Poverty in Philippines Essay

One is the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS). As stated by the National Police Commission (NPC), IBIS is a system wherein all evidences gathered such as bullets, in the actual scenes of firearm-related cases are encoded and recorded in a database. This system is intended for cross-matching of guns; and, for easier future references especially during investigation and court trials as it has a capability to store, compare, and recall even millions of data entries in the database.…

“2b or Not 2b?” Not only did texting become a whole new way of communicating, it started a trend in how things could be communicated. In David Crystal’s article, “2b or Not 2b?” he discusses how some people have taken abbreviations to the extreme when texting, but that it is not necessarily a new idea or one that is particularly bad for the English language. Texting is a recent phenomenon that exploded due to its incredible convenience. Abbreviating words is not something that began with…

Arturo Perez-Reverte' The Club Dumas was written in 1996 in Spanish then translated into English in 1998. A suspense thriller completely on its own. The story follows Lucas Corso, a self-described book mercenary investigating two rare books: an Alexandre Dumas manuscript of The Three Musketeers and an ancient satanic text called The Nine Doors. Corso, slowly puts the pieces together in the two books as he becomes part of a never-ending game leading to a secret society. Corso…

A Humiliating Failure for America The decision to annex the Philippines by the US created widespread unrest on both foreign and domestic fronts. This topic was recognized highly controversial by both the American and Filipino people, as well as the rest of the world, and a foolish move on America 's part. The debates following the annexation made clear distinctions on the reasons why the Philippines was annexed in the first place versus the reasons our actions contradict our motives. The…

Filipino-American War resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people; consisting of American and Filipino combatants and innocent civilians of the Philippines. The President during this time period was William McKinley, and his justification for the war was imperialism. Even though imperialism…

My immediate family is here in America while my extended family and childhood friends are all in Philippines which I have been close to even today. Most of my friends here in America are all Asian Pacific American citizens who are either 1st or 2nd generations that migrated from Asian Pacific Islands. During high school I learned how to be an Asian Pacific…

under fire. They saw the attack on H.M.A.S. Australia, two days before the landing at Zamboanga, said Lieut. Byrne. The Warrego was the only Australian craft present detailed to test the area and find suitable anchorages. After serving in the Philippines area and playing a major part in support of the landings, Warrego took part in support of landings in New Guinea and Borneo. Apart from her usual survey, minesweeping and channel marking duties, the little sloop also bombarded Japanese…

I’m in love with America, is how Jee Marie describes her life now. I met Jee at work last year, I am lucky to call her my friend. From Bantayan, Philippines to Old Orchard Beach Maine, is a journey Jee never expected to take as a child. She was raised with her family and extended family on an expansive farm. The first thing you notice about Jee is that she smiles no matter what her circumstances. This is a Filipino trait as her family taught her, the Filipino people have been through tragedies,…

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken. Sovereignty is a power to lead one state. The Philippines was once headed by America during the Spanish American War. Back in 1900, Senator Beveridge gave a speech defending America’s right to subjugate savage peoples and foreign governments. Senator Beveridge was a senator from Indiana from March 4, 1899 through March 3, 1911. He explained that America administered the Philippines, which was stated in the Constitution. He also declared in his speech how…

China has sought out to increase it geopolitics, by asserting its country historical claims using maritime order to have control of South China Sea, by attempting to take full authoritative control of Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands. In addition, China attempt in trying to be the sole power of the South China Sea has created tension with its neighboring countries. As China continues on with historical claims, conflict will be inevitable, hence making the four other surrounding East Asian…