Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Sacred Heart School
Tacloban, City

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 4

Name: Date:
Grade/Strand: Score:

A. Something to Think About!

On page 19, UCSP Book. Evaluate the advertisement for Pears Soap featuring
Commodore Dewey. Answer the following questions:

1. What does the ads say?

2. What kind of social problem can be depicted in the advertisement?
3. How do you view this advertisement?
4. Do you think the Americans think “non-white” races are unclean?
5. How do you connect this advertisement with the obsession of Filipinos in using white
soaps?

B. Answer the question on Something to Think About page 18 of UCSP Book.

Cite examples on each questions and write down your answers in bullet form.

1. Are the effects of “colonial bomb” visible in our culture today? How do you say so?
2. In our own language?
3. In the way we look at foreign nations?