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We are intelligent!

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We are intelligent! CHRISTIAN JAY S. LAYA Jay's Art Work (no credits:n.d.)     Intelligence  has been defined in many different ways including as one's capacity for  logic ,  understandin g,  self-awareness ,  learning ,  emotional knowledge ,  planning ,  creativity , and  problem solving . It can be more generally described as the ability or inclination to perceive or deduce  information , and to retain it as  knowledge  to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.     Intelligence is most widely studied in  humans , but has also been observed in non-human animals and in plants.  Artificial intelligence  is intelligence in machines. It is commonly implemented in  computer systems  using  program software .     Within the discipline of  psychology , various approaches to human intelligence have been adopted. Th...

Alabel NHS (High School Life - Photo Exhibit)

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Alabel NHS  (High School Life - Photo Exhibit) During the recognition ceremony (2nd Year High School), Rank 8. In the backyard (wearing Sci-Camp Shirt-First Year HS). Photo with JoyJoy Parantar (4th Year HS) Andreve, Joyjoy and Sheena with Jay

Paterno Sope: A Man Who Never Stop Dreaming (A Photographic History)

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Paterno Sope:  A Man Who Never Stop Dreaming  (A Photographic Presentation) CHRISTIAN JAY S. LAYA Smile is the beginning of peace  Lolo's boy An aged father (2015) A typical Genius A happy memories A great man of wisdom

Allan C. Laya, Sr. : Life and Legacy of a Genius, Talented Man of God

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Allan C. Laya, Sr. : Life and Legacy of a Genius, Talented Man of God Christian Jay S. Laya Allan (2015) Allan Carcosia Laya Sr.  (born August 24, 1973-died March 11, 2017) is a Filipino guitarist and laborer. Born in the town of Alabel, Sarangani Province, Philippines. His remains was buried in Alabel Public Cemetery. Biography Allan was born in Alabel, the capital town of Sarangani, a southernmost province of the Republic of the Philippines on August 24, 1973. His parents were Gregorio Piodos Laya, Sr. and Rosario Endino Carcosia. His father Gorio was a farmer in Alabel. Allan never finished an education but he strive hard to learn by observation. He became his father's assistant in their farm. An old photo of Allan (first from the right holding guitar) with his parents and sisters, Evelyn and Merlisa When turned 19, he decided to worked at banana plantation in Alabel economic centre in Bgy. Maribulan as injector and chemical mixer. His monthly sal...

Diary: July 30, 2017

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July 30, 2017             Linggo. Araw ng pagsamba. Alas-7 ng umaga ay sadyang pinilit kong imulat ang mga mata at naghanda para magsimba. Naglakad kasama si Mama ngunit pagdating sa plaza ay pinasakay kami sa tricycle ni Ante Edith. Bumili ng bulaklak si Mama.  Si Father Toto Rano ang nanguna sa misa. Naglakad lang kami ni Mama pag-uwi.             Kumain ng agahan at ang ulam ay ginamos at paksiw. Nanood ng Zootopia sa laptop. Nagpakain ng mga manok. Dumating si Mommy Soling. Ang ulam sa pananghalian ay bihon na may sabaw at ang sahog ay manok. Ginawa ang powerpoint ni Jun2x.             Pumunta sa Spring. Sakay ng pick up ni Kuya Arnie. Kasama si Ante Soling, Mama, Jun2x at Lyka ay tumungo kami sa sementeryo upang magpintura sa puntod ni Papa. Mayroon ding libing doon. Mula sa bandang seme...

Common Sainthood

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The Death of my father and my grandfather was only a manifestation that they exists. Their life and legacy will always kept forever. As I believed that the gates of heaven opened for them and theywere canonized by God to be named as Saints. A saint (also historically known as a hallow) is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God. Depending on the context and denomination, the term also retains its original Christian meaning, as any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in Heaven or on Earth.

Budayaw: Celebrating Cultural Diversity

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Budayaw : Celebrating Cultural Diversity The first BIMP-EAGA Colloquium             It’s a new experience I’ve undergone when I attend a colloquium on BIMP-EAGA Cultures and History together with my classmates and scholars from different parts of Mindanao as well as foreign visitors from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, it is my very first time to attend such gathering and I enjoyed a lot. The first day of the colloquium was held in KCC Convention Center, I noticed the preparation were remarkably awesome, I felt I’m in an international venue. Participants wear their best outfit and they all look like a member of scholarly elite. We’ve saw ourselves VIPs, everyone seems excited to be flabbergasted.             Together with my classmates we sit down in front. I felt the breeze that come in to my epidermis, which added to my excitement. The ambiance were elegant, a...

Ethnic Relations and Racism: An Academic Analysis

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Sunrise Paper in SOCIO 112 The moment I reflected the topics we’ve done about race, ethnic group and racism, it unlocked my mind to appreciate that we belonged equal in this world. But in the prospect of reality, the continuing struggle against inequality and social discrimination is mirrored in every corners of the world.             An ethnic group is any collection of people distinguished by having a common race, religion, nationality, language or cultural tradition or any combination of these characteristics. Ethnic attitudes are attitudes towards members of some ethnic group based on or influenced by knowledge of membership in that group. (Bulatao, 1998)             In our town, there were various ethnic groups that our town’s history simply designates as the first inhabitants or people.  In the previous years, our town’s officials gave an importan...

Arnold Sope: A Case Study

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Discussion              We went the Municipality of Alabel, the seat of provincial government of Sarangani, in order to meet a leader who is in public service for twenty years.             Mr. Arnold Navarro Sope, a purok chairman in Purok 10-A (Sto. NiƱo), Poblacion, Alabel, Sarangani Province was serving his community as purok official for two successful decades. He was also a Barangay Tanod and Lupon Tagapamayapa of Barangay Poblacion. Mr.Sope was also a government employee of LGU-Alabel since 2016. Aside from this, he was also a private employee in a fish processing company in Alabel.             Purok as the smallest political unit is consider as the basic foundation of the political institution in the Philippines. The Purok officials headed by the chairman of the purok is elected by the population wit...

Prejudice and Discrimination - Laya.C.J.

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Race and Ethnic Relations Prejudice and Discrimination   Christian Jay S. Laya              According to Fr. Jaime Bulatao, S.J., ethnic group is any collection of people distinguished by having a common race, religion, nationality, language or cultural tradition or any combination of these characteristics. Ethnic attitudes are attitudes toward members of some ethnic groups based on or influenced by knowledge of membership in that group. (1998)             As we tackled the vast and interesting topics about Race and Ethnic Relation it opened our understanding and let us to really appreciate the importance of it. As time passes day by day, my inquisitive cognizance tend to amplify my periphery regarding such topics. I learned a lot and as the alternations of days happened it lifted my excitements about the subject in particular with race and ethni...