuba‚ where Cuban revolutionaries were locked in battle with the Spanish in an attempt to gain independence from their mother country (history.state.gov 1). For most of the Cuban revolution the US‚ particularly
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Ivanova‚ Mina 11A1 9th November‚ 2010 Colonization – a Life Change in Things Fall Apart and “The Runaways”. A Transformation of Culture‚ Customs‚ and Identity Are colonization and forced assimilation the “destroyers” of cultures and communities? The poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways” by Louise Erdrich and the novel Things Fall Apart by Achebe are illustrators of the downfall of two different tribes because of colonization. The “intruders” impose their beliefs and life style;
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given area lends them an emotional connection as well. When people of elsewhere come to take the land from the native inhabitants‚ many changes occur. In his book The Wretched of the Earth‚ Franz Fanon gives his insight into how the process of colonization and decolonization happens‚ and the resulting physical and mental effects on both groups of people. Telling this from a strictly historical and platonic standpoint he gives an accurate representation of how it works. Whereas in the novel Things
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Festivals in the Philippines 1. BULAKLAKAN FESTIVAL January 01 / Muntinlupa City‚ Metro Manila (45 minutes from Manila) Annual procession‚ parade of flowers and costumes. 2. COCONUT FESTIVAL January 11-15 / San Pablo City‚ Laguna (2 hours from Manila by land) A grand mardi-gras celebration which pays homage to Laguna Province’s most ubiquitous crop. 3. CARACOL FESTIVAL January 19 / Glorietta 4 Park‚ Makati City‚ Metro Manila (30 minutes from Manila ) "Caracol" is Spanish for "snail"
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Mining in the Philippines Concerns and conflicts Report of a Fact-Finding Trip to the Philippines July-August 2006 Acknowledgments The Fact Finding Mission wishes to thank all those who took time to meet with us. The right to enjoy human rights and development is universal. We wish to encourage any and all communities and local authorities adversely affected by mining impacts to continue to explore and pursue all avenues available within the law at local‚ national and international levels
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exposed to a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized
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Autonomy…Again? Foreword This paper summarizes the historical background‚ causes‚ and a possible solution to end the ongoing ethnic conflict in The Philippines. The Muslim Filipinos of Mindanao and the Christian Filipinos have been fighting the second oldest internal ethnic dispute in the world. Over 120‚000 people have died and 2 million have been displaced in this four decades long battle.1 For many years‚ the central government’s attempts at peace‚ institutional restructuring‚ and regional autonomy
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Philippines Economics Table of contents 1. General Information 2. Agrarian Economy 3. Industrial Economy 4. Services Industries 5. Conclusion 1. General information The Philippines are located in Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean. 7‚107 Islands are part of the republic. The islands are divided into three major groups: Luzon‚ Visayas‚ and Mindanao. The South China Sea defines its western borders and the Pacific Ocean its eastern limits. The country-
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NOTES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY American Period (1898-1946) April 25‚ 1898 - beginning of the US-Spain War. The Americans declared war against Spain on the allegation that Spain blew up the American warship named “Maine” causing the deaths and injuries of several Americans. May 1‚ 1898 - the Battle of Manila Bay. The Spaniards were defeated by the American naval fleet led by Commodore George Dewey. May 18‚ 1898 - Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo arrived in Cavite from Hongkong through the assistance
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The three innovations to the Philippine education system had these common objectives: * To introduce curricular reform curricular reforms in the school organization * To investigate the modes of delivery‚ policy structures‚ and pedagogical philosophies and recommend enrichment thereof * To align education’s modalities to the needs of the times 2. What are the common findings and recommendations of the three studies conducted in relation to the Philippine education system? A. Common
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