JOHN MICHAEL T.

TEAÑO

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PERFORMANCE TASK No. 2 - Module 9

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

1. SEASHELL ART

Seashells and sea creatures have held deep symbolic meaning in art and literature
throughout human history. Seashells are often
associated with love and fertility. In some
cases, the seashell can be seen as symbolic of
female genitalia. Medieval Christian traditions
associate seashells with pilgrims.

2. STONE ART

Stone carving is a prized art form in the

Philippines, even prior to the arrival of Western colonizers, as seen in the stone likha
and larauan or tao-tao crafts of the natives.
These items usually represent either an
ancestor or a deity who aids the spirit of a loved
one to go into the afterlife properly.

3. BAMBOO ART

Bamboo crafts permeate all aspects of

Philippine life. Bamboo is used for house
construction, for fishing and farming
implements, for musical instruments and much
more. Bamboo items may still be found in the
handicraft section of most public markets. The
poles can be used as containers for water or for
gathering wine.

JOHN MICHAEL T. TEAÑO

12 - Diamond

PERFORMANCE TASK No. 2

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
LASER LOVE

Lasers like the one in this bar code scanner are a staple of modern life. Lasers are
used in many different devices, from CD and DVD players to the instruments doctors
use to perform laser eye surgery. You would probably find it difficult to go through
your day without interacting with lasers in some way.

It’s hard to believe that just a few decades ago, when lasers were invented, they
were thought to have no practical
value.

Even more amazing, the scientific

theory that led to the invention of the
laser is one of the strangest theories in
science. This is Einstein’s wave-particle
theory. According to the theory,
electrons can be stimulated to give off
light energy that behaves like both a
particle and a wave. We now call these
particles of light energy photons.

The theory is strange not only because it’s impossible to envision something that
both is and isn’t a particle.

The theory has also lead to some odd revelations. For example, the mere act of
observing photons changes them, and photons seem to “love” to be with other
photons.

Einstein himself even said that the more we know about the theory, “the sillier it
looks.” Yet this theory has revolutionized our understanding of nature.