WEEK 3

Activity 2: Essay
Answer the following question on a different sheet of bond paper. Be guided accordingly
to the rubric that follows.

1. How does Jack Wigley’s use of humor in his essay examine how Filipinos deal with
adversity? Write your discussion in a 3-5 paragraphs of three to five sentences.

Misfortune is like a normal thing for every Filipino. We are used to it

With that, he was able to explain clearly the struggles of Filipino

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goes down, they can think of something they should do to survive. You can see

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how he conveys how fast Filipinos recovers from a tragedy.
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At the end of the day, we, Filipinos, will always have no choice but to
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survive. Wigley clearly explained that we can always overcome adversity. We are
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resourceful and creative because we have a choice to survive and make tomorrow
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2. Faced with a similar situation, how would you react? Would you be able to find the
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humor in the situation? Write a five-paragraph essay about facing adversity with humor.
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Telling a story with a humor tone will show how strong you are as a
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person. It will make you have less emotions but not in a bad way. It would
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probably helpful during times of calamity.

If I would be able to be in Jack Wigley’s situation, I’d be more emotional

because it was a scary thing. To see everyone lose their homes and loved ones,
would probably scare out of me. Mount Pinatubo’s eruption took many lives so I
would be in fear because my loved ones can be one of those.

Even if Wigley did not suffer from losing a member of his family, it is still
terrifying to face such damage caused by Mt. Pinatubo. I wouldn’t be able to tell
my story with humor in times like that. I want to tell every detail with every
emotion I have.

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 I would probably have a humor tone if I did get over the situation. That is
when everything goes back to normal.

In the end, that experience will always change how I see life. It is a lesson
or motivation for me to not give up. And, it will always remind me that we can
overcome any difficulties because we chose to do so.

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 WEEK 4
Activity 2: Essay
Can we say that “Voice Tape” is a realistic story? What details would you give to support
your answer? Does a story have to be realistic for it to be able to present a believable human
experience? Answer these questions via five a five-paragraph essay, citing details from the story
“Voice Tape” to support your answer.

The story of “Voice Tape” has a lot of depiction from reality. It is a story where
many people can relate. Filipinos are coming out of the country to earn money, they are
called OFWs. Opportunities from other countries for earning money is more reliable than
here in the Philippines. The story created by Ariel S. Tabag shows the hardships of a
Filipino family of an OFW.

In the beginning, it narrates the story of a man who has a wife working abroad so
they can live conveniently. That is the reality of Filipinos working as OFWs. They

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sacrifice to go far so they could provide enough money to support their families. Giving

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their families’ needs is enough reason for them to go on the other side of the world. They
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battle loneliness and sadness just to give the comfort for an easier life of their loved ones.

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Little did anyone knows, there is also a risk because you are going into a strange
place with strange people and that is a scary thing. In the story, Magdalena is in danger
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because her boss treated her in a way she did not expect. It is the reality of an OFW who
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was in the hands of an abusive boss. There are a lot of cases like this to our OFWs. Many
were scared to fight back because it might the end of their lives.
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The life of Ato is a tragic story. He and his wife suffered a lot. When Ato did
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know what his wife is going through, he had a mixed emotion in which he was sad,
angry, and devasted because he can not do anything to save his wife. This is also a
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reflection of the worries of a family of an OFW. What Ato and his wife have been
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through is what every family of an OFW is scared of.

The story tells us the struggles of an OFW and their Families. Ato’s suicide is a
reflection of what a family of OFW experiences. Magdalena’s sacrifice to go abroad
symbolizes the heroic of every OFW. “Voice Tape” is a story of reality. It made us
understand the difficulties of OFWs.

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