The Age of Discovery: Impact on Philippine Culture and Society SECOND EDITION Edited by BELINDA A. AQUINO DEAK T. ALEGADO • This publication is part ofa project that was funded by the Hawaii Committee for the Humanities and the State Commission on the Columbian Quincentennial Observance. The project was sponsored by the Center for Philippine Studies‚ University of Hawaii at Manoa and co-sponsored by the Filipino Historical Society of Hawaii. • • • Copyright 1992 FIRST EDmON 1992 SECOND EDmON
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percent for Hong Kong‚ 14 percent for Singapore‚ and 11 percent for Australia. On 17 October 1910‚ European businessmen William Sime and Henry Darby established Sime‚ Darby & Co.‚ a fledgling player in the lucrative rubber industry in the state of Malacca in Malaysia. The company later diversified into cultivating palm oil and cocoa and met with enormous success. The company intensified its growth during the post-war era to gain a sizeable market presence through its expansion in the plantation industry
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specialization nursing that will provide nursing care in partnership with the concerned community group (Queensland Health‚ 2009) like the Aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders. This growing specialization is called community health nursing. Community health nursing is crucial in ensuring that the correct approaches to the Aborigines’ and Torres Strait islanders’ community health‚ are applied and are popularly supported by the concerned indigenous groups. It is important that the community health nurses
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But‚ in WWII‚ Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were allowed to enlist and many did so. In WWI‚ sometimes their skin was deemed ‘white enough‚’ therefore allowing some Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders to enlist in the Army. "Half-castes may be enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force provided that the examining Medical Officers are satisfied that one
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of the Government. The effects of colonisation and past policy eras continue to impact on the health outcomes of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples today‚ and also limits the capacity for trustful and respectful relationships to form between Health Professionals and First Peoples. Recognising the history and past of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders‚ whilst also acknowledging the strengths and positive aspects of the Communities and Individuals
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History of Badminton The history of badminton can be traced back many to the games of battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game we all know as badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire1. The International Badminton Federation now has its base in Gloucestershire. In England there had long been a children’s game known as "battledore and shuttlecock". Players used
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SCM 460 GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY Dr. Alex Rodrigues What is Globalization? Class 02 -Topics Topic 1: Understanding Globalization Topic 2: Challenges of Globalization Topic 3: Emerging Economies and Globalization So what is Globalization? In small groups… Discuss what globalization means. When has it started? Discuss the impact of globalization on companies and consumers So what is Globalization? In small groups… Discuss what globalization means. When has it started? Discuss the impact
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14‚ 15‚ cited in Arnold 1896‚ pp. 1). However‚ Islam only started to spread rapidly after Malacca was converted to Islam. The main reason for this is that Malacca was one of the biggest port cities in the Malay archipelago and it had great influence over the other port cities. Islam spread through various ways. One of these ways is through trade (Dr Khairudin‚ lecture 3). Traders
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the Persian Gulf. However‚ On 9 January 2012‚ the Iranian Defense Minister denied that Iran had ever claimed that it would close the Strait of Hormuz‚ which would create a global conflict as about 90% of the oil exports from the Persian Gulf transit the Strait of Hormuz each day. Many presume that it would be relatively easy for an attacker to "close the strait." How hard would it be‚ using modern military equipment and a trained‚ professional force? What political and military steps could countries
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health care workers‚ cultural safety in workplace and professional relationships‚ and partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. Therefore‚ it is important to understand their health delivery and cultural realities in work practice. The impact of events and issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
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