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    Sculptors in the Philippines Submitted by: Boquiron‚ Karl Christian De Vera‚ Joshua James Mendoza‚ Lady Lavenie Salagubang‚ Shiena Kate Submitter to: Prof. Galang Napoleon Abueva Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given

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    History Revision Resistance and Revolt Slaves resisted enslavement in two ways: Insurrectionary/ Active Resistance Non- insurrectionary/ Passive Resistance Non- Insurrectionary Resistance This form of resistance was subtle and non-violent used by the slaves to convey their rejection to slavery. Methods of passive resistance include: Grand Marronage (Running away for extensive periods) Malingering (Working slowly; effective around harvest time as this would put the planters behind schedule)

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    individual. The voyage began on June 17‚ 1527‚ where Governor Pamfilo de Narvaez sailed on a journey to the New World with Cabeza De Vaca as his treasurer and 600 sailors‚ officers‚ and French friars. Around September 17 the army made port in Santo Domingo where the Governor acquired 45 horses and recruited many more men. He sent Cabeza De Vaca on a ship to the port of Trinidad to acquire more supplies and provisions. Immediately after arriving in Trinidad he was sent on an emergency mission inland

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    One of the ways that slaves defied slavery was to run away. Nat‚ like every other slave‚ was prone to this sort of rebellion. One of the first of a series of shocks in Nat Turner’s life was when his father ran away from Benjamin Turner’s place and supposedly escaped to the North. Apparently‚ no one knew why he left aside the assumption of hatred for the institution that kept him in bondage. This desire for freedom in Nat’s father was strong enough to make him sacrifice his wife and Nat‚ his only

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    In all respects‚ revolution and any radical changes in a political system will result from an authorities’ heavy enforcing of ideologies on a common population. The Haitian Revolution was an accomplished movement resulting in the self liberation of slaves against French colonial rule in Saint Domingue. The French Revolution was an insurrection against the monarchy‚ that would lead to France becoming a republic. The French Revolution was inherent in a series of revolts against corrupt French

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    while putting rural workers at a disadvantage. Consequently‚ people moved to the cities and the rural population of the entire population declined from 65% to 45%. However‚ not enough jobs were available for the amount of people that migrated to Santo Domingo‚ leading to an unemployment rate of about 20% in 1973. (Levitt

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    In an interview granted to members of the Hemispheric Institute during the Encuentro Excéntrico (2017) in Chile‚ Martiel shares that his grandparents emigrated to Cuba from Haiti and Jamaica “para trabajar la zafra y recoger café.” In this way‚ it is possible to read his performance as containing an autobiographical aspect‚ as he is‚ literally‚ “hijo de haitiano.” Although Martiel states that his grandparents never returned to their native Haiti and Jamaica‚ the performance can be understood as a

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    with a little bit of Hispanic culture. Although I was not born in Puerto Rico‚ a part of me still feels that “home” is there because Puerto Rico is where my family is. This is similar to how the decedents of Mexican immigrants visit their “home” in Santo

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    Chapter 9-12 I.D. Terms 1. Washington’s Farewell Address- an essay George Washington wrote to stay neutral from foreign affairs. “We need to stay focused on well-being of U.S. since we are a new country.” For the next 150 years‚ the U.S. didn’t sign an alliance. Isolationism formed from this address. Twice however‚ the US got involved in the European struggle. 1) in 1798 in opposition to France & 2) in 1813 in opposition to Great Britain. He basically said he was totally for the Neutrality

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    colony of Saint Domingo knew liberty and equality could not coexist with the institution of slavery. The slaves of Saint Domingo demanded their freedom from the French by any means necessary. Their goal was to be self-governed and not under the control

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