Pre-Spanish Period *with existence of schools called BOTHOAN (in Panay); teachers were priests‚ priestesses‚ judges; materials – documents‚ manuscripts‚ book of ritual and magic‚ genealogies‚ calendars‚ impt. Laws and records of notable events *Literary forms: sayings‚ lyrics‚ legends‚ epics‚ proverbs‚ riddles‚ ritualistic utterances (on simple life experiences) *Sample epics: Hinilawod (Panay) Hudhud and Alim (Ifugao) Darangen (Maranaw) *Characteristics of literary works:
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The Incompatibility of Happiness and Truth In Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley portrays a society with predestined social caste‚ lack of emotional relationships‚ and willful dissolution found in a hallucinogenic drug. In the present day World State‚ ones life long potential is designed and blueprinted into embryos. Social standing and credentials are defined and programmed into set castes. Each caste defined and taught to know and understand a set definition of personal satisfaction and happiness
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One of the most prominent themes found in Tennessee Williams’ play‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ is the conflict between one’s illusions and reality. This is exemplified by each of the family members as they struggle to come to terms with reality and as a result‚ resort to a fantasy world to try and cope with their dissatisfaction with life. Laura is separated from reality and has a hard time adjusting to modern society. The world she lives in holds the comfort and meaning that the real world does not
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The groundbreaking 1980s story of a small Massachusetts town which filed willful and gross negligence lawsuits against the big name chemical company W.R. Grace and consumer goods corporation Beatrice Foods‚ is “given breath” in Steven Zaillian’s‚ A Civil Action. These companies disposed of their toxic waste materials into the ocean which then seeped into the town’s well‚ which was their everyday water supply. These chemicals contributed to the rampant cancer deaths of many including innocent children
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In Jose Manuel-Barreto’s introduction to Decolonial Strategies and Dialogue in the Human Rights Field he starts off by comparing and citing the first European advocate for human rights in the Americas‚ the Spanish friar Bartolome de las Casas’s and his Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. De Las Casas‚ who would later be bestowed the title “Protector of the Indians” advocated that the “heathen” inhabitants of the New World were in all regards human. In a debate that ensued in Valladolid
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1. Kathleen Parker undoubtedly shares the same views as many other individuals when it comes to what is morally right and safe for our children. Leaving the government to decide on lifting the age restriction for the “morning after pill” is not about freeing the parent of the burden of a teenage pregnancy but in fact it creates an added stress or anxiety at the thought of a child engaging in such a mature act and to repeat it under the assumption that this drug will keep them safe. Removing
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Tibetan Mastiffs Do you like massive dogs? If so‚ the Tibetan Mastiff is the dog for you. The Tibetan Mastiff is one of the world’s largest dogs. They are great dogs only if you train them and respect them. They work‚ whether you put them to work or not. Learning about the Tibetan Mastiff was a great experience‚ because I learned a lot about the history‚ vital stats‚ origin‚ and temperament of the breed. The Tibetan Mastiff is one of the world’s largest dogs. The Tibetan Mastiff is one of
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The Scarlet Letter Interpretive Essay In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the Reverend Dimmesdale is the central conflict of the story. He is torn between his need to accept and pronounce his sin and Pearl as his daughter and his love of freedom. His demeanor drastically changes from the first scaffold scene‚ where he is seen as a two-faced criticizer to the third and final scaffold scene‚ where he humbly repents and acknowledges his sin publicly. The three scaffold scenes in the book
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KHAN‚ JR. V SIMBILLO YNARES-SANTIAGO; August 19‚ 2003 (apple maramba) NATURE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER in the Supreme Court and SPECIAL CIVIL ACTION in the Supreme Court. Certiorari. FACTS - Atty. Rizalino Simbillo publicized his legal services in the July 5‚ 2000 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer via a paid advertisement which read: “Annulment of Marriage Specialist 532-4333/521-2667.” - A staff member of the Public Information Office of the Supreme Court took notice and called
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true Destiny they were meant to fulfill. An example of willful action: Suppose there is a person who is drunk and has a badly maintained car. He decides to drive his car in a drunken state down a steep mountain side and he does so at high speed. If he were to at some point skid off the road down the mountain side‚ whose fault would it be? Would that be an accident caused by destiny or an accident caused by willful action? Well‚ it is willful action as he could have chosen not to drink and drive.
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