Lit 121: Philippine Literature Dr. Estrella T. Golingay April 11‚ 2013 * To discuss the following: * Purposes of literature * Literary standards * Literary values Philippines Literature * Compilation of Filipino writings Purpose: 1. Promote cultural heritage 2. Rhetorical modeling 3. Individual development Literary Values: 1. Technical Values – structure and component of literary piece 2. Affective Values – awareness of emotions‚ mood
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Jake Zentmyer Ms. Lavelle British literature 05/21/2011 In today’s modern society only 33% of the world is consider to be Christian. Many people today have a common misbelieve that there is no prove or argument for a religious believe. The book‚ The Reason for God‚ presents a well researched and well written argument for a religious belief making it relevant today society no matter what your believe is. One way it supports it argument for a religious belief by disproving the common belief
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by which the international law can be passed and enforced‚ is the consent of the states. It’s cannot be expected that‚ every states will agree in different situation and subject matter so that a strong international organization like United nations ‚ need to do this for maintaining peace and security of the whole world. A Law must be flexible and up to date as the situation and time‚ so the international law also need to developed as the circumstances. The United Nations plays a vital role in the
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Possible Essay Questions: 1. Consider the imagery used in Shakespeare’s assigned sonnets‚ Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚” and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” Although their images differ‚ what do all these poets seem to be saying about time? Be specific when referring to the poems. The imagery is very different‚ but all of the poems and poets seem to be saying time is important in life. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 he says‚ “And every fair from fair sometime declines‚” when explaining the inevitable
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When considering candidates for all time greatest gangster movies‚ one wouldn’t forget to mention such classics as Goodfellas‚ the Godfather‚ Reservoir Dogs‚ and Pulp Fiction. Some may even consider Tony Montana of Scarface to be the hardest‚ roughest gangster to ever appear on the movie screen. But what characteristics make this so? Is it because he was able to take over a drug cartel by violence to become the single most made man in Miami? Was it his ruthless business tactics‚ which ultimately
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Since the creation of gangster rap‚ blacks began to be viewed as thugs because of the lyrics used in raps. Rappers were also viewed as thugs because of the trending clothing styles. According to Holsey (2013)‚ gangster rap is‚ “a subgenre of hip-hop music that evolved from hardcore hip-hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner city youths.” Holsey’s quote states that gangster rap comes from the experiences of frustrated black youths
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FMVD150-American Cinema Classics Crime and Gangster Films The gangster genre rose in popularity during the 1930s and most historians locate the beginning of its classical phase at this time. The gangster films became an excellent system to exhibit cinema’s sound capacities: ballistic machine gun fire‚ screeching tires and sharp streets electrified the screen. The rise also coincided with historical conditions of Prohibition‚ such as notorious real gangsters‚ like Al Capone‚ and violent outbreak‚ such
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PHILIPPINE LITERATURE I. PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD (--BC to 1564) A. Characteristics1.Based on oral traditions2.Crude on ideology and phraseologyB. Literary Forms1. Oral Literaturea. Riddles (bugtong) – battle of wits among participants Tigmo – CebuPaktakon – IlonggoPatotdon - Bicolb.Proverbs (salawikain) – wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach asa food for thoughtc. Tanaga - a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessonson life is "more emotionally charged
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citizens who are knowledgeable and competent‚ who possess high moral standards‚ and who are responsible and capable of achieving a high level of personal well-being as well as being able to contribute to the betterment of the family‚ the society and the nation at large.‖ 2 FOREWORD This revised Literature in English syllabus is designed to replace the existing syllabus which has been in use since the 2004 STPM examination. This new syllabus will be enforced in 2012 and the first examination will
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Fictional books have characters that can teach us how to be better disciples in the world. With so many choices that we have to make in life‚ that we don’t always make the right choices. Books have a grounding for telling what some of the right decisions are in the world. The Forgotten Door can be labeled as one of those books. In the book‚ The Forgotten door‚ there are characters that can teach us how to be better disciples in our actions and behavior. In chapter 2 of the The Forgotten Door‚ little
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