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    Urbanization Before the middle of the 19th century it was quite fashionable to live in the big city. People of the Upper class‚ for instance; lawyers‚ merchants‚ and manufacturers built lavish townhouses in the center of the city within walking distance of their various jobs. Middle class workers tended to live further away from the center of the city in places such as suburbs. Whereas the lower class workers lived in the back alleys and courtyards of the central city. Because of the need to be

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    “Orientalism? Priviledge Vistas Most Probably‚” Philippine Political Science Journal‚ vol. 23‚ no. 46. Cannell‚ Fenella‚ 1999. Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. Carr‚ E. H.‚ 1961[2001]. What is History?‚ Houndmills‚ UK: Palgrave. Constantino‚ Renato‚ 1969. “Veneration without Understanding‚” Third National Rizal Lecture‚ 30 December 1969; In Dissent and Counter Consciousness‚ Manila: Erewhon‚ 1970 Filipinos in History‚ 1989‚ 1990‚ 1992

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    To my fellow South Africans and citizens of this beautiful rainbow nation. This phrase is one you may have heard lately: “South Africa is no longer a safe and desirable destination for us to live in”. I ask why? What motivates our people of South Africa to say this? Is the crime‚ is it the economy‚ is it politics‚ is it our power shortages? If so I ask that you would please take a step back and realise that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Yes we do have our problems‚ but

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    Discuss the importance of language in the development of the nation state and / or cultural identity. There are various different ways in which people interact with one another‚ communication being the most common‚ and language being the most common form of communication. We use it to convey our emotions‚ thoughts and feelings‚ and to express ourselves. Language is an absolutely integral part of the survival of the human race‚ and a key aspect of various cultures. Whatever is considered meaningful

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    Unit 2 Stimulus – The Judiciary 1a) With reference to the source‚ describe the measures that exist to maintain the independence and neutrality of the judiciary. The independence of the judiciary from the executive and legislative is said to kept by things like their fixed salaries and sub judice rule. Their salaries ‘are paid from the Consolidated Fund’ and aren’t fixed or changeable by Parliament or the government which keeps the judiciary free from political pressure in terms of finance. The

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    THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in

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    People are reconsidering the policy of colonialism. 1. After WWII‚ people questioned whether dictatorship was a good idea. 2. “All nations should be free from the power of other nations.” 3. Keeping colonies had a high cost. It wasn’t worth it. 4. Colonized people pressed harder for freedom. Ex: British-held India II. A Movement Toward Independence A. The Indian’s strive to freedom intensifies. 1. British had power over India for 2 centuries. 2. Britain drafted Indians into WWII

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    The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. Ape-like hominids who migrated to South Africa around three million years ago became the first human-like inhabitants of the area now known as South Africa. Representatives of homo erectus gradually replaced them around a million years ago when they also spread across Africa and into Europe and Asia. Homo erectus gave way to homo sapiens around 100‚000 years ago. The first homo sapiens formed the Bushman culture of skilled hunter-gatherers

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    Batman: a Fictional Hero “Something Terrible” is a masterpiece by Dean Trippe which tells about his own trauma when he was a child. He overcame the darkness in his heart through the world of fiction and the help of one of the most well-known superheroes in the world‚ Batman. In the story‚ his life was terribly ruined by a teenager who threatened and raped him‚ which is shown in page 4‚ panel 1 and 2. Even

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    The Declaration of Independence Carlo Vinci Arcipe III - Halcon English III Mr. Troy Vance Tristan Natividad February Page Page ACKOWLEDGEMENT Sincere gratitude is hereby extended to the following who never ceased in helping until this paper is structured: Our Student Teacher‚ MJ. Cuario‚ for the unwavering guidance; Our English Teacher‚ TVT. Natividad‚ for giving us idea on how

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