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Why You Should Take A Liberal Arts Course

The article, "Why you should take a liberal arts course" or as the author, Leloy Claudio, renamed it to a more negative title "Why you shouldn't take a management course," is an article that basically bashes the management course.

Teaching politics and history in Ateneo De Manila University, Leloy Claudio boldly explains why it is better not to take a management course. He says that the world would need "an entrepreneur with the mind and disposition of an artist" and i honestly agree since the if the world only had entrepreneurs who only go by the book and not those who think of new interesting things to sell, we wouldn't have people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. His article appealed to me since i am in a liberal arts course but the article may also be offensive to those in management.

Liberal arts teaches you how to be creative and think outside the box. "Most of the skills you'll need for your job, you'll get on the job anyway," as Claudio put it, and most employers are looking for new ideas for their companies to stand out.

This message is to encourage students to take a liberal arts course as a major so that new and fresh ideas will be recognised to help progress the country.

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Spirited Away

Spirited Away, a Hayao Miyzaki film, is a film that has a story quite alike to Alice in Wonderland. The story revolves around a girl named Chichiro whose family was on the way to their new home when Chichiro’s father decided to take a ‘short-cut’ leading to a dirt road. After hitting a dead end for the car in front of a small tunnel, the family gets out of the car and starts to explore. They go through the tunnel only to find an abandoned amusement park and a small town. While walking around the town, Chichiro’s parents find a restaurant with a table filled with different kinds of food but no employees or other customers. Chichiro’s parents, after being tempted by the smell, decide to eat the eat food and pay for whatever cost later but Chichiro refuses the food sensing it was bad and she decides to explore the town some more. She discovers a bridge and a strange looking building on the other side but before she could even cross the bridge, a young boy stops her and tells her that her and her family aren’t safe in the town and they should leave before night. Chichiro quickly runs to back to her parents as nighttime quickly comes only to get back to the restaurant and find out that her parents have turned into pigs. The spirits and demons of the town have appeared and Chichiro, sacred and alone, hides. The young boy earlier, Haku, finds her and tells her that he will help Chichiro leave the spirit world and save her parents

Very much like Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Chichiro is taken to a new world filled with mysteries that she has yet to solve. She meets new people, makes new friends and discovers herself in her adventures.

Spirited Away is one of my favorite films not only because of the storyline but also because of the amazing graphics and art that Miyazaki put into the film. He really showed me how human-like animals and other strange creatures could be. He brought me to a completely different world with creatures I’ve never heard about. To create and hand draw all of it is pretty amazing and I would recommend any film fan to watch it.

References:

Spirited Away [online image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://meggcs.tumblr.com/post/92586489414/animated-films-spirited-away-2001-if-you

Spirited away teaser photo [online image]. (2014). Retrieved from http://meimicat.deviantart.com/art/Spirited-Away-Teaser-Poster-387508269

Tetris Turns 30

Hank Rogers, the managing director of the Tetris Company, describes Tetris as, ”the game where we make order out of chaos.” The game was made 30 years ago by Alexey Paijtnov, a computer programmer at that time, as a way to test out new equipment. The objective of the game is to complete rows of blocks with the differently shaped falling tiles. Paijtnov only wanted to make a simple game and he never expected Tetris to be as successful as it is now. Tetris, According to the Guinness World Records Gamers Edition, is the first videogame to be played in space..

To me, Tetris does not just function as a game to entertain me. The game also exercises my brain. It takes me 5-10 minutes to finish a game but even in that short span of time, my brain is working trying to figure out which block should go where to complete a row.

I find it really amazing how such a game can still be so popular until now. I really hope that Tetris will continue to be a trend so that future generations will be able to enjoy the game since this game not only exercises the mind but it can also make “organization more of a game and less of a chore.”

REFERENCES:

Shawwa, H. (2014). Tetris turns 30 and is still going stong. CBS News. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tetris-video-game-turns-30-and-is-still-going-strong/

Makuch, E. (2014). Tetris turn 30, creator says he still plays every week. Gamespot. Retrieved from http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tetris-turns-30-creator-says-he-still-plays-every-week/1100-6420154/

Guinness World Records. (2014). The latest and greatest in gaming achievement reveled in the new Guinness world records 2014 gamers edition. Retrieved from http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/1/the-latest-and-greatest-in-gaming-achievement-revealed-in-the-new-guinness-world-records™-2014-gamer’s-edition-54249/

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Helping A Brother Out

After finding out that his brother had a crush on actress Jessy Mendiola, Jeron Teng, together with the Mcdonalds crew and Jessy Mendiola herself, devised a plan to prank his older brother Jeric Teng.

