I'm Ambiguous, yet.

  I am already a grade 10 student, yet I still don't know what my dreams are, is that bad? is it already too late? will I still have a future? I've asked that to myself, and It answered, "If fate wants you to be indecisive, fate will then decide for you, you just have to make it." Then I realized, it's still not enough, I can't decide if I know less, this knowledge that I appreciate and they gave, I have to struggle to have more. But will it make me happy? My dad told me, "pick a course that you will not regret picking, a course that will give you joy and still happy to picked it after a long time.", and I should.

  For now, appreciating beautiful novels or stories is what I find fun, and also studying. After reading El Filibusterismo, I was amazed that how the Author wrote, how a Filipino can do such a thing, it's not that I doubt Filipinos, I was just ignorant I guess. And that is the problem with me, being ignorant, that's why I can't decide what course will I take, and what kind of dream should I dream. I had been thinking about these kind of stuffs since grade 8.

  My family, always suggests me to become a Soldier, a Businessman, an It, Seaman, a Nurse. But I never really know the purpose of those, and what do they do, they never told me, also in School, they never taught me such things, and they expect me to answer on what will I become in the future, why am I so ignorant? Here I am, studying so that I'll know what I'll choose that I will never regret choosing it. 

  For now, I would like to be a writer and a Philosopher, since just by reading such beautiful work of Rizal, I've been influenced easily. But sadly, only a little part of 2 subjects teaches us on how to write. But, I believe, whenever they made us do poems, I'm pretty good at it. I really love to have a happy life someday, but can't let dreams be dreams, I have to go to school.

  I also believe that for every man created, there is a future awaits him/her. And I'm like that, for now I have a dream, but not that big, but I believe this will become bigger and bigger as time passes, and there is a future for me, a superb future, maybe it has been made, I just can't see it, but I shouldn't, where's the fun in that? Maybe tomorrow, my dream will be to discover the world's secrets or truth, maybe I really thought of that as a dream. I shouldn't really worry about it, since I have so much time.

  We have so much time, It is up to us to use it properly or waste it.

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To us, 117 years from now.

  I thought of that as a normal day, since it's my 4th time celebrating such event, the foundation day. It's just amazing that it is already its 117th one. So many preparations had been made, many efforts, and sweat, so I thought it would have been selfish if I don't go. It's the day when the school was found, and I love my school. Maybe it wasn't that normal, was it?

  I woke up early, time? still good. I could still watch some contents I thought, but actually my body is excited to dance, though most of us didn't like that for a field demo. Then, I took a nice bath, put on my korean style outfit, then went straight to school. But man, I would really loved to dance more if Joachim was there, but she had a contest again, I wished her luck. I got in my room, and there I saw boys taping their sticks, girls doing salon stuffs lol, but we were ready for the parade and ready to get that discipline award. 

  The parade was long, but we didn't get tired, it was a fun walk, we tried to be disciplined as an owl, but who won the discipline award seemed more disciplined. What I also love about the parade was when we got to shout our yell again, "Martinelli!, Shinzou Sasageyo" not sure about the spelling but it means Give your Hearts Martinelli! 

  Then we waited for hours before the Field-Demo, we were gonna lose anyway, since our performance or theme is not suited for field-demo. But it wasn't about winning or losing it's about how we perform for the event, how we should appreciate the school, and how we love it. But most of us were mad because of how long the awarding was. There, the field-demo started, I believe it's almost 3pm that time, there the ending or closing of our grade 10 boys performance, we raise all our white flag, and I thought it was a surrender, haha. But still it was good dancing my favorite type of dance, which is Hip Hop, but sadly Joachim, wasn't there, I was sad like 10% lol.

  I hope that next Foundation Day, more activities will be made to not bore students during awarding. As much as I hate the awarding, we actually won 4th Best Ndep Corner, and Cleanest Greenest section, Congrats again Matinelli! I hope also that there will be all kinds of booths, it's more fun that way, I believe.

  

Last High School Day From Junior High School, I guess.

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Kannawidan

  Kannawidan Festival is celebrated annually by Ilocanos. It is to let the youth to know more about Ilocos Sur's beautiful cultures and traditions, as well as products made in the province. And to let the adults reflect on what was essential then, and now, to appreciate again the beauty of what the province have.

