CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Communication is one of the most important things for us to live in this world wherein people express different views‚ opinions and viewpoints about the current issues in our lives (Thompson‚ 1967). It is important because of the fact that there are billions of people living in this world and it is very impossible for us to communicate with others simultaneously. And for that reason‚ different modes of communication are invented and innovated. One of
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The winds have changed to a different direction. New trends come in and go. Some remained for generations and some lasted for days. Many of these trends are embraced by the Filipino people and some are just ignored. The people have the choice what to accept and what to reject‚ sometimes‚ a lot of new ideas‚ clothing lines‚ culture‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ tragedy etc. are flooding in and left the people like a puppet that waits for the puppeteer to manipulate its next move. This constant phenomenon
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May 8‚ 2012 hon. jose frange sp Member‚ Sagay City Dear SP Frange: Greetings! We will be staging the Adlaw sa Suba 2012 on June 8‚ 2012 in line with Sagay City’s Charter Day celebration. Adlaw sa Suba is the day dedicated to preserving our precious Himoga-an River. Our activities are all geared towards raising the awareness on the preservation of our river and its ecosystem. Last year‚ we were awarded by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines as First Place to
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El sendero torcido al español [The Twisted Path to Spanish]: The Development of Bilingual Teachers’ Spanish-Language Proficiency John A. Sutterby‚ Javier Ayala‚ and Sandra Murillo University of Texas at Brownsville Abstract This paper describes the development of Spanish-language proficiency in bilingual preservice teachers at a university on the Texas–Mexico border. A survey with open-ended questions was administered to preservice teachers in bilingual and English as a Second Language certification
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Origins of Spanish Civil WarReligion and Economics By: Kristina Russell and Sydney Watson Paper 2: Assess the importance of religious and economic factors in the origins of the Spanish Civil War Separation of Church and State Anticlericalism Distribution of land and equality Thesis In the 1930’s‚ tension between political parties‚ the fight for equality‚ and the separation of church and state caused visible alterations in Spain’s religion and economy leading to anticlericalism and anti-fascist
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ilustrados formed the Federalista Party‚ but their statehood platform had limited appeal. In 1905 the party was renamed the National Progressive Party and took up a platform of independence. The Nacionalista Party was formed in 1907 and dominated Filipino politics until after World War II. Its leaders were not ilustrados. Despite their “immediate independence” platform‚ the party leaders participated in a collaborative leadership with the United States. A major development emerging in the post-World
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1. Rizal and the Propaganda Movement To prove his point and refute the accusations of prejudiced Spanish writers against his race‚ Rizal annotated the book‚ Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas‚ written by the Spaniard Antonio Morga. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. Rizal through his annotation showed that Filipinos had developed culture even before the coming of the Spaniards. While annotating Morga’s book‚ he began writing the sequel to the Noli‚ the El Filibusterismo
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Spanish Cultural Dimensions. Through this report‚ based on the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions‚ we will try to clarify the main features of the Spanish culture. To get this target we will use a few proverbs or traditional expressions from Spain and relate them to Hofstede’s theory. This way we will be able to understand and know a little bit more about how is the Spanish culture and how it differentiates from other cultures. The first proverb we are going to use says: “La union hace la fuerza”
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The Birth of Heroes and the Rise of Filipino Nationalism By Richard Rivera The middle 18th century in the Philippines was a period of perpetual destabilization. The islands are slowly being reconfigured—both physically and in socio-economic terms. On the surface‚ geophysical forces are making physical transformations‚ complimenting the deeper and more serious reconstruction happening within the colonial society. A new socio-economic class composed of Chinese mestizos and Indio professionals
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Special report: Brazil Grounded Having come tantalisingly close to taking off‚ Brazil has stalled. Helen Joyce explains what it must do to get airborne again Sep 28th 2013 |From the print edition IN JUNE THIS year Brazil was struck by an outbreak of mass protests as sudden as a tropical storm. Brutal policing of demonstrations against a rise in bus fares elicited a wave of solidarity and brought more than a million marchers to the streets on subsequent nights. It also gave vent to previously
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