Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

  ANSWER: The group that I belong to is my cultural organization . They influenced me as a student by teaching and motivating me to always persevere and give my best to everything I do. I learned that I should always put to heart everything I do and always do it not just for myself, but for the masses. As a part of the organization's alliance and member committee, I became more patient, understanding, and connected with the other members despite our differences and the online setup we are in. This helped me get used to our online learning setup better, especially with communicating with my classmates. I influence them by always supporting them with words of affirmation and always giving a helping hand. Despite everyone's busy schedule, we still manage to keep our organization active, especially on social media whenever we have to post a lot of stuff online. Although our organization work can be too heavy or tiring for everyone, I would remind them that all our hard work is for ...

Discussion forum Answer the questions in not less than 5 sentences per question: 1. Pretend that you belong to a particular in-group in your class. You noticed that one classmate from your class does not belong to any group. What would you do? Would you invite him to join your in-group? Why? Why not? Most people would think that being alone can be intimidating since you do not have other people to share your thoughts with or hang out with. However, some might also think that joining social groups, particularly in-groups, is also scary, which is why they don't join the groups. In this situation, I would invite him over and ask him if he would want to join our group. I would then explain that he is welcome to join our group, where we would always support him and his endeavors. I would also make it known that we are not forcing him to accept the invite as he has the right to decline it. We would always support his decision of whether or not he would join the group, but he'd still ...

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  YOUR PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES AND CAPACITY IN THE MIDST OF HEALTH CRISIS:     Despite the picky eater that I am, during quarantine, I was able to discover alternative ways to eat more vegetables and fruits in order to live a little healthier since back then, I never really ate them if I were given the chance to reject the offers. At the start of quarantine, I also started working out, it took me 5-6 days a week back when there was still no school yet. With that, I was able to improve my respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and immune system, along with other factors that affect my physical well-being. Although we always drink vitamins every day even before the pandemic, my mother made sure that we never skip drinking it every day, and she wouldn't let me skip meals too because it would be bad for the body. Because of these things, I was able to create habits that help me gain confidence and improve not only my physical health but mental health also. YOUR MANNER OF LIVI...

Discussion Holy Week special (UCSP) discussion questions (answers should be at least 5 sentences): 1. Who are the main characters of the story. Describe them, how their paths met and how their relationship developed.      The movie focused on Art and Cora (Socorro), the main characters of the story. Art came from a broken family, as his father had another family due to infidelity. To cope up with this and help his family, Art became a working student, working multiple jobs until he became a part-time hairdresser. Art's dream of having his own salon came true when he was able to save up the money, which then paved the way to accepting his true gender identity, and eventually meeting Cora along the transition. Cora was a client in Art's salon who fell in love with Art, despite his gender identity. As a good cook, she eventually found a way to his heart by cooking him his favorite food. With "love at first bite", they became close and eventually became a couple as they s...

Discussion forum VIDEO 1: Foreign Kids Try Filipino Snacks VIDEO 2: Foreign Teens Try Filipino Food After watching the 2 videos on the discussion page, answer the following questions in not less than 5 sentences (except for question 1). 1. Enumerate the different Filipino food and snacks in the 2 videos. Here are the snacks mentioned in the first video:  Boy Bawang Mocca Cake Choc Nut Salted Tamarind Halo-Halo Then, here are the foods presented in the second video: Pancit Palabok Sinigang Kare-Kare Pork Chicharrón Cassava Cake 2. How do you feel when other nationalities: a. Appreciate/like our food:     Whenever I hear people of different nationalities appreciate and compliment our food, I feel a sense of accomplishment as they enjoyed a taste of our culture. I am glad that we are able to share the same sentiments in eating Filipino foods with those who enjoyed it. I believe that they were able to feel a sense warmth, comfort and hospitality brought upon by the food — the...