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Nonverbal expressions/actions for me are those that have meaning but are not verbally said, these could be hugs, kisses, stares and gazes, and all the little details and actions they do. Some nonverbal actions I often use to my family are simple hugging them, helping them when doing something simply because I care about them, cooking them a meal and buying things for them, even by just smiling holds deep meaning. Moreover, I even express these actions to my pets most especially my dogs as shown in the photos above. These nonverbal cues help me express myself more as they add more meaning to how I feel towards them, they make words more meaningful like the quite “action speaks louder than words”, they are so important to me because not only do I do these actions onto them but a reciprocation occurs and they do it to me too, knowing these actions make me more feel loved and seeing these actions make my assumptions of how they feel more accurate as well. I hardly believe in action speaks louder than words because people can tend to just make things up and not actually do it, they can talk and talk and act but deep within they mean differently, just like when a dog barks and barks but actually doesn't bite. You feel more when we see these meaningful actions and tend to cherish it even more.

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Full Individual Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Replay from Rio 2016 

I was tasked to give my review of the Full Individual Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Replay from Rio last 2016. This sport had required a floor or court of 12m x 12m, with its equipment as the performer’s apparatus which could be a hoop, ribbon, ball or baton. The basic skills needed for this sport are mills, rotations, circles, and throws that require rhythmic work, psychomotor coordination and clockwork precision. The officiating officials of the sport are the meet referee who has the overall responsibility for the conduct of the competition, the Head Judge who revies panels and complete attendances, review meet logistics and review all important documents and to keep track of the hours judged. Acting Judges who check on the difficulty and performance of the gymnasts, Line judges who rate and score the gymnasts in their routine  and timers who keep track of the time of the performance. The rules of the sport are the following:

Leaps and jumps

● All leaps and jumps must be of a good height, have a clear shape and good amplitude.

● All leaps with the back arched must have the head in contact with the leg.

 Balances

● All balances must be performed on the toes or the knee. These must be held clearly and have a good, fixed shape.

 Pivots

● All pivot combinations must be performed entirely on the toes without heel support.

 With the lots of women from all around the world who had joined the competition, all of them had unique routines with diverse techniques used. To say a few, Margarita Mamun from Russia, had smooth transitions in between routines and pivots, hoop twirls in all parts of her body increasing difficulty, consistent movement especially with her leaps, good footwork in doing her pivots as well, her figure 8 rotations of the hoop were spot on increasing difficulty of the routine giving her an advantage as well. Representative from Spain who had very good pivots as well, her handling of the hoop was excellent alongside the multiple figure 8 back illusions.  France, who had very high leaps, emotion really showed in her routine, good balance giving her a good handling of the hoop. Next is, Yana Kudryatesa from Russia as well, her routine showed her flexibility, her movements were creative as well and she showed good control of the hoop providing her with good throws and catches, this as well had given her a plus points in increasing difficulty of the routine. Belaris, she had very nice rotations, used the hoop in all of her body parts increasing difficulty, she also had catch and rebound the hoop, her turns and rools were great as well as she had a strong finish.  Gonna Rizatdinova from Ukraine also did an excellent performance as well, her pivots were spot on, her routine showed intense flexibility, her throws were high and catches were good, her hoop rebound was good as well as her unique combination in her performance. They all had use the various techniques of swings, rotations, throw and catch, skips/hops, figure 8 circles, and rebounds of the hoop incorporating it into their routine giving Margarita Mamun, Yana Kudryatesa and Gonna Rizatdinova the top 3 highest points through the competition. They truly deserved their scores thus wraps up my review!

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FULL WOMEN’S SKATING PYEONGCHANG 2018

I was tasked to give a review on figure skating, specifically the full women’s skating in PyeongChang last 2018. The rink was based on Olympic size of a court dimension of 30m x 60 m or 98.4 ft x 197 ft. The basic equipment to be in this support are ice skates, appropriate socks, skate guards, gloves and the player’s essentials such as water, towel and etc. In this sport there are various officials officiating, theres the evaluators who assess the skaters for the desired levels, technical specialist and technical controller, to determine the level of difficulty of the performance, the judge’s to assess which performs in competition and also who evaluates, referees to oversee the ice conditions, ensures all rules are followed, write the reports and conduct review meetings, The data specialist who are responsible in calculating the marks awarded by the judges and who tabulates the final result. The rules for the sport are as follows: During the single skating, men and women are obliged to skate two programs – short program and free skate. For a short program, which can last up to 2 minutes 40-50 seconds, figure skaters are required to perform 7-8 compulsory elements (double or triple axel, triple or quadruple jump, one combination of jumps, several different types of spins and two-step sequences) in any order. The omission of one of the elements should be fined. In skating basic skills are leveled from 1 to 4 depending on the person, basic 1 are:

·        Sit on ice and stand up

·        March forward across the ice

·        Forward two-foot glide

·        Dip

·        Forward swizzles (6-8 in a row)

·        Backward wiggles (6-8 in a row)

·        Snowplow stop

·        Rocking horse (2–3)

·        Two-foot hop in place (optional)

Each skills are developed as the basic level gets higher until they could do full movements, develop a good stance and gliding, turns and so on. Watching the video all skaters have their own technical and tactical skills in their routines, judging on who’s best I prefer, Brazil and Korea at the start, their performances were very unique and you really feel the joy and enthusiast in the routine. Comparing to the ones like Canada  and Italy although their performance were very nice as well, their jumps had nailed but ended up falling causing a certain of deduction. Overall, the performance the really was able to showcase the emotion of the whole routine for me was Russia, Alina Zagitova for her black swan and Evgenia Medvedeva for her Nocturne. The various women in the Olympics had brought up different skills, but focusing on the top 3 Alina Zagitova, Evgenia Medveda and Kaetlyn Osmond. Alina Zagiova had very quick turns, she also had clear entries before each loop and her jumps were very fast and emphasized as well. Her performance was unique and her footwork was very clear, her sequence of turns had also increased the level of difficulty in her routine being a very good advantage,  her spirals were very balanced and showed her flexibility, and the way she had control in the rink was a good strategy, she truly had deserved the 82.92 score. Moving on to Evgenia Medveda, very good footwork, her triple toe and triple flip with the hand above were the best flips for me, she had a good blend of the elements and suited the music as well, moreover, her tight turns and balance were a good benefit to her routine giving her a 81.92 score. Lastly is Kaetlyn Osmond, she had a clean flip, very hyper song, she had good speed and very fast as well and her footwork was clear making her intentions clear in every turn giving her a score of 78.87. Thus, all these women deserved their scores and places, with the tactics and techniques they had executed and used as strategy to their routine.

