What do stars tell us? Is it has connection to destiny?
I wonder how things came to be, such things that goes beyond my imaginations. Like the gift of God, the nature, the trees, animals, the beauty of the sky at night and the stars. I look at the sky at night when I've nothing to do and many things are bothering me inside. As I watch the sky, I sometimes compare things that are in reality. Like the sky, it’s like it tells the whole of my life where worst things and sometimes most memorable things happen. I found happiness in life and somehow struggles about problems just as what is happening in the sky. When there is a typhoon and thunderstorms is coming , there would be a great damage on the beauty of the sky same as in my life, when problems come, I'm going to be almost crazy thinking on how could it be solve and sometimes I could hardly give up but I'm thankful that i could still overcome those things until now. There are also times that I 'm, happy about things that happened to me and to the people who always I keep on smiling and laughing and I'm referring it to my friends who have been faithful and funny to me. My life is just like 0f what is happening in my stars, when the storms came, I began to struggle all the time but when the sky looks brightly with the stars all around, I am then having then a beautiful day full of laughter. But for me, stars are my friends. If stars gave light in the night sky same as my friends they make my life more bright and fun! My friends are always shining to their support me in everything that I do especially in deciding serious things. Stars are just like my friends who give me hope in reaching my dreams and support me emotionally when I have problems that could not be solve by myself. Through them, I'm now tougher, stronger and definitely cuter just like my ultimate crush, Secret! My friends shine brightly same as the stars because they always gave me advise when I needed so and they make me realize about the things that are wrong and teaches me what is the right thing. They also make me realize that there are no people in this world don’t have problems. Together with them, I would always laugh and made me feel that they are just behind me to help you not just in problems but also in how to laugh and to carry a joke. They are the stars in my life because they tell me the right and the wrong. They tell me that life is so short so drink all you can instead of live life to the fullest because they always say that I'm always dying for water every time we are together with my classmates, section” I- Bartlett” which composed of thirty five students. Without these classmates, I could never enjoy my life here in UP and would not strive hard to study.Friends are my treasures that could not be replace by anything else. Stars in my life are my friends that always lead me to the bright way and are always good influence. They serve as the light in my life like the stars who gives light in the night sky. They gave beauty in my life and so as the stars in the sky. They make me realize that even though time may pass and they may also end their life just like the stars, they would always remain in my heart even though they have faded away but still always been a great gift from God and thankful for having them. And I never hope that time would come that each of us would say goodbye but let us just be happy and live life to the fullest.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
On Being by Students
Have you experience of being a teacher? If you experience it how would you feel?
They say “Learning is Fun” but if I were to ask, I could say yes and I could say no. I could say yes because while you are learning, you are able to meet different people and make new friends and I could say no because it too hard especially in projects, assignments and other requirements needed. But no matter what it is and how hard it is, we always cannot deny that through learning, a brighter future awaits for us.The (UPHS) or the University of the Philippines High School celebrated the teacher’s day in not just ordinary activities. The school celebrated the day for our teacher’s through a program called (KYSD) or also known as Know Your School Day. It is a program made by students, teachers, faculty members or our dear teachers. It is a program where a certain faculty member or a teacher will have his/her rest day by the help of the students. This is a program where students serve as teacher or a faculty member o any other positions. Student here also serves as applicant coz’ before they could replace a certain position, they need to undergo first on an interview. Students are only required to apply 2 desired subjects and only 1 position as a faculty member. Through this activity, students are practiced and exposed on how to apply a job someday. They are practiced on speaking through the interview especially in teaching in front of students and other kills that are applied.Even though, this was my first time to encountered that celebration I tried to apply some subjects but I failed. So I didn’t experienced on teaching my classmates at least I have experienced being taught by a teacher who is actually is also a student or in short as student teacher. I could really make a big difference on being taught by a professional teacher and just a student. Being taught by a student is fun. It’s because you are free to speak to everyone your opinion, you have this kind of freedom because we all know that our teacher is just our classmate. Even though our student teachers have not mastered the subjects unlike the teachers, they still try to make us understand about the topic. As our students tries to explain the lesson, we understand more the topic in a simple way because they taught us in a way where we understand more just like them when they study. We probably have the same opinions and understandings because we are of the same age. They used techniques that somehow we do in studying. It is fun because the teacher can do anything especially when we requested an activity like playing. But being also taught by a student is also difficult coz’ you cannot understand further the lesson because the student are so noisy because they have the freedom to speak. I somehow do not want to listen to the teacher because everybody is noisy and it seems that as the student teacher is having his/her lessons, nobody is listening. The student teacher could not discipline the students who are noisy because they are just afraid (not to mention any). But being taught by a student is a great experienced of both student and the teacher because we a re skilled into different field and we realized each other’s potential in teaching and listening and learning a lot from this great experience. Even though there is a big difference in between a professional teacher and just an ordinary student, I was still happy because they did the great job.I can say that “Learning is more Fun” especially when an experience in bei9ng taught by a students happens coz no matter how hard it is, I knew that being a teacher is more difficult and challenging than just being a student.When the program KYD ended, the student teachers received certificates but for me, being taught by a student was the best moment I ever had with my classmates.
