the flood. Captain Severino David‚ commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command’s disaster response task group‚ said heavy rains caused a flashfloods in Barangay andap‚ sometime between 4am and 10am Tuesday. The flashflood also washed out a military outpost‚ killing a sergeant and injuring a military officer.Recommendation :I think they should stop or even minimize activities of mining gold to avoid landslide and flashfloods. And we should stop throwing trash everywhere put it in the right place to prevent
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The Protestant Reformation gave rise to dissenting sects who aggressively sought to worship according to their own ideas instead of conforming to the religious uniformity required by the Anglican Church. Non-conforming religious sects were persecuted as being treasonous to the king. These people sought to escape to America where vacant land and great distance from the mother country offered them a place to settle and follow their own consciences in religious matters. Economic considerations were
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brothers" of him. The Chinese recquired the Portuguese for having paid tribute‚ but the Portuguese refused to offer more tribute‚ so they were expelled from Guangzhou. The local Chinese officials allowed the Portuguese to settle in Macao and use it as an outpost from which they could trade with China‚ but direct trade between Europe anfd China remained limited. Qianlong served from 1736 to 1795‚ he brought China to its largest size‚ increased its wealth‚ and sponsored an increase in artistic production
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What is the importance of Hmong fighter in Laos? By David Duong Word Count: 1‚912 What is the importance of Hmong fighter in Laos? Part A: Plan of Investigation: This investigation will assess the situation in Laos; between the North Vietnamese Forces‚ Laotian Communist Forces‚ and the Americans. It will examine the roles of the Hmong fighting force‚ and the reason the United States had to rely on them instead of its own soldiers. But also the reason the Hmong chose to fight on the side
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As a Puerto Rican it’s difficult for me to imagine the full effects of segregation and discrimination that Soldiers of the Borinqueneers‚ the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment‚ faced on a daily basis while defending our country and protecting our freedom. The Borinqueneers served‚ gallantly fought‚ and many died‚ as members of this segregated unit of the regular Army during WWI‚ WWII‚ and the Korean War. They were without question the largest and longest standing unit of its kind in US history
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Sir Walter Raleigh journey began when he acquired a royal patent to claim the New World lands for the queen of England. Utilizing the identical methods of the conquistadors‚ he established the first colony for gold and silver by exploiting the native labors to search for the treasures. Raleigh did not want conflict with the Spanish‚ so he decided to search north in Mexico and South America away from the Spanish territories. Locating the outer banks of present-day North Carolina‚ Raleigh established
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Before different societies became interconnected‚ they were separated by large distances. Because the Hellenistic culture was considered a complete package of high class culture; theater entertainment‚ art‚ architecture‚ language and much more‚ it was widely accepted and used by many people in different areas. The main part of Hellenism was a common language that was known as koine Greek. Due to the differing languages of regions it would have been difficult for people to communicate with one another
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When analysing Spain‚ this century is most notorious with the countries establishment as a superior nation. Yet it’s debate whether this truly occurred‚ as historians like JH Elliot have stated “Spanish society drove itself forward" others disagree‚ like Solsten ‚ speculating that “The sixteenth century was a period of unremitting decline”. This 100-year time span presents a combination of both failures and successes‚ leaving us conflicted on whether this century was truly golden. Though the country
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projects such as the Shwe gas pipeline project‚ several hydro projects‚ and projects relating to mineral resource mining. Despite China remaining Myanmar’s largest trading partner with commercial‚ political and military influence (location of key naval outpost in leased Coco islands) recent developments signal a shifting attitude towards China. Halting of the construction of the Myitsone dam on the Irrawady – where the Chinese company CPIC has invested and is the major beneficiary of the electricity – and
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settle the land and claim it as their own. One group in particular was the Spanish. They built missions in California to make their presence in the area known and to convert the Native Americans into Christianity. They served as religious and military outposts. These missions were established to convert Native American into Christianity. Obviously not all people wanted this‚ and they were treated harshly. Although‚ others jumped right into it and began the praise and worship rituals like they had been
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