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    92. COMELEC Employees’ Walk-Out. technicians of the Commission on Elections walked out of their jobs after they were ordered to cheat the election returns in favor of President Marcos. 93. Military mutiny. February 23‚ 1986. Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and AFP Vice Chief People administration. administration soldiers. Two days after‚ President Marcos went on exile to Hawaii. 94. Oath-taking of Corazon C. Aquino‚ the senator’s widow‚ and Salvador H. Laurel as President and

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    Historical context

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    World War II is considered by many people as the worst global confrontation since time began. The war was started by radical nationalism and individual egos; the very thing Adolf Hitler and the Japanese believed was the root of most problems in the world. The sources in the textbook had similar aggression against westernization. In the first source‚ Hitler’s Mein Kampf detailed a concept of “survival of the fittest.” The jailed World War I veteran describes a racial war—with his Aryan race as the

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    the white men. "Patriarchyis the systematic social‚ political‚ cultural and economic domination of women by men" (Oppermann).  * Sethe choices as a women character show that men cannot rule the lives of women or their children.  * Beloved by Toni Morrison is a novel that contains many strongly depicted female characters and where their lives have taken them. * The characters of Sethe‚ Denver‚ and Beloved are the most significant women throughout the story as the reader continually

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    .Foxfire Foxfire is a page turning novel about a newly formed girl’s gang in the 1950’s.  This story is written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ published by Penguin Group‚ and has 316 pages.  This is a vivid novel and is a great read.  On a rating scale of one to five‚ I would defiantly say this is a five! It gives amazing details that makes you believe you are in the 50’s watching these rebellious girls making their own rules and doing as they please.         Margaret Ann Sadovsky‚ called ‘Legs’ by her

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    Wheelchairs are intended to provide people with comfort and independence after their movement has been either compromised or become impossible due to illnesses‚ injuries‚ disabilities‚ or simply aging. For those with either limited or no mobility at all‚ a wheelchair can make an incredible difference in their quality of life. And here is the brief wheelchair history. The earliest record of wheelchairs dates back to the 6th century‚ as an inscription found on a stone slate in China around 6th century

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    Communication is the Key Alex Belerique HUMA 1770 207291024 During the 12th to 14th centuries‚ technology related to communication was still fairly primal‚ and generally limited to face to face interactions. Of course‚ during a time where trade was at some points‚ booming between civilizations‚ a system of exchanging information was vital to successful trade‚ on small scales like people within the same area‚ and on larger scales‚ like communities in different regions. Successful trade transactions

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    Historical Investigation – Cleopatra Amid the splendor of mighty pyramids and mystic sphinxes a baby girl was born. She would be remembered throughout history as Cleopatra‚ the last queen of Egypt. Cleopatra came to the throne at ripe age of 17 years of age‚ this would not only have an impact on her homeland of Egypt‚ but a far wider and dramatic effect on the Roman Empire as well. Historical Context Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty‚ a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt

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    A Formalist and Historical-Biographical Literary Analysis on Ernest J. Gaines “The Sky is Gray” Submitted to: Dr. Mark Anthony Moyano Submitted by: Jackie Lou O. Tomas BSEd 3-3 I. SUMMARY James was an 8 year old child‚ who was teaching his mother to become a breadwinner of the family because his father was left. The story begins‚ James and his mother‚ Octavia waiting a bus that will carry them to Bayonne‚ a place in the city where the dentist can be found. The weather is cold; James

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    Social Security Act (1935) With a dramatic increase in life expectancy and decreases in mortality rates‚ many old People live their later lives with chronic illnesses and disabilities. As a result‚ long-term care is becoming an important part of service to the elderly population. The US General Accounting Office (1994) reports that more than 12 million Americans need long-term care and 55% of them are people aged 65 or older (Binstock‚ Cluff‚ & Mering‚ 1996). Accordingly‚ the government

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    Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy‚ in a wealthy and merchant family. In 1260‚ the first journey east of Marco Polo’s father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo‚ set out and they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1265. The Polos brought 100 European priests to Kublai Khan according to the suggestion and they returned to Venice in 1269. In 1271‚ Marco Polo had his first journey when he was 15 years old after his mother’s death. He departed with his father and uncle to China and they

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