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Friday, October 03, 2008 |
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BOOK REVIEW |
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Revisiting a classic |
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck
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By Perry Gil S. Mallari, Reporter
The fact that The Pearl, a 1947 novella written by John Steinbeck,
is still widely read and studied in many schools around the world
today is a proof of its substance and timeless appeal. Steinbeck is
a recipient of both the Nobel and the Pulitzer Prize.
The story revolves around the life of a family
in old La Paz, Mexico. Kino, a poor diver of pearls lives simply yet
happily with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. The ugly head of
discord creeps into their lives after Coyotito gets stung by a
scorpion and turned gravely ill. The only doctor in town, a
Westerner, refused to treat the baby because Kino and Juana don’t
have the money to pay for the treatment.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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Writing is in the
family
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Sometime last week, I caught an episode of the Jaya-hosted QTV11
show called One Proud Mama where they feature the mother of a
celebrity. The episode featured Lilia Sison and her daughter Myrza
Sison, former model and editor-in-chief of
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DESSERT
COMES FIRST
By Lori B. Baltazar
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A Cow Named Lulubelle
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Lulubelle is a store for the frozen dessert aficionado. Of course
they offer the dessert-of-the-moment— frozen yogurt—but it’s
not exclusively devoted to it. It’s the absolute unfettered state
and pristine condition of this frozen desserts...
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HI!
SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia
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Dr. Efren V’s
expanding entrepreneurship
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I first met Dr. Efren Vazquez when he was the assistant of Dr.
Constantino Manahan, the most prominent OB-Gyne of his time.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Love is not most
important
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The most important, most critical component in successful loving is
commitment. Not love. It’s easy to love without commitment. People
do it all the time—easy to love, to give of oneself for a while.
But commitment implies bonding in such a way that one promises to
keep the fires of love burning indefinitely.
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