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According to Socrates, what was the highest virtue? What did he think caused humans to commit evils acts?  How do you think his process of questioning (the “Socratic Method”) would put individuals on the path toward good?
What conclusions can you draw from Dan Rothstein’s graph showing the age children stop asking questions? What empowered the parents in Lawrence, Massachusetts to make improvements in their children’s education, and their own involvement in the process?
What does Bolton believe is the value of telling stories? Why does she believe it is more effective to write stories than to tell them? Illustrate your answer with an example from the reading.
Respond to at least one of the following questions for discussion:
?      Bolton is focused on reflective practice as a helpful tool for medical practitioners, but it can be effective for other professionals and other pursuits. Do you keep or have you ever kept a journal? If so, what made you start? How has the practice of reflecting helped you in your work or personal life? Give an example from your own experience.
?      Reflect on Socrates’s maxim that “The unexamined life is not worth living.” How does this relate to his style of questioning–the Socratic Method? Why do you think this technique has persisted into the 21st century as an educational tool, and as a way to help us develop our own faculties of critical thinking?
?      Is questioning natural for you, or do you struggle to find help seeking answers to questions? Can you think of a time in your life when asking questions had a negative outcome? Why or why not?
this is the link below:
https://moodle.vgcc.edu/pluginfile.php/2546269/mod_resource/content/4/HUM%20115%20-%20QUESTIONING%20%2B%20REFLECTING%20-%20Summer%202020.pdf
https://moodle.vgcc.edu/pluginfile.php/2546270/mod_resource/content/1/Bolton-Stories%20at%20Work.pdf
https://moodle.vgcc.edu/pluginfile.php/2546271/mod_resource/content/3/Bolton-Reflective%20Practice.pdf

(I) What does the word “professional” mean as used in the instances below?
1.One night, cellphones were stolen right there from your home while you were asleep. There was no indication of forced entry, so you claimed that the manner by which your cellphone was stolen was highly
professional.
2.
Father tells floor tile setter whom he asked to work on a newly constructed bathroom
” Gusto ko yung gawang propesyonal, malinis at maganda.”
3. She is highly professional in her ways. She deals with everyone including her daughter – employee
professionally
.
4. “How
unprofessional
of her to act that way. Teacher
pa naman din
.”
5. Medical doctors, lawyers, education consultants are entitled to
professional
fees (PF) for expert services rendered.
6. After his oath taking as a professional teacher, he was congratulated and was told “now you are truly professional.”
Like any other profession, teaching has its own Code of Ethics that every teacher must follow. In Section 23 of Republic Act 7836, it is stated that
“the violation of the Code of Ethics for professional teachers is one of the grounds for he revocation of the professional teacher’s Certificate of Registration and suspension from the practice of the teaching profession.”
(II) Explain or express your own understanding about the elements of profession.
REFERENCE:
Elements of a Profession
– Alex S. Brown, PMD
1. Initial Professional Education – Professionals generally begin their professional lives by completing a university program in their chosen fields – teacher education, engineering, nursing, accountancy. This means long and arduous years of preparation. Take note this is just initial, which means only the beginning because a professional is expected to learn endlessly.
2. Accreditation – University programs are approved by a regulatory body like the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in the Philippines to ensure that graduates from these recognized programs start their professional lives with competence.
3. Licensing – Licensing is mandatory, not voluntary and is administered by a government authority. In the Philippines, this government authority is the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC).
4. Professional Development – This is an ongoing professional education that maintains or improves professionals’ knowledge and skills after they begin professional practice. In the Philippines this is Continuing Professional Development mandated by RA 10912, otherwise known as the CPD Act of 2016.
5. Professional societies – Professionals see themselves as part of a community of like-minded individuals who put their professional standards above the individual self-interest or their employer’s self-interest. These professional societies put dedication to the public interest and commitment to moral and ethical values. Professional societies define certification criteria, manage certification programs, establish accreditation standards and define a code of ethics and disciplinary action for violations of that code.
6. Code of Ethics – Each profession has a code of ethics to ensure that its practitioners behave responsibly. The code states what professional should do. Professionals can be ejected from their professional societies or lose their licenses to practice for violating the Code of Ethics.
(III) What do you think is the importance of student-teaching experience to those aspiring student-teachers? Is it possible in this time of New Normal? Explain your answer.

