western Europeans in the archipelago was the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan‚ which first sighted the mountains of Samar at dawn on 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ making landfall the following day at the small‚ uninhabited island of Homonhon at the mouth of the Leyte Gulf.[1] Magellan had abandoned his Portuguese citizenship and became a Spanish subject prior to his contract with Spain. On Easter Sunday‚ 31 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ at Masao‚ Butuan‚ (now in Agusan
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The Tragedy Of Hamlet GREG CLARKE Hardship‚ unfortunately‚ is a part of everyone’s life. It is unavoidable‚ and in Hamlets case he found out that bad luck comes in colossal amounts at a time. Most people see bad luck as getting splashed by a car in the rain‚ or finding out that the idiots at McDonald’s forgot the fries in your order. But Hamlet got a quadruple dose of bad luck. First his father was unjustly murdered. Then the ghost of his father comes back and tells him that he is to avenge his
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Some of the conquests of the Spanish on the Native Indians were brutal. While most conquistadors and Spanish people treated the Indians badly‚ one names Las Casas did not. He defended them. Why My Congressman/Congresswoman Matters to Me. Our congressmen and congresswomen are some of the most important parts of our government. Normally‚ when one thinks of members of congress‚ it seems as though the members are nothing but a group of people arguing from different political
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE BHOPAL TRAGEDY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh‚ the largest and one of the most economically depressed states in the nation. At 1970s‚ the public health infrastructure‚ sewage and waste system in Bhopal are still in very poor condition . Besides‚ mass casualty emergency response system also lacking in Bhopal. Union Carbide Corporation is one of the largest chemical and polymer companies in the united state. In 1984‚ Union Carbide operated
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309-328 Received: 9 September 2011. UDC 338.124.4(460) DOI: 10.2298/PAN1103309C Original scientific paper Francisco Carballo-Cruz NIPE and School of Economics and Business‚ University of Minho‚ Portugal Causes and Consequences of the Spanish Economic Crisis: Why the Recovery is Taken so Long? Summary: Spain is currently facing its worst crisis in the last fifty years. The crisis began as an extension of the international financial crisis‚ but the internal imbalances accumulated in the
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used in its making? Are there any special designs added?Who are the Kuna Indians? When was the city of Colón founded‚ and by whom was it founded? How long is the Panama Canal? What bodies of water does it connect?Is there anything found in Spanish history similar to a pollera? If so‚ what?What language(s) do the Kuna Indians speak? What is the diet like of the Kuna Indians? Where does the name of the city (Colón) come from? How long does it take to move through the entire Canal?What
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Rodriguez retold the events of his life he was still able to appeal to the reader’s emotions when talking about how giving up the Spanish language distanced him from his family. His ability to retell the events without getting heated gave his article a more “down to earth” and “level headed” feel. Something that I found interesting on Rodriguez’s take on speaking Spanish in a predominantly English society was how he gave off the vibe that even if given the option he would not go back and change the
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“The Tragedy of Mariam” was set in an ancient context‚ but Elizabeth Cary uses this portrayal to condemn and analyze the suppression of women in a historically and typically patriarchal society. The play highlights how Mariam is restricted from having private space in a public realm. She is denied any private interludes with her husband and basically has no personal or clandestine relationships with any other individual. Mariam struggles with the idea of what is expected of her from society and her
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classes‚ but I didn’t realize how much work it would take. This was especially true with Spanish class. When it came to Spanish‚ I thought it should be easy. After getting a few disappointing grades though‚ I thought about dropping to an easier Spanish class. That felt like defeat‚ so I stuck with it but continued to receive mediocre grades. However‚ then I started to realize you couldn’t “figure Spanish out” the day of the test like you could sometimes do in other subjects. You really had to
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The Contrast of French and Spanish Missionaries "Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement‚ without limit." (Felix Adler (1851-1933)‚ American educator) Since the beginning of colonial expansion‚ the missionaries believed in the divine right to evangelize the natives in the new world. By converting the natives the missionaries believed that they will reach eternal salvation. However
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