Experiences Beyond 1999 - Diane Loresca

Heneral Luna is a heartwarming yet a strong movie that depicts the life of General Antonio Luna during the Philippine – American War. Antonio Luna was a Supreme Chief of the Army of the First Philippine Republic which was under the reign of President Emilio Aguinaldo. He was known for his great leadership skills because of the way he ruled the army even though many people are against him because they are irritated to his strong and fierce personality that he possess. He is the most intelligent in the Philippine military because of his one of a kind strategies that can fool his opponent. He is a kind of a leader that if there is a problem to his ways, he will not ask his subordinates to solve it for them, instead he will be the one who will find ways to solve the it because he is a man who lead with pure actions not a man who lead with so many commands. He is also a wise men because of his words of wisdoms that he often share to his subordinates just to boost their love for our country.

It is really true that people have different opinions and perspective in solving certain things and how they strongly justify that their opinions are more effective than the others. In this movie, there are two kinds of people that can be seen, a person who is a risk taker and a person who choose the easy way out. Here, a person who take risks is the one who truly show their devotion for the nation, an example of this is Antonio Luna and his men. They bravely risk their life buy fighting the American soldier until their bullets run out. Despite having a risk taker there will always a person who will choose an easy way out. These people are the one who only thinks for their own life and not considering others. An example of this is the businessman Felipe Buencamino who would rather choose to be an ally of the Americans because they think being with them means that their business will be safe because the Americans will not think ways that could bring down their business since they already earned their trust. It is a shame that these people still exist nowadays because they are being lead with the strong greed for money and power.

It is true that the American colonizer is not our biggest enemy but instead it is our co – Filipinos who have a strong ill desire for their own benefits. It is so ironic that most of our heroes didn’t died to the hands of the colonizer instead they actually died to hands of the people that they are protecting. These kind of people will do everything that they can so that no one will be able to block their wrong intentions even if it means to put the life of others to death. These people should not be look up to because they will bring no good to everyone instead they should be treated as a pest because they are a living cancer in society.

Sacrificing life is really dangerous especially that the opponents are known to be strong. But, I still don’t get it why some people, in the middle of the fight, are choosing to back down and continually move backward to escape the battlefield. For me this kind this is an act of a coward person because they weren’t able to end the war with the good fight. They wouldn’t even finish what they have started and choose to retreat when they think that things are not going out well. It is saddening because they not only failed the people around them but they also failed themselves as a soldier who devotedly oath to the mother land to retrieve the Her from the colonizers and to turn things to its right places.

The movie gives us an idea how Filipino soldiers were killed brutally. Some of them were shot multiple times and others receive the bomb that makes their head blow off. It really showed how these soldier are accepting what life are putting to them. They know what will happen to them if they continue these and yet they choose to continue fighting because they know to themselves that after winning these big fight will result to a big change to the life of their co – Filipinos. We should honor them more especially that we already have an idea how their life ended which is an awful one and I know most of the people wouldn’t want it to be their death scenario.

Heneral Luna wasn’t able to receive the same recognition as the other heroes but thanks to this movie because many people will now be able to know that there are really many people who are willing to cry the pain and shed blood just to have the freedom that were deprived to us. I am really thankful that historical movies like this are being produced because it will not only make us to know what really happened in the past but will also make us appreciate the sacrifices that they made just for us to have a better future. These people is the key why we attained the liberty, so us, as a Filipino citizen, should not put to waste the things that they have done to us instead we should continually grow the love to our country because this is our home, our motherland that needs to be protected always and forever.

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Confessions of a Shopaholic is an American romantic comedy film which is a novel by Sophie Kinsella. It was directed by P. J. Hogan and the stars are lsla Fisher who portray the role of Rebecca Bloomwood, the shopaholic journalist, and Hugh Dancy as her boss in Dante West.

