1. What is your personal understanding of human nature?

Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—
including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The
term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or what it 'means' to be human.

Ang kalikasan ng tao ay isang konsepto na nagsasaad ng mga pangunahing ugali at

katangian — kasama ang mga paraan ng pag-iisip, pakiramdam, at pag-arte - na
sinasabing natural na mayroon ang mga tao. Ang term na ito ay madalas na ginagamit
upang tukuyin ang kakanyahan ng sangkatauhan, o kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng
pagiging tao.

The Webster's Dictionary definition of human nature is “the essential essence of who we are
collectively as human beings.” This means the traits, behaviors, and characteristics essential to
what it is to be a human being as a matter of natural (usually biological) fact and which cannot
be changed without making us .

2. How does human nature differs from plant or animal nature?

Human have a special characteristic that differs from plant or animal. Human do have
the capability to make decisions for himself, to decide what he want to do with his life.
Human have the capability to express himself the way he want it to express

10 Facts You Might not Know about the Masterpiece

1. She lived with Francois I, Louis XIV and Napoleon

Although da Vinci began work on his masterpiece while living in his native Italy,
he did not finish it until he moved to France at King Francois I's request. The French
king displayed the painting in his Fontainebleau palace where it remained for a century.
Louis XIV removed it to the grand Palace of Versailles. At the outset of the 19th century,
Napoleon Bonaparte kept the painting in his boudoir.
2. Some historians believe Mona Lisa is a Self-Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, and he is buried at a French castle. Italy's

National Committee for Cultural Heritage is undertaking an investigation, and plans to
dig up his skull. They want to rebuild Leonardo's face, using CSI-style technology.
3. She has her own room in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

After the Louvre launched a four-year, $6.3 million renovation in 2003, the
painting now has its own room. A glass ceiling lets in natural light, a shatter-proof glass
display case maintains a controlled temperature of 43 degrees F. and a little spotlight
brings out the true colors of da Vinci's original paints.
4. It is a painting but not a canvas.

Da Vinci's famous masterpiece is painted on a poplar plank. Considering he was

accustomed to painting larger works on wet plaster, a wood plank does not seem that
outlandish. Canvas was available to artists since the 14th century, but many
Renaissance masters preferred wood as a basis for their small artworks.
5. Jackie Kennedy invited her to visit.

Over the centuries, French officials have only rarely let the painting out of their
sight. However, when first lady Jackie Kennedy asked if the painting could visit the U.S.,
French President de Gaulle agreed. "Mona Lisa" went on display at the National Gallery
of Art in Washington D.C. and then at the Metropolitan Museum of the Arts in New York
City.
6. A thief made her famous.

Although in the art world, the painting had always been an acknowledged
masterpiece, it wasn't until it was stolen in the summer of 1911 that it would capture the
attention of the general public. Newspapers spread the story of the crime worldwide.
When the painting finally returned to the Louvre two years later, practically the whole
world was cheering.
7. Picasso was under suspicion for the theft.
 During the investigation, the gendarmes went so far as to question known art
dissidents such as Pablo Picasso about the theft. They briefly arrested poet Guillaume
Apollinaire, who had once said the painting should be burned. Their suspicions proved
to be unfounded.
8. She receives fan mail.

Since the painting first arrived at the Louvre in 1815, "Mona Lisa" has received
plenty of love letters and flowers from admirers. She even has her own mailbox.

9. Not everyone is a fan.

Various vandals have tried to harm da Vinci's famed masterpiece, and 1956 was
a particularly bad year. In two separate attacks, one person threw acid at the painting,
and another individual pelted it with a rock. The damage is faint but still noticeable. The
addition of bulletproof glass repelled subsequent attacks with spray paint in 1974 and a
coffee cup in 2009.

10. She cannot be bought or sold.

Truly priceless, the painting cannot be bought or sold according to French

heritage law. As part of the Louvre collection, "Mona Lisa" belongs to the public, and by
popular agreement, their hearts belong to her.