October 19‚ 1961)‚ better known as Sergio Osmeña‚ Sr.‚ was a Chinese Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon‚ and rose to the presidency upon Quezon’s death in 1944‚ being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65. A founder of Nacionalista Party‚ he was the first Visayan to become President of the Philippines. Prior to his succession to the Presidency in 1944‚ Osmeña served as Governor of Cebu
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broken community and the cost of education is outrageous. President Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 speech at Michigan’s graduation ceremony expressed the notion of great society with our countries beginnings‚ industrialization‚ and the challenge of our future as a nation. He expressed that in order for our future to succeed we would have to be educated to being able to sustain our advancement. It was a call to action and a fire ignited under students that have earned their respective degrees. For a century
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Church‚ but to reform ill practices and corruption. However‚ his good intention grew into a great schism in the Church as doctrinal and canonical differences were challenged‚ resulting in the Council of Trent as the Church’s response to both institutional and theological issues. It is the background to the Council of Trent and theological decrees that will be addressed this writing‚ particularly that of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist in session thirteen. The Reformation has maintained
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Mr Madison‚ council tenant he applied to purchase his own council house from the tenant and he also had a letter from the Edinburgh city council saying that they might be prepared to sell the house for 2180.00. Mr Madison said that the path to the house was in a bad state and questioned the price they had stated. Mr. Madison then learned from the council that the price cannot be changed as it has been fixed according to the condition of the property. Mr Madison wrote in to the council again requesting
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Introduction: The Second Vatican Council was the twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council was held in St Peter’s Basilica and created by Pope John XXIII on the 11th October 1962. Pope John created the council in the hopes of revitalising the Catholic Church and its role in the modern world. The creation of the council is regarded as one of the most if not the most influential events in the Catholic Church of the 20th century due to the historical context of the time‚ the
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Kaplan University LS305 Constitutional Law Unit 7 Assignment Judge Kent May 7‚ 2012 The roots for the right to council go back quite a ways. This right to counsel for the defendant pertains to those who cannot afford to pay fees for a private lawyer. Let’s take a trip back down memory lane as these rights can be found more than a century ago. The Webb v. Baird decision in 1853‚ however‚ was the exception rather than the rule in the states. In Webb v. Baird‚ the Indiana Supreme Court recognized
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The main theme displayed in President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech is equality among all Americans. Equality among all Americans is a theme displayed in the 2013 inaugural speech. At the beginning of the speech‚ the President of the United States says “All men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights” (Obama). Obama was opening his speech with the first line of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. “All men are created equal” is what defines The
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The Powers of the President In contrast to the many powers it gives Congress‚ the Constitution grants few specific powers to the president. Indeed‚ most of Article II‚ which deals with the executive branch‚ relates to the method of election‚ term and qualifications for office‚ and procedures for succession and impeachment rather than what the president can do. The powers of the president are not limited to those granted in the Constitution. Presidential authority has expanded through the concept
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Indonesia: Searching For The Ratu Adil HUMN410: Contemporary History Final Paper: 18 October 2011 In the 1966 Italian film ‘The Battle of Algeries‚ the insurgent leader Ben M ’Hidi is having a conversation with one of his foot soldiers named Ali. During this scene Ben M’Hidi makes an observation that was true of many nationalist movements for self-determination during the 20th century by stating “It ’s hard to start a revolution. Even harder to continue it‚ and hardest
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Dual Executive/President The idea of an elective head of state for the American chief executive‚ in its conception‚ was virtually without precedent. The idea of an American dual presidency‚ split between domestic and foreign arenas is itself without precedent. A dual presidency would suit America well due to the pressures of the office of President of the United States. As Commander-in-Chief‚ the President bears incredible pressures and responsibilities. The President not only has power in the
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