Wednesday, October 14, 2009
CIVILIZATION, CIVILIZERS, RELIGION, AND ECONOMY
Saturday, October 10, 2009
MANILA HEMP OR ABACA
Another use with which the natives have employed abaca or hemp fibers was those of ropes as bundling material.
Besides the Philippines, Panama is another major exporter of abaca to the United States. In 1952 alone, Panama exported about US$ 1.5 million to the US. The fibers were used for the manufacture of cords and jute bags (Biesanz 1955).
Some other countries have been importing abaca fibers from the Philippines too. Germany for example, for about 50 years now has been utilizing abaca fibers in many ways. They use the fibers as yarn materials for upholstery of couches, beds, and chairs. In 2005, Mercedez Benz indicated the utilization of the fibers in its manufactured cars (Manila Bulletin 2005).
Works Cited
Adams, Phoebe-Lou. 1999. Brief Reviews. The Atlantic Monthly, March, 116. http://www.questia.com/
Biesanz, Mavis, and John Biesanz. 1955. The People of Panama. New York: Columbia University Press. http://www.questia.com/
Catanduanes Fiber Industry Fast Recovering, FIDA Says. 2009. Manila Bulletin, July 11, NA. http://www.questia.com/
Cotabato Gears Up for T'nalak Festival. 2006. Manila Bulletin, June 26, NA. http://www.questia.com/
The Magical Essence of Abaca. 2006. Manila Bulletin, March 26, NA. http://www.questia.com/
Mindanao High-Value Crops Top RP Exports. 2007. Manila Bulletin, October 26, NA. http://www.questia.com/
National Resources Planning Board. 1943. Industrial Location and National Resources: December, 1942. National Resources Planning Board. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off. http://www.questia.com/
S Cotabato Offers a Variety of Choices. 2006. Manila Bulletin, August 28, NA. http://www.questia.com/
50 Years of RP-German Relations. July 2, 2005. Manila Bulletin. http://www.questia.com/
Thursday, October 8, 2009
THE 21st CENTURY FARMERS
Yesterday however, after a heavy deluge in the North, thousands of hectares of farmlands were submerged exposing to the whole world the simple truth. The vastness of tilled lands and the volume of farm products could be supportive of cheaper marketable goods to ease the hunger of the needy and the destitute. Nontheless, the farmers, vendors, middlemen and their dependents who were all crying for rescue, almost submerged with their farms could only mean one thing. For years while they have kept the bounty to themselves, nature saw to it that they can really keep it for themselves forever, but, under water and under the soil.
Friday, September 25, 2009
KNOWING HOW TO LIVE ALONE
"One good way to prepare for living alone is to learn how to take care of practical matters. For example, some students and newly single people might not know how to do something as simple as opening a checking account. When making arrangements alone, they might be too tense to find out that they can compare banks as well as the benefits of various types of accounts. Similarly, making major purchases is something people living alone might have to handle. When divorced or widowed people were married, perhaps the other spouse did the choosing or the couple made the decisions together. But, how long can a person manage with a refrigerator that can not be repaired or a car that will not run? After shopping around and making price comparisons, most people find that these decisions are much less complicated than they seem at first" (Troyka 76-77).
The 4th paragraph contains a series of statements and is the 2nd support idea for the argument stated as thesis of the composition.
"The confidence that single people get from learning to deal with practical matters can boost their chances for establishing new friendships. When singles feel self-reliant, they can have an easier time getting out and meeting new people. For instance, some students are in the habit of always going to classes with a friend. When they break this dependency, they can be pleasantly surprised to find that they can concentrate better on the course and also have a chance to make new friends. Likewise, the idea of going alone to the beach or to parties can paralyze some singles. Once they make the attempt, however, people alone usually find that almost everyone welcomes a new, friendly face" (Troyka 77).
The 5th paragraph contains a series of statements that gives 3rd and final foundations for the main argument.
"Probably the most difficult problem for people living alone is dealing with feelings of loneliness. First, they have to understand the feeling. Some people confuse being alone with feeling lonely. They need to remember that unhappinly arried people can feel very lonely with spouses, and anyone can suffer from loneliness is a room crowded with friends. Second, people living alone have to fight any tendencies to get depressed. Depression can lead to much unhappiness, including compulsive behavior like overeating or spending too much money. Depression can also drive people to fill the feeling of emptiness by getting into relationships or jobs that they do not truly want. Third, people living alone need to get involved in useful and pleasurable activities, such as voluteering their services to help others" (Troyka 77-78).
Finally, the last paragraph contains the concluding sentences which is an encouragement for keeping oneself informed.
"People need to ask themselves, "If I had to live alone starting tomorrow morning, would I know how?" If the answer is "No," they need to become conscious of what living alone alone calls for. People who face up to life usually do not have to hide from it later on (Troyka 78).
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
PERSUASIVE WRITING
"The search for some biological basis for math ability or disability is fraught with logical and experimental difficulties. Since not all math under-achievers are women, and not all women are mathematics-avoidant, poor performance in math is likely to be due to some genetic or hormonal differences between sexes. Moreover, no amount of research so far has unearth a "mathematical competency" in some tangible, measurable substance in the body. Since "musculinity" cannot be injected into women to test whether or not it improves their mathematics, the theories that attribute such ability to genes or hormones must depend for their proof on circumstantial evidence. So long as about 7 percent of the Ph.D.'s in mathematics are earned by women, we have to conclude either that these women have genes, hormones, and brain organization different from those of the rest of us, or that certain positive experiences in their lives have largely undone the negative fact that they are female, or both" (Troyka 6).
INFORMATIVE WRITING
"In 1914 in what is now Addo Park in South Africa, a hunter by the name of Pretorious was asked to exterminate a herd of 140 elephants. He killed all but 20, and those survivors became so cunning at evading him that he was forced to abandon the hunt. The area became a preserve in 1930, and the elephants have been protected ever since. Nevertheless, elephants now four generations removed from those Pretorious hunted remain shy and strangely nocturnal. Young elephants evedently learn from the adults' trumpeting alarm calls to avoid humans" (Troyka 4-5).