tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27185708774746440292024-03-05T19:30:45.991-08:00STS THX 1314 2nd Sem Group XixyBignemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449881321129569401noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-68568053576532410332014-03-22T19:15:00.001-07:002014-03-22T19:16:17.525-07:00Science and Music Reaction Paper<div class="p1">
<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Throughout history, science has been influencing music in more ways than one. They have shared this interesting relationship wherein the growth of music also reflects the progress of science.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>Science has been a theme by music composers for several centuries already. From The Fossils by Saint Saens to The Scientist by Coldplay, one can see the way science inspires music and creates more works of art. This could be to either celebrate the advances and developments and discoveries, or it could be to show the effects of science in our everyday lives. Science is a source of ideas and feelings that composers can draw from to create their musical pieces.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>However, it’s also through technology brought about by science that creates another influence on music. Advances in music have been attributed to developments in instruments as well as electronic sounds, so now we also have genres such as dubstep and house. Science and technology have expanded the reach of music to cover more sounds and possibilities in creating pieces that are unlike anything ever before.</span></div>
Bignemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449881321129569401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-30943216754022520652014-03-21T10:42:00.002-07:002014-03-21T10:43:07.058-07:00FINAL PROJECT<div data-configid="11256308/7188811" style="width: 525px; height: 187px;" class="issuuembed"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="//e.issuu.com/embed.js" async="true"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-17784293901166059752014-03-21T09:30:00.001-07:002014-03-21T09:30:17.000-07:00Group Xixy Final Project<a href="http://issuu.com/theresecimafranca/docs/sts_group_6__buckypaper_">http://issuu.com/theresecimafranca/docs/sts_group_6__buckypaper_</a>Trainspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190492496285970141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-5377808809034340182014-03-21T08:59:00.002-07:002014-03-21T09:21:37.219-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At some point in history, music was less touched by
science. But since then, science has already started an affair with music—from
our knowledge of the frequency each note to the tension which should be applied
to a violin string to produce the standard sound.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back then, Science and Music were already harmonizing,
though Science was radiating more pronounced influence to Music than Music does
to Science. Science greatly influences music; globalization stands proof to
this. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to the breakthroughs in fiber optics, countries
have never been so interconnected as before. Globalization has architectured a
landscape fueled by the internet for the cross-breeding of unique cultures. In the
Philippines, this manifests in the being on the losing end of OPM. Its identity
has started to wash out; I’ve been hearing songs of Jayvee, Sam Concepcion, and
Toni Gonzaga ringing with electronic upbeat styles. Though this cannot be
touted as completely negative, we must know where to draw the fine line. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-74238700284367007652014-03-20T08:08:00.000-07:002014-03-20T08:12:16.947-07:00Reaction Paper: Mind MuseumBased on an article I have read (http://www.interaksyon.com/article/25983/filipino-students-lag-in-science-despite-putting-in-the-most-time), the Philippines in general allocate more time for science education in elementary compared with other South East Asian Countries. However, the thousand hours we spend has been proven insufficient. 1,100 hours is more than twice the number of hours Singapore commits for their elementary science education and yet, their students definitely performed better. The problem with the kind of science education may have come from the approach in teaching, lack of devices that aid in teaching, lack of books, and basically lack of all educational supplies.<br />
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The Mind Museum demonstrated how explaining concepts in science can be interesting even without fancy and expensive equipment. They used materials/things almost everyone have at home. It makes science easier to comprehend when you actually see the process happening using familiar things. I like Mind Museum's approach. Their 'mind movers' spark the children's curiosity which makes learning more interesting for them. And it is much better compared to typical classroom lectures which sometimes make students sleepy.<br />
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The only problem I see is that they only cater to a certain 'market', namely kids who have acceptable grounding with english. Most Filipino children with poor performance in science are mostly found in public schools and they are accustomed to use Filipino or their mother tongue as medium for lectures and explanations so they can easily comprehend. I see Mind Museum as more of an extension of private school classrooms because of their style or manner of speaking to children. I just hope that they will satisfactorily accommodate these children in their programs. Despite that, they are doing a very good job in helping improve science education in the Philippines.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-7181366113549720772014-03-20T07:37:00.002-07:002014-03-20T07:37:54.353-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Lopez,
Carlos Alejandro<o:p></o:p></div>
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2011-78146<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>IMELDA<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This was
actually the first time I saw the “real” Imelda Marcos. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think this
documentary was produced so she can change how the people see her. To try and
delete any negative notion that she was really the reason for Marcos’ downfall.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For me,
everything in the movie was just a cover-up for whatever crimes they did during
their family’s rule. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was really
impressed on how dedicated these people are in teaching Science. I admire the ways they try
to stimulate everyone’s mind, and not just the young people. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Their approach
was so intriguing that you’d really consentrate and listen to every word they
say so you’ll really understand things. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is what
educating reaally is all about. And not just the books and the pamphlets that
are given to us in class. This just stimulates the senses. Well done.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>FRANKENSTEIN<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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To be
honest, this was way better than the 1994 version of Frankenstein. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Everything about
the “monster” was odd. He could not talk, he was weird looking, and was just
that, a monster. He was not accepted by society, and that’s how it should be. he
was just something that was put together by someone’s hunger of creating life
through Science. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a
classic movie about man trying to emulate God through Science. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Trainspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190492496285970141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-82197993515897431552014-03-20T07:29:00.000-07:002014-03-20T09:17:57.717-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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Enough at Last</i><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Marc Lorlin Z. Navisa 2013-38337</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When <i>Time Enough at Last </i>ended, I was left
struggling for the right word to sum up what my eyes had just been fed with.