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ARTISTIC SWIMMING -- RIO OLYMPICS 2016 THROWBACK THURSDAY!

For this week, we were tasked on the review of Artistic Swimming, the court dimension needed fpr the pool is 3m deep, 20m wide and 25m long. Each team completes a technical routine that includes a set of five designated movements lasting a maximum of 2 minutes, 50 seconds, as well as a free routine lasting three to four minutes. The routines are performed to music. In artistic swimming the officials are usually an Artistic Swimming referee which is to oversee the control of an artistic swimming competition. The referee makes sure all aspects of the event are run smoothly and follow FINA rules. Deck Marshall who is Responsible for the coordination of the pool deck during training sessions and competitions. Training Coordinator Responsible for coordinating the practice sessions in the pre-competition period. Runners Responsible for picking up the judges’ slips during the competition and bringing them to the Chief Recorder. Lifeguard responsible to ensure safety of participants and safety use of the pool deck and basin. The equipment and gear needed for this sport are nose clips, googles (if permitted by the specific routine), and underwater speakers. The rules for this sport are as follows:

1.      No Touching The Bottom

o   One of the things which makes the lifts all the more impressive is that artistic swimmers are not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool at any point during their routines.

2.      No Bling

o   Presentation is a unique and important part of artistic swimming but there are certain restrictions on what swimmers can wear. For example, artistic swimmers are not permitted jewelry, theatrical make-up, or inappropriate costumes.

3.      No Goggles

o   Another restriction during artistic swimming routines is goggles. However, swimmers in figures competitions are permitted to wear them.

4.      Team Means Team

o   Teams normally contain eight swimmers, but the minimum number for a team is four. Teams lose marks for every swimmer they have under the full complement because it is easier to synchronize the fewer people there are in a routine.

5.      Stick To The Schedule

o   Routines can be anything from two and a half minutes to five minutes long, depending on whether they are performed alone or as part of a team. However, swimmers are penalized if they take 15 seconds fewer or longer than the specified time.

Artistic Swimming requires years of training. The basic skills you will need in artistic swimming is sculling and treading water with a kick called the "eggbeater". I had watched the 2016 Rio Olympics on Artistic Swimming during the free routine Starting with Egypt, they had took too long on the start, they had clean sculling however, their lifts were not very high. Their transitions was a little slow and they were not able to end very strong in my opinion. Australia had very good flips, good sculling as well but the performance was not very much appealing. They had quick transitions and usually used the crane position making it a little common. Italy had creative positions, they were very coordinated, they had fast transitions and good balance. Brazil had a fast footwork, a very celebrated performance, they had creative formations and had consistent facial expressions. Next up is one of my favorites the Russian Federation, they had very high flips, very synchronized, good footwork and sculling, very quick transitions and different formations. Ukraine had mostly used the eggbeater kick, they had good footwork and a lot of incorporated spins as well. China had very strong movements, quick flips and turns and a good interpretation in their performance. Lastly, Japan, they may had had quite long pauses before each flip, they had various positions although there was a time the swimmer was late, but consistent swim still and clean sculling underneath. All these teams had nearly the same tactical and technical skills, however the difference was how they had incorporated the position on their routines and how they had spot on performance out and in the water. Wrapping up the competition, Russia had placed 1st  followed by China in 2nd  and Japan in 3rd . Ukraine placed 4th, Italy 5th , Brazil 6th, Egypt in 7th and lastly Australia in 8th.

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Monica Puig (PUR) vs Angelique Kerber (GER) - Women's Tennis Singles Final | Rio 2016 Replay

I currently watch the Rio Olympics 2016 replay of Monica Puig and Anglelique Kerber as they played tennis. It is known that the court dimensions for the singes tennis is 23.77m by 8.23m, the equipment needed as well is a racket and a tennis ball. To play this game basic skills are needed such as the serve, forehand and backhand volley, the smash and the stance. To officiate the sport we have the Line Umpires who call the shots at all levels of tournaments. Chair Umpires who call the score, enforce the rules and managing the players. Community Official who are in charge of the smooth going of the event. The referees wo watch out for violations of rules, supervise as well the tournament. To play tennis we must know the rules which are the following:

A ball must land within bounds for play to     continue; if a player hits the ball outside of bounds, this results in the     loss of the point for them.

Players/teams cannot touch the net or posts or     cross onto the opponent’s side.

Players/teams cannot carry the ball or catch it     with the racquet.

Players cannot hit the ball twice.

Players must wait until the ball passes the net     before they can return it.

A player that does not return a live ball before it     bounces twice loses the point.

If the ball hits or touches the players, that     counts as a penalty.

If the racquet leaves the hand or verbal abuse occurs,     a penalty is given.

Any ball that bounces on the lines of boundary are     considered good.

A serve must bounce first before the receiving     player can return it.

