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photo from https://scontent-lhr3-1.cdninstagram.com Netiquette is a collective term used to describe the proper conduct, manner and behaviour that is required whenever online. It’s a shortened term or word for “Internet Etiquette” or “Network Etiquette”. Netiquette must be practised in all forms of e-communication such as e-mail, chats, blogs, message boards and others.   photo from http://yourdigitalresource.com With the increasing popularity and usage of the internet and other e-communication media are the increasing challenges people encounter when it comes to its proper usage. Problems regarding etiquette have increased because a lot of cases like identity theft, slander, blackmail, extortion and others have become more rampant. Governing bodies have now started to create and implement guidelines when it comes to the proper usage and conduct in using the internet. People who use the internet need to know this information in order to avoid mis...

photo from http://media.ied.it/ied.edu With the incessant emergence and development of technology, the use of e-communication has become more prevalent. E-communication has now become a necessity. It is now a part of our daily lives and I believe that it will continue to be so until new developments or innovations are discovered. photo from https://medicine.llu.edu Ever since the internet was introduced, it has gained a steady increase in popularity and usage as a medium for communication. It has become an online community where people can post and share their own ideas and sentiments as well as those of others. The same thing applies for mobile or cellular phones. Everyone has become more connected because of this innovation. People no longer need to wait a long time to send or receive a message. Everything has become instant because of this technology. photo from http://www.hcwbenefits.com There are a lot of benefits and things to consider wh...

photo from http://www.adcoaching.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/e-communication.jpg Before we could describe the state of e-communication here in the Philippines, we must first define what it is for us to have a clearer and better perspective. Upon doing my research I was able to find a definition that we can use for this article. “Electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photooptical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce, but does not include— (A) any wire or oral communication; (B) any communication made through a tone-only paging device; (C) any communication from a tracking device (as defined in section 3117 of this title); or (D) electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of fun...

Where The Wild Things Are   Maurice Sendak  The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him “WILD THING!” and Max said “I’LL EAT YOU UP!” so he was sent to bed without eating anything.  That very night in Max’s room a forest grew and grew and grew until his ceiling hung with vines and the walls became the world all around and an ocean tumbled by with a private boat for Max and he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are.  And when he came to the place where the wild things are they roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws till Max said “BE STILL!” and tamed with the magic trick of staring into all their yellow eyes without blinking once and they were frightened and called him the most wild thing of all and made him king of all wild things.  “An...

photo from https://ichef.bbci.co.uk Change is the only constant thing in this world as Heraclitus once said. A lot of culture is rooted in tradition or habits. Some beliefs and practices in the past are still carried out today. However, some of these practices and beliefs may have already changed and some are no longer practiced.   Humans and technology have evolved so as meaning and culture. Culture has the capacity to change and transform into something that is totally different from its original meaning or purpose. Certain notions about art and beauty have been reinvented and some are already obsolete. Foot binding in China which was once seen as a form of stature and beauty for women but it is now banned from being practiced because it is considered to be a form of female gender mutilation.  photo from http://ethnicjewelsmagazine.com There were also lot of things which were considered to be taboo or forbidden like tattoos and piercings. They wer...

photo from www.realislaam.com Technology has shaped our culture ever since the steam engine was created in the 1780s. It has changed the way we live our lives. It has revolutionized the way we learn and how we do certain things. It has diversified our perspectives and priorities in life. Technology has since evolved and is now an integral part of our daily lives. In the past, information was only acquired through traditional means such as going to school, earning a degree or reading published media such as books and newspapers, watching TV or listening to the radio. Nowadays, there are a lot of ways to acquire information. Because of the development of technology and the creation of the internet which began in the 1990s, information has now become more accessible and available at the touch of our hands through the use of computers and mobile phones. The internet has become an online platform where people can share whatever they want to share. People share their ideas, their produ...

photo from https://www.facebook.com/events/1420191398204734/?active_tab=discussion photo from https://www.facebook.com/events/1420191398204734/?active_tab=discussion Night Run for Ron was one of the first projects of Team Malaya. Team Malaya is a running organization based in Baguio City. They organize and support road and trail running events in the Philippines most especially in the Cordillera region. The event was created to support Ron Albert Dating, an 8-year old child who was suffering from leukemia. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and the blood. Leukemia develops when there is an irregularity in terms of the production of white blood cells or if the white blood cells are produced in such an amount wherein they target and destroy red blood cells. Leukemia is one of the most common kinds of cancer children suffer around the world. There are several symptoms of this disease such as fever, chills, persistent fatigue, weakness, frequent ...