...THE OTHER WOMAN I. Author of the Text Norma O. Miraflor graduated with a degree of AB Philosophy from the University of Santo Tomas. She received various awards from the Philippine Free Press and Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature. She and her sister are poets and fictionists. Due to their eloquence in English, they both wrote various English poems, fictional stories and novels. She and her sister were like the famous Brönte sisters who were renowned British novelists. She worked as a journalist and taught English and Literature in different colleges and universities in Metro Manila. She travels extensively and divides her time between Singapore and Australia. She is married to a war historian and communist named Chin Peng. She said in one of her books “I have a list of my husband’s kindnesses as long as my arm. I have often been distracted. I never mean to seem ungrateful and on this score, I am lucky.” II. Summary of the Text This story is about a woman who is a writer and a mother of four sons. She is just like a traditional mother who was expected to be dominated by her husband but she differs from other mothers in the way that she relates with her family. Even from the start of her marriage she was not quite open to her husband. She was afraid to show her family her love and affection that is why she became distant to them. She also seems to be quite sad and discontented despite the good life that she has. ...
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...No other woman From my perspective, this movie itself is a culture based because culture appeared from a long time ago. We keep on talking with our emotions and expressing our ideas to one another. This is similar to one of our culture in our own country. No matter transmission or ritual, they are both related. We communicate through culture and the world is changing so fast. We have to catch up the stage so that we won’t left behind. It’s true that we filipinos are naturally fond of watching movies where we base our life, Filipinos are truly one of the most cheerful and optimistic people in the world. We love to laugh, share jokes and make fools of ourselves all in the spirit of fun. We find humor in almost every situation no matter how dire or depressing it is. Even in the midst of poverty, you can still see the smiles on the faces of the little kids playing on the streets or witness the animated expressions of the men and women gathered together sharing stories in their tambayan. Humor even finds its way into politics, the historical impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona has had its share of quite a number of funny and dramatic moments. In every aspect of our daily lives, we can always make the best of any situation and turn it into a fun circumstance. And it’s this natural hopefulness that gets us through the different problems we encounter every day. In good and bad times, in sickness and health, we are counted on laughters , dramas , tears...
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...communication, the individual is left with no support and clarity of his/ her social surroundings. The field of communication offers knowledge and understanding between family members and individuals. Family communication is the foundation that strengthens family interaction. Lack of communication affects behaviors and attitudes. Young people who reported feeling a lack of parental warmth, love, or caring were also more likely to report emotional distress, lower self-esteem, school problems, drug use, and sexual risk behaviors. In addition, weak family relationships fail to provide the emotional support that teenagers require. This lack of attention and affection from family resulting in depression forces them to seek love and support from other people, especially members of the opposite sex (Speedy Remedies, 2010) Parental guidance According to Cummins, J. (2016) lack of...
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...Font size 12, no Boldface, and use of All Caps 3. Put page numbers. 4. Double spaced. 5. 1 inch margin in all sides 6. Put your STUDENT NUMBER (NO NAMES, SURNAMES OR NICKNAMES) on the upper right hand of the paper. And your section across it. 7. Include your own title of your essay. GUIDE QUESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 1. Word Count SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 3,000 WORDS. 2. As you ponder these elements, answer the following questions about the play, in paragraph format. Use complete sentences and good grammar to develop a good paragraph response to each question. Your style need not be formal, but it should be polished and thoughtful. WRITE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS, and DO NOT use outside internet sources or any other resources, other than for context. Steps to follow in writing a play analysis: CONTEXT: Consider the period setting of the play, and then research the events of the world during that time period. For example, if you are analyzing a play that takes place during the great depression, you will need to research and understand the current events and everyday human concerns of that period in order to write a dramaturgical analysis. The time setting is the most important part of dissecting the inner workings of a play. Characters are defined by their environments, just as we human beings are. So understanding the world events of a play's time period is essential in order to truly grasp the intended setting. When writing your analysis, include not only...