Our professor was already dismissing the class; still, nothing slipped my mind.
I was so disappointed, so I settled for a substitute:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Sick.
It was sick but in a brilliant way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marilyn
Venable’s <i>Time Enough at Last </i>tells the
story of a bibliophilic old man, banker Henry Bemis, confronted by an
anti-intellectual world—his cruel emasculating wife and grouchy boss ran that
world—threatened by World War III. Bemis is an embodiment of a flawed system of
anti-intellectualism and indifference to art that has been haunting our
society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first
half of the episode was dedicated to building our sympathy for him. Indeed, it
is really crucial for the watchers to like the main character intensely and to
expect him to emerge victorious at the end for the final twist to have full
impact:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On one
fateful day, when his boss turned away his gaze on him, he finally had the
chance to box himself in the bank’s vault. There, he buried his nose in Mark
Twain’s <i>David Copperfield</i>. He later
got out only to find himself the lone survivor of World War III. Everybody was
dead and that includes his iron-fisted wife and grumpy boss. What is he to do
in a world with nothing but rubble to talk to? <i>(Can I just say how successful John Bram was on evoking a
post-apocalyptic scene here?) </i>He found a gun and contemplated taking his
life. But just as he was about to pull the trigger, a heavenly sight loomed
before him. Books. In front of him was the shattered library. So he got that
going for him; he marveled at the books, and picked up his favorite authors. He
got all the time in the world now to read—no mean wife and a grumpy boss to
pester him. He checked his glasses in his pocket. It was not there; it lay
broken on the library’s pavement. He ran his hands on his eyes; his vision was blurred. Just like his future. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an
ending. Sick? No, not anymore. There’s none to be cured or corrected in <i>Time Enough at Last</i>. It is as beautiful
as it should be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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And now I’m out of words.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-61299567415120330132014-03-19T22:08:00.002-07:002014-03-19T22:08:49.343-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
Beyond: A Reaction on ‘Imelda’</div>
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Much confidence
in one’s self, though equipped with good intentions, will not result to any
good.</div>
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Imelda Marcos is
without a doubt the most controversial first lady of all time. From her
political involvements to her highly infamous shoe collection, she has gone
beyond what she was supposed to do as the wife of the President.</div>
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Imelda was never
a simple lass. Even before she became the wife of Marcos, she has already been
popular by joining beauty pageants. She was well known for her beauty. So, even
before her stay in Malacanang, she was already used to the limelight, gaining
much attention and support. However, she seemed to enjoy much of that; she
always wanted the limelight.</div>
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Imelda
is different from all the first ladies the country has had, because she wanted
to be so. She did not confine herself to be the typical: fashion icon,
charitable and compassionate first ladies. She wanted to do more and prove a
lot about the President and more especially about herself. She has done political conversations with
several state leaders from the Africa and Middle East. She pioneered the
construction of many public establishments that country still use today. We
cannot take away the fact that, yes, she has helped a lot. However, she went
beyond that. The masses can feel and
know how to give thanks if things are done out of compassion and with the
purest intentions. And that was not the case with the things Imelda did for the
country.</div>
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I
personally think that Imelda had too much confidence on herself, believing that
she can do anything for the country, and that she is always correct. She should
have learned to listen and be sensitive, guiding her husband on how to even
better serve the country then. </div>
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The Tune of Science: A Reaction
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Obviously,
Science and music have no huge similarities. However, these two opposite fields
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Science
is Science. It has been an established discipline and body of knowledge for a
couple of years now. Although some still think that it is isolated and could
not be encountered easily in everything we do. Science has touched and even
moulded a lot of aspects in our lives.</div>
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One
aspect is music. We know a lot of songs with their titles and lyrics that are
easily attributed to the field of Science. The Scientist by Coldplay and The
Rocketman by Elton John are some of the more popular songs which are heavily
influenced by Science. Composers and musicians nowadays use Science as a tool
and an element to add emphasis and exaggeration to the emotions they try to
convey in their songs. Science brings this sense of mystery and bizarre
feelings to songs. With this, we could exemplify how Science affected the
society, penetrating into the fields not necessarily relevant to it.</div>
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Spark: A Reaction on ‘Mind
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Many
groups, organizations or associations nowadays promote science as a very
exciting field of study or discipline. They try to debug the notion that
Science is just for the geeks. Mind Museum is one of them. They try to catch
the interest of the young in order to stimulate creative and critical thinking.</div>
