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Change Starts Within

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Change will only begin when you yourself take the initiative. If you insist on changing, take the initiative. Do not rely on others to start your own change. Blindly relying on others to change you if you do not want to change yourself is a futile endeavor. Initiate your change with you. Changing yourselves is a hard topic to tackle. Although there are rough guidelines you can follow, it doesn't necessarily guarantee a successful change. It all really boils down to motivation, what keeps you going. Motivation is such a nuanced subject as it's really hard to acquire an adequate amount for your goals. Motivation combined with Willpower is very important in achieving your goal. I could not stress this enough. Without an adequate amount, you will only laze around trying to accomplish your goals. Try and acquire some Motivation and Willpower, I assure you, this will assist you with your goals of changing yourself. To transform oneself, it is important to follow a general guideline a...

Labor Day

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How do you celebrate Labor Day? Are you aware of the history of this holiday? For many of us, it's simply just another holiday with a day off. Not knowing of the historical protests to establish this holiday. Let us learn about this holiday that seemingly has lost its meaning to the recent generation. In April 1903, Dr. Dominador Gomez, the nephew of Father Mariano Gomez, led UODF (Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas) to a meeting with then-governor William H. Taft in MalacaƱang. In the said meeting, UODF had made it clear that they wanted May 1 to be recognized as Labor Day. Unfortunately, no resolution came to the meeting. Due to the denial of UODF's proposition to organize, on May 1, 1903, Under Gomez, the UODF mobilized roughly 100,000 workers to protest against unjust employment practices, capitalism, and American imperialism. The workers marched from Plaza Moriones in Tondo onto MalacaƱang grounds to demand fair wages and parity under American rule. After the whole orde...