HEROES (Delivered by: Jedson Marie Tonogan) Seven years from today‚ year 2014‚ in the year 2021‚ the Philippines will be celebrating 500 years of Christianity‚ specifically‚ of Catholicism. History teaches us that in the year 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan stepped on the shores of these 7000 plus islands and planted the cross of the Catholic Faith‚ thereby making this archipelago the first Catholic‚ nay‚ Christian nation in this part of the world‚ the Asian continent‚ In preparation for this celebration
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Christianity and find wealth‚ mostly in gold. He landed in the Americas four times and southern portions of the Bahamas. He later moved to Hispanola were he could trade with the Arawoks. Some of the famous Spanish explorers were Vasco Balboa‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ Ponce de Leon‚ and Francisco Coronado. By 1519‚ Spain became so successful in claiming land they
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| Vietnam | Vietnam | | Trung Truk and Trung Nhi. They wanted to turn Vietnam back | Trung Sisters | Southeast Asia | | | Angkor Wat | Southeast Asia | | | Independence movements from China | Southeast Asia | | The Strait that controlled trade. | Strait of Malacca | Malaysia | | Helped strengthen the emperor’s position‚ and centralized the power. | Taika Reforms | Japan | | Nature spirits | Kami | Japan | | They wanted order and balance‚ Buddhist sect that flourished in
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Komodo national park The Komodo national park lies in East Nusa Tenggara province in the Sape Straits between Flores and Sumbawa. The only Access to Komodo village is by boat from Labuan Bajo on the northwestern tip of Flores or from Sape on the east coast of Sumbawa. Komodo‚ the largest island‚ has a countryside dominated by a range of rounded hills sloping along a north-south alignment at an elevation from500 to 600m. The coastline is lopsided and characterized by numerous bays‚ beaches and inlets
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workers are between the ages of 35 and 44 years (24%); of those employed‚ 49% work 40 hours or more a week; 82% are employees; 44% are in low skill level occupations; and 20% are professionals. The health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is poor in comparison to the rest of the Australian population.10 There remains a large inequality gap in Australia across all statistics. For example‚ there is an estimated gap of approximately 17 years between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
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paying taxes hence‚ could not maximize profits. Ineffectiveness of its already ports 1. Bencoolen was facing the Indian Ocean‚ which was too far from the main trading area‚ the straits of Meleka. Traders deemed it as inconvenient to trade in Bencoolen. 2. Meanwhile‚ Penang was too far north from the straits of Meleka. As a result‚ British ships were open to pirate attacks‚ storms‚ monsoons‚ foreign invasions etc. This made the port unsafe‚ hence was ineffective to make profits. Traders
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The Analysis of Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold uses many literary techniques to make Dover Beach such a prominent and well-known poem. By rhetorical schemes‚ tropes‚ and imagery‚ Arnold demonstrates a theme that can connote many different ideas. However by analyzing this poem‚ I interpreted Dover Beach to be about Christianity. The theme or central message of Dover Beach pertains to people questioning the moral and theological concepts of Christianity; therefore‚ people losing
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As recently as yesterday‚ the Spratly Islands disputes were again highlighted in the international media. This time we see India lining up with Vietnam against China to vouch for India’s state-owned ONGC company to begin their “legal” exploration activities in Vietnam’s territorial waters. Just a few months earlier‚ in May and June of 2011 Chinese ships cut sonar cables attached to PetroVietnam’s boats in the same area. In the wake of the continuing Spratly Island disputes between China and Vietnam
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part in traditional life and it explored the significance of ochres. Fish is also about the earth and the power of the elements‚ Fish focused on the waters of the earth and the wealth of life. Bangarra gets its inspiration from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions and deals with the contemporary issues the Indigenous population face. Ochres is a work with four parts to it‚ Yellow‚ Black‚ Red and White‚(colours representing Aboriginal culture and heritage) with each section representing
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news of Katmai‚ a place hardly anyone had heard of‚ was on front pages around the world. Ash filled the air‚ global temperatures cooled‚ acid rain burned clothing off lines in Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ and on Kodiak Island‚ just across Shelikof Strait
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