TRENDING: Country of Nothings by Alfonso Manalastas by 32 TONI Mary Antonette Riotoc https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0 The newsroom discussion board for tomorrow's headline on the chosen literary text - Country of Nothings en-us 2023-03-21 05:30:15 UTC 2023-03-21 12:32:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4f0.png maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525145378 2023-03-21 10:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525145378 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525188658 At the height of news such as death, seen as imperative to be within public knowledge and scrutiny, information is manifestly shunned from the people. By and large, there is media silencing, especially on death. There thrives cyclically the fake news that leads to chaos and mayhem. This poem is an invitation. It invites readers to never back down, disallow ignorance.]]> 2023-03-21 11:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525188658 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525191151 2023-03-21 11:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525191151 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525195072 The poem enforces its message through the elements of the dramatic situation, the language, and its reflection on world realities.]]> 2023-03-21 11:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525195072 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525196837 First, the dramatic situation in “The Country of Nothings” situates the readers as the swell in death rate is broadcasted.]]> 2023-03-21 11:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525196837 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525200544 2023-03-21 11:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525200544 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525201243 But in later parts, further information is absent. Its antecedent, the coverage of the deaths broadcasted on headlines are out of sight. “When you turn on the TV and find nothing,” it is said.]]> 2023-03-21 11:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525201243 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525202584 Second, the persona employs language through imagery, figures of speech, symbolism, and intentional formatting. With imagery, sensory words clarify situations through visualization. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525202584 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525204922 In the fifth stanza, the static sounds of the TV are similar to hum, its purring and murmuring trills, not so completely quiet nor still. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525204922 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525207795 2023-03-21 11:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525207795 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525208274 It is worse than total silence. During the increasing deaths, the public only knows the basic details. Moreover, the absence of further information is much more petrifying to the persona than knowing nothing from the start.]]> 2023-03-21 11:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525208274 Sources maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525210046 Arao, D. A. (2021, November 7). Press freedom is no joke in the Philippines. East Asia Forum. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/11/07/press-freedom-is-no-joke-in-the-philippines/

Mendiola, R. (2020, December 24). PH ranks third with most journalists killed in 2020, new report finds — Across the Islands. Asian Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.asianjournal.com/philippines/across-the-islands/ph-ranks-third-with-most-journalists-killed-in-2020-new-report-finds/

Muster Definition & Meaning. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muster

Myth Definition & Meaning. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myth

Ortuoste, J. (2022, November 9). PH rank plummets in 2022 World Press Freedom Index. Manila Standard. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/pop-goes-the-world-by-jenny-ortuoste/314276571/ph-rank-plummets-in-2022-world-press-freedom-index.html

Popioco, M. (2021, December 24). Filipino journalists can only take risks equal to their protections. Lowy Institute. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/filipino-journalists-can-only-take-risks-equal-their-protections

Tuquero, L. (2022, February 26). 51% of Filipinos find it difficult to spot fake news on media – SWS. Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/nation/sws-survey-fake-news-december-2021/
]]> 2023-03-21 11:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525210046 Personal Information maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525211167 Name: TONI Mary Antonette G. Riotoc
Section: 12 - Holland

Word Count: 1494 words]]> 2023-03-21 11:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525211167 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525212238 The use of figures of speech enables authors to write profound meanings for the poem. Together with the depth comes the readers’ understanding through analysis and observance of comparisons, exaggerations, irony, and the like. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525212238 simile maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525212637 For example, “headlines looking more and more like obituaries” is a simile. Obituaries enlist the names of the dead. Meanwhile, headlines are the gist of highly publicized news. Thus the simile emphasizes the importance of broadcasting the deaths to the public. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525212637 personification maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525216327 Another figure of speech is personification, “if written words could stutter, is this how they sound?” It highlights the imagery stated earlier where shared information to the public becomes unclear.]]> 2023-03-21 11:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525216327 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525218132 2023-03-21 11:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525218132 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525219733 Meanwhile, those disseminating the information create stammering sounds because of the difficulty in imparting and transmitting later. Thus, it prompts them to halt circulation.]]> 2023-03-21 11:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525219733 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525224563 The emblematic symbolism used is the TV. In a few stanzas, the TV is a shared attribute. Undeniably, television is the more accessible media source. It optically delivers entertainment and information with visual images and audio. It symbolizes and embodies the mass media. Throughout the overall text, it is observed that mass media was subdued. “You turn on the TV and find nothing.” It was repressed.]]> 2023-03-21 11:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525224563 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525227250 The author deliberately formats the poem by the indentation of each stanza’s second line. Often, indents indicate a continuation of the previous thought. And if we combine all the indented lines into one stanza, it can be viewed as an extension of the poem. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525227250 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228200 2023-03-21 11:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228200 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228358 It encapsulates the dramatic situation. But it also places the reader, you, as a witness. As the witness, they are alive despite the circumstances on the street. Yet, in the future, the reader may be subject to it themselves. The phrase “conks out” is akin to falling into slumber, and death is said to be a permanent slumber. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228358 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228966 In the face of this unsettling possibility, readers can take action, reinforcing the overall message. The word muster can mean critically examine. Thus, despite “nothingness,” one can awaken and reflect on the absence of information despite the realities presented in demanding headlines. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525228966 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525232140 Third, the poem deliberates on realities through a point-of-view device and the current context. The literary piece addresses the reader and includes them in the poem through the pronoun you. It reimagines the reader to do a few actions.]]> 2023-03-21 11:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525232140 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525238025 2023-03-21 11:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525238025 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525240137 The second point of view culminates in the ability of the readers to partake, experience, and endure similar situations and feelings shared throughout the stanzas, especially the human grief. These lines project grief as sorrow due to loss or death, also the mention of the dead and expiration. ]]> 2023-03-21 11:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525240137 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525240468 2023-03-21 11:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525240468 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525246752 The pandemic spared no one. The contagion handicapped many. The quarantine protocols posed burdensome challenges. To ease the worry, the media took a seat on the central board. All information to disseminate emanates from it. Most of the news during the onset of COVID-19 was about the alarming cases, the unknown, the present variants, and the infected tolls. Besides this, there was a marked increase in cases of murdered journalists in early 2020 (Mendiola, 2020).]]> 2023-03-21 12:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525246752 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525249989 It parallels the first three stanzas. Somehow, death was ever present and happened daily. And most accessed information through media — noting terms TV and headlines. Media is an integral part of anyone and everyone’s daily life. Media’s role in the societal structure is embedded. Every decision made and action taken is intertwined with the media. It is vital to our lives.


