tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737612469619017742024-03-13T23:33:34.087+08:00G Fours!Maria Victoria Onglaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809821422167054123noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-2024406071217438182014-04-03T10:22:00.001+08:002014-04-03T10:22:14.881+08:00Imelda (2003)<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Imelda
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a documentary film directed by Ramona S. Diaz about the life of former First
Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos. It was first released in 2003 at the
International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. It was also shown during
the 2004 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Excellence in Cinematography
Award.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
documentary is about the life of Mrs. Marcos, beginning from her childhood, her
meeting and marriage to the former President of the Philippines Ferdinand
Marcos, her life during the Martial Law, their exile to Hawaii, and her
eventual return to the Philippines. The documentary includes actual interviews
from Mrs. Marcos herself where she is allowed to tell her story herself. Hence,
the documentary can be seen as a retelling of the history of the Philippines in
the perspective of Imelda Marcos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the most prominent part of the film is Mrs. Marcos’ constant emphasis on the
importance of “beauty”. Here, she stated that all her outfits, shoes and
jewelry were for the sake of providing the people a “role model”. Even after an
attempted assassination on her where she got a number slashes from a knife she
wondered “why such an ugly instrument” were used on her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is easy for viewers of the film to see Mrs. Marcos as truly ignorant to the
actual state and suffering of the people. With all the wealth and power she
held, she became viewed as an arrogant elitist from the higher class. Amusingly,
Mrs. Marcos herself might have realized this for she opposed the public showing
this film in the Philippines. Perhaps she herself have seen what her true image
had been.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Overall,
the documentary <i>Imelda</i></span> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">was an excellent
take on the showing the life of Imelda Marcos. It was a balanced view of Mrs.
Marcos, comparing to past media depictions of her during martial law. The documentary
had truly shown what Imelda Marcos is as a person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264633203478552120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-78682668765934816872014-04-03T10:21:00.002+08:002014-04-03T10:21:42.895+08:00Nightfall<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Nightfall is a science fiction short
story written by Isaac Asimov first published in the September 1941 issue of
the Astounding Science Fiction magazine. The story is about how the people
living in a fictional planet called “Lagash” which has always been illuminated
at all sides by its six suns, face a time of darkness which they have never
experienced before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
story tackles various ideas which center mainly on dealing with fear, religion,
and the origins of a belief. The way the author depicts each idea in the story
is quite interesting. The ideas are matched perfectly to the resulting beliefs due
to the ignorance of the people of Lagash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
main concept is introduced by Emerson’s quote at the beginning of the story.
Isaac Asimov’s take on this question is quite believable. If for instance
nightfall does arrives in every 2049 year cycle, people who lived near the end
of the cycle will have little to no idea of coming darkness, and hence, they
will be unable to comprehend the “reality” before them. But due to man’s
natural curiosity, they will still find ways, rather invent theories in order
to somehow explain it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> This
is quite similar to the recent “2012 Phenomena” where people around the world
conceived various theories about the end of the Mayan calendar. It is said that
the “end of the world” was sure to come that day. Scholars and scientist
however disputed this. However the event just passed similar to how our normal
calendar ends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
story can therefore be also seen as a representation of the divergence between
religion and science. It implies how the settlement of the difference in
beliefs generally results in great conflicts. If the cultists and scientists
just somehow tried to cooperate more, a lot more people could have been saved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264633203478552120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-10670194489234894322014-03-21T23:05:00.000+08:002014-03-21T23:05:02.678+08:00Musical and Scientific<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">How peculiar music is.
How it can affect people’s emotions just by being combinations of different
sound waves hitting our eardrums. Science can explain the movement of sound
waves as we are studying in our Physics class. It can also move stuff and and
break glass at certain volumes, frequencies and pitches. It is also
scientifically proven that music can help us do specific tasks more efficiently
like studying, working out, memorizing, or concentrating. But what cannot be
explained scientifically about music is why it can affect us. Why can it
enhance our skills and performances? Why do we react to it? Why do we relate it
to certain memories? Why can they exemplify emotions? Why? I seriously don’t
know. I just know that it does.</span></div>
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And as music can
affect us, it can also be affected by everything else. Emotions, religions,
situations, and almost everything related to science. Science can affect music.
Science can BE music as it is in Gustav Holt’s “The Planets” where each
movement of the music represents one of the planets of our solar system.
Science is also dominant in the song “Right Here Right Now” by Fatboy Slim
where it narrates the timeline of the universe. There’s even a song enumerating
the periodic table of elements. </div>
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How peculiar music is.
