...Reaction Paper for Batch 81 Reaction Paper for Batch 81 Reaction Paper on Mike de Leon’s AKΩ Batch 81’ Seen through the eyes of a neophyte, Sid Lucero whose goal is to be part of the fraternity Alpha Kappa Omega (AKΩ) the most popular fraternity in their university campus. 8 out of 15 neophytes interrogated pass the interview, each with different reasons for joining. The neophytes then become a subject of hazing and humiliation. Through each test the group becomes doubtful whether they should continue or not, they’re reasons become futile and the humiliation does not give them hope but Sid Lucero has his mind set on becoming one of the ‘Masters’ in AKΩ. He encourages the brotherhood to stay and if they argue he calls them a ‘simplidor’, he reasons that they’ve gone through many things together and to quit will just make the time they’ve spent useless. And so the show must go on, clad in their black stockings they dance the cabaret to a German song, Hitler’s insignia behind them, it is a show of brotherhood but amidst the fun, there are dangers ahead. A rival fraternity wants a fight and the AKΩ masters agree to it, the night ends with some of the members dead but the their brotherhood grows closer. The wait has been harsh and unforgiving but the 5 left of the neophytes finally become the masters they wished to be and the AKΩ brotherhood sings to their success. Batch ’81 is a feature length film directed & written by Mike De Leon with Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. and Raquel...
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...Reaction Paper on Mike de Leon’s AKΩ Batch 81’ Seen through the eyes of a neophyte, Sid Lucero whose goal is to be part of the fraternity Alpha Kappa Omega (AKΩ) the most popular fraternity in their university campus. 8 out of 15 neophytes interrogated pass the interview, each with different reasons for joining. The neophytes then become a subject of hazing and humiliation. Through each test the group becomes doubtful whether they should continue or not, they’re reasons become futile and the humiliation does not give them hope but Sid Lucero has his mind set on becoming one of the ‘Masters’ in AKΩ. He encourages the brotherhood to stay and if they argue he calls them a ‘simplidor’, he reasons that they’ve gone through many things together and to quit will just make the time they’ve spent useless. And so the show must go on, clad in their black stockings they dance the cabaret to a German song, Hitler’s insignia behind them, it is a show of brotherhood but amidst the fun, there are dangers ahead. A rival fraternity wants a fight and the AKΩ masters agree to it, the night ends with some of the members dead but the their brotherhood grows closer. The wait has been harsh and unforgiving but the 5 left of the neophytes finally become the masters they wished to be and the AKΩ brotherhood sings to their success. Batch ’81 is a feature length film directed & written by Mike De Leon with Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. and Raquel N. Villavicencio. The film reflects the reality and metaphors...
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...AN ACT REGULATING HAZING AND OTHER FORMS OF INITIATION RITES IN FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR Section 1. Hazing, as used in this Act, is an initiation rite or practice as a prerequisite for admission into membership in a fraternity, sorority or organization by placing the recruit, neophyte or applicant in some embarrassing or humiliating situations such as forcing him to do menial, silly, foolish and other similar tasks or activities or otherwise subjecting him to physical or psychological suffering or injury. The term "organization" shall include any club or the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Military Academy, or officer and cadet corp of the Citizen's Military Training and Citizen's Army Training. The physical, mental and psychological testing and training procedure and practices to determine and enhance the physical, mental and psychological fitness of prospective regular members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police as approved ny the Secretary of National Defense and the National Police Commission duly recommended by the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Director General of the Philippine National Police shall not be considered as hazing for the purposes of this Act. Sec. 2. No hazing or initiation rites in any form or manner by a fraternity, sorority or organization shall be allowed without prior written notice to...
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...“Hash tag: Yes to Fraternity, No to Hazing” Have you ever imagined yourself blindfolded, violently dragged to somewhere you even don’t know, struck hard by a paddle or a hard object and felt the excruciating pain? Do you have any idea of how will you ever survive the bruises, wounds and lashes you will get? It will not only scar your skin and flesh but your mind and soul, beating you physically, mentally and emotionally and worst may lead to your death. Fraternity - the most conventional thing that people who have nothing to do in life resort to; the brotherhood that protects its foundation towards less sensible goals; and the growing parasites of the society inflicting students and youth. Well, these are the common perceptions we initially think of about the fraternity. This must be the NEGATIVE view of this so-called brotherhood but let’s try to peek in beyond its surface. Brotherhood, it’s the considered primary reason why a group of people entitled themselves to establish a fraternity. Fraternities actually ruled the world. From a continent reaching the other end of another continent, you can never deny the existence maybe not called as fraternity but a brotherhood that stands for something they would fight unto force just like any other. In Filipino term, brotherhood is the “kapatiran”. Never been an alien to our ears, this kapatiran is composed of men with common goals in which they protect and cultivate, and this purposely unites them. Fellows, let’s be historians...
