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Knowing Thyself

It is important to know our true selves before entering the workplace. We need to consider our own interest in choosing the degree we take in college and eventually the career who would be spending our time and effort for the rest of our life.

I took three tests in order to see which characteristics are evident on me and could define what is the right job for myself in the future.

 The first test which is the MBTI test revealed that I am an advocate which I can agree on. My imagination and curiosity makes me different from others. I used my creativity to think of unusual ways to solve problems. In making decisions of what to choose as an option, I would prefer to take the long curvy road rather than the short straight path because I think that it could offer me more learning than taking up the simple one. I am passionate person that always want to do my best in every action I do. I believe that I should practice honesty all the time in my every motive I take.

The recommended careers from the info-graphics do not fully appeal with my interest because I am a person who wants to try something new and does not only stick under my comfort zone.  The jobs presented although offer people to be more in control or exercise power but it lacks flexibility and has the difficulty for me to find the real meaning behind it. One job mentioned is being a social worker. Being a social worker is just okay for me but does not bring 100% satisfaction to me as an employee.

My knowledge of my personality type would help me in becoming one of successful business leaders in the future by guiding me how to filter and use only delectable characteristics in the workplace . It would also teach me which characteristics should I improve on to become a better leader in the future. By knowing more my capabilities I can manage to perform the tasks assigned to me very well to contribute to the organizations objective to achieve its organizational goals

 The results of the two test I took somewhat contradicts each other. The first test implied that I am more of an introvert than an extrovert while the second test showed that I possess a high percentage of extroversion. I agree more on the first test rather than the second because I consider myself more as a more reserve person and will find time to adjust with a certain group.  My extroversion comes in I think when I’m with my close friends and people that I share with the same interest.

The Big Five Personality Test results

Extroversion-  I tend to initiate conversations with my close friends. I would love to appear approachable more to people for me to start building relationships that is essential to achieve better communication with my co-workers in the future.

Emotional Stability- I scored almost half of the percentage in the test. Something I need to work on in my opinion is to avoid listening to negative comments of people about my actions. I need to listen rather with what myself is telling me to do, to satisfy my interest by learning things that I really want.

Intellect/Imagination- I scored low on the other hand for Intellectual may be because I am afraid sometimes to take risk , to invest in learning something which I think is not under the area of my expertise.

All in all I consider myself as an ambivert person. I appear some time as introvert and extrovert in certain situations. This is something I need to work on as I enter the workplace, I need to be able to easily adapt to a company’s culture in order to build good relationship with them as we work towards the same goal for the organization

The results of my MBTI and the Big 5 tests are not consistent. MBTI test measures more deeper characteristics of me as a person while the Big 5 tests only identified the general ones. One reason why it became inconsistent would be because The Big 5 tests only give views of the top characteristics needed in the workplace and not like MBTI test which measures each good or bad characteristics of me as an individual both in home and in work.

The test does gave additional insights on my personality traits. It revealed that I have some extroverted characteristics on me and that I am careful when it comes in creating decisions.

 The definition of my profile is consistent with what I know about myself. I am the person who loves the art of music. I have a talent in signing which I can share to people to inspire them and can also share to myself in times where I need something that would make me smile during difficult situations.  I also agree that I am investigative/curious when I would not feel okay until I see a possible solution to a problem.

I expected that I would score low on the realistic component since I do not enjoy that much doing activities that require a lot of physical effort.  I disagree on the other hand with me being low in the social component.  Yes I might be an introvert but does not mean I do not want to interact at work. What  I only do not like is the idea of being a teacher  in school and it does not include restricting myself in interacting with a group of individuals to achieve the same goals.

And lastly as a business major the Enterprising  component showed how business minded I am. It showed my interest in management and investment

It is correlated with the Conventional competent where  it revealed my  true possession of leadership skills. I want to take in charge in every tasks assigned to me and would be willing to put all my effort to teach and guide others

The third test that I took is the R-I-A-S-E-C tests .Jobs from the R-I-A-S-E-C profile that interest me are astronomers, cost estimators. I was fascinated with geography and astrology since I was a child and I also love to assume probabilities and forecast what could happen in certain situations.

Jobs that I am capable of doing could be database administrators and cost estimators from the Job Zone Four: High preparation needed.

I think everyone of us can achieve a fulfilling career as long as we pick the job that we have interest in and we will not be influenced by  other people’s opinion/want.

I agree with the comparison between my level of introversion and extroversion. It showed that I scored less in social aspect profile and that serving people through teaching or giving advice is not under the area of expertise/ not my strength as an individual.

The last test that I took which is the Self-Stir Assessment made me realize that both self and other people’s assessment can help a person identify things he/she can improve on. An individual’s drive to improve is considered as the main ingredient to be an excellent employee. Our co-workers, friends, and managers may be there to give words of encouragement, suggestions and instructions, but the final say to execute the action is in our hands.

