Oppositions to Texas Annexation On March 2‚ 1836‚ Texas had become an independent nation from Mexico. It had named itself the Republic of Texas and proudly stood between a growing United States‚ and a conflicted Mexico. Immediately facing problems‚ Texas had many economic failures‚ had trouble with nearby Indians‚ and could not form a stable military. It is for these reasons that Sam Houston‚ a major political figure and President of the Republic of Texas‚ decided that Texas could not sustain itself
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“illiberal” elements‚ such as sexism‚ racism and homophobia‚ in order to have its always-necessary opponent‚ and maintain purpose.” This left the liberal West searching for a new opponent or enemy that liberalism so desperately needed. The Crimean annexation gave them the perfect argument to once again depict Putin and Russia as enemies. What Russia did violated international laws‚ but if this is not the firs time this happens why is it that the United States and Western Europe have made it look like
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ALLUSION PROJECT Civil War Part 1 A nation in four decades had been multiplied several times its territory‚ purchase of Louisiana to France‚ Florida to Spain‚ the annexation of Texas and the subsequent war with Mexico (1846-1848) ambient. The political states of north and south had been mounded by the interest of the second in their plantations and the conservation of slavery‚ while the firs inclined towards trade; shipping and financial interests on one side were the debtor farmers‚ and other
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THE MORO JIHAD Continuous Struggle for Islamic Independence in Southern Philippines The Moroland The Moroland (presently known as "Southern Philippines") is composed of Mindanao island (the second largest island of the Philippine islands) the Sulu archipelago‚ Palawan‚ Basilan and the neighbouring islands. The Moroland has the area of 116‚ 895 square kilometres (more than one third of the whole Philippine islands)‚ with the population of more than twenty million of which 12 million are Muslims
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Gonzales‚ N. V. M. (1998). Philippines. Paris: SOS Incorporated. Hicks‚ N. (1999). This is the Philippines. London: New Holland Publisher Ltd. Hicks‚ N. (2002). The magic of the Philippines. London: New Holland Ltd. Insight Guides. (2005). Singapore: APA Publications. Laya‚ J. & Castaneda‚ L. (1996). Prusisyon. Philippines: St. Pauls Press. Loop‚ H. & Carpentier‚ D. (2008). Central Philippines. Cebu: PDP Digital Inc. Yuson‚ A. (2003). The Philippines. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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Philippines: No Other Place But Up The Philippines is considered one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. As of 21st century‚ the country is a member in several international organizations’ including the APEC‚ Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition the Philippines also have a lot of trading partners and trade agreements. Though‚ the Philippines have suffered negative balance of trade for many years. In January of 2013‚ the
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Philippines’ Finest The Republic of Philippines is a truly remarkable country with a culture as rich as its glorious past fraught by many foreign influences like that of the Spanish and the American. Despite of being colonized to foreign powers‚ the country has remained unchanged; it has not compromised with its authenticity‚ its decorum‚ code of conduct and culture and has retained its typical Filipino spirit. Rather what it has done is‚ it has imbibed the best of both the worlds and have shaped
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Tourism in the Philippines Tourism in the Philippines is a major economic contributor to the Philippine economy. The Philippines is an archipelagic country composed of 7‚107 islands. It offers a rich biodiversity with its tropical rainforests‚ mountains‚ beaches‚ coral reefs‚ islands‚ and diverse range of flora and fauna‚ making it as one of the megadiverse countries in the world. In 2012‚ the country attracted 4‚272‚811 visitors. History Philippine tourism flourished in the 1970s and early
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Country Reports on Local Government Systems: Philippines Philippines _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY 1.1 Socio-economic profile The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚100 islands‚ with a land area of 30 million hectares. As of the last census in May 2002‚ the population was 76‚498‚735 with an annual growth rate of 2.36 per cent. Given this population growth rate the country is expected to
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