first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines. Quezón is considered by most Filipinos to have been the second president of the Philippines‚ after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897–1901). ). Quezon played a major role in obtaining Congress’ passage in 1916 of the Jones Act‚ which pledged independence for the Philippines without giving a specific date when it would take effect. He fought for passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act (1934)‚ which provided for full independence for the Philippines 10 years after
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of movements and ideologies‚ has become a burgeoning area both within original academic discipline and across disciplinary boundaries (Shapiro‚ 1992). In the process of globalization‚ culture pluralism developed by pragmatist philosophers (Randolph‚ 1916) inspires the generation of tons of diverse thoughts. While the field of communication has been experiencing a major paradigm shift (Gerbner‚ 1983)‚ feminism has affected many fields of social science. And this trend‚ to a certain degree‚ impels the
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The Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme took place between 1st July 1916 to 18th November 1916. It was fought on the north and south banks of the river Somme‚ hence the name. The plan was to redirect the German armies from attacking Verdun (which was lower down the Somme)‚ which was a town that was very near Paris‚ the capital. The Battle had some positive and negative views. The best thing that happened during the battle was that tactics were developed that enabled the British to win the
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“Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized‚ redefined‚ and the seeds were planted for a century of bloodshed” (Engel‚ 2016) The concept of the nations-states in Al Jazira (The Arabian Peninsula) is dominantly a post-World War I (WWI) phenomenon. The beginning of statehood in the Arabian region could be traced back to Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Though his occupation ended within three years‚ it laid the foundation of Egyptian independence from the Ottoman
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Caribbean Freedom: economy and society from emancipation to the present. Princeton‚ N.J.: Marcus Wiener: Kingston‚ Jamaica: Randle: London: Currey‚ 1983‚ 1996. Calder‚ Bruce. The impact intervention: the Dominican Republic during the U.S. occupation of 1916-1924. Austin: University of Texas press‚ 1984. Doggett‚ Scott. Dominican Republic and Haiti. Oakland California: Lonely Planet Publications‚ 1999. Maingot‚ Anthony P. The United States and the Caribbean. London: Macmillan Caribbean‚ 1994. Renda‚ Mary
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HSC Modern History PART 1 – World War One 1. War on the Western Front The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Faults in the Schlieffen Plan - The Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s pre-war (1906) strategy in invading France in the event of an outbreak of war – aggressive and needed speed and surprise - Involved heading north into Belgium‚ then west to attack France’s fortified chateau’s from the rear - Plan to take Paris in 6 weeks to defeat France‚ then take on
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introduced ’total war’. In 1915‚ the war was not going well for the Allies. The predicted easy victory over the ’Hun’ never materialised and even politicians such as David Lloyd George believed that victory was not guaranteed. Even as late as November 1916‚ Lloyd George told Colonel Maurice Hankey‚ the secretary to the cabinet’s War Committee "We are going to lose this war". The Prime Minister‚ Herbert Asquith‚ was seen by many as not being up for the task of leading the country in war. He responded
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The World War I was referred as the first “Total War” from historians and to others the “Great War”. The World War I was very tragic because of countries that were involved in the War. During this time Woodrow Wilson was the President‚ and he was the 28th President in the United States. Wilson wanted to keep the United States neutral during the World War I. This essay will explain why Wilson abandoned his policy of neutrality and justify American involvement in a European conflict. During
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with and through other people". (Henri Fayol "General and Industrial Management."(1916)) Introduction Management is a very complex field. Not only must managers pay attention to what is best for the organization‚ but they also have to do what is best for their customers. At the same time‚ the manager must satisfy the need of their employees. Henri Fayol developed fourteen principles of management in 1916 that organisations are recommended to apply to order to run properly. This paper will
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Tolkien enlisted in the army and was sent to France. He married Edith Bratt on March 22‚ 1916‚ right before he left for France. The war was horrendous time for Ronald. All of his close friends died in the war‚ and Ronald was stricken with a horrible disease. He was in and out of the hospital for two years. During Ronald’s recovery‚ he
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