“Reveille‚ Reveille‚ Reveille!” reverberated the disembodied voice throughout the barracks. As my eyes shot open‚ I squinted at my watch and read the time: it was three o’clock in the morning. Sighing‚ I clambered out of my bunk and prepared for another day of physical and mental torment. Even though I was unaware at the time‚ the intense environment that I was subjected to while attending the Cadet Leadership Course would push my confidence and leadership ability to new heights. Despite it being
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characterize all group efforts-public or private‚ large scale or small scale. These functions include the organization‚ direction‚ coordination and control of human and technical resources to achieve the desired goals of an organization. (Gregorio‚ 1978) Gregorio‚ Herman C. (1978) School Administration and Supervision. Quezon City R.P. Garcia Publishing Company. How well an organization operates to realize its goal depends upon the degree of integration of goal achievement behaviour and group maintenance
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to control the movement or actions of the objects in the video or computer games. Players press buttons on the gamepad‚ often with their thumbs‚ to carry out actions. Some gamepads have swiveling sticks that also can trigger events during gameplay (Cortez 20-24). Some gamepads include wireless capabilities; others connect via a cable directly to the game console or personal computer. Motion-sensing game controllers allow the user to guide on-screen elements or trigger events by moving a handheld input
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Totonaca tribe‚ thought “the vanilla bean was the food of the gods” (“Vanilla Beans”). Then‚ in 1518‚ the Aztecs were defeated by the Spanish Conquistador‚ Hernando Cortez (“History”). He was “served a drink of cacao flavored with vanilla called tlilxochitl” (“Vanilla Beans”). While being captivated by vanilla’s aroma and flavor‚ Cortez was determined to deliver this treasure to Spain (“Vanilla Beans”). “For eighty years‚ [only] the nobility and the very rich” enjoyed such an opulent and elegant drink
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Exploration Explorers in the late 15th‚ 16th‚ nad early 17th centuries began the European phase of American history. Their "discoveries" in the New dispelled rumors of a northwest passage and settled ancient questions of world geography. Contact between Europeans and Native Americans would have a dramatic effect on Europe‚ but a devastating impact on those who were wrongly called "Indians." Christopher Columbus: Spanish explorer who‚ with the backing of Ferdinand V and Isabella I‚ discovered
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maize‚ gems‚ feathers‚ animal skins‚ soldiers‚ beans‚ cotton‚ shells‚ building materials‚ stones‚ and cacao. 3. What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? Mainly maize‚ beans and squash 4. What were some of the reasons that Cortez wanted to conquer the Aztecs? Cortez was after God‚ glory and gold. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? The Spanish had advanced weapons and armor. 6. What were the religious beliefs of both groups? Which group tried to
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against racial discrimination and friar domination within the Roman Church in the 19th century‚ which‚ consequently‚ transformed into a nationalist crusade for the absolute Filipinization of the Church in the twilight years of the 20th century. Fr. Gregorio Aglipay played an important role in the revolutionary war to overthrow Spanish rule and in the struggle for the Filipinization of the Church. In his capacity as Military Vicar of the Revolutionary Government‚ he gathered Filipino priests to a special
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Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico” are two sources whose themes can be compared and contrasted in order to determine their accuracy as primary sources. There are several themes portrayed throughout both sources such as: the civility of Cortez and Montezuma‚ initial encounters‚ the difference between the perception of gift versus greed‚ and the variation of religious
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The Spanish‚ led by Hernan Cortez‚ landed on the Mexican peninsula in search of gold in 1519. Within three years‚ the Spanish had conquered the Aztec Empire. Accounts of what happened during the first Spanish account differ greatly based on whose account of the attack is read. They differ which means only one is correct. First‚ according to an Aztec account‚ the Spanish attack was completely unprovoked. The Spanish started their attack with the musicians‚they slashed at their hands and faces until
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In the 1500s 80‚000 Inca were defeated by only 168 Spaniards‚ but how? The long term effect on the Inca defeat was the Spanish technology compared to the Inca technology. The Spanish conquistadores had developed guns‚ they also made steel swords where the Inca had only bronze weapons‚ the Spanish also had developed a written language while the Inca people had never even seen a book. Spain and all the rest of Europe had developed the plow and other farming techniques such as attaching the plow to
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