THE SETTING (CHAPTER 1) The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7‚000 islands and islets stretching almost a thousand miles from north to south. * Land Surface – is 114‚830 square statute miles and is criss-crossed with mountains and drained by small river systems. Mountain System Three large ranges in the mountain system of Luzon * Caraballo del Sur – forms the nucleus of the system‚ has its highest peak at the intersection of the boundaries of Abra‚ Ilocos Norte
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In a response to clam racial unrest and narrow the income gap difference between different races‚ Malaysia government instituted affirmation action programs that were Malay-exclusive. Such policies caused strife within the minorities group‚ affected Malaysia’s education system and unintentionally brought adverse effects to the Bumiputera community. This paper urges the termination of affirmative action in Malaysia‚ conjoins with a change in societal thinking to build an accepting country that advocates
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“Breakfast at 8. Out to the jungle at 9.” wrote British naturalist‚ Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) to his mother‚ in an 1854 letter from Singapore. A. R. Wallace went on to propose the evolutionary theory of natural selection (independent of Charles Darwin) in the midst of his 8-year stay in Southeast Asia. Very simply put‚ natural selection means that the species with the more favourable adaptations will survive in the long term whereas the ones with the less favourable traits will become extinct
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Spanish colonization The invasion of the Filipinos by Spain did not begin in earnest until 1564‚ when another expedition from New Spain‚ commanded by Miguel López de Legaspi‚ arrived. Permanent Spanish settlement was not established until 1565 when an expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General of the Philippines‚ arrived in Cebu from New Spain. Spanish leadership was soon established over many small independent communities that previously had known no central rule. Six
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ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was an explorer of the Amazon Valley in South America. He led a zoological expedition to the Malay Archipelago.(a group of islands). This area has great biogeographical importance. Wallace‚ also studied the evolutionary change and read the writings of Thomas Malthus on human populations. He synthesized a theory of evolution similar to Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. After writing the details of his theory
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“The Name” Calasiao” is derived from the Native word “Kalasian” meaning a place of lightning frequently occurs” and from the root word “Lasi”‚which means “Lightning”.Another from the Spanish translation of the Word Kalasian is called “Lugar de Rayos”. “Calasiao” is founded by Dominican Missionaries.Next to the town of San Carlos City‚ formerly (Binalatongan)‚ advocated by N.P Domingo de Gabon.The two Missionaries placed a barrier from the barriors of Gabon and Dinalaoan‚ because of the contreversy
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d’Ivoire‚ Ethiopia‚ Gabon‚ Ghana‚ Guyana‚ Haiti‚ Honduras‚ Kenya‚ Lesotho‚ Malawi‚ Mozambique‚ Namibia‚ Nigeria‚ Rwanda‚ South Africa‚ Swaziland‚ Tanzania‚ Thailand‚ Togo‚ Uganda‚ Zambia‚ and Zimbabwe. The Republic of the Philippines is a sprawling archipelago set in the western Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is an incredibly diverse nation in terms of language‚ religion‚ ethnicity and also geography. Ethnic and religious fault-lines that run through the country continue to produce a state of constant
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CAMBODIA Places Siem Reap (literally “Siam Defeated”) is undoubtedly Cambodia’s fastest growing city and serves as a small charming gateway town to the world famous destination of the Angkor temples. Thanks to those Cambodia attractions‚ Siem Reap has transformed itself into a major tourist hub. It is laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples. Siem Reap offers a wide range of hotels‚ ranging from several 5-star hotels to hundreds of budget guesthouses while a large selection
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’djallabiyah’ which originated in Egypt‚ where it is interpreted as a loose shirt. It is difficult to prove exactly since when baju kurung was first created and used by the Malays. The question of who is first to produce and wear baju kurung arises because in its original form has been used by various ethnic groups in the archipelago. Based on some of the information; Archjadi Judi (1986)‚ baju kurung was introduced in Indonesia by Muslim traders and India. However‚ the deduction is also believed that
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Hist 291 Spring Term Did the Mongols Create a More Diverse Islamic Identity? The historical relationship between the Mongols and Islam can be described as ambivalent. Historians have traditionally viewed the Mongolian invasion of the Khwarazmia and the Abbasid Caliphate as destructive to the Islamic identity‚ because Islamic world-empires suffered a loss of political power‚ economic wealth‚ and human life; and the destruction of Baghdad resulted in the loss of Islamic multicultural and
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