Spanish Colonization (1521 - 1898) Early Spanish expeditions The Philippine islands first came to the attention of Europeans with the Spanish expedition around the world led by Portuguese explorerFerdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan landed on the island of Cebu‚ claiming the lands for Spain and naming them Islas de San Lazaro. He set up friendly relations with some of the local chieftains and converted some of them to Roman Catholicism. However‚ Magellan was killed by natives‚ led by a local
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My Dad is someone who I would say has had the most ups and downs in his life. He has always made in important to try and be the best person he possibly can. However‚ human nature only allows you to be ‘so good’ and he does‚ like anybody else would‚ have some traits that one would say are less than positive. Despite my dad being a good and bad person with both positive and negative traits‚ if I had to pick someone that I admired most‚ I would pick my dad. My dad has always tried his best at trying
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One of the people I really admire is a Polish physicist and chemist woman‚ full of courage and determination to investigate radioactivity. My admiration is not only for her talent but also for the fact that during the 19th Century‚ not many people could think about a woman changing millions of lives with her full-time studies‚ especially if she came from a poor family. That is the reason why Marie Curie’s generosity deserves our grateful thanks. Since she was a child‚ Marie Curie knew that the greatest
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My Uncle Many years ago‚ my uncle was diagnosised with a terminal heart condition. He was put on permanent disability and was unable to work at a steady job. He would be fine for quite a while‚ but he would then fall ill suddenly and have to be admitted to the hospital. Although the disease brought him a lot of pain‚ he was still hopeful. His positive attitude influenced me to be optimistic and kind. The first impression that my uncle left for people is always amiable and warm. He was about 5 feet
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My Uncle Some people think uncles are just the brothers of our parents. On the other hand‚ I am fortunate to have an outstanding uncle‚ Willy. Willy has been a licensed real estate agent with Century 21 for eight years. I have known him since I was a kid. I am lucky to be related to Willy because he is an industrious individual‚ generous relative and a warmhearted person. First‚ Willy is an industrious individual. His industrious character is shows on his job. One time‚ he worked
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the Person I Admire the Most I admire a lot of people but the person i admire the most is my mother .She is the most important person in my life.There is no reason for me to live without her by my side except if the Almighty invited back from the world. mother always managed to keep the respect of all his children
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People always have a person whom they enormously admire and want to be like. Some admire a famous person while others look up to their teachers‚ father‚ or mother‚ etc. To me‚ I admire my older sister not only because of who she is but also because of all the things she has done for me. She has changed my life and made me become who I am today. The following reasons will explain why she is admirable and important to me. First of all‚ my sister is an exquisite student. She studied in a high school
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the person i admire the most. I most admire my mother because shes always there when i need her. Every day since the day i was born she has been there for me when i was sick. She made me soup when i needed it and tea to make me feel warm inside ‚she also gave me medicine to make me well once again. My mom also watched movies with me to make me laugh and has sung to me to make feel good inside. Then at night she would tuck me in tight and kiss me goodnight and prayed with me till i fell
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Someone I admire In life there may be many people who come into your life. Of them there are two types: the ones whom you forget and the ones you remember for the rest of your life. The second type of people influence you and may have caused changes in your life.The person you admire belongs to this second category of people. They need not even be a mojor part of your story but their presence might have caused a major change in your life. The someone that I admire is my mother. She is the sole
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many people who i admire‚ from family‚ friends and even a few celebrities‚ that take part of my life. It’s hard to choose from. To me admiration is a kind of respect. But there aren’t alit of people on this world who is proud of me. The one person that’s apart of me forever is my father. He is the only person who had entered my life and made me look at things differently‚ and he is the one i admire. My dad has been their for me and my sister‚ ever since my mom left. She
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