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DONDONAYOS, MOLENO,YULIN,BALLOS,MACANIM,AGDUMA,ROJAS,MENDIORO,VIDUYA,SALAYOG

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The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes are literary pieces from the Book of Matthew. Moses is
the one who gave The ten commandments while Jesus is the one who made Beatitudes which makes
the both covenant(Rojas). The ten commandments and the eight Beatitudes bith instruct how we act
and think, and change how we base our decisions to act in an ideal and moral matter. (Viduya). In The
Ten Commandments, the author used the second-person pronoun to convey the Lord’s message directly
to a person(Dondonayos). It expresses an authoritative tone so as to to fulfill the goal of its title(Yulin). It
is written in the restrictive way to enforce that the people should follow(Denise). For instance, each of
the ten commandments begins with the pronoun ‘you’ + the instructional modal verb ‘shall not’(Ballos).
The diction used in the text is straight to the point which signals prohibitive tone.(Shekinah, Yana).

In the Beatitudes, the author used the third-person pronoun to convey the message indirectly to the
readers(Dondonayos). It uses reassuring words to console the faithful, guide the troubled and hearten
the wronged(Yulin). It is written in a non-restrictive way enforcing that it is in our decision whtether we
follow his words or not(Denise). Every beatitude begins with the word ‘blessed’ which presents such
statements in a positive sense(Ballos). Beatitudes use flowery words to express the ideas and is inviting
to follow(Shekinah, Yana).

Morally speaking, the ten commandments tell us the things we shouldn’t doin order for us to avoid
gruesome punishments in the afterlife. On the other hand, beatitudes tell us the blessings received by
those who remain faithful to God when facing challenge after challenge (Moleno) The Ten
Commandments show us what God wants and what God is like, while the Beatitudes reveal the goal of
human existence, the ultimate purpose of human acts. (Agduma)