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    FILIPINO

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    Vincent Rafael P. Violago 1BSBA2 ACADEMIC READINGS The Triune Brain The first of our three brains to evolve is what scientists call the reptilian cortex. This brain sustains the elementary activities of animal survival such as respiration‚ adequate rest and a beating heart. We are not required to consciously “think” about these activities. The reptilian cortex also houses the “startle centre”‚ a mechanism that facilitates swift reactions to unexpected occurrences in our surroundings. That panicked

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    Filipino Youth

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    definition includes those who are 15 to 30 years old‚ comprises almost one-third of the country’s population (NYC‚ 1998). As such‚ the Filipino youth increasingly play an important and vital role in the development of the Philippine society. Their attitudes‚ values‚ mind-set‚ and priorities will determine the progress of the country in the future. Nowadays‚ the Filipino youth are experiencing a serious decline of discipline and morale. They have become disrespectful to their parents‚ teachers‚ elders

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    Filipino Nationalism

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    WHAT IS FILIPINO NATIONALISM? - Mrs. Leticia R. Constantino Nationalism has had a long history in our country. In our struggle for freedom‚ there have been periods when strong nationalist feelings fired our people to action and other periods when nationalism seemed to be forgotten. Not only did nationalism as a sentiment have its peaks and valleys‚ nationalism as a political concept has been espoused at one time or another by different sectors of society which projected particular nationalist

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    Filipino American

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    Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans

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    Racial Disparity

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    Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial Disparity in Sentencing Sharon Douglas CJA/423 November 29‚ 2010 Robert Wertz Racial Disparity in Sentencing Although the criminal justice system improved over the years‚ racial disparity and discrimination contributes to the overrepresentation of minorities in prison. Currently‚ the United States is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations (Scully‚ 2000). However‚ Caucasian is still the predominant race in American society‚ and statistics

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    Filipino Psychology

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    Filipino psychology‚ or Sikolohiyang Pilipino‚ in Filipino‚ is defined as the psychology rooted on the experience‚ ideas‚ and cultural orientation of the Filipinos. It is regulated by the Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino‚ (National Organization of Filipino Psychology)‚ in English‚ which was established in 1975 by Virgilio Enriquez‚ regarded by many as the Father of Filipino Psychology. Four traditions Zeus Salazar (1985)‚ a historian‚ identified four traditions upon which Philippine psychology

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    Filipino Films

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    Filipino films? Why not? Most of us would prefer watching American movies than Filipino ones. When we are in the cinemas‚ I noticed that there are more people paying to watch American movies instead of supporting locally made ones. For most‚ they better understand movies spoken in English than in Filipino. In addition‚ for most people‚ the quality of American movies is better than Filipino movies. However‚ there are some people that think otherwise but sadly majority of Filipinos think this

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    Origin of disparities

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    Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0

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    Economic Disparity

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    The term ‘economic disparity’ would literally translate to the differences in incomes and wealth between different economic strata in society. In any economy‚ therefore‚ disparities are bound to exist‚ since levels of skills‚ contribution‚ ownership and wealth do vary. This is as true of fully developed economies as it is of developing and underdeveloped ones. In India‚ however‚ we use the term very specifically‚ to point to the yawning gap that exists between the rich and the poor. We acknowledge

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    Filipino Psychology

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    Bachelor of Science in Psychology 43 Prof. Bernadette Corsame FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY AND ARTS I. HISTORICAL FOUNDATION Arts in the Philippines started even before the colonization of the country. It has different fields and expressions which are mostly religious. In any way‚ these native arts are on the verge of being lost now since the masses are all focused on foreign cultures forgetting their own. Painting Filipino painting as a whole can be seen as an amalgamation of many cultural

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