As I have watched this game, I had been unfamiliar of the sport so it took some time for me to understand. Watching their game they showed various technical and tactical skills in the sport. Starting off with Angelique Kerber from Germany, she showed the constant changing of direction as she hit the ball, she somehow lacked speed and flexibility as well as strength, her strength had lacked because most of her hits could not go through to the opponents area. Moreover, her attacks on the ball were either too high or too low, she also focused on attacking the ball on a long range only. However, there were times where she would find her opponent’s weakness, making her run from right to left causing a miss on the ball or an out. Next is Monica Puig from Puerto Rico, she targeted sides and would suddenly attack in the middle, her attacks were powerful and strong and as well as flexible. She had played aggressively towards the opponents using the weakness of her opponent, the constant running from left to right made her opponent tired and as she had strong fully smashed the ball this gave her an advantage. She had attacked the net and tried to bring her opponent to the net, she had also played a variety of long and short attacks to be able to make the opponent cause a mistake. Therefore, in this game Monica Puig won due to her tactics and skills as she played her strengths in the game and managed to find the opponents weaknesses making her strategy strong.

Photo Source:

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Men's Singles Table Tennis Final - Full Match | Rio 2016 Replays

I have watched the Men’s Singles Table Tennis from the Rio 2016 Replay. The court dimension of the game having the table being rectangular, 9 feet by 5 feet (2.7 meters by 1.5 meters), its upper surface a level plane 30 inches (76 cm) above the floor. The net is 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, and its upper edge along the whole length is 6 inches (15.25 cm) above the playing surface. The equipment needed for this sport are a ball and a racket. Table Tennis officiating can be divided into two sections including Refereeing and Umpiring. Referees control the conduct of tournaments and umpires control the conduct of matches. Both sets of officials have their own responsibilities, with the referee in overall control while umpires have their own powers in relation to their match duties. At a major tournament, there will be one referee and a varying number of deputy referees, and a group of umpires. However, at lower levels of tournaments and club competition, players are often required to umpire matches for other competitors.  The rules of the sport:

1.  GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS

A Game is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two points. A Match is generally the best three of five Games.

2.  ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO POINTS

Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 (“deuce”), service alternates at every point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no separate rule for serving on Game Point.

3.  TOSS THE BALL STRAIGHT UP WHEN SERVING

How do you serve the ball in ping pong? Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6” straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in play, and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-hit.

4.  THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE IN SINGLES

There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent’s side of the table. It can bounce two or more times on your opponent’s side (if so, that’s your point), bounce over the side, or even hit the edge.

5.  DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO RIGHT COURT TO RIGHT COURT

The serve must bounce in the server’s right court, and receiver’s right court (NOTE: landing on center line is fair). Doubles partners switch places after their team serves twice.

6.  A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON THE WAY OVER IS A “LET”

Can the ball hit the net in ping pong? Yes, during a RALLY, if it touches the top of the net and then otherwise lands as a legitimate hit. BUT not when serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over and otherwise legally bounces in play, it’s a “let” serve and is done over. There is no limit on how many times this can happen.

7.  ALTERNATE HITTING IN A DOUBLES RALLY

Doubles partners must alternate hitting balls in a rally, no matter where the ball lands on the table.

8.  VOLLEYS ARE NOT ALLOWED

 When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is still your point.  

9.  IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK OVER THE NET BY ITSELF IT IS YOUR POINT

If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the net after hitting your opponent’s side of the table (due to extreme spin), without your opponent touching it, that is your point.

10.  TOUCHING THE BALL WITH YOUR PADDLE HAND IS ALLOWED

What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong rally?  If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal. Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a ping pong rally? You may not touch the table with your non-paddle hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if  your opponent’s hit sails over your side of the table without touching it, and hits any part of you or your paddle, that is still your point.

11.  YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE WITH YOUR NON-PADDLE HAND

You may touch the ball or the table with your paddle hand (after reaching in to return a short serve, for example), or other parts of your body. NOTE: If the table moves at all from your touching it during a rally, that is your opponent’s point.

12.  AN “EDGE” BALL BOUNCING OFF THE HORIZONTAL TABLE TOP SURFACE IS GOOD

An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact the top edge of the horizontal table top surface and be counted as valid, even if it bounces sidewise. The vertical sides of the table are NOT part of the legal playing surface.

13.  HONOR SYSTEM APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENTS

If no referee is present during a match and the players disagree on a certain call, the “honor system” applies and the players should find a way to agree, or play the point over. Ping pong carries a tradition of fierce but fair play. Help us keep it that way!

 Upon watching the players of the sport, I noticed both of them have various technical and tactical skills in play. Starting of with Zhang J.K., his technical skills were somehow similar but likewise different from Ma Long. He sometimes hits the ball too hard causing a disadvantage because it makes the ball an “out” especially during his smashes. He also does the topspin technique and somehow at certain points lacks focus that make the force on the racket either be too much to too little. On the other hand, Ma Long as the start lacked quick reflexes but this built up as the competition went on. He used the backhand serve and covered a wide range in the court. Moreover, his smashes were mostly target at the sides which was an advantage because Zhang J.K. at times were not able to counter the attack. Their tactical skills somehow as I noticed were similar, they were able to keep the ball in play at the court but not so long though, also they were able to let the ball cover areas in the court. Lastly, and especially on the part of Ma Long , they were able to apply pressure on the opponent by using different spins and strong speeds to create openings and winning shots.

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Philippines vs Thailand Badminton Men's Singles Quarterfinals Sea Games 2019

 The men’s Single Quarterfinals Sea Games 2019 was held at Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila. The event had a court dimension of 13.4 meters long and 6.1 meters wide, however for the single event the court was marked 5.18 meters wide. The Rules of the game were:

1.     A player must wait until his opponent is ready before serving. If the opponent attempts a return then he is ruled having been ready.

2.     The feet of both players must remain in a stationary position until the serve is made. Your feet can not be touching the line at this time.

3.     It is not a fault if you miss the shuttle while serving.

4.     The shuttle cannot be caught and slung with the racket.

5.     A player cannot hold his racket near the net to ward off a downward stroke by his opponent or to interfere with his racket.

