Country Essays

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (born 1959) is a Filipino businessman. He currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the Ayala Corporation. His brother, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, is president of the corporation, while his father, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, was president until 1994 and currently holds the …

Jhumpa Lahiri, born in 1967 to Bengali parents in London, moved to Rhodes Island as a child. She feels strong ties to her parents’ homeland as well as the United States and England. She now resides in New York. This colorful background has led her to a unique multicultural perspective. …

The first people who settled in Kenya in the pre-colonial time were indigenous African communities who migrated from around the world. During the pre-colonial era, Kenya’s social mobility depended very much on pastoral and agrarian groups, the agrarians depended very much on crops and plowing lands and on the other …

The ghaṭam is a percussion instrument used in the Carnatic music of South India. Its variant is also played in Punjab and is known as Gharha as is a part of Punjabifolk traditions. Its analogue in Rajasthan is known as the madga and pani mataqa “water jug”. The ghatam is …

I.Summary of the chosen chapter or topic The topic that we have chosen is all about the Maragtas. The Maragtas is a book that contains part of the deep history of Panay from the first inhabitants and the Bornean immigrants from which our Bisayan brothers and sisters descended from. The …

1. Background of the issue Ever since December of 1945 when North Korea became a dictatorship under Kim Il-Sung, it has been considered a threat to the stability in Asia. North Korea was involved with manufacturing counterfeit money, and international drug sales in order to finance the production of a …

The culture of the Philippines is reflects the country’s complex history. It is a blend of the Malayo-Polynesian and Hispanic cultures, with influence from Chinese. The Philippines was first settled by Melanesians; today they preserve a very traditional way of life and culture, although their numbers are few. After them, …

Objectives: At the end of the session, the students are expected to:1.determine and identify the nature and circumstance that make a Filipino citizen2. understand the qualifications and disqualifications of the right to suffrage3. explain the nature, scope, and principles underlying the right of individuals to vote 4. acquaint themselves with …

In one survey of those engaged in prostitution along Quezon Avenue in Quezon city, the main reasons given by the respondents for being involved were:10 1. Poverty . Prostitution is officially illegal in the Philippines. However, it is also “regulated” in some ways. For example, women in establishments are required …

1.Pakikisama – Is yielding to the will of the majority just so to get along with everybody and avoid signs of conflict. 2.Bahala na Attitude – Leaving matters/ things as they are because nature will take it course. 3.Bayanihan or Team Spirit – This is the Filipino value of camaraderie …