This story is about Rebecca Bloomwood who loves to shop to the point of drowning in debt and adding to her problem is her work in gardening magazine that doesn’t pay much for her 12 maxed out credit cards that holds a total of $16,000 debt. She have different ways of solving these problems, first she most likely love to be in denial saying that it is easier to keep spending money, second, she always tell different stories and excuses to Derek Smeath, the debt collector, in order for her to escape him, and lastly is to work to the city’s top fashion magazine, Alette, which is her dream job. Unfortunately, the assistant position that she want is already filled in. Successful Saving, a new financial magazine owned by the same company, has an editorial slot open and she was able to get the slot as an advice columnist which is very opposite to what she is experiencing right now. Her column become success and popular that makes her an instant celebrity called, "The Girl with the Green Scarf." But Derek Smeath is determined to reveal that she is living a lie because of her compulsive buying and increasing debt issues that destroyed her career and love life that eventually makes her to re-evaluate her life.

What I like in this movie is that we can get tons of life lessons that we can apply in ourselves. First, it teaches us not be an impulsive buyer. We need to control and discipline ourselves when it comes to the things that we want to buy. We should give priorities to our needs than wants. Our need is more important because these are the basic commodities that we need in order to survive. Our wants is just the result of our desire which don’t really matter the most. Our wants that needed to be fill is something that will only last for a moment which is a sign that will bring to no good. Second, it teaches us to budget our money. When we budget our money it can help us to aid our future problems and it can give us the feeling of peace of mind because we don’t have any money problems to solve. Third, it teaches us to let go the things that we don’t need. First thing that will help us to change our lifestyle, is to let go those habits that we know that brought a big negative impact in our life. Like in this movie, Rebecca sell her belongings like her clothes, shoes, bags, and accessories as a symbolism to start a new life and of course with a purpose to be able to pay her thousands of dollars debt. Fourth, it teaches us to live in accordance to our capabilities. It is very important to live the life that we can sustain because having a lavish life that we know that we can’t afford will only bring problems to ourselves. We should let go the unnecessary things and limit ourselves and learn to live with it in order to live a healthy and happy life. And lastly, it teaches us that we are not what we buy. We aren’t defined by the clothes or labels that we have because only ourselves is the only one that can truly define us. Instant gratification is not gratification at all so instead we should live a less materialistic life as possible as we can.

What I don’t like in this movie is that it is very explicit. Some of its content is not a good example especially for the viewers who are conservative enough and not yet legal. It contains so many sexual content like Rebecca wearing a short skirts and revealing dresses and also Suze only wearing a bra in bed with her fiancé who is top naked. This kind of action is too liberated and not widely accept by others especially some people who don’t practice an unmarried couple sharing the same bed. It also shows violent actions like when Rebecca is fighting against a women over a pair of designer boots. This is not a good example because resorting to violence in order to get something will not make us win instead it only will bring scar to us physically, emotionally, and mentally. It also contains so many vulgar words which is very unlady like. Saying vulgar words is bad because we might offend people though it doesn’t apply to everyone nowadays. Nevertheless, we still need to learn to consider the feelings of others because there are still people who feel offended and uncomfortable when they are receiving offensive language and also for them it is a sign of rudeness. It also shared us two things that we shouldn’t do in dealing our problems and these are drinking and lying. Some people resort to drinking saying that they want to forget their problems and pain even for just one night. Which I think is an immature act because for me, if I have a problem I will try to solve it right away. I will man up and be mature enough to handle to it. And lastly, it contains so many lying tactics like when Rebecca trying to escape Derek saying so many excuses just to explain why she’s not available and why she can’t pay her debts. Lying will not bring you to good because it will be the number one reason why your relationship to other will fall off. They will not trust you anymore and we know that trust is now hard to bring back, that we have to earn it again from the very start but this time it will be harder than before.

