"Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed.

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-g ptian texts describe contraceptive suppositories, mixed out of hone and crocodile dung. This is the first #no.n reference to contraceptives.

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Hammurabi0s code protects a .oman0s right to hold and inherit propert .

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+ la. and b custom, 2esopotamian .omen are controlled first b their fathers,

then b their husbands, and fathers3in3la. and finall b their sons.

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'n Sparta, girls are trained in athletics, including running, 5avelin and discus, so that the .ill become strong and health mothers.

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T.o 9ietnamese sisters, Trung Trac and Trung :hi, lead the first revolt in Southeast 7sia against ,hinese domination. 8espite earl successes, the revolt eventuall fails.
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Helena, mother of the Roman -mperor ,onstantine ', claims to have found the sites of the 7scension and the Hol Sepulchre. <ater legend sa s she found the Hol ,ross.
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The $ustinian ,ode ma#es adulter a capital offense for .omen but not for men.
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2aria Pa= 2endoxa3>uason becomes the first ?ilipina doctor.

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'n 'tal , 2ussolini re.ards .omen .ho have more than %1 children.
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2ichelle @bama becomes the first 7frican first lad after her husband, +arac# @bama, s.orn th to be the 11 president of Anited States.

The Resilienc of a ?ilipino b Billiam >. +acani + C ?ilipino is resilient > C Since time immemorial, .e are tested b countless calamitiesD volcanic eruptions, devastating earth"ua#es and lahar flo.s, super t phoons, flash floods and landslides. + C 9ictoriousl , .e surmounted these ordeals and pains, be ond imagination of the human race > C 'nstant death of our loved ones, claimed b transportation mishaps and

natural disasters. Thousands also die in hunger and malnutrition. 7ll C 'ncluding ambushes and endless .ars in 2indanao. The trampled our basic human rights, such as the right to live > EsoloF C ' lost m loving husband, .ho didn!t .ant to 5oin 7bu Sa af. > EsoloF C ' lost m onl son, .ho opted to become a militar man. > C Be lost our innocent children and .omen, .e lost our homes and properties.

+CS urvivors are ?ilipinos. The .rath of nature and cruel destin ma steal ever thing from us. + EsoloF C Bealth, properties, and famil 7ll C +ut the ?ilipinos never give up + C ?or us .e are continuousl scourged b the test of time. The spirit to survive and to bounce bac# remains undefeated 7ll C '!m as pliant as a bamboo for '!m a man of -arth > C 2 hair ma all be blo.n a.a b the .inds + C 7nd m legs ma be crippled b the smash of .aves

7ll C +ut ' .ill stand and pic# up the shattered pieces of m self and continue to live + C Resolute to survive, clothed .ith an inspiration to live, not onl for m famil but also for m beloved countr 7ll C ?ilipinos unite in the midst of crisis, regardless of socio3economic status, tradition and creed > C The .orld has seen the magnanimous spirit of the ?ilipinos in crucial times. 7ll C The gap bet.een the rich and the poor .as narro.ed > EsoloF C -nv .as replaced b s mpath > EsoloF C Hatred .as con"uered b love + EsoloF C Selfishness .as set aside + C 7nd saving one!s live is the ultimate desire 7ll C Histor tells us that the ?ilipinos have captured innumerable foes, natural and not. 7nd shall al.a s strive to champion in all odds. +ecause innate in the ?ilipino is the .ill to survive + C Be ma be daunted b the horrible scenes around us. +ut certainl , .e .ill be strengthened b our un.avering faith in >od. > C Be have been lotted b man nations in the .orld, for our resilienc during disasters, others die in saving lives. 7ll C +ut onl fe. reali=e, that .e are able to survive, because our spirit to fight is deepl anchored from faith, that >od 7lmight .ill never forsa#e us. + EsoloF C ' believe that ?ilipinos, divided b varied doctrines and cultures, are capable to be on top of an situation, if united 7ll C Together, .e can face an challenge ahead of us.

+ C Be ma stumble and fall 7ll C +ut .e .ill bounce bac#, arms stronger .ith vision and faith, that after dar#ness, after pains and sufferings, the ?ilipino survives, the ?ilipino is resilient.