ACTIVITY IN HISTORY (FINAL) SUBMITTED BY: E.K. ILLAGA BSMT 3-4 SUBMITTED TO: MR. EDMUNDO PAMA Checkpoint ACTIVITY 6. 1Words to Know Directions: •Define the following terms based on your point of view (not precisely copied from the text) 1.Corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted with a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and embezzlement, and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries.[1] Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption is most common in kleptocracies, oligarchies, narco-states, and mafia states. Corruption and crime are endemic sociological occurrences which appear with regular frequency in virtually all countries on a global scale in varying degrees and proportions. Each individual nation allocates domestic resources for the control and regulation of corruption and the deterrence of crime. Strategies which are undertaken in order to counter corruption are often summarized under the umbrella term anti-corruption. Additionally, global initiatives like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 also have a targeted goal which is supposed to substantially reduce corruption in all of its forms. 2.Overpopulation Overpopulation is the state whereby the human population rises to an extent exceeding the carrying capacity of the ecological setting. In an overpopulated environment, the numbers of people might be more than the available essential materials for survival such as transport, water, shelter, food or social amenities. This regularly contributes to environmental deterioration, worsening in the quality of life, or even the disintegration of the population. It is estimated that about 81 million people add to the world’s population annually. Regions with the highest number of population density (the number of people living in a given region) feel the dire effects and problems of overpopulation. Due to immigration, the decline in mortality rates, medical breakthroughs, and increased birth rates, populations will always increase and eventually gives rise to overpopulation. 3.Sexual abuse – Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. When force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or (often pejoratively) molester. The term also covers any behavior by an adult or older adolescent towards a child to stimulate any of the involved sexually. The use of a child, or other individuals younger than the age of consent, for sexual stimulation is referred to as child sexual abuse or statutory rape. Live streaming sexual abuse involves trafficking and coerced sexual acts and or rape in real time on webcam. 4.Incest crime – Incest is the offense of having sexual relationships between family members or close relatives, including children related by adoption. The crime of incest may involve any one of the following offenses: marriage, consensual cohabitation by unmarried persons, fornication (consensual intercourse), forcible rape, statutory rape, child abuse, and juvenile delinquency (sexual relations between minor siblings or cousins).Generally, both parties to the activity in question may be charged with incest. Many crimes are committed every day. Rape, murder, kidnapping, snatching, unlicensed guns, ransom, theft and robbery, sex crimes against children, prostitution, gambling, smuggling, abortion, counterfeiting, and others.Persons, groups, or associations mostly commit index crimes (crimes committed against lives and properties). In 2000 alone, there were 37, 254 index crimes reported to the police. 5.Terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence and fear to achieve an ideological aim. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against noncombatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but became widely used internationally and gained worldwide attention in the 1970s during the Northern Ireland conflict, the Basque conflict, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the 2001 September 11 attacks in the United States. There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. Terrorism is a charged term. It is often used with the connotation of something that is "morally wrong". Governments and non-state groups use the term to abuse or denounce opposing groups ACTIVITY 6.2 Cause and Solutions Directions:•The following are the issues happening in the country. •Provide the causes and solutions according to your interpretation and observation in a sentence form. Defend your answer if needed. You can use extra sheet if possible. 1. Corruption Causes 1.Low Pay scales/ Wages - Most of the employees in the government sector are paid low wages and salaries. Hence some employees revert to corruption for more financial benefits. 2. Low Job opportunities-This is another cause of corruption. Due to the lack of job opportunities, many people like to go for corruption mode to get a job offer. 3. Lack of Public Unity -The public openly criticizes corruption, but interestingly there is no unity among the public to stop corruption. Solution 1. Reform public administration and finance management-Reforms focussing on improving financial management and strengthening the role of auditing agencies have in many countries achieved greater impact than public sector reforms on curbing corruption. 2. Promote transparency and access to information-Countries successful at curbing corruption have a long tradition of government openness, freedom of the press, transparency and access to information. 3. Empower citizens-Strengthening citizens demand for anti-corruption and empowering them to hold government accountable is a sustainable approach that helps to build mutual trust between citizens and government. 2. Overpopulation Causes 1. FALLING MORTALITY RATE-The primary (and perhaps most obvious) cause of population growth is an imbalance between births and deaths. 