Behind Their Smiles

     The Philippines is one of the Disaster Prone Countries in the world. Because of its location, and is involved in the Pacific Ring of Fire, The Philippines often receive Natural Disasters, like earthquakes, typhoons and volcanic eruptions. Also, because of corruption too, that is taking place in the Philippines. It is already known as one of the Disaster Prone Countries, yet the government won't stop corruption. It made the Philippines slow at recovering when a disaster occurs, especially strong ones. Example of this is the Super Typhoon Yolanda, its been 5 years but Tacloban hasn't fully recovered yet.

      Filipinos are known to be hardworking, smart, lovable, and kind. Even if they are receiving many disasters, they still choose to be strong and keep smiling, that they won't lose hope. There are always what they call "Bayanihan" which they would help each other after a disaster or a problem. But sadly, Filipinos are also aware that there is a corruption in their country, and it causes poverty. It made the country very slow to recover even if they tried to help each other. Most Filipinos also depends more in the government, and since they don't ready their selves before the government in a perilous disaster, it made many casualties. I, myself is a Filipino and I also experienced those disasters, but not as worst as them. Filipinos always choose to smile, because one day, we believe that it will help them create a good country.

     The world is slowly changing, compared to the previous Century. Philippines, as well changed so much, with a new great Leader. About our Resiliency, we always have the so called "Bayanihan". Since we already got a great leader to lead us, Philippines will surely improve slowly but surely. We Filipinos should not just always depend in the government, we should always believe in ourselves as well, we must always continue to be strong and kind. We shouldn't forget our "Bayanihan" because that will help to keep us standing and will let us achieve a country with full of smiles without a bad-behinds. We will achieve a perfect country for us Filipinos, and for the next generation.

It Doesn't End At First Quater

At the age of 20, that will be the time when we discover what life is. Just like in school, at College, it will be the time to get serious, it will be the time now to apply what you really learned at elementary and high school. Same as to the quarters of every semester, where the fourth grading will be the last grading for the school year, where the lessons will be much harder. But thankfully there are previous quarters that'll help you face the fourth quarter.

Time really moves fast, the first quarter from my Grade 10 journey has ended. I learned more than enough this quarter, like this blogging. Before I was Grade 10 I wasn't really interested in blogging, I don't even know what it means. But when we discussed about it, it was fun. We make our own account and post an article that connects to the theme from what our teacher will give. There were 6 though, this is the last, for the 1st quarter. It was really fun, because you will challenge yourself by making reaction articles and by that, you will innovate or improve your grammar. You can also improve your typing skills if you're slow at typing, and it may help you to make your works faster and easier, and because of this, blogging, students will improve their english speaking and their writing skills. We also learned about how our great technology evolved, like the internet. And also to our helpful applications, especially the ones that can make you communicate through phones. All of this things were reported by us, and thanks to that we actually boost our confidence, well most of us.

The challenges that I faced during the first quarter are, One, to face your classmates and have a proper reporting to a certain subject, since I wasn't very active when I was grade 7 and 8, I find it hard to face my classmates, even my teacher and have a proper reporting at the same time. Second, is I find it really hard to understand the theme of the articles given to us, and because of that, its hard to write something about it and made me slow. Lastly, I didn't know how beneficial blogging is for us students, but eventually we had that kind of reporting, "The Advantages of Blogging to Students" and made me realize a bit of how beneficial it is.

In order for me to overcome those challenges, I had to believe in myself. If I keep thinking about negative thoughts, I won't make things happen like they should be. I had to ask for help, since my classmates are kind I ask for their help so that my work is properly done. I myself help them too, if somehow they need me. I also had to use my time wisely, since I find it hard to understand some things at first quarter, especially the articles, I had to use my time wisely, I had to search about facts and at the same time combining it with my ideas and with the ideas of my kind classmates.

Moving on, I would like to appreciate what I learned from this Quarter, also to my teacher, Ma'am Vera Cruz for teaching us that made us do things independently. Thank you because, I know that in the near future we will apply these. Now, time to get ready for the second quarter, besides, it doesn't end at first quarter, There will be more things to come, to discover.

Scavenger Hunt 2

1.            What is the context of "embedded journalist"? When was it first used? Who created the term?

2.             _______________ is the only pope honored by Turkey a Muslim nation. His statue stands at center of a city square of ______________.

3.            Who designed the tallest building in Hong Kong?

4.            In September 11, 2001, two commercial airplanes commandeered by terrorist crashed and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York. Is this the first time that an airplane crashed into a skyscraper in New York?

5.            __________ is the tallest building in the world. It is located in ____________. The construction started in ________ and was finished_________.

6.            What is the meaning of tundra? Why is the Bush administration so interested with exploring and exploiting the tundra?