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A
group of people from Mind Museum called Mind Movers visited our class to show
and demonstrate before us how they promote a fun learning style for Science.</div>
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At
first, it was entertaining and interesting to hear from them because,
personally, I have not been there yet. Also, it was interesting to hear from
the speakers as they told us they were both Science major graduates. I had this
thinking that Science majors would then go into research laboratories or
industries instead. So I listened well.</div>
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However,
when they started demonstrating experiments, I started thinking that it was not
appropriate. The experiments were okay, but they really designed for children.
So, most of the students in the class were really not into it.</div>
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at the end, upon stating their reason for doing such, I realized the importance
of all of these. According to them, it was not about giving kids an advanced
lecture on theories they will encounter in school; instead, it was giving
children something to spark their interest and curiosity. </div>
2009-50781http://www.blogger.com/profile/17151533083719819180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-74226629194292206792014-03-19T22:05:00.003-07:002014-03-19T22:05:42.150-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Mad: A Reaction on ‘Frankenstein’</div>
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Frankenstein is
a novel by Mary Shelly. It is considered as one of the earliest fictions
dealing with a scientist who has turned himself into another creature because
of his madness at Science. It focused on the morality issues of Science, on how
one could go far for the sake of innovations and discoveries.</div>
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Perhaps, the
novel published during the 19<sup>th</sup> century was revolutionary. At the
early stages of the development of Science, the novel has already questioned
the consequences of the actions of early scientists, showing how mad people can
turn into if Science and its inventions would not be properly regulated.</div>
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I think, after
watching it now. Its effect was not that
strong and impactful as before. While truly it changed our position on how we
value Science and its accompanying technologies, that story has become normal.
Perhaps, we have become more aware of the things Science can do, even more
amazing and strange than what the scientist in the story has done to himself. Also,
because of the different advocacies, beliefs and principles, we have come up
with a system of regulating science so as to not create and pose adverse and
strange impacts to mankind.</div>
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2009-50781http://www.blogger.com/profile/17151533083719819180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-50538397608020402292014-03-18T08:55:00.001-07:002014-03-18T08:55:58.190-07:00Imelda Reaction Paper<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Royce Tee 2013-71153</span></div>
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STS THX</div>
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Imelda Reaction Paper</div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>I</span>’ve always only known the Marcos family from the history books. That Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and Imelda had her shoes. And somehow fixed the country. But a lot of that changed with me watching Imelda.</div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>The documentary Imelda showed the life of Imelda Marcos from the meeting Ferdinand Marcos until the aftermath of the EDSA Revolution. Stories and testimonials from different people were included, such as family, friends, historians, and Imelda herself. Finally the video proceeded to give me an entirely different take on what I thought happened.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>It’s not that I agree with everything that was said. That’s the point of the video - to provide opinions from both sides, reasons why each side thought Imelda’s actions were either for better or for worse. However, what won me over was the surprise at how interesting Imelda was. I didn’t know that from a trophy wife, she slowly became a very proactive and strong woman who handled so much change in the Philippines. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>In the end, what was left with me was a feeling of awe - that whether Imelda was right or not, she was someone to be respected in her own right. She was someone with a vision, as well as someone who knew how to take control and lead. She was someone who was able to improve the Philippines, no matter what the cost or the consequences were.</span></div>
Bignemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449881321129569401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-55099352435877252982014-03-18T07:30:00.001-07:002014-03-18T07:30:37.842-07:00Frankenstein Reaction Paper<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Royce Tee 2013-71153</span></div>
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STS THX</div>
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Frankenstein Reaction Paper</div>
