Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation‚[1] but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.[2] [3] Usually‚ the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern‚ although technically there is also a dry phase. The major monsoon systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian
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migratory nature‚ they eventually left the Philippines for destinations unknown. • The second group of migrants was composed of dark-skinned pygmies called “Aetas’ or “Negritoes”. About 30‚000 years ago‚ they crossed the land bridged from Malaya‚ Borneo‚ and Australia until they reached Palawan‚ Mindoro and Mindanao. They were pygmies who went around practically naked and were good at hunting‚ fishing and food gathering. They used spears and small flint stones weapons. The Aetas were already in the Philippines when
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1 Chapter 21 Second Homecoming And The Liga Filipina INTRODUCTION Rizal’s bold return to Manila in June‚ 1892 was his second homecoming‚ his first homecoming from abroad being in August‚ 1887. It marked his reentry into the hazardous campaign for reforms. He firmly believed that the fight for Filipino liberties had assumed a new phase; it must be fought in the Philippines not in Spain. “The battlefield is in the Philippines.” He told countrymen in Europe‚ “There is where we
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References: Borneo Bulletin (2010) ‘Key political risks to watch in Singapore’‚ Borneo Bulletin‚ 2 December 2010‚ p. 33. Daft‚ Richard L. (2008) The leadership experience‚ South-Western Cengage Learning: USA. Erlanger‚ S. (1990) ‘New leader takes Singapore’s helm’‚ The New York Times‚ 29 November 1990
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The Evolution of Cats The sweet‚ little feline lying on your bed has a long and predatory ancestry. Its family tree is complicated and only recently has been deciphered. There are 37 species that can be broken down into eight lineages. These felines are grouped into these eight lineages because it was observed that species in one lineage shared morphological‚ biological and physiological characteristics found only in their groups. For example‚ we are all familiar with the roaring cats (lion‚ tiger
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December 7‚ 1941‚ was one of the most dramatic and most memorable days in the history of the United States of America. It was the day when 2‚403 innocent men lost their lives that morning by Japan’s surprise attack. This surprise attack later involved the United States in World War 2‚ even though they tried so hard not to involve themselves in all the trouble. Now the real question is‚ why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? There are a couple reasons why Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked
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Paul Walker may be gone‚ but he’s definitely not forgotten. He sadly died on November 30‚ 2013‚ when he was in a fatal car accident in Santa Clarita‚ California. The owner and driver of the Porsche Carrera GT that Paul Walker died in was his friend and business partner Roger Rodas. Paul Walker was born in California on September 12‚ 1973. His first appearance on the big screen was in 1986 and he was in a horror spoof called “Monster in the Closet.” He then went on appearing in several television
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arrived at the Sulu Archipelago and established settlements which became mini-states ruled by a Datu. They introduced Islam in the southern parts of the archipelago including some parts of Luzon and were under the control of the Muslim sultans of Borneo. They had a significant influence over the region for a couple of hundreds years. The Malay Muslims remained dominant in these parts until the 16th century. Philippine History During the American Era The Spanish-American war which started in Cuba
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There have been many stories over the years that have captured the imaginations of men but none so much as the Plato’s story about the Lost City if Atlantis. So is this story fact or fiction? Well nobody really knows‚ but there have been a lot of guesses and theories over the years‚ some with evidence and some without. It was Plato who first gave us the story about the city of Atlantis around 355 B.C. In Plato’s books he uses a type of writing where he used conversations between different people
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Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the living rhinoceroses. They live in lowland swamps or montane forests. The Sumatran rhino feeds on fruit‚ twigs‚ leaves‚ and bark. The two current subspecies of the Sumatran rhinos can be found in Southeast Asia‚ Indonesia‚ and Malaysia. Sumatran rhinos are among the most threatened rhinoceros species; consequently‚ they are potentially the most endangered rhino species (there are currently fewer than two hundred Sumatran rhinos in the world.) There are some
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