Running head: THE FILIPINO MIND-SET IN COMPETITION 1 The Competition and the Roots of Filipino Crab Mentality Amante‚ Mayca Joy M. Adamson University Author Note Mayca Joy M. Amante. Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Adamson University. This research should be addressed to Mayca Joy M. Amante. Department of Industrial Engineering‚ Adamson University San Marcelino
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In her first novel Everything I Never Told You‚ Celeste Ng craftily depicts an atypical Chinese-American family whose motives and dreams are driven by the fears of unaccomplishment and failure. Through a gentle urge that keeps alive the hope for reconciliation‚ Ng teaches the importance of family. As each character’s carefully planned fantasies are shattered‚ the determination of familial unity might be their lone route back to reality‚ and to each other‚ as each relationship in the developing story
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while to the right‚ a woman is crouched and seemingly in sorrow. The painting shows a tragic event‚ definitely. But it also shows a deeper meaning‚ especially for the Filipinos during the time of the Spanish colonization (which lasted over 400 years!). According to art experts‚ the fallen gladiators who are being dragged are the Filipino people‚ while the men dragging them into the darkness are representative of the Spanish rule. The woman crouched on the right side of the painting is believed to be
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The Philippines. The Pearl of the Orient Seas‚ a country full of wonderful places‚ places being visited of tourists from different countries. A great country with great people called Filipinos. Filipinos‚ people with such nice traits. Tan‚ the color of their skin‚ the color that makes many foreigners envy them. They have rich black hair that flows naturally. Twinkling eyes some have black ones‚ some have hazel brown. They have such lovable characteristics. They are hospitable ones‚ close friend
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and its significance in our present situation. I often ask myself why some Filipinos find it extremely hard to stay in our country. According to the Bureau of Immigration‚ at least 3‚000 Filipinos leave the Philippines every single day. That’s 90‚000 month‚ a million a year‚ and 10 million in ten. Most of these Filipinos leave due to economic reasons. And every Filipino who leaves his homeland is one less Filipino who can help rebuild this country. A report says that “this country holds a snap
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The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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Filipino Insurrection During the Spanish-American War the Filipinos were allies to the United States and helped them fight against the Spanish. After the war the United States decided to maintain possession of the Philippines‚ which angered Aguinaldo. This led to Aguinaldo organizing an insurrection against the U.S. Since the Filipinos were outnumbered by American Soldiers they had to use guerilla warfare. The Filipinos that fought in the insurrection believed they were fighting for the same
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René Descartes (1596—1650) René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” This title is justified due both to his break with the traditional Scholastic-Aristotelian philosophy prevalent at his time and to his development and promotion of the new‚ mechanistic sciences. His fundamental break with Scholastic philosophy was twofold. First‚ Descartes thought that the Scholastics’ method was prone to doubt given their reliance on sensation as the source for all knowledge
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refute the accusations of prejudiced Spanish writers against his race‚ Rizal annotated the book‚ Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas‚ written by the Spaniard Antonio Morga. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. Rizal through his annotation showed that Filipinos had developed culture even before the coming of the Spaniards. While annotating Morga’s book‚ he began writing the sequel to the Noli‚ the El Filibusterismo. He completed the Fili in July 1891 while he was in Brussels
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The winds have changed to a different direction. New trends come in and go. Some remained for generations and some lasted for days. Many of these trends are embraced by the Filipino people and some are just ignored. The people have the choice what to accept and what to reject‚ sometimes‚ a lot of new ideas‚ clothing lines‚ culture‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ tragedy etc. are flooding in and left the people like a puppet that waits for the puppeteer to manipulate its next move. This constant phenomenon
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