José Sarney

"Events of the Philippines Islands" with the Rizal annotation. Then take one section of Chapter 8 which talks about precolonial cultures and IN YOUR OWN WORDS, discuss its significance and use to our present-day ideas of culture, history, and identify. Jose Rizal’s annotation of Antonio Morga's "Historical Events of the Philippine’s Islands". “Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands. His theory was the country was economically

Kicker: Severe water pollution that exists in far away countries, could happen right here in the San Francisco bay- and its effects would be devastating. Recall the last time you drove across the Golden Gate Bridge; looking to the sea and seeing the whitecaps break against the rocks, and then looking at the bay and seeing the shimmering aqua colored water filled with sailboats. But now, try and imagine a very different picture, you look towards the bay and see oil slicks, floating tires, and islands

During the Middle Ages, European countries rival each other with their wealth and military prowess. This period dawn the age of European expansion led by England, France, Portugal, and Spain. The Spanish armada, known for its expertise when it comes to the sea, have eventually reached the rich shores of the Philippines. They bring with them two purpose in invading this land. First was their devotion to spread the Catholic faith. Secondly, the drive to increase the wealth of Spain and to challenge

Memory Lane Fictional Narrative Mason was very outgoing. He had brown hair and blue eyes. He always wanted to go and explore. He always loved his family, especially his brother Collin who was the complete opposite of him. Colin was a redhead with brown eyes. One day, specifically September 23, 2015, Mason was just driving around looking for a way to pass time. He drove around Pennsylvania thriving for something to do in his spare time On his way, he noticed a sign that lead into a cave that looked

The Cave Allegory Plato a famous Greek philosopher in his book “The Republic” has his teacher Socrates recount the allegory of the cave. A group of people have lived chained up in a deep cave since birth, never ever seeing daylight and seeing only ahead. Behind them is a partial wall and a fire between the prisoners and the partial wall. There are various statues manipulated by a hidden group (representing all the forces that program and influence us) behind the partial wall that the prisoners cannot

Relationship Developments in Jose Saramago’s Blindness Being isolated from the rest of the world can potentially have psychological effects on the way one would look at the world or themselves. The characters in the novel Blindness are quarantined because of the epidemic. Therefore their minds begin to deteriorate thus creating a downfall in humanization. Even though the characters face challenges, they overcome them by building relationships with one another. The relationships between the characters

leave the camp, he then shortly after started his education at Andrew Hill High school. After graduating he Enrolled at San Jose State University. There, he majored in Spanish and Biological Sciences. Before graduating, he had a short stint with the peace corps and traveled all throughout South America. He then proceeded to gain a Master’s degree in Education from San Jose State University. In his 30-year career as an educator, he served as a principal in two different public schools, school board

I regretted not stopping at that gas station at the last turn I was hungry,lost,and almost out of gas. My car was old and the radio and A.C. stopped working decades ago. I tried to take it to a repair man but he said that not only was my A.C. and radio broken but my engine was broken well this car was literally unfixable but I didn’t have enough money for a new car or to repair this piece of junk. The moon was full and the road was clear. I looked at the gas tank it was inching at zero “O god I”cried

Since the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act , there have been legal tools and policies that combat segregation in housing, overall, promoting more diverse cities. While the Fair Housing Act have been successful in diversifying formerly all white cities. A new problem is emerging for the people in the integrated neighborhoods: the return of the great whites. Soon there will be no home for these people. The mission district of San Francisco , soon will lose all its original dwellers to the high

The Market Street Railway, Sutter Street Railroad, and the San Francisco & San Mateo Railway merged in 1902 to become the United Railroads of San Francisco (URR). The URR was created by the aggressive capitalist consolidator and modernizer named Patrick Calhoun. An early project was to make uniform the rolling stock and track gauges, which led to the abandonment of the last four miles of horsecars that had been the backbone of transportation just a generation earlier. By this stage, the company