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Fray Botod by Graciano Lopez Jaena | Review Fray Botod (a Big-Bellied Friar) is a character sketch written by Graciano Lopez Jaena in 1874 when he was eighteen years old. In this story, he portrays Fray Botod as a bloated, abusive, cruel, lazy, indifferent, greedy and lustful priest.  He used this as a metaphor for the abuses of the Catholic Church during the Spanish Era in the Philippines.  The priest in the story, Fray Botod uses the church and religion as way to exploit and oppress his subjects. He takes advantage of his position to do whatever he wants from molesting and having exploitative relationships with young girls. He neglects his responsibilities as a priest and pursues gambling, threatening and punishing college students.  From this story of Graciano Lopez Jaena, we can conclude that even before then in the Spanish Era, those who are in position abuses their power in order to satisfy and please themselves. This shows how unfair the s...

- R I D D L E S - 1. What four-letter word begins with “f” and ends with “k,” and if you can’t get it you can always just use your hands? Answer : A fork. 2. I go in hard but come out soft, and I never mind if you want to blow me. What am I? Answer : Bubblegum . 3. When I go in, I can cause some pain. I’ll fill your holes when you ask me to. I also ask that you spit, and not swallow. What am I? Answer : Your dentist. 4. Name a word that starts with “f” and ends with “u-c-k”? Answer : Firetruck. 5. I come in a lot of different sizes. Sometimes, I drip a little. If you blow me, it feels really good. What am I? Answer : Your nose. 6. When you blow me I get bigger, and the tighter you wrap your lips around me the quicker I enlarge. What am I? Answer: Balloon. 7. My load is sometimes soft, sometimes hard, is usually warm, and I am sometimes long and sometimes short. What am I? Answer : Poop. 8. What goes in your mouth and its more fun if i...

Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez | Review                     Dead Stars was written in 1925 by Paz Marques Benitez. The story is about a man who had to choose between two things: doing the right thing or doing what his heart wants. Alfredo Salazar is a lawyer and engaged to a woman named Esperanza. They were happy but as time goes, their feelings towards one another started to fade away. After four years, Alfredo met Julia Salas and started to develop his feelings for her. One day, both of their families went to the Coconut Plantation of Alfredo's Family. Julia was planning to leave and go back to her hometown. They bid their final goodbyes and started parting ways. It broke Alfredo's heart, he was confused whether to choose Julia or her fiance, Esperanza.                      After Julia left, Alfredo married Esperanza and realized that he loves her and that he was happy....

D A L I T BY: Kezeiah Ashley Manalo Parang isang panaginip makita ang iyong ngiti at mata mong kumikislap na puno ng kasiyahan

T A N A G A BY: Kezeiah Ashley Manalo Mag-isa at tahimik, naglalakad sa dilim at sa buwan ay tumingin at sinigaw ang lihim