Czarina Mei The Cutieliit

 FINAL ACTIVITY (CREATIVE WRITING) Short demonstrating awareness sensitivity to the different literary Summary Jimmy has a very convoluted explanation for how come a shirt has a burn hole. Theme: The importance of personal responsibility. Characters Mother Jimmy Script (Scene opens with Jimm sitting watching TV. Mother comes in carrying a shirt, obviously restraining her anger) Mother: Jimmy… Jimmy: Yes, mom. Mother: How did this new dress shirt get a hole in it. Jimmy: Don't look at me. It wasn't my fault. Mother: I didn't ask you if you did it. I asked if you knew how it got a hole burned through it. Jimmy: It caught fire. Mother: (Trying to remain calm) … and how did it catch fire? Jimmy: 'Cause of the comic books. Mother: The comic books? Jimmy: Yes, ma'am. I sold Lonnie some of my Plasma-Man comic books. Mother: I didn't know you had any Plasma-Man comic books. Jimmy: I don't. I borrowed them from Denny. Mother: If you borrowed them from your brother, h...

 FICTION (CREATIVE WRITING)                    "THE GOLDEN EGG"                   By: CZARINA MEI A. MANZANO Zaza a poor barber lived alone in his small hut. He was dedicated to his work. And whatever he earns was enough to fulfill his needs. One evening, after returning from work, Zaza was hungry. “What shall I cook tonight?" he thought. Just then he heard a hen outside his hut. “That hen would make a great feast for me," thought Zaza and prepared to catch the hen. With a little effort, he was able to catch the hen. As he was about to kill the hen, it squeaked, “Please do not kill me, O kind man! I will help you." Zaza stopped. Though he was surprised that the hen spoke, he asked, “How can you help me?" “ If you spare my life, I will lay a golden egg every day for you," said the hen. Zaza's eyes got widened in delight. Zaza was surprised to hear this promise. “A golden egg! That too eve...

 SHORT STROY (CREATIVE WRITING)                          "DRIFTING HOUSE"                       By: CZARINA MEI A. MANZANO                              The day the siblings left to find their mother, snow devoured the northern mining town. Houses loomed like ghosts. The government’s face was everywhere: on the sides of a beached cart, above the lintel of the post office, on placards scattered throughout the surrounding mountains praising the Dear Leader Czarina Yu Zhong And in the grain sack strapped to the oldest brother Mhartz back, their sister, the weight of a few books. The younger brother Eclips ran ahead. As a child, Wanwan thought, frowning, though he too was still a child, an eleven-year-old with a body withering on two years of boiled tree bark, mashed roots, the occasional grill...

 SCRIPT WRITING (CREATIVE WRITING)                         A Kiyomiko walks up to a boy she likes and asks him this. Kiyomiko: Do I ever cross your mind? Lance: No Kiyomiko: Do you like me? Lance: Not really Kiyomiko: Would you cry if I left? Lance: No Kiyomiko: Would you do anything for me? Lance: No Kiyomiko: Choose--- me or your life? Lance: My life Kiyomiko runs away in shock and pain and Lance runs after her and says....... The reason you never cross in my mind is because you are always on my mind. The reason why I don't like you is because I love you. The reason I don't want you is because I need you. The reason why I wouldn't cry if you left is because I would die if you left. The reason I wouldn't live for you is because I would die for you. The reason why I'm not willing to do anything for you is because I do everything for you. The reason I choose my life is because you are my life. 

 POETRY (CREATIVE WRITING)            " LAST NIGHT I WISHED ON A STAR"                          By: CZARINA MEI MANZANO Last night I wished on a star I asked for someone who'll make me smile Star smiled and said to me "Patience, child, it'll take a while Last night I wished on a star I asked for someone who'll never make me cry Star turned to me, with tears in his eyes "That's quite impossible, but I'll try." Last night I wished on a star I asked for someone who'll hug me tight Star held me close,locked me in his arms "My warmth's all yours for the night." Last night I wished on a star I asked for someone who'll journey with me Star entwined his fingers in mine "While he's not here, let me be." Last night I wished on a star I asked for someone who'll love me in return Weird but this time, star said to me "It's your love that I yearn." Star looked at me, and whispered sweet words "I w...

ROAD CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER LIFE INTRODUCTION: How can improved roads change peoples’ lives? How much do people benefit from road projects? Answering these seemingly simple questions is, in fact, much trickier than it appears. We recently concluded  an impact evaluation  to measure the socio-economic impacts of World Bank-financed municipal road improvements on poor rural households in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. After 10 years of study, what were the results and lessons learned? And how did we go about conducting the evaluation? The study  followed a methodology traditionally used in impact evaluations in the social sector and was based on a precedent in Vietnam. Throughout the state, one of the least-developed and least-populated in Brazil, most municipal roads are unpaved with inadequate maintenance. The World Bank’s municipal roads project helped construct 700 concrete bridges and 2,100 culverts crossing rivers and streams, providing year-rou...