They say “Learning is Fun” but if I were to ask, I could say yes and I could say no. I could say yes because while you are learning, you are able to meet different people and make new friends and I could say no because it too hard especially in projects, assignments and other requirements needed. But no matter what it is and how hard it is, we always cannot deny that through learning, a brighter future awaits for us.The (UPHS) or the University of the Philippines High School celebrated the teacher’s day in not just ordinary activities. The school celebrated the day for our teacher’s through a program called (KYSD) or also known as Know Your School Day. It is a program made by students, teachers, faculty members or our dear teachers. It is a program where a certain faculty member or a teacher will have his/her rest day by the help of the students. This is a program where students serve as teacher or a faculty member o any other positions. Student here also serves as applicant coz’ before they could replace a certain position, they need to undergo first on an interview. Students are only required to apply 2 desired subjects and only 1 position as a faculty member. Through this activity, students are practiced and exposed on how to apply a job someday. They are practiced on speaking through the interview especially in teaching in front of students and other kills that are applied.Even though, this was my first time to encountered that celebration I tried to apply some subjects but I failed. So I didn’t experienced on teaching my classmates at least I have experienced being taught by a teacher who is actually is also a student or in short as student teacher. I could really make a big difference on being taught by a professional teacher and just a student. Being taught by a student is fun. It’s because you are free to speak to everyone your opinion, you have this kind of freedom because we all know that our teacher is just our classmate. Even though our student teachers have not mastered the subjects unlike the teachers, they still try to make us understand about the topic. As our students tries to explain the lesson, we understand more the topic in a simple way because they taught us in a way where we understand more just like them when they study. We probably have the same opinions and understandings because we are of the same age. They used techniques that somehow we do in studying. It is fun because the teacher can do anything especially when we requested an activity like playing. But being also taught by a student is also difficult coz’ you cannot understand further the lesson because the student are so noisy because they have the freedom to speak. I somehow do not want to listen to the teacher because everybody is noisy and it seems that as the student teacher is having his/her lessons, nobody is listening. The student teacher could not discipline the students who are noisy because they are just afraid (not to mention any). But being taught by a student is a great experienced of both student and the teacher because we a re skilled into different field and we realized each other’s potential in teaching and listening and learning a lot from this great experience. Even though there is a big difference in between a professional teacher and just an ordinary student, I was still happy because they did the great job.I can say that “Learning is more Fun” especially when an experience in bei9ng taught by a students happens coz no matter how hard it is, I knew that being a teacher is more difficult and challenging than just being a student.When the program KYD ended, the student teachers received certificates but for me, being taught by a student was the best moment I ever had with my classmates.
Love Affair in MV Doulos
If television is the tool for entertainment, then book is the tool for a wider knowledge.Everything in this world that surrounds us gives us knowledge. We may not know that by just observing things, we are developing our minds and forming so many questions that lead to our curiosity and we are going to find some ways to know why it happened and how it’s like that. By that simple way, we are learning to educate ourselves and observing is just one way to give us more information about things that we want to know. One way also is the most common to all and that is reading. Through reading, it enhances our reading skills; on how deep our imaginations are; and most of all educates us. Book is the most important thing when we want to learn. It is where we sometimes depend on through reading. Book are found everywhere especially in schools but not to mention that our government has not comply enough books for the public students and I hope someday this problem could be solved. We sometimes want to read book when we want to; as part of our hobby and many reasons. Even though most students now depend on the Internet for their assignments and projects, the most pure source of information are the books.A great opportunity came when the school decided to let the students come to the ship also known as MV Doulos bringing lots of books. For me it was an opportunity because the books in there are sometimes not available in our library and even though it’s in bookstores but you cannot read it. In MV Doulos, you are free to read the books and you can even buy it if you have your money. The view was nice and I was well entertained by the people who were in-charge. The people in-charge was nice to us and the others also but they were very strict. I could say that they were very strict because after you have read the books and tour around the ship just where the books were, you may go out but you can never go back again to that place and I think I could say that everything was just for the security of the people in it. I enjoyed reading the books and somehow got afraid because of the moving of the ship even though it was not really moving in the sea. I was afraid that maybe my things would fall and when I was there to watch the sea, I could not take on looking on it because it was really deep because the ship was so big. Some of the books were expensive and there are also the cheap ones like the puzzles; sudoku in a pocket-size books for only 50 pesos but I have bring small my money so I decided to buy a dictionary which is P100. Of all the books, I like the best waste book where you are going to spy the thing required. What I mean is the book where you are going to find a thing in a page where there are so many things in the page. I was so happy having my tour in MV Doulos with my buddy which Mdm. Gallo assigned to us my buddy was Mark Anthony Esperida and friends who are always laughing just to make each of us smile and forget problems. After we have read the books, we went to the exit and ate Ice cream which was P30 with my buddy . Almost of us already went outside and we decided to go down the ship with the advice of our teacher. The most unforgettable thing that happened to me in MV Doulos was when I was taking the ladders up coz I was very afraid with their ladders because it had a sound if u step.The most unforgettable experience also was when we went o the ship for the second time and we went to a room where there are many students squatting and I think having an activity. We went inside and joined them. We watched a film about the history of MV Doulos and there were contests and the representatives from us were Paolo Valley; Reiner Siega and in the contest that Reiner joined, he won and we were so proud about that. After all the things we did, we were given some books that served as souvenirs and it was also happy about that at least having something to remember about my experience in MV Doulos.This was the most enjoyable day I ever had in a ship with lots of books surrounding you. I think, MV Doulos is the best “book-carrier” because it gives every people and even students a chance to feel free to read books in a shi and this kind of experience is really fun and great and most of all memorable. I was thankful that I was given the opportunity to tour and visit this kind of place with lots of books. This is a thing I could not forget for it really helped a lot to students like me because while you are on the ship, you are having fun and somehow learning because you are free to read the books but you don't have the right to destroy it of course. I could now really say that “LEARNING is FUN".