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...THE OTHER WOMAN FALLS SHORT No Other Woman (2011) had been awarded an A by the Cinema Evaluation Board and had earned quite a profit during it’s screening. Such popularity gained by No Other Woman may have been because it was dealing with such a risky theme: infidelity. Since it encompasses on emotions that are very intricate, a story involving infidelity is quite hard to develop and should, therefore, be handled carefully. Filled with monumental one-liners, memorable catfights and snide remarks, heartwrenching breakdowns and revelations, No Other Woman proved to have been a courageous take on the subject of unfaithfulness. It may have started strong, but it ended up seemingly like a camp teleserye squeezed into a two-hour movie. What great promise the movie showed at the beginning fizzles as the end falls short in fortifying the story. Ram Escaler (Derek Ramsey), a furniture designer and supplier, is happily married to demure but beautiful Charmaine (Cristine Reyes). He is quite handsome, complete with the toned muscles and a devilishly charming smile, and thus captures the interest of gorgeous Zalderiaga heiress, Kara (Anne Curtis). Ram meets Kara, as she is the daughter of the owner of the resort that he provides furniture for. Although he had a devoted wife who loves and cares for him, Ram cannot help but be drawn towards the carefree and brass Kara. There is obvious attraction between the two but Ram resists the charms of Kara at first. To complicate things more, things...
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... 1974 – founded Female magazine in Singapore 1994 – First novel, Island of Wives 1998 – A Dream of Peace and Other Stories, a collection of her stories from the 1960s and the 1990s 2002 – Remembered Songs and Other Stories, a collection of new stories Owns a publishing company based in Singapore with husband, author Ian Ward Title: The Other Woman Genre: Short Story 2nd Prize, Short Story, English Division, 1979 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Time: Day to day life of a woman who is a mother, a wife, and a daughter Place: At her home, her father’s house, or her lover’s rented room The Wife and Mother o Always writing letters o Vice President of the Garden Club o Gourmet chef o Majored in Literature o “..A pregnant bride..” o “..An average mother with average wants.” The Lover o “..A sudden downpour that had them seeking shelter under an adequate awning in a street..” o A married young man with a young daughter o “..Taught at a boys’ school and wrote in his spare time..” o His “escape” – a rented room in a dilapidated apartment The Husband o Anton Sr. o “A successful heart man” o “The house was his” o Book – “the level of everyday’s most quiet need, by sun and candlelight” 1 3/21/2010 Unit 7: Interrogating Gender Relations and the Filipino The roles women play in the society: as a wife, a mother, and a daughter A married woman having an affair with a younger, also married man The woman’s life was a routine. o Every morning she prepares...
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...The plot of a story are the action elements that make up an arrangement of events that make up a story. The plot is the foundation that the characters and main idea of the story is structured around. In the story “The Other Woman” by Edith Warthorn. There were many plots that gave this story the twist, turns, and it’s every uncomfortable moments such as servicing tea to your current husband the way your ex husband would like it. Alice Waythorn, twice divorce from Mr. Gus Varick and Mr. Haskett, Haskett is the first husband of whom she shares a daughter Lily with, who is terminally ill Alice is now currently married to Mr. Waythorn, . Waythorn works on Wall Street and has ties...
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...normal assumption of the Proverbs 31 woman is a woman who is perfect. A woman who has her whole life put together, is simply astonishing in every way, and is surprisingly a woman that many Christian women dread to read about. What makes this woman so significant is not that she knows how to cook, clean, care for her children, and work hard, it is her wisdom that shines through and her fear of the Lord that makes her a woman of virtue. Other people have speculations of the Proverbs 31 woman; being too feministic, figuratively speaking on what a woman should and should not be, and trying to create a cookie cutter woman that is seen as perfect. Proverbs 31 is a great chapter, yet why do so many hate on it? Most people know about the Proverbs 31 woman, but most people actually don’t know the real story of the man behind this. The content of this chapter was written by a mother to her son, King Lamuel, who most people believe to be King Samuel. So if it was King Samuel than that means that the mother was Bathsheba, also the wife of King David. Proverbs 31 was actually meant for men, not necessarily women. It’s the man’s responsibility to find this woman who is rare to find because she is a jewel among many stones that symbolize the worldly women. Proverbs 31 was meant to be memorized for Jewish men. Yet many Christian women seem to cringe when reading Proverbs 31 because of the feeling of inadequacy. Some even speculate and wonder if this woman actually exists, or if it’s some kind...
