Name: Paulina Anika F. Coronacion Section: AB2-1 HOW MY BROTHER LEON BROUGHT HOME A WIFE My brother Leon was returning to Nagrebcan from far away Manila‚ bringing home his young bride who had been born and had grown up in the big city. Father would not accept her for a daughter-in-law unless he taught her worthy to live in Nagrebcan. Father devised an ingenious way to find out‚ and waited for the result. She stepped down from the carretela of Ca Celin with a quick‚ delicate grace. She was
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Main Characters of the Ramayana Dasaratha -- King of Ayodhya (capital of Kosala)‚ whose eldest son was Rama. Dasaratha had three wives and four sons -- Rama‚ Bharata‚ and the twins Lakshmana and Satrughna. Rama -- Dasaratha’s first-born son‚ and the upholder of Dharma (correct conduct and duty). Rama‚ along with his wife Sita‚ have served as role models for thousands of generations in India and elsewhere. Rama is regarded by many Hindus as an incarnation of the god Vishnu. Sita -- Rama’s wife
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How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife By: Manuel E. Arguilla Nagrebcan is located at La Union. That is the place where Manuel E. Arguilla is born. * The wife meets the brother for the first time * They journey home with conversation and a song * The husband asks the wife if she is afraid as they near home‚ bringing about the main character’s own reaction about how the family will welcome home his brother and new wife * The brother sees to his father’s request while the family
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If you are working hard and putting in time and overtime away from your number one responsibility (which to me is family) and are not getting noticed‚ then you only have two decisions from my point of view. You can either A) continue to work hard and hope that it is recognized or you can B) Look for another job. Slacking off can guarantee you fired or negative attention. If you get the negative it is too late to show the positive so you are not going to get promoted anyway. Rolling your eyes
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Summary: Baldo and his older brother Leon were both waiting for their visitor riding a carratela. When Baldo saw his older brother’s wife‚ who is Maria‚ he was amazed by her beauty as he narrates their journey to their home in Nagrebcan. Maria felt a bit anxious because of meeting Leon and Baldo’s parents for the first time‚ but along their way home‚ she discovered the differences of the life of the people lived there and the life in the city where she met and fell in love with Leon. Characters:
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ride to Nagrebcan‚ Bauang‚ La Union. Shame!Manuel Viloriasays the collection was only twenty pesos.The story‚ like most of Arguilla’s prose‚ transpires in Barrio Nagrebcan in La Union‚ the birthplace of Manuel E. Arguilla himself . You’ll immediately realize how the writer loves his hometown by the vivid imagery and sensuality that he offers on the plate . From the shapes and the sounds to even the scent of the air‚ Arguilla spares no detail to prove that beauty exists in Nagrebcan. From the
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Baldo and his brother Leon waiting for the arrival of their visitor riding the carretella. Seeing his brother’s wife‚ Baldo was easily taken away by the beauty of Maria. Baldo describe Maria as lovely girl‚ tall‚ have a long nails and fragrant like a morning when papayas are in bloom. When they got home‚ Leon asks her mother quickly if where is their father. The father calls Baldo to ask some question when they went home. Baldo tell everything. Conclusion The story How _My Brother Leon
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on one of the most frequently anthologized and taught in creative writing classes stories‚ "How Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife" by Manuel E. Arguilla. Manuel Arguilla (1911 to 1944) was from the big island of Luzon‚ in the north in Barrio Nagrebcan‚ Bauang‚ La Union. He grew up speaking Ilokano‚ the third most spoken language in the Philippines. Most of his stories are about the common people in the small town he grew up in. After finishing high school he moved to the Manila area (this
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collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. Characters: Baldo - younger brother of Leon‚ fetched Leon and Maria from the road to Nagrebcan Leon (or Noel) - older brother of Baldo who studied in Manila where he met his wife Maria - the beautiful and stunning wife of Leon from Manila Labang - the bull whom Baldo considers as his ³pet´ Norman Tabios - Maria’s ex-boyfriend who happened
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their visitor riding the carretela. Seeing his brother’s wife‚ Baldo was easily taken away by the beauty of the woman from city as he narrates their journey to Nagrebcan. The idea of meeting with Leon’s parents for the first time made Maria a bit anxious. But along their way home‚ Maria discovered the peculiarities of the life in Nagrebcan as opposed to their life in the city where she met and fell in love with Leon. Leon and his wife‚ Maria‚ arrived at the bario and met with Leon’s brother‚ Baldo
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