Typhoon Yolanda, or internationally known as Typhoon Haiyan, struck the central part of the Philippines but greatly affected the eastern part of Visayas region on November 8, 2013. According to PAGASA it has a maximum sustained winds of not less than 250 kph, gusts up to 312 kph, and a 21 feet storm surge. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it is said to be the strongest typhoon that has made a landfall to date, and probably the typhoon that has the most number
Landslides are known as mass movements of rock, debris or earth down a slope. They are gravity driven geological phenomena that occur as a result of deep slope failure. A website providing basic information for general audience describes three distinct physical events occur during a landslide: the initial slope failure, the subsequent transport, and the final deposition of the slide materials. These mass movements can vary from instantaneous collapses to slow gradual slides and are mostly unpredictable
The Visayans make up a quarter of the Philippine people. The term Visayan comes from people who live around the islands surround the Visayan Sea. Some islands where the Visayans live are: Luzon, Mindanao, and Manila. Also a lot of Visayans have migrated to other parts of the Philippines. Visayans speak one of three languages. The three different languages are: Cebuano, Panayan or Samaran. These languages are from the Malayo-Polynesian family. The majority of Visayans are Roman Catholic but some
mysterious underground rivers, magnificent waterfalls, tourist-friendly dolphins, floating restaurants, tiny timid Tarsiers, limestone-packed historical churches and the breathtaking natural wonder- The Chocolate Hills. Located south of Luzon in the Visayas region, Bohol sits southeast of Cebu island. As the 10th largest i...
North Stradbroke was originally known as the Indigenous name Minjerribah which means “Island in the Sun” in the Nunukul language (Moore, 2018). Furthermore, North Stradbroke is located off the coastal shores of Queensland and is the second largest sand island in the world, covering 275.2km² (Stradbrokeisland.com, 2018). Sibelco is a major sand mining, which is a practice that extracts sand from an open pit and can also be mined in other places such as inland dunes, beaches and drenched from the ocean
Panay Island is an island in Asia situated in the Philippines famous for constituting the beach capital of the world - Boracay Island. Boracay Island is located off the northwest corner of Panay in Region VI of the Philippines. The island is approximately seven kilometers long, looking like a stretched dog-bone shaped with the narrowest spot being less than one kilometer wide. It has been written that its history prior to its discovery by the outside world remained well kept and well guarded
The Ecological Impact of Native Americans in Eastern North America Shetler, in the book Seeds of Change: Five Hundred Years Since Columbus, supports the myth that the new world was an unspoiled paradise by stating that " Native people were transparent in the landscape, living as natural elements of the ecosphere. Their world…was a world of barely perceptible human disturbances"(Shetler 1991). Sale contends that the Indians had a benign effect and refering to them as the "Ecological Indian".(Sale
The region of the Middle East and its inhabitants have always been a wonder to the Europeans, dating back to the years before the advent of Islam and the years following the Arab conquest. Today, the Islamic world spreads from the corners of the Philippines to the far edges of Spain and Central Africa. Various cultures have adopted the Islamic faith, and this blending of many different cultures has strengthened the universal Islamic culture. The religion of Islam has provided a new meaning to the
The Role of Media on Middle Eastern Conflicts 'By now, all of us realize that there is a high powered media campaign aimed at promoting the war on Iraq and shaping the views of the American people, relying on media-savvy political strategy to sell the administration's priorities and policies' 'Systematic sources of bias in TV coverage of international affairs not only distort information, but can also restrict citizens' awareness and options, and thereby produce more social control. The
learning about Hindu culture in this class their focus on it follows suit as does our version. While our “freedom” is an idea that can be used in many different ways the Hindu “Freedom” is a more pure idea as it seems the rest of the culture is. In the Eastern culture freedom comes along with a level or state that you have reached in your life. To understand the meaning of freedom you also have to understand its relation to words like Samsara, Avidya, Maya and Moksha. These are all part of the journey
details of Rig Veda,it would be better giving information about eastern philosophy and also Hinduizm. Firstly I want to explain some basic characteristics of eastern philosophy and the place of Hinduism as a religion entering the side of the philosophy. Actually if we want to understand the eastern philosophy completely, there is need to know that these philosophies depend on a religious area, like Indian philosophy. The system of eastern philosophy aims to experience the truth in a directly but also
The “Soul” According to Eastern & Western Religions The idea of the soul varies widely in religious tradition. While these variations exist, its basic definition is unvarying. The soul can be described as the ultimate internal principle by which we think, feel, and will, and by which our bodies are animated. The soul is seen as the core principle of life or as the essence of a being 1. Views on the permanence of the soul vary throughout religious tradition as well. While some view it as a mortal
The Downfall of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe The shocking fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe in the late eighties was remarkable for both its rapidity and its scope. The specifics of communism's demise varied among nations, but similarities in both the causes and the effects of these revolutions were quite similar. As well, all of the nations involved shared the common goals of implementing democratic systems of government and moving to market economies. In each
Eastern and Western Medicine The complex structure and foreign nature of Tibetan medicine makes it difficult to relate its practices to Western medicine, making it difficult to determine the clinical efficacy of Eastern medical practice. Several clinical analysis studies have recently been performed in order to determine the efficacy of the “holistic” practices of Eastern cultures. Whether the studies show Eastern or Western practices to be more effective, I believe that the most effective
Eastern Cougars, Maybe (1) Most Field and Stream enthusiasts know that cougars are a fast and agile animal that can live for many years with no real predator other than humans. Another name for the cougar is the well used mountain lion which many Eastern states have named stores, schools, and even sports teams after. The distinction that the Mississippi river stops cougars from traveling into Eastern states can’t be proven because there are many animals in the West that are in the East
Eastern Thought in the Works of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg In the late 1950's and throughout the 1960's, a fascination with Eastern thought developed, concentrating on Zen Buddhism and Daoism. This attraction can be explained in part by the complete strangeness of these thought forms to Western ideals. Buddhism's denial of reality and Daoism's wu-wei or flowing with life were revolutionary ideas to the people of the late '50's who had been brought up with consumerism, patriotism, Christianity
Inevitable Spread of Soviet-backed Communism in Eastern Europe At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States were principle players involved with reshaping post-war Europe. The region most affected policy changes was Eastern Europe, which includes those states that would eventually fall behind the Iron Curtain. While the camaraderie between the Big Three deteriorated, Soviet-backed communism was spreading across Eastern Europe. The argument during this time was
The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe Communism is like Prohibition - it's a good idea but it won't work" (Will Rogers, 1927) (1) This essay will give a brief introduction to communism. It will then discuss the various factors which combined to bring about the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. It will examine each of these factors and evaluate the effect of each. Finally it will attempt to assertain whether Rogers' opinion (see above quotation) on Communism is true, that is, whether
The Status of Women in the Work Force After the Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe The fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union marked the end of an era in which official ideology and state policy often masked the reality of citizens' lives. This contradiction was particularly acute for women, a group that the Soviet model of communism was intended to emancipate (Basu, 1995; Bystydzienski, 1992; Corrin, 1992; Einhorn, 1993; Millarand and Wolchik, 1994; Nelson and Chowdhury
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - The Reconciliation of Western and Eastern Philosophy The differences in Western and Eastern philosophy are marked. Eastern thinking has slowly become “discovered” by the West; meanwhile, the development of Western thought and philosophy has come under close scrutiny by modern and postmodern philosophers and thinkers as being flawed at its core. The German philosopher Martin Heidegger came to the conclusion that “Western philosophy is a great error”