n part II‚ chapter eight of Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader‚ the first-person narrator Michael describes reading the account written by a concentration camp who had survived along with her mother‚ the soul survivors in a large group of women who were being marched away from the camp. He says‚ "the book...creates distance. It does not invite one to identify with it and makes no one sympathetic..." The same could be said of The Reader. The book is written in such a way as to distance one from the characters
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THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO.‚ plaintiff-appellant‚ vs. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION and PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK‚ defendants-appellees. Ponente: Justice Facts: * May 3‚ 1920: Great Eastern Life Ins. Co. (Eastern) drew its check for P2‚000 on the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) payable to the order of Lazaro Melicor. * E. M. Maasim fraudulently obtained possession of the check‚ forged Melicor’s signature‚ as an endorser‚ and then personally
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Constitutional Law Case Digest People vs. Perfecto Facts: Perfecto was convicted by the municipal trial court as editor of La Nacion for publishing libelous statement pursuant to Article 256 of Spanish Penal Code. Issue: whether article 256 of the Spanish Penal Code‚ punishing "Any person who‚ by . . . writing‚ shall defame‚ abuse‚ or insult any Minister of the Crown or other person in authority . . .‚" is still in force. Ruling: 1. Effect of the Philippine Libel Law‚ Act No. 277‚ on article
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CASE DIGEST CASE #1: Kuroda v. Jalandoni 83 Phil 171 • FACTS: - Shigenori Kuroda‚ former Lieutenant-General of the Japanese Imperial Forces of the Philippines‚ was charged before a Military Commission in violation of the laws and customs of war. The Petitioner seeks to establish the illegality of Executive Order No. 68 of the President of the Philippines; to enjoin and prohibit two US prosecutors from participating in the prosecution of the petitioner’s case; and to permanently
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individual undergoes a traumatic situation‚ the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he gcanft remember to forgeth (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul. Critically acclaimed as gA formally beautiful‚ disturbing‚ and
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ASUNZA‚ Charles Darvin S. 4LM RESTATE THE FOLLOWING: 1. ARTICLE 279 No less than the Constitution recognizes and guarantees the labor’s right to security of tenure. Under the Labor Code of the Philippines‚ as amended‚ specifically‚ Article 279 of the said Code‚ the security of tenure has been construed to mean as that “the employer shall not terminate the services of an employee except for a just cause or when authorized” by the Code. The two facets of this legal provision are: (a) the
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In the story The Reader‚ the main characters Hanna and Michael are faced with several moral dilemmas‚ which challenges them into making changes that lead simultaneously growth as well as their demise. Hanna faces the challenge of deciding if her pride is worth more then her own freedom. It is in this fear‚ the loss of her dignity‚ which ultimately shapes the character she becomes in the end. Michael‚ the other main character‚ falls deeply in love with Hanna. He is forced to make a decision on whether
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FOA Martijn Outline: 1: Introduction: Structure and content/part Task division Learning outcome 2: Body (2): Compare writers Writers; Background Age Stature and credibility Conclusion writers How do age‚ background and nationality of writers influence language and meaning? What are the consequences of this influence? 3: Conclusion: Effects Noor‚ Martijn‚ Joos and Nadine on language and meaning Compare gravity of different aspects’ effect Introduction: [Slide 1.] Sociologists
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Salazar‚ Kristine Kim B. 4-DLM 1. Arturo Tolentino vs Secretary of Finance FACTS: Tolentino et al is questioning the constitutionality of RA 7716 otherwise known as the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) Law. Tolentino averred that this revenue bill did not exclusively originate from the House of Representatives as required by Section 24‚ Article 6 of the Constitution. Even though RA 7716 originated as HB 11197 and that it passed the 3 readings in the HoR‚ the same did not complete the 3 readings
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(1) G.R. No. 169144 IN RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO APPROVE THE WILL OF RUPERTA PALAGANAS WITH PRAYER FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR‚ MANUEL MIGUEL PALAGANAS and BENJAMIN GREGORIO PALAGANAS‚ petitioners‚ vs. ERNESTO PALAGANAS‚ respondent. January 26‚ 2011 ABAD‚ J.: FACTS: Ruperta C. Palaganas (Ruperta)‚ a Filipino who became a naturalized United States (U.S.) citizen in 2001‚ died single and childless. In the last will and testament she executed in California‚ she designated
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