THE TRIP TO CUBA THAT ENDED IN LUNETA by VW Bro. Bernardino L. Saplaco‚ Jr. Past Grand Pursuivant I simply want‚ in this article‚ to recreate important events that culminated in Dr. Jose Rizal’s execution on Bagumbayan field (now the Luneta)‚ the centennial anniversary of which we commemorated on December 30‚ last year (1996); to pose at certain points‚ perhaps for polemical reasons‚ some pertinent questions which‚ to me‚ still clamor for satisfying answers; to reiterate a couple of famous tributes
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The Ottoman empire began to suffer its first losses in the first world war as the Young Turks directly transmitted coded telegrams mandating the annihilation of the Armenian people. On the evening of April 24‚ 1915‚ and began schematically rounding up and as many as 300 Armenian intellectuals—political leaders‚ writer‚ educators‚ and religious leader in Constantinople—were violently taken from their homes‚ tortured‚ then hung or shot. The death marches lasted months‚ covered hundreds of miles‚
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that the invention of internet is by no means beneficial‚ I still consent that it has pros and cons‚ thus should be viewed in both aspects. First and for most‚ internet has completely altered the mode of communication. In the past‚ letters and telegrams were mostly used for distanted contact. Later telephones became dominant‚ but the price was too high to call someone living abroad. Now with internet‚ one can send e-mails or even have an instant chat with a friend living in a foreign country. Sometimes
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It is more wrong not to feel anything than to admit that you don’t feel anything. Meursault doesn’t feel anything and is therefore considered an outsider to society‚ because they expect him to behave/ feel as they do. This difference between Society and Meursault is cause of his death. To not feel anything is to not live life‚ admitting to not feeling anything is the first step to living your life. Meursault doesn’t show any sign of emotion to his mothers death‚ he doesn’t feel any love or sorrow
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Although Mei and Satsuki’s father does not share nearly as much screen time as either of his daughters‚ he plays a key role both in their lives ((That goes without saying)) and in the film as a whole. Aside from Nanny‚ he is the only constant presence in either Mei or Satsuki’s lives. He loves them as much as a father should love his daughters and -more importantly- actively encourages their imagination to run wild as much as possible. Even though he is like any average adult at first glance‚ being
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Assess the impact of the global economic crisis on the League of Nations. The League of Nations was created in January 10th 1920. It worked by the principle of collective security‚ in which all disputes threatening war would be submitted to the League and any member resorting to war would have broken the Covenant‚ and would face collective action by other members. However‚ permanent members such as Britain and France‚ had veto powers to reject decisions to safeguard their own national interests
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Document: Herbert Hoover’s "New York City Speech" (1928) 1. What type of document is this? (Ex. Newspaper‚ telegram‚ map‚ letter‚ memorandum‚ congressional record) This document must have been excerpt from a record of Hoover’s Speech‚"New York City‚" in The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover‚ 1928. This speech was published in Palo Alto‚ CA: Stanford University Press‚ 1928)‚ pp. 149-76. 2. For what audience was the document written? Herbert Hoover is speaking to the general population
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The novels The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen are novels written by female authors in different time periods each containing the universal theme of feminism. Feminism is the belief that men and women should be treated equally and allowed the same rights and opportunities. Atwood uses the theme of feminism to a lesser extent whereas Austen does the opposite in conveying the female characters as independent human beings. In her novel The Blind Assassin‚ Margaret
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In Europe‚ the years following the destruction brought on by World War II‚ were filled with supply shortages‚ political upheaval and economic instability. On March 1‚ 1947‚ Secretary of State‚ George C. Marshall. attended a meeting of Foreign Ministers in Moscow. During this meeting‚ Secretary Marshall became convinced of Moscow’s willingness to exploit the turmoil in order to further its expansion of a Communist ideology throughout Europe. To combat the expansion of Communism‚ he began developing
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How WWI started The commonly held notion that it was started out of outrage over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie at the hands of Serbian nationalist secret society known as the “Black Hand” isn’t entirely correct. In fact‚ the Emperor Franz Josef himself expressed relief over the assassination because it rid him of an heir whom he deeply disliked. The Emperor commented that “God will not be mocked. A higher power had put back the order I couldn’t
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