21st Cen. Lit. - L8 PPT PDF

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Guess the Emblem 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE  P_____ eace 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE  B _________ l i n d f o l d 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE  D o u b l e ______-____ edge s w o 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE  S_____ c a l e 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE  _______ J u s t i ______ c e S y 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE 21ST CENTURY LESSON 4 LITERATURE The Justice FINALS PERIOD JUSTICE  OBJECTIVES 1.Recognized the use of symbol and figurative language in poetry 2.Understand how the justice system works in the Philippines and its problem. PROBLEMS OF THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM The Philippine justice system has been described as, a "mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law" (Hays, Jeffrey 2015). According to Jeffrey Hays, "Judicial institutions in the Philippines are regarded as weak and corrupt and notoriously slow... for poor THE JUSTICE SYSTEM people the justice system operates  PROBLEMS OF THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM According to Andrew J. Masigan, when the judiciary is controlled by the president or people in the legislative branch, this becomes a threat to the nation. "A swayable (or negotiable) judiciary is a public threat. By being the obedient attack or defense dog of certain powerful politicians, the judiciary, in effect, ceases to be the mechanism for checks and balances against the executive and legislative branches... To Juan de la Cruz, it means that he cannot be absolutely certain of a fair THE JUSTICE trial SYSTEM should his rights be violated by Malacañang or any PROBLEMS OF THE PHILIPPINE JUSTICE SYSTEM The statistics from the World Economic Forum are discouraging. Out of 140 countries, the Philippines was ranked as 123rd when it comes to the reliability of our law enforcement agencies and policemen. The Philippines also ranked 105th when it came to having an independent judiciary THE JUSTICE SYSTEM CORRUPTION IN THE SUPREME COURT When it comes to corruption, the World Economic Forum has ranked the Philippines as 95th out of 140 countries. According to Transparency International, the Philippines is 111th out of 180 countries in terms of corruption (Masigan, Andrew 2018). THE JUSTICE SYSTEM  Guess the Emblem R ______ e n a t ______ o C o r o 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE 1. What do you know about the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona? Was it discussed in school? What did people say at the time? 2. Why is it important for government officials to declare their SALN or Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Networth? What does it have to do with good governance? 3. Do you think that the process of impeachment is important for a nation, or is it just a distraction from what is more important? Explain your answer. 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE CORRUPTION IN THE SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Renato Corona failed to report $2.4 million in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net worth (SALN), as prescribed by law for all government employees. In his defense, he said that, "his omission was not an impeachable offense and that a 1974 bank privacy law protects foreign deposits THE JUSTICE from disclosure, while prosecutors SYSTEM  The case of the former Chief Justice Renato Corona In December 2011, Chief Justice Renato Corona was impeached by the Philippine Senate, with 16 senators voting to impeach him and three senators voting for acquittal. He was impeached because he did not declare 183 million pesos in his SALN, a public document required for all government officials. The declaration of assets and liabilities in the SALN ensures that public officials do not accept THE JUSTICE bribes or are not prone to corruption; Chief SYSTEM  The case of the former Chief Justice Renato Corona A court interpreter, Delsa Flores was fired after she had failed to declare a market stall in her SALN. The senators who impeached Corona stated that the law should apply to all. One can interpret the event as a victory over corruption, but in the Philippines, this is not as simple as it looks. Others interpret the event as a political move by the Aquino administration to take away the obstruction THE JUSTICE blocking them from prosecuting former SYSTEM Justice RALPH SEMINO GALAN 1 These are the accouterments 10 Is this Philippine Justice? The of her office: figure 2 the blindfold symbolizing 11 of the Roman goddess Justitia impartiality; slowly fades 3 a golden pair of scales 12 into thin air, swallowed by measuring the validity pigments 4 of evidence given both pro and 13 cloudy as doubts. In my con; uncertain country 5 the double-edged sword that 14 where right and wrong are  About the The poet, literary critic, and translator Ralph Semino Galan is also a Author teacher. He teaches at the University of Santo Tomas teaching literature, humanities, and writing subjects. He is a graduate of Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in AB English (major in Literature). He has a master’s in English Studies (major in Creative Writing) from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He was the Workshop Coordinator of the UP National Writers’ Workshop from 1999 to 2002 but was a member of the said organization since 1997. His first book of his poetries is called The Southern Cross and Other Poems published in December 2005. It was launched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as part of its UBOD New Authors https://philnews.ph/2022/04/02/ralph-semino-galan-biography-famous-works-achievements/hor Series. As a writer, he writes book reviews for the Philippine Daily Guide Questions: 1. Why are symbols important in a poem? Explain what some of the symbols mean, and how they add to the meaning of the poem. 2. Why are symbols important in the life of a nation? What do people get from the symbols of a nation? 3. Why does the poem describe the Philippines as "my uncertain country"? 4. What does the simile, "right and wrong can be shuffled like cards" mean? What does this mean when it comes to any of the following: politics and politicians, JUSTICE BY RALPH SEMINO GALAN Guide Questions: 6. Of all the objects that Justice owns, which one do you think is the most important? Why? 7. Why does Justitia look like she is fading in the painting, "Is this Philippine Justice"? 8. Why is money mentioned in the poem? 9. Why was it important for the Chief Justice to be impeached? What is the message for Filipino government officials? 10. Why does the Chief Justice have to "face the music JUSTICE BY RALPH SEMINO GALAN Literary Theory: MARXIST THEORY According to the website, natureofwriting.com, Marxist literary theory once believed that literature is simply propaganda by the dominant hegemony, but this was eventually revised by Raymond Williams, who believes that literature is a product of different hegemonies in society. Although the dominant hegemony, which has power over traditional structures and beliefs, often hold sway in society, there is also residual hegemony (meaning the older way of thinking before the dominant hegemony became powerful) LITERARY THEORIES AND 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE Worksheet Fill in the blanks in the worksheet below to further Parts of the Symbol Meaning of the Symbol Poem analyze the poem. Line 2 Blindfold (1) Line 3 Golden pair of scales (2) Line 5 Double-edge sword (3) Line 6 Thoth’s feather of truth (4) Painting “Is this Philippines Justice?” Line 11 with Justitia fading into the air... (5) “cloudy as doubts” “... right and wrong are cards that Line 14 can be shuffled like a pile of money (6) bills...” Line 18 “... face the music of derision...” (7) LITERARY THEORIES AND 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE Group Activity Make a report answering the following questions: 1. The impeachment of chief Justice Renato Corona and how this has affected perceptions of the justice system. 2. Whether the poem accurately reflects what people feel about the justice system. LITERARY THEORIES AND 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE Assignment Write a reaction paper about what they have learned from the lesson on justice and how it is applied in Philippine society. LITERARY THEORIES AND 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE