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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Nowhere does it say that Rosa Parks can not sit on that bus. The Montgomery Code required all public transportation was segregated (Kishel‚ 2006). The city claimed that the bus drivers had the "powers of a police officer of the city while in actual charge of any bus for the purposes of carrying out the provisions" of the code (Kishel‚ 2006). While driving the bus‚ drivers were required to provide separate but equal accommodations for white and black passengers by assigning seats. This was completed
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snorkel and fins‚ you only need follow your guide to see an underwater world that is disappearing at an alarming rate in other parts of the world. The best place for snorkeling is on the south end of the island in a place called Garrafon National Reef Park. Hiking Teenagers may enjoy going off on their own to explore the island on foot. Some of the best places for exploration are on the East coast of the island where the beaches are rocky and mysterious. Horse riding Horses can been ridden along the
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case. Many people’s kindness makes them a great leader. For instance Rosa Parks showed bravery and courage when she refused to leave her seat even though she knew she would be arrested and kicked off the bus. This shows that she was a great leader because she did what she thought was right. So many people believed the same as Rosa Parks‚ and this small act led to something greater called the bus boycott. Rosa Parks wasn’t the only exceptional leader of the civil rights act. We have all learned
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restaurant‚ or sitting in certain seats of public buses. However‚ in 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks took a stand‚ or more correctly took a seat‚ on a public bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She refused to give her seat to a white man and was arrested for not doing so. The reasons and consequences and the significance of her stand are comparable in many ways to Atticus Finch’s stand in To Kill A Mockingbird. Rosa Parks worked for the equality of all people. She was elected secretary of the Montgomery branch
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composed many of his famous symphonies. It is evident that his difficulties are reflected in his compositions. Another example is the life of the well-known Walt Disney. Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise‚ movies and theme parks around the world‚ but Walt Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because‚ "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." After that‚ Disney started numerous businesses that didn’t last too long and
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the many monuments of him but I really know that something there is unique and different (in a good way). Having been to Luneta Park recently‚ I can really compare their park with ours here in Davao. First‚ the actual statue was both big but the former is larger than the latter. The park itself is evidently larger in the former. Also‚ I have observed that our Rizal Park is not protected by guards 24/7 and if you can jump high enough‚ you can already touch it. I think the reason for this is that the
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Rosa Parks Assignment-Due at the end of Class Choose one of the following Activities: Choice A: Individual Write 3 diary entries from Rosa Park’s point of view about three incidents in the story. How do you imagine she felt? What did she hope for? What did she fear? The entries MUST be 1 page in length. Choice B: Individual Imagine you are Rosa’s mother‚ Leona. Write a letter to a relative in the North describing what happened to your daughter (Rosa). Be sure to explain the events
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Have you ever ridden a roller coaster and felt the weird feeling in your stomach when the cart goes downhill very quickly? The physics of roller coasters are the reason for this. Roller Coasters have gone through many different designs and built different ways in the past. Engineers working on these coasters have to consider the many ways gravity and acceleration affect the riders and the coaster. This author recently has experienced this very process of creating a roller coaster‚ and had an interesting
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Ma. Angela A. Catapang J10 2011-62151 CA / BS FT Jurassic Park Jurassic Park‚ was a terrific movie being the world’s highest-grossing film at the time of its release. It was filled with sci-fi adventures which tickled our imagination and opened our minds into bold possibilities that were to start with “what if’s”. The said movie was made not only to entertain and to fascinate the viewers but also to educate everyone about the extent of the powers and wonders of science. The main
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