Poverty
Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations. Why is this? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament? Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their plight? What about their government? Have they pursued policies that actually harm successful development? Such causes of poverty and inequality are no doubt real. But often less discussed are deeper and more global causes of poverty.
Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization, are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people.
In the face of such enormous external influence, the governments of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggle.
These next few articles and sections explore various poverty issues in more depth:
Structural Adjustment—a Major Cause of Poverty
Cutbacks in health, education and other vital social services around the world have resulted from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank-prescribed structural adjustment policies as condition for loans and repayment. In addition, developing nation governments are required to open their economies to compete with each other and with more powerful and established industrialized nations. To attract investment, poor countries enter a spiraling race to the bottom to see who can provide lower standards, reduced wages and cheaper resources. This has increased poverty and inequality for most people. It also forms a backbone to what we today call globalization. As a result, it maintains the historic unequal rules of trade. Last updated Sunday, November 20, 2005.
Read article: Structural Adjustment—a Major Cause of Poverty
Poverty Around The World
Inequality is increasing around the world while the world appears to globalize. Even the wealthiest nation has the largest gap between rich and poor compared to other developed nations. In many cases, international politics and various interests have led to a diversion of available resources from domestic needs to western markets. Historically, politics and power play by the elite leaders and rulers have increased poverty and dependency. These have often manifested themselves in wars, hot and cold, which have often been trade and resource-related. Mercantilist practices, while presented as free trade, still happen today. Poverty is therefore not just an economic issue, it is also an issue of political economics. Last updated Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Read article: Poverty Around The World
Economic Democracy
This next page is a reposting of a flyer about a new book from J.W. Smith and the Institute for Economic Democracy, whom I thank for their kind permission. The book is called Economic Democracy: The Political Struggle Of The 21st Century. Typically on this site, I do not advertise books etc, (although I will cite from and link to some, where relevant). However, in this case, I found that just the text in this flyer alone to provide an excellent summary of the multitude of issues that cause poverty and its historic roots. (Please also note that I do not make any proceeds from the sale of this book in any way.) Posted Sunday, November 26, 2000.
Read article: Economic Democracy
World Hunger and Poverty
People are hungry not because of lack of availability of food, or “over” population, but because they are too poor to afford the food. Politics and economic conditions have led to poverty and dependency around the world. Addressing world hunger therefore implies addressing world poverty as well. If food production is further increased and provided to more people while the underlying causes of poverty are not addressed, hunger will still continue because people will not be able to purchase food. Last updated Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Read article: World Hunger and Poverty
Food Dumping [Aid] Maintains Poverty
Even non-emergency food aid, which seems a noble cause, is destructive, as it under-sells local farmers and can ultimately affect the entire economy of a poor nation. If the poorer nations are not given the sufficient means to produce their own food and other items then poverty and dependency may continue. In this section you will also find a chapter from a book which describes this situation in detail and looks at the myth that “more US aid will help the hungry” as the chapter is titled. A must read! Last updated Saturday, June 25, 2005.
Read article: Food Dumping [Aid] Maintains Poverty
Corruption
We often hear leaders from rich countries telling poor countries that aid and loans will only be given when they show they are stamping out corruption. While that definitely needs to happen, the rich countries themselves are often active in the largest forms of corruption in those poor countries, and many economic policies they prescribe have exacerbated the problem. Corruption in developing countries definitely must be high on the priority list, but so too must it be on the priority list of rich countries. Last updated Saturday, April 15, 2006.
Read article: Corruption
United Nations World Summit 2005
The UN World Summit for September 2005 is supposed to review progress since the Millennium Declaration, adopted by all Member States in 2000. However, the US has proposed enormous changes to an outcome document that is to be signed by all members. There are changes on almost all accounts, including striking any mention of the Millennium Development Goals, that aim for example, to halve poverty and world hunger by 2015. This has led to concerns that the outcome document will be weakened. Developing countries are also worried about stronger text on human rights and about giving the UN Security Council more powers. Last updated Sunday, September 18, 2005.