How it can be anything and how anything can be it whilst being only
combinations of sound waves hitting our eardrums at measured intervals. <br />
<br />Yanna Palo</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829351461875347564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-41525233713309281712014-03-21T21:48:00.001+08:002014-03-21T23:05:33.807+08:00Imelda More-cost<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;">
I, honestly, am
one of those people who were gullible enough to judge Imelda Marcos negatively
right at the bat. What can I do, she’s so easy to judge! She is so
narcissistic. While she talks about her life, her many suitors, her achievements,
her lineage and her beauty, she speaks so highly of herself, it’s overwhelming.
Heck, she’s even proud of the English
word, “imeldific”, that is so ego-centric in meaning and is based on her. “I am
simple” she says but her extravagant hand-crafted clothes and her lavish
collection of thousands of shoes say otherwise. She also came up with a bunch
of symbols for life and such which all seemed to make so much sense to her but
looked like doodles to me. And a number of people in the documentary about her
seem to agree with my thoughts on her. Some of them despise her and her
husband, former President Ferdinand Marcos with a passion.</div>
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But others didn’t.
And that thoroughly surprised me. So it got me curious as to why they did like
Imelda. So, first on the list of why these people admired Imelda was how she
endured the grief of losing both her parents and her husband whilst enduring
also the verbal abuse she is getting from the masses. I am amazed that she went
through that situation so elegantly. Imelda says, "When you reach a
certain level of leadership, people cannot be neutral with you. They
either love, love, love you, or hate, hate, hate you". Then, the
documentary got to the part where she got stabbed. Another positive thing about
her was that she was an active First Lady. I think she was the first First Lady
of the Philippines to “get her hands dirty” in the political world. And
therefore, she has earned some of my respect. Gosh, I really did not know until
watching this documentary that she was a victim of attempted assassination. And
that softened my heart for her a bit. So did the time she was talking about
Ferdinand while she was beside his corpse. You can feel her grief just by the
aura she was giving off even though she was so composed. All of these
supplement the fact that she was nicknamed the “Steel Butterfly”.</div>
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That scene
reminded me that she is still a human being, having problems, feeling pain. It’s
just that she’s living in a different world from ours and it might look
ridiculous and narcissistic to the rest of us, but that is her life. And, now,
I opt to let her be. I still dislike most of her actions, don’t get me wrong, but
I dislike her a lot less than before. Actually, I shouldn’t dislike her but her
actions in the first place, says my Philosophy I teacher. Her actions don’t
reflect her entirely. She may still be exemplifying the “Steel Butterfly” image
of hers by not showing anyone the pain she may be feeling deep inside. So I
shall let her be and I should remember to not judge a book by its summary or the reviews or,
in this case, people by the size of their collection of shoes.</div>
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We are always in a hurry, and because of this, our food tries to keep up with our pace. Nowadays, all types of "on the go" food are available to us. We cannot deny the extraordinary convenience and brilliant taste, at the same time, we cannot put aside the preservatives and processing that go with them.<br />
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This is an info-graphic video tackles the different kinds of "instant food" available in the market today. It helps you understand where these foods originated from, how they are prepared, and who eats them the most. More importantly, this video shows the effect of these food on our bodies and eventually, our society.<br />
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<i>Opinions about the different instant foods from various people are also shared in this video.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>BBC News. "Fast Food Factory." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1616_fastfood/>.<br /><br />Canned Food UK, (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cannedfood.co.uk/history-of-food-cans.<br /><br />Geoghegan, T. (2013). The Story of How the Tin Can Nearly wasn’t. BBC News Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21689069.<br /><br />Levitt, A. (2013). A Brief History of Canned Food. River Front Times. Retrieved from http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2013/02/canned_food_history_nicolas_appert.php.<br /><br />"News." The History Of The Fast Food Industry. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. <http://www.calypso.co.uk/news/the-history-of-the-fast-food-industry>.<br /><br />Reyes, Senen. "Fast Food Industry: Keeping up with the Changing Lifestyle1." Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Market and Industry Services Branch, International Markets Bureau, Branding Management, Agri-Food Trade Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/ase/5991-eng.htm>.<br /><br />Wilson, Tracy. "How Fast Food Works." HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 22 Aug. 2006. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/fast-food3.htm>.<br /><br />Yates, Jonathan. "3 Reasons the Fast-Food Nation Will Rule the World." 3 Reasons the Fast-Food Nation Will Rule the World. N.p., 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/17/3-reasons-the-fast-food-nation-will-rule-the-world.aspx>.</i></span><br />
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Maria Victoria Onglaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809821422167054123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-87434707331160896452014-03-21T02:22:00.000+08:002014-03-21T02:22:07.564+08:00The Bride of Frankenstein<br />
In the book Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein film, Dr. <span class="">Frankenstein is a scientist that has a scientific breakthrough wherein he as able to reanimate a corpse made of body parts coming from different corpses. Upon reanimation, the creature, who most people call Frankenstein, escapes the lab and roams the streets. Because of this, the townspeople come together in fear that the creature that is beyond their comprehension may kill their friends and family. Due to the circumstances unfolding, Dr. Frankenstein bore the guilt resulting from his work and vowed to never repeat his experiment.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348235248658991154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-72266990837168208722014-03-21T02:21:00.000+08:002014-03-21T02:21:43.778+08:00Nightfall<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348235248658991154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-83231430947813344192014-03-21T00:14:00.003+08:002014-03-21T00:14:14.857+08:00Imelda Marcos - Reaction<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
When anyone hears the name “Imelda
Marcos”, the first thing in mind is negative for most people. We Filipinos all
know who she is. We may not know her like how we know other people around us.
