Instructions:
Choose a cultural disorder (bullying, cheating, stealing ONLY) and then treat them as sins.
Do the following things:
1-Read on available literature
-research. Find journals, articles, cases, etc.
-find out the various causes and effects of the disorder you have chosen
2-Interview
-Students
-Formators – teachers, ODS, SC, APF, Security Personnel
-Summarize findings and compare with (1)
3-Subject to 3 Dimensions
-table format
-based on (1) and (2)
-summarize by evaluating the morality of the action
4-Make a project proposal
-something concrete and doable, something that we can execute for the remaining weeks of school
-we can do something more than just posters and display stuff, although these ones are acceptable as well
-make them SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC, and TIME-BOUND.
GOOD LUCK!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Introduction to Sin - The Case of Mendoza
1. As a group, investigate on the hostage-taking which occurred last August 23, 2010.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. Identify the important people in the botched hostage taking scene (i.e. Rolando Mendoza, the SWAT, PNP, and the negotiators, the Ombudsman, the “usiseros,” the Chinese nationals, the media, etc.)
b. Instruct the groups to organize themselves and look into the involvements of those in the hostage crisis (Google Documents can be used so that there would be simultaneous updating of what they are working on.)
c. What happened? Summarize the turn of events leading to the death of the tourists and the hostage-taker.
d. How were the characters involved in the hostage-taking?
e. What were the reasons attributed to the action of each of the individuals?
f. What should they have done as individuals, in terms of being moral? Were there other choices of action which could have been done?
g. In terms of being moral, how did each of them fare?
Post this (posted through the blog) tomorrow night. On or before 11:59pm.
2. Answer the following questions:
a. Identify the important people in the botched hostage taking scene (i.e. Rolando Mendoza, the SWAT, PNP, and the negotiators, the Ombudsman, the “usiseros,” the Chinese nationals, the media, etc.)
b. Instruct the groups to organize themselves and look into the involvements of those in the hostage crisis (Google Documents can be used so that there would be simultaneous updating of what they are working on.)
c. What happened? Summarize the turn of events leading to the death of the tourists and the hostage-taker.
d. How were the characters involved in the hostage-taking?
e. What were the reasons attributed to the action of each of the individuals?
f. What should they have done as individuals, in terms of being moral? Were there other choices of action which could have been done?
g. In terms of being moral, how did each of them fare?
Post this (posted through the blog) tomorrow night. On or before 11:59pm.
Activity: Living Out The Beatitudes
1.Sit by groups.
2.You will have to analyze a case for each group.
Group 1 - Leonard learns that he has a cancer that cannot be cured. He does not want to go through a possibly slow and painful death. He asks his physicians that he give him pills that will end his life possibly. As his doctor, what would you do?
Group 2 - Gary and Susan’s house in an all-white neighborhood is up for sale. An African American couple has offered to buy the house at a good price. Gary and Susan have heard rumors that if one home on the block is sold to African Americans, all property values will go down. Their friends on the block will be furious with them if they sell to the couple. Should they tell the couple their offer is not high enough?
Group 3 - Philip is with a group of friends laughing about how insecure one of their classmates is. Should he join in?
Group 4 - Daisy is an employee in the city hall who is in charge of keeping track of the different financial records which show the flow of money in the city hall. While checking the different transactions, she noticed that there was one record where the city officials released a check amounting to fifty thousand pesos, all going to the officials’ personal account. She reported it, and the next day, she found a bundle of cash on top of her table. This was sent by the officials who said that if she let them go with what they did, she will receive cash as a reward. What should she do?
Group 5 - While Joe was walking at the corridor, he found out that one H1 students was bullied by big H4 students who belong to another class. He wants to help that poor H1 student, but chances are if he protects that student, he will be bullied as well and be branded as a “tattle-tale.” Given the situation, should he proceed with protecting the student?
Group 6 - Billy, a young high school student, is known for giving good advice to everyone. One day, her friend Tara approached him and talked to him personally. She revealed that she had sex with her boyfriend a week ago and that she found out that she was pregnant. She also added that if her parents found out about it, she will stop schooling and will be sent away from the house. She thinks that the only way to get out of this situation is aborting the poor child. Considering the situation, how can Billy help Tara?
Group 7 - Matthew bought a new Macbook which he will use in school. He showed it to Lucas, his best friend, who in turn, asked to borrow it because he needs a computer to work on his reflection paper. A few moments later, while Lucas was using it, the laptop’s software crashed and, worse, it fell to the ground and was damaged. Lucas approached Matthew and told him what happened. What should Matthew do?
Group 8 - After the second quarterly exams, Ernest’s friends invited him to play computer games during the whole afternoon. However, he noticed that he has to help his mother prepare the house for an important family event to be held the next day. Even though her mother does not require him to help out, he sees that all the things needed to be prepared could not be handled by his mother alone. How should Ernest spend his afternoon?