Read article: United Nations World Summit 2005
IMF & World Bank Protests, Washington D.C.
To complement the public protests in Seattle, the week leading up to April 16th/17th 2000 saw the other two global institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, as the focus of renewed protests and criticisms, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the mass demonstrations were to protest against the current form of globalization, which is seen as unaccountable, corporate-led, and non-democratic and to show the link with poverty due to the various policies of the IMF and World Bank. Last updated Friday, July 13, 2001.
Read article: IMF & World Bank Protests, Washington D.C.
Poverty Facts and Stats
While the world is globalizing and the mainstream media in many developed nations point out that economies are booming (or, in periods of downturns, that the current forms of “development” and economic policies are the only ways for people to prosper), there are an increasing number of poor people who are missing out on this apparent boom, while increasingly less people are becoming far more wealthy. Some of these facts and figures are an eye-opener to say the least.
Behind the increasing interconnectedness promised by globalization, are global decisions, policies, and practices. These are typically influenced, driven, or formulated by the rich and powerful. These can be leaders of rich countries or other global actors such as multinational corporations, institutions, and influential people.
In the face of such enormous external influence, the governments of poor nations and their people are often powerless. As a result, in the global context, a few get wealthy while the majority struggle.
These next few articles and sections explore various poverty issues in more depth:
Structural Adjustment—a Major Cause of Poverty
Cutbacks in health, education and other vital social services around the world have resulted from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank-prescribed structural adjustment policies as condition for loans and repayment. In addition, developing nation governments are required to open their economies to compete with each other and with more powerful and established industrialized nations. To attract investment, poor countries enter a spiraling race to the bottom to see who can provide lower standards, reduced wages and cheaper resources. This has increased poverty and inequality for most people. It also forms a backbone to what we today call globalization. As a result, it maintains the historic unequal rules of trade. Last updated Sunday, November 20, 2005.
Read article: Structural Adjustment—a Major Cause of Poverty
Poverty Around The World
Inequality is increasing around the world while the world appears to globalize. Even the wealthiest nation has the largest gap between rich and poor compared to other developed nations. In many cases, international politics and various interests have led to a diversion of available resources from domestic needs to western markets. Historically, politics and power play by the elite leaders and rulers have increased poverty and dependency. These have often manifested themselves in wars, hot and cold, which have often been trade and resource-related. Mercantilist practices, while presented as free trade, still happen today. Poverty is therefore not just an economic issue, it is also an issue of political economics. Last updated Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Read article: Poverty Around The World
Economic Democracy
This next page is a reposting of a flyer about a new book from J.W. Smith and the Institute for Economic Democracy, whom I thank for their kind permission. The book is called Economic Democracy: The Political Struggle Of The 21st Century. Typically on this site, I do not advertise books etc, (although I will cite from and link to some, where relevant). However, in this case, I found that just the text in this flyer alone to provide an excellent summary of the multitude of issues that cause poverty and its historic roots. (Please also note that I do not make any proceeds from the sale of this book in any way.) Posted Sunday, November 26, 2000.
Read article: Economic Democracy
World Hunger and Poverty
People are hungry not because of lack of availability of food, or “over” population, but because they are too poor to afford the food. Politics and economic conditions have led to poverty and dependency around the world. Addressing world hunger therefore implies addressing world poverty as well. If food production is further increased and provided to more people while the underlying causes of poverty are not addressed, hunger will still continue because people will not be able to purchase food. Last updated Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Read article: World Hunger and Poverty
Food Dumping [Aid] Maintains Poverty
Even non-emergency food aid, which seems a noble cause, is destructive, as it under-sells local farmers and can ultimately affect the entire economy of a poor nation. If the poorer nations are not given the sufficient means to produce their own food and other items then poverty and dependency may continue. In this section you will also find a chapter from a book which describes this situation in detail and looks at the myth that “more US aid will help the hungry” as the chapter is titled. A must read! Last updated Saturday, June 25, 2005.
Read article: Food Dumping [Aid] Maintains Poverty
Corruption
We often hear leaders from rich countries telling poor countries that aid and loans will only be given when they show they are stamping out corruption. While that definitely needs to happen, the rich countries themselves are often active in the largest forms of corruption in those poor countries, and many economic policies they prescribe have exacerbated the problem. Corruption in developing countries definitely must be high on the priority list, but so too must it be on the priority list of rich countries. Last updated Saturday, April 15, 2006.
Read article: Corruption
United Nations World Summit 2005
The UN World Summit for September 2005 is supposed to review progress since the Millennium Declaration, adopted by all Member States in 2000. However, the US has proposed enormous changes to an outcome document that is to be signed by all members. There are changes on almost all accounts, including striking any mention of the Millennium Development Goals, that aim for example, to halve poverty and world hunger by 2015. This has led to concerns that the outcome document will be weakened. Developing countries are also worried about stronger text on human rights and about giving the UN Security Council more powers. Last updated Sunday, September 18, 2005.