The said event was held with their officiating officials, the Umpire who is the main judge who has the power to overrule the decisions made by the line judges. The service judge who provides shuttles to the players and call out “service faults” and lastly the line judges to determine if the shuttle was in or out. The equipment needed for the sport is a shuttle cock and a racket. The basic skills needed for the players are the grip, serve, footwork, stance and most importantly the stroke. From the video I saw, it has been observed that Philippines and India have various strategies and skills shows. Starting off with the Philippines, the player for the Philippines somehow lack on footwork and needed more focus. His forehand and backhand lobs were either too strong cause an out or lacked strength that couldn’t reach the opponent’s side. However, his smashes were an advantage at some point giving him a few scores. Moving on to the Thailand player, he was very quick, his shots were more on smashes ad dropshots, the dropshots gave him an advantage as the Philippine player sometimes was not able to hit the shuttle, his smashes also gave him lots of points because the Philippine player gets distracted somehow making him lose the point. The tactical skills both teams had been similar, they had applied lots of pressure to the shuttle, and were mostly hitting the shuttle from sides of the court. However, despite similarities there too are differences. Team Thailand was more on staying stance on the central base but creating a distraction with his dropshots on the sides, on the other hand, team Philippines stayed on the left side of the base and were focused more on smashes and similar dropshots but were sometimes a 50-50 due to the lack or excessive force placed upon the shuttle. But despite his lack or excessive force on his shots, I couldn’t help but notice how also good he may be at defending the smashes given by Thailand especially the backhand Lob and smash that he had performed. Consequently, Team Thailand won the game with a score of 21-21 and the Philippines had lost, but never the less it was a good and thrilling game indeed.

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USA vs SERBIA Basketball 2016 Rio Olympics

 The basketball game was held at the Carioca Arena 1 with a basketball court dimension of 91.9 by 49.2 ft., the equipment’s they had were complete which are the basketball, the shooting hoop, the score board, and the players basic necessities. The basketball game consisted of officiating officials such as the referees, who watch are responsible enforcing the rules and regulations and calling out violations and fouls, they also have certain hand signals in the given photo above. The lead referee who is in charge of the whole game. The scorers who write down the scores and keep track of players summary and lastly the timers who assists the referee’s in recording time. There are a ton of rules when playing basketball depending on your position and strategy:

1.      Each team can have a maximum of 5 players on the court at any one time. Substitutions can be made as many times as they wish within the game.

2.      The ball can only be moved by either dribbling (bouncing the ball) or passing the ball. Once a player puts two hands on the ball (not including catching the ball) they cannot then dribble or move with the ball and the ball must be passed or shot.

3.      After the ball goes into a team’s half and they win possession back the ball must then make it back over the half way line within 10 seconds. If the ball fails to do so then a foul will be called and the ball will be turned over.

4.      Each team has 24 seconds to at least shot at the basket. A shot constitutes either going in the basket or hitting the rim of the basket. If after the shot is taken and the ball fails to go in the basket then the shot clock is restarted for another 24 seconds.

5.      The team trying to score a basket is called the offence whilst the team trying to prevent them from scoring is called the defense. The defense must do all they can to stop the offence from scoring by either blocking a shot or preventing a shot from being fired.

6.      After each successful basket the ball is then turned over to the opposition.

7.      Fouls committed throughout the game will be accumulated and then when reached a certain number will be eventually be awarded as a free throw. A free throw involves one player from the offensive team (the player fouled) to take a shot unopposed from the free throw line. Depending on where the foul was committed will depend on the number free throws a player gets.

8.      Violations in basketball include travelling (taking more than one step without bouncing the ball), double dribble (picking the ball up dribbling, stopping then dribbling again with two hands), goaltending (a defensive player interferes with the ball travelling downwards towards the basket) and back court violation (once the ball passes the half way line the offensive team cannot take the ball back over the half way line).

As I was watching the game, it is observed that all players had the basic skills needed namely shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding, defense and their footwork. In both teams I have noticed their differences in their strategies such as their technical and tactical skills. Starting off with the team Serbia, they usually have mid-shots as most of their players have a higher percentage near the free throw line in shooting a point, their defense strategy are usually scattered or into groups which can be a disadvantage sometimes when they are pressured from the other team but can also be and advantage when the other team causes a turn over. The players in Serbia however are somewhat greedy or aggressive as we call it, most of their star players tend to foul much causing them to be seated on the bench because they have gotten 3-4 fouls already on the first half. Team Serbia also has a rush offense, this can be sometimes an advantage because by then they could lead the score but could also be a disadvantage because they could waste tons of shots. Their players also tend to crowd in the center giving the point guard and shooting guard of the other team an advantage. Team Serbia tend to have a man-on-man defense and a zone defense, which are somehow the cause of the lack of cooperation in their team, they get distracted with it. Moving on to team USA, they also have a rush offense but to their advantage all shots shot were called and mostly dunked, they also were on a fast break on the first quarter exhausting the other team, but can somehow exhaust themselves as well, they lacked zone defense and were more on man-on-man defense however this was to their advantage as whenever the other team shot they were able to block it, but due to this type of offense as well it had caused them some turnovers. The team USA were more on long shots from Durant and Thompson and dunks or drives or mid shots in general from the other players, this gives them an advantage making them lead the score, the team had also certain strategies  like screening, that helped them gain an advantage. As the game continued they became more united with each other, communication was present, and all players were focused however, some violations were called such as traveling, technical foul, pushing foul and etc., also due to the aggressive gameplay they had.  However, with the different strategies of the team, the game ended with 96 points for the USA and 66 points for Serbia, making team USA win the Rio Olympics 2016.

