BARTOLOME, Andrea Shane

1. I've always heard that a law should always be considerate, and that before imposing a
punishment, one should look beyond the reason for the act. But, in my viewpoint, a law is still
a law, and when it is breached, there should be a consequence of penalty, no matter how
minor or serious the violation is. In this situation, regardless of how good the mother's
intentions were, she still violated the ethical virtues of truth and justice. And, in my opinion,
the essence of law is meaningless if one of its principles is violated. According to one quote,
there is no justice without telling the truth, and there is no truth without justice, and there is
no essence of the law without justice and truth.

I believe that not sticking to the truth has a profound impact on us, and I don't mean
that in a moralistic sense, though it's no coincidence that several otherwise very different
religions agree on the importance of truth. If we do not speak the truth, we lose internal-
external consistency and, as a result, conductivity. When you are not in harmony with
yourself and the outside world, you are at odds with yourself. You're heading toward
incoherence, and it's costing you a lot. Losing this in a world where we already face numerous
challenges to maintain peace, both personally and collectively, is undoubtedly detrimental to
us.

2.

The following statements are my subjective opinions.

A. Victim blaming
In present era, victim blaming takes many forms, all of which point to the survivor being
held accountable for the crime or wrongful act they have endured. Victim blaming is the
act of directing one's violation to someone who is not accountable for the violation.
When there is more victim blaming instead of blaming a single violator, it is as if it is
provoking criminals to commit such acts because the conviction, regret, and
consequences they should be receiving are not granted to them.

In the coming years, I hope that the number of victims blaming will decrease, because if
this becomes more prevalent, many victims will simply shut their mouths and believe
 that no justice will be granted to them.We frequently focus on the impact these cases
have on women, but many men and transgenders also face similar experience. We must
address the systemic issues that are deeply ingrained in our cultures and communities, for
it does not only targets sexual assault survivors, but also victims of domestic violence,
robbery, and suicide. Rather than blaming the victim, we must recognize that it is critical
to give survivors the time they need to heal from their experience and to allow them to
mourn, be frustrated, frustrated, or feel whatever they need to feel in order to move
forward.

B. Body shaming

“You're so fat that you don't fit into the clothes”

“ew, what are those polka dots on your face, gross!”

“What are those zebra-like streaky lines on your legs!”

These are lines that many women have received as a result of flaws in their bodies, and
what clearly feels how body shaming feels, therefore body shaming is defined as the act
or practice of publicly humiliating another person's body shape or size, we have no right
to judge someone who has these flaws, whether they are inborn or caused by the products
we use. We are not porcelain dolls, and one factor that contributes to body shaming is
social media, which we idolize so much that we want to be flawlessly like the celebrities
we aspire to be. Again, we are not in a situation to whine about someone who has these
flaws because, as humans, we are flawed by nature, internally and externally.

C. Smart shaming
“Ikaw na magaling!”
“Wow english speaking”
“Bida bida sa recitation”
I'm sure you've heard these things in class, and I'm quite certain you've been told these things at
some point in your life, and it's embarrassing, and you don't want to say what's on your mind
because of it, in short this is the act of mocking of someone who is smarter than everyone else.
The truth is that most of us would refuse it if asked, and we may not even be aware of it, but we
all smart shame. We're all guilty of it, no matter what university we went to, what extent we
have, or where we grew up. Regardless of how society portrays intelligence as an
embarrassment. We don't have to hide our intelligence or keep our mouths shut in order to fit in
and avoid being mocked.
3.
I've always believed that I should "control what I can control." as well as "we are the
captains of our own ship." This means that, no matter how uncertain the future may
be, what we want to do, what we want to happen, and how we want our journey to be
are all in our hands. This means that we cannot deny the fact that our choices and
decisions we made a contribution to this.

In relation to the situation described, it is not wrong to drink with men UNLESS you
are aware of your limitations, the possibilities, the dangers, and the consequences that
can occur to you. Let us not be so vulnerable that we become blind to what might
happen; in other words, what I want women to do is not fully entrust themselves to
people they don't know.

In fact, it is not unusual for the people we most trust to be predators we despise. All I
ask of women is that they listen to their instincts; if they feel it is dangerous, they
should stop; never tolerate things that you believe are disastrous to you.