tikbalang‚ aswang‚ mananaggal‚ kapre and the like. Who would have thought that these creatures are in fact friends of the animals commonly around us and act as guardians of Mother Earth? This brilliant idea spawned from a short story written by Gilda Cordero-Fernandez entitled The Magic Circle and amazingly performed by the Dulaang UP last December. Basically‚ the story revolves around Jepoy‚ a boy living in the forest with his banished mother Aling Barang‚ and his journey within the depths of the
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In Partial Fulfillment for the requirement in English 11: Philippine Literature IMAGES OF FILIPINO WOMEN IN SELECTED SHORT STORIES Presented to: Dr. Ruel Bonganciso Presented by: Nicah Claire C. Faur Jona Joyce Azucena II – 1 BSE- ENGLISH A.Y 2014 - 2015 “IMAGES OF FILIPINO WOMEN IN SELECTED SHORT STORIES” Title: Dead Stars By: Paz Marquez Benitez Female Characters: Esperanza – engaged for four years and then became the wife of Alfredo Salazar. She
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INTRODUCTON Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of prehistory‚ and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20th century in Spanish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine language. DEFINITION OF LITERATURE The word literature is derived from the Latin term
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The youth‚ which by legal definition includes those who are 15 to 30 years old‚ comprises almost one-third of the country’s population (NYC‚ 1998). As such‚ the Filipino youth increasingly play an important and vital role in the development of the Philippine society. Their attitudes‚ values‚ mind-set‚ and priorities will determine the progress of the country in the future. Nowadays‚ the Filipino youth are experiencing a serious decline
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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books‚ photographs‚ and advertisements‚ but especially in film. In the film Gilda (Charles Vidor‚ 1946)‚ the main character and her male counterparts exemplify that women are mean to be recipients of the male gaze‚ and it becomes problematic if these structures are upended. Laura Mulvey‚ in her essay‚ Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema‚ examines and explains these power structures. We can use her article to understand how Gilda both aligns with and escapes from the male gaze. In her article‚
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character is broken. Once we can see through the “bad girl” act‚ the portrayal becomes completely unsuccessful. Two actresses became infamous for their portrayals of two of the most well known femme fatales: Louise Brooks as Lulu and Rita Hayworth as Gilda. In G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box (1929) Louise Brooks plays Lulu‚ a young woman who infects men (and women) with her erotic gaze and causes much mayhem in a 1920’s Weimar Germany. The actress who would play Lulu had to be able to
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at an early age. When Verdi discovered the 3rd and 5th of the key of C‚ he was overjoyed (Great Composers). In Rigoletto‚ there are four main characters. One of them being the Hunchback called Rigoletto‚ another called the Duke‚ Sparafucile‚ and Gilda‚ the heroine. II Trovatore is a sequel to Rigoletto and is an opera with four acts. Both Il Trovatore and Rigoletto was based off of the play Le roi’s amuse which was written by Victor Hugo. Giuseppe Verdi was
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First 100 Days Aquino Administration By: Mark Jeffrey C. Dalimot “First impression lasts‚” we have new president and people have very high expectations of him‚ he should make positive actions in his first 100 days in the office. After getting an overwhelming mandate in May 10 polls‚ President-elect-Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will go down in history as country’s first bachelor president. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)‚ he focuses on corruption matters among officials. I
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the promiscuous Duke of Mantua; Rigoletto (a court jester)‚ and Gilda (Rigoletto’s fair daughter). Count Monterone curses the Duke for “sexually abusing” his daughter and arresting him after he protests against the duke’s immoral actions (Martin). He also curses Rigoletto for encouraging the duke to seduce his daughter and for mocking him of his inability to do anything that can restore his reputation. This curse comes to pass as Gilda falls for the duke’s charms and later dies at the hands of her
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