PENALTY FROM PRO-LIFE TO PRO-DEATH? SOTTO WANTS DEATH PENALTY BACK By ANDREO CALONZO‚GMA NewsJanuary 28‚ 2014 1:39pm (Updated 3:48 p.m.) Over a year after taking a pro-life stance against the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Law‚ Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is pushing for the revival of death penalty in the Philippines. In Senate Bill 2080‚ Sotto cited the “influx of heinous crimes... in the country nowadays” and the “indiscriminate and horrendouse brutality happening everywhere” to
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The Mexican Revolution began on November 20‚ 1910‚ in an effort to overthrow an dictatorial president and shortly devolved into a multi-sided civil war. The conflict‚ in which at least 1 million people are believed to have died‚ produced a host of national heroes as well as a new constitution full of economic‚ social and political reforms. For most of Mexico’s developing history‚ a small minority of the people were in control of most of the country’s power and wealth‚ while the majority of the
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As humans we have shared fundamental needs. Take personal survival as an example. To meet this need we must ensure our safety from the violence of each other and from the violence of people who are not members of our society. The mechanism to serve . . . this . . . goal is a government.’ Because I agree with Thomas Attig‚ I must affirm the topic that ’an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.’ Before I continue‚ I’d like to define a few key terms in the topic. [All definitions
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RIZAL’S MORAL LEADERSHIP IS COMMENDABLE Rizal never forgot the value of a high sense of honor. He impressed his pupils on the importance of good conduct and upright behavior. He demonstrated obedience‚ self-control and discipline. Many persons pressed Rizal to escape from Dapitan in a baroto or banca‚ but he promised the authorities that he would not escape. He also didn’t want to be called a runaway . RIZAL TRIES TO SERVE SPAIN AS A PHYSICIAN On September 7‚ 1895‚ Blumentritt suggested
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The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time 1. Wátina by Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Coll... 2. Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares by Bulgarian State Television Femal... 3. Live With Ginger Baker by Fela Kuti 4. Djiriyo by Abdoulaye Diabete 5. Congotronics by Konono N1 6. Everything Is Possible! by Os Mutantes 7. The Dub Factor by Black Uhuru 8. Força Bruta by Jorge Ben 9. The Orphan’s Lament by Huun-Huur-Tu
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Josephine Bracken The Sweet Stranger Josephine Bracken was five-foot-one and looked like a real European girl. She had been described as having a rather heavy face‚ a mouth that tilted downward and a pair of deep blue eyes.(Guerrero 1979) Called by Dr. Jose Rizal as his “dulce extranjera‚” Josephine Bracken lived a short and largely sad life. Bracken was the daughter of Irish parents‚ James Bracken and Elizabeth MacBride. Her father was a corporal in the British Army. Her siblings consisting
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Napoleón Isabelo Veloso Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines’ National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Among the major works of Abueva are as follows: Kaganapan (1953)‚ Kiss of Judas (1955); The Transfiguration at
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St. Anthony of Padua Priest and Doctor of the Church Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy
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Psychological Evaluation Confidential Name: Jericho Rosales Birthdate: October 16‚ 1980 Age: Gender: Male Education: College Graduate Report Writer: Date of report: November 5‚ 2012 Instruments Administered: Clinical interview Reason For Referral Mr Jericho Rosales is currently in the process of annulment of his marriage to Ms Kristine Hermosa-Rosales. Respondent Jericho is claimed by other party to be suffering from Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder with underlying
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promises the idea of building a wall around the mexican-american border‚ having an anti-muslim ban in america which he calls ‘Extreme Vetting’‚ and closing the doors on syrian refugees whom he refers to as terrorists. “[Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox]‚ get your money ready because you’re going to pay for the wall.”‚ “Somebody’s doing the raping. The thing is women being raped‚ well‚ then who’s doing the raping?” (Donald Trump‚2016) Trump condemns the Mexicans for being ‘rapists’; Trump foolishly
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