listen to western songs and watch western movies‚ not all effects of westernization on our culture is a harmful. The culture that Mark Raymond Ferrer was refering to‚ the “true” Filipino culture‚ is a blend of Spanish and native influences. Before Magellan’ s convoy of ships ever made landfall on the shores of Cebu‚ the Philippines already had many native tribes‚ all of which had their own distinct culture. With that in mind then what is a true Filipino? Is he the man who addresses his elders with
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connectivity to get the latest road and landmark updates. Who are some of the leaders in PNDs? What are the likely factors that will contribute to winning in this marketplace? Some of the leaders in the PND market include Garmin‚ TomTom‚ Motorola and Magellan. The main factor that will contribute to winning in the marketplace will be offering cutting edge features ahead of the competition while remaining affordable. Some cutting edge features include voice recognition software allowing users to control
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From Columbus to Magellan‚ exploring and conquering nations is a colossal part of Earth’s history. The primary goal is to circulate faith and acquire resources‚ causing Christianity and European influence to spread worldwide. In Things Fall Apart‚ the second and third sections of the book are all about how Western culture impacted Igbo society. Specifically‚ the character of Nwoye and his reactions to the introduction of European visitors‚ and the questioning of his identity thereafter shapes the
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The story of Malaysia Airlines starts in the golden age of travel. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool‚ the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the Colonial Straits Settlement government to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. The result was the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 1937. On 2 April 1947‚ MAL took to the skies with its first commercial flight as the national airline. Fuelled by a
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In contemporary Australia‚ the history of colonisation has had its own adverse dramatic effect on the indigenous societies. Colonisation has mostly affected the cultural and economic life of the indigenous people‚ particularly their central relationship with land and waters. Tribal enterprise began to increase considerably during the 1990s across Australia. It was not until 1992 that the High Court in Australia made a popular decision in Mabo v Queensland (No2) [1992] 175 CLR1‚ which held that the
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years ago) in middle ages or even before. Although expansion of Christianity at the beginning of new age or expansion of Islam in VIII-IX centaury had an enormous impact on the "globalized" world‚ the most important were Columb ’s‚ Vasco da Gama ’s‚ Magellan ’s discoveries in XV-XVI c. - it was time for the civilisation clash. In this period in world history the capitalism has its roots. Geographical discoveries‚ colonization‚ slave traffic‚ trade and many more aspects were consequently creating basics
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HEROES (Delivered by: Jedson Marie Tonogan) Seven years from today‚ year 2014‚ in the year 2021‚ the Philippines will be celebrating 500 years of Christianity‚ specifically‚ of Catholicism. History teaches us that in the year 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan stepped on the shores of these 7000 plus islands and planted the cross of the Catholic Faith‚ thereby making this archipelago the first Catholic‚ nay‚ Christian nation in this part of the world‚ the Asian continent‚ In preparation for this celebration
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Christianity and find wealth‚ mostly in gold. He landed in the Americas four times and southern portions of the Bahamas. He later moved to Hispanola were he could trade with the Arawoks. Some of the famous Spanish explorers were Vasco Balboa‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ Ponce de Leon‚ and Francisco Coronado. By 1519‚ Spain became so successful in claiming land they
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PRE-SPANISH PHILIPPINES It is believed that the first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived over 300‚000 years ago. It is commonly thought that they migrated over a land bridge‚ which existed at that time‚ from the Asian mainland. The next known inhabitation is when the Negrito or Aeta arrived in the islands around 25‚000 years ago. However‚ they were driven back by several waves of immigrants from Indonesia‚ only to be followed by the maritime peoples of the Malayan islands. Although there
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in a large valley in northeastern Luzon‚ between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The Cagayan River‚ the country’s longest‚ runs through its center and flows out to Luzon Strait in the north‚ in the town of Aparri‚ Cagayan. The Babuyan and Batanes island groups that lie in the Luzon Strait belong to the region. Cagayan Valley is the second largest region of the Philippines in terms of land area. Ibanag‚ Itawes and Ilocano (in varied shades and intonations) and Malueg are the major
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