   Kannawidan is celebrated to appreciate and to love what our ancestors left for us to carry in our present and future lifestyle. To pass these cultures and traditions to the next generations, our hope for the future, and let them stare and embrace what was left for them.

   Kannawidan has many new and old, helpful things that we can learn from. It has many activities that is worth to join to, or watch. Celebrities that perform to their fans. Bands that sing for us Ilocanos. Showcase of wonderful products, and so much more.

   I believe, Kannawidan is the time to reflect or to know what our dear province is all about , what our dear Ilocos citizens are capable of, how and what. It's to respect to who deserves respect on making this Festival exist, to respect our ancestors' beloved creations.

"To Forget one's ancestor is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root."

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Look at Yourself

  We always tell to ourselves that it is up for people who has power to make a "change" that leads us to think that they are fine with it and don't need our help. And it slowly remove our guts to actually help them. And it will lead us to complaining whenever they fail. But, can we actually blame them? Did we once asked to ourselves, that they forbade us to help them? No we didn't and no, they never forbade us, come on it is change we're talking about.

  The world suffers in various ways, yet we always depend on them. This is the problem to us people, we always depend on people that we believe stronger than us, but in reality we were the reasons why they got their position, and we all are strong in our own ways and can be stronger than they are, but we are just too dumb to believe that.

  Sure we know that "change" right now is essential, and will be the greatest achievement done in history. But how can we achieve such thing if we ourselves can't even do something about and just talk and talk but no work at all? How about we start by ourselves? My friend Jasper told me that you have to understand yourself first then only by then can you understand others. It's very basic, even a 5 year old can understand such words. We shouldn't just depend on others, believe in ourselves shall we? Let ourselves change and do something right and just to achieve "change". I believe I myself can achieve change, just by starting by myself. Failure is inevitable if that persists, try again, believe in yourself and it will be possible.

"Great Things Never Came From Comfort Zones"

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Another Mountain?

  Keep Your Mind Open To Opportunities. They Are Closer Than You Think

  Should I start from the beginning again, I would like to carry my failures and lessons to pass this another mountain. To gain more in the future is to learn from the past. In life, it shouldn't be necessary to always be constant, in order to achieve new, you might want to go a higher.

  Since I was born, there should be a thing that is waiting for me, waiting for me to achieve that, and for all the seconds of my life I am moving towards it. Now if that thing has more to it, there's nothing wrong to go beyond that.

  New years taught me that it doesn't matter if I can't be new from what I am now, as long as I go higher and higher and go beyond that thing, it never ends. See, opportunities we create never ends, whenever the year ends, another year opens another opportunity for us to move toward success. 

  New years help me to have another 12 months of chances, and is up to me to decide on how I use them. 2019 can be the same as the previous years, but it helps me continue what I didn't yet finish, it grabs my hand to continue climbing to get to the top of the another mountain that has new lessons, chances, mistakes to give. Cheers for the new opportunities! I thank 2018 for this, I'll make sure I'll never forget them. 

   

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3rd; Perception

  I would like to share the things I learned from 3rd quarter, ICT and appreciate it. I thought that I already saw the beauty of computer technology, but I was wrong, the beauty was so soon I had to go deep. I realized this 3rd grading that I had only dug a fragment of everything and still has a long way to go. But in order to succeed, start from the bottom.

  

This grading was a rush, especially after the holidays, so many requirements to be passed, so many time to spend. It is our responsibility anyway, we can't just run from it. I was still happy that I as a student has a subject like ICT, I appreciate the things I learn, see from it, and hoping that I will use it through my life.

 I learned how to do web page design, tiring yet fun. After typing many words in the notepad, then opening it at google, there I saw how wonderful it is to command using only fingers. It goes how you wanted it to go, that's how I see the beauty of it. I didn't even had to memorize all the basic tags, it just connects with me as if they see me as a Captain.

  

Since this grading was a rush, I found it hard to find time in everything, I prioritize what is good for everyone, and is a good thing that I see. I had to do unnecessary things for the work to progress, and forget some responsibilities that can wait, I somehow found myself distracted, stressed. I told to myself that I should rest, and I should do good. I also had to rush many requirements yet late, but didn't felt regret, because I was happy that the decisions I made is how I perceive it good.

