History of the Philippines Essay

ask them what’s on their Bucket list or places they would want to see, DRESDEN, would not be one of them. This is one of the many reasons why I chose Dresden as my first Blog post. Dresden is a big revelation to me when it comes to architecture and history. I simply fell in love with its magical beauty. Hopefully, after reading this post, I have inspired you to one day give it a go and witness for yourself…

well as women. From this point, our nation continued to expand across the lands and advance in modern technology. This time of our history truly marks the rebirth of our nation, where modern America received the foundations to become the country it is today. Many lives were sacrificed and the saying that “freedom is not free” proves to be so true when examining the history of our nation during this time. “By the war’s end, almost 4 million men and women [were] freed…” (Lecture notes) and from…

Reyvie Ubod, joan The Problem Introduction In the field of law enforcement, from history and to our present world, law enforcers have been great hands of law and its government. In our country, the evolution of law enforcement has started from military to paramilitary until we reach to a more civilized law enforcing. The Philippine National Police in specific came from radical change from its former name Philippine Constabulary which most of its members are of military personnel. Nowadays,…

The history of Japan’s procurement and extortion of comfort women during World War II has only been brought to light in the early 1990’s when nineteen of the remaining comfort women survivors broke decades of silence and shared their personal experiences of Japan’s army-run comfort stations. From the development of the stations, the actual procurement of women and the sexism and dehumanization present in the comfort camps, the Japanese government fully supported and approved a war crime “to…

United States as nation. Excepting Native Americans, none could affirm not to have foreign ancestors. This is a point of controversy with the current state of things despite it has been regulated many times during nation’s history. To this end, U.S. Government through the history of the country has enacted different laws and has regulated the entry of foreigners to the country. The first immigration law enacted by the US government was precisely made by the Framers when they drafted the First…

Another bill government officials have introduced into legislation in the past year is The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act in an effort to make a difference in the world. This bill, if passed “would make it illegal to export toxic waste to developing countries” (Acaroglu) that do not contain proper disposal sites. In other words, the United States is trying to ensure that the waste it transports to these other countries isn’t going to become part of a toxic landfill, where its workers…

tried to dissociate the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 1990 's from the Republican Party. Bush quickly began implementing a conservative agenda after his narrow margin of victory. In 2001, Bush pressed Congress to pass the largest tax cut in U.S. history. Most of these tax cuts went to the wealthy, assuming that they would invest this money in productive activity. Bush also wanted to drill oil in a national wildlife refuge and harvest timber in national forests. However, Senator Jim Jeffords of…

Bachmann, no one knows you any better than the Prime Minister of Canada and dear Chancellor Merkel. To Rudy Giuliani, you should be ashamed of yourself these days. To Senator Rubio, see on the day of your inauguration senator. To the President of Philippines, you know who you are. To Hillary and Bill, I am not surprised. Ann, I will always love you. America 's Vice President, you will remain my better half until the end of the eternity. America 's Second Lady, you will remain Michelle 's better…

Racism, Land and Corrupting Pride: Imperialism at its Finest The harbinger of death to many, bringer of fear and corruption along with greed and pride. What comes to mind when you hear this, some think the grim reaper but from 1800 to 1914 it was known as imperialism. During this time period imperialism appealed to many large nations with need for power. To satisfy the need they sought out land from weaker countries like China and Africa and many others. The nation's thought a piece of land they…

some pot”. Just like the couple,millions of Americans would like to obtain the so-called “pot” or marijuana. Marijuana, unlike thepopular myths today, it is not what it is thought to be.Marijuana, like any myth, has its true properties, facts, and history concealed by a mass of misconceptions, misrepresentations, and misunderstandings. Solomon (1966) says marijuana, or Cannabis sativa, is a plant cultivated for its flowering tops and leaves. Also called hemp, it is a sourceof…