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...Social Movements & Gender SOC/333 Mr. Written By: Tiffany DeMoss 7/1/13 In today's society woman have fought hard to be recognized in every aspect of our every being. It was hard back in the 1900's to be who we want to be without being told no or we couldn't do it. All we were to men were house workers and baby makers. We were not allowed to voice our opinion nor were we allowed to vote. It was almost like we were in prison in our own home. The Social movements that has captivated woman since the time of slavery began was gaining our own sense of being and independence. Three social movements that change who woman are today is, Marriage & Reproduction, Woman in the Work & economic life & lastly Our education and literacy. All these aspects of our life have given woman the empowerment we've been deprived from and makes Woman stronger everyday when we are told we can't do something. Literacy & Education Woman's education and ability to go further in their degrees has always been a huge factor in independence compared to men in society. Woman's education usually takes off in their life right around the time they start bearing and thinking about having children. Another, factor is when a individual is wealthy their literacy has more higher rates but, other factors are involved as well.Countries vary a great deal in both how educated their populations are and the amount of difference between women’s and men’s levels of education. Overall though a individual...
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...Shaunteya Holmes English 1110.03 PSA1 A chick flick, a movie that woman love and love even more when they're laughing at one. In this movie poster there is a brownish red brick wall as a background. In the center there is five woman prepares for a wedding. All of the woman are pale skinned and Four out of five of the woman are bride’s maids but one is a bride with more tanned skin. Lined up by different heights with shortest on the ends and tallest in the middle but on the left there is a girl who is heavier than the girl who is on the end on the left. The girl on the right with brown hair is skinnier than all the rest of the girls she is bent over on the fourth girl's left shoulder with her behind heightened out. She also has her chest aimed in the same direction as the woman she's bent over on. Making her figure clearly visible from a side view perspective as she wears a hot pink skirt with a hot pink blouse that has a flap going from her right shoulder to the right hip and another ruffled flap. Wearing what seems identical to the other woman but two with sleeves being clearly visible, with her right leg in front of her placing the rest of her weight on the other leg that's planted straight down as she wears white stilettos. Standing with her face forward she makes a face that’s seem exhausting but tries to be seductive. The woman that is to the right end is leaning on a woman with her arms bent on the shoulder that has on an all-white wedding dress that’s stops at...
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...Revolutionary Mothers Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence by Carol Berkin is an educational book that teaches the story of many woman during the American Revolution. Most of the history books teach the American Revolution, but they don’t really explain the whole story. They don’t explain the importance and the change that woman made during this war. That’s why this book explains the truth that happen during the American Revolution using important information written at that time, and by people who were experiencing the American Revolution. This is a great book, comparing the life of woman from different points: lower class or higher class, race, and the difference woman made during the war. One of the points she explains is how woman’s roles where different based on lower class and higher class. Lower class woman was known as camp flowers, who helped the soldiers during the war. This woman helped the soldiers by making them food, washing their clothes, and served as nurses to help ill the injured...
