A conviction is something that an individual is convinced of.

Beliefs are very personal ideas and can be rejected because they express an opinion.

Fact is a thing that is known or proven to be true.

An opinion is proven to be true.

I believe in the power of kindness to make the world a better place. This is an example of a factual statement.

The phrases such as I think, I believe or I feel are only some of the signals we used in expressing beliefs or conviction.

Author influence that demonstrates the human behavior, vocabulary or language

Author influence that gives good value or return to money, time or effort expended.

Circumstance by which one is surrounded

New Yorker in Tondo by Marcelino Agana Jr. (Summary)

This story is about a girl named Kikay who lived in Tondo but spent a year in New York. In that short time, she quickly adapted the culture of the city. New York has many different neighborhoods with unique qualities, which might explain why Kikay acted differently when she returned. The characters include Kikay's mom, Aling Tatang (Mrs. Mendoza), and her siblings Nena, Totoy, and Tony. When Kikay came back to Tondo, she had changed a lot - her clothes, the way she talked, and even how she interacted with others. She even tried to change her mom. But after a year, when she was back in Tondo, she forgot everything about New York, including her friends.

 What influence is evident in the story featuring the character portrayed by Kikay?

Who is the author of My Father goes to court?

Who is the author of The Death March?

Who is the author of The New Yorker in Tondo?

Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa (excerpt)

The sun was salmon and hazy in the west. Dodong thought to himself he would tell his father about Teang when he got home, after he had unhitched the carabao from the plow, and let it to its shed and fed it. He was hesitant about saying it, but he wanted his father to know. What he had to say was of serious import as it would mark a climacteric in his life. Dodong finally decided to tell it, at a thought came to him, his father might refuse to consider it. His father was silent hardworking farmer who chewed areca nut, which he had learned to do from his mother, Dodong’s grandmother. I will tell it to him. I will tell it to him.

Which influence is mostly depicted in the excerpt above?

  Your reaction in any assertion should not be stated clearly.

Exactly! and Yes! are positive reactions

It is an action taken in response to something

It is used to let the readers feel that they should agree with what they read or hear

Which of the following is a statement of conviction?

Cultural influence may be demonstrated through human behavior, vocabulary, or language used, human emotions or perspectives, and material items. Is this statement TRUE or FALSE?

I think it will rain today. This is an example of_______?

Using the excerpts or line from Carlos Bulosan’s story, choose the life situations that influenced and reflected the  

     author’s ways of writing.

When I was four, I lived with my mother and brothers and sisters in a small town on the island of Luzon where father has small farm.

The rich man’s servants were always frying and cooking something good, and the aroma of the food was wafted down to us from the windows of the big house. We hung about and took all the wonderful smell of the food into our beings.

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