Yet, we at least know her by her surname. Thus, Imelda Romualdez - Marcos is
the wife of our late President Ferdinand Marcos. We all know how they are
regarded behind the words of corruption and evil at the worst. We all know her
husband declared Martial Law and put many Filipinos’ lives at risk. We may all
know many common things about her and her husband. Still, there are many
different views that we could assert. In terms of knowing, subjectivity is more
used than objectivity since it always involves judgments. In line with
subjectivity, Imelda has her many own philosophical thoughts and even teachings
that are no longer included in a Filipino citizen’s dictionary about her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Imelda Marcos became known for her
lavish spending. She is known for her very large number of collections of
shoes. She is known for expensive fashion and luxury items. She is known for
deciding to live a wealthy life despite of the people’s poverty. It is believed
that all what she and her family have are gained at the cost of the Filipino
people. Yet, she never bowed down to such judgments. She would always tell
about her thoughts as I label “her own philosophy”. I used that label because
of her mistakes of grasping the moral values when it comes to philosophy. She
is somehow mislead by her beliefs. There is nothing wrong in keeping our faiths
and beliefs but there are still limits. On the other hand, I admit that she is
really intelligent that’s why I already considered her thoughts to be called as
philosophy. Well, I do believe her statement that she really wants to be the
mother of our country during her time as first lady. I am impressed on her
accomplishments. <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: grey; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span>She
was instrumental in the establishment of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines; Philippine Heart Center; Lung Center of the Philippines; Kidney
Institute of the Philippines, Nayong Pilipino; Philippine International
Convention Center; Folk Arts Theater; and the infamous Manila Film Center. All
of these surely benefit the general public. However, bad things should never
cover up good things but when it comes to people’s aspect especially for
Filipinos, they could forgive but it is very hard for a person who lived in the
worst imaginations to forget her and also her husband.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556974117496806693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-38036750813735693322014-03-21T00:14:00.001+08:002014-03-21T00:14:03.400+08:00Imelda Marcos - Reaction<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
When anyone hears the name “Imelda
Marcos”, the first thing in mind is negative for most people. We Filipinos all
know who she is. We may not know her like how we know other people around us.
Yet, we at least know her by her surname. Thus, Imelda Romualdez - Marcos is
the wife of our late President Ferdinand Marcos. We all know how they are
regarded behind the words of corruption and evil at the worst. We all know her
husband declared Martial Law and put many Filipinos’ lives at risk. We may all
know many common things about her and her husband. Still, there are many
different views that we could assert. In terms of knowing, subjectivity is more
used than objectivity since it always involves judgments. In line with
subjectivity, Imelda has her many own philosophical thoughts and even teachings
that are no longer included in a Filipino citizen’s dictionary about her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Imelda Marcos became known for her
lavish spending. She is known for her very large number of collections of
shoes. She is known for expensive fashion and luxury items. She is known for
deciding to live a wealthy life despite of the people’s poverty. It is believed
that all what she and her family have are gained at the cost of the Filipino
people. Yet, she never bowed down to such judgments. She would always tell
about her thoughts as I label “her own philosophy”. I used that label because
of her mistakes of grasping the moral values when it comes to philosophy. She
is somehow mislead by her beliefs. There is nothing wrong in keeping our faiths
and beliefs but there are still limits. On the other hand, I admit that she is
really intelligent that’s why I already considered her thoughts to be called as
philosophy. Well, I do believe her statement that she really wants to be the
mother of our country during her time as first lady. I am impressed on her
accomplishments. <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: grey; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span>She
was instrumental in the establishment of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines; Philippine Heart Center; Lung Center of the Philippines; Kidney
Institute of the Philippines, Nayong Pilipino; Philippine International
Convention Center; Folk Arts Theater; and the infamous Manila Film Center. All
of these surely benefit the general public. However, bad things should never
cover up good things but when it comes to people’s aspect especially for
Filipinos, they could forgive but it is very hard for a person who lived in the
worst imaginations to forget her and also her husband.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15556974117496806693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-78888322078719429982014-03-20T23:10:00.001+08:002014-03-20T23:10:24.669+08:00Imelda Reaction PaperImelda Marcos is the former First Lady to Ferdinand E. Marcos during his reign as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. People see her merely as a pretty face but if you actually follow her life and events in our country's history, she is actually a very influential and powerful person. She is even known to be the "Steel Butterfly". Looks can be very deceiving and she's someone you shouldn't trifle with.<br />