My greatest strength could be the ability to initiate my teammates to do their part in a groupwork. I always have that practice to ask my teammates of their own strengths and weaknesses to identify which tasks could be better assigned to them.   My weakness on the other hand could be my inability to express my thoughts  in a concise way where my groupmates can easily understand the plan I want them to execute.

Other people’s rating is a big help for me to become a better person. In my case, am not full surprised of their impression of me because it somehow almost the same as I self assessed myself.

The 360 assessment is an important practice in the workplace because it helps people be full aware of their image in the workplace. It helps the group to avoid misunderstanding with each other as they continue to build good relationship as they work as one system for the company.

Lastly, the self-stir assessment could help me become an effective leader by being informed of what I am look like as a leader for my subordinates.By having an idea then of my performance, I can adjust my behaviour and improve my weaknesses as I take lead the group in achieving our objectives. 

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Gen Z in school and work

Businesses as systems are composed of individuals interrelating and working together to achieve a common goal for the company. Employees usually have different characteristics and behaviour that is brought by the culture, race or generation they belong in.  Handling these generation differences is something critical in the future of an organization. Below are some of the issues face by generation Z people in work/school and possible solutions that would minimize the destructive effect of cultural and generational differences of people in the workplace.

Five challenges of Generation Z in school and in work

1.       Too much reliance in electronic gadgets in school.

Since cellphones were invented students time to study at home were lessened and allocated instead for use of electronic gadgets like cellphones and tablets. Too much use of these gadgets can affect the way they communicate with other people that their relationship with some people might not be that strong because of too much dependence on social media applications. It does not help create real bond of relationship. It hinders generation z people to develop their interpersonal communication that is essential to their work in the future.

2.       Inability to save much money

Because of the emergence of technology we already have different social media applications that can help the lives of the people to be instant. Applications like Grab, Shopee and other online stores influence people to spend high amount of money in exchange of convenience when buying those products or availing services.

3.       Description of love

It is now common nowadays that we see a 17 year old guy holding hands with his girlfriend. Generation Z people have their own definition of love. Some of them will commit immediately to a person even if they only know each other a few months. This kind of love might be destructive for them if they do not have enough control of their feelings and actions. Problems such as teenage pregnancy might be the effect and be the reason for someone to stop in schooling.

We can relate this to their commitment in joining a working organization in the future where it is not something that you can be part of immediately. There are certain qualifications that an applicant should possess before joining the workforce.

4.       Can stay up late at night

Well this can be an advantage for some organizations especially for companies that needs their employees for an emergency meeting but our generation nowadays is failing to cope up with the demands of coming on time for work in the morning. Staying late at night can cause most people to also wake up late the following day and to come at work late also doing a small amount of work than expected.

5.       Low socio-civic interest

Generation Z people appeared not participative in government plans and actions for the country. They ended up always complaining about government projects without understanding the whole story and reason why the government is doing that for the country. Maybe what they need to develop is the courage to voice out their opinions in times when they ask to speak about certain issues and most importantly to vote wisely during elections.  This behaviour if not address immediately might contribute a negative effect in the company they will be joining in the future. Good relationship with the manager and its subordinates is a key in achieving organizational goals would not be difficult to attain with participative individuals.

Five Key Learnings/Possible Solutions

1.       Preparation is the key

Different organization should prepare themselves as a bunch of generation Z people will enter the workforce. They should familiarize themselves to the skills and qualities of that generation in order to know what could be good training programs to offer in order to improve what they can do for the organization.

Issues face by gen. Z would challenge these organizations to turn those problems as an advantage once they enter the workplace. Businesses should consider acquiring the use of machines in their work process for more efficient production. Since most gen Z can be seen as tech savy they can conduct computer-based training if that is what more convenient and help employees be motivated in training.

“The more we can prepare for their arrival into the workforce, the better we’ll be at harnessing their potential for the success of our businesses and communities.”

2.       Privacy

Generation Z people are less interested in sharing their lives to people they have just met in the workplace. They are also not that comfortable being monitored 24/7 by a surveillance camera at work. Some people want to show that they can be trusted that even if there is no supervisor around, they will still deliver and try to accomplish all the tasks assigned to them. They believe that they can learn more things by doing it by themselves in the first try before asking others to interfere/help them.

What companies can do is to appear not too conscious of every action of their employees. They should make sure that the tasks given to them is not too simple or broad to achieve quality management of work. With that they can assure that just enough time is allocated by every employee in work that high level of employee surveillance is not that much needed to check whether an employee is maximizing their time to accomplish assigned tasks.

“Gen Zers are growing up in a healthier economy and appear eager to be cut loose. They don’t wait for their parents to teach them things or tell them how to make decisions.”