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<span class="s1">Frankenstein is a story dealing with a scientist trespassing into realms that they shouldn’t, just because it is in the name of science. It serves as a warning to the reader that there should be ethics and measures in science and technology, otherwise there will be consequences.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>One major difference between the book and the movie is that the creature has been made dumb and unable to speak intelligently. The reason for this can be seen when one looks again at the message of the story - that there are unspeakable consequences for dabbling with the forbidden, in the case life and death. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>By making the creature dumb, it makes it more inferior to us humans as we pride ourselves on our intelligence. This reduces the creature into a monster, something that has to be feared. In other words, this change in the movie is a play on the audience’s emotions and makes them despise and fear the creature. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>One can relate this to zombies, that because they are rabid dangerous creatures driven by hunger, one cannot see them as equals. By removing the rationality in the creature, people think that there is no way to resolve this except by destroying through violence and fire, and that they won’t be faulted as they aren’t on the level of humans.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>I believe that this decision did make it work, as this has become the stereotype of the monster in future works as well as in popular culture. Frankenstein has become one of the staples of horror, and this decision of making the monster dumb is one of the factors that made it so.</span></div>
Bignemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449881321129569401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-83393909723227222092014-03-18T06:52:00.001-07:002014-03-18T07:29:02.493-07:00Mind Museum Reaction Paper<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Royce Tee 2013-71153</span><br />
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Mind Museum Reaction Paper</div>
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<span class="s1">Learning about science has never been so much fun!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>The people from the mind museum claimed to be mind movers - and I was able to understand exactly what that meant in their session. From using water tanks to teach implosion to dancing to different states of matter, they have shown that learning about science can be simple, but fun as well.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>This is what they aimed to do when they constructed the Mind Museum. It’s not separated according to subject or field, but according to scale. And it’s told as a story - one that really allows one to understand it instead of just memorizing facts and numbers. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>It’s really amazing, that they have been able to pique our interest, college students, on details such as the planets and on implosion using just very simple household materials. Their method is both cheap, as well as fun. Compare this to the usual way we would learn about these things, which would be seeing the distances of the planets on a table, or simply get a definition of what implosion is, what causes it, etc. and I could see how much more effective this way to teaching is.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>I hope that I’ll be able to use the ticket I bought to learn more at the Mind Museum, not just about science, but also more creative and fun ways science could be taught. This could help a lot of people love learning and exploring science a lot more.</span></div>
Bignemohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14449881321129569401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-90443244534065140592014-03-17T03:35:00.000-07:002014-03-17T10:48:11.163-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Science
Meets Simplicity: <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Mind Movers’ Lecture<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Marc Lorlin Z. Navisa 2013-38337<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four years
ago, my biology teacher swore on the first day of classes that we were about to
embark on a year-long tug with an army of terms. She had never been so honest.
Although I fully understood what those fancy terms mean, I pitied my classmates
who seemed to host a swarm of floating question marks above their heads, much
more how we performed in the National Achievement Test.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According
to the National Achievement Test, Philippine elementary and high schools rank
112th out of 138 countries in the field of science (Hayashi, 2014). Where do we
trace this? Lack of facilities. This is the problem in schools especially in
the provinces—lack of facilities to demonstrate core concepts. However, as the
mind movers stressed, all we need are resourcefulness and creativity. An
example is how they took advantage of their bodies and engaged us in the
states-of-matter dance. Indeed, the body is the cheapest and most accessible
equipment we can have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also appreciated how the guy from the National Institute of Physics demonstrated how
to show a child the planets' distance from the sun. True enough, you would
confuse a child with kilometers, much more the light year or astronomical unit.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mind
Museum’s method is a breath of fresh air in science teaching. Adults—elementary
and high school teachers, professors of arts and humanities, parents,
businessmen, everyone—should also participate in events like this. Admit it, we
have that little boy/girl in us who jumps and screams in childish delight at
the sight of flying cars or a lipstick which transforms to a light saber. And
you don’t want to confuse a child with numbers or hifalutin terms. You try your
best to amaze him/her and ignite his/her curiosity. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes, we
have to be that ever-curious child again, break the stereotype that science are
for nerds, and appreciate the underlying simplicity behind the illusive
complexity that science radiates. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s time
for science to meet simplicity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-48454184281783101482014-03-16T11:41:00.004-07:002014-03-17T01:32:40.128-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of Butterflies
and Worms:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Reaction to the Documentary <i>Imelda</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Marc Lorlin Z. Navisa 2013-38337<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not in
any way amused by the documentary about the steel butterfly that is Imelda Marcos.
