Sunday, September 28, 2008

Take Home Exam (IV-Galileo)

1. Create a 2-page reaction paper per video:

a. The State of Philippine Education

b. English Proficiency

2. Interpret the following verses:

a. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. -Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982)

b. Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand. -Baruch Spinoza

c. If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years. -Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

d. All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it! -Bob Newhart (1929 - )

e. Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.
Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924)

f. Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)

g. Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Ingersoll (1833 - 1899)

h. Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.
Miguel de Cervantes (1547 - 1616)

i. The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. -Ben Stein

j. Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. -Brendan Gill

k. Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it. -Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)

l. The purpose of life is to fight maturity. -Dick Werthimer

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