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BLOG 6

ONE ACT PLAY

Title: The Betrayal

Theme: Betrayal, Friendship

Setting time and place: Present Day, A park

Mode: Drama

Characters: Jermaine, Isei, Cheena.

Introduction:

Jermaine and his friends Isei and Cheena are hanging out at the park. They've known each other for years and have always been close friends. But, when Jermaine overhears their plan to betray him, everything changes. The play begins with Jermaine confronting his friends about their betrayal.

Scene 1:

(Jermaine, Isei, and Cheena sit on a bench in the park)

Jermaine: (concerned) Guys, what's going on? I heard you talking about me behind my back.

Isei: (nervously) What are you talking about, Jermaine? We weren't talking about you.

Cheena: (awkwardly) Yeah, man. We're just hanging out.

Jermaine: (skeptical) Don't lie to me, guys. I heard everything.

Isei: (defensive) Look, Jermaine. We were just talking about some stuff, and it wasn't about you.

Jermaine: (angry) I don't believe you. You guys are planning something, and I know it.

Scene 2:

(Isei and Cheena try to convince Jermaine that they are not planning anything)

Isei: (frustrated) Jermaine, you're being paranoid. We're not planning anything against you.

Cheena: (sadly) Yeah, man. We're your friends. We wouldn't do anything to hurt you.

Jermaine: (skeptical) Then why were you talking about me? Why did you lie to me?

Isei: (explaining) It wasn't about you, Jermaine. We were talking about some personal stuff that didn't involve you.

Cheena: (pleading) Please, Jermaine. Don't let this ruin our friendship.

Scene 3:

(Jermaine starts to doubt himself)

Jermaine: (sadly) Maybe I am being paranoid. Maybe I'm overthinking things.

Isei: (comforting) Of course not, Jermaine. You're just looking out for yourself.

Cheena: (agreeing) Yeah, man. You're a smart guy. You know when something's up.

Jermaine: (slightly relieved) Thanks, guys. I just don't want to lose our friendship.

Scene 4:

(Jermaine finds out the truth)

(Jermaine overhears Isei and Cheena's plan to betray him, and he confronts them)

Jermaine: (disappointed) I can't believe you guys were planning to betray me after all we've been through.

Isei: (defensive) We're sorry, Jermaine. It was just business.

Cheena: (apologetic) Yeah, man. We didn't mean to hurt you.

Jermaine: (angry) You can't make that excuse. You're not real friends if you're willing to betray me for money.

Isei: (defeated) We messed up, man. We should've just told you the truth.

Cheena: (sadly) Please forgive us, Jermain.

(Jermaine walks away from Isei and Cheema)

Jermaine: (disgusted) I can't forgive you guys for what you've done. Our friendship is over.

(The play ends with Jermaine walking away from Isei and Cheena)

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BLOG 5

CRITIQUE PAPER 1

This story is entitled The Voyages of Columbus and it is written by Christopher Columbus. In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, on a voyage to find a new route to Asia. Columbus was convinced that he could reach the east by sailing west, and he gained the support of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain for his expedition. After a long and difficult journey, Columbus and his crew finally spotted land on October 12, 1492. They had reached an island in the Caribbean, which Columbus named San Salvador. Columbus continued to explore the Caribbean region, visiting several islands and establishing friendly relationships with the native populations. Columbus made four voyages to the Americas in total. On his second voyage in 1493, he established a colony on the island of Hispaniola and began to explore the surrounding islands. He also encountered resistance from some of the native populations, particularly the Taino people of Hispaniola, who rebelled against Spanish rule.

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BLOG 4

JOURNAL 2

Last week I learned about "characters" and the different kinds of characters. There are three (3) types of characters: the major character, the minor character, and the round character. We've also tackled the modes of fiction, which have five (5) parts: myth, romance, high mimetic, low mimetic, and ironic. I also learned about the possible conflict in your fiction, where in man vs. man or man against man, a man is fighting another man; next is man vs. society, where he fights against poverty, corruption, etc. Next is the man against nature, where he fights against natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes, etc. and some animals or monsters. And last is the man against himself, where he's fighting against himself, like in his depression, anxiety, etc. I also learned about the settings, props, plot, and theme and the different types of plots, which are the linear plot, episodic plot, cumulative plot, and circular plot.

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BLOG 3

JOURNAL 1

The things that I have learned last week are the literrary devices, classification of fiction, different kind of mood, tone, and fiction. In literary devices there are foreshadowing where it gives an advance suggestion on what is going to happen in the story. The next is symbolism where using an object, action, event place or person to signify ideas and qualities by giving them an added meaning. Lastly in the literary devices is the Motif ehere it advances the message of your story or its theme. Mood is a element that is used to evoke certain feelings there are three kinds of mood the formal diction where preferred vocabulary is devoid of slang, idioms, colloquialisms, contrations ect. The second is the Neutral diction where it uses standard language and vocabulary without difficult words. Last is the Informal, it is relax, chill diction, like a cool convo. Tone is lends shapes and gives life to your work by creating the mood as stimulates your reader to read your work. Last is the fiction it is defined as literature in the form of prose and describes as imaginary or made up events