2. UNDERUTILIZED CONTRACEPTION -The global fertility rate has fallen steadily over the years, down from an average of 5 children per woman in 1950 to 2.4 children per woman today, according to the UN Population Division. 3. ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION -An increase in population will inevitably create pressures leading to more deforestation, decreased biodiversity, and spikes in pollution and emissions, which will exacerbate climate change. Solution 1.Empower women-Studies show that women with access to reproductive health services find it easier to break out of poverty, while those who work are more likely to use birth control. 2. Promote family planning-Simply educating men and women about contraception can have a big impact. 3. Make education entertaining-The US-based Population Media Center gets creative to reach women. 3.Illegal drugs Causes 1.Physical health issues — lack of energy and motivation, weight loss or gain, or red eyes 2.Neglected appearance — lack of interest in clothing, grooming or looks 3.Money issues — sudden requests for money without a reasonable explanation; or your discovery that money is missing or has been stolen Solution 1.Effectively deal with peer pressure. The biggest reason teens start using illicit drugs is because their friends utilize peer pressure. 2.Seek help for mental illness. Mental illness and substance abuse often go hand-in-hand. 3. Keep a well-balanced life. People take up drugs when something in their life is not working, or when they’re unhappy about their lives or where their lives are going. 4.Terrorism Causes 1 white nationalism, 2 the anti-abortion movement, 3 tax resistance Solution 1.we need to learn how to make peace and establish justice, 2. protecting everyone’s rights 3. learning how to share our wealth rather than merely exploit people 5.Street children Causes 1.sexual abused and exploitation, 2.labor exploitation, 3.involvement in criminal activities Solution 1.Public awareness-Many of the public do not even know about the street children. 2. Development centers should be risen-Development places are the best organizations and the services for street children. 3. The role of schools-The role of education in how to help street children is always to create the big personalities for the country and the world. 6.Child abuse Causes 1. Being a single parent, 2. having problems with drugs or an alcohol use disorder, 3. having a mental problem (such as a personality disorder or low self-esteem), Solution 1. Volunteer your time. Get involved with other parents in your community. Help vulnerable children and their families. Start a playgroup. 2. Discipline your children thoughtfully. Never discipline your child when you are upset. Give yourself time to calm down. 3. Examine your behavior. Abuse is not just physical. Both words and actions can inflict deep, lasting wounds. 7.Unemployment/ underemployment Causes 1. Structural Unemployment-Structural unemployment occurs when there are shifts in the demand among the industries. 2. Oversupply of graduates-The number of graduates have been increasing over the years. Getting a degree is all too common nowadays. 3. Economic Recession-Economic recession is one of the main causes of unemployment. Solution 1. Better education-In order to fight unemployment, it is crucial to improve education levels of people so that it will be easier for them to find a job. 2. Motivation programs-Jobless people who are not willing to work at all have to be incentivized to get a job. 3. Programs against drug addiction and homelessness-Before homeless people and drug addicts are able to get and maintain a job, these people often need support from social workers or programs in order to find their way back into society. 8.Social media issue Causes 1. Cyber bullying- Cyber bullying can be a serious issue where the victim can experience a huge amount of stress that leads to a decline in mental health.There are also cases where cyber bullying have led to suicide cases and caused death. 2. Distraction and Drop In Productivity-Many studies have found that the more people engage with social media, the less the person able to focus on his work. It leads to decreased productivity and increase in procrastination. 3. Fatigue and Stress-When you are checking social media, you are constantly switching from one task to another because there are so many things to check out and to see. Solution 1. Set a minimum time of 15 minutes between connections. 2. Do without your mobile at key times of the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). 3. Switch off automatic notifications. 9. Tax evasion/ tax avoidance Causes 1. Great weight of intangibles, which makes it difficult to assign them their true value and determine their place of origin. 2. Financial system with multiple sophisticated figures that allow for mobilizing money in a speedy and simple manner. 3. Proliferation of special tax regimes for attracting investments (e.g. tax rulings) Solution 1.Reducing the number of collection points, 2.Increasing the likelihood of tax evasion being discovered, 3. Reducing complexity of the tax law substantially, Checkpoint ACTIVITY 7. 1TRUE or FALSE Directions:•Write TRUE if the Statement is correct and False if wrong. Two (2) points each 1.TRUE IP community serves as part of the Philippine culture. 2.FALSE Protecting the IP community brings no significant change in the Philippine traditions. 3. TRUE The government moved for global integration of Indigenous Community as part of the curriculum. 4. FALSE State has no obligation to respond for the needs of the Indigenous people. 5. TRUE Cultural losses is one of the mainstream issue in the Philippine culture. Checkpoint ACTIVITY 8. 