The powerful force of democracy is the masses or the people. It can topple dictatorship that suppresses the basic rights of an individual; the rights for freedom of speech‚ freedom for want‚ and freedom for religion. It happened in the Philippines. Since the proclamation of Martial Law in September 21‚ 1972 (Proclamation No. 1081) through the government of the deposed President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos‚ these basic rights were suppressed by the military rule. I remember in the 70s‚ when you get
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It is without a doubt that World War II had a great impact on our nation as a whole. This is because the war required changes and sacrifices for most individuals and was viewed as one’s patriotic duty. As with any life changing event‚ there were bad and good consequences that were a direct result of World War II. Significant changes took place during World War II that directly affected Mexicans in the United States. Although there were some positive effects on a national level‚ most remembered
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The empires of Rome and China were very great ones‚ they both had many similarities and differences in the way they ran their empires. One major difference was the way they treated their women. Both Chinese and Roman women were unequal in social status than the men of the empires were‚ but they were definitely treated different in both empires. Women of China were treated quite harshly and were expected to take orders at all times by their husbands‚ and were to serve them always. This started to
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severe brain damage and a possible spinal cord injury‚ said Jorge Ramirez‚ chief of the intensive care unit at Calderon Hospital. Lusk survived an initial surgery late Saturday night that was intended to stem brain swelling‚ even though his chances of surviving the procedure were low. "He was in a medicine-induced coma as a protective measure‚ and the medicine was being reduced to see how his organism responded‚" said Ramirez. "That didn’t mean he was going to wake up. He was in shock and that
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American Me American Me The film; American Me is an epic depiction of 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles‚ California. The movie focuses on the life of a 1950s teen named Montoya Santana‚ who forms a gang with his close friends. The gang is arrested for a break-in‚ and sentenced to time in juvenile hall. Santana finds trouble on his first night in juvenile hall and goes from juvenile hall to prison for 18 years. There he created and led a powerful gang that operated both inside
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Like urban music in the United States‚ bachata began as music for poor and dispossessed. Originating in the Dominican Republic‚ it reflects the social and economic dislocation of the poorest Dominicans. Derived from the Latin American tradition of guitar music‚ bachata emerged in the 1960s only to be denigrated by the media‚ mainstream musicians‚ and middle- and upper-class Dominicans‚ mainly because the lyrics often about hard drinking‚ women troubles‚ illicit sex‚ and male bravado were considered
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SPH 245 22162 Virgil Brown February 8‚ 2013 Reaction Paper One – “A Day Without A Mexican” I have chosen to react to the 2004‚ Sergio Arau film‚ “A Day Without A Mexican”. This movie examines what might happen if one day a third of the population of the state of California just wasn’t there anymore. As the film progresses we learn that the section of the population that has disappeared is connected by the one fact that they all seem to be of Hispanic heritage. California is isolated from the
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Did Colonialism Change or “Transform” Africa “Forever”? From 1440 until 1833 the Atlantic slave trade was the principle reason for “normal” relationships between Europeans and Africans. This trade‚ along with other forms of commerce‚ allowed for a healthy‚ friendly and somewhat fair relationship between Africans and Europeans. After 1833—and the end of the slave trade—the relationship between Africans and Europeans took such a significant turn that it would change the African continent significantly
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Ms. Barillas claimed she is the Human Resources Manager as she was willing to cooperate in providing any information about the Claimant’s alleged CT claim. During her interview with the Investigator‚ the witnesses appeared forthcoming with her answers. Ms. Barillas claimed she had been the HR Manager since December 2011. She said a portion of her duties is to determine the appropriateness and amount of worker’s compensation claims; investigates individual claims for eligibility for workers’ compensation
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children grow conscious awareness of what happens in society. Therefore joined their leftist movement was born Jules (Piolo Pascual)‚ also became a poet and writer with Emman (Marvin Agustin)‚ and inclined to rock n roll music with Jason (Danilo Barrios). So with (Carlos Agassi) also being freely entered the U.S. Navy although it contrary to the belief of the brothers. Bartolome family remained stable despite the many trying times. It also tested the stability of marriage by Amanda and Julian‚ where
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