Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream Martin Luther King was an established clergyman and one of the most prominent civil rights activists of the 1960s. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and electrified America with his momentous “I Have a Dream” speech‚ dramatically delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The key message in the speech is that all people are created equal‚ and through the integration of society‚ peace and harmony could be achieved. His words were directed
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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE I. PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD (--BC to 1564) A. Characteristics1.Based on oral traditions2.Crude on ideology and phraseologyB. Literary Forms1. Oral Literaturea. Riddles (bugtong) – battle of wits among participants Tigmo – CebuPaktakon – IlonggoPatotdon - Bicolb.Proverbs (salawikain) – wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach asa food for thoughtc. Tanaga - a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessonson life is "more emotionally charged
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum es una activista muy importante en el luchar por derechos civiles indígenas en Guatemala. Rigoberta Menchu Tum is an important activist in the fight for indigenous civil rights in Guatemala. She was inspired by horrible events occurring in her life‚ for example‚ the murder of her brother and her mother. She is very accomplished‚ including winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Her nonviolent activism began with campaigning against human rights violations that were committed by
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The article titled “First Do No Harm” written by Michael Kidd AM is an inspirational article for the students like us who are going to practice in the field of medicine. First Do No Harm reframes the traditional doctors’ rule‚ demonstrating that it should apply not only to patients‚ but also to doctors themselves. With the extensive medical‚ professional and academic experience‚ Michael Kidd have created a legacy to be shared with medical students‚ junior doctors and experienced medical practitioners
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Analysis of the poem‚ “Still I Rise” Maya Angelou’s poem‚ “Still I Rise” may contain different meanings depending on the reader who interprets it. It is a poem that talks about keeping one’s head up no matter how hard the situation they come from and not being affected by the problems on the side. Maya Angelou was part of a generation wherein the black race was still seen as “inferior”. During that time‚ the “truth” is usually kept hidden favoring the more superior groups of people. Hence‚ the
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In Gwen Harwood ’s poetry‚ the changes in an individual ’s perspective and attitudes towards situations‚ surroundings and‚ therefore transformations in themselves‚ are brought on by external influences‚ usually in the form of a person or an event. These changes are either results of a dramatic realisation‚ as seen with shattering of a child ’s hopes in The Glass Jar‚ or a melancholy and gradual process‚ where a series of not so obvious discoveries produces similar reformation. An example of the later
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Kino edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder. He could see the faint outline of the trackers that were dark shapes against the moonlit sky. He was careful to remain silent and unnoticed with every step‚ every breath that he took‚ and every movement he made. Against his bare back‚ Kino felt the coolness of the knife that hung from a string around his neck. The tracker on watch took another smoke from his cigarette‚ and Kino could see him clearer now. As he edged closer‚ he removed the
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* May 3‚ 1882 - departed on board Salvadora - 16 passengers- the only Filipino on board with Spaniards‚ British‚ and Indian Negroes as felllow passengers * Singapore - May 9 when Salvadora docked Singapore - Registered at Hotel dela Paz - Spent two days sightseeing: Botanical gardens‚ Buddhist temples‚ shopping district and statue of Sir Thomas Raffles (founder of Singapore) * From Singapore to Colombo - Djemnah – French steamer which left Singapore for Europe on May 11
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Dead stars is a short story by Paz Marquez Benitez‚ written in 1925. It is a story about a game of love. A game between three lovers trapped in a situation that might change their life forever. Alfredo Salazar is a lawyer and the main character in the story. He is the love of the life of Esperanza. They have been together for four years and meant to get married in May. Their relationship in the beginning was full of enthusiasm‚ full of love and happiness. But like other long term relationships‚ their
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ramification was losing what they loved most? The Pearl‚ a fiction novel by John Steinbeck‚ encounters the bittersweet situations in life. Steinbeck elucidates the story with a family of three-Kino‚ Juana‚ and their baby boy‚ Coyotito-who lived in La Paz‚ Mexico. When their son gets stung by a scorpion and they find the pearl of the world‚ their fate changes. Kino made an injudicious decision throwing away the pearl. Being unwise is about understanding things for a fact‚ but not comprehending it to
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