Smoking: Do you really know the risks?

There are so many people who smoke, but they don't really know what can cause it to their lives.

Almost one third of deaths from coronary heart disease are attributable to smoking and secondhand smoke.

Smoking is the most preventable cause of death.

Smoking is linked to about 90% of lung cancer cases.

About 20% of adult men and about 16% percent of adult women smoke.

On average, smokers die more than 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.

There are more than five thousand chemical components found in cigarette smoke and hundreds of them are harmful to human health.

Smokers aren't the only ones affected by tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard for nonsmokers, especially children. Nonsmokers who have high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol have an even greater risk of developing heart diseases when they're exposed to secondhand smoke.

Secondhand tobacco smoke contributes to about thirty four thousand premature heart disease deaths and seven thousand three hundred lung cancer deaths. Studies show that the risk of developing heart disease is about 25-30% higher among people exposed to environmental tobaccos smoke at home or work. Secondhand smoke promotes illness, too.

These are just a few of the dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes; there are many more. But you do not have to spend the rest of your life giving in to your addiction! Thousands of people kick the habit every year, and you can be one of them. It may not be easy, BUT YOU CAN DO IT!!

Remember SMOKING IS BAD TO YOUR HEALTH! so don't ever try to smoke or you'll die early. 

Ctrl C + Ctrl V = Plagiarism

     CTRL C                                Is the act of taking another persons
          +                                          Writing, conversation, song, or 
     CTRL V                                        even idea and passing it
          =                                                     off as your own
PLAGIARISM


It's easy to find information for most research papers, but it's not always easy to add that information into your paper without failing into the plagiarism trap. There are easy ways to avoid plagiarism.
If you don't want to PLAGIARIZE you can avoid it by following some simple steps while writing your research paper to ensure that your document will be free of plagiarism.

I. Paraphrase - So you have found information that is perfect for your research paper. Read it and put it into your own words. Make sure that you do not copy verbatim more than two words in a row from the text you have found. If you do use more than two words together, you will have to use quotation marks.

II. Cite - Citing is one of the effective ways to avoid plagiarism. Follow the document formatting guidelines (i.e. APA, MLA, Chicago etc.) used by your educational institution or the institution that issued the research request. This usually entails the addition of the author(s) and the date of the publication or similar information. Citing is really that simple. Not citing properly can constitute plagiarism.

III. Quoting - When quoting a source, use the quote exactly the way it appears. No one wants to be misquoted. Most institutions of higher learning frown on "block quotes" or quotes of 40 words or more. A scholar should be able to effectively paraphrase most material. This process takes time, but effort pays off Quoting must be done correctly to avoid plagiarism allegations.

IV. Citing Quotes - Citing quote can be different than citing paraphrased material. This practice usually involves the addition of a page number, or paragraph number in the case of web content.

V. Citing Your Own Material - If some of the material you are using for your research paper was used by you in your current class,a previous one, or anywhere else you must cite yourself. Treat the text the same as you would if someone else wrote it. It may sound odd, but using material you have used before is called self-plagiarism, and it is not acceptable.

VI. Referencing - One of the most important ways to avoid plagiarism is including a reference page or page works cited at the end of your research paper. Again, this page must meet the document formatting guidelines used by your educational institution. This information is very specific and includes the author(s), date of publication, title, and source. Follow the direction for this page carefully. You will want to get the reference right.

So if you don't want to get caught plagiarizing follow the steps above, so Liam Neeson won't find you and get you fail. (>人<)

Resources:
http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/whatisplag.php
http://en.writecheck.com/ways-to-avoid-plagiarism/

A young talking bear heads to London in search of a home

Paddington is a 2014 British-French live action/computer animated family comedy film directed by Paul King, written by King and Hamish McColl, and produced by David Heyman. 

Here's a nice surprise. The new CGI-live-action Paddingtion Bear could easily have been another garish, cheapo Brit-movie. Instead, writer-director Paul King (who has worked on The Might Boosh TV show) and co-writer Hamish McColl have created a caharming and sweet-natured family film, full of wit and fun, skewed towards young children but cheekily speckled with sly gags pitched at the older audience.

