UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Viktor Frankl’s Book: Man’s Search for Meaning
Spiritual Self
How does spirituality influence on individual?
 Acts of Faith
 Hope
 Love
-The Spiritual Self Enables the person to experience a feeling
of oneness with a higher being and the universe and gives a
deeper purpose or meaning of one's life
-Develops through interaction, observation, and imitation
-Family, school, and church -- play a very important role in a
child's spiritual development.
Spiritual aspect of the self → inner essence
What is Spirituality?
-Latin word spiritus-breath or life force
-can be understood as the search for the Sacred ?
-generally refers to meaning and purpose in one's life, a
search for wholeness, and a relationship with a Transcendent
being.
-originally developed in "Early Christianity"
-Christians uses the term "SPIRIT" to describe the "HOLY
SPIRIT"
Spirituality
In Christian Ethics, Peschke (1994) describes that the
experience of the sacred is characterized so the
characterization of sacred is REVERENCE, FAITH, FEAR, TRUST,
LOVE, & ADMIRATION WHICH are intimately CONNECTED TO
GOD.
WORSHIP- an ESSENTIAL ACT TO REALIZE the ultimate
meaning of transcendence and human life.
Spirituality is connected with Religion
RELIGION - an organized system of ideas about the spiritual
sphere or the supernatural along with associated ceremonial
practices.
-all religion recognized the spirituality in one's life.
Spirituality and religions fulfill numerous social and
psychological needs.
Search for the meaning of life
-The search for the meaning of Life pertains to the seeking of
what one's life as a whole really means. What purposes and
objectives does it serve.
-It refers to the idea that individuals are deeply motivated to
explore meaning in their lives, understand the nature of their
experience and feel it is significant and purposeful
(IResearchNet, n.d).
-Life's meaning had been a task of artists, theologians and
philosophers. People would exert great effort and run errands
in finding one.
-Abraham Maslow believed that through achieving self-
actualization (highest level in the hierarchy) life's significance
can be perceived and recognized
-he shared his experiences in the Nazi Concentration Camp
-he explained how a prisoner passes through Three (3) Major
Phases when they undergo suffering
1. State of Shock-state of being so disturbed
2. Develops Apathy-blunting of the emotions; feeling that one
could not care anymore; protective shell that numbs the
violence
3. Depersonalization - state in which everything seemed
unreal e.g. dream
-Wrote that those who found some meaning were more likely
to survive the camps and those who had lost their purpose
were almost certainly doomed
-His experiences led him to develop the "Basic Tenets of
Logotherapy" which is proved valid even amid all the dark
forces in human existence
-Concluded that inevitable human suffering could contribute
to human achievement (Frankl to be able to publish a book)
and the search of meaning in life (Frankl to be able to find his
purpose in living)
Logotherapy is the pursuit of human existence as well as on
man's search for such a meaning,
-The striving to find a meaning in one's life is the primary
motivational force in man
-One can discover the meaning of life in three different ways
 By doing a deed (through achievements or
accomplishments)
 By experiencing a value (loving a person)
 By suffering (if there is purpose in life at all, there
must be a purpose in suffering and in dying.)
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how"
-Frankl further suggests that one should not search for an
abstract meaning of life. Everyone has his or her own specific
vocation or mission in life.
-Each individual is questioned by life; and he or she can only
answer to life by answering for his or her own life; to life he or
she can only respond by being responsible.
Animism
-from Latin: anima, 'breath, spirit, life'
-originated in Africa, also the oldest of all religions ever. It is
very traditional.
-the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a
distinct spiritual essence.
-perceives all things-animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather
systems, human handiwork, and perhaps even words as
animated and alive.
What are good example of Animism?
• Animism puts more emphasis on the uniqueness of each
individual soul. In pantheism, everything shares the same
spiritual essence there are no distinct spirits and/or souls.
Examples of Animism can be seen in forms of
  Shinto
 Hinduism
 Buddhism
 Pantheism
 Paganism Neopaganism

Local Practices of Animism

-Beliefs about the sacred also include the primitive concept
about animism or the belief that creatures, objects, and
places possess certain spirits.
-Animism is also the belief that things and places are alive and
grounded by a supernatural order. In the Philippines,
indigenous people are known to practice Animism. Some
groups, for example, believe that the spirits of the sun, sky,
and moon are their gods and that different deities exist to
protect them and guide them toward a fruitful life.