Read article: United Nations World Summit 2005
IMF & World Bank Protests, Washington D.C.
To complement the public protests in Seattle, the week leading up to April 16th/17th 2000 saw the other two global institutions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, as the focus of renewed protests and criticisms, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the mass demonstrations were to protest against the current form of globalization, which is seen as unaccountable, corporate-led, and non-democratic and to show the link with poverty due to the various policies of the IMF and World Bank. Last updated Friday, July 13, 2001.
Read article: IMF & World Bank Protests, Washington D.C.
Poverty Facts and Stats
While the world is globalizing and the mainstream media in many developed nations point out that economies are booming (or, in periods of downturns, that the current forms of “development” and economic policies are the only ways for people to prosper), there are an increasing number of poor people who are missing out on this apparent boom, while increasingly less people are becoming far more wealthy. Some of these facts and figures are an eye-opener to say the least.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
All About the Greengouse Effect
Is the end of the world coming? Can we prevent it? How? How serious is the effects of Global warming?
The main problem of the world is Global warming:
Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans. Although global warming has occurred in the past, the term is often used to describe future anticipated warming of the earth due to greenhouse gasses.
Global average air temperature near Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °Celsius (1.3 ± 0.32 °Fahrenheit) in the last century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations," which leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere by increasing the greenhouse effect. While this conclusion has been endorsed by certain scientific societies and academies of science, other scientists disagree about the primary causes of the observed warming.
Models referenced by the IPCC predict that global temperatures are likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4 °C (2.0 to 11.5 °F) between 1990 and 2100. The range of values reflects the use of differing scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions as well as uncertainties regarding climate sensitivity. Although most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming and sea level rise are expected to continue for more than a millennium even if no further greenhouse gases are released after this date. This reflects the long average atmospheric lifetime of carbon dioxide (CO2).
An increase in global temperatures can in turn cause other changes, including a rising sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. There may also be increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, though it is difficult to connect specific events to global warming. Other consequences include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, reduced summer streamflows, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.
Remaining scientific uncertainties include the exact degree of climate change expected in the future, and especially how changes will vary from region to region across the globe. A hotly contested political and public debate also has yet to be resolved, regarding whether anything should be done, and what could be cost-effectively done to reduce or reverse future warming, or to deal with the expected consequences. Most national governments have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at combating greenhouse gas emissions.
What are the signs:
Direct manifestations of a widespread and long-term trend toward warmer global temperatures
Heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather
Ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding
Glaciers melting
Arctic and Antarctic warming
Events that foreshadow the types of impacts likely to become more frequent and widespread with continued warming.
Spreading disease
Earlier spring arrival
Plant and animal range shifts and population changes
Coral reef bleaching
Downpours, heavy snowfalls, and flooding
Droughts and fires
The map of early warning signs clearly illustrates the global nature of climate changes. In its 2001 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system."
While North America and Europe—where the science is strongest—exhibit the highest density of indicators, scientists have made a great effort in recent years to document the early impacts of global warming on other continents. Our map update reflects this emerging knowledge from all parts of the world.
Although factors other than climate may have intensified the severity of some of the events on the map, scientists predict such problems will increase if emissions of heat-trapping gases are not brought under control.
Effects:
The predicted effects for the environment and for human life are numerous and varied. The main effect is an increasing global average temperature. From this flow a variety of resulting effects, namely, rising sea levels, altered patterns of agriculture, increased extreme weather events, and the expansion of the range of tropical diseases. In some cases, the effects may already be occurring, although it is generally difficult to attribute specific natural phenomena to long-term global warming.
A summary of possible effects and our current understanding can be found in the report of the IPCC Working Group II; a discussion of projected climate changes is found in WG I. The more recent IPCC Fourth Assessment Report outlines the latest agreed international thinking, but omits more controversial ongoing work, particularly in respect of positive feedback mechanisms that might ultimately have the potential to lead to a runaway greenhouse effect.
Proposed responses to the effects of global warming fall into two categories: mitigation and adaptation.
And last prevention:
We can prevent global warming through loving and caring the natural resources that we have.
Now we know all about the main issue of the Earth, the greenhouse effect. Now we must prevent it to maintain the evolution of people and to mainatin the normality of the world.
The main problem of the world is Global warming:
Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans. Although global warming has occurred in the past, the term is often used to describe future anticipated warming of the earth due to greenhouse gasses.
Global average air temperature near Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °Celsius (1.3 ± 0.32 °Fahrenheit) in the last century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations," which leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere by increasing the greenhouse effect. While this conclusion has been endorsed by certain scientific societies and academies of science, other scientists disagree about the primary causes of the observed warming.