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In fairness to Imelda, she accomplished some things during her reign as a first lady. She revived the culture of our country which is a big plus for me. Culture is the identity our country can share with around the world. It's what makes us unique and special in the eyes of so many. Promoting this can lead to so many things like increase in tourism, investments and the preservation of culture. Though her philosophy for promoting culture for the sake of "beautification" sounds very silly, I really tip my hat to her because it was a good move.<br />
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Imelda seems also somewhat intelligence but very clueless. She thinks that by doing this or by doing that she can help millions. She failed to see the bigger picture of what she was doing. The Filipino people were scared, tortured and terrified and she still tried to make a family out of that. She failed to see the corruption running deep through the veins of the country. She wouldn't be remembered by her shoes or beautification project if she actually did something to help the Filipino people. Instead many will just remember her as the wife of Marcos, or the lady with 1000 pairs of shoes or simply put the "Steel Butterfly".Jacinto Armando S. Mantaringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694789492300580527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-61773837149431395762014-03-20T22:24:00.001+08:002014-03-21T11:41:28.021+08:00Music LessonsMusic is a way through which people express themselves. May it be by writing their feelings, or by listening to the lyrics of a song, they are able to let it all out. In this expression through music, we are able to show a part of ourselves to the world. It's a representation of who are and what we've become.<br />
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We put in our music the things we think about and the things we care about, and hope that people will fully accept and understand what we're trying to convey. All in all, music is a great way to convey a message or express a stand on something. We write about a lot of things, heartache, relationships, family, parties, love, or even the most random hobby one can think of. Some have even written about the sciences, as it is one of the things that inspire them.<br />
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An good example is Gustav Holt, with The Planets, a famous seven-movement orchestral piece, with each movement representing a planet. This great composition is a product of Holt's interest in astrology. He was introduced to the topic by a friend, and from then on became a devotee of the subject.<br />
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Other contemporary artists have also used science as their inspiration, such as Frank Sinatra (Fly me to the moon) and Elton John (Rocket man). Who also would have thought that someone like Fatboy Slim would release a video about evolution, with his song "Right Here, Right Now". And who can forget, the famous theme song to the hit TV song, "The Big Bang Theory", composed by the band Barenaked Ladies.<br />
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Other than an expression of the artist's interests and passions, songs with such topics are also good for the audience listening to it. It is interesting that nowadays, if you search Youtube or science websites, there is most likely a section for videos and good number of them are music videos, so as to make the topic more interesting. This can be a way for science to be communicated to people, especially the young as it is in a medium that catches their attention. Instead of the typical lessons, teachers should consider making videos such as these when trying to teach a topic, because for sure, the students would be listening and not be bored.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Reaction paper on Music and Science</span></i></b>Maria Victoria Onglaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809821422167054123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-52007108997193143482014-03-20T21:58:00.001+08:002014-03-21T02:29:54.578+08:00Monsters of Science<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Viktor Frankenstein had two intentions in his creation of the monster. As a man of science, what he wanted to do was create something that could improve human condition. He created a creature that was composed of human elements that we consider to be excellent and beautiful, in order to create a superior species. To add to this, what he was doing was also an advancement in transplant technology and surgery. As soon as he realized that he could create an entire new being out of his own labor, the hunger for power and a god-like nature added to his intentions as well. The disparity between these two intentions cannot be determined however, that which intention was the main one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">This depicts a lesson that Shelley wanted to express in her book, and eventually in the movie adaptation. We sometimes see science and technology as evil, especially those concerning moral dilemmas such as genetic cloning. This is represented in the form of the monster, as a totality of the negative effects that science can cause. This is even more emphasized in the movie adaptation, because instead of being intelligent, the monster was made dumb. Aside from stressing the negative effects that is the monster, the inability of the monster to fully comprehend made his character more erratic and unpredictable, adding to the horror factor of the movie. But the clear difference between Dr. Frankenstein’s intentions shows us that it is not really science that is immoral, but what taints it is the nature of human beings to be selfish and to err. This shows that knowledge and science itself isn’t dangerous, but becomes so through its misuse and abuse by society.