Marikina City The City of Marikina (Filipino: Lungsod ng Marikina) is known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines" (also the "Shoe Capital of Asia"). Marikina was given the title the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines"‚ because of its notable shoe industry. Shoemakers in the city recently finished creating the world’s largest pair of shoes and it was only recently that the Guinness Book of Records recognized this feat. The Shoe Museum in the city is also the home of the famous shoes of the former
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of Europeans to obtain Arab knowledge and technology. Guns originally came from China but were developed by the Arabs. The Spanish were able to turn these guns lighter and more portable‚ and were used for the first time by foot soldiers on the battlefield. However‚ production of gunpowder was still in its infancy. Real power lay within the production of steel. Swords were the result of a long process of trial and error that began outside of Europe. People began working with metal in the Fertile Crescent
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! ! ! ! ! Matsubara 2 ! ! Wellington Murray Dennis‚ a young implement trader enlisted in 1916‚ as one of the Canadian soldiers who volunteered to be sent to the battlefields on the Western front during WW1. At the war front‚ Murray experienced and endured the severe reality of the battlefield. We can grasp his fears‚ hopes‚ and his experience as a soldier from his personal letters that traveled long distance on the Atlantic Ocean to arrive in the hands of his “Honey Girl”1
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A Broken Wing What is it like to be free? Bobbie Ann Mason‚ the author of "Shiloh" puts Norma Jean Moffitt through different tests in her life before she can find her freedom. Mason introduces us to a character who yearns to be free from her husband and mother. Throughout Norma Jean’s life she has dealt with many difficult and trying times that sometimes may not make sense to her and finally this thirty-four-year-old woman is ready to spread her wings; fly away and see what it is like
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the 5 freeway called the Upper Van Norman Lake‚ which takes up a large area on a hill. This area looks attractive‚ but not used by the public. Commons: O’Melveny Park seemed to be a great park for hiking and has incredible views of the San Fernando Valley. With great weather on Saturday and Sunday‚ adults and children of all ages were observed using the grounds. Another hiking trail was observed called Mission point. On weekends you will mainly see adults of all ages‚ mostly fit and athletic
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troops gathering outside Manassas Junction‚ Virginia. Expectations ran high that the Union troops would quickly send their Confederate brothers running for the hills. Buggies of spectators traveled the thirty miles from Washington to see the battle. Picnic baskets were opened and folks prepared to watch the show. No one expected what they saw. This wasn’t one of the biggest battles of the war‚ but it was the formal opening for both sides. Of the 32‚500 Confederate soldiers‚ 1‚982 of them became casualties
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The Divinity of Australian Identity From the fabricated tale of mystery in Peter Weir’s ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’‚ to the prototypical portrayal of Australian principles and behaviour in ‘Crocodile Dundee’‚ directors and audiences alike have been fastidiously and attentively representing their beliefs about how true Australian’s should behave in film for decades. With the recurring themes and values of courage‚ mateship‚ resourcefulness‚ and the toughness of the Australian people as the centre of
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TOURISM PLAN FOR NINOY AQUINO PARKS AND WILDLIFE CENTER I. INTRODUCTION The Philippines is one of the dream destinations for many ecotourists all over the world. Enveloped within an otherworldly landscape of sea and jungle‚ where large number of magnificent floras and faunas can be found‚ it truly is one of the few places of its kind. In that‚ it contains all of the major ecosystems that warm weather or tropical tourists look for when deciding on a vacation spot. It could be argued that pretty
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Turner’s most distinctive poem‚ R & R‚ expresses the average soldier’s desire to not fight‚ but relax and surround oneself with loved ones. Al-Rubaiee wrote of the bleak possibilities that could come out of the Iraqi War in Tomorrow the War Will Have a Picnic. Al-Sayegh‚ in his brief‚ yet emotion-inspiring poem Iraq‚ expressed his yearning for his old homeland; one that was not ridden by war. A general feeling shared by the public‚ which is skepticism‚ was the theme of Al-Braikan’s Of Freedom. The Needle
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Beginning Middle End Fernando hurts and embarrasses the narrator Fernando decides he will get revenge on the narrator Fortunato has hurt the narrator a thousand times‚ but when Fortunato almost insults him‚ the narrator swears there will be payback. Fernando’s weakness is introduced into the story. Fernando has his love of wine‚ but other than that‚ he is a “respected” and “feared” person. Meaning he isn’t really a bad guy. The narrator meets Fernando and he is somewhat drunk and
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