The Aquino Revolutionary Government The Presidency of Corazon C. Aquino spanned for six years from February 25‚ 1986 to June 30‚ 1992. The triumph of the peaceful People Power Revolution and the ascension of Corazon Aquino into power signaled the end of authoritarian rule in the Philippines and the dawning of a new era for Filipinos. The relatively peaceful manner by which aquino came into power drew international acclaim and admiration not only for her but for the Filipino people‚ as well. During
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Did you know that females fought in the revolutionary war? Yes‚ women‚ they had to disguise themselves as men and change their names so they wouldn’t be recognized. In the usa today it’s normal to see a female in the military. Women’s rights evolved a lot over there and still are. In older years all women did was cook‚ clean‚ and take care of the house‚ nowhere near the military. Now over 100‚000 are in the military and many people have difference views on this. Women in the military today are viewed
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Josef Stalin was one of the most important members of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union succeed the Russian empire in 1922 and lasted until 1991. Stalin shaped the country in the 1930s and continued to help it thrive to victory helping to win the Second World War against Nazi Germany. I am going to concentrate on the myths surrounding Stalin during the Stalin era (1928-1941) and after his death in 1953. After Stalin’s death in 1953 there was no clear successor for his role in the Soviet Union
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The Underground Dungeon It was quite a dull and dark year in 1977‚ until Josef Fritzl came into the equation. Fritzl decided to abuse his daughter Elisabeth for the first time aged eleven. Later that year Friztl was supposed to be building a ’war shelter’‚ when he asked his daughter Elisabeth to help him. He built the ’war shelter’ with eight steel doors-which became heavier as he continued through-they were all sealed with code locks which only he knew. He asked Elisabeth to help him with the last
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Was the American Revolution really revolutionary? Revolutionary is a great change that affects many people around the world that occurred because of an event. The American Revolution war ended a while ago but the Revolution is still happening. We are still changing in so many ways‚ making new laws‚ and changing presidents which change to country. Our country is still changing today and that is why the American Revolution is revolutionary and why the revolution is still happening today. According
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“Rinascimento” meaning born again. During the Renaissance the arts went through a revolutionary change. This was depicted in their paintings and sculptures‚ the architecture of buildings and structures‚ and in their theatrical shows and music. These revolutionary changes continue to have impact on our society and modern art today. The design and creation of our modern day sculptures and paintings all come from the revolutionary thinking of the artists during the Renaissance. Paintings were revolutionized
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President Joseph Jobrani’s numbers had been sliding in the polls for a second consecutive year. He had to do something to stop his increasing unpopularity. After the glory of winning a historic and improbable election‚ things had gone south. Not only was Joseph Jobrani the first president of Middle Eastern descent‚ no one outside of his friends foresaw him beating a very powerful superdelegate from Missouri with very powerful friends no less. He had to fight an up-hill battle from the beginning
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Option 1 Growing tensions between Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War‚ the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists
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The American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War was a very important war. This war allowed the English colonies to gain independence from the country Britain. The war established an independent country which is now called the United States of America. Events leading to the war helped our nation form a new government ‚ a new army‚ and the idea that if a government did not serve the people well‚ then that government could be put away and a new government
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Dr. Joseph Wolpe‚ born in 1917‚ he was a South African Psychiatrist‚ and during wartime he worked in a military psychiatric hospital. There he observed soldiers who mentally suffered from what they went through and observed while in war‚ better known today as post-traumatic stress syndrome. Dr. Wolpe decided to dedicate his work at the time‚ towards finding more effective means of dealing with this mental problem. Dr. Wolpe also founded the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and the
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