The Philippines Essay

During the times of WWII, a series of brutal men were attempting to control the world: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Benito Mussolini. That’s just some of the examples from other occurring genocide in the World. In this case the Japanese, there are men involved that go by the name of Hedeki Tojo, Edward King Jr., and Homma Masaharu. At the end of it all Homma Masaharu was help responsible for the death march, “war crime” and was finally executed by a firing squad on the day of April 3rd, 1946…

Living in the Philippines gave me an insight of how poverty was and how it felt like. I remember times in which my siblings could not take their final exams because their tuitions were unpaid. Times like these forced my parents to put their pride down and go to different neighborhoods asking if they can lend money for the tuition of my siblings. It was hard to see my parents go through the hardest jobs just to provide for my family. As the bills rise high and my siblings going off to college,…

After the Spanish-American War, America annexed the Philippines in 1898. During the American control, America had economically developed the Philippines as a place for agricultural exports, such as sugar and coconut oil. Because of the relationship between the US and the Philippines, many Filipinos immigrated to America. Many of these immigrants were young males who sought and education and work (especially labor in…

being able to see things from the perspective of others” (“Psychology of Heroism”). Hilario Salas does not only see through the eyes of his fellow friends in the Philippines, he also demonstrates many examples of “small H and big H heroism” (Psychology of Heroism). Hilario Borja Salas Jr. was born on May 24, 1946 in Pampanga, Philippines. The oldest of three children, he was known as "Jun" (short for ‘Junior’) to his family and friends. Although their home had no electricity or an indoor…

Growing up in life I have realized that school may not be the thing for me. I have always struggled to be a consistent student and was honestly surprised when I made it to college. Since my freshman year I have always thought that the Military might be the path for me. One thing that I know about myself is that I need structure to succeed, where has more structure than our armed forces? One thing I knew about myself is that if I joined the Military I wouldn’t want to be just another soldier on…

Meanwhile, his friends and elders who have been in the Philippines affirmed some of those photos that he has seen. Furthermore, he said that because of what the has projected along with their experiences, schools in Korea do not usually accept teachers from the Philippines because Korean began to look down on Filipino teachers to the point where Korean parents go to the principal’s office and file their complaints…

The rumors are true about us, we eat dogs. Obviously not in America, but my family in the Philippines do. I grew up with my grandparents in the same house as my parents because in the Philippines the eldest son takes the grandparents in when they can no longer live by themselves. I always knew that I was not fully American when my American friends didn’t understand they had to take their shoes off at the door or why there was left-overs in a cookie container. We also keep every grocery bag for…

seeks to expand its maritime presence in the region, they have been met by growing assertiveness from regional claimants like Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The historical context between these territorial disputes are rather complicated, especially since it involves many nations in…

me to grow in my diversity understanding other cultures differences. It will also allow me to provide better patient understand my patient and allow me to provide better patient care. In 2012 two I travelled to Asia, I spent a whole month in the Philippines. I learned an abundant amount of Filipino culture, which is very similar to that of Hispanic culture, and also the Filipino language “Tagalog.” This has allow me to have better relationship and understanding to those individuals of Filipino…

George Dewey drove a U.S. naval squadron into Manila Bay in the Philippines on May 1, the year 1898, and devastated the anchored Spanish fleet in a relaxed morning engagement that cost just seven American seamen injured. Manila itself was involved by U.S. troops by August. By the Treaty of Paris, Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, surrendered Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000. The Spanish-American…