Corruption-free ODA program: A national priority By Albert F. del Rosario Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:13:00 07/28/2008 Filed Under: Foreign Aid‚ Graft & Corruption‚ civil society‚Migration MANILA‚ Philippines--Official Development Assistance (ODA)‚ though sourced from abroad‚ is the money of the Filipino people. These precious resources are negotiated in the name of the Republic‚ for the national interest‚ and for development to improve the quality of life of all the people
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Bilbo Baggins lives a quiet‚ peaceful life in his comfortable hole at Bag End. Bilbo lives in a hole because he is a hobbit—one of a race of small‚ plump people about half the size of humans‚ with furry toes and a great love of good food and drink. Bilbo is quite content at Bag End‚ near the bustling hobbit village of Hobbiton‚ but one day his comfort is shattered by the arrival of the old wizard Gandalf‚ who persuades Bilbo to set out on an adventure with a group of thirteen militant dwarves. The
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The Hobbit is a fictional book‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ in a fantastic world filled with imaginative characters. The Hobbit‚ one of the many books of Tolkien‚ is filled with adventure‚ by generalizing‚ the whole book is in one word‚ adventurous. Bilbo Baggins‚ the main character of the book‚ and company (the dwarves and Gandalf)‚ go on an expedition to the Lonely Mountain‚ and throughout this journey they face many obstacles along the way. Through each obstacle Bilbo is able to outgrow and overcome
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences‚ as well as similarities‚ to our own world. The author has created the novel’s world‚ Middle Earth‚ not only by using imagination‚ but by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the book enable readers to relate to the setting‚ yet have the ability to "imagine" exciting events and organisms not found on Earth.<br><br>The majority of differences between Middle Earth and today’s world are found in objects
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The Hobbit. Things like tone‚ the content in the song‚ and the structure of a piece of music‚ can give hints of what a certain group‚ like dwarves‚ elves‚ and goblins are like. First of all‚ the dwarves song makes the average reader want to go places. You can see an example of this in page 14 of‚ The Hobbit‚ When Bilbo Baggins goes from a character who would just rather stay at home‚ to a character who craved to go on an adventure. I know this because the text states‚ “As they sang the hobbit felt
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Hero Smackdown By looking at the development between Odysseus and Bilbo‚ the hero with the greater hero on the inside is probably Odysseus. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ half the size of a regular man‚ loves food‚ drinks‚ and security like a normal hobbit. However‚ Bilbo’s life dramatically changed when Gandalf enlists Bilbo’s help in Thorin’s journey for the treasure under the mountain. Throughout the story‚ Bilbo begins a process of gradual development‚ transforming from a cautious homebody at
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Through the tale of The Hobbit By J. R. R. Tolkien the twelve dwarves lead by Thorin Oakenshield are looking to get back to their kingdom under the mountain‚ but they wind up finding their home as well as trust and a new found camaraderie. At the start of the story Gandalf the Grey connects the dwarves and Bilbo Baggins and gets them started on the quest to reclaim Thorin’s kingdom. Though they are looking for their home‚ which they do find‚ they stumble upon something that they were not expecting
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“You are not the hobbit you once were “‚ shapes the transformation of the protagonist Bilbo Baggins. In the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins character grows throughout the novel “The Hobbit”. In the beginning he is a shy‚ peaceful and self-absorbed hobbit who stayed nowhere but his hobbit hole‚ that also loves routine‚ then he has an unexpected surprise visit by a wizard named Gandalf who offers Bilbo a chance to go on an adventure. Bilbo ends up saving the party from many dangerous
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The Effects of Low Self Esteem on Children Aruna Kalicharan Psychology of Infancy and Childhood (DEP 2000)‚ Section 01 Professor Lissette M. Saavedra April 24‚ 2001 What is Low self-esteem? In most cases‚ children with low self-esteem feel that the important adults and peers in their lives do not accept them‚ do not care about them very much‚ and would not go out of their way to ensure their safety and well-being. Negative self-esteem is related to low self-confidence‚ insecurity‚ underachievement
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Understanding Teenagers with Low Self-Esteem What is Self-Esteem? “Self-esteem is basically the underlying beliefs we have about ourselves (Raising Self Esteem: Interview With the Parenting Professor).” It is the belief of our capacity and it helps us create our own character. We gather these beliefs as we grow up and encounter people of different traits and are in situations which give you experiences. It helps you gather your own identity. Self-esteem has been called the “survival of
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