Senor Dr. Jose Rizal‚ I am honored to have been given the privilege of writing to you. I have just read your work “The Philippines: A Century Hence”‚ and it has‚ by all means‚ astounded me. You see‚ I am now writing to you as a student of the University of the Philippines – formed from the freedom you so dearly fought for which has now been achieved. Which brings me back to your aforementioned work. A lot of people – myself included - think of it as a prophecy come true. Reading into your essay
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Spratly Island The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They contain less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and
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the 21st century share many similarities‚ they also share many differences. Similarities between the two might include how children still like to play the same games that they did in the 1930s continuing to the 21st century. Some games may include hid and seek or checkers. In the 1930s kids liked to play checkers with other kids or their parents. Another game the kids in the 1930s might have played is cards of a type of game that you play with cards such as go fish. In the 21st century many kids
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Leadership in 21st century Introduction In the 21st century leadership is faced with large changes and challenges. With rapidly changing business environment and development of technology‚ business leaders need to learn cognitive flexibility‚ stress tolerance‚ good interpretation skill and critical thinking (Greenberg‚ 2012). Whether or not these are all skills good leaders need. Perhaps‚ they are still valuable for leadership in the 21st century. According to Rose (2008) in Leadership in for the
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different challenges which were faced within the 19th century and the 20th century however as time went on we are able to develop and gain knowledge and understanding about health and diseases and illnesses. During the 19th century there were many great men such as John Snow and John Simon who helped save lives of many different people by understanding how diseases are spread and how sanitation is important. On the other hand during the 21th century the public health changed and individuals are now affected
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the 19th Century. After studying and interpreting Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’‚ I am able to make the hypothesis that Gillman uses the yellow wallpaper to expose oppression against women living in patriarchal society in the 19th Century. The short story is written based on Gillman’s own life when she underwent “nervous prostration” after the birth of her daughter. Gillman allows her readers to understand the perspective of a female in the 19th century and how her
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primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence would be the definition of individualism. In the late 19th century and early 20th century the gap between the rich and the poor widens and the social class of the middle was the ambitions for an improved democracy. Problems of the 20th century included racism‚ poverty‚ and violence. The progressive believed that these actions could be resolved with proper education and safer environments. America was
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was the way in which God revealed himself to humanity. Neoplatonists _____ made the first challenge to the Ptolemaic conception of the universe. Nicholas Copernicus The "classical" style of music that swept Europe in the late 18th century: was intended to sound orderly‚ clear and balanced. The "invisible hand" of Adam Smith’s theory could best guide economic activity because: all humans are rational and are the best judges of their own interests. The "Junkers" were
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19th Century American Art America in the 19th century was constantly changing. Industry had its first main beginnings‚ slavery was an important issue‚ a war was imminent... many things were going on. As all of this was occurring‚ artists from all over started painting about it. The paintings are great representations of the era‚ as they truly show what everything was like during the time‚ albeit with beautiful landscapes and different viewpoints of the time. The art of the 19th century in America
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The literature of a country is affected and influenced by how the people of that country live. This paper will prove that The French Revolution greatly influenced 19th Century French Romanticism. First‚ the cultural values of the revolution will be identified. Then‚ the different aspects of Romanticism will be presented. The cultural values of The French Revolution and Romanticism will then be linked. Finally‚ literary examples will be shown to support this connection between the two movements
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