Week 6: Reflection#3

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. Give at least 5 VALUES that Norman learned from his family (particularly from his mother) or experiences and explain each using your own words and understanding.

Acceptance is one value that he learned since he accepted who he really was. Respect and obedience was also shown as he followed her mother's advice, knowing that she would never put him in harm. Tolerance was also shown since as he went through all of the demeaning eyes and other judgement. He showed great perseverance for finally graduating in that premiere university. Lastly, he showed great pride as he wore his attire in his graduation .

2. In the video, what gave you the greatest impact or touched you the most? Why?

                The moment that touched me the most is when his fellow graduates were amazed by him. Graduating from that university must have been rewarding. However, it must have been also settling and rewarding for him to be seen as positively unique and one of a kind rather than someone who is just different and excluded. Instead of looking at him with judging eyes, they thought of him as "cool and authentic", and he is. Although, I think he would probably be fine and accepted in that environment since the campus has an open mind for this matter.

3. Give your reaction, insights, lessons, etc. after watching the video.

                It is not that hard to look and treat someone with respect despite the differences. I do not get why others feel discomfort when they see or are near around them. I also do not get why other people who are more economically stable make the lives of those who are less fortunate even harder. Pity will definitely be more understandable, but respect will be even better. We do not get to choose how our lives will start, nor our fortune, sex, and race. Therefore, we should just accept how it is, respect how it is for others, improve those aspects that can be improved, and try to help others in improving themselves if you are able to.

4. From which university did Norman King graduate? (1 answer/sentence only).

Judging from the attire and the setting in the video, he graduated from the University of the Philippines - Manila.