Burmah Agate 1979 For my historical research paper I decided to write about a spill called "Burmah Agate". It all began in the quiet morning of November 1‚ 1979. The Burmah Agate and the Mimosa collided at the entrance to the Galveston Harbor. The affects were absolutely devastating. The Mimosa struck the Burmah Agate on its starboard side‚ tearing an 8 by 15 foot hole in the hull. Before anyone could even comprehend what had just happened the situation got a whole lot worse. An explosion
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The Indian and the Hundred Cows This short story by Anaya contains a strong message‚ description and dialogue to emphasize the faith people live by and the paradox and saying something you do not mean. The Indian teaches the priest a lesson by doing exactly what is expected from a true believer. The message of the whole short story is that of what a true believer does to keep believing. Church‚ mass‚ the day dedicated to the creator‚ are all examples of what most of the people do every Sunday;
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endowed with powers from the gods‚ battle monsters‚ triumph over formidable armies‚ ride the wind‚ travel on flying shields and protect the earliest communities of the islands. Through the years‚ epic poems have grown and matured. Early historians like Padre Colin‚ Joaquin Martinez de Zuniga and Antonio Pigafetta have all attested to the existence of these epics. At the arrival of Don Miguel Lopez de Legaspi in 1565‚ it was reported‚ the natives presented him with a dramatic play. During festivities and
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able to show the explanation about Rizal’s retraction by giving life to people in Rizal’s life like Doña Lolay (Daria Razon)‚ Josephine Bracken (Lara Fabregas)‚ Doña Narcisa and Trining (Rio Locsin and Cherry Pie Picache)‚ Paciano (Joonie Gamboa) and Padre Ballaguer and Oba and of course Rizal himself. The characters have their own “moments” as they say. The filmmakers (Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva) interviewed them one by one. And with their interview‚ these points arise: • Did JosepHine Bracken
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before‚ and they had not turned their gaze away. Description of guns: • Shaking down the dust of centuries from the rafters • Like a clearing of the throat • Ringing brass note • Like a sustained roll of timpani A shameful flock around the padre (wire hasn’t been cut) It’s a staff cockup. Haig‚ Rawlinson‚ the
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Indios‚ the Peninsuslares or the Spanish who were born in Spain‚ and the Filipino or the Spanish who were born in the Philippine Islands—immortalized in the characters of Crisostomo Ibarra and his beloved Maria Clara‚ Elizas‚ Padre Damaso‚ Doña Victorina‚ and the sinister Padre Salvi. These characters represented the ideal and the despicable‚ the funny and the tragic‚ the truly comic and the merely ridiculous. There was enough in the novel to satisfy the Filipinos’ appetite for a good laugh and
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As shocking as it may sound‚ sports could not exist without the presence of money. An income or revenue is as important as the sport itself. It’s common to see high paid athletes asking for huge contracts filled with multi-millions of dollars‚ while at the same time also seeing doctors who don’t get paid near that amount of money. What makes an athlete more important than a doctor. Shouldn’t doctors who treat people and save lives be getting paid the most in our society? In reality that isn’t the
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American Revolution and French revolution and the enligthment changed ideas about who should control the government. Liberty‚ equality and democratic. Around colonies of Europe‚ in Latin America‚ the people was in a bad situation because the domination of the European colonial Powers. • Latin American People Win Independence Colonial society divided‚ what classes existed in Latina American society‚ in Latin America society was divided into six classes of people‚ peninsulares is the people that
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Such trade with the French was forbidden by the Spanish Crown‚ yet the small group of padres and soldiers who lived at Mission Dolores had no real choice. Although they were not able to convince the Ais to stay for long at the mission‚ the local Indians did interact quite willingly with the newcomers.’’ Mission dolores was built for rights
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much‚ and should be used in all pro sports. Teams in all sports are becoming unbalanced. Teams such as the Patriots(NFL) and Yankees(MLB) have become the more powerful teams because of their money. Yet teams such as the Buccaneers(NFL) and Padres(MLB) don’t have as much money and haven’t made the playoffs in years. Teams with the most money can offer the most money to a player and be more likely to get him . A pro sports consultant once said ‚ "There is example after example of teams making
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