from India were in high demand in Europe which drove explorers to find faster and more efficient ways to transport goods from India. Explorers traveled great distances around the southern tip of Africa to reach the plentiful lands in East Asia. Marco Polo was the first major explorer to attempt to reach the Far East and find new trading routs. Polo was a Venetian who did his exploration of India and China in the late 1200’s. He showed that it was possible to sail and navigate to and from China
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being is that pasta can be dressed up in so many different types of sauces and there are many different types of noodles. I also like the fact that pasta is such an old type of food but is still loved by everyone. There are stories that say that Marco Polo brought pasta back when returning from one of his journeys to China‚ but in fact that is not the case. Pasta was already around during the years of Polo. The Arab invasion‚ during the eighth century was shown to be the biggest influence for pasta
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AGRARIAN REFORM HISTORY Pre-Spanish Period “This land is Ours. God gave this land to us” Before the Spaniards came to the Philippines‚ Filipinos lived in villages or barangays ruled by chiefs or datus. The datus comprised the nobility. Then came the maharlikas (freemen)‚ followed by the aliping mamamahay (serfs) and aliping saguiguilid (slaves). However‚ despite the existence of different classes in the social structure‚ practically everyone had access to the fruits of the soil. Money
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Lustado‚ Thea Danizze M. BSA-A3A 2 Leaders Who Practice True Democratic Styles Corazon Aquino was the 11th president and first female president of the Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. She was known as the “Mother of Democracy” of the Philippines for she led the revolution‚ the culmination of a battle for freedom that was her husband’s advocacy. It was a battle she won‚ and a victory that gave us back our nation’s democracy. As President‚ Aquino
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THE EUROPEAN CHEF EXPERIENCE [pic] June 1st - June 3rd 2013 Tour Guide: Cynthia Ford Come Eat‚ Play‚ and Learn the techniques that will make you a master chef that people will rave about with our three day‚ two night tour of Europe. Our all inclusive tour is $4750 per chef. JUNE 3nd‚ 2013 Chefs will be picked up at 7 am and taken to All’Arco for a sit down breakfast. After breakfast
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History of Samal Early Beginnings The name Samal was derived from the word Sama‚ a tribal group found in the island. People used the word Samal because of the Visayans who miscalled the word Sama. The first datu in the island was Datu Taganiyug‚ a native of Peñaplata‚ Samal. In the past‚ the people of Samal name a place about what was the said place known for. For example‚ the name Peñaplata was derived from the word "piña" or pineapple because of the abundance of pineapple in the area
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Dakota Willoughby 4A Current event #3 Senator Marco Rubio has been called out by several people the past few days on the account of Rubio missing an abundance of votes‚ some being key votes on important issues. Rubio defends himself by stating that the presidential campaign is making difficult for him to be around as often as he should be. He said “I’m not missing votes because i’m on vacation.” Then brushed off the topic of him saying that federal workers who do not perform or do their job up
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President: Manuel Acuña Roxas Vice: Elpidio Quirino Origin: January 1‚ 1892 – April 15‚ 1948 Political Party: Liberal Party Political Qualification: Achievement: Senator of the Philippines‚ Secretary of Finance‚ 2nd Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives‚ Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Capiz’ 1st District‚ Governor of Capiz Stregnth/Weaknesses: Lawyer‚ Soldier President: Elpidio Quirino Vice: None Origin: November 16‚ 1890 – February 29‚ 1956 Political
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Philippine Military and Police Force Today Mendoza‚ A. Pol sci 11 MHG. October 2013. Corruption‚ inefficiency and politicization are the common characters of the Philippine military and police in status quo. The emerging issues and concerns regarding the military and police are what make them be labelled as weak‚ corrupt‚ and insensitive by Filipinos. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been demoralised and have done inefficient work on establishing peace and order as
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History Historical records show that the Philippine Customs Service started many centuries back long before the Philippines was discovered by the eastern and western expeditionaries. The Philippines had already a flourishing trade with countries of Southeast Asia‚ but since money at that time was not yet the medium of exchange‚ people then resorted to the barter system of commodities. The rulers of the barangays were known as the “datus” or “rajahs” collected tributes from the people before they
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