What is an Educated Filipino? – Francisco Benitez For more than decades now‚ our constant contact with the Americans transformed us and led us to the evolution of our public schools and democratic institutions which then‚ in turn‚ developed in us our national consciousness in strength and in solidarity. It gave rise to a new concept of education which is deemed as the training of an individual for the duties and privileges of a citizen not only for his own happiness and efficiency‚ but also for
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about protecting himself against the wind and rain. The final argument is found in a letter to the New York Times by Burton R. Pollin and Robert F. Benedetto. In the letter‚ they draw attention to the weakness in the rabies theory. They say‚ “Dr. Benitez admits the primary weakness to his theory- lack of evidence of a bite or scratch. In those days‚ rabies was well known as to causes and symptoms‚ including itching and other sensations.” It is not recorded that Edgar Allan Poe had suffered from any
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states‚ “Dr. Benitez admits the primary weakness of his theory- lack of evidence of a bite or scratch” (Benedetto 189). Dr. Benitez’s statement of there being a lack of a bite or scratch shows that rabies could not be an option for Poe’s death. Robert Benedetto explains that Poe’s cat‚ Caterina‚ Showed no signs of rabies (189). Without any signs of rabies on his beloved cat‚ Caterina proves that Poe’s cat did not give him rabies. As said in Benedetto’s letter‚ “Dr. R. Michael Benitez‚ an assistant
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Informative Text/ EAP Essay Edgar Allen Poe was well known for his dark and mysterious writing‚ but what caused his abrupt death? How he died is very controversial‚ because there is little evidence to support any theory. Several people suggest that he died either of rabies‚ exposure‚ or alcohol abuse. Although Poe’s death remains in doubt‚ I believe that several factors led up to the writer falling ill. I have gathered from the biography excerpt renamed “Poe’s Final Days” by Kenneth Silverman‚
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Origin/ Beginning of Philippine Short Story in English I. The Early Period – 1900 to 1930 On August 13‚ 1898‚ the American forces occupied Manila . A few years later‚ in April of 1900‚ President William McKinley directed the Philippines Commission to make English the official medium of instruction for all public schools. The first teachers of English were members of the United States Army. In August of 1901 six hundred American teachers arrived on the transport Thomas. They replaced the soldiers
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presentation to General Education English Department in partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in English 2 Benitez Emmanuel K. BSME February 10‚2014 BATAAN HEROES MEMORIAL COLLAGE Gen. Engineering Dept. BROKEN FAMILY A Research paper presentation to General Education English Department in partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in English 2 Benitez Emmanuel K. BSME February10‚2014
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Edgar Allan Poe‚ a famous writer and poet who wrote hundreds of poems and books‚ was found dead in a ditch dead on October 7th‚ 1849. Though his death is mysterious‚ evidence shows that he most likely died from rabies. Two clues that stand out is that in the 1800’s Rabie shots weren’t invented yet and he also had symptoms of rabies. Many people argue about Poe’s death‚ but no one is absolutely sure how he died. There was never an autopsy‚ an examination to discover the cause of death or the extent
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was raped by another character in the book and got pregnant as a result of the rape. Marta does not want to have the baby. In the story Marta says‚ "If I have this child‚ I will hate it for all my life. I will hate this child like I hate Roberto." (Benitez). Marta believes she wants to have an abortion but she cannot afford it. When Marta’s sister‚ Chayo becomes pregnant herself Marta gets very
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Pre-Spanish Period *with existence of schools called BOTHOAN (in Panay); teachers were priests‚ priestesses‚ judges; materials – documents‚ manuscripts‚ book of ritual and magic‚ genealogies‚ calendars‚ impt. Laws and records of notable events *Literary forms: sayings‚ lyrics‚ legends‚ epics‚ proverbs‚ riddles‚ ritualistic utterances (on simple life experiences) *Sample epics: Hinilawod (Panay) Hudhud and Alim (Ifugao) Darangen (Maranaw) *Characteristics of literary works:
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Richard LaGravenese. The Music is made by Mark Isham‚ will.i.am‚ Talib Kweli and other various artists. The main actors are Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey as Scott Casey‚ Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez as Eva Benitez‚ Mario as Andre Bryant‚ Jason Finn as Marcus and Jaclyn Ngan as Sindy. The Freedom Writers is about the young‚ novice teacher Erin Gruwell and the students in classroom 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School‚ Long Beach‚ California. The story takes
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