Memorable Kapampangans and Their Contributions MEMORABLE KAPAMPANGANS | DESCRIPTION | CONTRIBUTION/S | | | | 1. José Abad Santos | He was born in San Fernando, Pampanga to Vicente Abad Santos and Toribia Basco. He was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. | He briefly served as the Acting President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II, in behalf of President Quezon after the government went in exile to the United States. After about
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The Power of Refusal Elizabeth Bennet may not be Joan of Arc, Lisbeth Salandar or Hua Mulan, but she is no less a heroine whose independence of thoughts and values mark her as a progressive, even rebellious character. Elizabeth doesn’t have to wield a weapon or deliver a rousing speech to be a strong woman who demands equality. She expresses herself openly and honestly and is not ashamed to make choices on her own terms. In Pride and Prejudice there are three instances where
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Practitioner Assignment Eddie Murphy Edward Regan “Eddie” Murphy was born April 3rd 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother a telephone operator and his father a transit police officer and amateur comedian and actor. When Murphy was young, his father passed away and his mother became ill, from then on he was placed in foster care which helped him develop his sense of humour. Around the age of 15, Eddie was writing and performing his own routines that would develop his talent; Murphy took heavy influence
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Isn’t the monkey see monkey do behavior of children the craziest thing? Kids are highly impressionable beings, so it is understandable that people are worried that they will develop the wrong ideas from things they see. Parents have good reason to be wary of what their kids view; however, parents are now making mountains out of molehills with many things children watch. Like how there is growing concern that Disney Princesses have a negative impact on girls’ body image. While children need to learn
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Lily Eisen Ms. Mason 10 IB/Advanced English September 4, 2014 City of Thieves: Reshaping Gender Roles as We Know Them High heels were originally worn by Persian, male soldiers while riding horseback around 1600. It was not until much later that high heels became a fashion statement for women. High heels are just one of many examples that people believe are and always have been exclusively for women. Gender roles tend to seem more defined during war time, as the men are expected to go off and
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don’t appear to rely on a guy, or a prince, that solves everything with a smooch. It’s true that Frozen is the rectification of a more modern woman role because there have been- in the past- some Disney movies with strong female protagonists such as Mulan (1998) and Pocahontas (1995). They didn’t need a man to be the saviour of the picture! This movie empowers girls to keep moving, to do things that matter and reinforces the value of family bonds- not just bonding with a new bloke that you may have
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of Disney’s other famous films also demonstrate globalisation, because of the fact that they all represent different cultures and have backdrops from places all over the world for example; Africa with the Lion King, Arabia with Aladdin, China with Mulan, England with Peter Pan and many more. This meant everyone who watched these films gained an understanding on the cultures the films were based upon, demonstrating globalisation. Above anything though these films were produced to entertain people as
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Nattharucha Piamsawat Student No: 5303640576 Reaction paper on Gender Studies Gender and happily ever after Ever since I was little, I have been observing cartoon and fairytale, as it is soothing and full of joy. Mother would read me a bedtime story about Everland, the giant, the witches, and the princess. I have grown along all this beautiful dream within me, yet, being reminded regularly when I watched movies emphasizing how important love is to the existence of human beings. The worse
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Clinisha Davis English 105 April 4, 2016 Maria Zafonte Technology Are Taking Over What People Use to Do Technology has made the lives of users easier with its Constance advances that are developing the society. Technology can be a reliable source which also has the ability to easily be a distraction. Technology has created the IPhone, iPad, Galaxy, Samsung and these distractions are helpful but can be very dangerous. People are expose to a great amount of technology on consistent base. Technology
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Angel Pelaez Mrs. Larsen AP Language, Period 3 21 November 2014 Disney Research Paper In society, gender roles (a set of social and behavioral norms that are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex) are everywhere. For a long time men and women had to do certain things throughout their lives. It was expect that men would be the ones that had to work, while their wives had to stay home to take care of the house, the kids, bills, etc. Over time, these gender
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