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...In Franz Bardon’s step-by-step course in Initiation into Hermetics, the student will first learn to adequately master fire before moving on to master the remaining three elements. The fire principle’s character is subtleness and yet power and force. The adept should always use caution: fire is hot and inherently dangerous if handled improperly. Simply put, wave your hand through the air, or hold it under water or dig in the ground, and chances are that no harm will come to you. But hold your hand into the flames of a fire and the consequences will be very unpleasant.. In essence, fire possesses the attributes of expansiveness and the radiation of the electric fluid. The adept will work with this fluid to heal the severest of ailments. The fire...
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...Renaissance: Linear Perspective Maurice Young ART/101 July 21, 2013 Sara Shreve Renaissance: Linear Perspective One of the major roles of the artist is to enable the viewer to see the world in a new and innovative way. This task was a major challenge for the Renaissance artist before the 14th century on account of the artist not having the eyes to see or the skills to introduce the world to linear perspective. Smarthistory (2013) states that linear perspective “creates an illusion of space from a single, fixed viewpoint. This suggests a renewed focus on the individual viewer, and we know that individualism is an important part of the Humanism of the Renaissance” (para. 3). Although beautiful and true to the style of the time, before the Early Renaissance period artist did not paint in three dimensional however, some artist did try to create illusions of space and depth to show the world realistically during the late 1300s unsuccessfully (Op-Art.co.uk, 2012). A list of Renaissance artists took full command of creating three-dimensional illusions on canvases and in their victory we see the world in a new and innovative way. [pic] Fig. 1 1486 Birth of Venus Botticelli Galleria degli Uffizi Sandro Botticelli (1445- 1510) was an Italian painter who studied under the direction Filippo Lippi who was a master painter during the Florentine Renaissance. Lippi taught Botticelli linear perspective along with a linear sense of form for...
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...Critiquing Research According to Webster (1985), to research is to search or investigate exhaustively. He also states that it is, “A careful or diligent search, studious inquiry aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts.” The piece being critically reviewed is an article by Dr Ann Seed (1995), “Crossing the Boundaries – Experiences of neophyte nurses.” Readers sometimes assume that if a report was accepted for publication; the study must be sound (Polit & Beck 2004), unfortunately this is not always true. In order to determine the quality of the work, a critical review is needed. This work will use the Model for Critical Appraisal of Studies by B Roe (1993). The Introduction The introduction should acquaint readers with the research problem and context (Polit & Beck 2004). The introduction in Seeds research is informative but does not give actual reasons for the study and what expectations are. These are not established at all in the published piece; this is a problem for the reader as it leaves one guessing what Seed feels the importance is and what the intentions were, this should have been highlighted in the beginning. Literature review Seed does not use a literary review. Cormack (2000) states all articles should; as quoted in Polit & Beck (2004); Glaser and Strauss (1967) disagree, and state it is not correct to take on qualitative research having pre-examined earlier works. The author does not discuss reasons why she has not included a literary...
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...and the meaning of his own life ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). In addition to the initiation of Voodoo people education is important to every child. Each child enters the Hun-kpame or the Vodun enclosure for three months. While in the convent or enclosure the child is called a neophyte ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). The head of the house supervises the neophytes during their time in the convent where they learn renunciation and endurance (Africa). During the three months the boys and girls are initiated to the cult of their spouse, the Vodun to whom they are dedicated to for their whole life ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). This process deeply marks the life of the individuals and aims to lead the profane from non-existence to their existence as a sacred person ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). The boys and girls must make a vow of absolute discretions in regards to what they have seen and heard in the convent. Anyone who cannot keep quite will be known as a traitor. In addition, anyone who does not follow the rules of initiation and follow proper behavior is a threat to the Divinity ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). Those who are guilty can make amends by paying a large fine and going through a purification process (“AFRICAN VOODOO”). During the time in the convent neophytes are required to complete trials, which improve discipline, endurance and overall prepare them for life in the Voodoo community ("AFRICAN VOODOO”). Apart from learning the Voodoo language and completing the trials, children must learn, the cultural chants and dances...
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...Successful Hiring Procedures “I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” – Lawrence Bossidy, GE Hiring and developing the right people are part of the most important bases for the present and future success of any company. Each employee contributes to the development, innovation and implementation of any value, belief, behavior, philosophy and attitude inside and outside of a company. In the following paper I will discuss the importance of HR, talent management and their relationship in the successful hiring process, considering the arguments of Peter Capelli the author of the article HR for Neophytes. A. Peter Capelli states that managers are more and more likely to take management into their own hands instead of rely on the HR functions; but is this an effective practice? To define the importance of talent management is necessary to describe it as the primary driver for organizational success. Broadly defined, talent management is the implementation of integrated strategies or systems designed to increase workplace productivity by developing improved processes for attracting, developing, retaining and utilizing people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs1. The responsibility for talent management is shared thought out all the organization from the CEO to the frontline managers, and their communication. The...
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...A mission is a religious settlement used for turning people into neophytes for a new religion. In the case of the Spanish mission chain, it was used to turn Native Americans into Christians. A mission had padres who would perform religious tasks and teach the Native Americans Christian ways. Usually, the padres did this by having them worship their god and do the tasks that the Spanish needed to do to keep the mission chain thriving.The missions began in California when Russian pelt hunters started getting closer to the coasts of California. The Spanish perceived them as a threat and built the missions for security and territorial conquest. The Mission San Francisco de Asis, also known as Mission Dolores, was founded on June 29, 1776, by Father...
