Philippine Revolution

The primary source by William McKinley, The Acquisition of the Philippines, were written instructions. The twenty fifth president of the United States wrote these instructions on August 12, 1898, with a purpose. McKinley’s words were meant to reach the American peace negotiators that were to be convening in Paris with Spanish commissioners. Hence, his basic purpose behind this text was to create lasting peace between the nations involved. However, this reasoning only skims the surface of…

idea of no choice with a political cartoon known as “What Will He Do,” which depicts President McKinley deciding whether or not to keep the Philippines or “send them to Spain” while the globe watches for his decision. Through the visual of President McKinley making a decision for the Philippines, the political cartoon “What Will He Do,” argues the Philippines are deprived of choice. “Be American” mirrors this argument by linking the Consorcio and his cousin to the idea of lack of choice. In…

America is in The Heart by Carlos Bulosan: A book Review America is in the Heart is classical memoir by Carlos Bulosan, a Filipino poet, that was first published in 1943. It describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his expedition to America, and his year of struggles and despair as a young laborer harvesting farms in the rural West. Carlos is the fourth oldest son in his family, and he lived with his father while his mother lived in the city of Binalonan with his brother and sister. He has…

reading skills. I was born in the small town called Pateros in the Philippines and moved to New Jersey when I was around nine years old. Like I stated before, because of my background, I have some sort of insight on all the units. For example, the first unit “Colliding Spaces” introduces how two separate spaces can cause a separation or a border; the essay I wrote on this topic described the distinctions between America and the Philippines which caused a split between the two. On the second…

By 1890, San Antonio, Texas, was a thriving trade center with a population of 38,000. In 1891 a group of citizens decided to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers.The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles decorated with fresh flowers and floats carrying children dressed as flowers. The Belknap Rifles represented the military. The participants pelted each other with blossoms.The Battle of Flowers Parade is the only one in the country to be…

instead of if invoked because given the ongoing territory disputes the Philippines has with China it is only a matter of time before armed conflict arises. For years Philippines has engaged in dispute with China over the Spratlys Islands (comprised of small islands, reefs, atolls and rocks). Portions of the Spratly Islands have been claimed by The People’s Republic of China (PRC), The Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan), The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. The China claims the territory…

Slang Words Don’t Ruin Language The article is “Teens Aren’t Ruining Language” by Adrienne Lafrance. This article talks about the slang words that have been brought to the light by teens. It also mentions very brief history of slang words that are not used anymore. Three things that this article covers are what slang words mean, how it is spreading and being used by all ages, and how it doesn’t affect language. I strongly disagree with the part on it not effecting language. My first reason is…

"Jose Antonio Vargas". O'Connor, began to trust Vargas is a hero not a liar by accomplishing the American Dream. As O'Connor mentioned, “this guy really did get it! Quick, articulate, savvy and full of energy, the 27-year old immigrant from the Philippines had already been part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team at the Post” (15). At first, he felt that Vargas is a smart and successful guy who truly endeavored to accomplish his objective. . O'Connor was…

war they had three choices they had to make which was to give the Philippines independence, give the islands back to Spain, or annex the Philippines. They decided to Annex the Philippines but it was not popular with some of the people and they were very unhappy about this decision. I believe the United States should have annexed the Philippines to have their own independence, have protection, and have an education. The Philippines should have annexed for various of reasons. They didn’t have a…

Rough draft I use to live in many different countries. It was hard for me trying to learn the language because we would only stay in a country for like a year. I lived in Iraq where i was born for about eight years only. Then from there i moved to Greek which i lived there for about two years which wasn’t a really long time. After that it was when i moved here which was the best decision me and my family made. My family and i have been here for almost about ten years. When i…