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SEA GAMES 2019: Ph vs Vie Volleyball

Watching the Volleyball SEA Games 2019: Philippines VS Vietnam held at the Philsports Arena I have analyzed the game. The PhilSports Arena has a dimension of 18 meters long and 9 meters wide with a free zone of 3 meters in all sides and a free space of 7 meters high. The game had its rules  and hand signals in the image shown above the following rules of the game are: 

1.      6 players on a team, 3 on the front row and 3 on the back row

2.      Maximum of three hits per side

3.      Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not considered a hit)

4.      Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve

5.      A ball hitting a boundary line is "in"

6.      A ball is "out" if it hits an antennae, the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or cables outside the antennae, the referee stand or pole, the ceiling above a non-playable area

7.      It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a players body

8.      It is illegal to catch, hold, or throw the ball

9.      If two or more players contact the ball at the same time, it is considered one play and either player involved may make the next contact (provided the next contact isn't the teams 4th hit)

10.   A player can not block or attack a serve from on or inside the 10 foot line

11.   After the serve, front line players may switch positions at the net

12.   At higher competition, the officiating crew may be made up of two refs, line judges, scorer, and an assistant scorer

 The official game had its officiating crew:  The scorekeeper to keep track of the score, records player substitutions and scores, sanctions, final results, watches the server to watch out for serving out of order, and signing the scoresheet. The assistant scorekeeper that notifies for the fault with libero replacements. The 4  line judges to help 2 referees, Leung Yin Yan and Agung Purwantoro, in making judgement calls, like ball in or out, ball violating game violations or rules and etc. The equipment needed for the competition was a net and a volleyball.  As I observed while watching the competition, it is really observed that both teams had the basic skills needed in order to play such as passing, setting, spiking, blocking, digging and serving. I noticed some strategies that both teams have used that helped them keep up to their game. Starting off with the Philippines team, the players usually stay close to each other, there are always 2 blockers up front prepared to block the opponents hits, moreover, the team has a clap signal whenever they ask for a set from the receiver or any other player receiving the ball to prepare for a set and spike. I also noticed that as they played there is a “back-up” player at the back to be ready incase the spiker is unable to hit the ball they could spike for it instead same goes in defensing, I also noticed that usually they target the areas with least opponent and spike down so the opponent would have to dive for the ball giving them a probability of getting the point. Moving on to the Vietnam team, the players are scattered in the court and I couldn’t help but notice that they favor the left and right sides when spiking while as the Philippine team does not favor any specific area. Consequently, the Vietnam team tends to aim the spikes in the side near the “out” line, this could be an advantage that If they were able to spike the right amount of force that it wouldn’t be an out, with this strategy it could let the opponent’s team think that the ball would go out. During the duration of the game certain violations happened such as net touch, block touch, serving out of order, and failure to serve the ball out of the net.  As the game continued, Vietnam started to improve their attacks by the constant spiking and the higher defense of the blocking. Both teams were very good but unfortunately after the 5 sets of the game the team Vietnam had proven to be steadier then Team Philippines thus team Vietnam won.

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CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE ANALYZATION

I have recently spectated a local private game of call of duty: mobile 2 different clans/teams against each other San Mig Esports VS OF team. These two teams filled with different strategies battling on the match of Search and Destroy. The rules of the game in the category Search and Destroy are:

At the beginning of a round one team is assigned as the attacking team while the other is assigned as the defending team. There is a bomb located close to where the attacking team spawns, which can only be carried by one player at a time. The bomb is dropped on the ground when the player carrying it is killed. The timer starts ticking as soon the round begins. The team that wins five rounds first win the game.

After the first 4 rounds the two teams switch roles for another two rounds. If subsequent round(s) become(s) necessary the two teams’ alternate roles for each round. The first team to win all 5 rounds is the winner.

During Tournaments the organizers can add certain rules such as:

~No molotov

~No Tripmines

~No scorestreak

~No Na45 (sniper bomb-ish)

~No smrs/Fhj (perk)

Spectators or the facilitators watches both teams, for tournaments like these they are called monitors rather than referee’s in other sports, just like any sport the monitor spectate both teams, they however cannot keep watch of players at once, instead they switch to each player to keep tabs on them. The monitors watch out for teams or players who possibly use cheats on the game or what we call a “hack”, and they too keep watch on every player incase they violate the overall rules that they have added. Esports has no specific court dimensions as the game size is adjusted by the players preference and by the gadgets they use, in the game setting you can adjust the clarity of the game, moreover you cn choose between using an Ipad, tablet or a phone. Other players too play this on their laptops depending on their preference. The game call of duty: mobile does not require any much equipment, all you need is your gadget, and some headphones. However, some people like to up their game thus investing in joysticks to plug in their mobile gadgets or tiny mouse and keyboards as it may seem easier to them. The basic skills needed to play in this game is coordination in your fingers, and having the knowledge on guns, as you need to assemble and equip your guns with the right magazine, ammo, sight etc. depending on your gameplay and strategy. You also need to have quick reflexes as you play this game. This is why some people much more prefer esports as it could save on the equipment and can be done anywhere as long as you have internet connection.

In the end the team San Mig Esports won, as I was observing and spectating as both teams played, I noticed both had its differences strategy wise. The San Mig Esports team tend to not rush, meaning not hurry and kill all the enemies, they stay at a common area but not crowd it, instead they take their watch of their sides and attack once the enemies come close making it more effective and more accurate to kill with only a small chance of dying as you have back up with you. This meaning that they have created a good defense position to guard the bomb spots. On the other hand, the other team tend to rush, they start with throwing bombs and rushing to that same spot where the team SMG (San Mig Esports) were camping and attack, this just shows they have taken bait. The SMG team won because I observed they had cooperation and teamwork, not only that but they did show how quick they prone once shooting onto the enemy. I also observed that as they handled the battle/attack part of their strategy was to have a long range, mid-range and short-range guns meaning there was a sniper, a shotgun, an assault and some SMG’s/LMG’s. This could give them an advantage because the sniper was their eyes from above, while the mid-range and short ranged handled the ones near and below the bomb sites. The OF team though had no mid-range but only consisted of a short-range gun, being a disadvantage since they could easily be targeted with a sniper from above likewise, they could have a hard time killing the sniper from the other team afar too. The last strategy I noticed was team SMG tend to use the bomb as bait too during the rounds where they were the attacker, as when the bomb is planted the enemy would only have 45 seconds to defuse it, giving the SMG team an advantage as all they have to do was guard in the bomb site especially when the enemy was only 1 or 2 left if ever the other members of the enemy team died. If ever an enemy was in the process of defusing the bomb team SMG usually throws grenades to distract and kill the enemy right away. While as the OF team had focused on killing all the enemies instead of planting the bomb giving them a 50% chance of winning only. As they would have to be running around and hiding trying to kill the enemy instead of using the bomb and the time as bait. Consequently, with all the observations I have gathered SMG team deserved to win as they had used up all their assets to their advantage and had a really strong strategy into which they stuck with. While as the team OF lost because they lacked strategy and did not have much of a good gun line up as well, moreover, the team OF did not back up the one bringing their bomb during the round where they were the attacker which puts that player bringing the bomb at a huge risk since he would be the target and if he did die the bomb would drop and the rest of the team would have to hurry and pick it up wasting more time instead of planting it.

