In the Country of Last Things

Mi Ultimo Adios is the last poem written by Rizal before his persecution by the firing squad on December 30, 1896. The poem was an unsigned, untitled, and undated poem of 14 five-line stanzas. Rizal placed this poem in the cocinilla, the alcohol stove and it was delivered to his family after his persecution. Mariano Ponce, one of Rizal’s friend entitled the poem “Mi Ultimo Pensamiento” which means “My Last Thought” and Fr. Mariano Dacanay, a prisoner in Bilibid published it in La Independencia…

upward ability to move around to be perceived at the total (of everything or everyone) level, though there has been progress in the case of Puerto Rican and Dominican women. Mexicans, more recent (things reaching their destinations) and generally non-people (who lawfully live in a country, state, etc.), are less represented in professional and management positions compared to other Latinos. Unlike other Latino groups, for whom service jobs are mainly taken by women, both male and female Mexicans…

what is coming up next in the poem. A progression from “that country” to Byzantium, a land where art lasts eternally. Written by William Butler Yeats. Published in 1928. Various philosophical thoughts were tackled. Mortality and Immortality,age and youth,artifice and nature. The poem starts by mentioning “that is no country for old men” the country that the poet referred to is unknown. It could be any country.However, it could be the country where the poet was living in back then. We also learn…

most oppressed Latin American countries in the entire world. Cuba has been under a communist dictatorship for the last 50 years, while the Venezuelan people have been stripped of their rights money and food by their last two presidents. As a result, the citizens of both of these countries have flooded the streets in protest of their respective governments, which has led to the killing and kidnapping of all who express dissatisfaction of those in charge. The countries have showed no signs of…

Rome and the U.S. have a lot of similarities like how the countries spent too much money. But both countries have differences, the U.S. is also have many differences. We don’t want to repeat what made the fall of rome happen. The modern U.S. and Ancient Rome have many similarity and differences, the lessons from Ancient Rome could help the U.S. to avoid the fall and collapse that Rome experienced. Rome and the. U.S. have a lot of similarities, one similarity is that Ancient Rome spent to much…

Communist China and the Soviet Union. When President Nixon visited each country he did it for a reason and hoped that as a country we would benefit from it. In other words, Nixon went to better the United States of America along with our relations with other countries. This was especially important when it came to concerning China. We had already faced the hardships of fighting against the Soviet Union for so long, the last thing we needed was for China to be against us as well. When President…

Education has been a worldwide competition for many of years. Some countries rank first and some countries rank last but the real question between all these countries is… “ Does education and test scores really matter when determining economics growth?” Education is important and helps to mold a growing economy, but it is proven that over the last century the united states has never successfully ranked high on these worldwide tests but seems to still have the best economy in the world. This…

everything they could to avert the war but with no avail. Due to Napoleon's tactics and his forces being able to capture large British forces with smaller ones, British morale was very low. The last thing they needed was an invasion of Canada. The Justification of War states that a war is said to be just if it is a last resort, redressing a wrong, has a reasonable chance of success, possessing right intention, begun with legitimate authority and re-establishing peace at the end of the war. It is…

People gain different meanings for it and they feel different things when it comes to love. For King and Country wrote, “Without You”, “Playing with Fire” is written by Thomas Rhett ft. Jordin Sparks, and the third song is “Photograph” written by Ed Sheeran. The three songs “Without You”, “Playing with Fire”, and “Photograph” desvrives romantic love as scary, adventerous, and sentimental. The song “Without You” by For King and Country proves that romantic love is scary. The first stanza…

Summarization of Three Countries The first country that I will discuss on my list is Chile. The population of Chile is roughly around 14 million, even though Spanish is the official language, English is spoken by the business people and in tourist centers. There is no official religion in Spain with a variety of people of who identify themselves as Roman Catholics (78%), and Protestant (13%). However, a there are also a large number of people who identify themselves as atheist. Here is a fun…