The Tortoise and the Monkey by José Rizal SUMMARY: The tortoise and the monkey once found a banana tree floating on the waves of a river. It was a very fine tree‚ with large green leaves and with roots. They took it ashore. "Let us divide it‚" said the tortoise‚" and plant each of portion. They cut it in the middle‚ and the monkey‚ as the stronger one‚ took for himself the upper part of the tree‚ thinking that it would grow quicker‚ for it had leaves. The tortoise‚ as the weaker‚ had the
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better their living. When the immigrants arrived in the United States they had a choice to either go to Ellis Island or Angel Island. These islands were both considered stations or entry points where immigrants were either being examined and questioned. During the 1800-1900 Ellis Island was formed‚ immigrants at Ellis Island were known to be treated unfairly than Angel Island. Angel Island was considered to treat immigrants more fairly. Ellis
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On the 29th of December‚ Jose Rizal had allegedly written a retraction document. Fr. Balaguer had claimed that Rizal had written this document in front him and Fr. Villaclara had witnessed this also along with another Jesuit priest. The document goes like this: “I declare myself a Catholic and in this religion is I retract with all my heart whatever in my words‚ writings‚ publications and conduct has been contrary to my quality as a son of the Catholic Church. I believe and profess whatever she
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Philippines go to war against China? If china attacks the philippines what will happen? Why shouldn’t the philippines give up its claims for scarborough shoal? Who will gain control of the spratleys in the end?The Philippines or China? Who owns spratly islands? Philippines or China? China vs. Philippines War China vs Philippine War: President Obama personal war and stance on Asia as a whole While China and the Philippines look to avoid a China vs. Philippines war‚ President Obama remains strong in
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The Pretenders by F. Sionil Jose Characters: 1. Antonio “Tony” Samson‚ who gained a doctorate degree in Harvard University 2. Carmen Villa‚ wife of Antonio Samson; a typical rich girl; daughter of Don Manuel Villa and Mrs. Villa 3. Don Manuel Villa‚ father of Carmen; husband of Mrs. Villa; a rich and influential man 4. Mrs. Villa‚ wife of Don Manuel Villa; who against to Carmen and Tony’s wedding 5. Father of Tony‚ who was punished by being imprisoned for life 6. Dean
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The Death of Gomburza & The Propaganda Movement In February 17‚ 1872‚ Fathers Mariano Gomez‚ Jose Burgos and Jocinto Zamora (Gomburza)‚ allFilipino priest‚ was executed by the Spanish colonizers on charges of subversion. The charges against Fathers Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora was their alleged complicity in the uprising of workers at the Cavite Naval Yard. The death of Gomburza awakened strong feelings of anger and resentment among the Filipinos. They questioned Spanish authorities and demanded
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While You Read… : How long will the trip take?: The mission trip in The Martian had taken 549 sols in Mars’ time and 687 days in Earth’s time. Mark had been abandoned since Sol 6 and was rescued on sol 549. How would we get back?: In The Martian‚ the circumstances of Mark Watney being left on Mars had caused the travel back to Earth to be different than if everyone had left Mars at the same time. In The Martian‚ The crew of the Ares 3 mission‚ excluding Mark‚ had left Mars as how the order and
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In literature‚ it is common for the main protagonist to be infallible. When reading Blindness by Jose Saramago‚ the main protagonist who goes by the identity as the Doctor’s Wife‚ constantly makes rash decisions with little thought‚ though she always manages to have done the correct thing in the reader’s perspective. Saramago incorporated the Doctor’s Wife to have unique characteristics that make her very different from the rest of the individuals in the novel‚ the characteristic of simply not being
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The Pretender by F. Sionil Jose Summary Antonio Samson had just returned from the United States after finishing his doctorate studies. He visited his father in prison and told his father that he will soon be married to Carmen Villa‚ a member of an affluent family in Manila whom he met in the United States. Carmen’s mother did not like Tony because he is poor while her father likes him because he will be good for business. Anyways‚ the marriage was secretly held far earlier then planned because Carmen
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South Africa Botswana * Has maintained one of the world’s highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966 from British. * Animals are tourist attractions. * It’s the largest Cattle exporter in the African continent. * The People there are mostly Christians. * Bogobe is a Porridge prepared from sorghum‚ millet or maize. * Common beverage is mageu a thick tea also made with sorghum. * On weddings and festive occasions‚ Rice replaced sorghum. Mozambique *
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