Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The wordliterature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech"arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may
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The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) also referred to as monkey-eating eagle‚ is an eagle subspecies that belong to the family of Accipitridae and is native to Philippine. These eagle display white-colored plumage together with the shaggy crest‚ averaging 86 – 102 cm (2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length. The weight of these species measure around 4.7 – 8 kg (10 – 18 lb). As far as the eagle’s length is concerned‚ Philippine eagle is the largest‚ harpy eagle and the stellar’s sea eagle being
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Staff Paper The Philippine Bakery Sector A market research report by Mollie Woods and Suzanne Thornsbury Submitted as a final grant report to Jamie Zmitko-Somers‚ MDA Staff Paper 2009‐05 August 2009 Department of Agricultural‚ Food and Resource Economics MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing‚ Michigan 48824 MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer The Philippine Bakery Sector A market research report by Mollie Woods and Suzanne Thornsbury
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COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE – For the purpose of studying all matters related to the negotiation and organization of the Independence of the Philippines. November 1918 – The Philippine Legislature created the “Commission of Independence”. The Commission of Independence was composed of 11 SENATORS and 40 CONGRESSMEN. The membership was expanded to include all the Philippine Legislature members regardless of the party affiliation. The most important undertaking of THE COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENCE was the dispatch
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The Philippines and the World Market The Philippines is considered to be one of the most westernized countries in Asia. It has strong ties to the United States and the United Nations. In fact‚ It is the only charter member of the U.N. in all of Southeast Asia. The United States has a very close relationship with the economy and culture of the Philippines. For instance‚ Filipinos have a strong resentment toward communistic countries. During the cold war‚ the Philippines supported America by consistently
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History Historical records show that the Philippine Customs Service started many centuries back long before the Philippines was discovered by the eastern and western expeditionaries. The Philippines had already a flourishing trade with countries of Southeast Asia‚ but since money at that time was not yet the medium of exchange‚ people then resorted to the barter system of commodities. The rulers of the barangays were known as the “datus” or “rajahs” collected tributes from the people before they
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The Philippines as the Academic Mecca It is quite ironic that countless Filipinos are financially deprived to finish even the basic education‚ while thousands of foreign students who fly into the Philippines claim that with the same education quality‚ the costs are significantly cheaper. For example‚ a four-year degree course in the Philippines costs around $1‚000 to $2‚500 per year; this is remarkably cheaper in comparison with the United States’ educational costs‚ where students are estimated
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Project in Philippine history Titled : Philippine Government in Transition GROUP 2 BPA1-B Datu is the title for chiefs‚ sovereign princes‚ and monarchs in the Visayas andMindanao Regions of the Philippines. Together with Lakan (Luzon)‚ Apo in Central and Northern Luzon‚ Sultan and Rajah‚ they are titles used for native royalty
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Zimbabwe. The Republic of the Philippines is a sprawling archipelago set in the western Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is an incredibly diverse nation in terms of language‚ religion‚ ethnicity and also geography. Ethnic and religious fault-lines that run through the country continue to produce a state of constant‚ low-level civil war between north and south. Beautiful and fractious‚ the Philippines is one of the most interesting countries in Asia. The Philippines has an American-style democracy
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country. More specifically‚ several papers came out highlighting that the Philippines is already overpopulated and this is causing the economic woes of the country. A Policy Brief by the Philippine Center for Population and Development in 2010 categorically stated that “The rapid population growth in the Philippines over the last several decades has hindered the country’s economic development. From 2000 to 2009‚ the Philippines had one of the highest population growth rates in the Southeast Asian region
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