21st Century Literature in the Philippines and the World Prepared by: Prof.

Jeriko Arlegui

Terms and Expressions

The following are expressions with the word circle. Find out how many expressions you are
familiar with. Match set A with Set B by writing the letter of the correct answer on the space
before the number.

1. A Family circle a. person’s closest family member

2. B Inner Circle b.small influential group of people who run
things in politics, business, or the like
3. C Circle of life c.the cycle of reproduction and survival, from
birth to death
4. E Come full circle d. to attempt the imposible
5. D Square the circle e. to complete the series of events

EQUATION OF A STRAIGHT LINE, EQUATION OF A CIRCLE

by: Mar Anthony Simon Dela Cruz
Next station, Katipunan. Ang susunod na istasyon ay Katipunan
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Reverberating:
A. Evaluate Mar Anthony Simon Dela Cruz’s “Equation of a Straight Line, Equation of a
Circle” and write a critique about the selection. Use the expressions
I can say that the story is good it was very detailed about what the main character. But the
language that are used in the story are hard to understand for those who are not in the
society today. Like the boomers, I’m sure that they don’t know the words that are being
used in the story. The family are very relatable to most gay. Where they are afraid to tell
their family about his true personality. And about the Inner circle of the main character.
I can say that there’s lack participation of each member. But the circle of life of the story
are very consistent and very true. In this generation I know that many millennial will
going to be relate to the story. But all in all the whole story is good and very entertaining
B. Use the expressions family circle, inner circle, and square the circle to write a 300-word
essay about your life.

I was playing in a computer shop with my friends that morning. And suddenly my sister
caught me skipped my class the whole day. I was very young age at that time. I was 11
years old that time. And my sister told it to our mom. When i and my sister got home.
My mom just cant stop yelling at me. Because they are sending me in an expensive
school. And i was just cutting my class the whole day just to play computer games with
my friends. Btw i was studying back then in DPS. But actually when im with my friends, i
was very very happy. We play teks pogs and marbles. I remember back then. I was the
youngest in our friends. I was crybaby and easy to fool. We are playing teks and when
my teks are already lost i was buying to them just to play again. Same thing in pogs and
marbles. Jay r, he was my friend that always fooling me around. But i have my defender,
Ivan. Ivan was my defender to my friends when they are tripping me. We also play hide
and seek when the sun is going down. Hide and seek is the best game that I have ever
played when I was a kid. There are times that the person who are seeking are still keep
seeking for the hiders. But the hiders got home to eat their dinner. And when I got
home, still my mother is angry with me. Because im too dirty. My clothes and body are
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soo dirty because I was hiding under the wheel of a truck or a jeep. But my mom has no
choice but to clean me when I got home. I was thankful for having my family
eventhough we are just in an average life status.