]]> 2023-03-21 12:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525249989 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525250653 Although there remains a risk, as shown in the last two stanzas. There are still days when information becomes unavailable to the public. The absence of information brings about failure to react nor call for action, “and from nothingness you muster nothing.” ]]> 2023-03-21 12:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525250653 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525251950 The 21st century shows progress, especially in information exchange and communication. But there remain drawbacks amidst the advancements as well.]]> 2023-03-21 12:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525251950 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525253182 “you recount the dead until you fumble over the myth,” ]]> 2023-03-21 12:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525253182 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525253500 There, myth is an “unfounded or false notion.” In a 2021 Social Weather Survey, 51% of Filipinos find difficulty in discerning between factual information and fake news (Tuquero, 2022). The poem unveils our society. In the thick of the hostilities and grievances towards rising death tolls, the public continues to be susceptible to misinformation, disinformation, or no information.]]> 2023-03-21 12:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525253500 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525256516 The formalist analysis comprehensively presented the message and the presented reality. The poem reflects the modern Philippine society and its ingrained issues of mass media repression, fake news tolerance, and shortfall of information. Most details of the parallelism of the poem and the society were mentioned earlier. Hence, in my understanding, “Country of Nothings” is relevant material. The poem is salient and may serve as an instrument to bear social applicability. ]]> 2023-03-21 12:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525256516 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525258680 The Philippine Constitution recognizes freedom of speech and press freedom. In the midst of it, there are still compromises on the rights and privileges, the opportunities and immunities that persist. An instance is the cyber libel case filed against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and the closure of ABS-CBN (Arao, 2021). ]]> 2023-03-21 12:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525258680 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525259901 In the 20th World Press Freedom Index, the Philippines' global score is 41.84, a perilous area for journalists to practice their work (Ortuoste, 2022). Reports Without Borders gave the score as an offshoot of the pressure discoursed by the government on media networks. Harassment, aggravation, and intimidation are just a few misdemeanors journalists meet in performing their duties, documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. In addition, a third of killed journalists received threats prior (Popioco, 2021). Present in the poem is a mirroring of fear in the suppression -]]> 2023-03-21 12:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525259901 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525261410 2023-03-21 12:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525261410 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525264049 Living in hostile territory for journalists, seen as foes, is a reality to reckon with. Is it not a resounding death waiting to happen for them? This is where the challenge lies. Death held out, made longer. The victims are journalists and more, even those who are estranged from reporting and writing. They constitute the public who face the same danger and death. There was no information to safeguard them or ward off death.]]> 2023-03-21 12:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525264049 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525264594 The poem is an insight and discernment into the grief many experiences, especially in the dark years of COVID-19 as the poem was published last 2020. Similarly, there is much sorrow in the constant struggle against fake news and pining for transparencies. Society faces irony, the age of advancement and elevation, headway and progression. Yet we are in a stonewall, walking blindly. Society faces not the irony but also the challenges and provocations. ]]> 2023-03-21 12:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525264594 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525265192 Societies are people. People have power. Let the power live in people.]]> 2023-03-21 12:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525265192 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525265897 I am a member of the public. As the poem uses the second point of view, it appears that the persona addresses us to bear everyone with awareness. With awareness comes consciousness, experience, and action. In this age, information must be within reach. With this knowledge, people must act in consciousness even in the presence of stumbling blocks like disinformation. We should envelope all these with a sense of responsibility.


]]> 2023-03-21 12:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525265897 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525266537 It reverberates in me that the world appears more jaded. The rise in death tolls could be attributed to the pandemic or even the deaths of journalists — “you recount the dead until you fumble over the math.” The situation can appear more despairing as the defenders and custodians of information are imperiled, and a number disappeared, leaving the public with nothing. Nevertheless, realities equip me to take charge and face these trials, be part of the change.]]> 2023-03-21 12:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525266537 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525268360 2023-03-21 12:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525268360 maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525268807 The death of someone who took part in the challenge is never a death in vain nor a worthless aim. Their death is my awareness. My awareness breaks ground to move me. I am no longer a bystander. I am taking part in the challenge, and my life will be worth it.]]> 2023-03-21 12:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525268807 Image Sources maryantonetteriotoc2 https://padlet.com/maryantonetteriotoc2/3sm79tlckflas7x0/wish/2525287125 ABS-CBN Shutdown Candles (PhilStar, 2020) Retrieved March 21, 2023 from
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