After an origin myth sequence set in darkest Peru ( Incidentally packed with some outrageous campery), our young, ursine hero arrives in England, to be adopted by the Brown family in their west London townhouse. It is updated from Michael Bond's original tales from the 1950's and 60's. Well, updated a bit. 

An explorer named Montogomery Clyde documents his trip to Darkest Peru. He comes across a rather intelligent species of bears. Years later, a young bear awakens to find that the marmalade fruits have been produced. That night, an earthquake strikes the forest, wrecking the bears home. The Browns take Paddington home where they live with relatives named Mrs. Bird, only for the night until they turn him in to the authorities. During his stay, Paddington learns a thing or two about the Browns - Henry is a real estate agent, Mary is an artist, Judy is seeing a boy named Tony and is learning Chinese to run off there, and Jonathan aspires to be an astronaut.

Paddington is left home alone while the Browns are out. Millicent finds the apartment and attempts to sneak in and grab him. Paddington spots her and, with her gas mask on, he mistakes her for an elephant and runs away. In the struggle, they accidentally cause a fire from the oven. Millicent escapes before anyone notices. When the Browns return, Henry is very upset with Paddington and decides Paddington need to go. Paddington leaves a note for the Browns apologizing for the trouble he's caused as he decide to locate Montgomery Clyde on his own. Mr. Curry then calls the Browns and tells that Paddington is in trouble. The Brown family helps Paddington and they officiallt adopted Paddington as part of their family.

"Marmaladen with glorious silly jokes, pitch-perfect performances and incidental detail, this is a warm, witty and wondrously inventive great big bear-hug of a movie"

Kiseijuu

Hello guys, have you ever heard the Kiseijuu AKA Parasyte the maxim? Well here's a GIF for you. 

Anime

Live Action

Well Kiseijuu or also known as Parasyte the maxim is a science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, and published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America by first Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha Comic USA. The manga has been adapted into two live-action films in japan 201 and 2015. An anime television series adaption by Madhouse, titled Parasyte -the maxim-, aired in Japan between October 2014 and March 2015.

Parasyte is the story of Shinichi, a high school student who falls victim to one of the parasitic alien beings that takes over human's brains. Thanks to falling asleep wearing earphones, Shinichi's parasite instead takes over his hand, leaving Shinichi's brain intact. He and the being in his hand, who names himself or Righty or Migi, form a symbiotic relationship, taking on parasites who, as it turns out, have a taste for human flesh.

Actually when i first watched it on anime i was like "what the heck is that anime?! YUCK!", and i just watched only one episode because i don't like it, even the live action, because of  the body-snatching creatures who infect humans and attempt to take over the world, a hand which is transforming to weapons like blades, or anything. But Ms. Elise let us watch the live action of Parasyte the maxim.

Form me if i will compare the live-action movie to anime i will suggest anyone to watch the anime, because i think anime is better than the live-action movie XD sorry for those who loves the live-action movie PEACE!!. Well that's all i can say about the Parasyte -the maxim-. 

A filipino romantic drama film

Sana Dati is a filipino romantic drama film written and directed by Jerold Tarog.

Sana Dati poster picture

The film is about the woman who stalls her big wedding when a guy with a camera shows up and reminds her of a love she once had. 


The cameraman in "Sana Dati" is Dennis (Paulo Avelino), a novice wedding videographer serendipitously hired to cover the wedding of Andrea (Lovi Poe), the last love of his older brother Andrew (Benjamin Alves). Andrea weds Robert (TJ Trinidad), a failed politician-turned-businessman she met during an election campaign. Through Andrea, Dennis finally understands the reason behind his brother's sudden decision to leave their family. Through Dennis, Andrea discovers another way to relieve the perfect love that was abruptly terminated by fate's cruelty.

