A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water‚ generally an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions(including detonations of underwater nuclear devices)‚ landslides‚ glacier calvings‚ meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.[3] Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves‚ because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing
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Idiom | Meaning | Example | a babe in arms | a baby‚ a child who is wet behind the ears | Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada. | a babe in the woods | a defenseless person; a naive‚ young person | He’s just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him. | a bad taste in my mouth | a feeling that something is false or unfair‚ a feeling of ill will | I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room. | a bad time | a lot of
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Cloning plants Many plants clone themselves naturally to reproduce. They send a small shoot-like structure called a runner‚ along the soil. The runner grows into a new separate plant‚ which is genetically identical to the original plant - a clone. People can clone plants by simply taking a cutting of the plant such as a twig or stem and planting it. This is called vegetative propagation. Horticulturists use cloning to grow plants with specific qualities‚ like height‚ flower colour and quality
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1. A literature review on the relationship between locus of control (LOC) and academic achievement revealed that more internal beliefs are associated with greater academic achievement and that the magnitude of this relation is small to medium. Characteristics of the participants in the reviewed studies and the nature of the LOC and academic achievement measures were investigated as mediators of the relation. The relation tended to be stronger for adolescents than for adults or children. The relation
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Module 6 Planning good crop-management practices To apply good crop-management practices‚ it is necessary Introduce the materials (e.g. cotton used for constructing the calendar. Picture the rice-plant development when the rice plant starts developing tillers and for how long. When transplanting is late‚ a good part of the tillering potential can be lost. Plant development also determines the ‘right’ time for weeding and fertilizer plant growth stages and the appropriate timing of - Start with
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Historical Background The Americans returned in 1945. Filipinos rejoiced and guerrillas who fled to the mountain joined the liberating American Army. On July 4‚ 1946‚ the Philippines regained is freedom and the Filipino flag waved joyously alone. The chains were broken. Palanca awards Another inspiration for writers in Filipino was the launching of the Palanca Memorial Awards for literature headed by Carlos Palanca Sr. in 1950. (Until now‚ the awards are still being given although the man
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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE The Japanese Period (1941 – 1945) The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1941 and 1945‚ when the Empire of Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on December 8‚ 1941‚ ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As at Pearl Harbor‚ the American aircraft were severely damaged in the initial Japanese attack. Lacking air cover‚ the American Asiatic Fleet in the Philippines withdrew to
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Three Kisses Ma. Elena L. Paulma T hese mornings‚ Nina awakened not just from the cold that numbed her nose‚ but also from a deep sense of loss‚ of something missing or forgotten‚ the cause of which took her some time to remember‚ perhaps because she did not want to. The cold‚ although still unbearable‚ she had learned to live with‚ but this new sadness which greeted her even before she opened her eyes bewildered her‚ so that her first consciousness was always that of confusion. On this her first
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Literary Period American Period 1898 - 1945 Philippine literature during the American rule was influenced by two factors‚ first of which is‚ education. With the Americans providing free education‚ many were given the chance to study and English was used as the language of instruction. Unlike the Spanish‚ the foreigners were willing to teach their language to the Filipinos. Free education served as the stepping stone for others to improve their social status. Early literary works in English
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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE I. PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD (--BC to 1564) A. Characteristics1.Based on oral traditions2.Crude on ideology and phraseologyB. Literary Forms1. Oral Literaturea. Riddles (bugtong) – battle of wits among participants Tigmo – CebuPaktakon – IlonggoPatotdon - Bicolb.Proverbs (salawikain) – wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach asa food for thoughtc. Tanaga - a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessonson life is "more emotionally charged
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