TRIVIA LUNETA PARK 1. Luneta is located at the center of Manila‚ the Philippine capital. It is one of the city’s most popular attractions. 2. Luneta is derived from the word “lunette” which means crescent moon – the shape of this formerly marshy land. 3. As early as 1601‚ there is already a small town on this marshy land called Bagumbayan or Nuevo Barrio in Spanish‚ hence‚ Luneta is also known before as Bagumbayan. 4. In 1872‚ Father Burgos‚ Fr. Gomez and Fr. Zamora were executed by garrote in Luneta
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Local Park Description Luminous rays of sunshine filled the air‚ compelling children to open the gates and enter the colourful park. Walking towards the park‚ a little girl dragged her laden down mother across the grass. Unable to contain her excitement‚ the little girl abandoned her drained mother‚ sprinting towards the gates as quickly as silver. Towering above‚ the climbing frame looked like a mountain against the sea of small children. The brightly coloured frame attracted a young boy
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Sunday in the Park Bel Kaufman In the short story‚ “Sunday in the Park” by Bel Kaufman‚ a mother and father are relaxing at a park on a Sunday afternoon with their child‚ Larry‚ who is playing in the sandbox. Everything was seemly peaceful until another child playing in the sandbox throws sand at Larry. Larry’s mother tells the other child not to throw sand and to her surprise the child’s father encourages him to continue throwing sand. The mother was rendered speechless by the father of the child’s
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As a child‚ I had the chance to travel to various parks but my favorite place was always Kings Island. Me and my family travel to Ohio at least four times a month. Every Friday night‚ we’ll all stay up until sunrise. Before we get on the highway‚ me and my sister including my parents will share a prayer. I always beat everybody to the car sitting in the front seat yelling “LETS GO”. The whole time on the road‚ we’ll all play cards‚ listen to music‚ and eat a few snacks. We save the meals for when
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17 January 2012 A Streetcar Named Desire: Stanley Kowalski In the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ an insensitive and cruel character named Stanley Kowalski is depicted. His juxtaposition to Stella Kowalski‚ his mild mannered and sensitive wife‚ accentuates his character flaws making them even more prominent and dramatic throughout the play. Through Stanley’s conflicts with Blanche DuBois and his rapist-like sexual advances‚ Stanley becomes the perfect villainous character‚
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Park ch 10 As child growing up some of the frightful memories include a visit to the dentist; an evil man with scary drill whose solve purpose is to hurt you or the first day in elementary school you finally leave all behind the cozy classrooms and nap times of kindergarten and enter the big leagues. All of these are considered a cakewalk compared to standardize testing. Since the start of elementary school students in the United States are taught to test. In many instances students are held back
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Recreational Park I would like to spend my leisure time with some activities in recreational park instead of imprisioned in the room. Normally‚ when I am in Kuala Lumpur‚ I used to go to Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. But if I am in my hometown‚I used to go to Taman Tasik Taiping. From my observation‚ there are some precise similarities between them. Firstly‚ Taman Tasik Titiwangsa resembles to Taman Tasik Taiping in that they both located in city area. Taman Tasik Titiwangsa is conveniently situated
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Montey Jones College Writing Dr. William Hobbs 13 March 2013 Bel Kaufman-“Sunday in the Park” An ironic story of how peace‚ happiness and well-being are affected by other people’s attitudes. This short story produced many forms tone and styles to corrupt the readers mind to change the prospective of the author. Also this short story ignites a moral of honesty. Bel Kaufman was born 10 May 1911‚ Berlin‚ Germany. She is the granddaughter of famed Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem‚ on whose stories
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Jurassic Park Michael Crichton‚ in his outstandingly exciting science fiction novel‚ Jurassic Park‚ has put together a suspenseful‚ compelling‚ riveting‚ frightening‚ realistic‚ thrilling‚ and scientifically informative world‚ combining sophisticated biotechnology with prehistoric legend‚ blending the past‚ present‚ and the future‚ and a terrifying nightmares of science run wild‚ packed with humans and genetically engineered dinosaurs‚ including mesmerizing‚ fast paced action. It is a world
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Why did Morgan Stanley underinvest in information technology? Morgan Stanley underinvest in information technology because the firm focused its business strategy on maximizing profits instead of generating revenue since the stock market crashed in 2001. To gain the maximizing profit‚ the company cut costs in many aspects including the investment of information technology. 2. Why was the merger with Dean Witter disruptive for the company? Because Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter
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