“If I had a child who wanted to be a teacher, I would bid him Godspeed as if he were going to a war. For indeed the war against prejudice, greed and ignorance is eternal, and those who dedicate themselves to it give their lives no less because they may live to see some fraction of the battle won.” ~James Hilton
“Draw yourself up to your full height, look anybody squarely in the eye, and say, I am a teacher.” ~William G. Carr

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

#6 Global Classroom REFLECTION


#6 Global Classroom REFLECTION

           Choose 1 topic from the list below. Read articles about it and write an at least 500-word reflection and insight. Include in the post the link to the articles if read online or the title of the journals/magazines/newspapers with date of publication. 5pts

Logging in the Compostela Valley

5,000 people barricade Compostela Valley highway

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
ABOUT 5,000 residents from different areas affected by Typhoon “Pablo” barricaded the intersection of Montevista and Monkayo towns in Compostela Valley to stop mining and illegal logging.
The group also demanded an end to substantial release of food aid, instead of the piece-meal distribution of the government during calamities.
The human barricade forced traffic to stop. The group also asks the government to respond immediately to their needs like food and speedy rehabilitation efforts.
Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman was among those who barricaded from a scheduled trip to New Bataan.
Soliman, who was with Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy, left the group and released 1,500 food packs with 10 kilograms (kg) of rice, few cans of sardines, and noodles.
The group of protesters came from the Barug Katawhan chapters, Bayan Southern Mindanao, and Balsa Mindanao, said Mae Fe Templa, representative of the Balsa team.
In its earlier report, Bayan Southern Mindanao said: "Forty-two days after Typhoon Pablo hit, millions affected by Typhoon Pablo are hungry, homeless and without any means of livelihood. Amidst the government's failure to deliver quick and sustained humanitarian response, the people's rage could no longer be contained."
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) kept a tight watch on the protesters Tuesday, although no untoward incident happened as government officials tried to talk it out with the residents.
The barricaders, who came from Montevista, Monkayo, New Bataan, Pantukan, Maco, Mabini, New Corella, Mawab, Banaybanay, Mati, and Lupon in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental, blame the massive mining and logging operations in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental which worsened the situation.
Compostela Valley is the center of gold mining, while Davao Oriental's mountains are being mined for gold and chromite, among many other minerals.
           
Reaction and insight in the article

            In the article that I read shows the effect of the typhoon Pablo in the Compestela Valley.  The typhoon Pablo is a super typhoon. Compostela Valley are very much affected of this typhoon. The place were really damage or in the area of state calamities during and after the typhoon. Almost 5000 people affected by this typhoon.  All the government officials are uniting to help all the victim of this typhoon. They do their responsibility to their people, they help each other to secure the condition of their people.

            In any kind of calamities, some of our government officials do not forget their responsibility in their position some of them are giving their best to help the people to recover and faced their conditions. But not all the officials doing that, some are hiding in the times that they are need by their fellowman. I admired those who are always there or ready in the times that they need by their people.

            In the case of the calamities and condition happened in Compostela all are thinking about the cause why those things happened.  The article says that “Compostela Valley is the center of gold mining, while Davao Oriental's mountains are being mined for gold and chromite, among many other minerals” because of the it will be the cause of the effect of the typhoon. I think not only mining is the reason of this the logging in Compostela it also a reason why Compostela  now suffering in the Typhoon Pablo.
              We are living in a barrowed world, why we have to abuse it if it is not owned by us. Everything that happening on us, it is also because on what we did. The entire things are not permanently in our world. Always remember that the thing that we did, though it is a little and if this is wrong. It may cause a big impact, not only in yourself but to others. It may cause of losing a dream or a life. We have to respect the things that God’s gave us. He gives all that for us to have a better living. So that we have to give importance in all the blessings that she gave to us. By simply loving and caring in all His creation.  :)

Listen to the music of other countries and learn to sing one song. Video record yourself singing it. Post the lyrics.5pts





Say It Again
By: Marie Digby

The thing about love is I never saw it comin'

You kinda crept up and took me by surprise
And now there's a voice inside my heart that's got me wonderin'
Is this true? I wanna hear it one more time

Move in a little closer
(Just a little closer)
Take it to a whisper
(Woah)
Get just a little louder
(Yeah)

Say it again for me
? Cause I love the way it feels when you are
Tellin' me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind

Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love
Say it again

The thing about you
(About you)
Is you know just how to get me
You talk about us like there's no end in sight

The thing about me is that I really wanna let you
(Really wanna let you)
Open that door
(Open that door)
And walk into my life

Move in a little closer
(Just a little closer)
Take it to a whisper
(Woah)
Just a little louder
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
(Yeah)

Say it again for me
? Cause I love the way it feels when you are
Tellin' me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind

Say it again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love

And it feels like
It's the first time
That anybody's ever brought
The sun without the rain

And never
In my whole life
Have I heard words as beautiful
As when you say my name

Say it again for me
? Cause I love the way it feels
When you are tellin' me that I'm
The only one who blows your mind

Say It again for me
It's like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you're in love

Say it again
Say it again
Say it again

When you tell me you're in love
Say it again


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