Some of the parts of the movie somehow relates to my life. Like Rebecca, I love to shop. I love seeing new releases and arrivals of items to the point that sometimes I feel nervous and not comfortable enough thinking that the item might sold out right away. But at some point, I am not like Rebecca who would lavishly spend money to buy something that palpitates my heart because I still value the amount of money. I am raised to a family who give importance to money and my parents taught us to save money when we are still young. I will just buy the product if it won’t stop torturing my mind and if I think I really need it though sometimes I cheat because I just can’t resist my pleasure side. I am also like Rebecca who is sentimental to things. I can not easily let go something especially if that thing holds a value to my life, if I have it for so long, and if I received it to someone special. I am a type of girl who will keep all the things especially if I have the capabilities and also will let it go if I have to do so. But as a much as possible, I want to treasure all the things that I have and I’ve received. I am also a kind of person who will do everything to get what I want. Just like Rebecca, when she do everything just to be part of the Alette. Like her, I always have this sense of determination within me to achieve the goals that I’ve set to myself. I am goal-oriented person that’s why I always make sure that I will be able to achieve it, to have the feeling of satisfaction that I think that I deserved. I think being an achiever is a good thing because it can help me to be in a right path in order to have a bright future ahead of me. All people already experienced to lie and I will not deny that I also lie to someone sometimes. Though when I lie, I always make sure that the lies that I will say is white lies because I can’t attain to purely lie like what Rebecca always doing. I easily get guilty when I am lying to the point that sometimes I will think about the situation for the whole day and it will remain in my mind for such a long time. Also that is the reason why I am now avoiding to lie because I just can’t take the feeling that it gives to me everytime I’ve done it. And lastly, like Luke Brandon, I also don’t want to be define by the way how I dress and who my parents are because I want to be define by as I am and based on the things that I achieved it my life. I want people to recognize and know me based on my inner attitude and not because of the material things that I possess.

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Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is a successful movie that portrays life of the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution. Andres Bonifacio, known as Supremo, is the leader of the Katipuneros who revolt against the Spaniards during 1800s. He is one of the well-known hero in the Philippines because of his characteristics that is hard to compare to others. This movie was directed by Enzo Williams and it was considered as an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

I really appreciate the cinematography of the film. Every scene was captured neatly and nicely. The tones and colors are in great quality and it really influences the mood that the director was trying to catch for the viewers. The characters were properly portrayed especially Robin Padilla who give justice to Andres Bonifacio’s strong personality. It really can be seen that every people who are part in this big production really give their best effort in producing this great film that can capture the sense of appreciativeness of the Filipinos to their heroes.

I really love their idea of having a past day and present day because it can be seen that there are really some misconceptions that students believe. Some of the texts that where written in the book today didn’t actually match to what really happen in the past. Some of the minor details that are considered to be important where remove and some are really wrong maybe because some authors have different perspectives on how they look on the past.

I really appreciate that they include a museum in the film because through this they can actually persuade everyone to visit museums that are open publicly for their additional knowledge of the past. Through this, they can raise awareness that there are artifacts and archaeological findings that the government are preserving for them to appreciate more the things that our heroes did for our country and to prove that those people are not mere imagination of the authors because of the remains that they left to us. Also, every Filipino especially the kids today should visit museums like this because through this it can boost the act of heroism that everyone possess in their inner self and it is also believe that, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan.”

It is really evident that in the past, Filipinos are already practicing formality in asking for the hands of the Filipinas. It can be seen that family is really an important organization in the society because the boys were getting strict when the girls in their household are being involved with other man. I really like the respectfulness and long patience of the Filipinos during that time because it shows that they are brave to handle all of the rock personality of the relative of their loved ones. It shows that they are sincere and they have a good intention in asking for the hands of their loved ones.

This movie showed the brutality of the Spaniards during their reign in the Philippines. Like, arresting people that they thought violated their imposed rules and regulations, killing people they found crossing their lines, charging people a tax through cedulas, forcing people to work for them, and others. This form of cruelty that they are showing gives the rise of sense of nationalism of every Filipino living at that time. Whether it is a man and women, they all want to attain the peaceful nation that was once belong to them.

It can clearly see here how people solve a same problem in different ways. Like Jose Rizal want to fight that will still follow the law that was given to them through a peaceful battle. On the other hand, Andres Bonifacio wants a dangerous revolution where blood will be seen anywhere with the use of weapons. It just symbolizes that people do really have differences that results to their uniqueness that will stay in the minds and hearts of the people.

This story showed how people love and care our country and that they are willing to sacrifice their life for the greater mass rather for their own benefit. They are willing to shed tears, loss a lot of blood, and even die just to recover our property and regain our rights in our very own country. It can be seen that it is really hard to fight against the Spaniards because they are ahead many points than the Katipunans. With their great weapons like riffle and cannons is nothing matched to the swords that the Katipunans only have. Nevertheless, they didn’t allow their selves to lose against the Spaniards because of their strong sense of courage and unity that they used as their main weapon.