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BLOG 2

CELEBRATING LITTLE SUCCESSES

So who am I? My name is Jermaine P. Moreno. I know what you are thinking right now when you hear my name, it sounds feminine, right? But I'm really a man. I think it’s a little unique for men to have a name like "Jermaine" because it sounds like a girl's name. My mom told me that my grandmother gave me this name. She got my name from her idol, Jermaine O'Neal, an American former professional basketball player. You can call me by my name, Jermaine, or by my in-game name, (IGN) Isei. Many people don't know how to pronounce or read my IGN. Well, it's not that hard to pronounce. It's like an essay with a hard "e" in it, so it's like this: issay (Isei). I don't know, but I prefer being called by my ign rather than my real name. I turned 17 just a few days ago. My birthday was on March 12, 2006. I was born at 189 Aguila Street, District 4, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, and that is where we live. If you're wondering what my zodiac sign is, I'm a Pisces. And if you are asking what my favorite song is, well, I don't have exactly a favorite song because I don't really have a general music taste, I just enjoy any music, and sometimes it depends on my mood on what genre of songs I'm listening to. My favorite hobbies are playing basketball and playing online games like Call of Duty Mobile (CoDM), Mobile Legends (ML), etc., and watching. It seems like I'm still in the pro player phase, I'm still in the phase where I dream of becoming a pro player like my idols. But sometimes I just think that what I'm doing is a waste of time. I don't know why I can't release this game, and I can't sell it either, because it seems like there's really something in it. Well, I also have many achievements here in CoDM, such as tournaments, semi-amateur tournaments, minor and major scrims, etc. And additionally, one of my hobbies is eating. Sometimes I always overeat, not because I'm hungry, but because it's like drugs that are addicting. It's like a drug that my body is looking for. That's why I'm fat, even though it's not that fat, it's called body dysmorphia.

A lot of things changed throughout this pandemic. Several changes have occurred, including those to the educational system as well as the passing of our loved ones. The pandemic's effects include numerous people losing their employment and their primary source of income, becoming hungry, etc. This is where my pro-player phase began during the epidemic. During this time, I neglected myself, sleeping barely at all, playing nonstop, skipping meals, and spending most of my time in bed and not going out of the room. Even though I made some new online friends, which made me happy in some strange way, the system still ate me up. I remember that one time, my father told me that the system had swallowed me. Life hit me hard those days, and not just that day but every day. But it's hard on those days because you need to face the pandemic, life challenges, and huge adjustments. I've come to realize that one of my weaknesses is that I'm uncomfortable talking to people and engaging in social interactions. When I make the first move, it's a little difficult because I don't know what to say. Other times, I just say something for the sake of saying something. Even though I'm making an effort, I find it challenging to interact with others. Prayer, independence from everyone else, self-confidence, and hard work were the only sources of strength I learned in those times. My realization about my weakness is that I need to overcome it because, for example, there's a part of the lesson that I didn't understand and I want to clarify it, or I want to understand the lesson, but I'm too shy to ask or to communicate, so I'd rather keep my mouth shut and don't ask it anymore. Then, in the upcoming exam or quiz, you don't know that part of the exam or quiz because that's the lesson that you didn't get, so you get a low score on your quiz or exam. Additionally, I have read a quote that says, "The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life." So yeah, I think I really should overcome my shyness with others. My realization of what has become my strength is that you can overcome everything through prayer. You can do everything by asking God for help. Well, not everything, because God has a plan for you. I tell you what. What if God gives you a problem for a reason? He may have created obstacles for you in order to make you stronger, or he may have done so simply in order to test your faith.

As long as there are dreamers

Who seeing a bright future

We know that there is promise

That will let us sleep at night

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BLOG 1

AUTO BIOGRAPHY

      My name is Jermaine P. Moreno. Many people believe that my name is a girl's name. Well, yeah, I think so. My mom told me that my name was given to me by my grandmother. She got my name from her idol, Jermaine O'Neal, an American former professional basketball player. My age is 16 years old. I was born on the 12th day of March 2006 in Cuyapo, a first class province in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. My mother's name is Hazle P. Guzman and my father's name is Romulo S. Moreno Jr. I have 3 siblings, and one of them died when he was still a baby because he was still premature. Our youngest sister was also premature, but she made it. 

     I am currently studying here at St. Pius X Institute as a senior high school student (G-11), and my academic track or strand is the Humanities and Social Sciences Strand (HUMSS). I am still undecided and don’t know why I chose HUMSS as an academic track. Well actually, my first choice is GAS, which is the strand for the students who are still undecided, but my lola said that "baka hindi mo kayanin, baka mangiyak ngiyak ka na una pa lang, baka mag isa mo lang doon," so I got pressured and started thinking about my strand again. My second choice was STEM, but I think I can’t handle it because I’m bad at math. At that time, I was so pressured that I always overthought about my academic track until I ran out of time to think about it, so that's why I ended up in HUMSS. I began studying here at SPXI in the year 2018 in the seventh grade. And now I'm in 11th grade.

     My hobbies are playing video/online games and playing basketball. Isei is my in-game name. I found it unique and cool, I guess, so that's why. I really love to be alone and to be in nature because it's so peaceful. When I was in junior high school during grades 9 and 10, I was like an owl; I woke at night and slept during the day. I don't know why I hate sleeping because it's a waste of time(?) and just like a horse, I only get around 3-4 hours of sleep within a 24 hour period. When I was in junior high school, grades 8, 9, and 10, I still remember that my biggest dream was to be a professional player in online games or basketball. My junior high school was my gamer era. Especially when I was in the 9th and 10th grades, where I grinded for a long, long hour every day. But now I feel like playing online games was a big waste of time and that I need to quit being in the pro scene and face the real world. Additionally, like a pig, I love eating but don't get even fatter. I've convinced myself that I'm fat even though I'm not that fat, a mental health condition known as body dysmorphia. I'm so very insecure about myself whenever I see a good-looking guy. I envy them.

     I'm always striving for a major accomplishment. But my laziness always tries to destroy my spirit. One of my weaknesses is that I am a person who does not have enough confidence. I'm shy when I talk in public. I'm always striving for greater self-assurance. I'm also practicing socializing with others. I don't know why socializing is so hard for me. But I'm always trying my best. I'm just that shy.