1. If you were Bathala, whom you would release first from the bamboo, Malakas or Maganda? Why?

Justify your choice. (10 points) If I were Bathala, the first one I would release from the bamboo would be Malakas. From the name Malakas we can easily identify that it represents the man and Maganda represents woman. We all know that Men are strong and can stand up for woman. Its like without man, no one can be there and help a woman. Man builds up the strength in woman. For me, if man is the first one that would come out from the bamboo, there will be someone who could help a woman. But it doesnt mean that woman is weak. Woman is brave and strong in their own way. Maybe a woman can be physically weak but the woman is emotionally strong. That is the opposite of the man. Man can be physically strong but they are emotionally weak. That is exactly why a man and a woman need each other. They need someone who can be the strength of their weakness. Both completed each other, filled up the emptiness together and most especially fulfill the love they were looking for. 2. Who among the following characters would you include in your circle of friends and why? Set A. Out of the 4 options, I would choose Florante to be in my circle of friends because base on the book "Florante at Laura" Florante is a great hero, warrior and general of hukbong magtatanggol to conquer the persians and turkies. And most of all he's also have a good heart to love Laura and a true man to fight for the love of his life no matter what. I want to be friends with him because his traits are some of what Iam looking for.

Set B. Maria Clara will be my choice out of the 4. In the novel "Noli Me Tangere", Maria Clara is the most beautiful and widely celebrated lady in the town of San Diego. She is also a religious person, a epitome of virtue, A demure and Self-effacing lady. She's endowed with beauty, grace and charm. Truly an ideal image of a filipino woman. 3. Supposed that they really exist and they will run as president of the Philippines, whom will you vote for and why? If there is a chance that the said characters were real, I would choose Aliguyon out of the choices. Aliguyon was known to be an Ifugao folk hero who is a brave warrior. The reason that I chose him is because he took time to learn things and face challenges in his own will power. If hell run as the president of our country, he can definitely serve the nation right and equal, because he already had a background in being a leader. His strength can represent our culture and traditions. Aliguyon can help our country be united and one by peace. His characteristic can also describe the way a Filipino face a certain challenges, he never let himself lose into something he is willing to fight for.

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If you were a literary scholar, how would you rank the following Filipino writers (according to greatness, popularity, works produced, awards won, etc)? Explain your choices in two to three paragraphs.

1. Dr. Jose P. Rizal, because he wrote a Tagalog poem, "Sa Aking Mga Kabata," the theme of which revolves on the love of ones language. At the age of 16, he obtained his Bachelor of

Arts degree with an average of "excellent" from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. In the same year, he enrolled in Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas, while at the same time took courses leading to the degree of surveyor and expert assessor at the Ateneo. He finished the latter course on March 21, 1877 and passed the Surveyors examination on May 21, 1878; but because of his age, 17, he was not granted license to practice the profession until December 30, 1881. In 1878, he enrolled in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop in his studies when he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated upon by their Dominican tutors. On May 3, 1882, he sailed for Spain where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid. On June 21, 1884, at the age of 23, he was conferred the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and on June 19, 1885, at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of "excellent." he mastered 22 languages. He was an architect, artists, businessman, cartoonist, educator, economist, ethnologist, scientific farmer, historian, inventor, journalist, linguist, musician, mythologist, nationalist, naturalist, novelist, ophthalmic surgeon, poet, propagandist, psychologist, scientist, sculptor, sociologist, and theologian. Dr. Jose Rizal is my first decide from among range of a Filipino writers because I indicates belief that Jose Rizal is a intelligent, Very good poet, writer and many more as we know, Dr. Jose Rizal is very popular person, He is our Pambansang bayani We know that Jose Rizal is a compassionate man. He has a many achievement/ success. His sincerity and friendliness won for him the trust and confidence of even those assigned to guard him; his good manners and warm personality were found irresistible by women of all races with whom he had personal contacts; his intelligence and humility gained for him the respect and admiration of prominent men of other nations; while his undaunted courage and determination to uplift the welfare of his people were feared by his enemies.