It is really true that faith is really being tested during the worst moment that people are encountering in their lives. Like when Andres Bonifacio’s life was tested when his home was burned in the fire and when his child died. That despite all of the good deeds that he is doing for the country, the only thing that he received in return is these. Some people may think that he cannot fight for the country because he himself cannot protect his loved ones. But he didn’t let that thought to perceive the mind of the people because he used these as his motivation to fight for our country. I really appreciate him because regardless of all the things that he is experiencing to his life, he still managed to hold the hands of our God and give his destiny to His will.

It is really shame that political animals exist even before and it is saddening because this is the reason why Andres Bonifacio died. He bravely fought the Spaniards despite the harm that is waiting to him, just for our country and for the betterment of the people and yet these people only betrayed him and kill him. It symbolizes that the true enemy here is not the colonizer but the Filipinos who only want greed, power and wealth for the sake of their own interest.

This story deserves to be known by all of the people especially the Filipinos so that they can be thankful to the noble acts of the people who sacrifice their only life for our motherland. Their life is well appreciated and their bravery will always remain in our mind and heart. This movie is an open call for those people whose spirits in their nationalism is still sleeping. It’s time to open there soul about the love for our country because our country symbolizes our right, dignity, and freedom.

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The action of the nurse while caring for his or her patient.

Susie Monahan is a nurse who is taking care of Vivian Bearing who have metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Susie is a kind of nurse that everyone will look up to because of the things that she have done in the movie. Throughout the entire treatment of Vivian, she assist her in everything that Vivian will do, like giving tissues to clean herself up and guiding her everytime she want to be in a sitting position. She frequently and sincerely asked her questions about her current status and what happened to her before she experienced the side effects of the treatments. She lift up the mood of Vivian to forget the harsh reality that is going on around her and when she really can’t take the pain she make sure to say that she is always there beside her, one call away, and showed some empathy that can somehow help her emotionally. Conscious or not, she will asked a permission to Vivian before she will do something to her body for some procedures that she need to. She provides information about her current condition and explain it thoroughly to her in order for her to understand the different clauses and she also make sure that she give her an option because what matter most is her opinion. Whenever Susan think that the doctors medication is not good for Vivian, she make up to point to talk to them and discuss the matter because she knows that Vivian cannot take the pain that the full dosage will give to her. And lastly, which is more importantly is the way she respect and fight for Vivian’s decision not to resuscitate her if her heart stop beating. It is when Dr. Jason found out that Vivian is already dead, he called the doctors that handle code blue situation to resuscitate her and what Susan did is to fight them and yelled everyone saying that Vivian don’t want to be resuscitated but everyone is not listening to her but after sometime, Dr. Jason was able to stop them and told that them that he made a mistake for calling them because truly, Vivian make a form and that is not to resuscitate her.

Major concepts seemed to be central in their practice of nursing.

The major concept that central in the nursing practice in the movie are the person, environment, health, and nursing. Susan treat Vivian as a person who needs to be treated and she doesn’t ever showed that Vivian is like a guinea pig because she is being experimented to find cure for her illness. She cared for her as a person and not because of some experiment sample to acquire new knowledge in the field. A good environment also matters because it can make a big impact in the present condition of the client. That’s why Vivian is in a clean, well-ventilated, and quiet environment because it is essential for her recovery. Susan make sure that the quality and wellness of Vivian’s health is the priority. Like she intervened about the full dosage of dose that the doctor is planning to give her, saying that she cannot handle the inside pain even if she act tough on the outside. And lastly is the nursing in which it shows the discipline of science and arts. In here, Susan define what nursing is really is and it is all about the knowledge the she should interact and the skilled that she need to act in order build a mutual trust between the both of them.

Person, environment, health, and nursing relate to each other in a way that they make up the general basis for nursing practice to achieve humanistic and holistic care that client wants to attain. Meaning, from these 4 concepts many nursing knowledge will start to rise because it serves as its guide or framework in the discipline. The nursing philosophies, conceptual models, middle-range theory, grand theory, practice theory, and metatheory develop with the help of the metaparadigm and key concepts it presented. From these 4 concepts, nurses are now knowledgeable enough and competent to address the needs of the every client that they will face in the future.

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