Important People in Philippine History A lot of men and women made their mark in our country’s history; some good‚ some gruesome‚ and some so permanent it affects us up to this day. But then‚ there are those people who are forever immortalized by their works and deeds. In this essay‚ I’ve written down the names of people who‚ in my humble opinion‚ are the ones who are most important. Lapu-Lapu. Lapu-Lapu was the ruler of Mactan when the Spanish first arrived in the Philippines. He is known
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Blacks in the USA in 1945 were not considered as equal; the treatment of people was based on their skin colour‚ a practice that had been going on for many years before‚ even after the Reconstruction of society after the Civil War in which the blacks were "liberated" from slavery. In theory‚ blacks were free to work and live where they wanted‚ but the figures at the time told a different story: by 1960‚ around 17% of the workforce of "white-collar" workers‚ i.e. professional‚ technical‚ administration
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Indigenous people had and still have lasting effects on how imperialism affected them. It took a part of their history‚ heritage and a part of who there were when the europeans came to Canada. The main ideas that I’m going to talk about are; assimilation on the indigenous people and what strategies the europeans used to assimilate them‚ eurocentrism and how it affected their lives than and how it’s still affecting them in the present day and the last idea I am going to focus on is how imperialism
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inform the subaltern position of Indigenous people within Canada‚ alongside a means of reclaiming identity and sovereignty within a globalized neoliberal political economy. These practices are narratives of resistance‚ which symbolize the cultural‚ political and intellectual struggles of the Indigenous people in Canada‚ subsequently redefining their position within society. By examining the story of the naming of Canada told by the Kanien’kehaka people of the Haudensosaunee nation‚ we can see how
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Don’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover Nothing is what it seems‚ including people. People judge other people by their appearances and actions without even knowing people. We see this theme a couple times in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee. Harper Lee’s appearance message shows that people judge based on looks but the rumors and looks are never trusting. The theme Harper Lee followed in her book was‚ “ appearances do not always reflect reality.” One way she followed this theme was when
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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For many years‚ movies have be dominantly played by white people‚ who‚ most of the time‚ are depicted as the “hero” or “savior.” People of color have always been in movies‚ however‚ they are presumably depicted as troublesome‚ in danger‚ or incapable of defending or protecting themselves. In a majority of movies‚ like The Blind Side‚ they portray a white person helping a person of color alter their life for the better or overcome a struggle. The white savior complex is destructive and affects
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because it will make them feel too different therefore‚ bad about themselves. For you to have a better understanding‚ I will explain how you should treat people who have differences with more compassion‚ why you should treat people who have difference with more compassion‚ and the struggles they go through. Some of the many ways to treat people who have differences with more compassion include the following examples. You could show respect to
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The impact of criminal law on the justice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People The criminal justice system is made up of practices and institutions of governments‚ which focus on upholding social control‚ deterring and mitigating crime‚ or sanctioning those who violate law with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts (Reviews 2013). Criminal law‚ as an institution of justice‚ focuses on the body of law that relates to crime (Reviews 2013). The purpose of this paper is to discuss
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Gary Nash’s “Black people in a white people’s country” is an article that provides us with insight into the overall development of the international slave trade and slavery of West Africa beginning in the late fifteenth century and continuing. The economic influences‚ impact of the stages of transport on the slave ships especially that of the “middle passage”‚ and the impact on white or the Europeans society as African slavery became not only more prominent but also more institutionalized in the
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