Main Article: Filipino folk music Philippine gong music can be divided into two types: the flat gong commonly known as gangsa and played by the groups in the Cordillera region of the bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines. Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines‚ along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Different groups have different ways of playing the kulintang. Two major groups seem
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Hi‚ I am an international student from Czech Republic and I am applying for college preparatory boarding school in USA. This is my short essay (100-200 words)‚ topic is "Tell us about yourself and why you would like to become a part of our school family." My story is similar like the story of thousand of other children: My father struggled with alcohol and drug problems which caused him to leave my mother and me‚ so I grew up with only my mother. Nevertheless‚ I realized what I want from my
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oppression‚ is currently being debated in the General Assembly about whether or not it should have population control. Many experts believe that‚ if not controlled‚ the rate of the increasing population of Africa will have disastrous effects. Over two hundred years ago‚ a man by the name of Thomas Robert Malthus wrote an essay on the effects of population and the food supply titled "An Essay on the Principle of Population." This essay dealt with the growth of population and if not restrained‚ how
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The Filipino American Male at Age 9 Last December‚ before my nephew Elton‚ winter’s break began‚ I called my sister to see if her son could spend his winter break with us in Sacramento. With excitement in her voice‚ she readily agreed to allow Elton to come and promised to tell him when she picked him up after school. A couple of hours later‚ I was focused typing on my laptop when I was startled by the sound of my phone ringing. I quickly glanced down at the phone to see that it was my sister calling
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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never really knew about other cultures‚ or others ways of living aside from my own. It wasn’t until I became friends with an Asian American kid named Alex that I realized just how different some cultures are. As I grew older I became more familiar with his Asian culture‚ as well as his family customs and values. I interviewed him recently to ask him questions about his culture in order to gather information that I previously did not know. Furthermore‚ I researched two articles about his
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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academic activities in English. Therefore‚ they have a chance to learn grammatical patterns‚ habits etc.‚ during their primary‚ secondary and higher studies. Furthermore‚ they have experiences‚ about their societies and culture. When I was doing my masters in Britain‚ I met lots of British friends and families‚ then I got valuable experience of handling my English language. Also‚ they have high slandered language proficiency‚ than non-English speakers. On the other hand‚ around the world‚ many English
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A show about a seemingly normal family might not be a show that doesn’t catch a lot of viewer’s attention. I have to disagree because Family Guy is one of my favourite televsion shows‚ and i rarely watch TV. Family Guy is comedy based off a normal middle class family‚ but like all families they have their problems that can be very strange. I admire shows that are different than any other shows that are out there. I find the show to be very interesting for various reasons such as their use of stereotypes
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------------------------------------------------- Kazuo Ishiguro: A Family Supper Kazuo Ishiguro’s short story‚ “A Family Supper” is a moving and mysterious story about a son’s visit to his homeland to visit his father and sister. When we are introduced to the father‚ he is at home with his son drinking tea. It has been two years since the death of his wife. For at least some of that time‚ the father has been living alone in a large‚ and mostly empty house. The father is intimidating. Physically
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