"Essence Of Christmas"

          Christmas means the mass of Christ.  It means the spirit borne and natured in the heart that loves and keeps.  It is the moving spirit that lives only after hate has died, and what has proven to be disastrous to the soul and the mind ceases to be.
          The true spirit of Christmas cannot be of a lessened degree.  It is always present, profound in its sanctity, intense in its divinity.  The true spirit of Christmas is not about the Christmas trees, Christmas lights, gifts-giving, but it is about Jesus.  Peace comes in, if we have this spirit preserved and nurtured in our hearts each day, then one has Christmas, then we feel its spirit creeping into our being-gripping our very souls.  This mysterious feeling resides in the quietness of the soul.  It is not found in lighted Christmas trees, nor in beautiful gifts.
          Christmas is the feast of love and peace, to know love is to have peace and one lives in peace only when one has love.  That is the whole meaning of Christmas- the spirit of the sweet and tender mystery of love and forgiveness, a magnificient testimonial of God's love to mankind.

"Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities"

          Everyone of us has rights and opportunities.  The rights that we are fighting for.  We have the right to live, right to have a better life, right to be free, to be happy, right to love, and others.  All of us should have equal rights and equal opportunities.  So, we should fight for our rights.

"Reflection"

          Time was so fast.  Another grading period have finished again.  So now, we have already finished two grading periods.  On these First Grading and Second Grading Periods, I have learned many things on ICT-IV.  I have learned the different tags.  Like the Tag Attributes, Heading Tags, Stand Alone Tags, and the HTML Text Formatting Tags.  And I have discovered many uses of these tags.
          I think there were no problems on the lessons on ICT IV, because our lessons on this Second Grading was just simple, and were just applied it on different exercises.  But there was a challenge that I have encountered, it's the writing of essays.  I was really challenge on writing essays.  I don't know what shall I write on every essay, because there were so many essays that we were writing.  But it's okay, because as time goes by, I will be good in writing essays.
          Moving on, I will do better on the next grading period.
         

"My Teacher, My Hero"

          Teachers are really important to us.  Because without them, we will not learn anything and there will be no successful doctors, lawyers, professionals and etc.  They have an important role in our lives.

          Teachers are our second parents.  They can be our heroes, because they have been parts of our lives and they did a lot for us.  

          My teacher when I was in Grade V is my favorite teacher.  She is a good and loving teacher.  She is Mrs. Jovy Haylar.  She tought us very well.  She explained the things or lessons that we didn't understand.  She did and sacrifices a lot for us.  I consider her as my second mother because she treat me like her daughter, and I have learned many things from her.  So, I am proud that she is one of my past teachers, because she's been part of my life.

"Promoting Digital Literacy, Through English Proficiency"

          Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology.  It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used.  Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.
          Research around digital literacy is concerned with wider aspects associated with learning how to effectively find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate information while using digital technologies, not just being literate at using computer.  Digital literacy encompasses computer hardware, software, the Internet, cellphones, PDAs, and other digital devices.  A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.  Schools are continually updating their curriculum for digital literacy to keep up with accelerating technological developments.  This often includes computers in the classroom, the use of educational software to teach curriculum, and course materials being available to students, online.  Some classrooms are designed to use smartboards and audience response systems.  These techniques are most effective when the teacher is digitally literate, as well.  Teachers often teach digital literacy skills to students who use computers for research.  Such skills include verifying credible sources Online and now to cite Websites.  Google and Wikipedia are used by students for everyday life research.  Educators are often required to be certified in digital literacy to teach certain software.  Libraries are using games increasingly such as Digital Literacy Contest to raise awareness about digital literacy.
          Digital literacy helps people communicate and keep up with societal trends.  Literacy in social network services and Websites helps people stay in contact with others, pass timely information and even sell goods and services.  Digital literacy also prevents from believing hoaxes that are spread Online or are the result of photo manipulation.

My Modern Day Hero

          In every life, there's a hero. A hero whom we learned to inspired in every trials or in  everything we do. In my life, I have a hero whom I learned to do things well and good. A hero who makes me happy. My hero is the one who is taking care of me since when I was young. She gives all the things that I need. I consider her as a mother because she treat me like her daughter. She is one of my  inspiration in life, because she did and sacrifices many things to me. She loves me, and I love her too. And I'm proud of her, because she's always there for me. She is a loving and caring grandmother. My hero is my grandmother.