TNCT Reflection Being a Humanities and Social Sciences student is not easy, yes, it may not involve the usage of calculators or the stressful memorization of the periodical table and mathematical equations but being a HUMSS students is not all about just readings and writing cute and lovely poems. Having to invest our time into enhancing our critical thinking and comprehensive skills is a must for us students who specializes in the field of politics, economics, psychology, sociology, history and culture. Not all of us were born or bound to excel in the fields of social science by being a critical thinker and a good student who can analyze well, but thanks to our specialized subjects, we were able to comply and withstand the standards that has been set for us, HUMSS students in order to full enhance and unravel the different parts, levels and aspects of our chosen field. With that being said, I myself, find TNCT as one of the subjects that helped me mold my skill...
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Pan's Labyrinth
The film Pan’s Labyrinth unfolds through the eyes of a ten year old girl named Ofelia, a dreamy little girl who is exposed to a rural military outpost in Fascist-ruled Spain commanded by her new stepfather, the Spanish Captain, Vidal. Powerless and lonely in a place of unfathomable cruelty, Ofelia lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters both otherworldly and human. The movie shows a very different interpretation during every scene. The movie portrays the oppression to women, even though it may not be seen in a bigger picture, in the movie, the female characters are seen to be weak and hopeless. Another interpretation that can be made is the class oppression, rebels fight againts their rights to the new government which is led by a fascist kind of group, and ruled by the fascist Spanish Captain, Vidal. This kind of situation refers to the oppression of people in their government since the rebels stand no chance to the higher ranks. Lastly, the entrance...
What's up!
Welcome to my first ever blog! Please take your time to enjoy reading it. This blog entry is my first one, and it’s kind of a special one indeed since I'm going to share my insights, reviews and comment about the recent event that I was engaged in, it was special since it is something that you don’t get to see ever day inside the campus. It was kind of sad since I didn’t get myself to enjoy the three day bazaar since I was busy and I only went there one time, It was a different experience for me to see something like that inside our school, and what amazes me the most is that those bazaar had their purpose why the were selling native products inside the vicinity of University of Santo Tomas. Last, last week, there was a special bazaar inside the University of Santo Tomas, there was a cultural festival-like that occurred at the Quadricentennial Park and there were many outsiders from different places selling different kinds of products. I knew that it was not just those typical...