Sydney Carls-Diamante: Understanding the Filipino through Meta-Mythology 53 Understanding The Filipino Through Meta-Mythology Sidney Carls-Diamante MA Philosophy De La Salle University Introduction T he treatment of the supernatural is terrain that leaves much exploration in philosophy. Yet‚ a society’s concept of supernatural beings constitutes the earliest stage of its method of knowledge acquisition: Before science was organized to answer the questions of the world‚ tales
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“PRACTICE TEACHERS ON THE GO” Teaching is one of the most difficult profession‚ but assuredly it is the most rewarding and noble profession ever. To become a future teacher we should undergo and surpass different tests‚ these tests will make us strong‚ well prepared‚ and better teacher in the future and person as well. One of these tests is the called “practice teaching”. Practice teaching in the UNP-Laboratory Grade School is a great challenge. Sleepless nights in making lesson plans‚ rewriting
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Suliranin nag Kapaligiran The hands of the blacks I don’t remember now how we got on to the subject‚ but one day‚ Teacher said that the palms of the Blacks’ hands were much lighter than the rest of their bodies. This is because only a few centuries ago‚ they walked around with them like wild animals‚ so their palms weren’t exposed to the sun‚ which made the rest of their bodies darker. I thought of this when Father Christiano told us after catechism that we were absolutely hopeless‚ and that
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In “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” Matsuo Basho retraces the paths of ancient travelers mentioned in the verses of ancient poets. Basho is a renowned poet and teacher when he decides to sell his belongings and embark on a journey of unknown outcome‚ "to view those places that I had heard of but never seen and placed my faith in an uncertain future‚ not knowing if I would return alive" (326). At those time travel is a dangerous venture as he says in this line‚ "Many‚ too‚ are the ancients who
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The University of Waikato in New Zealand. He wrote the article for Culteral Analysis. He wanted to inform the common people who may be interested in the Grimm’s Fairy Tales how they wrote their folktales‚ and how they incorporated beliefs of their own such as their religion. The mainy used Christian Folktales‚ because that was their religion. By making the alterations to use their religion it encouraged them to publish the tales as if they were theirs. Ellie Crystal‚ who wrote the article "Mythology"
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African Folktales In the actual Nigeria tribe African folktales‚ form a very important part of the African culture. There are different ways in how those folktales affect the African culture in general; one of this ways is that it’s used as a way of communicating. There is a rich‚ fertile legacy of folklore from Africa. On this vast continent‚ folk tales and myths serve as a means of handing down traditions and customs from one generation to the next. The storytelling tradition has thrived for
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Classic Folktales Before reading and writing were common practice; history was told in the form of legend; fiction was told in the form of myth; and lessons about life were taught to children through folktales and fables. Folktales not only served a role in teaching children‚ but often helped define the common themes of life in general for that particular culture. Most folktales have a specific message which they try to portray through symbolism‚ writing style‚ and plot. Many folktales from different
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Inspired by unsettling historical accounts‚ legends‚ and other murky stories‚ “The Witch”‚ is a folktale set in New England in the 17th Century‚ that follows the eerie experiences lived by a family of Puritans‚ right after they have been banished‚ due to unclear reasons‚ from the enclosed settlement where they were living. William (Ralph Ineson)‚ speaking in a taciturn voice‚ was unable to convince the court not to excommunicate him and his family. His wife Katherine (Kate Dickie) is disgusted‚
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It is often difficult for Westerners to fully appreciate the technical sophistication of Japanese Haiku‚ either from a technical or thematic point of view. The obvious obstacles in translating Haiku into English combined with cultural differences and linguistic eccentricities such as slang or puns‚ make the translation of haiku even more formidable than it would otherwise be. Settling on a single English translation of any particular haiku can prove troublesome; however‚ the brevity of the form‚
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THE PROBLEM Introduction Folktales are one of the forms of prose narrative which we regarded as fiction. They are not considered as dogma or history‚ they may or may not have happened‚ and they are not to be taken seriously.1 However‚ folktales like other stories provide various experiences that is why they are important. Folktales are not merely stories but there are morals in them‚ probably not obvious but underlying morals in it. In like manner‚ folktales may not be history but surely
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