TRIVIA LUNETA PARK 1. Luneta is located at the center of Manila‚ the Philippine capital. It is one of the city’s most popular attractions. 2. Luneta is derived from the word “lunette” which means crescent moon – the shape of this formerly marshy land. 3. As early as 1601‚ there is already a small town on this marshy land called Bagumbayan or Nuevo Barrio in Spanish‚ hence‚ Luneta is also known before as Bagumbayan. 4. In 1872‚ Father Burgos‚ Fr. Gomez and Fr. Zamora were executed by garrote in Luneta
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The Faded Elegance of MacArthur Park MacArthur Park‚ once a gem of Los Angeles’ park system has tarnished over time yet many businesses and community groups have made attempts to restore and revitalize one of the cities most notable parks. As a blighted area‚ criminal activities blatantly occurred in the park‚ which were not hidden from police‚ businessmen‚ community groups or residents. Built in the late 19th century and first named Westlake Park‚ the open space was known “because of the beauty
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sound is utterly their own‚ an accomplishment strengthened by the band’s remarkably powerful and unforced songwriting. But almost everything about Linkin Park has been unforced‚ including their Southern California origins. Linkin Park has created a sound all their own‚ their music has incredibly catchy beats that you can get stuck in your head for days at a time. And then to back up the beat‚ are the emotionaly driven vocals that seem to come straight from their soul and into yours. The songs have
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Jurassic Park My number one favorite films of all time is Jurassic Park. Stephen Spielberg created a realistic fantasy of a world in which dinosaurs one ruled the Earth. The combination of a surprising story‚ which was derived from a best-selling novel‚ told through clever dialogue and humor‚ with a hints of startling violence‚ thrilling special effects‚ and an accompanying John Williams score was a unique alignment few films ever meet. The story sets revolves around a island called‚ Isla Nublar
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Rosa Parks the importance of them becoming invoved in the movement Hypothesis: * was an African-American civil rights activist‚ whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights"‚ and "the mother of the freedom movement" * Parks’ act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation * On December 1‚ 1955‚ forty-three year old Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery‚ Alabama city
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Central Park Change from hunting-gathering lifestyle to Agrarian society forced people to learn how to live in closer proximity with others‚ this development gave birth to public and private space. This essay will be focusing on Manhattan’s Central Park‚ a well documented public space with more than 25 million visitors each year from world wide. New York City’s Central Park is the first and most visited urban landscaped park in the United States and one of the most famous in the world (thanks
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1.The People Sunset Park may be one of Brooklyn’s most diverse neighborhoods. Here you’ll find charming brownstones‚ a thriving Latin American culture‚ Brooklyn’s largest Chinese community‚ and a recent influx of young New Yorkers in search of cheaper rents.Until the early 1980s‚ Sunset Park’s main population was made up of Norwegian Americans‚ who began leaving the neighborhood during the white flight years of the 1970s and 1980s. Sunset Park’s second age began with a wave of immigration from
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dog parks should be built in the city. Because it gives dogs a chance to be more social‚ healthy‚ and become more a benefit for the community than a burden. When I used to own a dog it was great. I had a german shepard‚ all grey‚ me and my older brothers would take it for walks maybe down the street or around the block for fresh air. However where I grow up in a busy urban area on street surrounded by loud sirens‚ passing cars‚ and apartment buildings. All major factors of why a dog park would
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you enter a national park? Many words have been written to describe the experience‚ but nothing can truly capture the complete amazement as the breathtaking views catch your breath. It’s something you must discover for yourself at least once in your lifetime‚ if not time and time again. Though songs‚ poems and photographs have tried to capture the essence of national parks‚ only your senses will tell the true story. In this research paper I will be discussing national parks. I will be explaining
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The Hunchback in the Park My life makes me want to run away. I’ve got no place to go. No family‚ no house‚ no anything. All wiped out by a fire in 2001. I did not get any money paid out by the insurance company because they said the fire was an “act of God” caused by a lightning strike‚ which my insurance did not cover. Since then‚ I’ve been walking this park‚ alone and joked about by everyone who walks past me. Now I guess you’re wondering‚ why don’t I get a job? Why does everyone joke about
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