Asia Essays

“The God Stealer” is a short story by Filipino National Artist F. Sionil José. It is José’s most anthologized work of fiction. It is not just a tale about an Ifugao stealing a religious idol, but also about the friendship that developed between a Filipino and an American, a representation …

Cambridge International Advanced Level 9686 Urdu November 2010 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers Paper 9686/03 Essay GENERAL: This paper is designed to test candidates’ ability to write a composition in Urdu on one of a range of five topics, selected as being relevant to their countries of origin. Overall, the …

Long before the Spaniards and other foreigners landed on Philippine shores, our fore fathers already had their own literature stamped in the history of our race. Whatever record our ancestors left were either burned by the Spanish friars in the belief that they were works of the devil or were …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has plans to fast track the integration of its member countries over the next few years. Aside from encouraging cooperation through traditional diplomatic and cultural activities, there are also ambitious proposals for ASEAN to issue a single visa and currency, and even form …

1 Overpopulation India suffers from the problem of overpopulation. The population of India is very high at an estimated 1.27 billion. Though India ranks second in population, it ranks 33 in population density. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, had implemented a forced sterilization programme in the early 1970s but …

Martial law is usually imposed on a temporary basis when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g., maintain order and security, or provide essential services). In full-scale martial law, the highest-ranking military officer would take over, or be installed, as the military governor or as head of …

Promised Rizal to give forty thousand pesos as an initial capital. Rizal got conflict with Antonio Luna who thouHis novels also tell the sickness of the Filipinos that affects our daily living until now. In his two novels namely Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, he uses some symbolisms and …

That we, the undersigned, all of legal age and residents of the Republic of thePhilippines have agreed to amend a limited partnership under the terms and conditionsherein set forth and subject to the provisions of existing laws of the Republic of thePhilippines. AND WE HEREBY CERTIFY:ARTICLE I. That the name …

A polvorón (From polvo, the Spanish word for powder, or dust; Cebuano:polboron; Tagalog: pulburón) is a type of heavy, soft and very crumbly Spanishshortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts. They are produced mostly inAndalusia, where there are about 70 factories in that are part of a syndicate that …

The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. It is recognized as one of Asia’s largest and finest hotel company. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 93 hotels in 55 locations across India with an additional 16 international hotels in …