The 2008 World Economic Crisis: Global Shifts and Faultlines The last months of 2008 witnessed what is being called the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929-30. The first indications of a serious crisis appeared in January 2008. On 15 January‚ news of a sharp drop in the profits of the Citigroup banking led to a sharp fall on the New York Stock Exchange. On 21 January a spectacular fall in share prices occurred in all major world markets‚ followed by a series of collapses
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It is almost a month when we had our educational tour for our subject‚ History 23‚ which toured us in historical places of Batangas and Laguna. Packed with excitement to learn and to see ancestral things‚ I prepared my things up even before the exact date of our tour. It was on the first day of August 2012‚ Wednesday at 6:00 in the morning‚ when our journey which I called “time travel” begun. Our first itinerary was on the ancestral house of Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba‚ Laguna‚ where our national
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Ma. Rhea C. Andaya 2010-24782 A Piece of the Real World It is always nice to listen to accomplished people talk about their life‚ how they began‚ how they persevered‚ and how they came to where they are now. Such is how I felt when I was listening to Mr. Diosdado “Ding” Salvador while he talked in class. True‚ there may have been times that my mind was wandering‚ but I believe I was able to pick up the valuable parts of his stories. Most of what I picked up is actually quotations from him
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The Kapitalism- our improved formula is a documentary produced by Solomon Alexandru‚ released on April 2010‚ presenting the Romanian transition throw two systems‚ from communism to capitalism considered the “improved formula”. Taking to the surface the old habits from the old system‚ The documentary is like an imagination exercise of “going into to the feature”. The narrator starts imagining Ceausescu‚ the leader from the communism system enjoying after 20 years in the capitalism system. In that
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Jose Rizal The movie tells the life and struggles of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ our national hero and martyr of the Philippines. It covers his life from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces colonizing the Philippines. The film show what kind of life we have under the Spanish colonizer and how the friars use the religion to control the Filipinos. Filipino’s life was full of misfortunes. The Filipinos were unfairly treated and discriminated by the Spaniards. This is the reason
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PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY The film was a great watch especially for techno-geeks like me. Not that I have each and every gadget ever made by man‚ but we can say that I am easily amazed and curious about a lot of things including computers and such. Pirates of Silicon Valley shows a part of the history of computers‚ how it develops‚ and a part of the rivalry between the two main competitors of this age‚ Apple and Microsoft. The film shows how Steve Jobs of Apple Computers is easily deceived
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Management It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming‚ there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands‚ and your career or family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact‚ the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge: taking charge of your thoughts‚ your emotions
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The piece is about the effects of the declining English literacy in our country due to various reasons like mislaid nationalism and the media. The author wrote this article in order to let us recognize problems that our country is facing. It is indicated that‚ even though‚ us‚ Filipinos are regarded as one of the largest English-speaking countries‚ it cannot be denied that most of us do not seem to know how to speak English properly. And prior to this‚ rises a problem that has to do with many things
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Malacanang has declared February 25 as a special holiday for all schools nationwide. People Power Day or Araw ng People Power is a school holiday. This is in commemoration of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Senator Gregorio Honasan‚ a former rebel soldier‚ was one of the major figures in the 1986 EDSA Revolution. As the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA revolution approaches‚ he thinks that there is no reason yet to "celebrate" its anniversary. For now‚ the Philippines can only "commemorate it." "Siguro
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Fear of Failure Stephanie Denise Todd Letourneau University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for PSYC1273 Dr. Walter Scalen May 12‚ 2012 Fear of Failure The fear of failure can affect our lives in many ways. I scored a 24 on the Fear of Failure test. According to McGee‚ experiences of failure dominate your memory and have probably resulted in a great deal of depression (McGee‚ 1998). The result of this test was a shock to me because I do not feel that I deal with depression
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