 Here the 3rd grading ends, I'm a bit happy that I finally made it this far, and a bit sad because endings aren't always a happy ending. I'm happy that the decisions I made lead to this future, I'm happy that I made them, even if there were regrets and pain. I'm happy that I could appreciate even just a speck of things that can complete my destiny. How I see and feel is different from the way you see and feel. Appreciate everything like I did and do what you see good.

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The 25th Day of Decembers

 Christmas is the best day of the year, it has always been, and it will always be. It is the time of the year, where people are giving, united and finds happiness that is different. Love surrounds the atmosphere. People are seen by their once in a blue moon, beautiful smile. Te presence of good things are felt, as if they were carried by a wind.

 On December, outside in night time is full of lights. People's caroling, singing Christmas songs. Wind of December, the cold carries such harmony and peace. Christmas, the day in December where the essence of Christmas, for me is discovered. Everyone will be seen wearing their sweet smile with their families in their side. Gifts are gave, delicious foods are indulged and moments, are to be remembered and won't be forgotten.

 Christmas is celebrated not only for families but for others too, even strangers. it is the time of the year where everyone smiles and feel happiness hat happens once in a year. Christmas will forever be celebrated once in a year. It has been beautiful and will always be beautiful. As long as they keep smiling on Christmas and find happiness with their families and others, it will be beautiful, because that is the essence of Christmas.

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She has He, He has She

 Women were made, for men to be not lonely in this world full of beautiful, mysterious things. They both must take part in everything, together they survive, together they spread good things. Until one became blind and been controlled by power, then inequality rises.

 Many things had happen when inequality arose. Most were negative effects. Women was as if they were not a part of this world anymore, they were treated as slaves. It changed the way how both should live together, fight together, and spread love together. Men was blinded in power and wants only to rule. They forgot to take women's hand and didn't respect what they also want, it was pure abuses, injustices, it was all surrounding the atmosphere. Until a special thing was made to prevent this chaos.

 To prevent this, so called chaos, they had to make laws, where everyone has rights. Now the old "Together" is coming back, slowly. they continue to spread love and survive together. But time passes, the other was got revenged on, they also felt what women felt then. But laws are still present. People still hopes, even I that they will someday have equal opportunities, since change is permanent. as long as it's good, there is no chaos.

 Men and women should consider each other's feelings, for that's how they live together. Respect what was given and made beautifully. No one can be blinded as long as She has He, He has She, things will go well.

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A gamble for the guides

  Parents are made to guide the next generations for the future. It has been their responsibility since they started parenthood. It is their responsibility they should never evade, rather, they can't. It will have a negative effect if they ran from it, not just for the child but for the future as well. Going into marriage means never regret what actions or decisions that will be made. Parents will guide, teach their children until they become more outstanding than the previous generations.

  Today many children are abused because of the irresponsible parents, and because of their incompetence, lack of knowledge. It leads to negative effects on children and the family, as well as the future. They won't have the chance to be taught, to survive and to enjoy the essence of life, many challenges will face them that they can't overcome.

  As for the parents, they must teach their children about their experiences and challenges, that they shouldn't just be intelligent, but also wise. Parents shouldn't always depend on others, they must be very ready about these things in order to raise their children beautifully. They must teach them what is proven right. They must be always honest on them. Let them feel they are loved always, tell them its okay to make mistakes, that they are normal. Motivate them to strive hard. Teach them respect, tell them who is God. And lastly, parents should always tell their children that they did their best everyday and will always be proud of how their children were guided good.

  This year's children's month celebration theme, "Isulong: Tamang Pag-aaruga para sa lahat ng mga bata" means that guide all children in the right path, for they are the Hope of the future. As for the guides, they will always be loved and remembered. In the end, the children will be the one who decide, on what will going to happen, but will everything's gonna be alright even if they had good guides? It's a gamble, it was always a gamble and it will always be.

