Luzon

In this monograph “The Long Way Home,” written by David Laskin, he covers over the experience of immigration from 1880 to World War I and delivers the immigrants point of view on US History for that period. Laskin is a graduate from Harvard University with a degree in history and literature who later went onto Oxford College and received an MA in English in 1977. In this narrative, David Laskin writes about “how twelve immigrant soldiers who became Americans through fighting in the World War I”…

The Black Pearl “Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s the challenge.” -Lyndon B. Johnson. Ramon Salazar is a 16-year-old boy who works for his father’s pearl business. When one of his father’s best pearl divers, Gaspar Ruiz, starts boasting about his many achievements, Ramon is determined to find a pearl greater than any Gaspar had ever found. Everyone agrees Ramon did go diving, while some think it would be a great chance for him to prove himself,…

Today, society has always been captivated by many social problems. With the increasing mobilitiy of people from one place to another, not one country remains untouched by migration. A country can be considered as one’s place of origin, transit, or the destination place of migrants. Migration, a complex and emotive issue, is defined by the Oxford Bibliographies as “the movement of people from one locality to another.” It is a universal phenomenon wherein people move from rural to urban areas,…

The Nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II. Was it truly necessary? It wasn’t for multiple reasons. Including the near completion of Operation Downfall, to end an already ended war from the battles of Okinawa to Luzon and some background info of the bombs and operations leading up there use.The events at the end of World War II was a horrific scene made by mankind and it’s crave for constant war. World War II was one of the bloodiest wars in the world causing the suffering…

LCox 9/29/17 World History pt 2 World War 1 and 11 Assignments Battan Death March- World War ll Introduction Lately in the news, I have been hearing is about wars and it is very scary. Just thinking about wars and battles sends chills down my spine. I mean the thought of bloodshed, guns, cannons, loud horns and screaming civilians is something I hope never to experience. This brings to the Bataan Death March, which took place in 1942. It was a battle as if no other many people lost their…

that Filipinos and American troops experienced against the Japanese forces, which was the Fall of Bataan. From December 1941 to May 1942, U.S and the Philippines forces fought desperately to resists against the Japanese invasion of the main island, Luzon. Philippines Defense Organization are consists of United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) and appointed commander was General Douglas McArthur and became United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) was created after McArthur…

cyclone. For the entirety of October 17 2010 Megi was a level 5 cyclone, the most powerful level. At approximately 11:25 am on the 18th of October 2010 cyclone Megi, currently at a category 5, hit Isabela province. As shown in figure 1.2. The island of Luzon, which is the larger land mass at the most northern part of the Philippines, was were the cyclone hit and did the most damage. Figure 1.0 shows the area were Megi first made landfall. The province of Isabela Prior to the cyclone actually…

The Battle of the Bulge actually began in the year 1944 towards the end of July, but officially occurred December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1954. The battle was the biggest German Offensive they ever conducted. The battle took place in Belgium, France, and Europe. The United States suffered the highest amount casualties of the Allied Forces. The Germans lost so much that they were unable to replace them for a long time. This battle had multiple names such as the Battle of the Ardennes…

away. I remember the day I moved like it was yesterday. It was difficult to understand why I was moving away to a completely far and foreign land, completely far away from what I considered home. I was born in a small town called Pateros, in the Luzon island…

of the senator. However, it was inevitable that the blame was put on Marcos due to the fact that the senator was against his administration and was seeking democracy for the Philippines. The same goes for the rest of the Filipinos particularly in Luzon, especially the family of the senator. Personally, I am not anti nor pro Marcos. Up until now, I do not have a clear stand on it because of the many versions of what “really”…