What I Know

21st Century Genre

1. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! By Bob Ong
2. Manila Noir by Jessica Hagedorn
3. Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
4. 1000 Gifts by Ann Voscamp
5. The Quiet Ones: A Novel by Glenn Diaz

21st Century Genre and Early Genre

1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
2. Timmy Failure by Stephan Pastis
3. Meaning and History by Ambeth Ocampo
4. Rizal Without the Overcoat by Ambeth Ocampo
5. Rizal: Philippine Nationalist and Martyr by Austin Coates

Early Genre
1. The First Filipino by León María Guerrero III
2. A Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquin
3. The Woman Who Had Two Navels by Nick Joaquin
4. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
5. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Activity 1
1. Francisco Baltazar
a. Kung minsan, ang kabiguan ay nagtutulak sa isang tao upang magsikap at magkamit
ng tagumpay.
- Whenever we make a mistakes in life don’t forget that things things happened
for a reason and this mistakes are not our downfall but this is the one who will
keep us alive, keep us fighting. These mistakes are our motivations in life to
be successful.
b. Sa loob at labas ng bayan kong sawi kaliluha’y siyang nangyayaring hari.
- Even the government we trust can be our monsters in our dream land so that
we need to know who are the best for our nation, the one who can really
protect us.
c. Ang magandang asal ay ipinupukol sa laot ng dagat na kutya’t linggatong.
- Good manners are about respecting yourself and others. They will make life
more enjoyable for you and for those you come into contact with. If you are
well mannered others will be more comfortable in your company. People with
good manners will usually make a positive impression on those around them
2. Bob Ong
a. Take Risks
- Taking a risk to achieve a goal requires courage to face the fear of
uncertainty. No matter the outcome, either way, we grow through the process
and become more resilient and confident. Better yet, building those skills
 helps in taking more risks and improves the chances of achieving future
goals.
b. Use your Head
- Today's world requires more critical thinking skills than ever before because
we have more decisions than ever to make with less time to make them, and
the sheer volume of information delivered to us through modern technology
can be overwhelming to sort through.
c. Always give Love a Chance
- Acquiring a second chance provides people with dignity and allows them to
achieve their potential as contributing members of our community. This
allows individuals to gain closure after their time is served and provides them
with the ability and support necessary to avoid future criminal behavior.
3. Marcelo Santos III
a. The moment you are ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle
happens.
- Don't judge yourself and quit on life and on your goals because you've failed
in one area, or even several. Every time you try and fail, you learn something
about that thing and that will be the path for you to be succeed in life.
b. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
- Combine this task with smiling. Force a smile on your face as you bring your
happy thought to your mind. This will help erase the effects of the negative
thoughts. Be sure to remind yourself to do this task throughout the day. Don’t
let a day go by without engaging with your negative thoughts and substituting
positive ones.
c. When in doubt, walkout.
- Trusting your intuition is the ultimate act of trusting yourself. Listening to your
intuition helps you avoid unhealthy relationships and situations.
Activity 2
Nick Joaquin, is regarded by many as the most distinguished Filipino writer in English
writing so variedly and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino. Nick Joaquin has also
enriched the English language with critics coining “Joaquinesque” to describe his baroque
Spanish-flavored English or his reinventions of English based on Filipinisms. Aside from his
handling of language, Bienvenido Lumbera writes that Nick Joaquin’s significance in Philippine
literature involves his exploration of the Philippine colonial past under Spain and his probing into
the psychology of social changes as seen by the young, as exemplified in stories such as Doña
Jeronima, Candido’s Apocalypse and The Order of Melchizedek. Nick Joaquin has written
plays, novels, poems, short stories and essays including reportage and journalism. As a
journalist, Nick Joaquin uses the nome de guerre Quijano de Manila but whether he is writing
literature or journalism, fellow National Artist Francisco Arcellana opines that “it is always of the
highest skill and quality”.
Rolando S. Tinio, playwright, thespian, poet, teacher, critic, and translator marked his
career with prolific artistic productions. Tinio’s chief distinction is as a stage director whose
original insights into the scripts he handled brought forth productions notable for their visual
impact and intellectual cogency. Subsequently, after staging productions for the Ateneo
Experimental Theater (its organizer and administrator as well), he took on Teatro Pilipino. It was
to Teatro Pilipino which he left a considerable amount of work reviving traditional Filipino drama
by re-staging old theater forms like the sarswela and opening a treasure-house of contemporary
Western drama. It was the excellence and beauty of his practice that claimed for theater a place
among the arts in the Philippines in the 1960s.
Virgilio S. Almario, also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian and critic, who
has revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist
