Country Essays

Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit fusion word Dīpāvali, formed from dīpa (दीप, “light” or “lamp”[21][22]) and āvalī (आवली, “series, line, row”[23]). Dīpāvali or Deepavali thus meant a “row” or “series of lights”.[24] Tamil: தீபாவளி). Its celebration include millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples …

Andrew Jackson was a man of many faces and many of his views were not very democratic. Jackson was not democratic for economic reasons such as vetoing The Bank, for political reasons such as implementing the Spoils System, and for social reasons such as being pro-slavery. First, Jackson was not …

The English is one of the most widely spoken language in the world. For a long time, English has been considered a foreign language in Vietnam. It has been taught not only in large cities but also in rural areas. So why is English taught and why do we have …

Population wise, the North had a considerable advantage over the South. Being as how Slavery was abolished, and African Americans were allowed to join the Armed Forces, this also gave the United States a boost. The population of the North was around 18.5 million, whilst the size of the population …

We applaud the efforts of the minister of colonies to foster agriculture in the Philippines. Proofs of these are the boards, commissions, and committees and numerous projects. We suggest, however, that the farmer be consulted also, the one in direct contact with the land, who makes the land productive with …

 Children develop in the care and lead of their parents. They grow vigorous because of their parents. But without their parents, what would be their offspring become? Growing without their parent on their side has a great consequence on their children’s personality and conduct. The children may grow vicious and …

A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.[1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis …

INTRODUCTION Philippine transportation in the early years of 1900 is depending largely on trails, waterways, earth roads, rail roads and partialy graveled roads. Proper roads or highways in those times were merely a dream for Filipinos. The development of roadways in our country was merely initiated by the time that …

Carlos Alberto Montaner The author explains that Latin America can’t manage to achieve an economic and social development because of the elite who leads the countries. The author focuses his article on the politicians, the intellectuals, the left, the military, the businessmen and the clergy. They are leader groups who …

Suggest why many countries find El Nino weather anomalies very challenging? The term ‘El Nino’ is used to describe a prolonged period of warmer than average conditions that occurs as a result of the warmer ocean waters of the Eastern Pacific. Higher up in the atmosphere the wind blows in …