Thinking Like a Mounlain hy Aldo Leopold – wolves and deforestation Page 2 of2 paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view. Since then l have lived to see state after state extirpate its wolves. l have watched the face of many a newly wolfless mountain, and seen the south-facing slopes wrinkle with a maze of new deer trails. l have seen every edible bush and seedling browsed, first to anaemic desoetude. and then to death. I have seen every edible tree defoliated to the height of a saddlehorn. Such a mountain looks as if someone had given God a new pruning shears, and forbidden Him all other exercise. In the end the starved bones of the hoped-for deer herd, dead of its own too-much, bleach with the bones of the dead sage, or molder under the high—lined junipers. | now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in mortal fear of its deer. And perhaps with better cause. for while a buck pulled down by wolves can be replaced in two or three years, a range pulled dawn by too many deer may fail of replacement in as many decades. So also with cows. The Cowman who cleans his range of wolves does not realize that he is taking over the wolf’s job of trimming the herd to fit the range. He has not learned to think like a mountain. Hence we have dustbowls. and rivers washing the future into the sea. We all strive for safety, prosperity, comfort, long life, and dullness. The deer strives with his supple legs. the cowman with trap and poison, the statesman with pen, the most of us with machines, votes. and dollars, but it all cemes to the same thing: peace in our time. A measure of success in this is all well enough, and perhaps is a requisite to objective thinking, but too much safety seems to yield only danger in the lorig run. Perhaps this is behind Thoreau’s dictum: In wildness is the salvation of the world. Perhaps this is the hidden meaning in the howl of the wolf, long known among mountains, but seldom perceived among men. htlp:ii’www.coo-aetionm’gidlf?iinkinghlmi III-432m 1
Instruction. Read the story article “Thinking Like a Mountain” from A Sand County Almanac and Sketches
Here and There, by Aldo Leopold. Analyze its context and relate this to the current issues humanity faces.
Below are process questions that answer should appear in your REFLECTION PAPER.
Process Questions:
1. What does the call of a wolf mean to a dear? Coyote? Cowman? Hunter?
2. When the wolves are all gone from the mountain, what happens to the deer population? What are
some of the problems that the population of deer causes for the mountain?
3. What does it mean to “think as a mountain” means? What are two things man has caused by not
thinking this way?
4. What do you think the author meant by “too much safety seems to yield only danger in the long run”?
1. Navida passed Xiaoxuan in the hallway on the way to class.  Navida said, “Hi, how are you doing?”  Xiaoxuan replied, “I’m fine.”  This conversation is an example of:
Group of answer choices
A. spontaneous behavior
B. contrived behavior
C. scripted behavior
D. static behavior
E. All of the above
2
Which of the following Is NOT a health harm related to technology use?
Group of answer choices
A. Blackberry thumb
B. e-thrombosis
C. iPad shoulder
D. computer vision syndrome
E. All of the above are examples of health harms related to technology use
3
Isaac texted Krystal.  Isaac wrote, “That was an interesting comment you made at the meeting today.”  Krystal was left wondering if Isaac was being sarcastic but had no other nonverbal cues to rely on for meaning.  The above example demonstrates the ________ of a message.
Group of answer choices
A. Richness
B. Netiquette
C. Leanness
D. Goals
4.
Parshaw, John and Valerie went to Yosemite National Park.  John and Valerie intended to go on a brief hike while Parshaw decided to rest and wait for them to return.  Three hours later John and Valerie returned in the dark and Parshaw was furious.  Parshaw exclaimed, “I have been worried something happened to you.  You left me waiting when you should have turned around before the sun set.”  Which stage of the Pillow Method was Parshaw using?
Group of answer choices
A. I’m right, you’re wrong.
B. You’re right, I’m wrong
C. Both are right, Both are wrong
D. The issue isn’t as important as it seems
E. Recognize truth in all stages
5.
Which filter of perception is represented in this scenario?
Lourdes was organizing a protest on gun control at their high school. Their “friend”, Karen wanted to help.  Karen got caught up in the glamour of the media and organized a Facebook group; Karen “forgot” (actually intentionally) to include Lourdes.  Lourdes missed a critical meeting and key updates.
Group of answer choices
A. personal experience
B. generalizations
C. expectations
D. knowledge
See Answer

