majestic Mt. Mayon which is located in the province of Albay in the Bicol region. It is known around the globe for its flawless cone shape. In some ways‚ she is like a shy maiden who likes to hide‚ using the clouds above her like a veil. Legendary Origin The legend of Mt. Mayon goes around the tragic love story of a beautiful young heroine named Daragang Magayon and a dauntless warrior. The legend has been narrated and passed on from generation to generation by the people of Albay. The legend
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fictional stories have also been created describing its origin. One known story as believed by Virginians is that the word Yankee derived from the Cherokee word “eankke” and was said to have the definition of slave or coward. This theory has since been rejected by Oscar G Sonneck of the Librarian of Congress after a thorough study and being unable to prove any such Cherokee word exists. (The Encyclopedia Brittannica Inc.‚) Regardless of its origin Yankee is a term that has developed in to geographical
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Cole Trigger Dr. Owen Anthropology 341 8 May 2013 Testing a Theory of the Origin of Civilization Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.” Today‚ we live in a very complex civilization; however‚ this was not always the case. Before televisions‚ cars‚ houses‚ and farming‚ people lived off of the land without intentionally altering it. The people of the time that Mark Twain is referring to here‚ were called foragers. Foraging was
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The Sociology of Crime and Deviance in Britain Throughout this assignment‚ there will be discussion with reference to the role of the police‚ the usefulness of the official statistics. There will also be theoretical views included of the usefulness of the official statistics including‚ Marxism‚ interactionism‚ feminism‚ left realism and functionalism. The role of the police is to enforce the law by prosecuting the public and catching criminal. They are the main agency responsible for the
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Cleopatra Cleaopatra was born in 69 BC and died august 12 30BC She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty‚ a family of Greek[2][3][4][5][6][7] origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great’s death during the Hellenistic period. Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father Ptolemy XII Auletes and later with her brothers‚ Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV‚ whom she married as per Egyptian custom‚ When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC‚ Cleopatra became co-regent with her 10-year-old
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The Origins of Language Human beings since they are three years old have the capacity to use their speech mechanisms to make sounds that others can properly hear and understand‚ it is also said that there is a critical period pointed out by Erik Lenneberg (1957) that states that there are certain years (from 0-7) that a human being can learn a language properly‚ even a second language easier. Language is what makes us different from other species in our world‚ and it is a very important tool
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The Hyksos? The Hyksos? The origins of Egypt ’s Pharaohs during the Second Intermediate Period is an answer that has eluded scholars since antiquity. Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdom had become a complex puzzle in which many missing pieces needed to be ascertained through diligent research of the historical and archaeological record. The label given to these Pharaohs is Hyksos‚ this is derived from an Egyptian phrase meaning ’rulers of foreign countries. ’ (Save-Soderbergh 1951:56)
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Examining Monotheism within the origins of Judaism Judaism today is considered as one of the oldest monotheistic religions today. The religion dates back four thousand years ago‚ rooted in the ancient region of Canaan which is present day Israel and Palestine. Judaism traces its custom to the covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage‚ that God would make them a sacred people and give them a holy land. The primary figures of Israelite culture include the patriarchs Abraham‚ Isaac‚ Jacob‚ and
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On the Origin of Species chapter IV outlines Darwin’s proposal on how a new species is generated via natural selection over a long period of time. In Darwin’s theory of speciation‚ he proposes that all organisms within a species must express some degree of variation‚ which allow for organisms with the most advantageous variations to produce the most offspring (Darwin 10) This also means that the variations must be heritable from one generation to the next. In chapter IV Darwin uses the examples variants
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The study of The Epic of Gilgamesh is conducive to interpretation of origin‚ for in a character’s roots lies their motivations and compulsions. In Enkidu’s creation is revelation: he is not a mirror to Gilgamesh‚ but a superior foil of divine origin and mortal sustenance‚ a buffer between the gods and humanity. In observing the first few lines of the excerpt‚ it is obvious that Anu (the speaking god) asks for the making of a physical match for Gilgamesh’s capabilities; what is instead created is
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