21st CENTURY LITERATURE

Discussion forum Answer the following questions in your own words (at least 5 sentences): 1. What is the Kariton Klasrum? Why was it built? Klasrum Kariton was a project founded by Efren Peñaflorida Jr. that serves as a safe space for all marginalized children. It serves as a mobile learning space for the children, where they used pushcarts to bring reading and writing materials to teach them how to read, write, and how to take care of themselves. Years ago, they only had four pushcarts: a play center, a literary class center, a clinic, and a computer lab. Since then, their project has expanded, creating the EcoDemya, an environmental-friendly school run by the Dynamic Teen Company, a group founded by Efren. As a catalyst for change, Efren's effort and determination to help these children became a symbol of hope for those who were deprived of their right to education. He understood their struggles as he was also one of them, which is why he was inspired to give them the same opport...

KLASRUM KARITON: TEXT TULA "Nung una kaming nagtulak ng kariton, talagang ano, marami mga negative reactions yung na-receive namin. Talagang minumura kami sa kalye... pinagtatawanan kami, binabato kami." "'Pag nagtutulak kayo ng kariton, 'wag kayong yuyuko kasi kung kinkahiya niyo 'yan, baka mabangga kayo pag nakayuko kayo." "Ang pag tulong, 'di naman costly lalo na kung simpleng pag-angat lang ang kailangan ng mga tao. May mga bagay na pwede [mong] maitulong sa kanila na hindi mo naman kailangang gumastos ng malaki."

 

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: (5 sentences min.) 1. What do you like more - reading 21st Century Literature (Manga) or watching its video counterpart (anime) like Naruto, Sailormoon, and others? Why?      Despite the fact that I am an avid reader of several comic books, it was only now that I started to read manga because I was used to watching the anime. Although I know that most popular anime were adapted from manga and that most people think that the original version (manga) is better, for me, I liked watching anime better. In most of the anime I've been watching, there are scenes that require better transitions to what will happen in the situation. From the manga I've read so far, it was a bit difficult to understand fight scenes because they have to cut of several scenes to fit in the comic panels. Besides that, anime provides a better visual aesthetic as there are colors present, unlike in manga where it remains black and white. Another advantage that anime has is that with...

Discussion 2 Give 1 PHILIPPINE literature that you like. Give a short description of what it is about. Why do you like it?      Despite the fact that they've only ever read a few Filipino literature and that they were also just requirements for our Filipino class, I happened to like one of the things I've read for school and that is "La Loba Negra". Said to be written by José Apolonio Burgos, La Loba Negra was then adapted into an opera by Francisco Feliciano. It is a story about Donya Luisa, the widowed wife of Don Fernando Manuel de Bustamante y Bustillo, the newly-appointed Governor-General in the Philippines at the time of the story. Don Fernando was assassinated by the corrupt officials and high priests because of how we had arrested most of them because of how they pocketed the money of the people. Because of her husband's death, Donya Luisa wept and vowed for revenge, which led her to renounce her religion became "La Loba Negra", a rebel who came ...

Discussion In what ways can you as a Filipino reader be affected by such works (short stories in Tagalog) that endeavor to open the minds of people on socio-political and moral issues confronting the country? Our desire for knowledge continues to grow as we get older, since we now have more room for comprehending new information. With that being said, I think that literature can affect its readers by catering their thirst for knowledge by providing narratives that show a different perspective to what we believe in. As Filipino literature continue to provide different perspectives on socio-political and moral issues happening within the country, Filipinos are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge on how and where should we stand on these issues. An example of Filipino literature that helped open the eyes of Filipinos is the "El Filibusterismo" of Jose Rizal that albeit it is not a short story, it was able to show us that the issues portrayed in the novel still exist ...