Juan Osong Once upon a time there was a couple which was at first childless. The father was very anxious to have a son to inherit his property: so he went to the church daily‚ and prayed God to give him a child‚ but in vain. One day‚ in his great disappointment‚ the man exclaimed without thinking‚ “O great God! Let me have a son‚ even if it is in the form of a monkey!” and only a few days later his wife gave birth to a monkey. The father was so much mortified that he wanted to kill his son; but finally
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Juan Nakpil as Philippine National Artist Since then‚ the title “National Artist of the Philippines achieved its” achieved its complexity and great honor for having a broad criteria of choosing the nominees. It has been a prestigious award which fully granted for those who greatly excel and contributed widely in the development of Philippine arts. Philippine Arts‚ which plays a vital role for the preservation and commercialization of our own culture‚ should be a product of fully Filipino style
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Paper in JUAN osong Juan Wearing a Monkey’s Skin This Filipino story was recorded in English based on a Kapampangan (Pampango‚ from the province of Pampanga) version in the early 20th century. There is also a Bicolano (Bikulano‚ from Bicol) version of this story. Once upon a time there was a couple which was at first childless. The father was very anxiousto have a son to inherit his property: so he went to the church daily‚ and prayed God to give hima child‚ but in vain. One day‚ in his
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Juan Seguín Juan Nepomuceno Seguín Born 27 October 1806 San Antonio‚ Texas Died August 27‚ 1890 ( age 83) Nuevo Laredo‚ Mexico Allegiance Republic of Texas Service/branch Texan Army‚ Republic of Texas Militia‚ Republic of Texas Army Years of service 1835–1836‚ 1836–1842 Rank Colonel Unit Texan volunteer and regular army Battles/wars Battle of Concepcion Siege of Bexar Siege of the Alamo Runaway Scrape Battle of San Jacinto Texas-Indian Wars Juan Nepomuceno Seguin – Was
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Juan Luna c. 1899 Birth name: Juan Luna y Novicio Born: October 23‚ 1857 Birth Place: Badoc‚ Ilocos Norte‚ Philippines Died: December 7‚ 1899 (aged 42) in Hongkong Nationality: Dutch Field: Painting‚ Drawing‚ Sculpting Movement: Romanticism‚ Realism Autobiography Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23‚ 1857 – December 7‚ 1899) was a Filipino painter‚ sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine
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San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24‚ 1797 by father Fermin Lasuen. It was named after john the Baptist. It is located 17 miles north of the city of Salinas in the town of San Juan Bautista‚ 4 miles off U.S. highway 101. The church was destroyed in an earthquake in 1803. The people were sad. They were sad because they had a plan to make it better. Father Arroyo was the first person to make a dictionary for native Americans. It was painted by Thomas Doak. He was a sailor from Boston. He jumped
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History of Juan Valdez In this section we will introduce the history of the brand Juan Valdez and the corporation as a whole. This background information is necessary for the reader in order to understand the purposes of the analyses that follow throughout our project. Using the brand’s history as our point of departure‚ will lead us to better understand the brand’s current position and contemporary challenges. Ever since 1959‚ the fictional Juan Valdez has been the brand symbol of the National
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vocabulary tends to become old-fashioned and‚ in turn‚ our language is becoming more limited in certain areas. An extensive amount of this limitation is a product of an on-going movement of political correctness. This new trend of speaking and writing “PC” is limiting our language and putting effective communication at risk. It has become an almost self-censorship‚ forcing people to change their true thoughts into ideas that don’t seem offensive to anybody else. It’s getting in the way for our society’s
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It is known as Mac PCs. Based on the article‚ it is written that no doubt the sales of iPod music players together with iTunes music downloads and sales of the iPhones had generated a lot of profit for the company‚ but the Mac PCs still managed to regain their title as the company’s highest revenue source in June 2007 even though Mac PCs had to struggle their way to break through the worldwide market. The Apple’s Mac sales have indeed increased at triple the rate of other PC industry which made
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Juan Gris‚ a Spanish-born painter‚ made important contributions to the modern style of painting called Cubism. GrisÕs paintings were always depicting his immediate surroundings. He painted still lives composed of simple‚ everyday objects‚ portraits of friends‚ and occasionally landscapes or cityscapes. The objects in his paintings and collages are more clearly defined and richly colored than those in the works of the earlier cubists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. His attention to the object
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