"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

I haven't had a personal encounter with her but I consider her as the teacher who really inspired me the most.  Even though there is a huge generation gap between us, she still manages to relate with her students, and that's what I like most about her. Moreover, her positive outlook, along with her lively attitude and her open mind gives me motivation to truly appreciate her, not only what she teaches us. I feel the passion and sincerity in what she does. Despite the fact that she didn't want to teach in the first place, she learned how to accept the path where God led her, and that made me believe that God truly has plans for everyone and everyone has a purpose for living. She is Mrs. Mildred C. Atendido, my third year English teacher, and I salute her for giving her time to us, not only in teaching, but in sharing what she knows and opening up her experiences to us. For me, she is not just a mere teacher. She is more like a special person who leaves a mark on my mind to be treasured throughout my lifetime.

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To be or not to be: that is the question.
Is the world we're living in just an illusion?
For if something's too good to be true,
Everyone doubts and creates so much ado.


To be or not to be: that is the question.
What should we desire, what direction?
A path with thorns but lead to a meadow?
Or where daisies grow but sooner there's a shadow?

To be or not to be: that is the question.
Let us be cautious of our decisions.
Will we live life with pure intentions?
Or die, instead, with so much contrition?

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William Shakespeare is known for his plays, which contain tragedy, romance and comedy, and one of those is The Comedy of Errors. As the title suggests, this play is full of humor coming from slapstick and mistaken identities. This is one of Shakespeare's shortest and one of his most farcical comedies.

The Comedy of Errors is a story about two pairs of identical twins that were separated just after they were born. Antipholus of Syracuse, along with his slave Dromio of Syracuse traveled in search for their long lost twin brothers. Coincidentally, they arrived at Ephesus where their brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and Dromio of Ephesus live. However, upon their arrival, a series of mishaps occurred because of mistaken identities between the twins and false accusations of madness, infidelity and theft. But in the end, all were resolved and the pair of twins met and reunited.

These series of eventful happenings made me attracted to the play. There may be exaggerated and confusing parts, but those made up the humor throughout the whole story. And through the funny occurrences, I learned important lessons. We should learn to know the reasons behind things and not merely accuse someone. And most of all, if there is love and happiness, we can conquer any mess.

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Confucius once said, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." But in this generation where many countries suffer from economic crisis, most people don't consider that saying anymore. Choose a job where you'll get much money and you will live. That's how life goes these days. Many people didn't assess their interests and capabilities before choosing their jobs so many complain about how heavy their jobs are and how they didn't suit them. But in 2007, the Department of Education developed a career assessment test called National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) to prevent and reduce the occurrence of employee-career mismatch. 

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Wouldn’t it be boring if all we have to do at school is to read books and answer the teacher’s questions on a daily routine? Well, it can somehow be fun, but having non-academic activities will be more enjoying, especially having the intramurals.

Our first thought of intramurals is having a lot of fun while competing with different year levels in sports. Well, basically, it truly is a sports activity. But it is not just only that. If we look beyond what we do when having the intramurals, it builds teamwork and leadership skills. It also strengthens our bonds with our classmates and our other schoolmates.

Great examples of sports are basketball and volleyball because these make the players get cooperative with each member in their corresponding teams. These sports help us sharpen our minds when thinking of tactics and techniques to win the game but of course, in a fair way.

So as we can see, having an intramurals benefits us even when it’s not that obvious. It can be a fun activity on the outside but it builds better persons on the inside.

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From the time I first went to school, English has always been the medium of instruction. And as far as I can remember, I had no Filipino subject when I was in preparatory school. English was the first language subject taught to the students. But, is it better than having a mastery of our native language first?

English is the most widely used language in the world. It is sometimes described as the first global lingua franca or working language. It is the international language of communications, science, information technology, business, seafaring, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. So, a working language of English or at least a basic knowledge of it has become a requirement in many fields, occupations and professions across the globe.

It is very important to learn English since having a knowledge of it can lead you to a reasonable and dignified job. Moreover, speaking in proper English can make a person sound smart. Although, based on studies, having a mastery of the mother tongue or the native language first will have a better effect on learning the English language since translation is essential in language learning.

Nevertheless, I don’t see any harm if someone’s first language is English rather than his mother tongue. But still, it is important that he must learn how to speak his native language fluently. It is not just in order to have better translation skills. It can be, at least, a sign of respect and a sense of pride for the country he originally belongs to. We wouldn’t want our own language to fade away, yes?

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Once I met an obnoxious lady who always wears a babushka on her head.
She wants to make rapport with us but she gets in an affray instead.
Some says she’s a faitour, bragging ’bout how affluent she is.
Some avoid her like she’s a wraith appearing before the mists.

So my friends and I made an assemblage, thinking ’bout becoming a sleuth.
We want to know that lady’s background without getting conspicuous.
And a rendezvous for those taking part was made under a big chandelier.
There were so many people who joined so this group became superfluous.

This is piffle but we ate parfait and I don’t know why.
Maybe the crowd got rambunctious ’bout the things flying by.
But after some talk, the people acquiesce easily.
I guess they also want to have a surveillance of the lady.

And then we found out, her grandfather’s part of the papacy.
Her father, as we see, is a punctilious assignee.
Her mother is uncouth but she is a good buffoon.
You can’t feel ennui if you’re with these people of opposite personalities.

After the mission, I arraigned those who had participation.
My friends and I made a unanimous decision.
I guess we misinterpreted that lady’s actions.
So we jumped straightly to ridiculous conclusions.

Now, to the claque we hired for this performance,
Make sure to clap with so much exuberance.
Because this is the end of the story,
A story about a misjudged lady.

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