2. Writers from different Region: Writers from different region my second choose because they had a success of writing in different regions as I learn something by reading their own biography they all studied very well and lots of achievement on their own. Some of the Filipinos are Aklano Writers, Boholano writers, Filipino comics writers, Filipino dramatists and playwrights, English-language writers from the Philippines, Filipino essayists, Filipino bloggers, Filipino writers of bilingual works, Filipino nonfiction writers, Filipino novelists Palanca Award recipients, Pangasinense writers Filipino poets, Filipino screenwriters, Filipino short story writers, Filipino songwriters, Spanish-language writers of the Philippines, Tagalog-language writers, Filipino television writers, Filipino translators, Visayan writers, Waray-Waray writers, Filipino women writers, Filipino writer stubs. As the summary of this because there is many Filipino writers as written on this they are all Good and I must say that they are highly educated because they cannot do this if they are not an educated person. It has a legal proceeding; we all know that Writer is a difficult or awkward job because it has many processing to do before you published your work. Especially your are doing a different Regions.

3. Contemporary Filipino Writers: Manuel Estabillo Arguilla- He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," the main story in the collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940. His stories "Midsummer" and "Heat" was published in the United States by the Prairie Schooner. He became a creative writing

teacher at the University Of Manila and later worked at the Bureau of Public Welfare as managing editor of the bureau's publication Welfare Advocate until 1943. He was later appointed to the Board of Censors. He secretly organized a guerrilla intelligence unit against the Japanese. Manuel Arguilla is a Famous writer he had many story he wrote he is one of the contemporary Filipino writers it means that he modern in style. They said that he was working on a story, he usually woke up at one or two o'clock every morning and when he would sit in the darkness and keep still and think of the story he was writing and somehow the writing of the story came easily afterward. Karen Kunawicz- Some have described her writing as dark and depressingly beautiful, with common themes focusing on heartache and missed soul mates. Heres a sample article, The Sound of One Heart Breaking (for those who are "happy only when it rains"). Karen Kunawicz is a Philippine poet, writer, pop culture journalist, comic book editor, and former television show host and producer. She is sometimes popularly referred to as the Philippines' "Queen of the Goths. Kunawicz graduated Cum Laude from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management in 1990. She was a candidate for Top Ten Students of the Philippines for 1990. She later took a short intensive filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy in 2000. This Person is a type of person that as it described she is writing as dark and depressingly beautiful. She is more on music style because I think she is heartache and missed soul mates. She decided to write whats in her mind and heart and want to share this from everyone can inspire her on her story. She is very popular in television.

5. If you will join a literary contest in the Philippines, which one will you join and why?

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If you will recommend 5 poems, 5 short stories, 5 essays, and 1 novel that young people like you will read in this class, what would they be? 5 poems

1. To the Filipino flag by Guillermo V. Sison This poem must be read by today's genaration and should be introduced to Philippine

Literature classes today because it showcases a nationalistic approach and portrays the true beauty of the flag that we have which carries the dignity and pride of our country. It is very important to be acknowledged by the students nowadays to be able to feel the sacred value of our flag and what it truly symbolizes. It is considered as obe of the most important treasures of our country because everytime it is raised, we are reminded of the fight that has been battled and won by every Filipino hero who has dedicated their lives for our country to achieve freedom. Our own flag reminds us of freedom, unity, and love for our country.

2. Karanalan by Victoria S. Francisco This poem is a good starter for the start of the sem to be studied by liteature class specially those are in their freshman year and are currrently experiencing the privilege of studying for the tertiary level. Now that they are starting to make their dreams come to reality this poem would surely help them to have their feet stay on the ground. Truly one's success is not earned overnight and there are a lot of obstacles to be conquered to be able to achieve your goals. But one should not stop dreaming and believing because success can be achieved to those who worked hard for it.

3. Ang bato by Jose Corazon De Jesus This poem portrays that life here on Earth is just a cycle. Sometimes you are on the top of your success but sometimes you may experience your gloomy days. It is an interesting poem that students can easily understand because it shows different aspects of life and the lessons and advices that one would definitely encounter when it comes to the beauty of living here on Earth.

4. Wikang Filipino sa Pambansang Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa by Pat Villafuerte Now that the age of globalization is reigning in our society, same as the continuing success of English as the language of the people on the upper class, we should all be reminded of our very own labguage and not be blinded by the sparks of the foreign language. In this poem, the students can easily relate, think back, and recognize the true beauty of our own laguage. It is very important for the students of Philippine Literature to have a lesson on this particular topic specially now that English dominates our society.

