Honor Thy Father

“Ano ang hindi mo gagawin para sa kanya?” a tagline from the movie entitled Honor Thy Father. This tagline means “what can you not do for him?” which is a really a rhetorical question when it pertains to your family. Honor thy Father is a Filipino film with a genre of crime, drama and thriller. It was mainly all about a family that wants to get by to their lives and lately experienced lots of tragedy as they entered the ponzi scheme that is owned by the father of Edgar’s (Cruz) wife, Kaye (Soriano) who was lately proved as scam, so the couple endure the violent wrath of their fellow parishioners, determined to get their money back. Honor Thy Father tackles similar subject matter such as crime, class and family but above all of this it portraits the Filipino Church. The story gave me reaction in two perspective…

Honor thy father is a movie that you can relate in real life situation and in the things that are really happening in our country. The movie is as well a great representation of our society and serves as an eye opener to the people who are not aware of what’s going on or those people that don’t care at all, all they think is all about their selves. This movie also shows that there is no good in human; all of us are sinners and we are easily blinded by money. The movie reflects that we people are…

Paul wrote Romans to the believers in Rome as a guide on how to serve God and live for Him daily. The truths in this book still apply to us today. Romans 1-8 gives a basic idea of the worldview a Christian should have. God commands Christians to live differently than the rest of the world. We are to honor Christ in everything that we say and do. It is important for Christians so fully understand what it means to have a biblical worldview. Romans lays out what a Christian should think regarding…

listen. Lastly, his target is two sons of which one is lost, at different times, - a ration of 1:2, Herlevson (YEAR). Finally, this narrative peaks the interest of the sinner. The one who has strayed away to a foreign land and needs to return home. This the one who disobeys the law and is need of forgiveness and reconciliation. This parable begins with discussion between a father and his youngest son. The youngest son makes a request of his father that would have been viewed as outlandish and…

they have never been the strict “you have a bedtime” type of parents. As I have matured, I have learned their leniency increases with the more trust they have in me. Trust and respect are prime aspects my parents advocate. Whenever I would make a poor decision, my mother would say the same phrase over and over again to me. “If you know you’re not supposed to be doing it, you best not be doing it!” she’d firmly recite. However, my parents are very understanding and forgiving. They understand…

There are many different themes and approaches in the anthropology of religion. Furthermore, each approach views religion in its own unique way and has a distinctive explanation of how religion is understood by individuals. In the short film “Second Stories: Honour Thy Father” created by Gerald Auger, these anthropological approaches are evident but the ones being discussed in this piece of writing are the social-functionalist and interpretive approaches. The social-functionalist approach has…

Honor is a human construct. It is used to evaluate one’s worth and set expectations. Reputation, notoriety, dignity, honor: these all define one’s place in society, but they are not intrinsic. In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, various characters struggle with their honor. Laertes’s honor leads him to act irrationally, Hamlet’s honor finally inspires him to act, and the patriarchal society’s idea of Ophelia’s honor destroys her. Hamlet has a complex attitude towards honor, admitting that its…

Our society looks at a person’s actions and judges them if someone opens a door for someone or helps someone. Honor is setting and being committed to self-standards. An example is in a sport when a person does not cheat, even if he could get away with it. Honor is not about what a person says but what they do. A person can also honor others, by treating a person the same whether liking them or not. In conclusion, honor is telling the truth and treating others fairly no matter the circumstance or…

Shame Proneness and Help-Seeking Behavior in the Culture of Honor There’s a steady growth in research regarding intimate partner violence (IPV). What is IPV? Depending on the study, IPV can account for different variables. For this instance, intimate partner violence is defined as “behaviors that cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm, including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and controlling behaviors” (Pence, 2013). Furthermore, an intimate partner can be…

Honor codes are a set of principles in a school made to follow, to uphold an honest school environment, which can determine the integrity of a student. It is a controversial topic among students and teachers because of the student opposition of obeying rules. Honor codes should be established and maintained in a school because of the positive shift of student learning environment, student intellectual improvement, and peer relationship progression. Schools who establish an honor code that is…