NSTP CWTS

ACTIVITY #3 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

TASK #1

1. Give your own observation on the idea that the Philippines is a

disaster-prone country. Do you

Agree with this or not? I agree that the Philippines is a disaster-prone country
since it is situated in a tropical region of the world's most turbulent ocean, is
made up of a chain of volcanic islands, and is situated in a tectonically active
region. Furthermore, climate change is one of the reasons why the Philippines
are classified as disaster-prone, making regional weather patterns even more
unstable. Finally, the Philippine population is much larger than can be easily
supported or kept safe.

2. Explain the difference between a hazard and a disaster. Give specific

examples.

A hazard is an incident that has the potential to cause harm, death, or

property/environmental damage. In most circumstances, a disaster occurs
quickly and unexpectedly, disrupting the normal course of life in the afflicted
area. It leads to the loss or destruction of lives, property, or the environment.
This loss is beyond the local populations/ability society's to cope. As a result,
external assistance is required.
For example: Assume you're in the desert when an earthquake strikes.
Earthquakes are now a threat. Because you are on the open desert, it does not
harm you. There is no danger to your life. As a result, it does not turn into a
disaster. It is still a danger. Consider a city-level earthquake. Buildings fall
down, people are killed or injured, and regular life is disrupted. This is a
complete disaster.
3. What makes a society vulnerable from disasters and hazards?

The factors that make a society vulnerable are initial well-being, strength, and
adaptability. Buildings, sanitation, power, roads, and transportation
infrastructure are all in poor condition. Occupation in a risky area the
environment is degrading, and we are unable to protect it.

4. Among all the disasters presented, what do you think is the most
difficult to prevent? Expound on your answer.

I think earthquake is the most difficult to prevent because accurate

forecasting requires the presence of precursors some form of earth signal
indicating the impending arrival of a major quake. The signal must appear
exclusively before large earthquakes and before all large earthquakes.
Seismologists have so far been unsuccessful in locating those precursors,
assuming they exist at all.

5. Create a short poem (2-3 stanzas will do or 8-12 lines) about hazards
and disasters. Give it a certain or catchy title.

Disaster: Act Faster

Ecological damages and environmental destructions.

Threats to the normal functioning of lifelines and production.

The broad definition of Hazard and Disaster.

Made a plan, 'cause time flies faster.

We can't stop the impact of it,

But we can eliminate the damage of it.

Make yourself alert, informed, and create—

A action plan to manipulate the disaster itself.

6. Make a slogan about hazards & disasters. (Be creative to your slogan,
copy paste thru internet is not encourage)

7. Write a Short Reflection Paper on the theme: Education in the time of

Pandemic.
Education amidst pandemic isn't as easy as the normal setting form of
teaching yet as hard as doing a thread passing through the hole of a needle.
Nevertheless, I find it challenging, it keeps me pushing on my limitation doing
classes online that I have never been through where I have experienced many
challenges.

Dealing with this new form of teaching makes me think what I am really
capable of doing, because I'm not privileged of doing this kind of stuff that's
why I'm stress since day one. I don't know where I could get the money to buy
a load everytime we have a session since my parent doesn't have a stable job to
get enough money but even if my parent does, the internet connection isn't
stable.

Despite of many challenges I'm able to adapt in the new environment that I'm
facing right now. I'm able to catch up in the lesson and did every tasks that
assign to us. When I have lost Internet connection, I come to my friend's house
just to make sure everything will go smooth.

TASK #2

1. Watch the movie “Los Angeles” and make a movie review

San Andreas is a 2015 disaster film that was released in theaters in May. The
film, directed by Brad Peyton, stays true to its concept of a natural disaster
picture while also being a natural disaster. The film offers some background
information regarding the San Andreas Fault as well as cinematic views of
structures flying across the screen. The trailer for San Andreas appears good at
first sight. Action-packed scenes and a damsel-in-distress rescue have
spectators on the edge of their seats, waiting to see what happens next. The
film, on the other hand, is essentially the trailer replayed ten times in ten
different places.

San Andreas is unlike other natural disaster movies in that it includes not just
massive destruction but also passionate romance and character development.
Ray's tumultuous home life is seen in scenes where he and his wife, Emma, are
going through a divorce. Emma makes a jerk move and dumps Ray for a
stunning architect named Daniel in the film's spicy drama. Ray's daughter
nearly drowns after several more earthquake clips and a tsunami, but he
manages to rescue her through CPR without drowning her again with his tears.

The film concludes with him and his family standing on top of a hill which has
miraculously survived all of the calamities looking out over the devastation.
With no other option, the director has an American flag unfurl, showcasing
what's left of California in all its patriotic grandeur. Instead of images with
buildings falling all over the place and seven thousand damsels in distress, this
film may have been better if there was an actual plot line running through all
of this damage and more autonomous women.