Artes Communicationis

A Movie Review on “Where the Wild Things Are” Using the lens of Critical Theory EBALE, PAOLO LANCE NICOLO SERAPION, JAY-EM Things from him and them “Learning from the people we meet helps us become better people” is one of the lessons we can ponder on in the movie directed by Spike Jonze in 2009 entitled, “Where the Wild Things Are.” The movie is about a lonely young boy named “Max” who escaped from his family. Max ran away from home because he got in a heated argument with his mother. In his journey away from home, he unexpectedly found himself on an island after a huge storm at sea and in this island, Max met these so called “Wild Things.” He introduced new ideas to these creatures that were human-like, giant animals that have weird features. These wild things completely accepted the new ideas of Max because they believed that he was their king. They believed that he is the king that will lead them to have a greater life. Big houses were built, new activities

Peanuts For Your Thoughts EBALE, LANCE UP students like us have our campus literally located just a few steps away from SM City Baguio. Thus, chances are, we've already passed T.M. Kalaw Street a hundred times. The narrow sidewalk on this street serves as the main avenue for mall-goers from the east side of the mall. This path is usually quiet and clean, with the sound and smoke of passing vehicles as the only things to regard. That's until we reach the near end of the sidewalk, just before going uphill towards the mall where an elderly woman sells her peanuts from a sack. Anyone heading to SM City Baguio through this route would most likely expect this vendor. It is as if she's already a part of that road, and as unremarkable as parts can be, some people tend to ignore her. She’s just sitting there, eagerly waiting for mall-goers to buy her peanuts. Sometimes, while walking along the way and seeing her, we couldn't help but wonder why, at her age, she

NAY-TAY: On the lives and struggles of Single Moms SERAPION, JAY-EM B . INTRODUCTION Standpoint theory refers to how our social strata influences the way we perceive the world. Our experiences, race, class, geographical location, kind of job and sexual orientation affect our standpoint and actions.  Our social relations shape how we communicate and treat other people. It also claims that the oppressed have a wider perspective of the world because they are more exposed to the reality than the privileged. It gives voice to the marginalized by allowing them to challenge the status quo. Bringing marginalized to the fore, we chose to forward the struggles of single mothers to address the issue they are facing and place it into a higher discourse. “Nay-Tay”: On the lives and struggles of Single Moms,” focuses on the narratives of single moms and the challenges that they are continuously experiencing. It also tackles the way society treats them and their children. F

Narrative Paradigm by EBALE & SERAPION The Narrative Paradigm Theory talks about how human beings are story-telling animals. We favor stories over hard facts and evidences. Humans reason based on science, history and personal values. In this theory, there are two individuals involved. The first would be the story-teller or the narrator and the second would be the listener or the audience. The narrator tells a story to the audience and the audience listens to the story. The objective of the narrator is to present his/her story in a way that the audience can easily understand. On the other hand, the objective of the audience is to verify whether or not the story is legitimate and genuine. Q1. What are the main principles/points of Narrative Paradigm? The main principles are coherence and fidelity. When you talk about coherence in the Narrative Paradigm Theory, this talks about how easily understandable the story is. The story should be easily understandable and