The Aquino Family Servillano Aquino Benigno Aquino‚ Sr. (former Tarlac assemblyman); son of Servillano Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. "Ninoy" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Benigno Aquino III "Noynoy" (former congressman and senator‚ current president); son of Ninoy Agapito Aquino "Butz" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Teresa Aquino-Oreta "Tessie" (former Malabon congresswoman and senator); daughter of Benigno Sr. Paul Aquino‚ son of Benigno‚ Sr. Bam Aquino‚ (incoming senator); son of
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The Tang dynasty ruled for two hundred and eighty nine years‚ from 618 to 907 C.E. The empire extended into the west to parts of Tibet‚ the Red River Valley to the south‚ and Manchuria to the north. The second emperor‚ Tai-tsung‚ forced his father to abdicate the throne to him after murdering his brothers in 626 C.E. He made the government smaller‚ which saved money in case of famine and to provide farmers economic relief in case of droughts or floods. Civil service exams were established once again
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similarity between the Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan
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In the political cartoon I chose the cartoonist uses Valentine’s Day to show how bringing down trade barriers between the United States and Europe will make the two countries closer. The President of the United States and the President of Europe are shown as cupids shaking hands‚ representing how trading together will bring everyone in their country closer to each other. The trade barrier is the only thing separating the two. The creator of the Cagle Cartoon believes that there should be no trade
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The term political correctness first came into play in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s as a reference to the debates between the socialist and communist parties‚ in which the socialist used it against the communist. During World War II‚ political correctness was using during the Hitler-Stalin pact as a way to reflect the loyalty of the communist party that overrode compassion‚ leading to bad politicians (Kohl). Political correctness is a word that has been brought up again and tossed around during
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shows that 84% of knowledgable American participants say it’s absolutely necessary for a leader to be honest. “Political correctness is a form of censorship and an impediment to free speech.” Stated by John Haltiwanger on Elite Daily. This is controversial because some people believe it’s a useful
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I do not necessarily feel that political parties are either good or bad. I do understand both the positive and negative aspects of them‚ though. The Founding Fathers thought of political parties‚ or what they liked to call them "factions‚" a bad thing. Even George Washington was against creating parties. James Madison describes factions in Federalist Papers #10 as "damaging." He said that factions would destroy liberty or would create a society with the citizens sharing the same ideology. However
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great things‚ dynasties will fall. As the Shang were declining‚ the Zhou dynasty defeated the Shang dynasty and established themselves as the new rightful rulers of China. The Zhou inherited cultural traditions from their Neolithic ancestors in the northwest‚ but inherited many material traditions from the Shang Dynasty. The Zhou dynasty was the first period in which texts were transmitted‚ such as the book of documents. Many clear differences exist between the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the
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The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China and ruled over the western oceans with an iron fist. Therefore‚ this dynasty had political interests of the Indian ocean’s people‚ mostly wanting to have alliances with them and in expanding their trade routes. Consequentially‚ this dynasty only gave the people of the western sea two choices‚ either you prove your loyalty to join the alliance‚ the region will have good fortune and will live long to enjoy everlasting peace or two if your hearts conceal
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The Sui Dynasty (581-618 C.E.) Paola Macias Pre-IB World History Period 3 2/10/12 China is known for its diversity of dynasties which occur within history. Although China’s dynasties do not last forever‚ many of them have presented impressive advances in government‚ military‚ agriculture and economy. However‚ one dynasty in particular‚ the Sui Dynasty‚ remarks its significance with its accomplishments within such a short period of time. By the end of China’s northern and southern dynasties
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