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Like the monster, there have been numerous cases in the past and present where science discoveries and inventions have caused such great harm to our society and our world. And this is understood, as no man is truly perfect, but what was lacking in Dr. Frankenstein, and in some scientists, was there lack of responsibility for their actions and the harm that these have caused. This shows us the role that science has in the society, given such a great power to be able to impact the world through inventions and discoveries, they also have the responsibility to use this power for the common good. Morality should always be accompanied in the practice of science, to ensure that it is used only in the best of intentions<span style="font-size: 15px;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-small;"><i>Knipfer, Cody. "Neutral Science, Irresponsible Scientists: Shelley’s Message about Knowledge in “Frankenstein”." A Really Cool Blog. N.p., 26 Apr. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://www.reallycoolblog.com/neutral-science-irresponsible-scientists-shelleys-message-about-knowledge-in-frankenstein/<a href="http://www.bibme.org/#">>.</a></i></span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Schuman, Sharon. "Frankenstein frames moral dilemma for science." The Good Life | Frankenstein frames moral dilemma for science. N.p., 18 June 1987. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sschuman/goodlife/frankenstein.shtml>.</span></i></span><b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></b>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Reaction Paper on Frankenstein</span></i></b></span></span>Maria Victoria Onglaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809821422167054123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-72888930148286758462014-03-20T21:42:00.003+08:002014-03-20T21:42:56.620+08:00<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Imelda Marcos is known for her large
collection of shoes, well also jewelries, but mostly, shoes. Well, I
would say that she is an intellectual person but she became obsessed
with putting the Philippines on top of the list, making it on par
with other developed countries, just like her obsession with her
shoes. This may be because of her past, she was not really rich
during her younger years. Until he met, President Ferdinand Marcos
who happened to be her knight in shining armor. I think that she was
obsessed with power, wealth, and putting the Philippines on top of
the list because of her past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't deny, that the Marcoses have
done something good for our country. They improved everything in our
country, infrastructures and our economy basically. Imelda became the
so called mother of our country during those years and became the
face of modernization later on. Many worshipped her and the Marcoses
and maybe President Marcos won during the election because of her
charm. But then problems started arising, problems that rose from
these innovations like debts and monetary problems, basically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Imelda was an intellectual person, an
innovative first lady. But then things started falling apart and with
them, she crumbled. She was too obsessed with power, wealth and fame.
Which led to our country being beautiful but drowned in large debts
because those structures built in the Marcos regime we corrupted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She can not be too perfect. She can not
be the perfect, charming, intellectual, innovative mother of our
nation. That was her dark side, her obsession.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16078786014000920791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-41364278382276222822014-03-20T20:03:00.004+08:002014-03-20T20:03:31.361+08:00Rhetoric of Cancer<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<b>Cancer </b>is a type of disease wherein
the growth of cells became undesirably massive. It is considered as one of the
major causes of death around the globe. Whenever I hear the word cancer, the
next thing that comes into my mind is death. Even though some ways of treating
cancer already exists, still, your life is in danger since whoever has a cancer
has a high risk of dying earlier than how long he should live especially when
you had it on the most delicate parts such as brain. It is treated through
radiation therapy and most commonly through chemotherapy wherein cancer cells
are eliminated by applying toxic on them. Even the medications done to cure the
disease have bad effects on the body. </div>
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One of my closest friend had brain
cancer and we never last a talk about her disease because she would cry hard
each time we did. I was not the one who started the topics and she would
introduce topics about death, religion and life and would suddenly burst into
tears afterwards. She became paranoid and anxious. My friend had a brain cancer
and although her cancer has not reached the higher levels yet, she already has
gone due to some complications. </div>
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It is really hard to describe what
really cancer is because it affects not only your physical state by also your
emotional and mental state. They become conscious of everything and that had
happened and will happen. But how should we treat cancer? How should we live
along with it? </div>
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Cancer cells unfortunately have
become part of the cancer victims. In the podcast, the interviewee kept on
saying that he doesn’t want to fight it because he doesn’t want to have a ‘civil
war’ within him since cancer cells are now part of his body. He said it is hard
to deal with it and that he wanted to kiss it goodbye but the right way of
dealing with it is living along it. He said that cancer somehow can be a gift
that would enlighten your mind. It will help you realize what life really is
and how to treasure time you have to live with your love ones. And since cancer is part of nature, meaning
it comes along with life, we have to learn how to deal with it.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114553886142667036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-48781460057998298042014-03-20T20:02:00.000+08:002014-03-20T20:02:28.108+08:00Nightfall (by Isaac Asimov)<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b> Science fiction (Sci-Fi)</b> is a wide genre of literature and
media arts. The first Sci-Fi novel was published on the eighteenth century.
