1. The Maguindanao Massacre is the worst case of political feud in the history of the Philippines. It has brought questions on the system of governance of the Arroyo administration‚ nationally and internationally. Using the tools of analysis discussed in class‚ analyze the Maguindanao massacre using two (2) tools of analysis of your choice. Explain your answer comprehensively. (50 points) The Maguindanao massacre can be examined by using two tools of analysis discussed in class namely structural
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Karina Bote Maguindanao Massacre November 23‚ 2009 a very significant date to all cotabatenos and a very controversial date to anyone who knows about the massacre. A day that brought the city into darkness.The time where majority of the people were into a great fear.The day where many innocent people were executed due to the willingness of others to win the position. Even for a country long hardened to election violence‚ the massacre of at least 57 defenseless civilians on
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The Boston Massacre What happened the night of the Boston massacre? During this reading you will walk through the events written by four different sources leading up to that night of march 5‚ 1770 and be witnesses to the trial where captain Preston and his men are being tried for murder‚ defended by Samuel Adams. Boston Massacre in Facts and Numbers the Massacre occurred on the evening of March 5‚ 1770. Five civilians died as a result of the incident‚ three died on the scene and two died later.
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supposed to find one topic in this time frame? That is a nearly impossible task‚ but there is one occurrence that has seemed to captivate me – and that ’s the Boston Massacre. The webpage I found communicates the basic – but most important – events of the massacre‚ it depicts the events through writing and shows an image of "The Bloody Massacre"‚ so the webpage was interesting in my eyes. In the 1700 ’s‚ people were known as either the patriots – whom supported the colonies – or loyalists – whom remained
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treacherous‚ corruptive‚ repulsive‚ vile . . . one will surely never run out of negative modifiers to describe it. No god can ever cleanse its malice. And just so to prove it‚ last November 23‚ the nation‚ skeptic on this fact‚ was roused by the massacre of at least 57 defenseless civilians in Maguindanao. Everyone has heard of the story and how they were laid to death in an undoubtedly immoral manner‚ as if they were killed by Satan himself. Men and women speared on both eyes‚ raped‚ slashed and
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Nanking Massacre 1. The Japanese invasion of China immediately before and during World War II lasted from the early 1930’s to 1945. During this dark period in modern Asian history‚ the Japanese military machine was motivated by an uncontrollable desire for aggression‚ expansion and imperialism. The brutalities and atrocities committed by the Japanese military in China and elsewhere in Asia finally ended with destruction on Japanese soil -- the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5‚ 1770 between a “patriot” mob‚ throwing snowballs‚ stones‚ and sticks‚ and a squad of British soldiers. British troops in the city of Boston were not welcome. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been expanding since Royal troops appeared in Massachusetts in October‚ to enforce a heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. British Captain Thomas Preston‚ the commanding officer at the Customs House
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The streets became ‘streets of blood’ as a result of the two-day annihilation” (Basic Facts On the Nanking Massacre). Japanese military exhibited no mercy and terrorized the city for weeks. In addition to the killing‚ Japanese inflicted incredible destruction upon the city of Nanking physically. “The Japanese looted all the storehouses and seized virtually everything
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The Boston Massacre Trial: Guilty or Not Guilty? The Boston Massacre was a small tragedy that is making a large mark in the state of Massachusetts. This event will forever be remembered as the day that British soldiers heartlessly slaughtered many innocent civilians. The soldiers in this situation are most definitely guilty of manslaughter. They wounded and killed many citizens without provocation that threatened their well being‚ therefore giving them no good reason to have opened fire in the
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The Boston Massacre brought about questions and arguments between Great Britain and the colonies that had been under surface for quite some time. Most people think of the Boston Massacre as some riled up colonists tormenting the invasive redcoats and then paying the price of antagonizing‚ but there was a much bigger meaning behind the killings. As in any war‚ there were two very different stories from either side trying to validate their actions. All of the Acts and restrictions placed upon the colonies
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