Group 9 - Bernadette did a research paper on the evils of plagiarism, and when she presented it, she won an award for it. When her friend Cloud read the research paper, he noticed that there were several lines copied by Bernadette in which she did not cite sources, and therefore, she committed the crime of plagiarism. What should Cloud do?
3. Answer the following questions (to be posted on your blog):
a.What Beatitude could help in coming up with responses to the situations presented?
b.How is this Beatitude needed in that situation? What should the person involved do in line with keeping up with the life of a Beatitude?
c.In your own context, what concrete way can you live up to the Beatitude that the situation is pointing to? Present a different situation that you might encounter and show a concrete response to that situation.
4. Answer this question to sum up everything that you have tackled: Is living a life of Beatitude something that is needed in order to become a disciple? Can we become disciples without it? Why or why not?
2.You will have to analyze a case for each group.
Group 1 - Leonard learns that he has a cancer that cannot be cured. He does not want to go through a possibly slow and painful death. He asks his physicians that he give him pills that will end his life possibly. As his doctor, what would you do?
Group 2 - Gary and Susan’s house in an all-white neighborhood is up for sale. An African American couple has offered to buy the house at a good price. Gary and Susan have heard rumors that if one home on the block is sold to African Americans, all property values will go down. Their friends on the block will be furious with them if they sell to the couple. Should they tell the couple their offer is not high enough?
Group 3 - Philip is with a group of friends laughing about how insecure one of their classmates is. Should he join in?
Group 4 - Daisy is an employee in the city hall who is in charge of keeping track of the different financial records which show the flow of money in the city hall. While checking the different transactions, she noticed that there was one record where the city officials released a check amounting to fifty thousand pesos, all going to the officials’ personal account. She reported it, and the next day, she found a bundle of cash on top of her table. This was sent by the officials who said that if she let them go with what they did, she will receive cash as a reward. What should she do?
Group 5 - While Joe was walking at the corridor, he found out that one H1 students was bullied by big H4 students who belong to another class. He wants to help that poor H1 student, but chances are if he protects that student, he will be bullied as well and be branded as a “tattle-tale.” Given the situation, should he proceed with protecting the student?
Group 6 - Billy, a young high school student, is known for giving good advice to everyone. One day, her friend Tara approached him and talked to him personally. She revealed that she had sex with her boyfriend a week ago and that she found out that she was pregnant. She also added that if her parents found out about it, she will stop schooling and will be sent away from the house. She thinks that the only way to get out of this situation is aborting the poor child. Considering the situation, how can Billy help Tara?
Group 7 - Matthew bought a new Macbook which he will use in school. He showed it to Lucas, his best friend, who in turn, asked to borrow it because he needs a computer to work on his reflection paper. A few moments later, while Lucas was using it, the laptop’s software crashed and, worse, it fell to the ground and was damaged. Lucas approached Matthew and told him what happened. What should Matthew do?
Group 8 - After the second quarterly exams, Ernest’s friends invited him to play computer games during the whole afternoon. However, he noticed that he has to help his mother prepare the house for an important family event to be held the next day. Even though her mother does not require him to help out, he sees that all the things needed to be prepared could not be handled by his mother alone. How should Ernest spend his afternoon?
Group 9 - Bernadette did a research paper on the evils of plagiarism, and when she presented it, she won an award for it. When her friend Cloud read the research paper, he noticed that there were several lines copied by Bernadette in which she did not cite sources, and therefore, she committed the crime of plagiarism. What should Cloud do?
3. Answer the following questions (to be posted on your blog):
a.What Beatitude could help in coming up with responses to the situations presented?
b.How is this Beatitude needed in that situation? What should the person involved do in line with keeping up with the life of a Beatitude?
c.In your own context, what concrete way can you live up to the Beatitude that the situation is pointing to? Present a different situation that you might encounter and show a concrete response to that situation.
4. Answer this question to sum up everything that you have tackled: Is living a life of Beatitude something that is needed in order to become a disciple? Can we become disciples without it? Why or why not?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Take Home Activity
1. Read Chapter 32 of Noli Me Tangere (The Sermon)
2. Take a look at the character of Fr. Damaso.
3. In your blog, answer the following:
a-What is the brand of morality by which Fr. Damaso lives on? You may cite evidences in the parts of the novel before chapter 32.
b-Is he truly living the life of a disciple? Use the five characteristics of a disciple to answer this question. Cite textual evidence (as indicated in Chapter 32).
c-What can be said about Fr. Damaso's brand of morality and his being a disciple? Connect your answers in a and b.
2. Take a look at the character of Fr. Damaso.
3. In your blog, answer the following:
a-What is the brand of morality by which Fr. Damaso lives on? You may cite evidences in the parts of the novel before chapter 32.
b-Is he truly living the life of a disciple? Use the five characteristics of a disciple to answer this question. Cite textual evidence (as indicated in Chapter 32).
c-What can be said about Fr. Damaso's brand of morality and his being a disciple? Connect your answers in a and b.
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