3.       They care about money

Job security and job salary are some of what generation Z assesses before accepting a job position. They need to make sure that the job they are entering is long lasting and offers sufficient salary to cover their needs and wants.

What companies should do is to continue recognizing the best works of their employees through giving incentives and award titles. With that employees will feel that their work has a significance for the organization and as an effect they will be more motivated and productive to work.

4.       Flexible work time schedule

I feel that by requiring employees to check in for wok at a specific time does not guarantee that more tasks will be accomplished. Most people have different times which they have the excitement to work. Giving the employees in the future the freedom to go to work any time they want might be beneficial when properly implemented. This can help workers perform better and might increase their level of organizational commitment.

5.       Team building activities and seminars

The company may opt to conduct more team building activities for employees to give them chance to know more about the personalities of their co-workers. This gives them an opportunity to interact and learn how feel more comfortable with each other so that in the workplace no one will feel shy/afraid to share their opinion regarding certain matters. This kind of behaviour is beneficial cause two or more minds working together is better than one, it will offer managers a higher possibility of coming up with the right decisions for the organization.

Generally speaking, organizations themselves should always be sensitive of the changing environment and people should be aware of the limitations of the use of electronic devices for a better relationship of workers from different generations

References

Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/deeppatel/2017/09/21/8-ways-generation-z-will-differ-from-millennials-in-the-workplace/#6bffb5a676e5

Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/causeintegration/2016/11/28/get-ready-for-generation-z/#9ff3bef22048

Retrieved from https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/296262

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Now Hiring!!! Position Available: Ethical Business Executive

Many students still consider the reputation of a university as one of their criteria for choosing a school for college. The big 4 schools (University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas) was seen for the past decade as institutions that provide learning skills that make students become competitive to whatever field they may be in.

I as a business student in DLSU have already learned things that I can apply in the workplace in the future. I learned that managing a business should not only about maximizing wealth of the company but also contributing to the positive well-being of your employees.

But is it only the knowledge or skill of a student that can be hone during our stay in these colleges? Is character building also important factor for us to become a good manager/leader in the workplace?

Most companies nowadays set its own standards on how should each employee perform inside their organization. It is believe that their actions would reflect the company’s reputation to the public that is why building set of parameters in order to achieve good organizational performance is crucial for businesses. Set of rules will highly impact the status of the business if not implemented and monitored properly. Different organizations like educational institutions have what they call Code of Ethics. It helps them conduct service with honesty and integrity. It includes the mission of the organization and set of standards that they need to perform to attain great service to their target public.

As a business student of DLSU I think it is essential for us to be guided and informed of what the organization wants us to be. It is necessary for us as future business leader to be introduced to the code of ethics they adhere to in order to be familiar on implementing rules that would direct the group towards its organizational goal. With its presence, they will be aware of the importance of the value of work they will put in for the business to meet the expectations of the customers.

In the workplace, all employees not just the managers should have that leadership mindset in the company. The employees should be prepared to take over the business if ever a top manager retires or decides to leave the organization. This would make the company still in its direction or at its full speed of journey towards its destination (reaching goals). 

They should know each other’s purpose in the organization and their company’s goals. With a distinct code of ethics it would be clear for the students of universities how the school envisioned them to be after college. This will give an opportunity to help them do their part and find that purpose on how to become a business leader achiever for God and the country.

Purpose is like the destination of leader or a driver when driving a car. Without identifying the point of doing something, actions will just be actions and will never transform to productive work. Leaders should reflect on their own purpose in the organization from time to time to be always motivated to perform well to guide and monitor the performance of their employees.

Who can be a business leader?

As what written in the DLSU code of ethics a business leader is the person who knows the best direction the organization should take . By having a leader who has initiative to remind its subordinates of their organizational goals and motivate them it would not be impossible for the organization to perform well in its operations that in the end they can produce quality products/service to its customers.

I believe it is important for a business leader to possess integrity. Integrity is about being a model that practice honesty, authenticity and is consistent of his words and actions. Business leaders need to do the right things always. They need to be always ‘on the go’ in performing tasks. If they see something wrong in a person they should point it out immediately. They should guide people in a good way. If individuals have done something beneficial for the company, a simple recognition may do so in order to boost their confidence to perform their tasks. 

Business leaders should be professional at work. They should learn to set aside personal matters/issues with individuals. Leaders should also be brave to accept their own mistakes, learn to move on and go ahead. By accepting their own flaws, employees will not feel scared to do the task on their own. Even if they fail they will think that their managers will always be there to uplift them to do better the next time they try. This brings open communication to the group and considered an important aspect of good leadership. It encourages more ideas from employees which can result to good decision making of the top management and a productive workplace that will in the end in producing a product/ service that satisfies the customers.