In the start of the video, the brothers were eating in one of the McDonalds branches in Quezon city until Jeron gets a call and excuses himself from the table and Jeric is left eating alone until Jessy Mediola, with her own Mcdonalds meal, walks up to him and asks if she could sit on the chair across from him. Jeric, completely stunned, doesn’t even say anything when she sits down and starts to eat. After a few minutes, Jeron finally shows up with the film crew and reveals his whole plan.

McDonalds used the testimonial advertising technique, which is a technique that uses famous people to endorse their brand. It didn’t only feature the Teng brothers, well known basketball players, but also Filipina actress Jessy Mendiola.

REFERENCES:

McDonalds Philippines. (2013, Nov. 28). Jessy Mendiola surprises Teng brothers. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp5lEWXAYwA

#sorrynotsorry

Did you know that there is a new study that proves that women apologize more often then men do? Because I thought that it was just a myth until I saw the new Pantene commercial. The commercial promotes women to stop apologizing when there is nothing to apologize for.

The commercial starts of by posing the question, “Why are women always apologizing?” then it precedes to show various short clips of everyday occurrences where women apologize like the first clip where the businesswoman, probably the boss, apologizes for asking a question in the middle of the presentation and the other clip where a group of women apologized after a man, their co-worker, sat beside them and the women had to move their chairs. After the clips, the commercial tells these women, “Don’t be sorry,” and to “Be strong and shine,” then shows clips of the same scenarios but instead of saying sorry, the women in the clips handle the situations without having to apologize like the businesswoman who, instead of saying, “Sorry, can I ask a stupid question?” she says, “I have a question.”

According to Karyn Polewaczyk, a writer that writes issues concerning women, women think that they are more prone to committing offence, which is why they apologize when they felt like they’ve done something wrong even without the other person noticing the fault. The Pantene commercial sends out a very strong message to women that they shouldn’t apologize for everything that they think they’re doing wrong and those women should be strong and shine.

REFERENCES:

Pantene. (2014, July 18). Not sorry. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzL-vdQ3ObA

Polewaczyk, K. (2013). Stop apologizing! Why are women so ‘sorry’ all the time?. Jezebel. Retrieved from http://jezebel.com/5980683/stop-apologizing-why-are-women-so-sorry-all-the-time

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Thin and Thinner

It was last 2011 when Jennifer Lawrence (AKA J.Law) posed for the cover of Flare magazine but it was only recently discovered that the photo was edited and she was photoshopped to make her body and face look slimmer. Even though J.Law is one of the most outspoken celebrity about the topic of ‘perfection’ perceived by the media, this was not the first time that Jennifer Lawrence picture was photoshopped. Her face was also altered in her Christian Dior Ad photos last 2013 when J.Law said herself when she found out about the images, “That doesn’t look like me at all,” and, "Of course it's Photoshop; People don't look like that."

J.Law is not the only known celebrity who has been a victim of digitally altered images. For example, Katy Perry photo in the front cover of the Rolling Stones issue in 2011 was also edited for her to have a slimmer body and a bigger bust and also Keira Knightley’s movie poster of King Arthur back in 2004 when her breasts were enhanced and she described them as “droopy breasts.”

Media has a great influence in women’s perception of beauty. Actresses sixty years ago didn’t have the ‘perfect beach body,’ most movie stars strive to have now. The perfect example for that era would be Marilyn Monroe who is the one of the most famous sex symbol in Hollywood. There would also be ads and articles during that time about gaining weight instead of losing it like we do now. The ads would have catchy titles like, “If you want to be popular, you can afford to be SKINNY,” and there would be articles entitled on “How to add glamorous curves to your figure.”

The change in culture could be clearly seen in the different photos of the 1950’s to the present. The perception of the ‘perfect’ body has changed from having a gorgeously plump body to a body that can only be attained through Photoshop. Women should realize that not all the pictures they see of models and actresses are completely real and that photo editing is a big factor of defining what beauty is in the modern age.