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Contemporary People and Technology

In every facet of society, technology has had a significant influence. The ways in which we are entertained have grown, how we connect has changed, our ability to travel has increased, and social change has also influenced our communities. The more technology has developed, the greater the effect it has had on the whole of society. For entertainment, education and for work purposes, we use technology. Our cell phones and tablets contain personal information such as birthdays, important events, credit card numbers and other key details, because technology is so active in our daily lives. We do not depend on ourselves anymore, but on our phones or computers. Not just the way we live our daily lives, but also the way the world interacts, has changed the overall development of technology. According from the book of Electricity in Economic Growth, technology is the sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation (Council, Sciences, Board, Systems, & Growth, 1986).

Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings. The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques and is one of the categories of world history (Khan, 2018). Technology can refer to methods ranging from as simple as stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and information technology that has emerged since the 1980s (Our earliest technology, 2015). It was first used to describe applied arts, but it is now used to describe advancements and changes which affect the environment around us (Buchanan, 2018). According to the statistics, 66% of the population today suffers from nomophobia or the fear not having a mobile phone (Kalvapalle, 2014). 77% said that society as a whole relied too much on technology to succeed (Correll., 2015). According Margaret Duffy, a professor and chair of strategic communication, “We found that if Facebook users experience envy of the activities and lifestyles of their friends on Facebook, they are much more likely to report feelings of depression,” (Ferucci, 2014). A scientific article entitled “The Brain In Your Pocket” states that “Across three studies, we find that those who think more intuitively and less analytically when given reasoning problems were more likely to rely on their smartphones for information in their everyday lives” (Nathaniel Barr, 2015).

Thus, contemporary people have been too reliant on technology, with every step or movement in their life technology has played a crucial role. Instead of humans having to interact with other humans, it has been chipping away because everyone interacts through technology. Instead of communicating in person, technology had made it possible to communicate from a long distance (Wardynski, 2019). Therefore, we have become too reliant on technology that without it right now it’s like 50% of our lives was removed from us. You feel anxious without a connection, you lose track of time, you become addicted to your mobile phones, your lack of social contact makes your social skills poor (Kirschner, 2020). Consequently, instead of living life outside you live it in between your screens. With that being said we must break the chain and become independent on this, we must teach and learn how to use technology responsibly and effectively, we must be timely and critical. We must inspire to be more productive and creative without the need of much technology. With small steps to a better future, we can achieve it, we must go back to the traditional face to face communication and not just video calls, we must interact with the world and appreciate everything outside a screen. By then, when we become independent and not abuse what technology has to offer then we become better citizens of the world.

Bibliography

Buchanan, R. A. (2018). History of technology.  Retrieved from Britannica:  https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of-technology

Correll., D. J. (2015). Is Society Too Dependent on  Computers/Phones?

Council, N. R., Sciences, D. o., Board, E. E., Systems, C.  o., & Growth, C. o. (1986). Electricity in Economic Growth. National  Academies Press., pp. 16, 40.

Ferucci, P. T. (2014). Modeling reality: The connection  between behavior on reality TV and Facebook. MIssouri.

Kalvapalle, R. (2014). This Infographic Charts the Rise  of Nomophobia Among Cellphone Users.

Khan, N. N. (2018, July 23). History and evolution of  technology. Retrieved from The Nation:  https://nation.com.pk/23-Jul-2018/history-and-evolution-of-technology#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20technology%20is,which%20means%20art%20and%20craft.&text=The%20Industrial%20Revolution%20began%20in,innovations%20were%20of%20British%20origin.

Kirschner, C. (2020, May 11). 7 Signs We Are Too  Dependent on Technology. Retrieved from Treehugger:  https://www.treehugger.com/signs-we-are-too-dependent-on-technology-4864106

Nathaniel Barr, G. P. (2015, July). The Brain in Your  Pocket.

Our earliest technology. (2015). Retrieved from Khan Academy:  https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/global-prehistory-ap/paleolithic-mesolithic-neolithic-apah/a/our-earliest-technology

Wardynski, D. (2019, March 28). Is Society Too Dependent  on Technology. Retrieved from Brainspire:  https://www.brainspire.com/blog/is-society-too-dependent-on-technology-15-signs-that-we-are#:~:text=Trying%20to%20imagine%20what%20life,%2C%20safer%2C%20and%20more%20enjoyable.

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From the 3 video clips given, they have gave various speech deliveries towards their purpose. The First speech of Mr. Nelson Mandela was a Exploratory or Informative Speech since Mr. Mandela is speaking about the freedom and justice of his people. The speech shown in the second  video according to purpose is a Persuasive Speech, as Emma Watson is persuading the audience striving for Gender equality and how she is a feminism and how she protects the rights of the women. Lastly, the third video showed that it was an Entertainment Speech, since he was clearly entertaining the audience with some humor and sharing certain stories. Each of the speakers were able to achieve their purpose of informing the audience, Mr. Mandela was able to speak for the freedom and justice of the people, the unity between the rich and the poor and the journey it will be for him to work for equality to all. Emma Watson was able to persuade and motivate from the way she has spoken and the way she has delivered has kept her audience captured and motivated to fight for gender equality and to fight for women. For every individual to achieve the same rights as the others. And for the third video he was able to entertain the audience while not hurting or going below the belt on the sense of humor he had. He was very careful and professional too while he was teaching and advocating to stop bullying. All of the 3 had also different manner of delivery of the speech, Nelson Mandela  was reading or speaking from a manuscript since he has a copy of his speech with him at the podium and was reading it to the audience but of course with heart. Emma Watson had a memorized speech, however this can also be an extemporaneous speech, since it was not show in the video if she was asked beforehand or on the spot and was just given time it could be from the two. She was able to tell and express her opinions and views on the topic and what she believes in, she was also able to share some life experiences as well. Lastly,  the entertainer/comedian, his way of delivery is depends, comedians often have a memorized speech once they know their audience but at certain times it can be an impromptu speech. However, he showed that he knew very well what he was going to say and to do so it is more of like he had time to practice and memorize it making it a memorized speech.

