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Matthew College
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL SY 2022-2023
ACTION ORIENTED, FUTURE DIRECTED

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ACTIVITY # 1

Name: Meybieleen Gail G. Sangalang

Grade & Section: 12-Locke Teacher: Ms. Maria Nelyn B. Lodronio

Instructions:

1. Watch a 12- minute TEDxMid Atlantic video titled “ My Philosophy for Happy Life” by
Sam Berns on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m1o-tM05g

2. Use this activity format in answering the questions. Can be printed or handwritten.

3. Deadline is on December 06, 2022 / Tuesday

4. In not less than five (5) sentences, answer the following questions:

(a) Who is Sam Berns? What health condition does he have? What is the
health condition all about?

- Sam Berns is a 17-year-old male who was diagnosed with progeria when he was just 22
months old. Progeria is a rare disease. Progeria causes rapid aging, and only 350 kids are
affected worldwide, as Sam Berns said. Progeria has effects on the physical and internal
aspects of a person, which are: tight skin, heart disease, and stunted growth. Her mother, Dr.
Leslie Gordon, a pediatric researcher, published the first successful progeria treatment study.

(b) What do you think are the forms of occupational injustices that Berns could
have experienced in his life? Explain.

- There is a lot of occupational injustice that could happen to Sam Berns if he were able to work.
First and foremost, he may face discrimination at his workplace. People might think that he is
not capable of doing such a thing. Also, people may have negative attitudes toward him, which
may affect his emotional capacity. As we see how Sam Berns thinks about life, we will see how
positive he is, but as his disease may affect his emotional capability, anxiety and depression
may also occur because he is aging fast, and we know that older people are more sensitive
than younger people.

( c) What did Sam Berns do in order to overcome such occupational injustices?

- Based on his answer about the band, he was capable of adjusting. When there is a thing that he
wants, he will put it in his "things that I can do" category, and he will make adjustments for
him to reach it. Also, he does not want the negative parts of life to affect his life. He knows
what he is capable of, and he knows when he is missing out. So for me, if Sam Berns is able to
experience working, he will overcome it because of his three life philosophies, which will
make him so much stronger and better.