Essay
The theme of Infidelity: Why Filipino viewers drawn to this kind of genre
Theme of Infidelity: Representation of Three Beloved Characters Many Filipinos eagerly watch telenovelas or shows that evoke various reactions due to their melodramatic content. The tension heightens even more when the topic is about infidelity.
By Juday Montemayor Santiago2 years ago in Chapters
Preserving the past is protecting our future
In times, where our history is being tarnished by fascists. When our history is distorted by current political climate and regime – and when our fellow countrymen cannot recognize our history anymore – then it is time to make a difference and look back on our past.
By John Robert De castro2 years ago in Chapters
The Poison of Capitalism in Filipino Society
The history of the Philippines is a history of class struggle. Over the century of Filipino life, it has gone through various processes of change, from a feudal system to the present, dominated by capitalism and imperialism. Alongside this, there has been the emergence of various cultures originating from foreign ideas, particularly the Popular Culture in our country. However, none of this happened in an instant; it has been a decades-long process leading Filipinos to embrace this kind of behavior.
By John Robert De castro2 years ago in Chapters
Managing Difficult Personalities with Ease
Imagine you're in a conversation with someone you find difficult. As the discussion heats up, you feel your palms sweating, your breath shortening, and your anger rising. Eventually, you decide to walk away, but as you leave, you think of the perfect comeback you should have said.
By Joseph Villarito Canete2 years ago in Chapters
"Achieving Personal Growth Through Effective Behavior Change"
We all have behaviors we'd like to change in ourselves, and we also want to help others, like our kids, spouses, or colleagues, make positive changes. I want to share some new research that sheds light on what motivates behavior change, but first, let's look at a common strategy many of us use. For instance, if you're trying to stop snacking, you might tell yourself, "Beware, you'll get fat." Similarly, if your kid is smoking, you'd likely warn them about the dangers of smoking and its consequences.
By Joseph Villarito Canete2 years ago in Chapters
To the ones healing their darkest fragments
To the ones healing their darkest fragments Today I choose not to poetically quote the light that we need to embrace in order to see the best parts of ourselves. I do not wish to romanticise the goodness present in life. Today I want to talk about the darkness of the existence we forge our essence in—the dreariest moments of our soul that cause misery. The loneliness that mitigates the sanguinity we hold for a better tomorrow I am a writer, and we are often accused of overexemplifying the beauty of life and light. But light can only exist if we rotate and oscillate between shades of grey, between the darkness and the looming shadows that hollow us from inside.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Chapters
He came back from the dead 4 months after being buried
A strange and strange story happened in Egypt, where an Egyptian family was surprised by the return of their son, who had died and his body was buried alive 4 months ago. The people of the village of Kafr Al-Hasr, affiliated with the city of Zagazig in the Sharkia Governorate in the north of the country, found Muhammad Al-Jamal, whose family had announced his death, and his body was buried in the village cemetery last March The story begins about 4 months ago, when it was one of the strangest realistic stories about returning after death . The young man, Mohamed Morsi, a resident of the village, tells the story from its beginning and says: Mohamed El-Gammal suffers from a mental illness and many problems, and Mohamed El-Gammal disappeared from his family’s home last January suddenly and in a strange and unusual way, and no trace of him was found, and the matter was strange for him. For his family, Muhammad Al-Gammal had never suddenly left the family home ، He added that the family received a notification for a period of time from a famous hospital in Zagazig informing them of the arrival of the body of an unknown person in his forties who bore the same features as their son Muhammad al-Jamal, two and a half months after his disappearance, as his body was found in an area called Zarqa, with many bruises on his body . He says that the family members quickly went to the hospital after being informed, and looked at the body and found evidence of it, except for one of the man’s sisters who doubted that it belonged to her brother, even though he actually had the same appearance as him, with facial features changing as a result of the bruises and the length of time. He said that the family received the body and it was buried in the village cemetery last March, and the matter ended there until a strange surprise occurred for the family yesterday . Morsi adds that the youth of the village saw the man walking around the outskirts of the village and suspected him, and they were sure that he looked very similar to Muhammad al-Jamal, and they were amazed and shocked, so they watched him and followed his steps until they discovered that he returned every evening and slept in the village cemeteries in a strange and suspicious way. He pointed out that immediately after the youth of the village confirmed the person similar to Muhammad Al-Jamal, the family that rushed to his location was informed and they actually confirmed him, and that he was their son who had been absent since last January, adding that they took him home and informed the Public Prosecution for investigation and asking the hospital about the identity of the deceased who was buried, considering that he is Their absent brother . Al-shai Mohamed Morsi stated that DNA was withdrawn from one of Mohamed El-Gammal’s brothers at the time of receiving the body, but its results have not yet appeared, and therefore, due to the delay in the arrival of the result, the body was received and the burial permit procedures were completed. The prosecution is scheduled to summon hospital officials to listen to their statements and find out the identity of the deceased person who was buried in the village cemetery in the name of the returning Muhammad al-Jamal, and will also reconsider returning the identification papers of Muhammad al-Jamal after he returned to life and was issued a death certificate and his family receives his salary after his departure . In the end, I would like to point out that these strange realistic stories have become abundant in the age of social networking, as the world has become like a small village and communication has become much easier than in previous centuries, and we have begun to see many oddities and anecdotes.
By Mosap Homa2 years ago in Chapters
Whispering Souls.
This world is full of fascinating realities that we don't know yet. There are 50 personalities in total which are divided into different categories. Ever think about how many personalities are yet to be discovered? Over 8 billion people are living in this world and only 50 personalities exist how can it even be possible? There is not a finite number of personalities ever described by psychology. But psychology says that 8 out of 1 person have a personality disorder. The person can be a sociopath, psychopath, narcissist, or other type of personality disorder a person can have. There are a lot of personalities defined in psychology. And a lot of them don't like to talk much, they prefer to be isolated and they avoid social places and interacting with humans. They are always in themselves and if they have to interact with someone. They think of every possible way to not and before having a chat with someone they rehearse what to say and how to say they choose the sentences and words. If everything went according to their plan and they said the things they chose to then they had a successful chat.
By Zainab Noor.2 years ago in Chapters