Models referenced by the IPCC predict that global temperatures are likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4 °C (2.0 to 11.5 °F) between 1990 and 2100. The range of values reflects the use of differing scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions as well as uncertainties regarding climate sensitivity. Although most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming and sea level rise are expected to continue for more than a millennium even if no further greenhouse gases are released after this date. This reflects the long average atmospheric lifetime of carbon dioxide (CO2).
An increase in global temperatures can in turn cause other changes, including a rising sea level and changes in the amount and pattern of precipitation. There may also be increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, though it is difficult to connect specific events to global warming. Other consequences include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, reduced summer streamflows, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.
Remaining scientific uncertainties include the exact degree of climate change expected in the future, and especially how changes will vary from region to region across the globe. A hotly contested political and public debate also has yet to be resolved, regarding whether anything should be done, and what could be cost-effectively done to reduce or reverse future warming, or to deal with the expected consequences. Most national governments have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol aimed at combating greenhouse gas emissions.
What are the signs:
Direct manifestations of a widespread and long-term trend toward warmer global temperatures
Heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather
Ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding
Glaciers melting
Arctic and Antarctic warming
Events that foreshadow the types of impacts likely to become more frequent and widespread with continued warming.
Spreading disease
Earlier spring arrival
Plant and animal range shifts and population changes
Coral reef bleaching
Downpours, heavy snowfalls, and flooding
Droughts and fires
The map of early warning signs clearly illustrates the global nature of climate changes. In its 2001 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, an increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system."
While North America and Europe—where the science is strongest—exhibit the highest density of indicators, scientists have made a great effort in recent years to document the early impacts of global warming on other continents. Our map update reflects this emerging knowledge from all parts of the world.
Although factors other than climate may have intensified the severity of some of the events on the map, scientists predict such problems will increase if emissions of heat-trapping gases are not brought under control.
Effects:
The predicted effects for the environment and for human life are numerous and varied. The main effect is an increasing global average temperature. From this flow a variety of resulting effects, namely, rising sea levels, altered patterns of agriculture, increased extreme weather events, and the expansion of the range of tropical diseases. In some cases, the effects may already be occurring, although it is generally difficult to attribute specific natural phenomena to long-term global warming.
A summary of possible effects and our current understanding can be found in the report of the IPCC Working Group II; a discussion of projected climate changes is found in WG I. The more recent IPCC Fourth Assessment Report outlines the latest agreed international thinking, but omits more controversial ongoing work, particularly in respect of positive feedback mechanisms that might ultimately have the potential to lead to a runaway greenhouse effect.
Proposed responses to the effects of global warming fall into two categories: mitigation and adaptation.
And last prevention:
We can prevent global warming through loving and caring the natural resources that we have.
Now we know all about the main issue of the Earth, the greenhouse effect. Now we must prevent it to maintain the evolution of people and to mainatin the normality of the world.
Importance of a Teacher
Who are so called secondary mother? Are they the teachers? Are they important? Can we learn immediately without the help of our second mother?
In education, teachers are those who help students or pupils learn, often in a school. The objective is typically a course of study, lesson plan, or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. The different ways to teach are often referred to as the teacher's pedagogy. When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher will need to consider students' background knowledge, environment, and their learning goals as well as standardized curricula as determined by the relevant authority. The teacher should also be able to deal with students with different abilities and should also be able to deal with learning disabilities. Many times, teachers assist in learning outside of the classroom by accompanying students on field trips. They also supervise study halls, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for extracurricular activities.
Teaching may occur face-to-face or via some other modality, e.g. through distance education or e-learning. Teaching can also be mixed with entertainment. When the term education is combined with entertainment, the term edutainment is coined.
Primary and Secondary School Teachers
Perhaps the most significant difference between primary and secondary teaching in the UK is the relationship between teachers and children. In primary schools each class has a teacher who stays with them for most of the week and will teach them the whole curriculum. In secondary schools they will be taught by different subject specialists each session during the week and may have 10 or more different teachers. The relationship between children and their teachers tends to be closer in the primary school where they act as form tutor, specialist teacher and surrogate parent during the course of the day.
This is true throughout most of the United States as well. However, alternative approaches for primary education do exist. One of these, sometimes referred to as a "platoon" system, involves placing a group of students together in one class that moves from one specialist to another for every subject. The advantage here is that students learn from teachers who specialize in one subject and who tend to be more knowledgeable in that one area than a teacher who teaches many subjects. Students still derive a strong sense of security by staying with the same group of peers for all classes.
University teachers
Teachers in college are called instructors or lecturers. In the United States, the term "professor" is usually applied to college or University teachers who have received their Ph.D., while instructors or lecturers have received their Masters degree, and usually are pursuing their Ph.D. Professorial rankings from Assistant Professor through Full Professor that may be defined differently at various institutions. The rank of American university instructors depends in part on the amount of relevant and publishable research completed over time.
An "assistant professor" is typically required to have completed extensive research seminars at the post-graduate level and have written and defended the dissertation. The Ph.D. is almost always required. Assistant professors are similar to lecturers or readers in the United Kingdom. Their initial preparation for the profession takes between eight and twelve years.