References:

Retrieved from https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/code-of-ethics.html

Retrieved from https://www.whistleblowersecurity.com/four-reasons-business-needs-code-ethics/

Retrieved from https://www.business.com/articles/importance-of-integrity/

Retrieved from

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/code-of-ethics.asp

Retrieved from https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/affiliates/dlscc/code-of-ethics/

Naughton, M.. The Ethical Executive.The Vaticans Strategic plan for the business community.

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Reflective Essay

                          The thirteen-week ENGLCOM Experience

                A study that is quite difficult to deal with but when time goes by you will start to love it. This is how I can define my thirteen week relationship with ENGLCOM. She jaded me so much with lots of writing and reading assignments. A feeling of disappointment for myself develops as I keep seeing red marks on my paper whenever our professors return it after checking. I also experienced the feeling of dumbness at times when I made simple mistakes like: capitalizing the first letter of a common noun and using a period instead of comma. Whatever I experienced before is what I can say a practice, and now on its last week, I will maximize my time correcting my own errors, applying what I have learned to not forget the experiences I shared with her.

            Academic reading and writing is just so simple to define but hard to apply the tips for you to become a good writer. It is not like studying English grammar that you can just read and you will get what it is trying to say. It is made for people to practice and apply their learning by reading and writing texts. Academic reading and writing is different from what I already know that is why I have misconceptions that need to be clarified during the term. When I first heard, academic reading and writing the first thing that comes out of my mind is how may difficult it is trying to inform something to your audience in a very serious manner. I also have in my mind on the first week of the term that reading academic text is not that hard and important as if all of us can read well and understand the flow of an essay. But as weeks go by, I discovered that I am wrong. I learned that an academic writing is not always about serious writing cause it can have a tone called humorous which purpose is to entertain the audience and I had informed in a discussion that an academic reading is a critical reading wherein you need to understand what is written in a text by trying to state the thought of the text in your own words.

             Making an efficient and impressive essay is very challenging. You need to make sure that you are following the tips in any of its kind to make an effective piece of writing for your readers. In the extended definition of essay, I experienced difficulty in finding the etymology of the word "groupie". It is a word that is just made by people and is not have been part of the English dictionary. To define the word, I used critical thinking to explain what can be its denotative and connotative meaning as the new word who just emerged. For the argumentative essay, I find hard to oppose my point, concentrating only on my claim. I find difficult to not to be bias, because I believe that it could be easier to achieve the purpose of writing, which is to persuade , if I would just focus on my stand. After making the first draft of my essa , I realized that I should try to follow the format that recommended be used. I chose the alternating format and tried to oppose points in the essay. In the end, I was able to write an argumentative essay that I think is quite effective to persuade the minds of my readers.

           As what many people believe, the only permanent thing in this world is change. As an evidence, the way I write from my entry essay to my exit essay improve a lot. The factors that contributed to my observed improvement are the persistent attitude of my professors, always free to help us when need their help, always reminding us important things to remember in writing an essay. The other factor is my willingness to learn that without that preference, could not  survive this very busy thirteen-week relationship with her'.

            Any student should be proud if they learned something new about life. From my own perception, I did well in ENGLCOM. Maybe I do not belong to the group of the best writers but what matters to me is the improvement that I achieved and the learning that I will store in my mind as I go through the next chapters of my life, As I compile all the essays I had written , an E-Portfolio will be existing and I can finally achieve my objective to show to all people how I survived this subject and how big was my improvement from the very beginning of this term.

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Exit Essay

                                 Silent Sound of Lip-Sync  

                The tunes, the melodies that all people hear, are the reasons why they appreciate music so much, a kind of music that contains vibrations creating many different structures to the eyes of the Filipinos, making each person's interpretation as unique. God gave all humans the ability to talk and ability to hear someone's voice. Humans do not only have the power to communicate and express thoughts when talking, they also have given the chance to discover one of the talents that they are the only ones who can do well as the highest form of animal, a talent that involves pitch and rhythm. It is the talent in singing where most Filipinos have as an interest. It is a field where many of them are known for. It is a talent that should not be taken for granted by anyone. People have the senses of hearing to differentiate a noise from a sound. They have the right to support people if they want, to tell who among them are the real and aspirers.                 Singers often perform live, practicing their performances many times before going on stage. The only thing they need to ready is their voice as what people most loved about them. But in this generation, it is just one of the criteria for someone to be called as a good singer, another criterion is how beautiful or handsome an artist. It is not that important if the singer is out of tune or not, a system that is made to solve that problem is already here in the Philippines, the auto tune system. By using this system, a person's frog-like voice can change into a golden-like voice to fool the audience that he or she can sing. This auto tune system is mostly use by non-singers who wants to perform like a professional singer having a prerecorded sung with an edited voice, pronouncing words in synchronous to the song; Lip syncing.                     A few months ago, Rhap Salazar, a famous singer, was caught in an issue commenting about lip syncing. In his tweet "I hate seeing artist's lip syncing on TV", "nahiya naman tayong mga totoong singers, haynakooo" " Yong iba nagkaka-album pa." made most people annoyed especially those fans of the artists who do lip-sync.. Gary Valenciano, Vice Uganda, Boy Abunda, and Lea Salonga reacted immediately on Rhap's tweet. In Salonga's tweet "Should I begrudge a non-singer for releasing an album? I say no..." It is clearly shown her place on the issue. She is against lip-syncing which she wants people not to support the albums of the non-singers.                  Is the singer you love do not lip-sync? How would you feel if you will discover that the artist you are fan of is performing a pre-recorded sung? Would you still support him or her? These are the questions that ran through the minds of the people after waking up in the reality that some of the singers nowadays make use of their faces rather than voices to gain popularity in the music world. But even though how bad that matinee idols sing, people still support them and buy their albums. What makes them very popular that even how big could be the issue about them still many people love to see them in television?                In today’s generation, voice is not that important, if you are famous, you can do anything you want to entertain people. Just like those who lip-sync, with their looks they can make people be more interested to them using their beautiful well-edited voices while singing. In contrast, the real singers who do not have the perfect face cannot easily capture hearts of people. Is having a beautiful or handsome face can make their voice be more beautiful?