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VISAYANS

Ang mga taong Bisaya, ay isang pangkat etnolingguwistiko ng Pilipinas na katutubong sa buong Bisaya, ang pinakatimugang mga isla ng Luzon at maraming bahagi ng Mindanao. Ang mga ito ang pinakamalaking pangkat etniko sa dibisyon ng heograpiya ng bansa kapag kinuha bilang isang solong pangkat, na may bilang na 33.5 milyon. Ang kanilang paraan ng pamumuhay ng mga Bisaya ay madami ngunit pagsasaka ang pangunahing prinsipyo ng kabuhayan sa pamayanan ng Bisaya, kahit na ang mga tao ay nakikibahagi din sa pangingisda, paghabi, pagmimina at paggawa ng basket. Malawakang ibinabahagi ng bisaya ang isang kultura sa dagat na may malakas na tradisyon ng Roman Catholic na pinagsama sa mga elemento ng kultura sa daang siglo ng pakikipag-ugnayan at inter-migration na pangunahin sa mga dagat ng Bisaya, Sibuyan, Camotes, Bohol, at Sulu; at sa ilang liblib na lugar ay nagsama sa sinaunang impluwensyang animistic-polytheistic. Bukod sa mayamang kasaysayan nito, sikat din ang Visayas sa malawakang kilalang mga kaganapang pangkulturang tradisyon kagaya ng Dinagyang, Ati-atihan, at Sinulog festival na parangal sa mga tradisyon sa relihiyon. Ang mga Bisaya ay halos mga Romano Katoliko na naniniwala sa mga Santos at sa Diyos. Maraming Relihyon ang mga Visayan, Romano Katoliko, Muslim, Iglesia ni Cristo at marami pang iba. Naniniwala din ang mga Visayan ng mga mapaniwala na paniniwala o superstitious belief. Ang mga pangunahing wikang sinasalita sa Kabisayaan ay ang wikang Hiligaynon o Ilonggo sa halos kabuuan ng Kanlurang Kabisayaan, wikang Cebuano sa Gitnang Kabisayaan, at Waray sa Silangang Kabisayaan. Ang iba pang mga wikang sinasalita ay ang wikang Aklanon, wikang Kinaray-a, at wikang Capiznon. Batay sa mga resulta sa 1989 FLEMMS, ang limang rehiyon na may pinakamababang rate ng literacy ay: Central Mindanao (78.3 porsyento), Western Mindanao (80.4 porsyento), Silangang Kabisayaan (81.7 porsyento), CAR (86.4 porsyento) at Bicol Region (87.3 porsyento). Ang mga wikang Bisayan o mga wikang Bisaya ay isang subgroup ng mga wikang Austronesian na sinasalita sa Pilipinas. Ang mga ito ay malapit na nauugnay sa mga wikang Tagalog at Bikol, na ang lahat ay bahagi ng mga wikang Gitnang Pilipinas. Multilinnguwal ang mga Visayans sapagkat marami silang diyalekto at wika na pinag-aralan at ginagamit sa kanilang pakikisalamuha. Ang mga Bisayan o Visayan ay isa sa mga mabait, matalino at malakas na tao, dahil sa napakaraming kultura, tradisyon, diyalekto o wika, napakagandang mga lugar, kagiliw-giliw na kasaysayan at napakagaling na pangkat etniko, makikita na hindi talaga nila kinakalimutan ang kanilang kasaysayan at pinagsimulan sapagkat sa bawat bagay ay may koneksyon ito sa kanilang nakaraan at ito ay kanilang ipinagmamalaki.

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Chris Cuomo is an American television journalist, best known as the presenter of Cuomo Prime Time, a weeknight news analysis show on CNN. Cuomo is the brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and as an anchor there are good and bad qualities. Me and my family have acquired the same thought towards his qualities. Chris Cuomo’s good qualities are: his constant eye contact, good communication skills, appropriate gesture and posture, he can work under pressure, his statements are based on opinions and facts, he has appropriate grammar and he clearly shows that he is very passionate towards his job. On the other hand, he has some bad qualities such as he is at times, obvious that he is anti-trump thus sometimes making his statements a little bias, and lastly during debates, he overlaps/inserts while the other anchor is still speaking to defend his belief.

Chris Cuomo is an effective anchor as he was able to communicate clearly the message he wanted the viewers to see and hear. He had a lot of admirable qualities as a news anchor and most of all, he is very professional, this made the viewers kept their attention whenever he speaks on the news because of the way he send his message to the audience and how he communicates with his fellow workmates and to even the audience as well. It is like he is having a conversation with you as an audience. With that said, Chris Cuomo is an effective news anchor.

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As I performed and took the photos for this task, I have learned that conic sections can actually be found everywhere, from a simple water bottle to our rooftops at home. The best thing I have found interesting on this topic is that, conic sections is actually applied in real life and is used on a day-to-day basis, for instance the parabola, it is of really great use in engineering applications and on their blueprints. The circle is of great use to create our tires for our cars and faces for our watch to tell the time. The ellipse is even used to build a stadium like the New Atlanta Falcons Stadium. Lastly, the hyperbola that can be found even in the reflection of the light of the lamp, or on a ball. Having the knowledge on conic sections is required for designing antennas like conical antenna, pyramidal antenna, parabolic reflectors and more. In mechanical engineering it helps in creating engineering drawing which is the basic plan of components designed like when they create their solid works design.

