PHILAMLIFE AND BPI ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC LIFE INSURANCE JOINT VENTURE Makati City‚ August 26‚ 2009. Philippine American Life Insurance Company (Philamlife)‚ the largest life insurer in the Philippines‚ has agreed with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to acquire a 51% stake in Ayala Life Assurance Inc. (Ayala Life)‚ BPI’s majority-owned life insurance subsidiary. Ayala Life will serve as the platform for BPI and Philamlife’s strategic bancassurance partnership. The joint venture is expected
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Armin Greder’s The Island is a picture book that explores the negative concepts of ‘belonging’ through instances of alienation and judgement. The text presents symbols and metaphors that can be applied to universal social issues‚ particularly the migrant experience. Although the tone of the text is ultimately pessimistic‚ there are suggestions of Christian ideals such as sharing‚ caring for the less fortunate and having a clear conscious. The text also not only discusses an outsider’s perspective
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Failure stands behind me as I run up a hill to the top of Angel Island. My hands clench‚ as my breath grasps for air from the 20 mph wind. My teeth tremble. But‚ a beautiful view awaits me. The awestruck lights‚ the Golden Gate Bridge is my success that controls my fidgeting fingers. The smell of the blue sea calms my anxiety‚ as I am about to confront my true and for most enemyailure. A black soul which would creep behind me. Embellished as‚ the tightened gut feeling I never listen to as I fear
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The Life of José Clemente Orozco José Clemente Orozco was born on November 23rd‚ 1883 in Ciudad Guzman‚ Mexico to Maria Rosa and father Ireneo. Clemente led a life full of many outstanding achievements‚ but came from a not-so ideal childhood and had to overcome many obstacles that stood in his way. The following is a synopsis of how he grew from a passionate teenager into a respected‚ talented artist. As a young child‚ José Orozco struggled to find ways to express his spirit for the arts‚ while
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is not uncommon that many students are taught that the colony of New Amsterdam had a short-lived non revolutionary life before the British takeover in 1664‚ but Russell Shorto contradicts that with recently unearthed Dutch records and his book The Island at the Center of the World. This story focuses on the New Netherlands Dutch colony and its influence on the city and state of New York‚ which Shorto states when saying “It is a distinctly European tale‚ but also a vital piece of America’s beginning
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married a half-Chinese by the name of Ines de la Rosa. • Jose was born on June 19‚ 1861 • He was the seventh of eleventh children‚ the younger of two boys and with nine sisters all in all FRANCISCO MERCADO (1818-1898) Father of Jose Rizal who was the youngest of 13 off springs of Juan and Cirila Mercado. Born in Biñan‚ Laguna on April 18‚ 1818; studied in San Jose College‚ Manila; and died in Manila. TEODORA ALONSO (1827-1913) Mother of Jose Rizal who was the second child of Lorenzo Alonso and Brijida
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Svetlana Feldman Professor Crowder SFELD5157@HOSTOS.CUNY.EDU March 26‚ 2012 Are We Selfish Or Can We Help? In “The Island of Plenty”‚ Montgomery emphasizes his article on social Darwinism. The United States should not share their resources with other parties to reduce the amount of hunger games going on. Other countries are in this difficult position because they are not capable of reproducing their products. The larger the population becomes‚ the more products are wasted. Once the population can
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What is meant by „secularization“ by José Casanova in his book “Public religions in the Modern World”? In his book “Public religion in the Modern World”‚ José Casanova tests the theory of secularization and analyses and explains how religion became public again. In his opinion the role of religion started to shift dominantly into the “public sphere”(p3) again in the 1980s. He gives four arguments to support his assumption that are four developments that preceded to a reassessment of religion’s
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In the story Treasure Island‚ Long John Silver and Captain Smollet are both leaders on the pirate ship. Although they both lead the ship‚ they have many similarities‚ but also many differences. In the book the author Robert Louis Stevenson characterizes captain Smollet to be a mature‚ wise captain‚ and characterizes Silver to be the immature‚ ignorant one on the ship. Captain Smollet and Silver are alike in a few ways. One way they are alike is that they are both happy‚ jolly leaders. Both
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moral values that everyone in the world shares‚ and no one should push their own moral judgments onto another person’s or cultures beliefs that are different from their own. The truth or falsity of moral judgments is not universal. In the movie‚ The Island‚ Dr. Merrick believes that what he is doing is morally acceptable because he
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