Biography of Imee Marcos
Biography of Imee Marcos
Imee Marcos was born on 12th November 1955 as María Imelda Josefa
Romualdez Marcos in Metro Manila, Philippines. Her parents are Ferdinand Marcos
(father) and Imelda Marcos (mother). Both parents exercised autocratic governance
in the Philippines between December 1965 and February 1986. She has three
siblings, two blood related; namely, Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Irene
Marcos-Araneta, and one adopted called Aimee Marcos. She was brought up in the
Malacanan Palace, the official presidential residence, together with her siblings. She
attended Saint Pedro Poveda College, formerly known as the Institution Teresiana,
from kindergarten to Grade IV. She later on, joined Assumption Covent at Herran
Street in Manila from Grade V to First Year High School. In both schools, she earned
first honors. She joined International School Manila in Makati, formerly referred to as
American School.
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. How did the author characterize the subject of the biography? Do you consider the
characterization effective?
2. Does the biography open with something that captures your attention and makes
you want to keep reading?
3. What is the author’s style in writing the text? Does the author use an appropriate
writing style in composing the biography?
LITERARY JOURNALSIM
The following excerpt from George Orwell is a good example of literary journalism.
Orwell wrote about the colonial regime in Marrakech. His father was a colonial
officer, so Orwell was confronted with the reality of empire from an early age, and
that experience is reflected in his literary journalism piece, Marrakech: “It is only
because of this that the starved countries of Asia and Africa are accepted as tourist
resorts. No one would think of running cheap trips to the Distressed Areas. But
where the human beings have brown skins their poverty is simply not noticed. What
does Morocco mean to a Frenchman? An orange-grove or a job in Government
service.”
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. Are the facts presented relevant to the central idea of the text?
2. Does the text illustrate the fusion of journalism and literature? Explain your
answer.
3. What literary techniques did the author use in writing the text?