Reaction Paper No.

1 August 11, 2017

Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: The Sob Sisters Story

No one ever kills himself for the love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals

us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness. - Cesare Pavese

Every one of us makes love as a foundation of everything that is why we anticipated

that love is the solution of all the things we think difficult to surpass. And yet who among us

weak creatures saw the true meaning of love and for what it is? Like the story of a Sob Sister

that tell us how love make us a vulnerable and tells us that love is not a sweetest thing you

may think or imagine. And heres the excerpt of the story.

Her golden hair falling in profusion about her shoulder all but concealed the cruel welt of

red about her throat. As the police came in the rose to meet them still carrying his precious

burden in his arms .The officers had almost to force him to relinquish her all that remained of

the girl he loved better than life and mutter . A few hours later when I saw him in the sordid

surrounding of the 10th precinct station house .But when tried to question him. At last he

managed pitifully to say .I killed her so that she would be mine alone for alone for

always.

And who are we to make judgement on him? Thats is why love is really ironic, we may

think that love is a destiny but we do not knew that in every destiny there is what you called a

misery. But always remember Love find ways we do not know what ways if it is a good or bad

but the only way we can do is to make cherish in all we do and let us spread the love that is

two bounded ways!

Reaction Paper No. 2 August 11, 2017
Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: Porphyrias Lover

Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul.
Charlie Choplin

Love and lust is a different word and different in meaning but sometimes these two
words consider as one because lust nowadays uses as a standard for how you really love a
person that is not really right to consider. But in this love of Porphyria and her lover it tells us
that love does really exist but lust comes next. So heres the summary of the poem.

The speaker lives in a cottage in the countryside. His lover, a blooming young woman named
Porphyria, comes in out of a storm and proceeds to make a fire and bring cheer to the cottage.
She embraces the speaker, offering him her bare shoulder. He tells us that he does not speak
to her. Instead, he says, she begins to tell him how she has momentarily overcome societal
strictures to be with him. He realizes that she worship[s] him at this instant. Realizing that
she will eventually give in to societys pressures, and wanting to preserve the moment, he
wraps her hair around her neck and strangles her. He then toys with her corpse, opening the
eyes and propping the body up against his side. He sits with her body this way the entire night,
the speaker remarking that God has not yet moved to punish him.

Love and lust are both good and bad. Some people would rather not love, but others
feel that loving someone is the best thing that ever happened to them even if one day they lose
that person. I think that people who would rather have a lust relationship are either cold
hearted, or they are scared to let someone close to them. I do not know why this is, but
everyone has his/her own reasons. Like everyone says, it is better to have loved and lost, than
to never have loved at all!
Reaction Paper No. 3 August 11, 2017
Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: Quiapo: The Procession of the Black Nazarene

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the
prayer that is made in this place. - 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (King James Version Bible)

Devotion is divine but too much devotion is not a good idea to have, that to the extent
someone will be hurt and vulnerable. Having faith and prayer to God is one way to
communicate him. So why we need to be wicked if there is a way to be directed to our God?
But I cant blame them if that is their beliefs but one thing that is sure Believing and faith to
God is the way to be in the paradise of heaven. Heres a sample of a devotion of the Filipinos.

The religious ritual, Translacion, is the nearly 20-hour-long procession of the Black
Nazarene statue, which is believed to grant miracles, through the streets of Manila. It draws
millions of devotees to the capital of the Philippines for the spectacular religious celebration
every year. The devotees bringing their own statuettes or replica images of the Black Nazarene
to be blessed. Devotees endure sleep deprivation, extreme heat, hunger, and even injuries
during the procession of the statue for a chance to touch, kiss, or simply feel close to the Black
Nazarene.

These are meaningful symbols of awe, reverence and dedication for the cleansing,
healing, joy and sense of bonding (being one with other devotees) encountered through their
devotion to the Black Nazarene. The Filipinos' devotion to the Black Nazarene is such a rich
faith experience, but at the end of the day FAITH and FORMATION must go hand-in-hand lest
this popular religiosity becomes mere fanaticism.

Believing and faith to God is the way to be in the paradise of heaven.

Reaction Paper No. 1 August 11, 2017
Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: Art

The text was about how art has been created and how does it look like in the eyes of

artists. The text specified Picasso and Braques style of painting known as cubism. Cubism is

based on the idea that the eye observes things from continually change viewpoints, as

fragments of a whole. It aims to represent the essential reality of forms from multiple

perspective angles. One example stated was Picassos Guernica, which he painted in behalf of

the people in the town of Guernica, wherein hundreds of people, including men, women and

children, were massacred. It is not directly stated but as what has been said in the given text,

some of Picassos audience didnt quite understand the essence of his work. But later on, the

mural became one of the most critically acclaimed works of art in the 20th century. The mural,

which has been critically thought about, considering the position, placement and expression,

was trying to say something in behalf of Picasso. Every detail was clearly an evidence that what

happened in Spain is not just simply a thing. Its something. Picasso illustrated the truth, rather

than the reality. And as he made an appeal to promote peace, the mural shows that war should

not happen again.

As what it is in the text, the writer is on the positive tone because of just telling the

story very clearly and complimenting Picasso for a job well done. The writer specified the type

or form of art, and then he later on mentioned the mural itself and the story behind it. After

that, he said the message of the mural and how it turned to be seen the way it is being looked

at right now. The text has been clearly sent through the divisions of topics and the flow has

been clearly specified through the questions that were being asked every division of the topic.