                  Lip-syncing can be associated to” Dubsmash” in some ways. “Dubsmash” is about a video clip in a movie or a song. It is making fun of the song treating it like a joke. Whereas, being a singer is not a joke. Singers are the ones who we Filipinos can be proud of. They are the reflection of our race. Thus, if Filipinos continue supporting those artists who do lip-sync, they will just learn how to hide the true talent or skill of a nation. Almost perfect in its outside beauty but much affected inside, having issues that makes the Philippines a country of inequality. Should the Filipinos let other nations discover first the true talent of this country before them? Being true to themselves is the solution of the issue. Filipinos should accept the fact that they are not perfect. No one can do everything and has all the talents. Give chance to others to explore and discover what they can do. People should now have a clearer mind if who should they support in the world of music and they could now differentiate a sound to a noise. The world is more excellent now because all human beings have now the chance to express themselves and the people around them are already living in equality. Source: Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/entertainment2015/07/07/1474280/rhap~salazar~slams~lip~syncing~artist~yung~iba~nagkaka~album~pa

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Argumentative Essay

Hidden Shades of America

                      What is that whites can do that other races cannot? A white can be good in a certain field and others may do well in a particular aspect. All human categorizations have different practices of culture that makes each one of them special.                      Many people tend to be ethnocentric when it comes to culture, thinking that their belief is more superior to other nations’. A variation in culture currently occurs in different countries. There is a large barrier dividing every nation, making people live their lives like in a contest, always aiming to be the number one. With this cultural division, our world gave birth to the term Racial Discrimination.                      Racial Discrimination is a disease spreading too fast. It is a poison for people to think of themselves better than others. United States’ citizens are known as products of inequality. They value more and give importance to their countrymen without seeing that  other people are also humans that need to be respected, and treated equally. In contrary to the issue, other nationalities should not allow these selfish raw humans dominate the place made by God for all, and not just for the Americans, by gaining confidence to express themselves and by avoiding trampling any right of a human being.                      Americans are known for being racist. It is just okay to them seeing black people giving their seats for Whites in a bus. Most people see Americans being arrogant as an issue, but there in the U.S., it is a not a big deal because they believe that anyone could dominate a where he or she came from. But why does this kind of discrimination still occurring in this generation? How can white people define the word equality? And, how our fellow Asian people feel about how the Americans treating them so different?                     The United States prevails racial discrimination. Many Asians, particularly Filipinos are experiencing this problem. They are having a hard-time finding a job and experiencing justice equality. In applying for a job, they will ask you first what is your nationality. If you are a White, you have nothing to be worried about, because they will accept you immediately even though you do not have work experience. If you are a Black or an Asian, they will expect first something astonishing. You need to impress them in an interview or just go home and wait for the time they are ready to accept any person of any race. Where is the equality in this condition? Maybe there is, the thought that they are giving all people the chance to apply, but for hiring, are the Americans are really so extraordinary that many employers engage them immediately in higher positions? Americans are so unfair. The colour of the skin of a person cannot make him or her more responsible and enthusiastic to work, instead their personality and who they are is the key to achieve a convenient life. An inequality in giving justice is happening when they assumed that people from other races are uneducated because of the unacceptable reason that they came from a poor country. They think that if you are rich, you will not do anything bad that can destroy your name. And for them, their country is rich enough to overshadow other nation. But did they consider China, Japan, Singapore, and Japan’s (Asian countries) improving economic status, which is obviously as high as them? Is it acceptable to treat people from those countries as outcast in your own territory, given that they really can surpass your country in time and they can also discriminate you as what are you doing to them right now? Tolerating your countrymen will just make your country completely perfect outside, but agitated inside, hiding the stinky bad odor character traits of the citizens.

