I. Introduction Brazil is almost as famous for its inequality as for its soccer. According toFacing Up to Inequality in Latin America‚ the IDB (1998) ranked both Brazil’s total Gini coefficient1 (0.60) and its urban-only Gini coefficient (0.57) as the highest in the region. Its ratio of per-capita urban to per-capita rural household incomes (3.0) was also the highest in Latin America. The World Bank’s point estimates for Gini coefficients‚ listed in Attacking Poverty (WDR 2001) for as many countries
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INTRODUCTON Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of prehistory‚ and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20th century in Spanish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine language. DEFINITION OF LITERATURE The word literature is derived from the Latin term
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nation’s existence‚ it is important for us to trace the evolution of Filipino political thinking. During the time of Spanish colonial rule‚ Filipino political thinkers focused on reacting to the oppressive rule that governs the Filipinos. Marcelo H. Del Pilar‚ an ardent propagandist‚ reached out directly to the masses by illustrating in his writings‚ the problems of the Philippines. His thoughts during his last years became increasingly militant until he foregoes the assimilationist cause
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Current Trends”‚ American Economic Review‚ vol.86‚ 82-87. Bond‚ E.‚ and C. Syropoulos (1996)‚ “The Size of Trading Blocs: Market Power and Welfare Effects”‚ Journal of International Economics‚ vol.40‚ No.1‚ 411-437. Cadot‚ Olivier‚ Jaime de Melo and Marcelo Olarreaga (1998)‚ “Can Bilateralism Ease the Pains of Multilateral Trade Liberalization?”‚ CEPR Discussion Paper No.1878‚ London: Centre for Economic Policy Research. Ethier‚ Wilfred (1998)‚ “The New Regionalism”‚ Economic Journal‚ vol.108‚ 1149-1161
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(Sucralose). [16] Hughes H. M.‚ Powell G. M.‚ Snodin D. J.‚ Daniel J. W.‚ Crawford A.‚ Sanders J. K. M. and Curtis C. G. Glutathione-dependant dechlorination of 1‚6-dichloro-1‚6-dideoxyfructose. Biochemical Journal 259‚ 1989‚ Pages 537-543. [17] Marcelo E. Bigal‚ Abouch V. Krymchantowski. Migraine Triggered by Sucralose - A Case Report. American Headache Society‚ 2006‚ Pages 515-527. [18] Rajendrakumar M. Patel‚ Rakesh Sarma‚ Edwin Grimsley. Popular Sweetner Sucralose as a Migraine Trigger. American
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of its applications in several practical domains. Keywords: Discourse‚ pragmatics‚ rhetoric‚ communication‚ intention‚ persuasion. 0. Introduction Let us begin this paper with our recognition to a philosopher of action‚ language and communication‚ Marcelo Dascal‚ a Leibnizian particularly interested in semantics and pragmatics‚ who has contributed so much to the development of philosophy in the last 30 years. The aim of this paper is to propose a pragmatic and rhetorical view in discourse analysis
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100 significant events in Philippine history Philippine history is made up of thousands of events that happened from the earliest period ever documented to the present. This list includes only 100 major events that influenced Philippine history from the 14th century to the end of the 20th century. Interestingly‚ the events included on this list represent major areas where the life of the nation revolves like trade and commerce‚ religion‚ culture‚ literature and arts‚ education‚ various movements
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Some scholars criticise Cidade de Deus / City of God (2002) on the grounds that the film represents violence and poverty as a ‘spectacle’ and fails to relate these issues to the wider socio-political context of contemporary Brazil. Is this criticism justified? ‘There are…two kinds of film makers: one invents an imaginary reality; the other confronts an existing reality and attempts to understand it‚ criticise it…and finally‚ translate it into film’ Fernando Biri‚ 1979[1] Fernando Meirelles’s
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1198 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS‚ VOL. 24‚ NO. 5‚ MAY 2009 Comprehensive Approach to Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays Marcelo Gradella Villalva‚ Jonas Rafael Gazoli‚ and Ernesto Ruppert Filho Abstract—This paper proposes a method of modeling and simulation of photovoltaic arrays. The main objective is to find the parameters of the nonlinear I–V equation by adjusting the curve at three points: open circuit‚ maximum power‚ and short circuit. Given these three points
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND Introduction Hospitality students who graduate today face many challenges when finding a job in today’s competitive job market. Graduates must meet the expectations of the prospective companies as well as recruiters’ expectations. If they are negative‚ it will take a lot of success to reverse the first impression which is marked by frustrated expectations‚ inability to find suitable and decent jobs‚ and inefficient job search. When investment
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