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    Rizal Law

    RIZL11 - LIFE AND WORKS OF RIZAL RIZAL LAW (Batas Rizal) REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1425 AN ACT TO INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COURSES ON THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL, PARTICULARLY HIS NOVELS NOLI ME TANGERE AND EL FILIBUSTERISMO, AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, today, more than any other period of our history, there is a need for a re-dedication to the ideals of freedom and nationalism

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    Edward Rutledge

    about the year 1735. His mother was Sarah Hert, a lady of respectable family, and large fortune. At the age of twenty-seven, she became a widow with seven children. Her eldest son was John Rutledge, distinguished for his patriotic zeal during the revolution. He was placed under the care of David Smith, of New-Jersey, by whom he was instructed in the learned languages; and as a scholar, he was respectable. Before he had devoted as much time to academic studies, as would have been desirable, he commenced

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    Rev War

    21 April 2016 American Revolution or Age of Revolution The American Revolution, also known as the American Revolutionary War was the conflict that arose from tensions between Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. By 1755 the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France soon entered the American Revolution acting as an ally of the colonists in 1778, turning what had been a civil

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    Changes

    Introduction The fashion industry has undergone many changes within textile production.. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain towards the end of the 18th century. The Industrial Revolution was changing domestic work into factory work, this was transitioning the world on a new innovative way on how to produce and manufacture clothes. The use of machinery were replaced the old use of hand crafting garments. During the 18th century production, distribution and acquisitions were developed and

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    Gellner

    Ernest Gellner Ernest Gellner is widely seen as one of the most important theorists in the study of nationalism.  Gellner was introduced to nationalism and identity politics during his youth.  As a Jewish Czech, Gellner was forced to leave his home in 1939, fleeing Prague for England in the wake of Hitler’s takeover of Czechoslovakia.  Upon his return to Prague after the war, he found a much changed city that had lost most of its multiculturalism.  Not feeling at home, Gellner went back to England

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    Second Insdustrial Revolution

    Second Industrial Revolution By Leslie Blake During the last three decades of the eighteen century America was transformed by the Second Industrial Revolution. A series of innovative developments within the electric, steel, and oil industry, between others, strengthened and enhanced the technologies of the First Industrial Revolution. By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the words industrial output. The replacement of steam for electricity, iron by the steel industry, and petroleum

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    Classical Literature in Spanish During the 19th Century

    On December 1, 1846, the first daily newspaper, La Esperanza, was published in the country. Other early newspapers were La Estrella (1847), Diario de Manila (1848) and Boletin Oficial de Filipinas (1852). The first provincial newspaper was El Eco de Vigan (1884), which was issued in Ilocos. In Cebu City, El Boleaetín de Cebú (The Bulletin of Cebu) was published in 1890. On 1863, the Spanish government introduced a system of free public education that increased the population's ability to read

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    History Notes

    French and Indian War and the American Revolution Four Connections of the French and Indian War with the American Revolutions 1. No appreciation of colonial effort 2. Mutual dislike 3. Absence of French and Spanish attack 4. British troops remain (peace keeping) Royal Proclamation of 1763- divide French and Indians, colonists are not allowed to cross it Huge war debt after the French and Indian War Resurgence of Imperialism 1. The Sugar Act (1764) stipulated that if Americans purchased

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    What Caused Capitalism

    Foreign Affairs, Review Essay May/June 2015 Issue https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/review-essay/2015-04-20/what-causedcapitalism What Caused Capitalism? Assessing the Roles of the West and the Rest By Jeremy Adelman The Cambridge History of Capitalism, 2 vols. EDITED BY LARRY NEAL AND JEFFREY G. WILLIAMSON. Cambridge University Press, 2014, 1,205 pp. $260.00. The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain, 1700–1850 BY JOEL MOKYR. Yale University Press, 2012, 550 pp. $35.00

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    Analusis

    Anderson Mollenkopf Melanie Jankowski ENG 111-108 09/07/2015 My Childhood Home As you’re going down Grantwood Drive, look to the right and you’ll see the old two story brick house with green shutters, a beautiful garden, and an old beat up driveway. My childhood home is the place to go if I ever need to get my mind off of things, or just need to escape. Some of the best memories from childhood happened at that house. From backyard sports games with friends to cookouts with the family

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