‘A comparison of a thesis on Estrella Alfon’s selected short stories and future research on Lakambini Sitoy’ The rationale of Jane Dacillo Alcantara’s thesis dated September 2012 titled ‘Feminist Reading of Estrella Alfon’s selected short stories” was woman empowerment. She emphasized in her rationale that although the empowerment of woman have already become a trend in the contemporary society there are traces of ‘machismo’ still existing. She made examples of women’s position in the workplace
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MANDAUE EBENEZER ALLIANCE ACADEMY INC. M.L. QUEZON STREET ‚ MAGUIKAY ‚ MANDAUE CITY TERM PAPER IN ENGLISH SUBMITTED BY : ROLLY A. COLINA SUBMITTED TO : MR. LESLIE T. ONES i. ABSTRACT ii. INTRODUCTION Estrella D. Alfon (July 18‚ 1917 – December 28‚ 1983) was a well-known prolific Filipina author who wrote in English. Because of continued poor health‚ she could manage only an A. A. degree from the University of the Philippines. She then became a member of the U. P. writers club and earned
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MAGNIFICENCE Estrella Alfon I. SUMMARY Magnificence is basically a story about a bus conductor who has taken interest in a little girl of seven. The little girl and her brother‚ who is of eight years old‚ find delight in spending time with the man because he gives them pencils – a ‘rage‚’ or something that is popular; a fad – besides spending time when they would do their homework. But shortly afterwards‚ the action of the bus conductor‚ Vicente shows that he has taken a different kind of interest
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I. Title: MAGNIFICENCE II. Author: Estrella D. Alfon Biography Estrella Alfon was born in San Nicolas‚ Cebu City on March 27‚ 1917. She went to medical school to finish her medicinal studies but when she was misdiagnosed for having tuberculosis‚ she had to withdraw from her studies. She finished her education with a degree in Associate of Arts instead. She became the first and only female member of the Veronicans‚ a group of writers in the 1930s‚ prior to the Second World War‚ led
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Marianna Kestrel R. Tabilon March 6‚ 2014 Accountancy-III Litt 21-K “Magnificence” I chose the short story written by Estrella Alfon entitled “magnificence”‚ because of it contains a lot of symbolisms in which some of the things‚ characters‚ as well as the scenarios have meanings beyond the obvious. One of the used symbols is the light. The light plays a major role in the story and even to the characterization of Vicente. The readers first encounter with Vicente‚ he was “standing
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In their efforts to achieve this result‚ Nazi elites began their indoctrination of Germany’s youth almost from birth. Upon entrance into elementary school at age six‚ Heck was already beginning to feel its pressures It is no wonder that the Nazi elite chose to begin the assimilation process so early. Children at such a young age are far more susceptible to coercion and manipulation‚ especially in a school setting where teachers preach from a position of authority to children who are separated from
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Magnificence pertains to somewhat the potential or the strength of a person. In the story‚ the reversal of gender assignments is not actually incidental. The magnificent one in the story does not only point out to the mother but to all women who finally had the strength to rise up against male abuse. The psychological oppression of women and children‚ which emerges into the light of consciousness once the mask of false chivalry is wrenched away. In the story “Magnificence”‚ the descriptions
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Magnificence’s plot follows the traditional pyramid model. It began by introducing the characters and setting of the story. It showed how Vicente‚ the bus conductor relates with the two children by helping them in their studies. Also‚ he promises the kids to buy them pencils that would make their classmates envy them. The story now reveals his real intention. He was actually trying to earn the little girls trust and wanted to molest and touch her physically. Fortunately‚ the mother came down
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Every year at this time‚ Estrella Damm releases a seasonal television commercial designed to embody the fantasy of a Mediterranean summer. One of the highlights of all beer brand is to connect with consumers in an emotional stage‚ beyond the product or service‚ If we can find a Brand in the last eight years that has create his own identity ‚ that’s Estrella Damm. Estrella Damm was founded in 1876 in Barcelona by Joseph Damm‚ and becomes the oldest beer in Spain. Currently Estrella Damm‚ owns more than
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The story “Magnificence” started when a man‚ particularly a bus driver‚ comes to a house of two children to tutor and help them with their school works. The family of the children thinks that the man is good and their children are in good hands. They also think that there is nothing to fear when he is around. But in the end‚ the man’s true intentions were revealed. This story shows a man’s longing for pleasure at the same time it also shows the protective nature of parents toward their children
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