Reaction paper: Imelda

                Before I watched the documentary, Imelda is just a word to me. I did not know much about her except for the fact that she is the former first lady who owns numerous pairs of expensive shoes and Filipiniana dresses.  But as I watched the documentary I learned and knew more about Imelda.

                Imelda may have accomplished numerous things during her reign as the first lady of the country. She was the one behind CCP and PICC and also different programs and projects. But she did all of these because she just can, because she has all the power and money. And she wants Philippines to be a “beautiful” country. But when in fact the only “beautiful” that she consider is herself. She eventually became self-centered and things are suddenly all about her. She was always right even if the decisions she made for the country won’t do anything good. She became lavish that she made sure not to wear the same pair of shoes twice.

                After the documentary, I can say that she is not really the selfish or narcissist woman like what most people look or think of her. It’s just that because of too much power that was in her hands, she became one.

Regina Alyssa L. Bargola

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