2008 November | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 6
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hunger

After the fanfare and celebration over Obama's triumph last night, here's the cold and ugly truth back home.In an article on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippines ranks No. 5 in the world when it comes to citizens who have had “little or no food ...

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The world congratulates Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America.

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history unfolding

I've been following people's reactions about the US elections on several news websites. I'm surprised and glad that during this historic moment people express their ideas in a variety of forms, even invoking poetry. Reader Christiana Otto, for instance, posted a poem by Langston Hughes on The Caucus blog of ...

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Watching Obama battle McCain from Kalasungay

If anything, one reason I was glued to the run up to the US presidential election is my interest on electoral reforms in the Philippines. Following through the campaign from the primaries to nomination and to the general election, I never really developed an addiction or affiliation towards any of the candidates. Of course ...

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i heart leo

Agence France-Presse reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is crossing his fingers for a US election win by Democrat Barack Obama and said Monday he believes the rest of the world is, too."I think it is the true ideals and dreams of ...

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Brahms

If there was ever a composer who was acutely aware of his place in history, it was Johannes Brahms. He knew from a very young age, what he wanted to do in life, and by the time he reached middle age,  he was well aware of his standing in the history of ...

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off courses

"If only every college offered electives like the ones we've found," opens an article on U4UMag on a list of unusual college courses being offered in US colleges and universities this fall.At Frostburg State University in Maryland, there is a course on The Science of Harry Potter. "Science meets magic ...