7.            Draw in a diagram form the metamorphosis of an "urban legend"

Item	Answer	URL	Search Engine	Search Technique
1.	Embedded journalism refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in the media coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_journalism	Google	Phrase Searching
2.	Pope Benedict XV	http://religion.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Who_is_the_only_pope_honored_by_turkey_a_muslim_nation	Google	Phrase Searching
3.	Kohn Perdersen Fox Associates	https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/international-commerce-centre/137	Google	Phrase Searching
4.	No, The Empire State Building B-25 crash was the first	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash	Google	Phrase Searching
5.	Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 2004, 2009	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa	Google	Phrase searching
6.	Tundra is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundra	Google	Phrase searching

Scavenger Hunt

NUGGETS	ANSWER	LOCATION	VALUE: Sources/Author/Date Published/Sponsor/Copyright	Search Engine	Search Technique
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.	Sugata Mitra	Kalkaji, New Delhi, India	Businessweek Online Daily Briefing/ March 2, 2000/ Edited by Paul Judge	Google	Phrase Searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	Vijay Tadhena Rajendra Pawar	Google	Phrase Searching
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	Kalkaji	India	Hole in the wall education ltd.	Google	Phrase Searching
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	Dr. Mitra's team carved a "hole in the wall" that separated the NIIT premises from the adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi. Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own.	Kalkaji, New Delhi, India	Hole-in-the-wall Education limited(HiWel)	Google	Phrase Searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	The results, which have been uniformly encouraging, show that children learn to operate as well as play with the computer with minimum intervention. They picked up skills and tasks by constructing their own learning environment	India	Hole-in-the-wall education limited 2015	Google	Phrase searching
6. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?	An effective assessment task is one which assesses students' attainment of the learning outcomes. Unit learning outcomes are what students are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in a unit	Australia	Macquarie University	Google	Phrase Searching

Ang Mundo'y Kung Saan Lahat ay Nagkakaintindihan

     Ang wika ay sadyang ibinigay ng Diyos sa atin. Napakaraming mga wika, dumidipende ito sa kung saan tayo naroroon. Hindi ko maisip kung bawat tao ay may sariling wika, dahil malabo tayong magkakaintindihan. Ang wika ay napakahalaga, nasasabi nating ang gusto nating sabihin sa ating kauri at ito'y naiintindihan nila. Kung wala ang wika, wala tayong, tinatawag na komunikasyon.

       Sa panahon ngayon ang wikang Ingles na ang sa tingin ko, pinaka prominente na wika sa buong daigdig. Ngunit karamihan sa Pilipinas ay nahihirapan mag Ingles. Sa kadahilanang nasanay na sila sa ating sariling wika o naimpluwensyahan  na sila ng kanilang mga ninuno. Ganoon na rin sa edukasyon ngayon. Maraming mga estudyante na Filipino ngayon na nahihirapan dahil karamihan sa mga paksa na itinuturo ng mga guro ay Ingles. Buti nalang, may Google, kung saan dito sila nagsa-saliksik sa mga impormasyon na kanilang kailangan, at higit sa lahat, maaari ng i translate sa Pilipino ang Ingles, para mas napapabilis na ang pagsaliksik, di lang sa mga estudyante, pati na rin sa iba pang mga Filipino.

    Ang google ay isang site o app na maaaring puntahan upang makapagsaliksik ng mga impormasyon. Ito ay napaka importante ngayon sa mga Filipino, lalo na sa mga estudyante. Ngayong Buwan ng Wika; Wika ng Pagsaliksik. Ito ay nagaganap tuwing Buwan ng Agosto, taon-taon. Sa tingin ko ang ibig sabhin ng tema ay, kung papaano nakatutulong ang ating sariling wika, kung tayo ay nagsa-saliksik. Kung ito man ay maitatanong sa akin, ito ay nakatutulong, dahil alam natin na maraming Filipino ang mahirap mag-Ingles o nakakaintindi nito. Ngunit, dahil sa ating teknolohiya ngayon, patungo dito, maaari na itong matulungan ang mga Filipino at iba pang mga bansa na di nakakaintindi ng Ingles. Sa pamamagitan rin nito, naibabahagi ang kaalaman sa mundo at nagkakaroon ng pagkilala sa sarili at maipagmamalaki kung kaya nabubuhay pa rin ang ating pagka-makabayan.

       Sa pamamagitan nito, isang araw, lahat na ng mga tao ay magkakaintindihan, maaaring ang mundo na rin ay mababago, marami na rin tayong matututunan, at naririyan pa rin ang ating pagka-makabayan. Ang ating wika ay di mawawala, ang wikang Pilipino.