the U.S Annex the Philippines? The Spanish-American war has lasted three months and we have lost many soldiers. Spent generous amounts of money and used up resources. This war was against Spain. The reason for the war was to win over the Philippines. And for the United States to become more of a world power. But the lingering question that has left many Americans wandering is: Should the U.S take over the Philippines? I think we should absolutely take over or annex the Philippines. my three…
But I 'm not really sure if that 's something for me to look forward to. I always wanted to know what it feels like to go out and play in the snow. It just looks so fun to me. In the Philippines, we only have two types of weather: sunny and rainy day. But when I came here in Michigan, there 's spring, summer, fall and winter season. I personally think fall is a beautiful season: looking at the leaves turning into different colors. But,…
United States was the Philippines. Before America took over the Philippines there were forty three different languages. Some of the tribes that were there were Cebueno, Hiligaynon, Ilongo, Bisaya/ Binisaya, Bikol, Tagalog, and Waray. The tribes that were there at the time spoke many different languages such as Tagalog, Bicol, and Waray were the most common. The people in the cities made their money by working in factories, industry, agriculture, and rural economy.The philippines…
To begin with, life in the Philippines is just easy, simple, and no rush. Families and friends are always around to help, to comfort, and to guide me when I feel lost. The people are friendly and warm, known to be “smiling people” even in times of calamities, as seen on the news. Also, the buzzing mass transportations such as tricycles, jeepneys, buses, taxis, and trains are accessible to the public. Nonetheless, as a typical Filipino I aspired to live in the land of milk and honey, where…
Throughout history many people have been discriminated because of where they come from. In “Two Views on the Philippines Question: Excerpts from Andrew Carnegie, Distant Possessions,” we see how Andrew Carnegie feels about the people from Philippines, he considers that they are arrogant and that Americans cannot be grown there. Carnegie feels that people from the Philippines do not know what being an American is like because in order to be a true American he thinks people have to be born and…
Stockton’s Little Manila Immigration has been a substantial part of American history. It was through the backs and hard work ethic emulated by immigrants that embody what we call the American dream of success and prosperity in life. It was through this dream that Filipino Americans sought to acquire and accomplish throughout their ongoing struggle within the years before and after World War II. The population of the United States as a whole is one that is vast and truly diverse. In a…
a big competition between American and European countries seeing who had more influence on the world. The United States went to war with Spain in order to help Cuba gain their independence. After Cuba was free from Spain, America was given the Philippines as a gift even though we promised the Filipinos independence our only choice was to annex it. This led to a rebellion against America. Imperialism is the domination over a country or region culturally, economically or politically. Imperialism…
a dog in the fight (in the upcoming Philippine polls). I am merely an observer reacting to Senator Grace Poe and her televised pronouncements on why she flip-flopped on her citizenship choice. That’s right, my issue here is why the 47-year-old Poe, the eager presidential candidate, doesn’t find anything wrong with what she did: embrace a foreign citizenship (US) and then pitch it in the garbage and immediately proceed to retrieve the citizenship (Philippines) that she first ditched because an…
target countries. In the year 1902, the United States of America colonized the Philippines. They did it for the classic reasons; money and raw materials. While the…
The Spaniards subjected the land of the Aztecs and the Mayans. It was then called the land of Mexico where the cacao trees were first seen. The Spaniards then shipped the cacao to the Philippines through the use of the galleon trading system. The Philippines was the first country outside Mesoamerica that plants and grows cacao. It became more popular to the country and also to the other parts of the world. As stated by the Cacao Manual published by the Inter-American Institute of American…