Will May 21, 2011 really be the END OF THE WORLD?

I was bothered by news that May 21, 2011 is the judgment day. According to them , Jesus Christ will come and will judge the living and the dead. They said that it has proven that this is the exact date that the world will end. Then I asked myself, what will happen during that day? Does God will select those who will be in heaven and those who will be fitted to hell?

I am really confused with this news. And I think familyradio.com is the one propagated this kind of information. According to this site, May 21, 2011 is the end of the world and is not going to be on 2012 as many of us had known. Why do they say that this date is the end of the world? How sure are they of the end?

Maybe most of us would ask. Many would be bothered. I think lots of people right now looking for the reality of what they predicted. Does anyone knows that the world will end? How about you? Do you believe that God will judge that day and He will come?

In this complicated world, a lot of things happen. So many speculations and predictions have been drawn. It may be true or not. We do not know exactly the real truth. We have encountered different events. Events maybe not familiar to us or events we expected to come. But I think what’s important is that we should be ready all the time. Some said that it’s good to think that today is your last day so that you will be reminded that you have to do good things and love people around you. If judgment day will come then I think we have to prepare for it although we are not certain of that day. Is May 21, 2011 really the end? What do you think? Is this only a scam? Or do these people behind this speculation trying to make publicity?

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The Need to Study Economics

Everyday we deal with economics; whether we all know what it means or not at all. In our everyday activities, economics is one very important field that is always applied. As I said, some may not know that meaning of it. However, it pays to be able to know and understand the meaning of it so that we will be able to appreciate it more. Several definitions have been given and are enumerated as follows:

Web definitions of Economics:

• The branch of social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services and their and their management. 
• A social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. It involves analyzing the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. 
• The science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth, and with the various related problems of labor, finance, taxation, etc. 
• The study of the economy. 
• The study of choice and decision-making in a world with limited resources. 
• The study of how people choose to use scarce resources to satisfy their needs and wants. 

Other Definitions:

• Study of the steps of the production of products, how they are distributed for selling to the public and how the public response to buying the product. 

Economics as a broad-based social science, begins with the fundamental assumptions that resources are scarce and human wants are unlimited. Economists therefore focus on the analysis of choices forced by these assumptions. Example: Today, why do you major in a particular field for instance? You may have a wide number of talents and interests whom you may want to develop but because of limited time and money, you are forced to choose a single major (the one that you are currently pursing) from different competing options.

Students may have a lot of reasons why they study economics but only one of which is an interest in theorizing about the allocation of scarce resources among competing ends. It has to be observed that economics being a broad-based science covers almost all aspects of life. In the pursuit of a decent career and development of good citizenship, economics offers a lot of help.

Again, you may want to ask why study microeconomics or macroeconomics? By studying microeconomics, the students are given the opportunity to learn how to apply microeconomics principles to actual decision-making problems. While studying macroeconomics enables them to understand government's decision making and the economy as a whole.

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Management: An art or a Science?

Management is not an easy task. It requires patience and effort to become very effective in managing people and resources. Some of us may think that management can be done by anybody. Yes, anyone can but this would only be more effective and efficient if you have the courage and enthusiasm to handle different task in the organization. Maybe some of you would think that it’s very easy to become a manager because a manager will not do the actual day-today basis transactions in the company but rather delegates the task to people within the organization. To tell you, managers would not be effective if he will not apply the qualities of being a leader. To become manager is not an easy task especially if you are dealing with people in organization. A manager should have the broad knowledge and perspective in order to come up with decisions favorable to different stakeholders of the organization.

Management is both a science and an art. It is a science because it applies systematic method. It follows with the different fundamental of systematic approaches in relation to the inquiry of the natural laws of land. Just like other sciences, it passes through analysis of human behavior and the environment around him. The scientific method has played an important role in building management knowledge and improving managerial skills. The field of management has taken long forward steps since other beginning of this century. It involves philosophy which is the science of science. It also involves economics which concerns about how scarce resources distributed to satisfy human needs and wants. And even natural sciences can be applied in management. There is now adequate knowledge for a solid foundation, but it should not be assumed that other scientific method will soon provide all other answers. Managers have to contend with uncertainties that cannot be removed by scientific endeavor. 

Management is also an art. It is considered as art because management styles differ from one person to the other. The art of management is a personal creative power plus skill in performance. The contemplation of problems, events and possibilities develops personal creative power, while experience, observation, and study of results contribute to skilled performance. In other words management art involves envisioning orderly whole from chaotic parts, communicating other vision, and achieving other goal. It is considered an "art of arts" because it organizes and uses human talent.

The degree how likely management can be considered as science or an art differs on how manager exercised his managerial functions. Decisions in the organizations rely on how he perceived and how he learned from different experiences. He is also much willing to consider the scientific explanations on how person behaves and how he motivated by actions around his environment. What matter most for managers is that they are able to be rational and making people more effective and efficient.

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RH Bill: What's the real score?

RH bill has been an issue since President Noynoy came to office as the Chief Executive of the Philippines. In fact, this issue is came to a point that sectors affected gave their debates and stand with the issue. The issue now lies on morality, efficiency and beliefs. There are people who understand the purpose of the bill. There are those who do not understand what its ultimate reason and there are also people who believe it’s against the way of Christian life. This was remained an issue since it was never clear to everybody how the government should stand with the issue.

PNoy had expressed that he is in favor of Reproductive Health Bill. He wants to pursue and discuss the pros and cons about it. In fact, he consulted already different sectors which this bill might affect. He already talked to the CBCP, which is the strong opposition of the bill. We knew that the church, in the first place, strongly opposed the RH bill because according to them it’s not morally upright and it does solve the problem of population growth. It will just open another door of problems because it will encourage abortion and create unhealthy living.

Well, going back to PNoy, although he already expressed his intention but his camp denied that he is explicitly gave his support for the bill to push through. Instead, PNoy’s  spokesperson qualified their side and explain further how the government treated the issue which make it confusing. We don’t really get what is the firm and common answer of the Malacanang. That’s why until now, it’s still a topic that never ends and makes the process very slow. We can’t move on and make decisions about it because until now it’s unclear to everyone.

I would commend if the government will be firmed with their stand and they should already end the issue of wandering. It seems the government is sailing with two rivers that they do not know where they should go. To stop the issue and to be fair to everybody, the government should decide immediately and make their final actions about it. Once and for all, What’s the real score PNoy?

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