BRUNEI Flashcards
Under the umbrella of sociocultural reading context
Historicism/ Historical Approach (A School Boy’s Apology)
perspective dealing with the
history that influenced the writing of literature
Historicism or traditional historical criticism (A School Boy’s Apology)
tells a story and has full storyline with all the elements of the traditional story
Narrative poem (A School Boy’s Apology)
A School Boy’s Apology: Literary device
Visual Imagery
appeals to the reader’s sense of sight by describing something the speaker or narrator of the poem sees.
Visual Imagery (A School Boy’s Apology)
5th Richest Country in the World
Abundance of natural oil and gas
Dependent on a single commodity
No income tax, nor sales tax or value added tax (VAT)
Sultan pays for the citizens’ healthcare, education, and other costs of living
Brunei (Borneo’s Green Heart)
Geography:
About three-fifths of the country is covered with virgin tropical rainforest, and
another one-fifth is under secondary forest.
Brunei (Borneo’s Green Heart)
The __ categorized Brunei’s forests into five functional
classifications,
Forest Act
The Forest Act categorized the Brunei’s forests into five functional
classifications, as follows:
protection, production, recreation, conservation and national park.
BRUNEI: Government
Constitutional Monarchy
The first Southeast Asian country to adopt strict Syariah criminal law that applies toboth Muslims and non-Muslims
BRUNEI
BRUNEI: Religion
Islam
By law, everything in __ is closed on Fridays from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. for Friday prayers.
BRUNEI
BRUNEI: Language
Standard Malay
Bruneian Culture
The family is the focal point of the social structure.
The role of face, shame and honor is crucial to Bruneians.
Most Bruneians are Muslims and as such their lives revolve around the duties
afforded to them by Islam.
Age and position are revered.
It’s best to avoid touching between members of the opposite sex while
conversing.
Borneo’s Green Heart
Negara Brunei Darussalam
A gem of a nation
An abode of peace
A treasure of empire
A haven of tranquility
A kingdom of treasures
An oasis of modern empire
A space of warmth greeting
A den of hospitable people
A neoclassical form of politics
A gateway to beyond comports
An avenue of understanding
An environment of treasures
An ancient Sultanate kingdom
An indeed pampering Brunei Darussalam
“Borneo’s Green Heart”
Brunei is essentially a welfare state, with well-developed social facilities.
If you describe something as a gem, you mean that they are especially pleasing, good, or helpful.
First: A GEM of a Nation
“Abode of Peace” is actually the English translation of “Darussalam”.
2nd & 4th: An ABODE of Peace & A HAVEN of Tranquility
under the rule of Sultan
3rd & 13th: A TREASURE of Empire & An ANCIENT Sultanate Kingdom
A KINGDOM of Treasures & An ENVIRONMENT of Treasures
5th & 12th:
defines “benevolence” in many ways, but the most famous definition states the need “to return to the observance of the rites through overcoming”
(Analects 12:1)
Confucius
An OASIS of Modern Empire; A NEOCLASSICAL Form of Politics; AGATEWAY to beyond comports
6th, 9th, 10th
Most Bruneians find emotions such as impatience, anger, or irritation
embarrassing and try to avoid them since expressing them could result in a loss
of face and disharmony.
7th, 8th, 11th: A SPACE of Warmth Greeting; A DEN of Hospitable People; An AVENUEof Understanding
An indeed pampering Brunei Darussalam
14th:
Analysis OF Borneo’s Green Heart
Title:
Speaker:
Tone:
Mood:
Theme:
Usage of language:
Type of Poetry:
Rhythm:
Title: known moniker of Brunei
Speaker: either a citizen or resident of Brunei
Tone: proud;
Mood: pride / patriotism
Theme: Tourism; Patriotism
Usage of language: Visual imagery
Type of Poetry: Free verse
- Descriptive poetry
Rhythm: Caesura
The Oilfield Laborers
Plot: ENDING, What happened at the end of the story?
Amidst the noise, something crashed into the balusters. A body lay sprawled across the metal rods. The labourers were frantic. They almost could not recognise their friend’s face. His
brain was shattered into pieces. Minutes later his eyes shut and he turned stiff
The Oilfield Laborers, Plot Device:
CLIFFHANGER
a plot device in which a component of a story ends unresolved, usually in a suspenseful or shocking way, in order to compel audiences to turn the page or return to the story in the next installment
CLIFFHANGER
The most common cliffhanger in TV is …
“ Abangan ang susunod na kabanata”