Journal Entry no. 1

Journal Entry no. 1.

We can say that this course is an easy and not essential part in our program. Is it true? If we study our values and virtues we might say that it is just right to just belong to the society. Do nothing to help. Be a person that’s careless in his surrounding. Being a selfish one. But Values Education can do something about that. It might change our personality and be good at what things do we value most. By having this course we can surely learn about something new that can cultivate our well being and enhance our character positively.

Jounal Entry no. 2

Journal Entry no. 2.

Moving on a place to the other is such a big adjustment to do. It’s like big steps to follow through. Dealing in different situation from the other. All things are different. If this happened we are in the state of adjusting. Like in my situation right now. From high school to college. They have a lot of difference in the two. The transition is fast and comprehensive. Dealing with other students with different characters. Having this nervousness with some terror professors. Or having a passing score instead. This are some of the worries of a student. But we can change this misconception by giving our best all the way. Always give your best shot. Know yourself first. Check your abilities. If you have weaknesses, do something to improve it. Do it without hesitation. Have y doing confidence and faith with yourself. By doing this, we will be adjusting easily with this transitions.

Journal Entry no. 3

Journal Entry no. 3.

I’ve practiced having more discipline to myself by using my money wisely and having more respect to others thinking that we all have different characteristics. By doing this two, I have improved my personality more, in a positive way.

Freshmen Night

The freshman concert was great. A lot of students have fun with that occasion. Five bands had performed and all of them were good and entertaining. Its unforgettable, I want to have one again. My favorite part is the act of Mom’s Cake. Its funny. I want to thank the organizers and faculty members who are behind this event for arranging a fun and peaceful concert.

Journal Entry no. 4

Journal Entry no. 4.
"Do unto others what you want others do unto you" The GOLDEN rule just implies that, always do well to others. We don’t want people to do bad on us, same as we don’t want to do bad on them. We like to be treated as nice as it may seem. As good as possible. We should always think what will be the best thing to do in a situation. Think first before you act. Act in a positive way. By doing this, we can have a clean and clear personality.

Jounal Entry no. 5

Jounal Entry no. 5.

The most challenging thing I’ve done was, facing my fear. Im afraid to die. Most of us do. But in my case, I felt that Im really sick, and going to die. I have gone to many experts to seek help. Different doctors in their specialty. Cardio, Derma, and lot others. But they were always told me that im not sick. Its all in my mind. They said that I might be a Hypochondriac. A hypochondriac is a person who find himself with an acute illness but in contrary he is as strong as a horse. That was happened to me. By that time, I have researched all about what my doctors said. By then, I’ve realized that I don’t have an acute illness but a mental stresses. I’ve told myself that all the worrying are enough. I’ve just said that, if I will die today… its okay because Im gonna be peaceful, and wait for the great day of resurrection. A big challenge that I’ve learned to endure.

Jounal Entry no. 6

Jounal Entry no. 6.

I’ve challenged myself to do all the assignments that our professors had gave us. I felt so happy because I’ve done all the requirements and be good in class. I’ve realized that by doing this regularly, it will help you success with your goals in life.

Journal Entry 7

Journal Entry 7.

My health condition is fine if you ask the physical and emotional thing. But in comes to environment, honestly I’ve got that poorly. I’ve been irresponsible in this field. I don’t consider the effects of my acts and for being careless to our nature. The documentary “an inconvenient truth”, was an alarm to all of us. We should wake up in the truth that our environment is in crisis. We are now experiencing irregularity in our climate and sudden change in our weather. Its just because of the famous Global Warming. A lot of disasters are happening because of this dilemma. We should act now to help our nature. We should be a responsible citizens of the world. Be considerate. Act like a grown up. Be part of the change not being the reason to change. In our small ways we can help and bring back the beauty of the environment.

Jounal Entry No. 8

Jounal Entry No. 8.

I will challenge myself to admit a mistake. Most of us are hard to admit mistake. Many of us have this pride or ego to accept a mistake. Really its hard if you have those. But by doing this, you will feel free and with a clean conscience knowing that you were humbly doing things in what’s good for everybody.

Journal Entry no. 9

Journal Entry no. 9.

As part of the youth, surely we have experienced some peer pressure. Some are inviting you to have a drink of alcohol with them. Or even zip a cigarette stick. In my experience I have diverted my way if there are some people offering me to do something that I don’t want to do. By this act, I’m can proudly say that I’ve done the right thing.

