When do you speak up?
When someone is getting bullied, will you just walk away and hope someone will say something? When there is an on-going problem, do you just wait for it to fix itself? When there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity passing by, will you just quietly let it pass?
Many believe that they have no voice or afraid to let out their voice out.
But the thing is: they shouldn't. Our words mean something, they have power. They have the potential to change people, give opportunities, make friends, help people, hurt people. They have the potential to influence millions of listeners, impacting their minds, the way they think, the way they live. And yes. Speaking is a choice but speaking is also a freedom. Having no voice is the same as being confined in a cell. Don't let anyone take it away from you.
All in all, more people need to speak up. Many individual don't realize how many opportunities they miss out by not saying anything. When you have something to say, say it. We all have the right to speak our minds, whether how much absurd or silly it is.
Just be careful on how you use your power. They're stronger than you think.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Vocabulary #6 Internet Terms
meme - a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users
"My friend took a video of me crying and turned it into a meme."
virus - a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
"A teacher recommended me to download this program and now I have a virus."
viral - relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.
"I wanted to do a viral video but I'm too embarrassed."
blog -
wiki - a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
"Making a wiki is a nice way for you and other people to share knowledge."
URL - he generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to objects on the World Wide Web
"I forgot the URL address of the website so you have to manually look for it."
website - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.
"This website is really helpful especially to young naïve boys."
www - The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP. The term refers to all the interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the Internet.
"WWW is what websites usually start with."
Internet - The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information.
"It is amusing, how people believe everything they read off the internet."
2.0 - used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, etc.
"They have a friend that looks just like me but better in everyway so they started calling him Eldrin 2.0"
open source - denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified
"I took that information from an open source website."
"My friend took a video of me crying and turned it into a meme."
virus - a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
"A teacher recommended me to download this program and now I have a virus."
viral - relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.
"I wanted to do a viral video but I'm too embarrassed."
blog -
a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
"My mom just learned what a blog is and now she has one."
wiki - a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
"Making a wiki is a nice way for you and other people to share knowledge."
URL - he generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to objects on the World Wide Web
"I forgot the URL address of the website so you have to manually look for it."
website - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.
"This website is really helpful especially to young naïve boys."
www - The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP. The term refers to all the interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the Internet.
"WWW is what websites usually start with."
Internet - The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information.
"It is amusing, how people believe everything they read off the internet."
2.0 - used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, etc.
"They have a friend that looks just like me but better in everyway so they started calling him Eldrin 2.0"
open source - denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified
"I took that information from an open source website."
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Today I'm a Good Human Being!
Today, I'm a good human being because I washed the dishes this morning. It may not be much but to me, doing these kind of actions are important. Throwing away your trash in the trash can and having good recycling habit are honorary deeds. We may not be able to donate million of dollars to charity, or risk our lives in protecting our country, but simple task like saying thank you or holding the door for strangers are equivalent to those actions. These usually go by unnoticed, but to us, these what make us humans and also in hopes of influencing the future generation.
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