Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11‚ 1917 – September 28‚ 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer‚ member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President in 1963. He had been the leader of Ang Maharlika‚ a guerilla force in northern Luzon.[1] As Philippine president and strongman‚ his greatest achievement was in the fields of infrastructure development and international
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When asked if they never‚ sometimes or usually participated in decisions about aspects of their lives‚ women who had married as girls were more likely than those who married later to respond “never.”4 Child Marriage iS COMMOnly aBuSiVe AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti Child Marriage and iCrW and its partners conducted a survey on the well-being of adolescents in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand‚ india in 2004. The survey found that girls who were married before 18 were twice as likely to report
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Sacred Violence Most of Cormac McCarthy’s work centers around the notion of inescapable evil‚ or as one critic named it‚ "sacred violence." No matter how peaceful the appearance of a situation or how comfortable characters might make themselves‚ violence is always building latently under the surface. McCarthy rarely agrees to interviews‚ but in a rare conversation with the New York Times‚ he virtually spells out the theme at the center of All the Pretty Horses: There is no such thing as life without
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The Godfather and Goodfellas are both considered “mafia movies.” Both of these films portray some form of organized crime committed by Italians. They mutually romanticize the mob lifestyle and depict it with pure clarity. Although both of these movies portray the lives of the same kind of people‚ they are more than just a simple characterization. Violence plays a major role in each of these films. The Godfather and Goodfellas are obviously very similar. However‚ they also have several aspects that
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DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEMORANDUM TO: Emilio Velasquez FROM: Shiyun (Sharon) Lu DATE: February 8‚ 2015 SUBJECT: University bookstore textbook travails case Reasons for use of the retail method Retailers use the retail method to record the value of inventory because this method is easy to use and acceptable for financial reporting purpose under GAAP. Under retail method‚ inventory is recorded at a predetermined percentage of the original cost. Thus‚ ending balance of
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Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6‚ 1916 – August 1‚ 2002) Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6‚ 1916 – August 1‚ 2002) was a Filipino writer‚ poet‚ essayist‚ critic‚ journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16‚ 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing‚ however‚ started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers
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Philippines is affected by many problem of Spain like political instability and by the union of the Church and the State and also include the Philippine representation in Spanish Cortes which is justified and last is the denial of human rights which spurs the Filipino to fight for. About the Political instability‚ it is one of problem that the Philippines. Then it was follow by Madrid government which change the political administration in the colony. In 1853 to 1898‚ there were 41 political dictum
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1. Who said these sentences “All my life I desire to live in my country by the side of my family?” A .Jose M. Cecilio B .Jose Rizal C. Silvestre Ubaldo D. Doctor Uliman 2. Who wrote the German poem that Rizal translate into Tagalog? A. Fray Rodriguez B. Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrade C. Father Rector Gregorio Echavarria D. Von Wildenath 3. He is a liberal-minded Spaniard‚ who knows that Rizal life was in Jeopardy because the friars were powerful. A. Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez B
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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll who is more widely known as Shakira is a colombian singer/writer. She was born on February 2‚ 1977 in Barranquilla‚ Colombia. Two of her most noticeable pieces of work include "Whenever‚ Wherever" and "Hips Don’t Lie‚" Song Name: Waka Waka (This is Africa). Shakira is the most successful colombian singer and second most successful artist in latin america. She has sold 100 million copies of her album in USA. Shakira started off with a rocky career with two album flops
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River is the champion of the Generation Adidas Cup The Sixth Division beat Flamengo 2-1 in the final and‚ for the third consecutive year‚ the trophy remained in hands of el Millonario. The Category 2000‚ lead by Juan José Borrelli‚ was crowned champion of the Generation Adidas Cup‚ played in Dallas‚ after beating Flamengo by 2-1 in the final. Julián Álvarez was in charge of opening the scoreboard. After receiving a low center from Matías Benítez‚ he defined with a right kick to the goalkeeper’s
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