poetics. In 34 years, he has published 12 books of poetry, which include the seminal
Makinasyon and Peregrinasyon, and the landmark trilogy Doktrinang Anakpawis, Mga Retrato
at Rekwerdo and Muli, Sa Kandungan ng Lupa. In these works, his poetic voice soared from the
lyrical to the satirical to the epic, from the dramatic to the incantatory, in his often severe
examination of the self, and the society. He headed the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts as Executive Director, (from 1998 to 2001) ably steering the Commission towards its
goals.
Jose Garcia Villa is considered as one of the finest contemporary poets regardless of
race or language. Villa, who lived in Singalong, Manila, introduced the reversed consonance
rime scheme, including the comma poems that made full use of the punctuation mark in an
innovative, poetic way. The first of his poems “Have Come, Am Here” received critical
recognition when it appeared in New York in 1942 that, soon enough, honors and fellowships
were heaped on him: Guggenheim, Bollingen, the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Awards. He used Doveglion (Dove, Eagle, Lion) as pen name, the very characters he attributed
to himself, and the same ones explored by e.e. cummings in the poem he wrote for Villa
(Doveglion, Adventures in Value). Villa is also known for the tartness of his tongue.
Alejandro Roces, is a short story writer and essayist, and considered as the country’s
best writer of comic short stories. He is known for his widely anthologized “My Brother’s Peculiar
Chicken.” In his innumerable newspaper columns, he has always focused on the neglected
aspects of the Filipino cultural heritage. His works have been published in various international
magazines and has received national and international awards. His unflinching love of country
led him to become a guerilla during the Second World War, to defy martial law and to found the
major opposition party under the dictatorship. His works have been published in various
international magazines and received numerous national and international awards, including
several decorations from various governments.
By writing short stories it enhances my writing which I will need in the future. And the
best part is that I can express my thoughts, feelings and ideas I can’t tell to everyone due to the
fear from judgments of the society.
Drive On
My Answer: (Twilight)
If I could change the ending in Twilight it would be Volturi went to Renesmee to execute
her in order to stop her from being uncontrollable and immortal, My suggestion is that I would let
Renesmee grow old first to the point that she will met her lover Jacob and then Volturi would
show up along with his crew and also Renesmee and also with her Parents and Friends fighting
along with her against Volturi and that would be an Epic Final Battle against Vampires to
Vampires but there will be Werewolves that will be tag along with Renesmee side due to Jacob
My Answer: (Hunger Games)
I think about Dr Aurelius’ advice about letting go or at least trying to let go, of anger and
hurt, blame, not for anyone else but for my own good. He believes that my feelings of
resentment and hate inside myself that makes me want to shut everyone out will only grow like
poison inside me. I think about the last few weeks of my troubles only feeling worse the more I
ponder on it. The nightmares forever haunting me. How long will it go on? Will I live with this for
the rest of my life? But the thought of Dr Aurelius’ glimpse of hope leaves me curious. Surely
there’s some hope of a better future? Especially now that the controlling Capitol laws have been
taken down. Recovering from the horrors of what the Hunger Games have caused me and how
it has messed me up inside may be a miracle. Even the doctors had labeled me as a concerned
mental patient after the burning incident where I lost Prim. Other citizens of district 12 like
Greasy Sae seem to be hopeful about President Paylor’s suggestions on the new laws being
arranged to offer equality throughout Panem. Everyone seems to be satisfied, except the few
survivors from the Capitol who have had to learn to live with less luxuries now that resources
are being shared more evenly. Things in Panem are definitely brightening up. I feel a part of me
wanting to share in this brighter future but the shadowed feelings of guilt and despair weigh
heavier over me and tell me I don’t deserve to share in it, after all the pain I caused and the
deaths of those who believed in me. What were they thinking? What did they see in me that was
any good? And how do I let this go?
My Answer: (Maze Runner)
They were going to get to that room and find all of the WCKD scientists dead, and a
recording of Ava would tell them, ‘You’re ready for the trials to come — the world’s going to
need you.’ Then they’d walk out of the room, and we’d follow them in one shot as they emerge
into the world. The last shot of the movie was going to be this sprawling, destroyed civilization. It
would have been a cool ’70s sci-fi ending, and you still would have been able to do the rest of
the books.
The Maze Runner ends abruptly in a new parody by How It Should Have Ended.
Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) has forgotten everything except his common sense. He double checks
that the Gladers have tried everything to escape the maze. Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster)
confirms they tried everything except for building a ladder! But it’s out of the frying pan and into
the fire. On the other side of the wall, they find themselves in the desert wasteland that is the
setting of the upcoming sequel, The Scorch Trials. Back in the maze a literal Griever sings a
sad song about not being able to sting the kids.