The Miss Adventures of Isabella

     Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! The already rigorous tide cannot be changed, therefore we must swim against the waves of despair for the duration of these grueling and arduous times. Not a soul was ever prepared for the health crisis that overshadowed all of our plans and dreams which have been doomed since the beginning of this gobbledygook lockdown. Nonsense, did I just say? How insufferable was I to have fingers that could type such obnoxiousness in this testimony of my advice to the general public whom are currently reading this per se, genteel treatise. Let me unwrap my statements of support in a fashion that majority of my beloved addressees would reasonably be au fait with.      Welcome to the 21st century, a time where everybody desperately wants to be a social media influencer and where people spend about an hour sitting on the toilet with their smartphones held tight in their grasp. Humanity has already been stuck in a trance with the internet and technolo...

             Francine Abueva’s overall essay entitled “The Effects of the Pandemic” revealed her positive yet slightly hesitant reaction to the Philippine government’s actions toward economic and health-related threats to the country. The essay resonated a lighthearted and sincere tone as I was gradually reading the author’s prompt reaction to the country’s lockdown in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The meaningfully constructed one-paragraph essay contained a few significant points by Abueva that truly expressed hope and understanding to the country’s status quo. For this assessment, I will critique Francine Abueva’s perception on the country’s struggle and its government’s actions in response to the struggle, and her reaction to such actions all in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic. I will also evaluate Francine Abueva’s construction of her essay, as well as recognize the creativity and uniqueness of her statements. Abueva opened her...