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Unselfish Joy

  This year 2018, most of the people in the world migrate in other countries to work for the sake of their families. The only thing that makes them communicate with others is through gadgets, like smartphones, computers and laptops. Gadgets today are now used as if they're part of our lives, specifically, this is used then for communications only. But then it evolved and it isn't just for communications anymore, we can already see what is beyond our imaginations, we can watch videos that teaches us many things, post our thoughts through a social media, we can even search for things that isn't in our books. We can enjoy ourselves by playing games, and make this a hobby. We could say that gadgets are now important and we think that we can't live full without these.

  "Mapanuring paggamit ng gadget: Tungo sa Makapagkalingang Ugnayan sa Pamilya at Kapwa", this year's values month celebration theme's. For me, the theme means we shouldn't use most of our precious time on gadgets than our family. Communication is good but when time passes, people get tired of it, they might even communicate just for a while then continues other gadgets related but not texting or calling, they forget about their families, even responsibilities.They get addicted because of satisfaction it gives to them, the joy. But I believe those are selfish, having quality time with your family gives you more than just joy, it gives you joy, but not for yourself but for your family too. The love they gave you that time remains in your heart. Communication is a bridge that connects you to your families if they're afar, that time you can tell what your day went, is it sad or great, how are you feeling, tell them you miss them, tell them you're safe always, thanking them for their endless support and their endless love.

  Time is very precious, gold, we should use it not just for our sake but also for our family. Gadget is a way for communication, for posting memories with your family in social media. Gadgets can be replaced but not family. We should value more things that can't be replaced because once they're gone, they won't be coming back. 




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To Read is To Fly

 

  Reading is the action or skill of reading written or printed matter, silently or aloud. We were taught by our first teachers to read, and through this reading, we discovered many things that even our parents haven't discovered. Through reading, new stories, unique words, and even outside the earth is discovered, when reading it can feel the same as traveling since you explore unfamiliar places, things, peoples, etc.

  This year's Reading Month Celebration's theme; Pagbasa; Susi sa Magandang Kinabukasan, means that reading is the key to success, through reading we might even answer questions that is extremely hard to answer, like who is really in the wrong or right. This celebration teaches the students that reading is very crucial. It can boost the student's reading skills and communication skills, and is an exemplary linguistic. It opens opportunities to greater intellectual growth and development.

  

  Reading is an avenue to an endless chances to absorb bulk of information, and of course it opens opportunities to greater intellectual growth and development. this year's Reading Month Celebration will again be crucial, since the students are populating schools even more, and students will continue to multiply for the sake of the next generation, and about this, reading might be the key to their success, and someday a world greater than today's will exist.



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Before The Third Grading-

     The 2nd grading is already finished, and it was all I needed for the sembreak. Things just get very more interesting whenever we get far right? And whenever we get far, we learn new more things on the way. It might be a tough road, but it still has lessons. This 2nd grading, my focus was as if got upgraded, my vocabularies, balanced. I got fast on typing too, unlike last month. The only thing that might not have changed is the way I make mistakes, its inevitable. I love how 2nd grading made me a better student, I have also known already what is notepad for, I thought its just where you put your important chores or something in there, for it will not be forgotten that easy.

      What I love about 2nd Grading Ict is about the use of Tags, they are commands that are used in a Notepad and Simple Text. And after the instructions, saving the file with an extension file name is very important and interesting. Once those are finished, what I typed in the Notepad was putted in the Web. I was amaze by something that simple. I also learned about Internet Access either, where how Wi-fi became famous and Wimax didn't, I also learned about the Bandwidths. How to identify how fast is your Internet, and the top ten most subscribed internet. By that, I was shocked how India got higher than Philippines, but now I understand why.

        On the way, problems are inevitable. I wasn't able to understand how internet works, and had to ask my other classmates. I also make mistakes while doing the Html Tags Activities, I always rush, but then when I try to open it, it was a fail. But then I learned my lesson that rushing isn't that necessary. And of course we can't avoid being stressed in how many projects or outputs are to be passed at the same time. But we're grown ups now, we should use our time wisely. I overcame this all by believing in God, and of course to myself. Never doubt yourself, you're better than you think. By using my time wisely, I lessened the stress, and can finally have time with my family and friends.

