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    Nick Joaquin is one the Philippine National Artists for Literature, having written numerous works such as novels, poetry, short fiction, plays, journalistic essays, biographies, works on social and cultural history, translations of written work, and stories for children. In all his works, he was meant to act and write as an expert of many different specializations where a diverse sort of narrative arises as a result. His works are so diverse that Doreen Fernandez, when writing on Joaquin in the article

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    Committee: 6th Legal Topic: South China Sea Disputre Country: Nigeria BACKGROUND The Southern China Sea dispute is essentially a contest between China and Vietnam, Philippine, Malaysia and several other Southeast Asian nations over territorial control in the South China Sea, which includes some of the most strategically important maritime territory on earth. China claimed the sovereignty of territory by far the largest portion of territory - an area defined by the "nine-dash line" which stretches

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    Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION With online reading growing ever more popular, people no longer depend on bookstores as the only source of reads. As technological advances are being developed every day, books are now being viewed and shared online. Nowadays, reading and gathering information has become more easily accessible and free of charge. Years ago, reading and writing novels and stories are only limited to the bookstores, the publishing houses and the professional writers, but the popularity of

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    Japan and also US wanting it for naval operations. Document Two: Aguinaldo criticizes America’s policies as America’s imperialistic effort to deny Philippines independence. In 1898 the U.S helped the Philippines gain their independence from Spain and they succeeded as Spain surrendered. His idea was to let the U.S know that he will fight for the Philippines real independence as U.S didn’t really let the Filipinos have their say on how they wanted to do things. He also brings up how the U.S government

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    considered a radical candidate in this year’s election. Duterte’s actions are heavily criticized as well as his possibility of presidency. However, despite the many criticisms about Duterte, he is the presidential candidate the Philippines needs to change the many

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    History What is the reason behind the closing of Manila Metropolitan Theatre? What are the details about the restoration of the Metropolitan Theatre? Why is MET considered as a cultural heritage? Those are the questions our group is trying to answer through this essay. As our group is doing the research about the Manila Metropolitan Theatre, we found the answers in our questions. The Metropolitan Theatre was considered to be the Grand Dame of Manila and also as the “crown jewel” of the theatres

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    Assignment Submission Declaration School of __________________________ | | Name: | <please leave blank> | | | Matriculation No: | 44081 | | | Title: | South China Sea: Recipe for War Between China and ASEAN? | | | Course and Code: | ADSP | | | Lecturer/Tutor: | A/P Bernard Loo | | | Submission Date: | 8 Apr 13 | | Keep a Copy of the Assignment Please make a copy of your work. If you have submitted your assignment electronically also make a backup copy. Plagiarism

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    They look at us as losers, a negligible group on the margins of society and would rather we be kept out of their shiny cineplexes, lest our BO offend the other patrons or we try to pester them for spare change. Piracy is a thorny issue in the Philippines. I think very few here can be holier-than-thou and say they haven't bought a pirated game, bootleg DVD or other counterfeit good at some point. Yet most of us agree that piracy is a crime. Read my Infotech article "Game piracy may be financing

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    here in the Philippines. The first challenge I was dealing with was of course the weather. Since Philippines is hot all the time, I really had to deal with the hotness. I was sweating every single time, but now I got used to this weather. I think the best way to adapt to the weather is to increase our fluid intake with water or sports drinks. Staying hydrated is extremely important when staying in hot weather. The second challenge was adapting to the people. People in the Philippines are kind of

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    The process of the Western Expansion into South East Asia occurred in two phases. These two phases can be characterized by their unique features, which differentiated them from one another. Historical records have shown that, the expansion was facilitated by the major Western Imperial powers, as known as: The United States of America, Holland, Britain, and France. In addition, historical doctrine have shown that, there were certain economic and social factors that facilitated the occurrence of the

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