Think creatively what would a Filipino city look like‚ if it had been allowed to develop historically Under other influences? I think Filipino city would be developed into a city that has more vertical structures. Because as of today Philippines already reach high poverty levels like overpopulation Is one of the major problems of a Philippine city. In 2030‚ the population of the Philippines will reach nearly 128 million‚ an increase of 32.1% from 2012. Population growth will be driven
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An essay on ”Land of the Lost” Without realizing it‚ the loneliness had hit her and a cloud of darkness had settled over her life. The loneliness were following her‚ just as her shadow. Day and night. She refused to accept the loneliness and tried to escape. Why do so many people end up with lonely souls? What are the consequences of that? What does one seek? It is commonly true that the loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do
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was a conqueror and successful ruler. Alexander was the son of his predecessor Phillip II who passed away in 336 B.C. leaving the throne‚ a strong kingdom‚ and a very experienced army to Alexander. Alexander was awarded to be general of Greece and went on to complete his father’s military expansion plans. With this set up now‚ King Alexander wasted no time. In 334 B.C. he invaded the Persian-ruled Asia Minor and began a campaign lasting roughly ten years. During this campaign‚ specifically the
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initially built upon mutual interests and acceptance and this is closely linked with one’s innate desire to be able to affiliate with a group or another individual. Both these ideas are explored in the ‘Namesake’ by Jhumpa Lahiri and the picture book: ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. Lahiri explores the importance of shared values and experiences in a relationship for it to prosper rather than the need for social interaction. This notion is shown through the relationship Ashoke and Ashima forge throughout their
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by a group which began to be called the Lost Generation. The group was so-called because of the existential questioning that began to occur in American literature for the first time after the war. Many critics argue that this Generation marked the first mature body of literature to come from the United States. The Lost Generation more specifically was a group of writers and artists who lived and worked in Paris or in other parts of Europe during World War I and the Depression. This group included
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has sought to create‚ find‚ or at least image a paradise on earth‚ a place where there is peace‚ harmony‚ and a surcease from the pain that plagues our lives. On the eve of World War II‚ James Hilton imagined such a place in his best-selling novel‚ Lost Horizon. The story itself begins when an evacuation of Westerners is ordered in the midst of revolution in Baksul‚ India. A plane containing four passengers is hi-jacked and flown far away into the Keun-Lun Mountains of Tibet. The plane crashes
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alterations between the people of Kakuma‚ Kenya‚ Sudan‚ and our American culture. The video begins with the discussions of what people from these African countries don’t have‚ that most of us take for granted such as‚ showers‚ electricity‚ and housing. The Lost Boys‚ is a group of men who are originally from a different countries of Africa and travel to America to experience some of our customs and norms. Through the video‚ they discuss basic differences‚ like differences in food‚ and also others such as
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just a title to differentiate people; it is a part of the person. In Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood by Richard E. Kim‚ names play a major role on the character’s identities. The absence and importance of the names in the story make the story rich with detail and identity through something as simple as the name of a character. Names are a significant factor affecting the story and the characters throughout the novel Lost Names. When the Koreans are forced to change their family names to
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different‚ the negative emotions that they feel can be very harmful. The picture book The Lost Thing (2000)‚ written and illustrated by Shaun Tan‚ explores the themes of belonging and alienation that occur in modern society. The story begins with a man trying to recall stories from his youth. The only one he can remember is about when he was a young boy and he discovers a gigantic‚ red‚ machine-like animal that is lost and alone at the beach. The boy takes pity on the creature and decides to try to find
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’The Lost Phoebe’ is a short story that was written by Theodore Dreiser. The story is set in a small‚ increasingly run-down‚ Midwestern farm‚ where an old‚ married couple depend on each other— until the wife dies. The husband refuses help and slowly descends into depression and inactivity. One night‚ he sees a shadow that looks like his lost Phoebe‚ and creates a belief‚ born of loneliness‚ that she’s only left him‚ as she often threatened to do when he became quarrelsome. Completely invested
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