In 1886‚ Papaya was changed into ’Muñoz’ to honor Don Francisco Muñoz‚ the province’s alcalde mayor‚ and the community’s first appointed gobernadorcillo. Muñoz was annexed as a barrio of San Juan de Guimba municipality. Settlers trickled in from Bulacan and the Ilocos Region. In 1911‚ Factoria (now San Isidro town)‚ the provincial capital‚ was totally flooded. Muñoz was then considered a possible new capital of the province. At about the same time‚ the people of Barrios Muñoz and San Antonio
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Tennessee Williams is not only one of the greatest playwright from the South‚ but also the greatest playwright in the history of American drama. He was born on March 26th‚ 1911 under the name of Thomas Lanier Williams. As the role of a second child in the family‚ he had suffered though difficult and troubling childhood. His father was a shoe salesman and a sensitively absent parent; while his mother was a daughter of a minister of Southern Episcopal. His childhood had changed since his family moved
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Generally‚ the title of a work of literature exposes the principal concept that the author is trying to convey. Other compositions reveal the significance of their appellation only gradually. In "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams‚ the intent of the play’s label is shown through the writer’s use of contrast‚ repetition‚ allusion‚ and point of view. First‚ Williams illustrates the polarity between Laura’s relationship with her delicate animal collection and the real world. Laura Wingfield
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“The Color Precious” "Precious" by Lee Daniels‚ and "The Color Purple" by Steven Spielberg‚ display struggles on various occasions but also presents what happens when you weather the storm. Daniels presents a main character whose relationship seems to prosper from confidence and direction‚ while Spielberg seems to demonstrate overcoming struggles by backbreaking work and patience. Despite this difference‚ the movies allow for aspiration that its possible to overcome for a better outcome
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Accel Partners VII by Steven N. Kaplan1 Graduate School of Business‚ University of Chicago As the summer of 1999 began‚ Julie Robins‚ the chief investment officer of the Angel Foundation‚ was considering whether to invest in Accel Partners’ latest venture capital fund – Accel Partners VII. Accel was seeking to raise $500 million. The Angel Foundation had been a limited partner (investor) in Accel’ previous three funds – Accel Partners IV‚ V‚ and VI. Those s funds had generated returns
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Chalaaya Downing African American Families Chapter 5- Summary Paper (pgs 102-122) Intimate Partner Violence In chapter 5 in the book “African American Families” written by Angela Hattery and Earl Smith‚ the authors examined different ways in which intimate partner violence is shaped by other social problems‚ such as employment‚ incarceration and health. Hattery and Smith went as far as‚ interviewing different couples‚ and examining the similarities and differences between race and ethnicity
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trends in the practice of decentralizing budgets‚ and the policy interventions that are being used to strengthen the financial position and the financial autonomy of sub-national governments. In particular‚ we examine inter-governmental transfers‚ local taxation and hard budget constraints as key policy issues. The focus in this paper is on developing countries. The process areas that are taken up have to do with comprehensive design of a decentralization reform‚ sequencing and politics. In outlining
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Intimate Partner Violence and Advocacy Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health issue that has existed for centuries‚ and a major problem in the United States. Intimate partner violence can be defined as “ It can affect anyone‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ socio-economic status‚ or sexual orientation. According to ‚ at least ten million men and women are victims of IPV( ). The fight to end this form of domestic violence is far from over‚ but the assistance provided by victim
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HKU763 PREETI GOYAL PEOPLE MANAGEMENT‚ THE MANTRA FOR SUCCESS: THE CASE OF SINGHANIA AND PARTNERS It was 9:15am on 25 April 2006. An article published in that day’s Economic Times‚ a leading Indian financial daily‚ had attracted the attention of both Mr Ravi Singhania and Ms Manju Mohotra. Singhania was the founder and managing partner of Singhania and Partners‚1 one of the largest full-service national law firms in India; Mohotra was its chief executive. The Indian legal services industry
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This case report discussed the financial and business situation of an investment group‚ Arundel Partners. Arundel partners focused its investments on the sequel rights of that ‘associated with firms produced by one or more major U.S. movie studios’. As owner of the rights‚ Arundel could continue or reject the production of sequel. Business The proposal was innovative but at the same time‚ very risky. According to the case report‚ ‘Arundel would purchase the sequel rights before the first film
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