This genre, although, not realistic (fictional) it contains metaphors that show
the future, current condition of society and our differences as human beings. It
features high technologies and creations of man that are unbelievable and
overwhelming. </div>
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Nightfall
is a radio drama that was played during 1940’s. It tackles about the coming
darkness of a planet known as Lagash with six suns around it which has never
experienced darkness. All the suns of the said planet will set and the world
will become dark for the first time in their experience. The story states that
it is due to an eclipse that occurs every 2049 years. The people became afraid
of the thought of darkness and the revelation written in the bible came into
their minds. The characters became anxious and couldn’t imagine themselves
living in the darkness. It made them uneasy and they started to think of what
to they have to do before the event come. Some showed their faith while others
said they accept their fate. The biases of some media were also pointed out.</div>
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The
radio drama addresses the divisions made by science and religion. It creates a
big difference in the way of responding to what will happen. The story ended up
with the nightfall that caused the people to lose their minds and feel tense
and muddled and with their civilization destroyed.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114553886142667036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-53154206230871680502014-03-20T20:01:00.000+08:002014-03-21T11:44:35.514+08:00Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>1. How does Frankenstein the book and the film reflect upon the role of morality and science?</i><br /><br />Frankenstein is a creature made of different parts from different humans. If we base on religious beliefs and moral ethics, the creation of Frankenstein seems immoral and as what the old lady in the movie, it’s considered as blasphemy, an act against God. On the other side, Frankenstein’s creation is a great accomplishment in the field of Science. This only proves that Science and religion never intersect each other.<br /><br /><br /> <i><br />2. The difference between the movie adaptation of the monster and in the book is that the monster was able to carry a decent conversation. Why was the monster made dumb? Did it work?</i><br /><br />The effect of the dumbness of the monster on me is that it adds humour and drama to its life. Because of he can’t speak well, his encounter with the blind man seemed so funny. And it also made it more dramatic because the condition put the monster into a more pitiful set up. For me it really a big difference and it made the movie more worth watching. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114553886142667036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-43754730877536009012014-03-20T19:59:00.002+08:002014-03-21T11:42:46.963+08:00Blade Runner: Director's Cut<span style="font-family: inherit;">Genetic Engineering has been a great issue since it was discovered. Many people disagree on the application of this technology because it modifies the nature of living things. Although the main purpose of the technology is to cure diseases that are incurable, still, many people say it is wrong to modify God’s creation. Their religion and moral values are their basis of stand against the technology. As of today many genetic engineering has accomplished a lot in the field of medicine and health such as gene therapy that has proven to cure some types of cancer and genetic disorders. <br /><br />The Blade Runner: Director’s Cut, is about advance science in the field of genetics. They create human-like creatures they called ‘replicants’ and used them as slaves. A blade runner is the assigned to retired these replicants which illegally entered the planet earth. The movie somehow emphasizes that humans should not create creatures in our own design because it may bring us problems we don’t expect. We should not abuse any of our knowledge and technologies. We should know our limitations.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114553886142667036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-59809444905963594412014-03-20T19:13:00.003+08:002014-03-20T19:13:56.329+08:00Imelda Marcos<div class="MsoNormal">
Imelda Marcos is one woman with high standards. She’s a
person with high hopes for herself and for the country where she resides and
she is a person willing to do everything just for fortune, fame and love. Before
meeting Ferdinand Marcos who happens to be her knight and shining armor, Imelda
was just a girl in search for her obsessions in Manila. I can say that after
meeting her one true love, Imelda suddenly became an epitome of modernization
and many bowed down to her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She is our former First Lady and she did everything just to
let the Philippines be on the top. For me, that was the goal of the Marcos
Regime, to let people across the world be familiar of the country “Philippines”,
that’s why she and her husband did everything just to seek everyone’s attention
about our country.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She was a slave of her obsessions. From a simple provincial
woman to an extravagant and elegant lady – Imelda made herself one of those
Filipina beauties worth seeing and following. And she amazingly accomplished
all of these by herself; through attending parties of known people, befriending
many elites of the country and through hosting auctions and events. She clearly
paved everything just for herself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But all of these slowly took away a piece of her. Knowing
that and basing from the interview of her failed assassination, she said that
she wanted to be stabbed not by someone ugly and not by an old bolo. We can
really see how she is corrupted by money and power that she wanted everything
even her death to be elegant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In conclusion, Imelda Marcos is a woman who strived hard to
be on top and worked hard to stay there. She is a person that signifies
royalties in Europe countries. And she is a person changed by poverty, fame and
