Country Essays

The ancient Greek civilization began at around 2000 B.C. It was a very progressive civilization that developed new ideas in fields of science, geometry, philosophy, sports, and government. Greek civilization set a basis for Western civilization and influenced it greatly. Although the Greeks had contributed many ideas to Western civilization …

How important was the Supreme Court in the development of African-American civil rights in the years 1950 to 1962? The Supreme Court made a number of decisions regarding education in this time period, for example, in source C, The Supreme Court made a decision in 1950 in regards to McLaurin …

Bathing is an integral part of daily routine in every Indian’s life. Special occasions call for holy dips in sacred rivers and lakes as enumerated by the scriptures. That a bath keeps us healthy through personal hygiene is a well known fact. But there are other aspects as well that …

Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) established officially on 8th August 1967 in Bangkok by the participating Government and its members were Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Its purpose was to ensure the survival of its members by promoting regional stability and limiting competition between them.[1] The Bangkok Declaration …

Many have argued that the US popular culture is at the forefront of globalization, so much so that globalization can largely be viewed as the spread of American culture. So does an item’s history and origin make it inevitably American? No item is inevitably American, but most people believe that …

While reading the galleys of Ambeth Ocampo’s forthcoming book Looking Back 5: Rizal’s Teeth, Bonifacio’s Bones in order to compose a blurb (“Ambeth Ocampo does it again! Couldn’t put it down! 5 stars!”), we were reminded of his piece addressing certain rumors about our national hero. We heard the “father …

* Has maintained one of the world’s highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966 from British. * Animals are tourist attractions. * It’s the largest Cattle exporter in the African continent. * The People there are mostly Christians. * Bogobe is a Porridge prepared from sorghum, millet or maize. …

Art Nouveau is a very renowned style of art, applied art, and architecture. It is an influential design movement and an international philosophy. The name “Art Nouveau” itself means “new art” in the French language, and is also known as “Jugendstil” in German, which shows an encapsulation of vitality and …

I. The LPPCHEA and the problem it faces In an urban environment like the Metro Manila, it is rare or maybe quite impossible to find a place we can call a “sanctuary”, a sanctuary for the environment, for animals and for humans. However, somewhere in the south area of the …

The nationalization of oil companies under the presidency of Lazaro Cárdenas is perhaps one of the most widely discussed instances in Mexican history, along with Independence and Revolution. One can see the common theme in these episodes: the explosion of national revolutionary sentiments causing important upheavals in the structures of …