Aquarium Final

Derrick B. Duller Grade 1111- Rizal 21st Centur !iterature "# t$e %$ili&&ines and t$e '"rld

August 26, 2016 Mr. Beaven C. Bermudez

“AQUARIUM NA WALANG TUBIG”

(A)*AR+*M A 'A!AG *B+G is a t$eatrical &la /ritten and directed   Anne illegas illegas &r"duced &r"duced  ining ining %inag&ala %inag&ala $eatre $eatre 3"undati"n, 3"undati"n, +nc. Acc"rding Acc"rding t" Anne Anne illegas, (4A)*AR+*M A 'A!AG *B+G5 is a musical &la designed t" in#"rm t$e evils "# drug addicti"n t$r"ug$ s"ngs and dances. +t is a st"r "#  di##erent $ig$ sc$""l students struggling in t$eir everda lives and $as di##erent /as "# c"&ing /it$ t$eir  &r"lems.

7"rdan came #r"m a ric$ #amil /it$ /"rka$"lic &arents /$" d"n5t seem t" $ave time #"r $im. %a"l" is t$e ull. 8e disres&ects girls and al/as teases "t$ers. 8e seems t" $ave a &r"lem at $"me /it$ $is ausive ste&#at$er. B"tc$"k is t$e nerd. 8e $as a sc$"lars$i& at sc$""l /$ic$ $is "nl ticket t" graduating. 8e is &ressured /it$ t$e #act t$at $e $as t" maintain a $ig$ grade #"r $im t" c"ntinue studing. $ese t$ree "s c"&ed /it$ t$ese &r"lems /it$ t$e main antag"nist "# t$e st"r9 drug ause. 8"/ever, t$eir "ne #riend, Dennis, #aced $is "/n &r"lems /it$ &erseverance and determinati"n, n"t in de&ending "n drugs and "t$er danger"us $aits. Dennis $ad a rig$t #uture unlike t$e latter t$ree "s.

$is &la aims t" s$"/ t$e "ut$ t$e ad e##ects "# drug ause in "ur lives. +t /as made t" "&en t$e ees "# t$e audience int" c$""sing t$e rig$t &at$ #"r t$eir lives. $e message "# t$e &la t"uc$ed m $eart. +t made me realize t$at t$ere are $ealt$ c"&ing mec$anisms in dealing /it$ "ur "/n &r"lems.

$e %ersevering

!ike Dennis, /e s$"uld e &ersevering. +# /e $ave &r"lems, /e s$"uld #ace it /it$ all "ur $eart and strengt$. 'e s$"uldn5t av"id t$em ecause n"t$ing /ill $a&&en i#  /e ign"re "ur "/n &r"lems. '"rking $ard #"r /$at /e /ant and /$at /e need /ill take us &laces.

$e :nduring

%ersevering is ver im&"rtant in dealing /it$ "ur &r"lems. 8"/ever, s"metimes t$ese t$ings take time and s" muc$ e##"rt. 'e s$"uld endure t$em en"ug$ t" e s"lved. 'e s$"uld $ave t$e rig$t &atience and disci&line in "rder t" deal /it$ "ur "/n &r"lems. $ese, t"get$er /it$ &erseverance, is reall e##ective in c"&ing /it$ "ur lives.

$e %raing

8aving #ait$ is t$e last ingredient in e##ectivel c"&ing /it$ "ut &r"lems. 'e s$"uld elieve t$at /e /"uld "verc"me t$ese c$allenges. 'e elieve in t$e &e"&le ar"und us, &e"&le /e l"ve, and G"d.

$is &la $as reall made me t$ink dee&er "n /$at + alread kn"/. +t tackled li#e, c$allenges, re/ards, and c"nse;uences. C"&ing /it$ &r"lems s$"uldn5t e /it$ danger"us $aits. 'e d"nt /ant t" e #is$es in an a;uarium /it$ n" /ater, d" /e<