A Fence That Affects the Weather

BY AWAKE! WRITER IN AUSTRALIA

IT ONCE split the state of Western Australia from top to bottom. When completed in 1907, this 1,139-mile [1,830-km] wall of wood and wire was the longest structure of its kind in the world. Its official name was the No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence.
As its name implies, the fence was first built as a bulwark against the plague of rabbits that swarmed westward across Australia during the late 19th century. Today much of this hundred-year-old barricade is still in place. In recent years, however, it has become the focus of scientific interest for an unlikely reason. It seems that this man-made barrier is indirectly affecting local weather patterns.
Before we explore how a fence that stands little more than three feet [1 m] high could have such an effect, let us learn some of the history of this remarkable construction.
Fighting a Losing Battle
In the war against invading rabbits, up to 400 workers labored from 1901 to 1907 to build the No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence. “Some 8,000 tonnes of materials were carried by ship and then railed to depots, before being hauled overland by horse, camel and donkey teams to the remote fence construction sites,” according to the Western Australia Department of Agriculture.
On either side of the fence, workmen cleared a ten-foot-wide [three-meter-wide] swath through the vegetation. Some of the felled timber was used for fence posts, and where there were no trees, metal posts were imported. On completion, the fence line served not only as a barrier to rabbits but also as a rugged road that spanned the continent.
By funneling the advancing rabbits into holding yards, where they died, the fence acted like a giant net. The rabbits, however, climbed over parts of the fence. How? As they pushed relentlessly westward, they climbed over the dead bodies of other rabbits piled high against the wire and thus swarmed across. Two additional fences were built radiating off the first fence. The combined network of fences stretched for 2,023 miles [3,256 km].
A Tribute to Human Endurance
A handful of boundary riders, such as F. H. Broomhall, patrolled this massive barrier. In his book The Longest Fence in the World, Broomhall says: “The duties of the patrolman . . . were to keep the Fence and the track running alongside it in repair . . . , to cut scrub and timber to the required width on both sides of the Fence [and] to keep gates, which were situated roughly every 20 miles [32 kilometers] along the Fence, in good order and to empty the trap yards [of rabbits].”
The boundary rider’s job must have been among the loneliest occupations in the world. With only his camels for company, each patrolman was charged with tending miles of fence line, which seemed to stretch endlessly toward the horizon. Some patrolmen lacked even the companionship of camels, since they were required to bump their way along their assigned fence line on a bicycle. Today what remains of the fence is patrolled in the relative comfort of four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Not a Total Failure
While the fence may have failed to halt the rabbit plague, it has proved to be an effective barrier against another mischief-maker—one of Australia’s native birds, the emu. In 1976 more than 100,000 of these giant flightless birds decided to migrate toward the fertile croplands west of the fence. The fence halted their progress, and although 90,000 birds had to be destroyed, much of that year’s harvest was saved from disaster.
Since this crisis, 725 miles [1,170 km] of the fence has been reinforced or realigned to protect Western Australia’s vulnerable farmlands from migrating emus and roving packs of wild dogs. As a result, the fence has become a line of demarcation. To the east lies the disheveled wilderness of Australia’s heartland. To the west spread the manicured fields of man-made agriculture.
An Unexpected Weather Wall
It is this drastic contrast in vegetation that may explain the fence’s apparent effect on the weather. The science magazine The Helix says: “Incredible as it seems, rainfall has increased east of the fence and decreased west of the fence.” Thus, the native vegetation in the east enjoys a consistent natural water supply, while farmers in the west must increasingly rely on irrigation. Providing one possible reason for these changes, the magazine explains: “The shallow-rooted crop plants in the farmed areas don’t transpire as much water as the more deeply rooted native vegetation.”
Commenting on another factor, Tom Lyons, a professor of atmospheric science, says: “Our thesis is that because the native vegetation is so much darker than the agricultural land, it releases more heat to the atmosphere leading to . . . turbulence which in turn assists in cloud formation.”
The Rabbit Proof Fence may not have saved the farmers of Western Australia from the rabbit plague, but its apparent effect on the weather and the lessons this teaches about the need for farsighted land management may yet prove valuable.

Source: Awake! Magazine. Published by: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

GOD'S NAME

(Psalm 83:18) 18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.