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    Spaniards Colonization

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    I. Brief Discussion of Spaniards Colonization In the 16th century‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ captain of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world‚ came to the Philippines. Magellan landed in an island recently called Limasawa and he introduced Christianity to the native people in the island. Many years later‚ other expeditions followed as Spain sought to establish trade routes across the Pacific. The first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines was established on Cebu. The Philippines was Spain’s

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    The Anatomy of Motive

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    Paul Quinn College | The Anatomy of Motive | Dexter D. Evans | | Criminology-ONLINE | 1/7/2011 | McIntosh | The Anatomy of Motive Every day I put my life on the line as a soldier in the United States Army. When a person joins the army the first material they learn is “The Soldiers’ Creed.” In this declaration to our country‚ a fresh recruit is expressing that he or she will defend America‚ come what may. This include taking out the enemy by killing them. One of the hardest questions

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    The basic motives for imperialism were political‚ economical‚ and cultural. Imperialists believed it was their duty to govern the colonized nations and develop their economies. They viewed themselves as racially and culturally superior. Larger‚ more modernized nations‚ such as the United States‚ Europe‚ France‚ and Germany‚ felt the need to spread civilization‚ usually by domination smaller‚ weaker nations. Political conquests and economic expansion were powerful motivators for imperialism‚ but the

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    Motives of Mergers

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    Merger Strategy-Growth‚ Synergy‚ Operating Synergy‚ Financial Synergy‚ Diversification‚ Other Economic Motives‚ Hubris Hypothesis of Takeovers‚ Other Motives‚ Tax Motives Growth – This is one of the most common motives for mergers. It may be cheaper and less risky for the acquiring company to merge with another provider in a similar line of business than to expand operations internally. It is also much faster to grow by acquisition than internally. Sometimes an organization may have a window

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    Native Americans before colonization had rich and diverse cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. If I was a Native American during European colonization‚ I would feel threatened by the settlers. The new settlers are a different skin color‚ have different animals‚ different beliefs‚ and different weapons. Moreover‚ humans naturally fear what is different. I know that if I was an Indian and saw these strange colored men riding these never before seen animals I would be weary. Native Americans had to deal

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    Spanish Colonization

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    Spanish Colonization Early Spanish expeditions Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. The Philippine islands first came to the attention of Europeans with the Spanish expedition around the world led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand 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

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    Europeans didn’t suddenly start exploring just because they could; there were many motives that led to European exploration and expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. They made people confront the dangerous journey to the new colonies‚ a journey which killed about one half of the people who tried it. People were led by strong motives‚ and even if not all were exactly quite as important to European expansion‚ all of them played a part in it. Taking in mind the medieval attitudes of people at the

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    Don Quixote Motives

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    determine how humanistic impulses prompt decisions‚ based on ideal motives. Quixote’s world of fiction‚ at first glance‚ is often considered contrary to the ordinary world. There is not much difference between the two; depending on what each specific character wants to accomplish. Some characters find themselves sharing Quixote’s madness. The events that transpire in Don Quixote’s world of illusion stem from actions prompted by his ideal motives. Even though he is considered delusional (which Cervantes

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    The Tempest Colonization

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    The Tempest‚ a theatrical piece by William Shakespeare‚ was made in the age of expansion. This is evident in the play‚ as there are many instances in which colonization is apparent. Prospero embodies the role of “the colonizer” in the Tempest because of his abuseful‚ controlling and demeaning relationship with the non-European inhabitant of the island he was exiled to. This is evident because he changes the way Caliban acts when he first arrives to the island and treats him like he is lesser than

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    Philippines' Colonization

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    Philippines’ Colonization Maurice Deborah S. Tolentino English PACE 1132 July 17‚ 2013

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