               It is clearly stated as an analogy that a job is for applicants, it is not specified that it is only for white applicants. All people should be given the chance to be hired in a decent company or any place of work.  For justice, blacks and whites symbolizes the sign for law, thus people should receive equal treatment and should not be judge by other people very quick regardless of the colour of their skin or where they came from.                 Physical appearances, mental disorders, bad attitudes, these are some of the causes of simple discrimination. Simple discrimination that do not greatly harm people’s feelings, a discrimination of normal people and not by the whites,. They think of themselves as above all, including being above the normal condition [Abnormal]. Americans are so shameless by not feeling demure about how bad they are judging people without recognizing first their strengths. Americans turned to be like this today, because of a reason, the reason that led the continent of Asia to be named as, the continent of wars.                 Osama bin Laden, the founder of the Al-Qaeda organization is the one responsible to the attacks happened in the U.S. last September 11, 2001 that caused thousands of death in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The event made the U.S. citizens despised Asians to the extent that they want to kill them because of the thirst for justice. Fourteen years had passed and the abomination is still fresh for the Americans to easily forget. Many Asians are still suffering from discrimination and the U.S. government is still not searching for some solutions to the problem. Whatever how bad our fellow Asians did before, it is an insufficient reason for the Americans not to respect and treat them in a very different way. They are not slaves who need to be strained to follow the inhumanly rules that can only benefit the place for Whites. D This problem cannot be solved with the kind of fear Americans have right now, avoiding the problems and just going with the flow in believing someone’s perception about a person, without recognizing first his/her personality? Learning to move on is the solution. Whatever happens in the past cannot define what will happen in the future. Bin Laden is not only the person that can be called as a terrorist. Americans are just so busy judging other races’ attitudes without noticing the bad things happening in their own country, not considering the people who are changing from being normal to a person who has clog intestines. We do not know that there can also be terrorists in the United States keeping as a secret by the government for their nation not to be called as the house of invisible terrorists.              Any person can do bad things that can made him or her not perfect, thus no one should give false names to any race as if all of the people living there  have the same bad character traits.              In the world of entertainment (music), racial discrimination is not too obvious. We have John Legend, Nicki Minaj, and Bruno Mars who are not Americans by blood but rose as superstars because of their talent. In contests like America’s Got Talent, The Voice, or American Idol, what could be the happenings behind the scene? Are these competitions just for formality that they already have a winner before the show starts? The truth is, it is not scripted, but racism rules the show .The judges nor the producers are not the ones who are racists, the public who are voting for who they want to win were making the move of inequality. Most people in the U.S. expect too much from Asians/ Black singers knowing them as soul singers and people who can really sing hard songs. For the whites on the other hand, they are good in singing country songs which songs that anybody could sing. The main concern here is the voting public. They are rooting someone because of their race and not because the contestant really deserves to win. It is like people in your own country treating you like a vacationist or someone who just emerge from somewhere. Black and Asian singers are very different from White singers. Most of them are only discovered by someone and did not won in any competition whereas, there are more whites who are winning singing shows as chosen by the public because of racial discrimination. To answer the question, the behind scene happenings is that for you to win in a contest you need to have an American blood. A combination of race and how good you are in singing are the criteria. With the absence of one you cannot be called the next superstar.                     Whatever your race is, is it always acceptable for you to do some mistake sometimes. The colour of the skin does not reflect someone’s voice, that if you are black or brown your voice is not that dirty or not good. People may never know that whites can have a clean white skin outside but may have a dirty parts inside (dirty attitude or bad character trait).  Americans do really have strong identities. They are too patriotic, always supporting things made by their countrymen. Filipinos on the other hand have weak identities by not being proud of who they are as a human being. They are more updated about the things that can be found in the U.S than concentrating on what they have here in the Philippines. Thus, Americans can manipulate Filipinos easily, they will gradually store in their minds that they are just from a third world country and they do not have the right to rule this world.                      Having a weak identity is more acceptable than having an unequal treatment to other races. Asian countries do not have much foreigner-like people living in their country unlike in the United States where many kinds of people all over the world live for work. Asian countries have a more chance to achieve unity to solve the problem of having a weak identity than those Americans whose many people are from different countries, believing in different cultures. Without unity they cannot solve the worsening effects of the problem, Racial Discrimination.                     Humans live in this world full of difficulties. They are working so hard to receive the credit that they deserve from Him (God). No one should underestimate someone’s ability to lead. Maybe humans have different personalities and beliefs believing, but it is not an acceptable reason for people to compete on one another to lead because what does this world needs now is unity and equality, not superiority. There should be no one dominating this place as if this is only made for them. Whatever colour of their skin, wherever they are from, people should treat them humanly. Americans are the only race thinking themselves as superior to all,  they are selfish, they only want to be praised by people. What people can do now is to fight for what they think is right. Inform the Americans about their perception to them. Tell them that your race is not the definition of your place in this world. Not all Americans are good, thus they do not have the right to discriminate other people because every person can be called unique in his/her own way. Americans may be the best in the field science but when it comes to attitude they can be the worst. Asians and Blacks are also like them, made by God not to maltreat or oppress someone but to help people when they are in need. Did I already convince you how bad are the Americans? Have you already noticed the hidden shades of America?

