Country Essays

Thomasites: The Thomasites arrived in the Philippines on August 12, 1901 to establish a public school system, to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction. The name Thomasite was derived from the transport vessel, the USS Thomas (formerly Minnewaska), that brought them …

The term “reaction” refers to a backward change and the term “reform” means to overhul the situation and change it, most of the time for the better. Alexander II also known as the liberator, was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. He was responsible for reforms of the …

About the Author: * White * Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in 1903 * Father was Scottish and mother was South African of English heritage * Worked at a reformatory with black youths Historical information about the period of publication: * South Africa already colonized by Europeans * Rampant racism …

Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011, that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike, sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, a train, and boats, leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. …

Maharashtra is a huge state and clustered with numerous cultures and traditions. The state has very prominent significance of tourism in India. Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Amravati, Thane and Chandrapur are some of the important cities of Maharashtra. Among all these Kohapur has its own significance and …

Henry VIII broke with Rome for a number of different reasons. These include his desire for a divorce which the pop would not grant, his need to close down the monasteries to get more money and his wish for more power to rule England. The most important reason is his …

Abstract The Willie Lynch Letter is a document that allegedly is a speech given by a white slave owner from the West Indies, on the bank of the James River in Virginia, 1712. It has been said that it was instructions to the current day slave owners on how to …

Women Novelists in Indian Fiction in English occupy prestigious position. Kamala Markandaya and Anita Desai occupies a prominent place among them. Many Women Novelists Wrote on the theme of East-west encounter. Kamala Markandaya and Anita Desai also wrote on this theme in their novels Possession and Bye-Bye Blackbird. The theme …

“Journalism keeps you planted in the earth,” Ray Bradbury, an American writer once said. As the world evolves, society finds ways to adapt to its surroundings. Journalism serves as a method to keep people connected and in touch with the humankind. In the Philippines, a large number of the society …

Although the mining industry’s contributions to economic growth have been called as among the largest, the industry’s full impact particularly on employment and the domestic economy continues to be limited, according to an assessment made by the National Economic and Development Authority(NEDA). The researchers would like to find out the …