situation. This can include exposure to harmful materials‚ hazardous situations‚ extreme temperatures‚ or abuse from employers. Sweatshop workers are often forced to work long hours for little or no pay‚ regardless of any laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage. Child labor laws may also be violated. Though often associated with third-world countries‚ sweatshops can exist in any country. Sweatshops have existed in several cultures‚ including Early American culture beginning in the 1850’s. Sweatshops
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A Brief History of the Philippines from a Filipino Perspective Pre-Colonial Period The oldest human fossil remains are found in Palawan‚ on the western fringe of the archipelago. These remains are about 30‚000 years old‚ suggesting that the first human migrations to the islands took palce during the last Ice Age‚ when land bridiges connected the archipelago to mainland Asia and Borneo. The islands were eventually inhabited by different groups that developed domestic trade linkages. The archaelogical
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Child custody and support laws should be changed Present child custody and support laws do not make any sense. They often penalize hard working parents and alienate parents from children they love. These laws must be re-examined and revised so that the best interest of children be served at all times. John Smith lives with his new wife and her four children‚ ages 4 to 14. He is the only father that these youngsters have known‚ and he provides for them in all the ways that a father must.
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Discrimination and Equal Protection Christine McGee EDL 535 October 13‚ 2014 Dr. Rahim Jones Discrimination and Equal Protection The U.S. Constitution‚ Amendment XIV‚ Section 1 states “. . . no state shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” In the United States‚ all students have the right to a free public education from Kindergarten to the 12th Grade. This Amendment includes non-citizens who are in the United States illegally have the right to attend
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NOTES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY American Period (1898-1946) April 25‚ 1898 - beginning of the US-Spain War. The Americans declared war against Spain on the allegation that Spain blew up the American warship named “Maine” causing the deaths and injuries of several Americans. May 1‚ 1898 - the Battle of Manila Bay. The Spaniards were defeated by the American naval fleet led by Commodore George Dewey. May 18‚ 1898 - Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo arrived in Cavite from Hongkong through the assistance
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The animals have been driven away from their natural habitats and are being ruthlessly poached. The so-called ’sheltered sanctuaries’ too‚ have not been able to provide total security to these animals. There is constant conflict between the wildlife and the people. The farmer’s plough and the poacher’s gun are responsible for the extinction of several species. Take the snow leopard‚ for example. With its grey‚ soft coat and rosette-shaped black dots‚ it ruled over the Himalayas. This beautiful cat
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Poverty in the Philippines I wrote this piece as a way to share the negative aspects of poverty with the public‚ and hopefully turn them against it. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. By the time one has finished reading that sentence‚ a child would have died from poverty-related causes‚ That’s a life every 3.5 seconds –on average. Poverty affects everyone; globally‚ regionally‚ and locally. To be living in poverty is a horrible state to be in‚ for the individual will
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Province‚ Philippines‚ April 23‚ 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Philippines Geography Area: 300‚000 sq. km. (117‚187 sq. mi.). Major cities (2007 estimate): Capital--Manila (pop. 11.55 million in metropolitan area); other cities--Davao City (1.36 million); Cebu City (0.80 million). Terrain: Islands‚ 65% mountainous‚ with narrow coastal lowlands. Climate: Tropical‚ astride typhoon belt. People Nationality: Noun--Filipino(s). Adjective--Philippine. Population
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Culture of Philippines Many people may ask where is the Philippines? The Philippines is an island nation located in Southeast Asia. Well known for the rich cultural heritage and a rich natural environment in the atmosphere widely throughout the country. Although Filipino culture acknowledges and greets visitors with a strikingly Western character‚ a strong Asian appearance shortly unravels soon after‚ creating a friendly and hospitable image Filipinos hold with unity of their diverse origins from
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Ferdinand Magellan‚ the Portuguese navigator explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later‚ a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years. The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1899 after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile‚ the Filipinos‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted
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