An "associate professor" must typically have completed five or more years of additional research, published articles in national and international journals, developed syllabi for the teaching of various courses, provided services to the University (i.e., committee member, faculty senate member, etc.), and in most cases have published refereed books.
The "full professor" in the United States would be the equivalent of the "Professor" in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It is not typical to achieve the title of "full professor" within the first fifteen to twenty years as an educator and researcher at a university in the United States. It requires dedication to the discipline and eminent, original scholarship, as shown through published works and a diverse curriculum vitae.
In the United Kingdom the title 'Professor' is restricted to university teachers who have been granted a 'chair'. Others are known as lecturers or readers and usually carry the title "Dr." by virtue of having a PhD. A very small number of lecturers, particularly on social science and arts fields, may be titled "Mr/Mrs" etc as they may only have a Masters degree.
Senior teachers
Teachers who look after the whole school are called head teachers, school principals, headmasters or headmistresses. The equivalent in colleges and universities is called the dean, principal or vice-chancellor. See also school leadership.Teachers of this status rarely teach students. A teacher in a grammar or public school in Britain may also be a Head of House. Houses were also used in secondary and comprehensive schools.
As with most large organizations a school needs a hierarchical structure of command, allowing matters to be delegated to a specific department or the senior teachers of the school. In many cases there are deputy headteachers, heads of department (or subject, such as science or history) and heads of year. A head of year is in charge of the pastoral care of one year group.
Every school has a disciplinary procedure which dictates how punishments should be given to misbehaving students. One common method of coping with problems is the idea of escalation whereby the classroom teacher attempts to deal with the student(s) themselves before passing it on to a more senior teacher. Eventually, should the situation not be resolved, the headmaster becomes involved.
Now we all know the importance of a teachers in primary, secondary. University and the seniors. Without them there are no educated people and respected people.
In education, teachers are those who help students or pupils learn, often in a school. The objective is typically a course of study, lesson plan, or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. The different ways to teach are often referred to as the teacher's pedagogy. When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher will need to consider students' background knowledge, environment, and their learning goals as well as standardized curricula as determined by the relevant authority. The teacher should also be able to deal with students with different abilities and should also be able to deal with learning disabilities. Many times, teachers assist in learning outside of the classroom by accompanying students on field trips. They also supervise study halls, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for extracurricular activities.
Teaching may occur face-to-face or via some other modality, e.g. through distance education or e-learning. Teaching can also be mixed with entertainment. When the term education is combined with entertainment, the term edutainment is coined.
Primary and Secondary School Teachers
Perhaps the most significant difference between primary and secondary teaching in the UK is the relationship between teachers and children. In primary schools each class has a teacher who stays with them for most of the week and will teach them the whole curriculum. In secondary schools they will be taught by different subject specialists each session during the week and may have 10 or more different teachers. The relationship between children and their teachers tends to be closer in the primary school where they act as form tutor, specialist teacher and surrogate parent during the course of the day.
This is true throughout most of the United States as well. However, alternative approaches for primary education do exist. One of these, sometimes referred to as a "platoon" system, involves placing a group of students together in one class that moves from one specialist to another for every subject. The advantage here is that students learn from teachers who specialize in one subject and who tend to be more knowledgeable in that one area than a teacher who teaches many subjects. Students still derive a strong sense of security by staying with the same group of peers for all classes.
University teachers
Teachers in college are called instructors or lecturers. In the United States, the term "professor" is usually applied to college or University teachers who have received their Ph.D., while instructors or lecturers have received their Masters degree, and usually are pursuing their Ph.D. Professorial rankings from Assistant Professor through Full Professor that may be defined differently at various institutions. The rank of American university instructors depends in part on the amount of relevant and publishable research completed over time.
An "assistant professor" is typically required to have completed extensive research seminars at the post-graduate level and have written and defended the dissertation. The Ph.D. is almost always required. Assistant professors are similar to lecturers or readers in the United Kingdom. Their initial preparation for the profession takes between eight and twelve years.
An "associate professor" must typically have completed five or more years of additional research, published articles in national and international journals, developed syllabi for the teaching of various courses, provided services to the University (i.e., committee member, faculty senate member, etc.), and in most cases have published refereed books.
The "full professor" in the United States would be the equivalent of the "Professor" in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It is not typical to achieve the title of "full professor" within the first fifteen to twenty years as an educator and researcher at a university in the United States. It requires dedication to the discipline and eminent, original scholarship, as shown through published works and a diverse curriculum vitae.
In the United Kingdom the title 'Professor' is restricted to university teachers who have been granted a 'chair'. Others are known as lecturers or readers and usually carry the title "Dr." by virtue of having a PhD. A very small number of lecturers, particularly on social science and arts fields, may be titled "Mr/Mrs" etc as they may only have a Masters degree.
