DEKADA 70

1. Identify the main characters and describe each.

Amanda Bartolome - mother of a middle-class family who has five young sons. A loving mother and wife.

Jullian - wife of Amanda.Hardworking but cannot discipline his sons.

Isagani – Womanizing that realize his wrong decision and correct it.

Jules-eldest in the family and a matured son. He is also a good son with principle in life. He is also a good model that fights for his right and don’t just escape to his responsibilities as a citizen of his country.

Jason =Julian's favorite among his children. a typical teenager.. He was a constant failure in school, albeit his problems were self-inflicted.

Emmanuel- He wanted to become a writer, a noble profession. He wants also a peaceful revolution through writing.

2. Identify the different conflicts.

Man vs. Society=because many people in the country fight the martial law for independence.
Man vs. Man- because the main character Amanda and Julian fight for the  issue if Amanda go to work.
Man vs. self-because at first Amanda want to have work but he cannot say it to Julian.
3. Among the characters who can you relate to most and why?
For me, it is Jules because he fight for his principles and didn’t back out on her decision. He helps his friends without knowing him well and he also love his family.
4. What is the lesson of the story?
Moral lesson: we should mold our children to fight our country and teach them the right way to do it. As a son we should sometimes listen to our parents not only in our self. Fight for your rights and don’t be a traitor like domeng in the story. Love your family, support them and help them to correct their wrong decisions. Be a good citizen in your country.
5. If you were living during martial law era what is your contribution to the Philippines? 
If I am living during the martial law I will do my responsibility as a citizen’s and will fight for my freedom. I will join the rebellion if necessary to achieve peace in the country.

My Dead Star

Stars are created by God. Every human being has a Star. For me I consider him as a star of my life, my father - he’s a bright shining example.

When it is dark, we can only see the star, it is because of its light, a light that serves as a guide that leads to the right path. The advice of my father serves as my guide, and guidelines to wish out my dreams in life.

        But sad to say all things in this world has an ending like a star in the sky.

 When they are dead star we cannot see them, but still they are there. Like my father, I consider him as a dead star because even though he is not with me, that he could not exist anymore I know I only lost him in my sight and the light/lesson I’ve learned from him still remain in my memory and in my heart forever and I know he is still there somewhere watching me….

"And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven..." Genesis 26:4

Tyranny of false values:Question and Answer

1.List down all the adjectives that describe the youth of today.

=Inconstant,frivolous,easygoing, supercilious and cynical,  irresponsible, parasitic,insincere.

2. If we find are youth of today lacking in the fine attributes that we expect them to have, who should be blamed according to the oration?what make them so?

 = I think  leaders should be blame.Leaders are bad examples, for example in the second paragraph the speaker show one bad example of leaders,he talk about being a Filipino but what you see to him is the opposite of what he said.

3. It is said that, most often than not, what we think of others is a reflection of what we are.Do the ideas of leaders express by youth reflect their faults or merits?

=Yes. leaders should be the first to guide the youth and be their model, they should be the first one who will do or make action to what they are saying,leaders should have words of honor and action.