The May 2010 election was considered to be the cleanest and fastest elections in the Philippines since the restoration of elite democracy after the dark Martial Law years of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. This is despite the controversies looming on the automated elections‚ the system glitches during the elections‚ the failure of elections in some towns‚ the reported massive vote buying‚ the reported pre-shading of ballots‚ the millions of disenfranchised voters‚ most of them first time voters
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Article 1: Titre: Colorado Flooding Imperils Oil and Gas Sites‚ Causes Spill Date: Septembre 19‚ 2013 Journal : National Geographic Cet article parle de l’inondation à Colorado le 17 Septembre‚ 2013. Cette inondation était un grand désastre parce qu’il y avait un grand déversement de pétrole. Il y avait a peu près 5250 gallons de pétrole qui a infiltré la rivière South Platte dans la partie centre-nord de l’état. Le pétrole venait des réservoirs pétroliers Anadarko endommagés. Cette déversement
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The Impact of Little Brother in the twenty-first century Cory Doctorow’s realistic and rousing novel‚ Little Brother‚ is the perfect example of a dystopian and futuristic approach to the twenty-first century and its events. Little Brother takes the readers on the journey of seventeen-year-old Marcus Yallow who faces the consequences of skipping class with his friends when they are captured by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as suspects after being caught in the aftermath of a terrorist
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The biggest issue about the poem “Richard Cory” is that depression is not noticeable until a person’s suicide. Richard Cory was well known in his town as a perfect human being since he is good looking‚ gentleman‚ well-dressed‚ and friendly. Also‚ on top of that he is rich that’s why most people in his town looks up to him and wants to be just like him someday. But‚ one day he decided to shoot himself and end his life that most of the people in his town was shocked. Richard Cory’s story relates on
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introduces him to a new generation. It follows him on his return to Manila (reenacted by Bam Aquino) and pieces together Ninoy’s life from his humble beginnings to his tragic death. Narrated from Ninoy’s point of view and interviews of his beloved wife Cory supplemented by photos and TV clips‚ we see that Ninoy was truly an exceptional and inspiring man. Hard-working‚ immensely intelligent‚ passionate‚ prayerful and noble‚ he dedicated his life to public service and‚ in the latter years of his life
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traditional housewife who has invested eighteen years of her life in her relationship with Troy‚ despite the imperfection of her husband‚ and in taking care of the family. To Rose‚ nothing is more important than the family. She recognizes that Troy and Cory‚ their son‚ do not see eye to eye. The father and son’s conflicts stemmed from Troy’s strong disapproval of Cory’s choice to be recruited and to play football in college in addition to Cory’s disobedience to the authority‚ Troy. Rose does not want
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us and learn to become better people in the process. In Troy ’s situation‚ the responsibility of providing for his family places great limitations on his life. Troy must give most of his money up to his family to provide for his wife Rose and son Cory. In one example‚ Troy hands Rose money he has just received from work while saying to his friend Bono‚ "There it is. Seventy-six dollars and forty-two cents. You see this‚ Bono? Now‚ I ain ’t gonna get but six of that back‚" and again later‚ Rose requests
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out of my Gucci Bag and look into her big brown eyes hoping they would just tell me thing. Where did she go wrong? The news on the streets about her death was low key‚ so that meant no one opened their mouths about her or her death. Trying to get Cory to open up was like pulling teeth. I know he knows something‚ but what. You know what bothers me the worst is that I can’t spend any time with my nephew. I have to be always in his ear about him. He acts like that boy isn’t his or more like he doesn’t
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border line. Rose Maxson‚ wants “fence” from her husband Troy Maxson and her son‚ Cory because for her “fence” is so necessary or important to keep her family member closer‚ together. She wants peace and harmony in her family. As a result‚ for Rose “fence” stands for family harmony/union and love. In deeper level‚ she may want to be built fence to keep aside white contact. She even not forgets to tell her son‚ Cory to help father to build fence: Rose: “your daddy like to had a fit with you running
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like a boy. (This was before the whole pixie haircut thing was trending‚ when all the little girls had long straight hair‚ tight in cute pink ribbons) Besides my hair‚ I was also a very short and scrawny child. I remember the day that this kid named Cory moved to our school. He was huge‚ and wore all black. The only thing that didn’t quite add up to his scary demeanor was perhaps his two protruding buckteeth. Worse came to worse‚ as he was assigned to sit next to me! That came to be the day where he
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