REACTION PAPER Francis Angelo C. Erigbuagas The “Tuwid na Daan” is a phrase by President Benigno S. Aquino III‚ repeatedly mentioned on his 3rd SONA last July 23‚ pertaining to his governance and direction for the country. The basic concept of “Tuwid na Daan” is the battle cry “Kung Walang Corrupt‚ Walang Mahirap.” He vows to end culture of ‘wang-wang’ as also the end of the corruption. His administration believes that corruption is the root cause of the country‘s grief‚ and eliminating
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The Political Economy of Corruption: A Philippine Illustration Abstract This research paper explores the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of corruption as it pertains to entire regimes. Grand corruption is modeled as a type of unproductive rent-seeking at the highest levels of government. The economic costs of corruption are assumed to increase in the decentralization (and relaxation) of its governance‚ increase convexly in the percentage extracted‚ and decreasing in the opportunities for
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1. Which of the following is NOT true regarding John Harrison? A) He was from a working class family. B) He solved the Longitude problem and won a prize for it. C) He made a clock that would help to solve the longitude problem but it was never tested. D) None of the above. 2. Ancient sailors A) used tacking to help stay close to the shore at night. B) avoided sailing near shores because of strong currents. C) rarely spent a night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant
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motion a series of events that have shaped the world we live in today: World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Cold War and their conclusions all trace their causes to the gunshots that shook that summer day. But why was this so important? Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife were the victims‚ the heirs to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Tensions had been building up in the years before hand‚ but were their deaths really that important as an individual event? To begin with‚ one would have to look
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weapons. At the same time‚ new planes with more powerful engines that could climb higher were built. and the British and French planes also began to carry ammunition that contained phosphorus‚ which would set the hydrogen-filled zeppelins afire. Ferdinand had lost many Zeppelins during first world war. Several zeppelins were disappearing due to bad weather and 17 were shot down because they could not climb as fast as the
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that is in rule. An example of two new monarchies is Henry VII of England and Ferdinand I of Spain. Both the royal families and states they represent are great examples of a new monarch from the time period of 1450 to 1550. Spain exemplifies the key characteristics of a new monarch. It all starts with the centralization of power in Spain towards one royal family. This all starts with the marriage of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. Before this marriage modern day Spain
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her to marry Carlos‚ Prince of Viana‚ but Isabella had set her sights on marrying Ferdinand of Aragon. Her brother did not wish for her to marry this man and had therefore threatened to send her into the dungeon for wanting to do so. When King Henry left on a trip to Andalusia‚ Isabella promised him not to make plans to marry Ferdinand‚ but she soon went against her own word and sent out noblemen to find Ferdinand. He was eventually found in Italy and he agreed to come to Spain and marry Isabella
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This agreement forced Alfonso V to neglect his objective to take the throne of Castile while Isabella and Ferdinand had to neglect their objective to take the throne of Portugal; The two parties were also forced to divide areas of the Atlantic‚ which they had both previously fought for sole control over as they wanted access to gold and slaves. The treaty also
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that he is extremely pleased with the outcome of his first voyage. He describes his praise and gratitude towards Ferdinand and Isabella in the following quote. “I passed from the Canary Islands to the Indies with the fleet which the most illustrious king and queen our sovereigns gave to me.” Columbus describes the king and queen as illustrious because he believes that the support of Ferdinand and Isabella towards his voyage was a notably outstanding action resulting in this marvelous achievement. The
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1501‚ worked well in Henry’s favour. This dynastic marriage‚ which was established by the Treaty of Medina del Campo‚ provided Henry VII with recognition on the international stage and valuable security. Such a union meant that the king of Spain Ferdinand and Henry VII agreed on mutual support to defend their countries against any enemy‚ assurance that neither king would make any peace‚ alliance or treaty with France without the other’s agreement and that neither country would assist or harbour rebels
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