   Sources:

Goldberg, G.T.  (2015, September 5). Why” Blacks Live Matter” Because All Lives Don’t Matter in America. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-theo-goldberg/why-black-lives-matter_b_8191424.html.

Boyd, M. ( 2014, October 21). Racism: Who is guilty? Who is not guilty?. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-malcolm-boyd/racism-who-is-guilty-who-_b_5697222.html.

History.com Staff (2009) Osama bin Laden. A+E Networks.  Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/osama-bin-laden.

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Extended Definition Essay

                                               “Groufie”

                    Being with our friends in a photo is really good to look at. It resembles how close we are to people, even if it is just like yesterday when we first met them. By using a phone, we can express ourselves in a group by smiling, laughing, playing with our faces in front of a camera. By tapping the screen, a new chapter of our life will finally been captured and stored in our memories. It will remind us all in the future that we have friends before who are so enthusiastic and fun to be with. A term has finally been made. Groufie then has invaded the new world of taking pictures of ourselves with our friends or loved ones.                    What is groupie? The word groupie was coined from the word “selfie”. Unlike selfie, it is not have been part of the English dictionary as a new word. A groufie is defined as an image of a group taken by oneself using a digital camera. For posting purposes, it is commonly taken through front camera whereas it functions to fit more people in the screen. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the social networking sites where most groupies are uploaded. A groupie is a developing conative use of language. It is like a command that people can easily understand what we mean if we say “groupie” which is to pose in front of a camera for a group photo. Group selfie establishes unity with our companions in the photo, telling that a small mirror screen can serve a lot of faces for different purposes. Groufies cannot be called as groupies anymore if different nomenclatures from teenagers will arise in the next generation. Groupie is not only about posting but also about other things human wants to be or to do at this point of time.                 Being popular is what most people want. We want to give an impression to others that we are that friendly. We want to show to them by posting in social media, that we are also having a great time. By taking a groufie, people may say something about us and might call us a tying hard person. But why do we need to do groupie? How can it affect the lives of us, humans? There are many reasons why most people take groupies. Beside its relation to selfie, the purpose of a groufie is to inform our friends about what is currently happening in our life. It shows our belief and true identity as a person in a group. Of course, people may react badly from our posts. They can enter an offended message that can truly hurt our feelings. What do we need to here is to just respect their opinion and use his\her suggestion or comment, as an inspiration for us to continue making groufies. By understanding their side, we can gain more confidence the next time we post because we already know, the things people want and do not want to see from us.                      Groufies really dominate the world of social media like selfies. They have the same purpose which is to take pictures. They both have the same objective that they want to capture a photo that can serve as a remembrance for us to treasure for the many succeeding years of our life. They are both made by this present generation society who really affects the way of our living. Selfie is about ourselves as a person. People who do selfie said to be persons who lack self-esteem and has a need for attention. Groufie on the other hand do not have yet an issue about behaviors of people. They truly ore has a purpose than selfie because it is not only about ourselves , but it is also about other people. Tagging a person is very common in a groufie than a selfie where we cannot tag anyone cause it is only one person in a photo. The main thing here is that groufie and selfie symbolizes who we are and their discovery is not an accident. They are made to communicate and not to germinate conflict with people in social networking sites.                    One two and three, and finally the spaces of the faces are now only inches. The persons are now transforming into a kind of alien because of their strange faces. A quick flash is ready to go through for vanity to strike. Searching for a place to pose is the problem. The angle of your face in cam has something wrong too. Whatever the problem may be, as one person say “groufie!”,we can now then take many pictures as many as we want before the memory of the camera go full. We should post it immeadiately to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and caption “Always having a great time with them”                  That is how we should do groupies in a very easy way. There is nothing to be ashamed of when doing it. People will not give much time to look on our background and comment on how we pose. They will look at our faces which they will give a good or maybe bad impression. Groufie is really enjoying, a picture of different colors of life in one representation. Behind those smiles are the true meaning of ones’ life. The pose symbolizes how we face the struggles of life while the flash is a signal to ready ourselves in conquering this world by our smiles. Looking at the same lens of the camera pictures how optimistic we are despite the problems that we are facing. By doing groufies, we can cope with our stress properly by helping us get through of those difficulties more easily. Groufie was made by us and we should foster it and maximize its use. Do it the way it should be, for communication and not for popularity.