1Words to Know Directions: •Define the following terms according to your understanding (not precisely copied from the text) 1.Conservative Conservatives tend to reject behavior that does not conform to some social norm. Modern conservative parties often define themselves by their opposition to liberal or labor parties. The United States usage of the term "conservative" is unique to that country. 2.Interview – An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers. In common parlance, the word "interview" refers to a one-onone conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee. The interviewer asks questions to which the interviewee responds, usually providing information. That information may be used or provided to other audiences immediately or later. This feature is common to many types of interviews – a job interview or interview with a witness to an event may have no other audience present at the time, but the answers will be later provided to others in the employment or investigative process. An interview may also transfer information in both directions. Interviews usually take place face-to-face and in person but the parties may instead be separated geographically, as in video conferencing or telephone interviews. Interviews almost always involve spoken conversation between two or more parties. In some instances a "conversation" can happen between two persons who type their questions and answers. 3.People power – The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during demonstrations (in reference to the Tony Orlando and Dawn song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree") as a symbol of protest following the assassination of Filipino senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.[9] in August 1983 upon his return to the Philippines from exile. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against two decades of presidential rule by President Marcos, and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world". 4.Landmark as defined by R.A. No. 10066,refer to sites or structures that are associated with the events or achievements significant to the Philippine history as declared by the National Historical Institute. a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: 5.Church ruins – A ruined building or place has been very badly damaged or has gradually fallen down because no-one has taken care of it. 6.Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for 'seat') of a bishop,[1] thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.[2] Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches. Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area under his or her administrative authority. 7.Baroque church The Baroque Churches of the Philippines is a serial inscription consisting of four Roman Catholic churches constructed between the 16thand the18th centuries in the Spanish period of the Philippines. They are located in separate areas of the Philippine archipelago, two at the northern island of Luzon, one at the heart of Intramuros, Manila, and the other in the central Visayas island of Iloilo. This group of churches established a style of building and design that was adapted to the physical conditions in the Philippines and had an important influence on later church architecture in the region. The four churches are outstanding examples of the Philippine interpretation of the Baroque style, and represent the fusion of European church design and construction with local materials and decorative motifs to form a new church-building tradition. ACTIVITY 8.2 Essay Directions:•Write an essay consisting of 200-500 words on the topic how to preserve “My Culture”•Write in your handwriting. •It must be written on the provided space below and submitted to the teacher when you report to school or submitted in LMS based on the deadline set. •Be guided of the criteria below in scoring your essay. MY CULTURE The world has shrunk. A few decades ago, the world was a big place and what happened in one part of the world took months or even years to reach other parts of the world if at all. At that time, each country was wrapped up in itself. Each believed its own culture to be the best and few exposed at all, it was usually for short periods of time and not enough to influence them. With television, radio, books and movies being so readily available everywhere, today it is difficult for any culture not to be influenced by other cultures. Yes, culture can be maintained and preserved. Look at any object in your house, meal you eat, or gesture you use, and you'll find evidence of culture. Cultural traditions and perspectives have shaped who you are. Learn more about them and how you can keep them strong. So following are a few ways to maintain and preserve one’s culture. Learn about religious traditions. Whether or not you share your parents' and grandparents' religion, studying it can help you understand their culture. Religion connects to language, history, and personal behavior. Becoming more familiar with your or your family's religion can help you understand all these other aspects. Sacred texts and ceremonies can seem confusing with no one there to guide you. As a student our greatest role to help preserve our culture is simply to appreciate it by learning our culture, heritage as well as traditions and promote our own culture. Spend time with other members of the community. The best way to preserve your culture is to keep it alive. Gather as a group not just for holidays, but for ordinary meals, events, or just conversation. Many aspects of culture are difficult to learn in books and museums, including etiquette, body language, and humor. When we look at it in one way, we see that it is a good thing that the countries of the world now find it so easy to learn about each other. This learning will promote greater understanding of and appreciation for each other's cultures. It may make the country progress faster when it learns from what others are doing.