Andrea and Andrew

Opening with an ingenious proposal by Andrew to Andrea, the film immediately cuts to the day of a wedding. Dennis is introduced, carrying into hotel various camera equipment he barely knows how to use. He finally arrives in Andrea's room, where he proceeds to interview her, throwing questions about her love for Robert. Andrea directly answers the questions, her eyes avoiding the camera. Dennis does the same for Robert. Robert answers the questions, with his eyes directly upon the camera.

Love has always been defined by winners. The greatest lovers are those who lived content with it or died inspired by it. "Sana Dati" is not a film about winners. It is not about the fictional poet, named after Spanish director Julio Medem, who wrote the most beautiful verses about the feeling of being in love prior to dying. It is not about Andrew, who, like fictional Medem, died with heart overflowing with love. The heart of "Sana Dati" lies with the losers, the ones we tend to forget when the most intense statements about love have already been declared. It is about Andrea, whose life goes on despite the tragedy of her one true love perishing. It is about Robert, who is about to marry a girl who does not love him. It is about Andrew, who stirs trouble in somebody else's romantic affairs.

Fate keeps a violinist and a translator from meeting and falling in love.

"If two people meet and they both fall in love, that's destiny for sure, if neither loves the other, even if they meet millions of times, it's still not destiny! if one's on love and the other isn't, and the one who's in love grabs on and won't let go, while the other just wants to run away, not only is it destiny... it's pain."

Fate, the thing's that will happen to a person or a thing : the future that someone or something will have.

John and Eve from the movie Turn Left, Turn Right.

The story tells of two people who live in buildings right next to each other, separated only by wall, and are always near each other but can't seem to find one another.

John Liu the violinist and Eve Choi the translator met in the park fountain when John helps Eve to pick up her papers that have fallen into the fountain. They found out that they had met each other when they were younger at an amusement park, when both their schools had organized a field trip to the same place. They talk to each other until the paper got dried. After that, it began to rain and they ask each other's telephone number. John and Eve are frustrated about not being able to find each other and decided to take jobs abroad. On the day they are to leave Taiwan, an earthquake strikes, destroying the wall that separates their apartment. Both finally find each other. 

It doesn't mean that if you didn't met each other in a long time, does not mean you will not meet again. Remember there are always "FATE" in our life. That means you will meet or see each other again someday. 

Kerima Polotan Tuvera

Well i don't know who is Kerima Polotan Tuvera is, but when Ms.Elise assign to me to do research about her. I was quite shocked that she was an fiction writer, essayist, and journalist.

Kerima Polotan Tuvera

Polotan Tuvera was christened as Putli Kerima. (Putli means Princess). Her father was an army colonel, and her mother taught home economics. Polotan Tuvera was born in Jolo, Sulu. she lived in various places and studied in the public schools of Pangasinan, Tarlac, Laguna, Nueva Ecija and Rizal. Due to her father’s frequent transfers in assignment.

She graduated in Far Eastern University Girls' High School. In 1944 She enrolled in University of the Philippines School of Nursing. In 1945 she transferred schools to Arellano University, where she attended the writing classes of Teodoro M. Locsin and edited the first issue of the Arellano Literary Review. Her education has been repeatedly interrupted by illness, financial difficulties and later marriage and the care of children of which she has five. She is a prolific writer.

Some of her stories have been published under the pseudonym of Patricia S. Torres. In 1957, she edited an anthology for the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, which English and Tagalog prize-winning short stories from 1951 to 1952. In 1966, she published Stories, a collection of eleven stories. 

Polotan-Tuvera died at 85, after a lingering illness. She had suffered a stroke and was wheelchair-bound for the last months of her life. The wake was held at Funeraria Paz Sucat, within Manila Memorial Park. Rina Jimenez-David of the Philippine Daily Inquirer described her short stories and novels as "unsentimental and clear-eyed depictions of heartbreak and disillusion. But her writing was dazzling and unflinching in its honesty."


Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerima_Polotan_Tuvera
https://ariannecuevas.wordpress.com/category/who-is-kerima-polotan-tuvera/