The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) stated a total of 685 casualties killed by Tropical Storm, Sendong, as of December 19, 2011, Monday,  in which Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City were the most affected areas in Mindanao.

In Cagayan de Oro City, approximately 19 evacuation centers has been opened for the victims who had their house destroyed by the typhoon while in Iligan City there were about  15 evacuation  areas as well.

Miniver Cheevy

1.       1.  Who do you think is Miniver Cheevy?

2.       2.  Is he satisfied with his life?

3.       3. Is he blaming fate for his life?

4.       4. If you were Miniver Cheevy, would you do thes ame?

Compare and Contrast

Miniver Cheevy and Richard Cory is both a person suffering from inner turmoil, one who is rich and one who is poor. One who dreamed to be somebody and one who wished for someone who could understand him. They are both trying to be somebody they are not. 

Miniver Cheevy is someone who is convinced that the grass is greener on the other side. He dreams of living in a world full of fantasy which far from the world he is living. He blames fate and wastes his life away on alcohol. However, Richard Cory is someone who has everything a man could ask for. He lives in a world where Miniver wanted to and he has everything Miniver ask for. But Richard Cory is not satisfied and not happy with what he has. Though everyone envies him for what he has, still he wanted to be somebody he is not. 

They both needed help from someone. Unfortunately, the help they are looking where never been found. That is why they both blame fate and their life.

Descriptive Essay

            No one really knows what you were thinking or what they are thinking. That is why some of us tend to be somebody in order to be understood by others. But have you ever think, why we tend to do this kind of thing? Why we try to be somebody we are not?

           Living here on Earth for almost 17 years, I had already encounter different kind of personality, including the person suffering from what they call “inner turmoil”. I had this friend way back then. She had almost everything that girl could ask for. The wits, the wealth and the beauty. However, she came from a broken family. She’s living with his father who could not take good care of her and who could not be with her for 24/7. Her mom died when she was still at the age of five and only her nanny could take care of her. Due to this situation, she had found what she’s looking for from her friends, from us. Nevertheless, we had noticed that we really does not knew her well. She tends to imitate who we are and she is trying to be someone. And we really feel that she is having a problem that she could not really talk with us. She is hiding something from us. 

            That is why, together with my other friends, we had a talked with her, a talked that would somehow change her and would open her true identity. And that change her. It felt good to have helped someone who is in need. I felt like I have save someone’s life. It made me realize that having a communication with someone is a great help to ease the pain we felt inside.