The Catholic Church in the Philippines (Filipino: Simbahang Katolika sa Pilipinas; Spanish: Iglesia Católica en las Filipinas) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual direction of the Pope. The Philippines is one of the two nations in Asia having a substantial portion of the population professing the Catholic faith, along with East Timor, and has the third largest Catholic population in the world after Brazil and Mexico.[1] The episcopal conference responsible in governing the faith is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
Christianity was first brought to the Philippine islands by Spanish missionaries and settlers, who arrived in waves beginning in the early 16th century in Cebu. Compared to the Spanish Era, when Christianity was recognized as the state religion, the faith today is practiced in the context of a secular state. In 2015, it was estimated that 84 million Filipinos, or roughly 82.9% to 85% of the population, profess the Catholic faith
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Read "A Desperate Trek Across America," by Andrés Reséndez
The author includes descriptions of “makeshift vessels” manufactured using “jury-rigged” tools.how do these descriptions affect your perception of the situation?
Answer:
The words chosen for the description reveal how delicate and
precarious the situation was, as Cabeza de Vaca and his men had to depend on improvised transportation and weaponry to survive.
Explanation:
"Makeshift vessels" refers to boats built in an improvised fashion, while "jury-rigged" saws refer to saws that had gone through makeshift repairs.
Answer:
"I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!"
Well, if you think about it, if your sentences are super short, you get right to the point and we don't know any of the important details.
Example: The dog died. (short and choppy)
Verses: The suffering K-9 limped along the alley, energy slowly dripping away. He walked in the rain, not noticing the puddles he was trodding through. At length, he reached his almost flooded dog house, where he laid down. His he fell asleep never to wake again, finally at peace.
Make sense? Hope this helped! Sorry for the depressing example ;)
An oxymoron has contradictory terms, like "alone together" and "living dead".