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Adriel Jed B. Faigal

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Media Log Entry # 3- Media and Self-Perception

November 15, 2015

The Man in the Mirror

          As I get up from my bed, I tried not to yawn as I do not want to go back to sleep and experience again a nightmare. Without knowing that it is only four o’clock in the morning, I opened my eyes to see the new environment, the new atmosphere that is really different from where I am in the previous days. Finally, I decided to stand and start my daily routine of activities.  While walking to the comfort room, a flashback of memories had occurred in my mind. It is saying that I should now prepare for the battle, the conflict between the society and I. Brushing my teeth and taking a bath cleansed me up and reminded me that the people I will be interacting that day are also humans and for that, I also have the right to tell who they are from what my naked eyes see.

        Choosing clothes to wear is seemingly difficult. It is like selecting the kind of person I need to be so I can avoid bad comments from the people around. By approaching the mirror, a clearer image of my outfit will be featured. It is white inside and black outside. It is covering the essentials of me as a human being letting me do limited activities as I started to lack self-confidence.          

            Five minutes had passed and I am still in front of the mirror and asking, “Who are you?” It sounds funny that even myself cannot distinguish who I am. Mincing or being afraid to do something can be the cause of this lack of identity. I do not know what I am doing/ why I am doing this. I do not know my true self so I am adjusting for people to like me not knowing that I am losing the chance to have self-perception.

“There have been such gems among us who changed the course of the world, because they could look at the world differently. Their thinking was unique and not everyone understood them. They were opposed, they emerged winners and the world was so amazed”- Nikumbh Sir

      The quote above is from the 2007 Indian film entitled Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) which is directed by Aamir Khan, one of the recipients of numerous awards for film in India. The quote caught my attention informing anybody that everyone has his/her own talent as long he/she would not feel intimidated about what are people saying, he/she can always be called the best.

      The story concentrated on the life of an eight-year old boy whose behaviour and way of thinking is very different from normal kids, a boy who is suffering from dyslexia [ characterized by having trouble in reading and writing words] and seen by people as the dumbest of all students. His name is Ishaan Awasthi, a son of a successful executive and a brother of an exemplary athlete and scholar. Having a hard time in school, always failing the exams, Ishaan did not give up and motivate more himself to do his best.

“Life is really not about getting the top grades and competing with others, don’t try stretching all the fingers; they might break! Sometimes in life, it is healthy to be slow and dumb.”- Ram Nickhumb

          As Ishaan face the struggles of life, an art teacher, Ram Nikhumb discovered the talent of the boy in painting. He believes  that no matter how may dumb he is, he has a unique ability that only himself can manage to perform well. Ram helped Ishaan to gain confidence first by exposing him to his strength in talent. He later on teached Ishaan how to read and write properly, which Ram did not fail to do as Ishaan’s grades already started improving. A painting contest happened before the end of the school year where Ishaan showed how amazing is his style in painting, that he was declared the winner defeating his own teacher, who only ranked second. After Ishaan’s parents knew what happened in the contest and how he gained that big improvement in academics, they immeadiately thanked Ram for sharing his time and expertise to help their child discover the true essence of his living. The movie ended in a scene where Ishaan and Ram are enjoying each other’s presence because of the different goals in life that they had achieved.

      Minutes had passed before I realized that I cannot really stand myself pretending to be someone that I am not. I cannot take anymore the fact that I do not have the freedom to express my thoughts. I think it is time for me to change who I am, to slip away from the real nightmare in hiding in someone else’s clothes. The new beginning is already here, preparing to challenge myself and not by challenging other people. The conflict is now me and myself and not me and the society. 

        It is only five fifteen, I have almost two hours to change what I am wearing.  I will not exert much time again choosing what piece of clothing I will wear. I believe that people will not truly appreciate my personality if I am just imitating someone’s style of wearing clothes. I will show to people who really am I so they can truly appreciate more my inner personality than my physical appearance.

      Physical appearance will vanish that quick when the time of my death arrives, but my inner personality will just remain as I am known by most. I am aware and matured enough on what I am doing and what could I classify myself, if I am more good or more bad. Self-perception is very much better than social perception, it implicits how aware am I avoiding doing wrong things that can affect many people’s feelings.

    Finally, It is already seven. I can now go to school and show to people the true identity of that man in the mirror. I am a person admitting that I might be good or harsh sometimes. I am the person who believes that I have what it takes to be called a great Lasallian. This is my self-perception that if someone will say something about it, I will just ignore him/her believing that we all have the freedom of expression of thoughts in helping people to discover their own true self and achieve that perception.