How could such a lavish woman have the gall to say she sympathizes with the
poor? That is like saying Adolf Hitler is a Jew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For one,
she and her late husband were known to have siphoned out a humongous chunk of
our national coffers to ghost accounts in Switzerland, US, and other countries.
For another, her husband’s regime killed more than 3 200 people, tortured 35
000 and incarcerated 70 000 (Juan L. Mercado, 2012).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surely, she
has to come up with something better than saying she sympathizes with the poor
to convince me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said she
pioneered the construction of edifices that were supposed to promote our culture
in the international scene—Manila Film Center to name one. But underneath its
pillars lie the corpses of the laborers buried alive while the center was being
constructed. Now, the Manila Film Center has become nothing but a haunted
derelict. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She said
she had somehow put the Philippines on the map with her shoe collection. If I
were to own that amount of shoes, my conscience would haunt me with pictures of
children in my province going to school without anything to protect their soles
against the ragged surface and blistering heat of the earth. If I were Imelda
Marcos, I would choke at saying I sympathize with the poor. I might not ever become
a billionaire; but surely, I can never be a thief. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However
neutral I tried to be as I watched the documentary, I still just couldn’t grasp
the enthusiasm in the steel butterfly, much her ramblings about beauty. Those
shoes could feed families. I do not care however dazzling she looks in her
shoes, in her platinum bracelets embedded with rubies, or in her designer
shades. That was the money sucked from the veins of the Filipino people, drop
by drop. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She
lavished while the Filipino suffered. An act of parasitism</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17.1200008392334px; text-indent: 0.5in;">—t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: 0.5in;">his is not what a
butterfly does, this is the doing of a worm.</span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-43316059184033906182014-03-16T00:09:00.000-07:002014-03-16T00:09:15.614-07:00Time Enough at Last (an episode from the series The Twilight Zone)Time Enough at Last is almost incomparable to this generation. We currently rely on technology as our source of entertainment. I wonder what teenagers would do in isolation. If we were the last persons on earth, gathering food and finding shelter might just be secondary. The kind of society we live in today praises computers so much. We rely on them 24 hours a day. It is honestly not a bad thing given that computers are far one of the most convenient innovations humans are able to accomplish; but too much of it will leave us useless in a condition where we have to live alone without the comfort of technology. I have read an opinion to the episode's plot and theme wherein somebody points out that access to books (hardcopy ones) may become obsolete and old-fashioned in the near future. For me, this scenario is acceptable as long as people, specifically the younger ones of the coming generations, get access to an alternative to books which is synonymous to the tablets and e-books we use today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-77415282975799914392014-03-15T22:11:00.000-07:002014-03-15T22:11:21.345-07:00A Documentary: The Rhetoric of CancerOne of the oddest things we haven't realized is personifying cancer. This is an interesting circumstance since most of us use the commanding language influenced by media and advertising campaigns responsible for putting up "inspirational" quotes for cancer patients. We usually refer to cancer as a worst enemy one can ever have or an antagonist in one's life. We construct an imaginary war between a sickness and one's self. But it's not entirely human in any way. Cancer is unregulated cell growth which uncontrollably form tumors inside our body. It is precisely wrong and unfair to treat is as a person you hate because it lives within us. Cancer is a part of us. Referring to a sickness as a battle will only spark hatred toward ourselves. So if someone dies of cancer, who lost the battle? No one. Cancer is simply a rationale for one's death and nothing more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-30524841390999091982014-03-15T10:29:00.000-07:002014-03-17T03:50:08.854-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dissecting
the Metaphors:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Reaction to BBC’s The Rhetoric of Cancer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Marc
Lorlin Z. Navisa 2013-38337<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the
documentary, Andrew Graystone, a cancer patient for three years, probes the
language employed to approach cancer. He concludes that the language revolves
on warfare metaphors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps,
the most common of the metaphors is the notion of battling cancer. So where did
this spring from? The Book of Revelation chronicles the battle between good and
evil; and we perceive an illness as something of an evil. Thus, sprouts the
metaphor <i>“to fight cancer”</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I
would have to agree with Graystone; the language we use to address cancer
borders on the masculine and is militaristic. That we have to combat cancer and
slay those little villains—the cancerous cells—are evidence to this. From my
standpoint, this militaristic sort of reference has something to do with patriarchal
origins—somehow inclined to the ways of men, i.e. applying force and sometimes
violence. As Graystone said, he did not want to battle cancer, for it is like
battling himself and making his body a battleground. We must treat the
afflicted with compassion (a feministic opinion to offset our masculine
metaphors), rather than making him/her feel sandwiched in a war between himself
and cancer wherein he/she has no choice but to fight. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Somehow,
what irks me most is how we came to call those who lived <i>“brave,” “survivors,” “victors,”</i> etc. By all means, those whom we
call <i>“victors”</i> deserve to be called
such; but it makes it sound as if those who perished did not fight hard enough.
