ASSESSMENT 2b: Have you watched a Balagtasan? It is a verbal joust named after 18th century literary great Francisco Balagtas, author of the Florante at Laura. Look up examples of the Balagtasan from popular video-sharing sites. Does your generation have a counterpart for it? What is it called? Contrast the Balagtasan with present-day form of verbal jousting. How do their elements (language, theme, participants, setting, rules) differ. Answer this on a separate sheet.

The views of government of aristotle

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

What was the main objective of the national origins act of 1924