efforts. It was no secret that Spain was oppressing the people of Cuba. McKinley reasoned to the American public that the U.S. needed to liberate the Cuban people from Spain‚ leaving room for McKinley to negotiate for the Philippines‚ setting the Filipinos free and giving America rule over this island before another powerful nation could take over. Many pro-expansionists excused this motive for expansionism as a side-effect. Looking back‚ the motives for obtaining the Philippines are clear. Territory
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“A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” Nick Joaquin Act I ”Bitoy Camacho‚ an old friend of the Marasigans‚ pays them a visit one afternoon after many years of absence. He is greeted by the two daughters of Lorenzo Marasigan‚ a famous painter‚ who in his declining years has been living in isolation and abject poverty. Recently‚ he finished his latest and perhaps last major work of art‚ a painting he entitled Portrait of the Artist as Filipino. The sisters Paula and Candida welcome Bitoy. They
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Children’s Behavioral Problems and Parental Divorce One of the most difficult challenges that parents face is the child behavioral problems. All children may misbehave sometimes‚ it is part of their mental and emotional development to break the role and explore new things. However‚ the most important thing is to keep an eye on them and know if they need to seek a professional help. The causes of the children’s behavioral problems may vary and once the parents know the
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great interpretation of the song. Either way‚ the video shattered the Vevo record for most watched music video and caused many to criticize. Miley Cyrus did something that many here in America are not so exposed to‚ she broke a personal appearance norm. In America‚ we are not exposed to such nudity; and if so‚ the content is usually censored. But we also‚ have to include the gender roles. If a male is nude‚ it mostly likely considered as funny‚ but if a female is nude‚ it is most likely considered
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8"‚ referring to Caidic’s regular jersey number while playing for the National Team. Renz Patrick T. Narag Grade V- ST Joseph James Yap‚ Sr. James Carlos Agravante Yap‚ Sr. (born February 15‚ 1982 in Escalante City‚ Negros Occidental) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the Philippine Basketball Association. Yap enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Bacolod Tay Tung High School and then at Iloilo Central Commercial High School‚ where
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Good morning to all of you. It is a rare pleasure for me to be here in such company to share my own profound insights about a topic that‚ in the light of close scrutiny‚ may as well define our future as a nation. But let me not bore you with such technicalities as an analysis of a cataract several times remove‚ yet persistent as the barnacles on a ship’s hull. Rather‚ permit me to begin with a story‚ one in which all of us might have been a part of at one time or another. A story quite common
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A tumble of violet‚ blue‚ orange and green…the blazing lights of the neon signs‚ the hazy colors of the disco scene. There I was‚ a typical colegiala out to enjoy the world‚ a part of the “let’s make tusok-tusok the fishballs” syndrome. Youth with all its petty follies and foibles. Life was good…sometimes. Other times‚ I found myself stopping to ask‚ “What’s the use?” But I didn’t worry much about it. I mean‚ my life wasn’t a total whirl – it was just a little out of focus. At least I was having
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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Main Article: Filipino folk music Philippine gong music can be divided into two types: the flat gong commonly known as gangsa and played by the groups in the Cordillera region of the bossed gongs played among the Islam and animist groups in the Southern Philippines. Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines‚ along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Different groups have different ways of playing the kulintang. Two major groups seem
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Appropriate Classroom Behavior for Young Children Planning an effective classroom environment includes structuring the physical arrangement of the classroom to increase appropriate behaviors‚ such as engagement‚ and decrease the probability of challenging behaviors. There are different strategies for structuring the physical classroom include: arranging the classroom to ensure visual monitoring of children‚ arranging activity centers to support children’s appropriate behaviors (e.g.‚ limiting the
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