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The movie tells the story of the first hero of the Philippines, Lapu-lapu. The movie opens with a battle scene between two armies on a beach on Mactan Island. One army is led by Lapu-lapu and the other by Humabon. The forces of Humabon are defeated and he escapes with a wound at the stomach…

Hamlet and Chris McCandless prove themselves to be very similar in a variety of ways throughout the course of their respective journeys. Although these characters are clearly from different time periods and experience different challenges, they are still similar in many ways. The similarities that can be seen between these two characters can help us…

Trauma is something that everyone goes through at some point in their lives. Throughout the different stages of childhood, everyone experiences at least one form of trauma. There are many forms of trauma and it may be a situation that does not affect someone on a day to day basis, but it is part of…

The story “Rice” is a narrative story describing the situation of rice farmers and their family in Hacienda Consuelo. It was when the social condition is only on the side of those in the higher class. At the beginning of the story you can actually feel the dark or unpleasant feeling the characters is experiencing….

Humans make decisions that can influence several things in their everyday lives, and these several little choices cumulatively reflect in the direction of their lives. It is enticing, and often reassuring, to assume destiny is controlled by humans. On the other hand, every aspect of our environments cannot be controlled by a human, and human…

Abstract This dissertation considers the government’s recent implementation of the Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s) and its impact on the rental property market. A critical review of literature is included in chapter 2 of the dissertation. The review is structured into 11 different sections including; Introduction Climate change Conventions and Protocols European Climate Change Programme Stern…

Background Because of the rapid changes in the environment, there is a dire need to promote order and sanitation starting with our own community. The area selected is an area that must be weeded and planted with low growing plants to avoid the threat of harmful animals, dumping of waste that causes flooding in the…

The priests, Gomez, Burgos and Zamora were jailed in Fort Santiago before they were tried for rebellion. Priests both regular and secular were allowed to see them. Each one of them had a confessor. During the trial, the government failed to prove convincingly that the accused were really connected with the January mutiny. The governor-general…

For almost four centuries, the Philippines was colonized and occupied by three separate countries on three separate occasions, one after the other. This scale of colonialism has left its mark on Filipino culture, values, and identity in both positive and negative ways. On the positive side, the Spanish and their brought Christianity has ingrained a…

When considering the possible loneliness of our universe, many people have probably looked at the stars. Is it possible that the universe and its planets are similar? Let’s look at one of our neighboring planets, Mars, and compare it to Earth. Despite not having oceans, trees, or visible organisms on its surface, Mars does have…