Jueteng in the Philippines is a problem of previous administrations and now a big challenge to President-apparent Noynoy Aquino on whether to legalize or put an end to it. What is jueteng? It is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines that originated from China meaning "flower" (jue) and "bet" (teng). Players need to choose 2 numbers from 1 to 37 and place their bets. There is no limit as to the number of bets. The players’ numbers and bets are gathered by the "kubrador" (sort of collecting
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story charts his early life from when his parents married and the subsequent birth of four children‚ through childhood and early adulthood to the death of his mother. During this time three women have a major impact on his life‚ his mother‚ Miriam and Clara. Each has the most influence at different times in his life and can be attributed to his childhood‚ being a young man and early adulthood respectively; but each woman’s influence carries on to shape Paul into the man he becomes
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Miller’s imagination‚ Miriam could be an angel of death. She’s constantly trying to take things from Mrs. Miller such as a necklace because “it’s beautiful” (Capote 7). That’s what death does. Death takes everything away from you. Mrs. Miller tries to avoid and get rid of it (Miriam) but when Miriam tries to move in‚ Mrs. Miller starts breaking down: “But you can’t! For God’s sake go away-- go away and leave
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Contributions and Achievements of Fidel V. Ramos * during his time‚ the Philippines was cited as Asia’s Next Economic Tiger because he brought back economic growth * the Philippines celebrated Centennial Independence in 1998 * he’s the only Filipino who received British Knighthood from the United Kingdom‚ bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) * he led the 4th APEC Summit held in the Philippines * his “Philippines 2000” vision
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‘Sons and lovers’ whose tragedies lie in the fact that they only function as stones in Paul’s life. In the novel we see Mrs. Morel is pitifully diagnosed with Oedipus complex‚ which enables her to be a powerful hermaphrodite and gains access to power. Miriam we see is imprisoned by Victorian morality‚ but her world is not purely spiritual. Paul just cannot see the physical aspect of her‚ so he refuses to enter her world. Clara is the woman who makes Paul a real man‚ but Paul only sees the physical aspect
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demonstrates how contradictions emerge so easily in human nature‚ especially with love and hate. Paul vacillates between hatred and love for all the women in his life‚ including his mother at times. Often he loves and hates at the same time‚ especially with Miriam. Mrs. Morel‚ too‚ has some reserve of love for her husband even when she hates him‚ although this love dissipates over time. Indstrial live vs nature‚class conflicts‚ Motifs loves versus jealousy‚ social
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The first part of the novel focuses on Mrs. Morel and her unhappy marriage to a drinking miner. She has many arguments with her husband‚ some of which have painful results: on separate occasions‚ she is locked out of the house and hit in the head with a drawer. Estranged from her husband‚ Mrs. Morel takes comfort in her four children‚ especially her sons. Her oldest son‚ William‚ is her favorite‚ and she is very upset when he takes a job in London and moves away from the family. When William sickens
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Philippine History During the Japanese Occupation On December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese invades the Philippines hours after bombing Pear Harbor in Hawaii. While the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur retreated to Bataan‚ the Commonwealth government of President Quezon moved to Corregidor Island. Manila was declared an open city to prevent further destruction. After the fall of Bataan on April 9‚ 1942 and Corregidor‚ In March 1942‚ MacArthur & Quezon fled the country and by invitation of President Roosevelt
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live alone. Miriam is a middle-aged single woman. She has a great career and no children. But her heart is dysfunctional‚ and therefore she sometimes has to go to the hospital. The story is set inside a taxi‚ which is driving Miriam home after a visit at the hospital. The taxi driver and Miriam talks. Not in the usual polite way of conversations between drivers and costumers‚ but instead of the drivers personal life. He seems quite depressed and unhappy with his life. He tells Miriam how he feels
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which belies through the book is shown through Miriam who loses her freedom at age 16 and later in life her husband Charlie‚ Frau Paul who loses her son and Klaus whose career is lost thanks to the stasi. The way in which Funder structures her text also creates more of a sense of reflection rather than positivity. Miriam Weber experiences much loss during her life in the GDR‚ and her grief and suffering is displayed as a basis throughout ’Stasiland’. Miriam experiences her first loss at age 16 when
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