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...Subcultures of Consumption: An Ethnography of the New Bikers JOHN W. SCHOUTEN JAMES H. MCALEXANDER* This article introduces the subculture of consumption as an analytic category through which to better understand consumers and the manner in which they organize their iives and identities. Recognizing that consumption activities, product categories, or even brands may serve as the basis for interaction and social cohesion, the concept of the subcuiture of consumption soives many problems inherent in the use of ascribed social categories as devices for understanding consumer behavior. This article is based on three years of ethnographic fieldwork with Hartey-Davidson motorcycle owners. A key feature of the fieldwork was a process of progressive contextualization of the researchers from outsiders to insiders situated within the subculture. Analysis of the social structure, dominant values, and revealing symbolic behaviors of this distinct, consumption-oriented sutKulture have led to the advancement of a theoretical framework that situates subcultures of consumption in the context of modern consumer culture and discusses, among other implications, a symbiosis tietween such subcultures and marketing institutions. Transferability of the principal findings of this research to other subcultures of consumption is established through comparisons with ethnographies of other self-selecting, consumptiorv oriented subcultures. T he most powerful organizing forces in modern life are the...
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...In the past the greatest threats to the computing world were the highly skilled black hat hackers and their various coordinated groups. Not to downplay their reputation, they are still very real threats; however there has been a surge of neophyte hackers in the world. It has become profitable for the skilled and connected hackers to create tidy packages of malicious software and sell them to what are called “script kiddies,” which are essentially unskilled or want-to-be hackers that simply run targeted malicious software without actually understanding how the software works or why. These script kiddies have become such a major threat because there are large numbers of them that buy these very lethal malicious software packages and deploy them in mass numbers, wherever the internet touches or wherever technology can be found. Some of these packages have the ability to be custom tailored (called crimeware kits) towards its specific use such as the Zeus kit. This kit can be purchased at $700 and can also be found free in some circles. When these kits are widely distributed and reconfigured so many times in so many ways it creates seemingly infinite amount software which makes it extremely difficult for antivirus companies to keep up. Almost 90,000 different strains of the Zeus toolkit were discovered by Symantec during 2009. “Variants of the Zeus kit use spam to lure users to a website that uses social engineering or that exploits a Web browser vulnerability to install the bot...
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...products. * Its sales did not increase nor decrease because of the growth population. The management ignore this and became relax because they still earn the profit. * There was no investment in the company. C. “Blossom” Brand * In 1971, the demand for undershirts went low due to the change of fashion trends. * More factories rise and were more willing to negotiate on price and payment terms with middlemen. * Their venture into the ready-to-wear business failed several times * Market cannibalization of the “Armor” and “Marca Torca” became apparent when AGC introduced the lower priced “Blossom” IV. Recommendations/Plan Of Actions * AGC should try to find another wholesalers if more and more neophyte brands flood into Divisoria to...
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...Communication Research in the Philippines: Issues and Methods by Elena Pernia is a useful and practical resource on research for a novice or an expert on the field. It can serve as a step by step guide to a neophyte who is still trying to learn the ropes, be it in communication or in research. It can be a reference to the skilled researcher when he needs to think outside the box or simply state a fact. Finally, it can be a good read to people who are just interested on communication as well as research. Although the book was written under the formal writing style owing it to its academic category, at the beginning of each chapter are literary quotations from famous writers/personalities. Thus the inclusion of these excerpts grant the book a light artistic side. Furthermore, these references provide the reader a general overview of the chapter by sparking the reader’s interest on the relationship of the passage on the chapter that he is about to read. The creativity invested by the author on connecting a literary citation to an academic content is laudable. For instance, Robert Browning’s “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s heaven for?” in Chapter 1 is a translation of why exactly this book was written. It is an allusion of the author’s message to its audience. The book does not only intend to discuss communication research per se but all the other controversies encompassing it. What makes this book distinct from any other communication research book is...
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...Consumers use product to signal status in different ways. They crave status and thus buy more accessible (less expensive), conspicuously branded goods that signal to those below and to other neophytes that they have arrived. But since, many consumers cannot afford authentic goods, they refer to buy counterfeit goods. A counterfeit good is one that seeks to imitate through the use of trademarks or other protected properties without the permission of the owner. Given that the cost of reproducing a brand image on a particular product is fairly low, counterfeit producers can easily duplicate the brand image to send the same signals. Counterfeit producers have lower costs of production that the original producers due to the inferior quality of counterfeits, avoidance of taxes and the lack of costs associated with brand development. It sustains costs arising from attempts to circumvent criminal prosecution and costs associated with creating copies. The demand for counterfeit status goods presents an intriguing paradox between consumption of counterfeit goods and the desire to send status signals. Consumers purchase counterfeit products to convey positive signal to themselves and to others. Particularly in the luxury goods market, consumers knowingly purchase counterfeit products as a social signalling mechanism with low financial costs. Implicit self-esteem is thought to play an important role in predicting status-signalling behaviours as it has been shown to affect materialism...
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