EDSA - a generation after by J. SUN E. on MARCH 4‚ 2011 · in DEVELOPMENT BLOG‚ OPINION‚ PH.CN A generation ago an historic event unfolded in the Philippines – the 1986 EDSA Revolution. This turning-point event has made such a big impact to the nation’s socio-economic-political that it has become an important historical reference point as to how the country has come so far in improving its society and in giving its people a better life. The 1986 EDSA Revolution successfully removed the Marcos
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In “Generation Why?” article from The New York Review of Books‚ Zade Smith pointed out the software are changing our humanities. Facebook is providing the “weak‚ superficial connections” (650). On the social networking software‚ “Gay kids became un-gay‚ partiers took down their party photos‚ political firebrands put out their fire” (651)‚ users can hide themselves by editing their information and utilizing the privacy setting. The Generation Facebook is obsessed with “the vision of good life” (648)
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Few other generation has experienced vast changes in fashion like the Baby Boomer generation. While there were things that happened to sculpt America during the years of 1963-1983 none were as massive as the previous World Wars. Most of the events that happened during this time period were self-inflicted. For instance‚ the black panthers being established‚ Martin Luther King Jr’s and Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination‚ and the Watergate scandal. While there was still a war‚ in Vietnam‚ America suffered
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these misconceptions given to us by other generations? It seems that the voice of Generation X is silent when it comes to political issues these days. When we talk about politics we often wonder what relevance it has on our lives. Many of us feel that politicians are no longer trustworthy. “I am not saying that every politician is corrupt‚” states Mazzaferro‚ it’s just hard to believe what he or she says is true when our generation has witnessed such harsh realities involving
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Per 1 Technology and My Generation As generations come and go‚ they each have different qualities that separate them from the generations before. These different qualities are what makes each generation unique and each generation improves/learns from the last one. According to the dictionary‚ generation means a group of people born and living at about the same time. Some people wonder‚ what’s so significant about this generation? Ya they have the technology but does it mean
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From the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s is the Millennial Generation. Just like how there is the Baby Boomers and Generation X; it’s the group of people born within those years and which are now in late High School and early adulthood. Many of these now adults are split into many different groups‚ depending on what they want to do in life. In the article “Amid the Stereotypes‚ Some Facts about Millennials”‚ the author Samantha Raphelson talks about how in today’s world the millennial group has
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common to a people who are of the same community or nation‚ the same geographical area‚ or the same cultural tradition. Based on this definition wouldn’t it make sense for different generations to have differences in their language because they are apart of different cultural differences amongst one another? My generation consistently gets a bad wrap for being too vulgar‚ too curt‚ too disrespectful‚ and too controversial‚ but that’s not the way we see it. The same words that make our parents cringe
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have been trying to establish western healthcare in Haiti due to the increasing number of Haitians being infected by AIDS. However‚ Haitians choose to see voodoo priests instead of western medical doctors because religion is very important to them and voodoo priests provide the spiritual healing they seek. The consequence of western doctors not understanding the importance of voodoo religion in the treatment process is the biggest deterrent to Haitians accepting western healthcare. Instead of trying
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Western media has created a clash of culture in Indian Society‚ through Hollywood influencing Bollywood. Western Media is portrayed in India as Hollywood so realistically Western means American. Bollywood being the equivalent of Hollywood in India is a movie making‚ idea producing machine. It is not only a entertainment industry it is seen as a role model and the ultimate image. This is because like everyone knows Cinema is the most powerful media force. The Wilson Quarterly‚ Summer 1999 v23 i3 p56(1)
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focusing on different things. The present essay aims to explore the works of Ira Belin and Lawrence Levine‚ who provide different points of view to look at the slavery and post-slavery societies and their consequences on the lives of black Americans. Generations of captivity: A history of African American Slaves explores slavery in a more profound way‚ describing it not only as a process of oppression and dehumanization to the African people‚ but also as a period in which it was possible to develop new
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