The last story that we tackled on was Love in the Cornhusk by Aida Rivera-Ford and the "Summer Solstice". Both stories talks about more on relationships and love.
My blog is about the issue of practicality in relationships and mostly in marriage. In our last discussion, we discussed the ending of the story "Love in the Cornhusks". A lot of us are confused of, who is the father of Tinang's baby. was it the bagobo or her last lover? Out of this i thought of the sense of "practicality" if ever the baby's father is Tinang's past lover, Amado.
What is the right thing to do about this kind of issues? To find another guy for the sake of having your baby a father or, going through life just you and your child.
This is a very an open topic, some would say it depends on what is the status of the women, of she has a baby and has no job, well maybe practically she would go look for a husband, some would say that you don't need a husband. For me practicality is one of the best thing to do in this kind of situation. You must do anything in order to survive, well having the case of Tina she chose the baby rather her lover.
Practicality in marriage is basically not getting married because of some issues like having a child to early, money issues and other stuffs.
It is more on the roles of each other.
For me it still depends on what is your current status.
source:
http://www.docdreyfus.com/psychologically-speaking/psychology/two-sides-of-marriage-intimacy-and-practicality-2/
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
2nd Blog Post : Between Families of different culture
The last two short stories, Manuel Arguilla's How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife and Francisco Arcellana's The Mats involve what one might term "traditional" Filipino families. Both were also written before World War II.
Choose at least one of the following writing guidelines for your blog post:
1. Pick out one or more common themes or elements from both stories. Discuss what interests you about this/these themes or elements. Do they still occur/exist in the context of the modern family?
2. Compare and contrast the dynamics or relations between families then and now, or between families of different cultures.
For either topic, you will need to draw on relevant materials, such as news articles, blog entries, online videos, advertising, trends, threads and conversations, etc. to prove your point.
Your opinions and insights are important in the grading of this assignment, but don't forget to cite or link to your sources/references.
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What i think.
Filipinos back then lived a simple life, normal and the usual. Father goes to work, mother watch over the house, kids go to school basically, normal routine for a family. Back then fortunate one can go to great schools, the poor ones are on the public ones. The way they communicate is one of the big difference in our time. Back then cellphones are not in the line. Comparing the families back then lived, they lived simple, In our time, family would like to have this and that. Filipinos now somehow could not be contended on what they
have. Kids back then after the occupation started to grow differently. After the WW2 our nation suffer much losses and we got poorer. But still, the values that we have learned stayed.
I referred my Blog to this other blog that i have read. some points that i used are in his blog.
link: . http://manilarat.montalut.com/2005/08/the-filipino-family-then-and-now/
Choose at least one of the following writing guidelines for your blog post:
1. Pick out one or more common themes or elements from both stories. Discuss what interests you about this/these themes or elements. Do they still occur/exist in the context of the modern family?
2. Compare and contrast the dynamics or relations between families then and now, or between families of different cultures.
For either topic, you will need to draw on relevant materials, such as news articles, blog entries, online videos, advertising, trends, threads and conversations, etc. to prove your point.
Your opinions and insights are important in the grading of this assignment, but don't forget to cite or link to your sources/references.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
What i think.
Filipinos back then lived a simple life, normal and the usual. Father goes to work, mother watch over the house, kids go to school basically, normal routine for a family. Back then fortunate one can go to great schools, the poor ones are on the public ones. The way they communicate is one of the big difference in our time. Back then cellphones are not in the line. Comparing the families back then lived, they lived simple, In our time, family would like to have this and that. Filipinos now somehow could not be contended on what they
have. Kids back then after the occupation started to grow differently. After the WW2 our nation suffer much losses and we got poorer. But still, the values that we have learned stayed.
I referred my Blog to this other blog that i have read. some points that i used are in his blog.
link: . http://manilarat.montalut.com/2005/08/the-filipino-family-then-and-now/
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Carlo Bulosan .. Some pride
For me one of the great image that represent our country as of today is Charice Pempengco. The first thing i noticed about her is obviously she's a Filipino, but when she started her career as a pop idol living in the U.S my thoughts of her change.. Filipino pride takes on who we are, what we do, basically giving pride on what can we do as Filipinos. In my opinion Charice nailed this, she clearly can talk in english, can sing well and yes, she can go head on to the top. some singers in the US was blown away because on what she can do. Small but terrible as they says.. She declares something that most of us will do as Filipino's..
Never back Down.. walang atrasan.
She clearly give us the idea that even she's that small, she can go head on to be with the top and th elites.
:)
Never back Down.. walang atrasan.
She clearly give us the idea that even she's that small, she can go head on to be with the top and th elites.
:)
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