Men in the Philippines

1519. Magellan was killed in April 1521 in the Philippines, but they had already reached the eastern edge of the known world, and his men completed the voyage to Spain. The voyage proved that the earth is round. Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer. He was actually the third person to complete circumnavigation in 1580. His expedition started November 15, 1577. Master Francis Drake, with a fleet of five ships and barks, and to the number of 164 men, gentlemen and sailors, departed…

to determine when Asians started immigrating to the Americas, but the first findings of a person of Asian descent in the American territory come from an archeological project in 2007. This project speculated that the first people were actually sea men from Japan that came around 16,000 years ago. It can also be said that Asian immigration to America started in 1763. In 1763, Filipino sailors abandoned ship from the Spanish ships and inhabited the New Orleans area. However, the first large-scale…

couples were finally allowed to live happily and marry each other. Although, despite the happiness around, there were still people who didn't like this idea and they continued to fight for same-sex marriage to be illegal again. As for the Philippines, same-sex marriage is still not legal and the LGBT are seen as invisibles or having a low life. What, exactly, does "LGBT" stand for? Does it mean, "Lamb, Goats, and Barbecue Toasts"? Does it mean, "Littering…

American instead of become nun and staying in your own country Philippine (Roley 135). In modern literature, the term is understood as the Americanization process through which are approved by the American cultural values in other countries. Ika took the process of Americanization as the standardization and universalisation of all aspects of social life; however, the degree of Americanization is different in both countries. In some Philippine, it is obvious and pervasive, in others less…

growing. Eventually the war shifted to Cuba which got Spain involved with the war. The effects caused one of the best units called the Rough Riders that was lead by Roosevelt, he had given up his navy post to join the war. Roosevelt helped lead his men in a successful charge up San Juan Hill, that became the most celebrated event of the war, but The 24,000 Spanish Soldiers at Santiago surrendered two weeks later after being trapped by the U.S..After all these events had helped to lead up to the…

Under the lens of American film makers, women have virtually no role in combat, which is understandable because they are not in the battlefield. Instead, women act as a carer or lover who is waiting and supporting their men in the back. The most visible representation of American women in war is the playboy girls who appear on the stage built over the water where Willard and his crew stop refueling. Hundreds of people sit in a stadium, excitedly waiting for the show. The…

What would be the best way to honor 16 million war veterans? The United States choose to build an everlasting WWII memorial to honor those and their families who gave there life for this country and our freedom. Imagine if these men did not risk their lives and just did not care and we didn't win the war the world would be a mess and people would be telling us what to for everything in life. In 1987 a WWII Veteran approached Representative Marcy Kaptur a democrat from Ohio to ask to build a…

all territories. Similarly, the poem, “White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling emphasizes racial discrimination. The poem justified the immoral action of racial discrimination by stating that it is white men’s duty to colonize and supervise nonwhite men. This misleading conception about human race led to extreme racial discrimination and eventually reached the state of…

It all started with rising tensions between the United States and Japan during WWII. Philippines was involved. Both countries stated that they were heading for a battle between March and June of 1941. Japan was a small island country and wanted to become a stronger country. The aggressive Japan had ambitions of taking the entire Pacific Rim, as part of a greater Japanese Empire. The Philippines was set in the middle of their ambition's path. They had to fight harshly. There are thousands…

The 13th Amendment did not protect African-Americans, so the 14th Amendment was made. The 14th Amendment declared blacks as citizens and they were protected by federal laws. Then there was the 15th Amendment. This Amendment made it possible for black men to vote. The Freeman's Bureau was an organization to help train, register to vote, and educate…