 When I was hunting for conic sections at our house, I initially thought it would be tricky so I went to look for a circle because our house was filled with circles, then I remembered the Jars outside in our garden, and the wheel themed lamp we had in our house, I chose these to be my circle items because I love how it matched each other and how clear the circle is and it just shows how circles are found everywhere. Then I proceeded with the parabola, I only knew that our house’s arc had the parabola shaped and I thought it was a common concept, to my surprise I found out that we had a vintage door and vintage chair forming the parabola, to be honest, it took me a few minutes to actually realize it. I chose those 2 because I wanted a vintage antique theme and the sun that day as I took photos was just paying attention, it gave me the light I wanted to picture it having vintage feels. Lastly was the hyperbola, as I walked passed by the fence at first I did not even see the hyperbola-ness in it, but from constant back and forth I slightly started to notice and imagine that it actually gave a form of a hyperbola. Hyperbola was the most tricky to find for me, then I remembered we actually had basketballs and it formed a hyperbola too! So I quickly grabbed it and took photos, as easy at it may seem, taking a photo of a ball was actually the most time-consuming among everything, I had to balance it on the mat and the floor was uneven, so it ends up rolling down! But in the end, I got the photo I wanted and every single one means a lot, because not only did it make me see the important of conic sections, it made me so interested on the topic that it made me want to find more in our house! Also, it brought me back to the time where I loved photography that I would take photos everyday. This project made me go out of the house and actually appreciate more our house, it gave me a whole different perspective.

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Film Synopsis: The King’s Speech

England's Prince Albert (Colin Firth) must ascend the throne as King George Vi, because of his brother the Duke of Windsor (Guy Pearce) was unable to lead and had married a divorce woman, but a challenge comes his way and this was not easy for him because of his speech impediment, suffering from his stammers from the age of four or five, the king then dreaded any public speaking engagement. History recorded that his speech at the closing of the 1925 Commonwealth exhibition in London was difficult for both him and the people listening to it that day. Because of his stammers or issue to speaking, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) his wife hires Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. Soon after many sessions, an extraordinary friendship develops between the two of them, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence such as distraction, singing, posture, relaxation and etc. but this therapy session not only improved his speaking but also his personality. The King then does his best to become worth of leading his country through World War 2, starting by reading his speech to 50 countries on live radio, and become a hero to his people.

 Reaction Analysis:

As I was about watch The King’s Speech, from the start, I initially thought it would be a typical boring movie with common contents and endings. I was totally uninterested to even watch, then my dada came up to me and proceeded to ask the title of the movie I was watching, as I told him the title,  he goes on and starts talking about the movie, on how touching and inspiring it was and how greatly the story was made. So I became slightly interested and started to search for it on the net. As I found the movie I quickly loaded it on, got my snacks, felt comfy on the bed and watched. To be honest, it was beyond my expectations, the producers and directors chose the suitable characters for the movie itself, and had one of the best plots I’ve ever watched! Usually I get sleepy watching movies, but this one kept my attention, like every other movie as it reaches to its end, it had lessons and realizations that have struck on my mind and heart. But before that I had to analyze its overall content in relation to communication,the movie showed how well, the king, was able to overcome his fear and as well as show the elements of communication namely the speaker, the message—He was able to convey the message he wanted clearly towards the end as he overcome his fear, the listener, the channel, the response and of course the feedback. The dimension used was a formal dimension as he was formally dressed, the structure of the speech or message as well was formal and it was appropriate of him. He was able to express himself verbally and non-verbally through his gesture, posture and facial expression. First one was having faith in your voice, Bertie (the king) was ignored and teased by his family as a child, this is why his stammer kind of grew worse until he soon believed he would never get cured, he lost faith in every way possible of curing it. He has to be persistent and determined with his therapist. Second was to admit when you need help and when its your mistake, because Bertie kind of also had an ego, he placed his trust on his wife, Elizabeth and onto is therapist Logue. Know that we are all imperfect and having a helping hand is something not to be embarrassed of, it’s something to be thankful of instead. Third lesson I learned was to put the hours in, you can’t be cured or you can’t improve without a lot of dedication, it may feel like a long time but the ending is always worth it, this will prepare you to become better just like on how the king despite his busy schedule had dedicated a lot of time just so that he could be cured. Fourth is to leverage your experience, nothing can improve you from public speaking if not for an actual practice a real time practice, and that experience can be your basis for sooner speeches. Last thing I learned that really stuck my mind was to be a true version of yourself, as Bertie had conquered his fear, he later than spoke to 50 countries on live radio, he wasn’t perfect but he was loved and he was most of all himself. His stammer made him himself and made him a hero.

The movie is advocating for those people who are having a hard time speaking or with speaking disorders and are too shy to go to therapy, these also include those who already lost hope or gave up on speech therapies as well.

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I have recently watched Mr. Jimmy  Nelson’s TEDx Talks and view: The “Art”of Communication. It was a very fascinating video, one who can give lots of experiences, knowledge and inspiration. In his video, I have learned that not only can we communicate verbally or through words, signs, gestures, dancing, singing and writing letters but we can communicate through our pictures as well. His talk was very motivating to the listeners, very convincing as well. Mr. Nelson showed how in pictures we can misinterpret things too, we can think the person is happy eve though they are not deep inside. Language barriers was a challenge in the job of Mr. Jimmy Nelson, but this did not stop him from going, their were cases where in he almost gave up, but like he said “until you truly form humility, you can find empathy, you can find a contact and in that contact you can discover who you truly are and the people around you.” Mr. Jimmy Nelson never forgot the indigenous people around him after taking those photographs, the people who helped him get that photograph and the people standing in those photographs.  He showed the people’s value, how far they lived and what they go through. They have etched their soul unto him and has touched my soul.