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TRENDS, NETWORKS & CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

When I saw Trends, Networks and Critical Thinking Skills in the 21st Century, I didn’t know what to make off it. It made me constantly wonder what it was about. During the first day of lesson, I thought that it was a cool subject since it mostly analyzes the different aspects of society that has blended into our everyday lives that we have forgotten what it really was and how it started. It was a bit difficult to fully grasp this subject because its not only memorization of terms and timelines and the different trends, but it emphasizes the keen outlook in life that would enable you to fully criticize and see the world objectively.  Critical thinking, being the way it is, cannot easily be taught within the four corners of the classroom, but as it is, you need to be able to think creatively and beyond the box. It is this that makes TRENDS harder than it really is, and also, could be a bit intimidating because you can’t be too pompous because as was said, TRENDS grades you on ho...

Pan's Labyrinth Movie Review

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Movie Review of Pan's Labyrinth Directed by:  Guillermo del Toro        PLOT SUMMARY      As the film opened, a short fairytale was introduced. It talked about Princess Moana’s adventure outside the Underworld. However, her adventure ended when she became blinded by the sun, causing her death. Her father, the King of the Underworld, believed that someday, her spirit will come back in the Underworld and regain her throne.       Meanwhile in the real world, Ofelia and her pregnant mother were travelling to see her stepfather, Captain Vidal. Captain Vidal was known as a ruthless man. As the journey begins, Ofelia’s mother suddenly felt pain so they have to start the car. When the car came to a stop, Ofelia saw a stick like creature. She followed it and described it as a fairy. As a person who loved fairy tales, she believed that this creature is part of a fairytale. Ofelia then met her stepfather. She was ...

Pistang Tomasino 2018 ; Supporting Our Local Products

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    PISTANG TOMASINO 2018     ⓒ UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS      I really appreciate University of Santo Tomas (UST) because they are very open to our friends from different places here in the Philippines and to name them, they are from the representatives of Nueva Ecija, Parañaque City Jail Female Dormitory, Kalinga, Bulacan, and St. Anthony of Padua Parish. The University of Santo Tomas once again opened its doors to our countrymen to introduce their culture and products to us. It was  launched by the UST Simbahayan last February 12-15, 2018 at the Quadricentennial Park .  You can see a lot of interesting things there like accessories, their special “Walis Tambo”, woven cloths and many more. But the highlight for me is-- they sell food, which made me more excited because I love to try different delicacies that I am not familiar with!   Another interesting thing that I saw there is they did not just sell their unique product...