5. The Sampaguita by Natividad Marquez This is a very interesting poem with only two stanzas but contains a deeper meaning that the college students nowadays can easily relate. It is true that the generation today has dramatically changed and the grown-ups seem to have difficulty in our generation. Little did they know that we too have many questions that are waiting to be answered and we are all in a hurry to mature and find answers to the mysteries of life. The students of Philippine Literarure can easily understand this poem and will definitely love this because the poem and them are sharing the same sentiments of life. 5 Short Stories: 1. The Trap by Kerima Polotan Tuvera

This short story discusses how a young girl can easily fall in love to her teacher and easily betrayed by her feelings when the situation that she has gotten into turned upside down. This is a good story that all Literature studens can cope to because as the main character experiences the changes; physically, mentally and emotionally, they can easily understand

what she is going through. A best friend who is ahead of her in experiencing maturity and a teacher who has broke her heart. Such a nice chort story that should be introduced to Philippine literature students.

2. The Eye of the Needle by Gilda Cordero-Fernando

This is a very enticing story to read despite the fact that the main character is on her early childhood days. The students of the literature class can easily adapt and understand the story and even share the same sentiments with the little girl herself. The whole story goes around with the little girl's classmate named Socorro, has been bullying her bacause she has seen her skirt go up in te air exposing what should not be seen in the public. Since they are studying in an all-girls school, it was considered to be a sinful act an the little girl was very nervous to face her pinishment because she is afraid to have a conversation with her strict teacher, who is a nun, and afraid to disappoint her parents as well. The whole story is very interesting as it climbs its way to the ckimax part and the writer flawlessly portrayed the antagonist in a way that te readers would have a love-hate relationship to her. We recommend this story to be discussed in a literature class because it tackles the issue that one of the students might be currently going through.

3. We Fililinos are Mild Drinkers by Alejandro Roces

Another funny story that the students would definitely love to read because it tells how we Filipinos are very hospitable when it comes to the visitors coming to our home and would even offer the best drink they could have. It has happened during the time that our country

was under the colonization of the Americans and a farmer has accepted a GI soldier inside his home and even offered him to drink the famous Filipino liquor, lambanog. The fact that he was not used to what he was drinking, he easily get drunk and the farmer offered to take hime back to his quarters. This shows how we Filipinos have our values and how we easily get along with other people.

4. Si Pangit at si Maganda by Gervacio B. Santiago

This story shows how beauty inside differs from the beauty outside. It is very interesting to read because it tells a story of two old friends, a girl and a boy, wherein the boy who has a not so good physical features has secretly loved his best friend who was during that time, was very beautiful and a lot of guys are showing their admiration to her. Several years had passed and the boy lost his communication with this girl but he still go everyday to the place where they always go before they go home. The students of Philippine Literature would easily put their feelings to the shoes of the boy or the girl wherein if you study hard for your future, you could in turn be beautiful afterall. And if you will waste your youthful life doing nothing, the physical beauty would fade and the ugly signs of being old would easily come.

5. Suyuan sa Tubigan by Macario Pineda

This short story should be introduced to the students today wherein we are facing the fast growth of technology and you could easily get whatever you want. It tells a story of an old way of courtship that the students today are not totally aware of. The sweetness of the courtship plus the effort of the guy would do just to be able to get the "yes" of the girl that

he likes. Even though the way that the young generation today has a different view on this particular part of their lives, it would be nice to have them read stories like this so as not to forget what the latter generation used to do.

1 Novel Chicken Pox for the Soul by Jessica Zafra

Jessica Zafra is a fiction writer, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp an witty writing style with her book series entitled Twisted, a collection of her column in a Philippine newspaper, commenting about the things happening inside the country in a funny way. Chicken Pox for the Soul is another contemporary novel that she has written. In this book, she spills her deepest, darkest thought about people and generally about life. It is indeed another book that must be read under Philippine Literature class because the students will never gwt bored with her funny and twisted writing skills. Plus this book is equipped with so many quotable quotes that the students would definitely love. "Greasy food might not be good for your body, but it does wonders for the soul. A healthy diet may prolong your life, but what would you have to live for? What is the point of living to a hundred if you have to subsist in bland food? One may as well die of boredom."-from the novel Chicken Pox for the Soul