The Philippines Essay

which some believed that oversea expansion was necessary. Through the Annexation of the Philippines, there was a sense by some of appreciation for expansionism. The United States also started getting more involved with Asia and it’s affairs during this time. Another advocated for expansion and annexation of the Philippines was Theodore Roosevelt. In Document 5, Roosevelt explains that the people of the Philippines are unfit for self government, which echoes the statement by McKinley. This…

During the Philippine war, more than 4,000 American soldiers, about 20,000 Filipino fighters, and an estimated 200,000 Filipino civilians died. In addition the goal of spreading democracy went mostly…

comes to take a firm grasp on a myriad of different types of families, as gendered language seeps into their thoughts and actions. Through historical pressures and Western influence, one can view the significance of gendered ideologies in the Philippines having to be contoured and contorted in order to satisfy the restructuring of economy and politics from colonization; ultimately favoring a patriarchal reign in all political sectors. In order to establish the idea that the nuclear family…

Becky Hussing Julio R. Firpo, M.A. AMH2020-US History, 1877 to Present 2 February 2016 Reflection Paper 1- Manifest Destiny Within the following are my analysis of both McKinley’s Philippines speech and Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”. I have provided my interpretations of both sources as well as my opinions of their meanings and effect on us as a nation and society. Both sources provided for this assignment provided an insight to the social and political agenda’s to capitalize…

Humans have always looked at the heavens and wondered about the nature of the objects seen in the night sky. With the development of rockets and the advances in electronics and other technologies in the 20th century, it became possible to send machines and animals and then people above Earth’s atmosphere into outer space. Well before technology made these achievements possible, however, space exploration had already captured the minds of many people, not only aircraft pilots and scientists but…

Aliza Joy C. Estioko 2015-00628 Soc Anth 101 September 14, 2016 The Nonverbal Communication System of the Japanese Culture in Comparison to Some Asian Cultures INTRODUCTION Understanding various cultures requires a huge appreciation of cultural diversities. It is very essential to have at least, a background of a certain cultural society to avoid misunderstandings which might occur between you and another person or a group which practices a different way of thinking and actuations than you…

Person 1: I know and I also know the situation in the Philippines grew even worse as the American army engaged rebels who wanted independence for Philippines. However there are more benefits to imperialism. Imperialism creates power and status amongst other countries. This include political, economic, social and cultural reasons. Cultural plays a huge part…

1898 Treaty of Paris, which compelled the Spanish to abdicate claims of Cuba, and surrender the sovereignty of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines over to America. During the chaos of the war, the United Sates annexed the Hawaiian Islands leading the United Sates to institute its supremacy in Caribbean region and to pursue its economic gain in Asia. The Philippines…

In the Philippines, the concept of peace journalism is not new and has in fact, been the topic of several conferences and seminars over the years. Naturally, these seminars focus on the conflict in Mindanao with the aim of educating journalists on conflict reporting. One of these seminars, hosted by the British council with BBC journalist Jake Lynch and his wife, broadcast journalist, Annabel McGoldrick (March 2005)-whose works we have already touched on several times above focused on Peace…

that imperialism held a lack of compatibility with the values that the American government claimed they stood for. Hence, when the United States seized control of the Philippines by force, Schurz felt compelled to write this article. The Philippines had been under a self-government and the Unites States only took control of the Philippines as a response to their rift with Spain. Due to this it gave the impression that the United States and the other powers at the time, saw this…