elegance. <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422664318630177229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-61009887228265186552014-03-20T18:14:00.001+08:002014-03-21T02:33:22.679+08:00Music and Science<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;">Music is one of our own ways of coping up with the different stress life gives us and on the other hand, science is one thing to be considered from all stress and deprivations that we get. Basically, it's a give and take between the both, a relationship to be noticed and a system to be observed.<br /><br />Studies show that people who have undergone music training have higher reasoning skills and motor skills. This only is a proof that science is closely related to music. These two areas in particular are quite removed from musical training as we imagine it, so it’s fascinating to see how learning to play an instrument can help kids develop such a wide variety of important skills.<br /><br />Also one study shows that our preference of music shows what type of person we are. In a study of couples who spent time getting to know each other, looking at each other’s top 10 favorite songs actually provided fairly reliable predictions as to the listener’s personality traits. The study used five personality traits for the test: openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability.<br /><br />Interestingly, some traits were more accurately predicted based on the person’s listening habits than others. For instance, openness to experience, extraversion, and emotional stability were the easiest to guess correctly. Conscientiousness, on the other hand, wasn’t obvious based on musical taste.<br /><br />Basing from the above stated, it is clear that science really does something to music. And on the other hand music really jives in with science.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422664318630177229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-747878363814818702014-03-20T17:24:00.000+08:002014-03-21T01:57:58.933+08:00Imelda<br />
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<span class=""> The reign of the Marcos family was a chapter in Philippine history wherein people have mixed feelings because of the events that unfolded. It is no doubt that both Ferdinand and Imelda are both smart and talented people. They would not have been able to assume such a position if this was not the case. But sometimes intellect is not enough to beat the desire and hunger for power once you are put in a position where you are given more than what is needed. </span></div>
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<span class=""><span class=""> In the documentary, Imelda was portrayed as a beautiful, smart, talented and driven woman. She had this vision of making the country follow in her ideals about inner and outer beauty. Being the first lady of the Philippines and having the power and resources needed for her vision to come to fruition, she had this idea that the country will only be more beautiful by concentrating her efforts on creating structures and buildings concentrating on arts and music. This may not be a bad idea but during those times, it was not the thing that was most needed by the citizens of the country. It may give other countries the idea that our country is on par with their's but it is only a front that hides the true state of our country.</span></span></div>
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<span class=""><span class=""><span class=""> She may have been a smart person, but after watching the documentary, I doubted her capability as a leader. She said at one point that she believes the country is in such a good state and that the people in poverty do not mind the state they are in because they are living through her. It may have been the shock from loss of her husband or the corruption money has brought to her that led her to that state of mind, but in my personal opinion, this is not the way a leader, or even a sane person would think when seeing people in such a state. It is still a mystery to me how people still idolize her. It may be because of her charisma and talent in the past, but it is something that still bothers me until now.</span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348235248658991154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-67560825807772116852014-03-20T16:23:00.000+08:002014-03-20T16:23:41.211+08:00Nightfall Reaction PaperNightfall is a story written by Isaac Asimov about a civilization who experiences no night time because their world is surrounded by 6 suns. A group of scientists find out that every 2000 plus years, there will come a time when the world will experience night time because of an eclipse. They prepared for this event because the scientists are scared how the citizens will react. They are more surprised however not by the darkness but by the stars they see. They realize how huge the universe is. It is implied society collapsed as well.<br />
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The story is quite interesting in a sense that we're viewing civilization in another light other than the one we already experienced. The thought of, what if this happened to us is quite thought provoking. There are just so many unknowns in our life that questions like can never really be answered. It's one of the great mysteries of life and maybe someday we will arrive to answers to those questions.<br />
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The thought that we are just a small part of the universe. It just feels so very existentialism. It in a way makes you feel insignificant and useless thinking there is something bigger out there. But that's human life. We just have to choose to keep living and make the most of what we have no matter what.Jacinto Armando S. Mantaringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694789492300580527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-1374542385620774462014-03-20T13:02:00.000+08:002014-03-20T13:02:13.685+08:00The Bride of Frankenstein Reaction PaperIn the book Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and the film The Bride of Frankenstein directed by James Whales, Dr. Frankenstein is a scientist who using the body parts of the the dead combined them and reanimated them to a living creature who we call Frankenstein. The townspeople are terrified of the thought that there's a monster lurking around the village capable of killing their children, family and friends. So they band together into an angry mob and "kill" Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein in return felt his morality slipping away when he did it so promised never to do it again.<br />
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Frankenstein the monster survives though and continues to roam the village looking for a friend to call his own. While this happens Dr. Frankenstein is forced into reanimating another corpse, a woman this time, much to the delight of Frankenstein the monster. When this happens though, Frankenstein the monster sees the error of the reanimation and realises that this shouldn't have happened. Frankenstein the monster destroys any trace of the horrible experiment and Dr. Frankenstein goes on feeling better that his hideous creation is finally gone.<br />
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The film and the book reflect upon morality because Dr. Frankenstein was playing god. He made life where there is none but used parts from those who died to make it. Dr. Frankenstein did this for science's advancement and all that. In a way it reflects upon the development of science in our own history. Morality limited science and vice versa. Before you had to choose between the 2 because morality and science couldn't coexist. Now though it could because of ethics established by scientists.<br />
