Del's English Nook

A story of addiction and a longing for recognition. ALL HOSTAGES SAVED. He smiled, put the pistol back in his holster and wiped his palms on his pants. The story jump-started as we are introduced to our protagonist, a video game player, who has all the time he had in an arcade room. With the master key on his hand, he can be anyone he wanted to be - a hero, pilot, racer or an...

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Let us dissect the story "The Safe House by Sandra Nicole Roldan".  Grab your 21st Century Literature  from the Philippines and the World book, pages 15 - 18. Together let us analyze the events and underlying meanings in each paragraph for better understanding.  The narrative started with the description of the scene. There mentioned, "a one box among many", "identical to all houses",  and "it is easy to get lost here".  What kind of place...

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There's this man's photo on the wall of my father's office at home, you know, where father brings his work, where he doesn't look strange still wearing his green uniform and colored breast plates, where, to prove that he works hard, he also brought a photo of his boss whom he calls Apo, so Apo could, you know, hang around on the wall behind him and look over his shoulders to make sure he's snappy...

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I stand on the roof Of the Ateneo Municipal, Shivering On this December morning. Months ago, Pepe came to me In the Observatory I thought we would talk About the stars That do not collide In the sky: Instead, he asked me about purgatory. (His cheeks still ruddy From the sudden sun After the bitter winters In Europe.) And on this day With the year beginning to turn, Salt stings my eyes. I see Pepe,...

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It was a bolt – a thunder bolt. A rain of bricks, a lightning zap. A pummeling of mountains, a heaving violent storm at sea – a whiplash. A typhoon. An earthquake. The end of the world. And I was in ruins. It struck me dumb. It changed my life and the world was new when I was done. And when I raised myself from bed two days later, I thought: It’s only a novel....

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                A drama performed by HUMSS - Grade 11 of Aklan Catholic College.                The Birth of Flight by Glenn Sevilla Mas               (Some parts were altered)                In partial fullfilment of the subject Creative Writing.                [ü]Drama               ...

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