Equal rights, Equal Opportunities

  The theme for International Women's Day this year: "Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all" re-emphasizes that equal rights and opportunities lead to improved health outcomes for women and girls.

  Discrimination towards women and girls, or what is known as gender-based discrimination, is one of the most pervasive human rights violations. It severely limits the ability of women, girls and the communities they live in to protect and promote their health.

  Gender-based discrimination is irrevocably connected to negative health outcomes for women and girls. Its associated poor health outcomes are often compounded by other forms of inequality related to socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or geographical location. While these challenges are imposing, and often encoded in "normalized" ways of living, International Women's Day renews our commitment to denounce violations in human rights and to challenge unequal systems, structures and practices that perpetuate health inequalities across the world.

New Year New Me

New Year has always seemed to me a beginning of a new cycle, or a new path of self-development, but I never write detailed resolutions, having only abstractive understanding of my plans for future. But this year will end with a following resolution.

First of all, I would like to become more assertive and self-confident. I need thus some more courage in my daily affairs. In addition, I need some courage to esteem my faults and failures and put them on the path of improvement: it seems like I'm becoming dependant upon the opinions of my surrounding (friends, relatives and classmates), so I would like to manage some situations on my own, without relying upon the others' advice or imposition. I want to become more independent in my attitudes and viewpoints and to get the ability to separate my judgments from those of others.

Then, I would like to become more honest with myself. Sometimes I seem too benevolent and justify inappropriate behaviors of my friends, yet there couldn't be any justification. I also use this technique to justify my own mistakes, yet I should simply accept myself as a human being who has an inclination to making mistakes, because this is the most trustworthy way of gaining experience and knowledge.

Thirdly, I would like to slow down my life, because it seems too busy, so I have almost no time for self-reflection, introspection and communication with my family. Sometimes it seems like my nearest and dearest people receive too little attention and care from me, so this gap will be filled and I will spend more time with my parents.

To sum up, I would like to say that I will not keep waiting for New Year and will realize my plan in the nearest future... It is not necessary to wait for new cycle in order to change your life, because some alterations can and must be done immediately. 

Essence of Christmas

   To me Christmas means a time of happiness towards everyone. It is a time when families and close friends come home from all over the world to be with the people they love. To most people family and friends come first in their lives, so this is obviously a very favored holiday. 

   When it’s Christmas time, people exchange gifts often and take it for granted. This holiday is usually associated with receiving gifts. Personally, I think giving a gift is just as great as receiving one. Most of the time giving can be even more enjoyable. The whole idea of finding that perfect gift, making someone smile, and him or her realizing that you put that much thought into just one gift is just one way which Christmas brings happiness to everyone. 

   They imagine seeing snow-covered houses lit up all along the street with their bright lights one trying to outdo another, and a large, fresh pine tree in their living room window covered with lights and bulbs with an angel perched onto the very top. When they come in the kitchen they smell the contagious aroma of their mother’s cookies baking. That is an example of a typical outlook on a normal Christmas. To me it’s not Christmas without the decorations or festive Christmas treats. 

   Christmas time is my favorite time of year. I love when it’s time to shop for all those Christmas gifts for everyone. I love the red and green decorations, and my beautifully decorated Christmas tree sitting in my living room. I love the snow, when my grandma makes her gingerbread cookies, and the great music. But most of all, I love this time of year because I get the chance to be with my family and friends while I enjoy everyone’s Christmas cheer during this wonderful time of year.

Climate Change

Climate change causes and effects

In contemporary society, the climate change is one of the most important issues that have impacts in many aspects in human’s daily life. Climate change can be showed in three ways, global warming, acid deposition and ozone depletion. These can be caused by both natural causes and human causes and can have economic, social and environmental effects.

The causes of climate change are from two major aspects. Firstly, natural causes which include ocean circulation, continental drift, volcanic eruptions solar variations and etc can cause the climate change. The other cause is due to the human activities which include green house gas, land use changes. Solar variation is one of the most important causes among natural causes. The changes in the output of sun’s energy will change the climate because sun provides the basic energy for our climate system. As for human causes, greenhouse gases are believed to be the crucial cause of the climate change. Gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and the chlorofluorocarbons used in the air conditioners and many industrial processes will lead to the greenhouse effect and therefore warm the earth. These gases are similar to the glass on a greenhouse, allowing sunlight to enter while blocking heat from escaping and finally cause the temperature to go up. Another cause is land use changes. When the land is changed to seasonal crops from forests or urban environments from urban environments, the regional climate system is altered. For example, clear-cut hillsides are significantly warmer than forests.

The first effect of climate change is economic effects, and most of these effects are negative effects. The climate change will result in a loss in the country’s economy, especially those countries whose major incomes are from agriculture.

REFLECTION

  First grading was over and I remembered how I welcome second grading. I was so glad that I was now in the second grading period of my fourth year high school. Reflections??? It was not that easy but it was not also difficult. Parts of a Web Browser, Page Address, Search Engines, HTML, HTML Tags and Tag Attributes were some of our lessons in the second grading period. 

  In the first place, when I am surfing the Internet, I didn't mind what the parts of Web Browser and Page Address are. I only memorized the most used parts. But now, because of our subject ICT and our dear teachers, my knowledge increases especially in computers. I also met some words like HTML and HTML Tags. We have also lots of exercises in which we’re going to use the Notepad. My skills in writing were also enhanced because I have tried my best to write my drafts and posted them on my blogs. The subjects of our blogs were sometimes hard but then I have done my blogs and finished them on time. 

  I have also experienced difficulties when we were having quizzes because I can’t remember what I have reviewed. But the hardships and pressure were not the reason to give up.

Scientricity: Energizing Science Clubbers for sustainable Energy

In this 2012 celebration, we have a theme “Scientricity: Energizing Science Clubbers for Sustainable Energy”. It encourages everyone especially students, teachers, scientists, inventors and many more to join together or interact to scientricity to have a sustainable energy and better future. It also promote to all people in the world to be active, participate in competitions or programs and to be energize at all times. In our school, there were lots of contests that were held for the said celebration. In the opening for this celebration, the Science clubbers had a short program and let balloons flew up in the sky with lists of wishes. There were also Science Quiz, Extemporaneous Speaking regarding science, Essay writing, Ginoo at Binibining Kalikasan and a lot more. And many students have attended the said competitions. The purpose of the theme is also increase awareness about science and to have a full energy.

           Many students participate for this celebration. I hope not only for this month for the Science clubbers to involve in programs but it should be everyday and forever so that everybody will be having a successful life.

My Teacher My Hero

       In life, people may come and go, some will be remembered and some are forgotten. But one thing is for sure, I'll never forgot the person who is known as my second parent.

       Who did efforts for me to gain knowledge, the one who has been my guide for so many years, the one who scolds and corrects me when I am doing wrong, the one who has been there as I face to reach the stepping stones in my life. The one who appreciates my efforts, the one who is always there to feed me a bit-full of information that I might use someday, the one who saves me from this unfair life where everyone should be feed with the same level of knowledge. The person who sacrifices for our own good, and yet, the laziness that I've shown them, the tiredness that they have seen from me. 

       After all, they never give up and they never stop to fill us with knowledge and when we are going to fall, they are always there to reach our hand and pull us back and so, the years might have been overthrown, and everything will fade, but they always be my hero for life and for all that efforts and sacrifices that they've done for us. How would life be without our teacher?