COMMENTARY: Poems I?d read over on any rainy day by Nikki Rivera Gomez / MindaNews Monday‚ 02 July 2007 23:01 It was the 1950s—the decade when a pompous West‚ emerging victorious from a world war that killed over 57 million people‚ was beginning to prance and preen like a peacock. Almost overnight‚ the US economy boomed with those big-finned Chryslers‚ Fords‚ and Buicks. Holiday Inn began its worldwide chain‚ as did the now ubiquitous McDonalds. I was barely a year old when Elvis‚ James
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AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1941) Historical Background June 12‚ 1898-Independence day Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo-the first president of the Philippine Republic Fil-American was resulted in the defeat of Gen. Miguel Malvar in 1903 The Peace Movements started a early as 1900 3 Popular Newspapers 1. EL NUEVO DIA (The New Day) – Sergio Osmeña 2. EL GRITO DEL PUEBLO (The Call of the Nation) – Pascual Poblete 3. EL RENACIMIENTO (The Rebirth) – Rafael Palma PLAYS: 1. KAHAPON‚ NGAYON AT BUKAS – Aurelio
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arts were largely in imitation of European traditions. After the Mexican Revolution‚ a new generation of Mexican artists led a vibrant national movement that incorporated political‚ historic‚ and folk themes in their work. The painters Diego Rivera‚ José Clemente Orozco‚ and David Alfaro Siqueiros became world famous for their grand scale murals‚ often displaying clear social messages. Rufino Tamayo and Frida Kahlo produced more personal works with abstract elements. The literature of Mexico
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Humi 16 Professor: Leslie Berry Midterm Bella Lee 1. Between 1900 and 1925‚ traditional norms were violated or abandoned in art‚ music‚ and literature. What factors might have brought about this situation? Offer specific examples to illustrate your general statements (think of Picasso‚ Matisse‚ Brancusi‚ and Mondrian). Pablo Picasso‚ who was born in Malaga‚ Spain‚ changed and created new style of painting while moving from a place to another. He went throng his blue period‚ in which he used
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Political Science Department Honors Projects Macalester College Year A New State of Puerto Rican Politics: Framing the Plebiscites on Status Justin D. Bigelow Macalester College‚ jdbigelow@gmail.com This paper is posted at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli honors/5 A New State of Puerto Rican Politics: Framing the Plebiscites on Status Justin Bigelow Political Science Department Macalester College Advised by Professor Paul
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trafficking‚ such as the “Latin Kings”. “Latin Kings” the famous street gang was originated in the 1950’s in Chicago Illinois. The “Latin Kings” originated by Papa King also known as Papa Santos along with three of his main counterparts were Jose Rivera AKA Cadillac Joe‚ Eddie Rodriguez AKA Tiger‚ and Fast Eddie. Currently the “Latin Kings” have more than twenty five thousand members making this one the third largest gangs in the United States. This gang has multitude criminal acts including the
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Jose Rivera 11/24/14 Period 4 This person called Ferdinand Magellan made the trip to Spices Island by traveling west across the Atlantic‚ which led him to something that made history. In 1517‚ Magellan went to Spain hoping he would get support like Columbus in 1492‚ the Spanish king agreed to give Magellan an armada of five ships. There‚ Magellan hired a big crew containing roughly 270 young men in
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The Philippines Under Japan: Occupation Policy and Reaction Ikehata Setsuho and Ricardo Trota Jose‚ editors Quezon City / Ateneo de Manila University Press / 1999 By Temario C. Rivera If understanding the past is a key to making sense of the present and the future‚ this collection of eight meticulously researched and clearly written articles on the Japanese occupation of the Philippines is a must read. The book stands out for its extensive use of hitherto inaccessible primary Japanese
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Alejandrino‚ serving as Riza’s grandfather. Juan and Cirila had 14 children‚ one of whom was Francisco Mercado‚ Rizal’s father who married Teodora Alonzo. Rizal’s father was an erudite man. He took courses in Latin and Philosophy at Colegio de San Jose in Manila. For Rizal‚ his father was a model father because of his honesty‚ industry and prudence. Rizal inherited from his father self – respect‚ serenity and poise‚ seriousness and a deep sense of dignity. On the other hand‚ from his mother side
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It first introduced in the mid 1960’s by a man named Sergio Mendes‚ a Brazilian artist that the band leader for Sexteto Bossa Rio. It was made popular in the late 1980’s and 1990’s thanks to artist like Marc Anthony‚ Jose Jose‚ and Andrea Bocelli. All of these artist have had a huge impact the Latin Pop community and on the music community. Marc Anthony is probably one of the biggest names in the Latin music world and started singing Latin Pop at about the time it started
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