The Pre-Spanish Period Historical Background Long before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed or set foot on Philippine shores‚ our forefathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Our ancient literature shows our customs and traditions in everyday life as traced in our folk stories‚ old plays and short stories. Our ancestors also had their own alphabet which was different from that brought by the Spaniards. The first alphabet used by our ancestor was
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I will admit that I am rather new to the discussion on bigotry‚ privilege‚ and the various -isms. I was speaking with a female friend of mine a few months ago‚ and I remarked that women‚ on average‚ are less able to compartmentalize their emotions than men. She was (justifiably) irate‚ and I qualified myself. You see‚ I had never been explicitly exposed to the socially-propagated idea that women are emotionally unstable. When I found out‚ I felt rather embarrassed in not only being sexist‚ but
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What is Postcolonial Literature? In a broad sense‚ postcolonial literature is writing which has been “affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day” (Ashcroft et al‚ 2). In India’s case‚ this includes novels‚ poetry‚ and drama which were written both during and after the British Raj or “Reign‚” which came to a formal conclusion with Indian Independence in August 1947. Although writing from India and other formerly colonized countries such as Nigeria‚ Jamaica
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LTWR 410 ---August 29‚ 2012 Economically -People relied on trade/barter/the importance of Mecca in bringing people together and disseminating news -Nomadic culture -Slavery -Unbalanced distribution of wealth The Guided Caliphs -The early caliphs survive in Islamic history as guided advocating social justice‚ and treating everybody equally -Early expansion -This brought Arab Muslims in contact with different ethnic groups and peoples including the Berbers of North Africa -Islamic Spain/The
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Which of the following is classified as an entrepreneur? A manager in a large corporation A financial manager in a small firm An owner-manager who bought out the founder of a firm A salaried technician in a rapidly-growing high-tech firm Compared to large corporations‚ small businesses play just as important a part in the economy. attract more attention and make more headlines in the media. are not as important to the well-being of society. are highly visible
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Enhancing Asset Protection through an adequate monitoring of internal control system by internal audit. By Danique Channer (ID # 0908607 SOBA) November 12‚ 2012 Lecturer: Ms. Simone Bewry Summary of Article Since the start of the global economic recession there has been a reduction in the ablity of organization’s to acquire assets for business operations therefore increasing the need for asset protection against fraud. Studies have shown
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What are the advantages and limitations of cohesive groups? “Groups differ in their cohesiveness —the degree to which members are attracted to each other and motivated to stay in the group”. (Robbins & Judge‚ 2013‚ p288) Is it right if the more cohesive groups are‚ the more effective groups are? This is up to groups’ performance‚ objectives and abilities of each member. “Cohesiveness affects group productivity. Studies consistently show that the relationship between cohesiveness and productivity
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4.2 Pre-contract Stage Contractor’s Tendering Procedure • Agreement to tender • Decision to tender • Examination of tender documents • Estimating process timetable • Enquires of quotations • Method statement and tender programme • Site visit • Outstanding information resolved with consultants • Pricing process • Adjudication • Submission of tender *In pricing process: • All-in-rates for trade items or BQ • Domestic sub-contractors and suppliers • Nominated sub-contractors and
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suffrage in the 19th and 20th century. Roughly two decades before the Civil War‚ a group of women and some men came together to discuss women’s right including those to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness and notoriously the right to vote. These pre-feminist‚ also labeled abolitionist‚ were
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CELTA-Pre course Task Answers/Solution Muhammad Ali Asad Task 1: Q1 Teacher with non-English speaking background‚ full time course Q2 Multilingual‚ Mixed ability group‚ day classes Task 2 Q1 * I learn a lot from the adults * They bring in the class rich experience * They understand different analogies * They are motivated for their reason to learn new language * They are Self disciplined Q2 * I bring to them different ideas * Help them to list down their specific goals
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