          Moving on, I would like to thank again my teachers, for not giving up on us, Thanks for the professional teachings that made us very good students. I hope we enjoy our sembreak, with our families and friends, hope to see you again after sembreak. And it will be 3rd grading then, I hope your teaching skills may never change, because we will probably miss it! Now I'm ready for another grading.

           

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Unity is Power

     Today, 2018, someone, something, somewhere is considered as the top or at the bottom. Things never get right. If it wasn't because of power, things might be equal. People uses power just for themselves. And it makes us compete to each other, and makes us today what we are right now. There is also an issue about racism, where one hates another race, but we're all humans, we have feelings. One has no right to despise another human being. Because of this, one or two gets left behind, and all the fame is put to the ones on top, and the left ones will be forgotten. How bad can it be?

      This year's UN Month celebration's theme; Coming Together with Those Furthest Behind To Build an Inclusive World of Universal Respect for Human Rights and Dignity, It means Unity is needed to build an inclusive world. We have to understand not just our kind, but also others,  to achieve this inclusive world. The population keeps getting higher, there's no guarantee that conflicts will be lessen. But should there be a thing in order to stop this, its being friends with other kinds. Imagine if we all can understand each other, doesn't that make an inclusive world? or rather, a peaceful world where everything is love. The purpose of this celebration is to understand others far in our kind. It teaches us on how other kinds live the same as us. It teaches us about unity is power.

       It will take a lot of time to achieve this, since we already put a huge damage in it, and it made hard to heal. But if there is Unity, it will heal in no time. I hope that people would understand what life really is, even me. Since then, we were living in this world full of lies. Its like the Alegory of the Cave. But then I still believe that we will continue to heal that damage until it heals.

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Filipino Heroes

       To be called a Hero, one needs to have superpowers, save many lives and capes. That's what I used to believe. When we started going to school, we were still 4 years old, and we admire heroes such as superman, spiderman, the ones we see in televisions and comics, and were told that they were actually fake. But what we didn't knew was there was already one hero in each of our classroom, teaching us we thought nonsense, but aren't. We didn't realize then because we're naive, we just thought that someone can just become a hero if it has superpowers and capes. But does it need to have superpowers? Capes? to be a Hero?

        In every room, there is a teacher that can endure any pain just for the sake of the future, they don't think about their selves first but their students. Is that already considered a hero? What pain exactly? its a pain that is close to forget. The teachers knew that they will be left soon, after all those times of their service, they've spent more times about their students than to their selves and will be left and they will now be ready to serve another batch of students, so its like back to zero. They were able to endure that pain just for the sake of the future, I can't even imagine the world today if there were no professions, all of these was thanks to the teachers. Their teachings serve as their superpower and their profession serves as their capes. And by that we can already consider them as heroes. By enduring such pain they've became a hero.

         For all the students there, know that a hero doesn't need to wear capes and have superpowers. They are the ones you meet at your classroom every hour. Don't forget to  appreciate their teachings, don't forget they also have a Month Celebration, that is very important, you can put all your love to them when that time comes, because its important. As a Filipino, I respect all the teachers in the Philippines, the country is in the verge of falling yet, you still doesn't give up to teach us, you can count on us when the time comes, heroes!

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Science's Advancements

     Science Month Celebration is one of the most awaited or liked celebrations, not because of its good activities nor the things they teach but also because of the experience of students in the celebration. Today, science has made the world very advance, not all part of it, but it is now a place that could help us in our daily lives. Because of their inventions we get to live in an easy way, some inventions too are now already part of our lives and we can't live without them. And some inventions also brought us to being dependent over something and made us selfish. 

       Wavefront: Accentuating Potentials Activating Technological Advancements, This year's Science Month Celebration's theme. Accentuate means to make more noticeable or prominent, for me it indicates that Science's inventions are need to be notice by all parts of this world and know its potentials. Science has proven enough to be renounced. The population keeps getting higher and we can't deny that it might need more inventions to the future. The purpose of this celebration is to let students know their hidden talents, so they may help someday in the future about this things for good.

         Science has made our world fit to today's time, I hope that they continue to celebrate science month, since students love its activities, and many things can be learned in this. Students should also unlock their potentials through this celebration, since children are the future and we might as well share this to the next generation either. And for that, I hope that this world will continue to innovate, until science will be gone.

          

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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