At the peak of their “battle” with cancer, they chose to face death. And death
despises acceptance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I
cannot think of something braver than that.
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Something
is really amiss in our rhetoric.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">During the visit of the people from the Mind Museum last Feb
18, 2014, they shared many interesting things about science to us. They had
experiments which were simple enough. Everyone can easily perform them since
they required materials that could be found at home and only had a few easy
steps to do. Though simple, the experiments presented various science concepts
like heat and pressure. When people hear the word “science”, many already
cringe or even become suddenly uninterested in the conversation since they automatically
associate science with difficulty and complexity. People usually think that only
the super intelligent would be able to understand science and its many
theories. The guests from the Mind Museum were able to somehow break this
stereotype. They presented science as a field of knowledge that is not
exclusive for scientists and geniuses only, instead, it is for EVERYONE. Maybe
it’s time that people change their mindset towards science. We should overcome
our “fears” and actually see that there is something beyond science’s
complicated terms and formulas. Science is full of interesting concepts and new
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They also raised the awareness for the need to develop
science in the Philippines. The fact that Mind Museum is the only science
museum in the country already hints that there is a lack of support for science
from the people, especially the government. From the talk of the guests, it was
clear that the desire to learn about science is initiated by simple curiosity
and wonder. This is most evident in children. It starts when children observe
something around them and they ask questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They would look for answers to their questions and eventually, they
would be able to learn new ideas. This is why it is important to encourage
curiosity. It is important to ask questions so that people would learn and
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<i> Imeldific!</i> The first thing brought to mind when talking about Imelda Romualdez Marcos which means ostentatious extravagance. Imelda is famed for her huge collection of shoes, huge doesn't mean hundreds, but thousands of shoes. Enough, it was once said, that Imelda could change shoes every day for 8 years and never wear the same pair twice.</div>
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The 2003 documentary film, <i>Imelda, </i>is a living testament of how multihued, controversial, action-packed and glamorous Imelda's life is. As shown in the film, Imelda is not your typical first lady and presidential wife, the woman is way beyond that. And also, way beyond shoes. Imelda and Pres. Ferdinand Marcos created a conjugal dictatorship. Imelda spearheaded high-profile projects and programs in such sectors: social welfare, health and medical, cultural and green revolution. But then, some critics say that Imelda's motivation in planning and executing such projects are more of based on personal interest than for the welfare of the general public like diverting funds for personal advancements. </div>
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At present, Imelda is not only remembered as a symbol of excess during her husband's twenty-year rule but a truly charismatic and narcissistic woman that made a great impact, in many ways, good or bad, in Philippine history. </div>
dhalal maañohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958726857684222870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-76836210595927591572014-03-14T05:43:00.001-07:002014-03-14T05:43:51.697-07:00Mind Museum Reaction PaperMaaño, Dhalal M. <br />
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Gone are the days when learning science is as tedious as plain. Now, you can learn and experience science in a fun-flavored and interactive way! What better way to experience Science than to explore the highly-anticipated and world class Science museum in the Philippines, the Mind Museum. The Mind Museum dedicates itself in providing an extraordinary educational experience that inspires the public understanding of science.</div>
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During the CS Week 2014, Mind Museum's "Mind Movers" gladly shared their knowledge about the wonderful world of Science. Aside from knowing the basic fundamental Science, the whole class enjoyed the different <i>Mad Science</i> exhibitions, which all really are mind-boggling. Who would know that we can explain Science through the help of the common household items that we use in our daily lives? </div>
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The Mind Movers made me realize that understanding Science is crucial for all and that Science is not only within us, it surrounds us. It is everywhere in our daily lives, all day, every day.</div>
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One major concern is the admission price in The Mind Museum which is quite steep. But then, though it is relatively pricey, it still wouldn't hinder me to visit The Mind Museum because as we all know, you can't put a price on learning, right?</div>