Senior teachers
Teachers who look after the whole school are called head teachers, school principals, headmasters or headmistresses. The equivalent in colleges and universities is called the dean, principal or vice-chancellor. See also school leadership.Teachers of this status rarely teach students. A teacher in a grammar or public school in Britain may also be a Head of House. Houses were also used in secondary and comprehensive schools.
As with most large organizations a school needs a hierarchical structure of command, allowing matters to be delegated to a specific department or the senior teachers of the school. In many cases there are deputy headteachers, heads of department (or subject, such as science or history) and heads of year. A head of year is in charge of the pastoral care of one year group.
Every school has a disciplinary procedure which dictates how punishments should be given to misbehaving students. One common method of coping with problems is the idea of escalation whereby the classroom teacher attempts to deal with the student(s) themselves before passing it on to a more senior teacher. Eventually, should the situation not be resolved, the headmaster becomes involved.
Now we all know the importance of a teachers in primary, secondary. University and the seniors. Without them there are no educated people and respected people.
From seed to tree
Oh! Hi! How’s your life? Have you ever wondered where trees come from? How they become so big things, trees come from something very small: seeds. From a little seed to a giant tree – that is truly a great journey. How did that come out?
I asked this question to myself because on last December 22, 2005 we went to my lolo’s place where there were many trees which my lolo take good care of. I their see many big trees and I asked my lolo how it big? Then he said that it came from seeds.
Seeds come from flowers, or from inside fruits. Though they don’t have legs or fins or wings, seeds can travel far. Some are blown by the wind. Some are carried by rivers and streams. Others are brought by humans for example when we walk and animals to faraway places.
When a seed finds itself on the ground, it has a chance of becoming a tree. All it needs are the things that most living things need: water, air, sunlight, and food.
When the seed is soaked in enough water from rain, water gets inside the seed and wakes up the tiny tree in it. The tiny tree is so small that it doesn’t look like a tree at all. It does not have branches or leaves or roots. And it is not called a tree but a plant cell. Once the plant cell wakes up, it can eat the food that is stored inside the seed. After it has eaten, something mysterious happens.
A tiny root pushes down into the soil, and a tiny shoot makes its way above the soil. The seed has becoming a seedling! Now it looks more like a little plant.
The root then gets food from the soil, because by this time the food inside the seed has already ran out. The tiny shoot gets air and sunlight from above the ground. With enough food, air and sunlight, more roots will grow, and the shoot will begin to grow leaves. Now it really looks like a plant.
With more roots and more leaves, the plant grows heavier. It has to grow bigger stem, which then becomes a trunk. Some trees grow branches so they can have more leaves. The plant’s skin will also harden into what is called the bark so that it can support itself better. Now our plant has become a young tree.
After some more time, the young tree becomes adult. The adult tree produces flowers and the flowers bear fruit. From the flowers or the fruits come new seeds, which can then become new trees.
“Oh! I’m very tired.” While we were in a trip going back to Mandaue City, I learned another values from one of the most important living things, the trees..
To me all things have their own journey and life. Like the tree it has a great tree. The next time you see a small seed, think of what a big tree it could be!
I asked this question to myself because on last December 22, 2005 we went to my lolo’s place where there were many trees which my lolo take good care of. I their see many big trees and I asked my lolo how it big? Then he said that it came from seeds.
Seeds come from flowers, or from inside fruits. Though they don’t have legs or fins or wings, seeds can travel far. Some are blown by the wind. Some are carried by rivers and streams. Others are brought by humans for example when we walk and animals to faraway places.
When a seed finds itself on the ground, it has a chance of becoming a tree. All it needs are the things that most living things need: water, air, sunlight, and food.
When the seed is soaked in enough water from rain, water gets inside the seed and wakes up the tiny tree in it. The tiny tree is so small that it doesn’t look like a tree at all. It does not have branches or leaves or roots. And it is not called a tree but a plant cell. Once the plant cell wakes up, it can eat the food that is stored inside the seed. After it has eaten, something mysterious happens.
A tiny root pushes down into the soil, and a tiny shoot makes its way above the soil. The seed has becoming a seedling! Now it looks more like a little plant.
The root then gets food from the soil, because by this time the food inside the seed has already ran out. The tiny shoot gets air and sunlight from above the ground. With enough food, air and sunlight, more roots will grow, and the shoot will begin to grow leaves. Now it really looks like a plant.
With more roots and more leaves, the plant grows heavier. It has to grow bigger stem, which then becomes a trunk. Some trees grow branches so they can have more leaves. The plant’s skin will also harden into what is called the bark so that it can support itself better. Now our plant has become a young tree.
After some more time, the young tree becomes adult. The adult tree produces flowers and the flowers bear fruit. From the flowers or the fruits come new seeds, which can then become new trees.
“Oh! I’m very tired.” While we were in a trip going back to Mandaue City, I learned another values from one of the most important living things, the trees..
To me all things have their own journey and life. Like the tree it has a great tree. The next time you see a small seed, think of what a big tree it could be!
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