In another viewpoint, the text are just trying to let the readers appreciate all kinds of art in the

world, and also to point out the talent or skill of Picasso. The writer just wanted to share the
story behind the Guernica, because maybe the mural really strokes his heart and he wanted to

let his readers experience the same thing.

The bases of the observations are also based on how the writer told the story. The writers

effort to set apart different topics while keeping the whole text connected is highly appreciated.

In a passage that features something or someone, it is very important to trace back the story

and give at least some complimenting facts about the subject. Moreover, the writer did tell

more of facts and just a minimal opinion, for the text is really about a real person and a real

event.

The point of the text was obviously to feature Braque and Picasso, and also to share the

information about the story behind the said mural. The text only shows an example on how

every art has been made and where those things do came from. It shows how inspiration helps

not only artists, but also every individual to create something beautiful. The writer also might

not just want to tell a story, but also to promote peace and to spread the view that war should

really not be in a vocabulary of the society.

Reaction Paper No. 2 August 11, 2017
Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: Four Values in Filipino Drama and Film

Symbols of Social Stratification in the Philippines Light coloring is correlated with

intelligence and a light-skinned attractive person will receive advancement before his or her
colleagues. Family position and patron-client associations are useful in achieving success.
Money to buy consumer goods is an indicator of power. Owning a vehicle is a clear statement
of a high social level. Women above the poverty level have extensive wardrobes. Sending one's
children to the best schools is the most important indicator of social position. Aesthetics is a
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation
and appreciation of beauty. sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. Defined as
"critical reflection on art, culture and nature. studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the
world. White is Beautiful During the Spanish times: To be a prince or a princess in a komedya,
one had to look the part. One had to have sharp nose, big eyes, small mouth, and most of
all, white skin. He or she had to have magandang tindig, which is to be tall like a man. During
the American regime: Bodabil not only singled out Filipinos who can do imitations but
necessarily favored the Caucasian-looking either as the closer imitations of the originals or as
leading mans types, above the ethnic-looking who, in spite of their superior talent, were
relegated to slapstick comedians and roles of maids or minor friends. Shows are the Best Forms
of Entertainment before: Komedya Sinakulo Zarzuela Dramas Bodabil

Stage show Hurrah for the Undergo In the Spanish times the two principal forms of
literature and their dramatic counterparts set up two types of heroes for the indios edification
and emulation. The pasyon and its dramatic counterpart, the sinakulo. The awits and koridos
and their dramatic counterparts, the komedya and the moro-moro. During the American
regime, usually has for heroines are, blushing rural maids, utusans, labanderas, tinderas of
sampaguita or kakanin who are hounded by various relentless furies, represented by adject
poverty by rich donyas, evil madastras, malicious mother-in-law, and ugly but well dressed
step-sisters. All is Right In Spanish always ended all evil are rewarded. in the World times, the
colonial dramas with the affirmation that punished and all good are

In American times, the maudlin heroines and shy heroes of the dramas and zarzuelas
were showered with happy endings usually in the form of marriage to a rich man's son or
daughter and were besieged by teary repentance of donyas, madrastas and sisters-in-law. IN
RETROSPECT: NICANOR G. TIONGSON'S FOUR VALUES On this day (April 6) in 1977, Nicanor
G. Tiongson's Four Values in Filipino Drama and Film was published, making it 35 years old as
of present. It originally app eared in Goodman Magazine and was subsequently printed in the
succeeding years i n essay collections such as The Urian Anthology. Four Values contains bold
obser vations made based on almost six decades of Filipino cinema which started in 1919
when Jose Nepomuceno's Dalagang Bukid was released. In the essay, Tiongson articulates the
valuesor disvalues, as some would call itprev alent in Filipino films during the 1970s and
the decades preceding it. He provid es a concise history of Filipino cinema to trace the roots of
these disvalues to earlier modes of expression such as stage performances (i.e. sarsuwela,
moro-mo ro, bodabil) and popular literature that were introduced during the Spanish and
American colonial periods. According to Tiongson the four disvalues that plagued Filipino
cinema when he wrote Four Values are maganda ang maputi (white is beau tiful), masaya ang
may palabas (shows are the best), mabuti ang inaapi (hurrah f or the underdog), and maganda
pa ang daigdig (all is right with the world). Thes e disvalues satisfy the entertainment needs of
the viewers. Due to the escapist tendencies of these four themes, liberation from socio-cultural,
economic, and p olitical oppression becomes difficult to achieveas far as the film industry is
concerned.

Tiongson makes up for his criticism of Filipino cinema in the latter part of his essay by
suggesting positive values that each correspond to the four disvalues he earlier listed down.
These counterpoints are maganda ang kayumanggi (brown is beautiful), masaya ang palabas
na may laman (shows with substance are the best) , mabuti ang may sariling isip at gulugod
(it's good to think and decide for onese lf), and gaganda pa ang daigdig (the world can indeed
be more beautiful).
Reaction Paper No. 3 August 11, 2017
Daniel Nacorda Grade 11- A
Title: The Digital Divide: The Challenge of Technology and Equity