given me a most precious gift today‚ this diary. He has encouraged me to record my thoughts and experiences in this book. I think my father knows we are living through changing times. The old ways and harmony with our mother country are beginning to fray. He has told me that one day‚ when I am an old man‚ I will look back and reflect on all that has occurred during my life and be amazed. I wonder if he is right… February 5‚ 1775: Amazing news. I can’t believe my great fortune. Coming home from church
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I was only a member of the Fallen Lamb for a few nights at the time‚ but never had I seen the sea as beautiful as it was then. She glistened a deep blue‚ and clashed against the hard wood of the ship‚ waves rising until it hit the hull then falling back into the sea. Getting used to the constant rocking of the ship was incredibly difficult at first‚ but I managed to retain my balance after a week or so. Anyways‚ I made my way to the main deck‚ passing through the kitchen first so I could grab a bite
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Sifting through Sources: What Really Caused the Pueblo Revolt of 1680? “Every piece of written history starts when somebody becomes curious and asks questions.”[1] In Weber’s compilation he gathers several of these curious peoples works and binds their writings together to form a sort of continued discussion. Arguing from different sources and coming from different backgrounds‚ they indubitably arrive at different conclusions. From Garner to Gutiérrez and from Chávez to Knaut‚ they all are part
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Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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Unwelcome Passenger The man looked familiar‚ and immediately I felt my pulse quicken. He wore oil-stained jeans and a torn leather vest‚ but no shirt. Straight black hair hung nearly to his waist. A snake tattoo circled his forearm. Mid-thirties‚ I guessed. I didn’t realize I was staring so hard until he scowled and muttered‚ "Do I know you‚ bud?" I quickly averted my eyes‚ not wishing for an exchange of words and maybe more. The man picked up the newspaper and the pack of cigarettes he’d
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African Americans and Slavery in the Revolutionary period The American Revolution was a time of great turmoil for all men and women in the United States. Great debates came and went during this time; slavery and the freedom of black men being the main problems in these debates. Slaves were used for a great number of things during the American revolutionary period. The arrival of slavery to the American colonies began in the 1600s and started out in Virginia. As the years passed more and more African-Americans
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International School Of Business Management‚ Suresh Gyan Vihar University‚ Jaipur 2013 Economics of the Barmer Refinery Author - Dr. Ruchi Goyal‚ Associate professor‚ ISBM Dr. Trilok Kumar Jain‚ Dean‚ ISBM Large projects have many plus and minus points. Investing in large projects involves huge outflow of resources. These projects also have many un-wanted side effects on people living in neighboring areas. These projects also change the aspirations and consumption habits of
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I lost them eons ago. I do not have that home now‚ but the smell of fresh Basil tea in any corner on this earth still takes me to their home - and I ride back in times. I wrote several memoirs inked in red to show my indebtedness to God for giving me those wonderful human beings – my grandparents. Today‚ when my bouquet of joy sings soulful symphony of ‘Nani’‚ I can not thank enough the benignity of God! "Surely‚ two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild
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252502142215303 Since the end is nigh‚ I doubt this will ever be read‚ but yet I must write it‚ if only for myself. What else is there to do anymore? Let philosophers debate on whether this is a Morton’s Fork or a Hobson’s Choice‚ but this I know: the stars in the sky are countable. On one hand. I get ahead of myself‚ but gazing at the night sky‚ where once before the twinkles were innumerable‚ I can’t help but be filled with an impending sense of doom‚ with an indisputable fatalism
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IMPORTANCE OF “FREEDOM OF THE PRESS MUST BE EXERCISED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT AS PROVIDED BY THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION” CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE Teodoro‚ et al on the book Freedom Of Expression And The Media In The Philippines Chapter I: History of Freedom of the Press demonstrated how the commitment to free speech and expression‚ the right to information and press freedom‚ with which the leaders of both the 19th century Philippine Reform Movement and the 1896 Revolution were familiar‚ was continued
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