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...English 322.001 December 4, 2014 “Phenomenal Woman” Poem Analysis “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou celebrates the feminine qualities of womanhood, and highlights the different traits for a woman to become ‘phenomenal.’ Maya shows the reader despite what society tells her she still feels great about herself. She believes that it is your inner beauty that makes the woman “phenomenal” instead of your outer beauty. Throughout the poem Maya illustrates how no one seems to understand what it is that makes her attractive because she is not considered to be physically beautiful by society’s standards. So what exactly makes this woman phenomenal? The woman in the poem is appealing to others because of her internal beauty and how she feels about herself. What makes her so phenomenal is that she does not care how others view her society, as well as the opposite sex. Even other woman try to understand what it is about this woman that makes her so attractive, because she does not portray what is considered beautiful by society standards when you look at her. The poem opens up by saying “Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size” She tells the reader in the beginning that it is not her physical attributes that make her attractive. “Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. They try so much but they can’t touch my inner mystery.” This line illustrates that it is not an actual feature that makes her attractive to men...
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...Egyptians, we can look at certain physical artifacts from the time. Art and everyday objects can explain a lot about the daily events and actions of ancient Egyptians. However, these objects cannot give a thorough explanation about aspects of the culture on their own. In order to make the most out of the interpretation of ancient artifacts, they must be compared to similar artifacts from a culture that is known by the individual conducting the comparison. Finding the similarities and differences between the objects’ appearance and usage can lead to conclusions about the culture as a whole. One aspect of Egyptian culture that can be learned about and analyzed through certain artifacts is the depiction of women, and how women were viewed by other members of ancient Egyptian society. The way women are depicted in art during the times of ancient Egypt, can help show how they perceived in Egyptian culture. In order to gage this perception two similar representations of women from different cultures (one from ancient Egyptian society, and one from Western society that most are familiar with) must be compared. The two objects that will be compared are both statues of couples. These statues were chosen as it is easier to make a conclusion...
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...shall not be moved” is about a Somali woman sitting in a bus with her little daughter, with them in the bus there are sitting two elder white women. The two elder women are sitting in the pram space in the bus, and the white elder women are pretending that they haven’t seen the Somali woman and her child. In another seat there is sitting a woman with her child and the woman is the narrator of the story. The narrator tries to make the two white and elder women move away from their seats so the Somali woman can sit there with her babies, but the two elder women won’t move away from their seats and pretends that they did not see the Somali woman and her babies. The driver of the bus is a black man, and he starts to yell at the Somali woman because she is standing in the aisle and because she is not sitting on the seats. The two elder white women are saying a lot of racist words and express their racism towards the Somali woman. The Somali woman does not do anything or say something to the two elder white women, but the narrator is feeling a little bit guilty. She is feeling guilty because she did not help the Somali woman even thou she has taught her daughter to stand against such things in life. She is telling the Somali woman to report the bus driver but she does not want to report him, but instead call him a ‘slave’. The narrator of the story is kind towards the elder white women and she asks them to move to the empty seats so the Somali woman and her babies can be there, but the...
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...Yiguang Li ` Ms.Mrkonjic ENG3US2 28 November 2014 The Contrast between 1920’s Woman and Modern Woman During the change of era in the united states,technology.education and culture have huge progress.That is the human change because of the society.So the gender issue between 1920’s woman and modern woman have much different.First of all,it is obvious in career.For example,Women who lived in 1920 year only could be a housewife,because in that dark society all man were patriarchal.They would not ask their wife to join a job.If did that,others will think this men was incapable that means this men should depended on his wife.And woman must to listened to her husband whatever he said.Also in the family,parents want to have a boy because girl should married to boy.So woman became weak by the bully of men.On the other hands,Woman in the modern time can be a housewife or join a job, it is depend on their mind.Also most of women turn into teacher that is wonderful occupation.Therefore,the balance of employment between man and woman is lopsided.So the government encourage women to join in work.Also woman thought it was boring that all day stay in the home,they want to show the interest in work.Because of that the status of woman become more important with time.In addition,culture affect women in unlike time.For instance,women in 1920,they bobbed their hair.wore short shirt and listened jazz music.When they have negative or dispirited,the only one thing their could do is drunk...
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