TIMOTHY NEAL D. CASTANOS
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Timothy Neal Castanos, a high school graduate from De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and currently taking up Accountancy in De La Salle University. Loves learning new things like reading about how the human body works to how the radiation of the sun heats up the world today, a fitness enthusiast loves running, lifting and doing all kinds of sports. Also believes that the Philippines can be better through authoritative and directive leadership through a leader which upholds the values of honesty and integrity with his whole heart. To add, loves motivating others to do better in every aspect of their lives because we are only given one life and that with this life we must change the world for the better for everyone. Lastly life’s motto “Never push yourself to the limit, because you have none.” |
SUMMARY
When I hear the term Political Science, first thing that comes to mind is Politics and politicians and how these people run the government. It is only in class that I learned that Political Science is actually a general term for the interaction of people who can communicate with each other. Also it is dubbed as the master science if I’m not mistaken, what I can remember why it is called the master science because it is the study from which all studies come from because of its content which include communication of one another.
Among the many things I learned, one of the ideas that standout is the utopian society of Plato. In this society there is a sort of predestination. Everyone is classified in an early age based on their IQ, and the top position of the community being held by a philosopher. What I think is if ever this type of society would exist it would be imperfect. I can say this because it would restrict what has been inertly given to us, freedom, having a predisposition based on intelligence would undermine the rights of everyone because there is no true measurement of intelligence and that classification of this will lead to discrimination. So to sum it up a utopian society in the perspective of Plato is not a perfect society. For me a perfect society is a society wherein no one is discriminated for things he/she was born to be but should be for the actions and the ethics of a person and that everyone should be given equal chance no matter what the circumstance is.
Another important lesson I learned in political science is critical thinking. Yes critical thinking might seem like a general term but what I learned was that we should always be critical thinkers when it comes to politics, an example of this is the elections, there are many candidates and all have their credibility based on the most accessible media, the television. So what I’m trying to say is that it is our duty as responsible citizens of the Philippines to do our own research on which politicians deserve our vote. And that we should always see to it that we are objective at all times because our choice matters and that it would greatly affect us.
To conclude, I could honestly say that indeed my Political Science Class helped me understand Politics better, I can say this because I learned from my professor who practices political science in real life situations like his job in campaigns and how it can change the perception of the political candidates for better or worse and that the understanding of political science is essential in everyday life. All in all I believe that I not only learned the important aspects of political science but also I was and currently applying what I learned in everyday life.
“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best” – Otto von Bismarck
Among the many things I learned, one of the ideas that standout is the utopian society of Plato. In this society there is a sort of predestination. Everyone is classified in an early age based on their IQ, and the top position of the community being held by a philosopher. What I think is if ever this type of society would exist it would be imperfect. I can say this because it would restrict what has been inertly given to us, freedom, having a predisposition based on intelligence would undermine the rights of everyone because there is no true measurement of intelligence and that classification of this will lead to discrimination. So to sum it up a utopian society in the perspective of Plato is not a perfect society. For me a perfect society is a society wherein no one is discriminated for things he/she was born to be but should be for the actions and the ethics of a person and that everyone should be given equal chance no matter what the circumstance is.
Another important lesson I learned in political science is critical thinking. Yes critical thinking might seem like a general term but what I learned was that we should always be critical thinkers when it comes to politics, an example of this is the elections, there are many candidates and all have their credibility based on the most accessible media, the television. So what I’m trying to say is that it is our duty as responsible citizens of the Philippines to do our own research on which politicians deserve our vote. And that we should always see to it that we are objective at all times because our choice matters and that it would greatly affect us.
To conclude, I could honestly say that indeed my Political Science Class helped me understand Politics better, I can say this because I learned from my professor who practices political science in real life situations like his job in campaigns and how it can change the perception of the political candidates for better or worse and that the understanding of political science is essential in everyday life. All in all I believe that I not only learned the important aspects of political science but also I was and currently applying what I learned in everyday life.
“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best” – Otto von Bismarck