REFERENCE:

Adams, R. (2013). Jennifer Lawrence’s photoshop job on Flare cover makes the internet rounds. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/14/jennifer-lawrence-photoshop_n_4446190.html

Kolan, P. (2012). Keira Knightly complains about ‘droopy’ Photoshop boob job. CelebrityFix. Retrieved from http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/?blogentryid=1066249&showcomments=true#7PxRtdsgR6YhZvBl.97

Carlson, N. (2011). Katy Perry isn’t hot enough for Rolling Stones: This animation shows how they touched up her cover photo. Business Insider. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-isnt-hot-enough-for-rolling-stone-this-animation-shows-how-they-touched-up-her-cover-photo-2011-2?op=1

Krupnick, E. (2011). Vintage weight gain ads discourage skinny bodies. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/vintage-weight-gain-ads_n_1119044.html#s504840

Weinger, E. (2013). Jennifer Lawrence on her Dior ads: ‘Of course it’s Photoshop; People don’t look like that’. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/jennifer-lawrence-her-photoshopped-dior-425504

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Hollywood Puts A Thin Mask on Racial Stereotyping

Veena D. Dwivedi, an applied linguistics associate professor, wrote an editorial on how television show Indian characters and their Indian accents “highlight that there brown children, living in our neighborhood, aren’t ‘like us.’” The author used references to pop culture that attracted my attention so she is most likely addressing the youth so that they could be aware of racial stereotypes in everyday T.V. shows.

Not many viewers notice ho w accents in T.V. shows “tell us who is like us, and who is not.” A good example would be Han Lee from the CBS sitcom ‘2 Broke Girls.’ Han Lee, a Korean man, is the owner of a diner in Brooklyn who, as described by the Los Angeles Times, speaks heavy broken English. This example stereotypes Asians as those who cannot speak proper English and are therefore, “not like us.” Characters like Han Lee are also “not portrayed as testosterone-laden males” which is apparent in many other Asian stereotypes.

I agree with her article when she states that accents “separates a visible minority group as ‘not like us,’ which is a pernicious thing to do in a multicultural society,” since most environments now are diverse in culture and people should not stereotype another by their accent or race.

Some readers might find the article somewhat of a ‘killjoy’ since a considerable amount of well-known T.V. shows are dependent on racial stereotype to humor the audience but I think that the youth should be aware of the deeper meaning that accents of T.V. show characters have. It may seem nothing or just for humor but it outcasts the character and stereotypes their race.

References:

Dwivedi, V. (2013, September 22) Hollywood puts a thin mask on racial stereotyping. The Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/

Braxton, G. (2012, November 22) Matthew Moy casts his fate with ‘2 Broke Girls.’ Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/

Knoerr, C. (2012 February 9) Viewpoint: Perpetuating unfair stereotypes. The Michigan Daily. Retrieved from http://www.michigandaily.com/

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PHILIPPINE VOLCANOES

So apparently this Bench billboard featuring the Philippine Volcanoes, the national Rugby team, was asked to be taken down after Mayor Benhur Abalos, the Mandaluyong Mayor, received a number of complaints. According to Inquirer, the CEO of Suyen Corp. said that, “The ads were regulated and screened according to the prescribed guidelines of what is permissible to be shown to the public,” but several people have said that the billboard was “inappropriate and offensive.” One of those who complained was Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, the Mayor of Valenzuela, who had to cover the eyes of his niece as they drove past the billboard.

The Volcanoes team saw nothing wrong with the ad and most of them were surprised that the billboard had to be taken down. Ned Stephenson, one of the members, commented that, "He has seen more 'lewd' billboards scattered in the metro," but tweeted that he was thankful for all those who supported their team.

Meanwhile Andrew Wolff and Mykal Duhig, other Volcanoes members, had more to say about the topic. Wolff tweeted "The Mayor of Mandaluyong is having the #Bench #Volcanoes billboards removed.Dati ba wala bang nakalagay na billboard na my nakabrief?," while Duhig tweeted "Shame they are taking our billboards down, hey Mayor Abalos did you know about rugby football prior to the billboard? #Ididntthinkso."

I personally don’t see anything wrong with the Bench ad. The ad was made for the purpose of not only to advertise Bench’s underwear, but also to show support for the team. The billboard is also not the first to feature half-naked guys wearing nothing but their underwear and I am sure it won’t be the last since there are still ads that feature boys and girls in what was deemed "inappropriate and offensive."

References:

Moral, C.V. (2011). Billboards, after the bench Volcanoes. Inquirer. Retrieved from http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/7301/billboards-after-the-bench-volcanoes

Meruenas, M. D. (2011). Phl Volcanoes react to dismantled undies billboard. GMA News Online. Retrieved from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/225776/news/nation/phl-volcanoes-react-to-dismantled-undies-billboards

[Philipine Volcanoes Bench billboard]. Retrieved from http://foreverbena.blogspot.com

[Triumph billboard]. Retrieved from http://pinoybillboards.blogspot.com/2011/02/edsa-guadalupe-billboard-of-triumph.html

[Guitar underwear billboard]. Retrieved from http://newshopper.sulekha.com/philippines-controversial-billboards_photo_1894542.htm

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