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    Pre-Colonial Filipinas

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    Long time ago and even until today the women are treated with great respect in the society. Contrary to popular belief‚ Philippine society was not always patriarchal. There was a time when women were treated as equally as men. The early law already recognizes their rights with the same privilege equally as men have. They played key roles both in and outside. Before the coming of the Spaniards‚ women were already entitled to inherit and own a family property‚ engage in a trade‚ to work according to

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    helped shape America as a founding father‚ in ways such as politics and government. One of the most famous quotes from him is “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything” (Alexander Hamilton). Born on the small West British Indies island of Nevis‚ Alexander was made to be a historical figure of importance. He had shown signs of great intelligence starting after a hurricane hit his hometown‚ and he wrote essays non-stop. He was one of the hardest working founding fathers of America‚ who did a

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    Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem witchcraft trials are both events that colonists used to show their anger at or resentment of colonial society life. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against Governor Berkeley’s policies with the local natives. He monopolized the thriving fur trade and wasn’t willing to risk ruining it. The Salem witchcraft trials were a result of unsettled social and religious conditions of the Massachusetts village. Some of the victims were even accused because of their wealth and

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    How did America influence popular culture in Australia? The ’How’ in this question holds two meanings: how as in the Why‚ or method; and how as in a description of impact. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to account for both. How (as in method) did the USA change our formerly British ways? This was done in a 3-step process. Step one was initiation. In Australia’s case‚ WW2 was what initiated our relationship with America. During the war‚ we relied on America for protection (like we would have done

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    Europeans.” Merrell argues that after the Europeans and Africans came to America‚ all three cultures shared a history in what would become the colonies‚ and eventually the United States. To help to prove his point‚ Merrell uses the Catawba Nation of the Carolina’s as an example of how all three of these cultures were intertwined. All three cultures suffered hardships and all three involved the creation of a new niche in the Americas. The Catawba suffered from sickness that devastated their population

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    present day America were the Ice Age explorers. However‚ from the thick ice sheets melting‚ the oceans rising‚ land movement‚ volcanic eruptions‚ and other natural occurrences‚ America was then shaped differently and harder to reach. Following the Ice Age‚ the next peoples to live in present day America were the Native American’s. The Native Americans needed large‚ rich‚ fertile lands to farm there most valuable and popular crop - corn. They first farmed in Mexico and Central America‚ but later migrated

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    With the guidance of the Board of Directors and you‚ the Membership‚ Colonial Square continues to prosper and move forward‚ improving our community and cooperative living. The management staff is striving to move forward with changes in our policies and procedures‚ and developing initiatives to provide better service. The average sales price of townhomes/shares is continuing to increase. The average time on the market is very short. I have received very positive feedback from new Members. Most

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    Florence Nightingale considered the founder of modern nursing. At the age of 24‚ she had felt to be called by God to help the poor and sick. Many people know that she was influential in the nursing. They might not know how much she truly impacted it. Before Florence Nightingale came along‚ nurses considered their job unimportant an low status‚ as they were untrained and not taught about nursing. Also‚ she volunteered to nurse soldiers during the Crimean War. She analyzed the difficult conditions

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    Improving: The Influence and Legacy of Western Civilization in the Development of Modern Singapore Based on the Question: “It was the Western trader and the Western administrator who introduced modern ideas‚ modern systems of government‚ modern education and modern techniques of communications and production into traditional Asia.” (Goh Keng Swee) Discuss the above comments by Dr. Goh Keng Swee with reference to Singapore. Did Singapore benefit from the Western influence in the early days

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    Richard Wright and his Effect on Modern Poetry Modern poetry is often characterized by its formal aspects‚ free verse‚ classical allusions‚ borrowing from other cultures and languages‚ its open form and breakdown of social norms. The literary tradition isn’t respected but individuals are focused on. Critics believe that no great poetry was written in the 20th century despite the existence of many poetic persons. Many poets neglected tradition as they think that poetry should change with the

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