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I believe that the monster was made dumb so the audience can sympathise with the character. Perhaps they wanted the audience to have an emotional attachment with the monster so they could relate and be better invested in the story. I think it works because I too related with the monster and felt sorry for him. It was a good plan to portray the monster this way.<br /><br />Jacinto Armando S. Mantaringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694789492300580527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-32214968395098789012014-03-20T12:38:00.000+08:002014-03-20T12:38:56.601+08:00Rhetoric of Cancer Reaction Paper<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">In this time of age, cancer affects more than the usual number of people in this world. I wouldn't be surprised if each of us has either a family member or a friend or even an acquaintance who has cancer or died from it. Cancer has already been associated with death and hardship. With all that comes sadness, depression and loss of hope. That's one side of the coin though. The other side of the coin speaks of something much better.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Rhetoric of Cancer tells of the experience of a cancer patient and how views his ordeal with cancer. He doesn't see it as a curse or a misfortune, he sees it as something that's part of himself. He saw the positive through cancer like bringing families together or gaining inner strength and confidence. It's just a matter of perspective. Through this rhetoric, we remind ourselves that there is a positive side to every situation. Things also happen for a reason. It's what you do next is what will dictate your life.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If more people can listen to this, I believe more people will be inspired to continue on living. Even with all the hardships, trials and misfortunes, there is still hope at the end of the tunnel. Less people would be depressed and will see how silly they thought there problem is. A lot of people fail to see how good they have it compared to those who are truly suffering. This will always serve as a reminder that everything happens for a reason and we just have to make the best of it .</span></div>
Jacinto Armando S. Mantaringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694789492300580527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-50189799868578873942014-03-20T03:12:00.003+08:002014-03-21T11:45:30.750+08:00Imelda MarcosImelda Marcos is best known as the former first lady of the Philippines and of course, her obsessive collection for shoes, jewelries and beauty. She is our own modern Cinderella, a starry-eyed, penniless, provincial lass in search of a good fortune in Manila. Then came Ferdinand E. Marcos, literally a knight in shining armor who rescued her from poverty and misery.<br /><br />In another way, I see her vision truly extravagant for the world to see how beautiful we are and glamorous. I'm sorry but it is true that when you have a vision, you have to let it all happen. Dream higher, aim higher, achieve your goal. She was seen mostly in luxurious parties, befriended lots of known people in the world because that was part of the couple's propaganda- to make the Philippines attractive in the eyes of foreign bloods. It is also her charms that captivated millions of Filipinos to vote for Marcos during elections for they were popular being a sweet couple due to the fact that most Filipinos are romance lovers. <br /><br />Everyone desires beauty but her obsessions and philosophy in life, in my point of view, has gone beyond normal. Everything has to be in proper place or else it will turn unpleasant from her view. For instance, her obsession of collecting thousands of shoes, jewelries, paintings, and other luxurious stuff. She said that she is one way to represent the country as a mother, that she was sent from above to tell the nation the importance of beauty as a virtue and strength. Her lavishness seemed unreasonable. Though her infrastructures are still being used today and somehow helped improved our country, still this has been subjected to corruption way back during Marcos regime as suspected. <br /><br />Imelda Marcos's personality is way too compelling and innovative as well. The way she makes her own philosophy about peace based merely on beliefs. One will say she's being lunatic for her endless desires and wish but she is best known in that way.<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406314527585243185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173761246961901774.post-4563436621885438632014-03-19T22:15:00.001+08:002014-03-21T02:19:40.497+08:00You never really know what to say<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />There are so many claims nowadays of how this or that can cause cancer. Food, drink, tobacco, gadget radiation, pollutants, even the sun! [1] Each year, scientists discover more and more carcinogens, making people even more prone to such a sickness. Statistics show that the number of cancer cases is expected to increase by 36% by 2025. [2]<br /><br />Learning about the causes of cancer is truly a blessing, as it helps people take care of themselves in order to prevent the risks of cancer. However, scientists have proven that it may even be genetic, depending on the history of family illness. This is even worse because it seems as if this illness is inevitable for some people.<br /><br />When you find out that someone has cancer, you never really know what to say. “Stay strong”, “Continue to fight”, “You’ll survive the battle”. These things may be helpful, but as Andrew in BBC’s The Rhetoric of Cancer puts it, why does the language have to resemble that of a war? What if the person isn’t strong to begin with, what if the person isn’t ready for the battle, does that mean he’s already lost?<br /><br />However, people can’t help but say these words, as cancer is truly a challenge that resembles a battle - the body with the illness, where you do everything to survive. Saying it to someone is a way of telling that person “You are in a battle, but I am here, ready to be a part of your troop.” When someone says this, it’s in the hopes that the person feels that he is not alone.<br /><br />However we may talk to patients diagnosed with cancer, I am sure though that there is a proper way to address those who have died because of it. We should not refer to these people as those who have “lost the battle”, as if saying that the illness beat them, that they were not strong enough to win, that they just gave up and allowed the cancer to triumph. Because from the beginning, it was never really in their hands, and despite them not surviving, this does not discount the fact that they gave it their all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>[1] What Causes Cancer?. (n.d.). What causes cancer. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses<br /><br />[2] Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.0, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [Internet]. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://globocan.iarc.fr</i></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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