dhalal maañohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958726857684222870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-77592639027218701662014-03-13T09:37:00.001-07:002014-03-14T07:58:32.222-07:00FrankensteinFrankenstein (Shelley)<br />
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Frankenstein is a popular character and even considered as a cliche halloween costume. But in this movie, Frankenstein was far from the image that has been with him. However, his physical traits says it all: an almost fictional towering height, and an odd-looking face with scars and stitches. Aside from the drama of not being accepted by the society, the movie showed too much pursuit of knowledge (specifically in science) can be so abusive. The movie's plot proves how dangerous it can be. It basically points out how one creation (Frankenstein) can lead to a destruction (of Walton's loved ones).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-68150957551328548012014-03-13T09:15:00.000-07:002014-03-13T09:15:09.382-07:00Music and ScienceThe Relationship of Music and Technology<br />
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Fly me to the moon is probably one of the songs known to many. It became so well-known at the same time when national aeronautics and space administration was off to an expedition to the moon. But that's not the relationship of music and science that I would like to point out. There has been a distinct relationship between music and science throughout the years. Many generations before, there were only human voice and sounds of animals; however, because of technology, we are able to improve the music we can create. And it also varies from trends from one generation to the other 60s music definitely sounds different compared with the 80s electronic music). We can also see how much technology has influenced our instruments. Right now, it is possible to recreate sound of a piano, violin and drum with just using a single device and the human voice can even be edited.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470394755351198904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718570877474644029.post-52899431522448232472014-03-10T01:00:00.001-07:002014-03-10T01:00:13.123-07:00Reaction paper: Mind Museum Lecture<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
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According to the National Achievement Test, Philippine
elementary and high schools rank 112 out of 138 countries in the field of
science. What is the reason behind this relatively poor academic performance of
the Philippines’ primary and secondary education? I have heard a lot of times
from Filipinos that the Philippines either have poor or are lacking facilities
in order to study science. Also, the poor academic attainment of children can
be attributed to the insufficient budget allotted by the government. However, two
of the speakers from Mind Museum declared that sophisticated equipment is not necessary
to investigate science. One’s curiosity in science can be satisfied even with
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So, they demonstrated a
scientific experiment by using simple tools, which are readily available in our
households. The first experiment was conducted by using a bill, rubbing
alcohol, and a match. When the rubbing alcohol was poured on the bill and was
set on fire, it did not get burn. It was explained that rubbing alcohol is not
pure alcohol since it contains water that is why the bill did not get burnt.
The next experiment was conducted by using rubbing alcohol, a match, and a
water container, which is made of plastic. The alcohol was placed inside the
container and it was shaken. The rubbing alcohol contained 70% of alcohol but
while it has been shaken, only the alcohol vaporized and it was purified inside
the container. Right after the fire from the match got inside the bottle, the
container shrunk immediately even though it is stiff and cannot be broken by
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They also taught me the dance of
scientific elements by using our own bodies. Everyone enjoyed learning science
in such a way. It did not require us to use any sophisticated tools. What were
used in the experiment were only our bodies and very simple tools which we can
find at home. I myself never thought of doing scientific experiments by myself
because I thought that I can never prepare instruments for a scientific
experiment. However, as I remember, I used to conduct scientific experiments
when I was a child. I burned piece of paper using a magnifying glass. I also
put colored papers under the sun and compared the heat of each of them to
understand about reflection of light. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not a science major in
college and my passion to study science was going far away. However, the
lecture by the Mind Museum has lit up my curiosity back in science and I
realized that I should not limit myself from learning science by making excuses
that I do not have an environment to study for it because there are actually various
ways in order to explore the wonders of science. <o:p></o:p></div>
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