Assignment: Chapter 5 1. Besides the commercial and religious goals of Spain in colonizing the Philippines‚ give two other reasons (political and legal) why Spain claimed the country as its possession or the property of the King of Spain. * They also claim the country because of their Spirit of Discovery to our country‚ improvements of their technologies (for travel and trading purposes) and acquisition of our territories. 2. What is meant by “crown colony?” Can you give an example of a present
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is well established in the film "Babakieueria". The film begins with a group of Aboriginal people arriving by boat on the Australian foreshores and attempting to communicate with a group of white people. When the new arrivals manage to communicate an enquiry as to the name of this place‚ the white people respond with ‘Babakiueria’ (BBQ area). The humor highlights the patronising approach taken by white people to Aboriginal Australians over the centuries and captures many of the issues surrounding
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Throughout Canadian history‚ the effects of colonialism have hindered the reclamation process between Indigenous Peoples and their land. During the “Art of Engaging Difference” workshop‚ I was inspired by Dr. Rhonda Breitkreuz’ thought-provoking discussion where she revealed the difference between tolerating the existence of Indigenous Peoples in contrast to respecting their culture‚ heritage‚ and history. With the upcoming sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation‚ otherwise known as
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quit‚ and so I did. Over the months I begin to realize that ultimately there will be people in the world that have a perspective of life that I cannot seem to change. I had realized that this was not my fault; it was his own personal judgment that led him to think that. I was treated this way because of how I looked not on who I am. Many people have tried to explain the reasoning of why people are prejudiced and discriminate against one another. Two readings that are eye-openers about prejudice
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Summary of Tomorrow’s South Africa : July’s People July’s People takes place during a future revolution in South Africa.Amid such chaos‚traditional roles are overturned and new ones must be forged.In light of the uprisings of the 1970s Nadine Gordimer presented a very bleak and cynical prophecy to white and black South Africa.That prophecy suggested no solution to problematic race relations but foresaw an inevitable overthrow of the apartheid system of the Afrikaner Nationalists.Instead of writing
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An Ethnology of the Kurdish People The Kurds are a Sunni Muslim people of Indo-European origin and speech who inhabit the mountainous region where the frontiers of Iraq‚ Iran‚ Russia‚ Syria and Turkey come together. Kurdish communities can also be found in Lebanon‚ Armenia‚ and Azerbaijan (Etheridge 2009). It is difficult to conclusively determine the exact number of Kurdish people in the world‚ however‚ it is estimated that 30-35 million live in various countries around the world (Houston 2009)
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Around 3000 years BC many parts of Europe including the British Isles‚ were inhabited by a people called the Iberians. Some of their descendants are still found in the North of Spain (the Iberia Peninsula). We don’t know much about these early people. We can learn something from there skeletons‚ their weapons. The Iberians used stone weapons and tools. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century BC‚ a people called Celts‚ spread across Europe from the East to the West. During the iron age the Celtic
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end of the story‚ "She set her white face to him‚ passive‚ like a helpless animal" (7). There must be some reasons that she didn’t leave. James Joyce‚ who was born in Ireland‚ expressed Ireland people as Eveline’. When the writer wrote the story‚ Ireland was controlled under England‚ so the people in Ireland couldn’t have freedom‚ goal. They had to live in meaningless. In the story‚ unmerciful living and heavy burdens could be expressed Ireland society’s paralyzed systems and situations. Evline
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“The Indolence of the Filipino People” Summary On the first chapter‚ it primarily deals with the admittance of Rizal that indolence does exist to Filipinos and he also pointed out reasons why it existed. Rizal also elucidate that the term indolence was greatly altered in the sense of no love or little love for work. In the Philippines‚ Rizal pointed out that the disaster‚ hardships‚ and weakness of the others are blamed to the indolence of the Filipino. Rizal agreed that laziness has been present
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The Dakota and Lakota people lived in large buffalo-hide tents called tipis (or teepees). Tipis were carefully designed to set up and break down quickly. An entire Sioux village could be packed up and ready to move within an hour. Originally tipis were only about 12 feet high‚ but after the Sioux acquired horses‚ they began building them twice that size. Here are some pictures of tipis and other Indian houses. Today‚ Native Americans only put up a tepee for fun or to connect with their heritage.
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