10. The problem-solving method entails _____ main steps and additional sub-steps.
A. SIX
B. FIVE
C. FOUR
D. SEVEN
13. Solving a problem begins with determining what information you _______ to be the case and what information you ________ might be the case.
A. Pretend, assume
B. think, know
C. know, think
D. assume, pretend
17. The first step in the Problem-Solving Method entails identifying the
A. ADVANTAGES
B. STEPS
C. ALTERNATIVES
D. PROBLEM

I need help with Comprehension and purpose and structure
Comprehension
According to Fishman and Luca, how did free pens “cause the opioid crisis”?
Do the writers consider other causes? If so, where? If not, should they have done so?
What specific effects can the gifts the writers discuss have on doctors’ behavior?
Do you see pharmaceutical sales representatives’ gifts to doctors as an immediate or a remote cause of the problem the writers address? As a main or a contributory cause? Explain.
What negative results occur when doctors prescribe name-brand drugs instead of generics? What other negative consequences of gift giving do the writers identify?
Who (or what) do the writers blame for the situation they describe? What solutions do they suggest? Which do you think is most likely to solve the problem? Why?
Purpose and Audience
Why do Fishman and Luca open with two paragraphs about the book Dopesick? Is it an effective opening strategy? Why or why not? What other options did the writers have?
How do the writers expect you to react to the statement that the pharmaceutical representatives’ bonuses “were pegged to the milligrams of OxyContin a doctor prescribed” (1)? How did you react?
Fisman and Luca provide expert opinion to support their points. Is it convincing? What other kinds of support could they have provided?
Are the writers mainly focused here on providing information, or do they have a persuasive purpose as well? Do they expect readers to take some kind of action? Explain.
In paragraph 11, the writers mention the long history of the “role of gifts in commerce.” Why do they include this background information?
Does this essay present a fair, balanced view of the relationship between gift giving and opioid abuse? Why or why not?

Hacksaw Ridge – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bF_yat44QybdSGbThWesGX2Gna9KewM-/view?usp=drivesdk please refer to this movie link for answering the guide questions
a. What is the most striking dialogue/scene in the movie?
b. Cite two dialogues/scenes in the movie which you found to be an entirely new perspective for you? How was it able to enrich you as a person after watching those two dialogues/scenes.

2.4 Conversation starter Discussion#2
Please answer one of the following questions regarding one of the conversations above:
How many assistant principals did Ketsi have?
How many assistant principals did Justin have?
What was the name of Ashley’s favorite teacher?
What was the name of Kristina’s favorite teacher?
Why was Ashley’s teacher her favorite?
Why was Kristina’s teacher her favorite?
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Provide information on the Philippine’s first serial killer, Juan Severino Mallari.
Use the format below:
What – Synopsis
When – Including the time, whats the weather during that time
Where – Specific area
Who – Person
Why – Whats the motive

You have been asked to read Jack Solomon’s “Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising.” Working closely with the article, write a 3-page essay that responds to the following:
The American political scene has changed since the late 1980s when this article was first published.
Do you think the contradiction between populism and elitism that Solomon describes still affects American advertising? Why, or why not?
Remember to summarize Solomon’s argument for your imaginary reader, someone who has not read the article. Support your response with two of your own examples of ads (one for each face of the American dream). Analyze the signs in the ads you chose.
NOT A PAPER/ESSAY
MUST BE 750 Words

Make a book review In this book
:https://www.wattpad.com/1096563898-our-yesterday’s-escape-university-series-6
Finally, after weeks of reading, you will now sit down t review. While the guidelines mentioned in the Book Re take care to include the following
details first, all other to answer afterwards: 1. Name of the author, book title, and the main theme 2. Context of the book and/or your review 3.
Thesis of the book 4. Your thesis about the book 5. Impact of the book to you