Animism in others
Others believe that spirits inhabit animals and nature such as
trees, rocks, mountains, and bodies of water, among others,
and that respect must be given to them through acts of
worship (e,g offerings, prayers, sacrifices) to please or
appease them.
Being linked with folk belief, animism cultivates among people
a consciousness of the environment that they are in, thus
making them more mindful of how they act according to the
different things they come in contact with.
 Math in the Modern World Candidate A = 12 = 12
Candidate B = 16 = 16
Candidate C= 8+10 = 18
THE VOTING SYSTEM Candidate D= 4 =4
Therefore, we can declare that using Plurality, Candidate C
Voting- is a tool used by groups of people in making a wins the election.
collective decision. It can be presented conveniently in terms
of an election system in which one can select a particular 3. Borda Count Method
candidate out of a set of candidates on the basis of ballots In this method, each candidate is assigned a weight according
cast by voters. to their rank in the preferences list. For n number of
-In a democratic country like the Philippines, voting is an candidates, the highest rank (the most favorite) will have n
exercise of rights and duties as citizens of the country. points and the lowest rank (the least favorite) will have 1
Filipinos vote in the local elections, national elections, reality point. The Borda count is the sum of these weights given to a
shows, and even small organizations. Any voting process candidate. The candidate who receives the highest Borda
starts with a voting for a candidate followed by the counting count will be declared the winner.
of votes and then declaring the winner of the election.
Example 3:
1. The Majority System Using the Borda count method, determine the winner in
The majority system is the common voting system applied to the preference list in Example 2.
an election with only two candidates. The winner in the
majority system requires more than half of the people voting
for an issue or a candidate. Majority means more than 50% of
the total voters or all the other votes combined.

Example 3: Solution
Using Borda Count, we have the ff. points for each candidate:

Example 1: Solution
a. Observe that 50% of 414 is 207. Since no one got more
than 207 votes, none of the candidates receive the majority
of the votes.
b. Candidate A receives the most number of votes, therefore,
we can declare that Candidate A wins the election.
2. Plurality of Voting
For more than two candidates, it is possible that the one with
the most votes may not constitute a majority. In this case, the
winner of this election will be based on the plurality method
of voting. The winner by this method is the candidate with the
most votes or most first-place votes for ranked candidates. In
the plurality system, alternative choices are not considered.
Example 2:
The result of an election with 4 candidates and 50 voters
are shown in the preference list below. Using the plurality
method of voting, which candidate wins this election?
Therefore, we can declare that Candidate C is the winner.
4. Plurality with Elimination
Plurality with elimination is a variation of the plurality method
in which the alternative choices of the voters are taken into
consideration. The candidate with the fewest number of first-
place votes is first eliminated. In case there are two
alternatives with the same lowest votes, then both are to be
eliminated. The remaining candidates are re-ranked with the
assumption that voters' preferences do not change from
round to round.
Example 4:
Answer Example 2 using the method of plurality with
elimination.

Example 4: Solution
Example 2: Solution
Using Plurality, we have the following votes in each candidate,
 Example 6: Solution
By Approval Voting system, we have the following votes in
Therefore, we can conclude that Candidate C wins the each candidate:
election.
Harry Liam 5+3+4 = 12
5. The Top Two Runoff Method Liam =5+3 = 8
The two candidates with the most number of first-place votes Louis = 5+2 = 7
are removed from the preference list and are then re-ranked Niall =3+2+4 = 9
for a new preference list. The one with the higher first place
votes in the new preference list between these two
candidates will be declared the winner. The top two runoff Therefore, we can conclude that Harry wins the election.
method satisfies the majority criterion.

Example 5:
Apply the top two runoff method to the preference list
from Example 2.

Example 5: Solution

Therefore, we can conclude that Candidate C wins the

election

6. Approval Voting System

In this type of voting, a voter may choose more than one
option or candidate. Each vote coming from one voter will be
counted as one vote, and the one with the most number of
total votes will be declared the winner. For large elections,
approval voting may be considered a better method because
it measures the overall support for a candidate.

Example 6:
The members of a scholarship council have picked their
choices from the top 4 applicants for a scholarship. The
results are indicated in the table below.
 GRAMMAR
VERBALS
Verbals are a type of lexical category in English
grammar that includes the parts of speech that can be
derived from verbs. They are used in language to
express actions, states, or conditions and are used in
many different ways to modify other words in a
sentence.
Verbals are different from actual verbs in that they do not
necessarily express action or state and they can be used in
places where verbs normally appear, they inflect or use a
helper verb to create new verbal forms. Some examples of
verbals in English include including:
1. Infinitives (e.g., "to speak")
2. Gerunds (-ing form of the verb, e.g., speaking)
3. Participles (-ed form of the verb, e.g., spoken)
Participles-a verbal is a word formed from a verb but
functioning as a different part of speech. A participle is a
verbal that functions as an adjective.
Two kinds of participles:
A. Present participles, always ending in -ing. are created from
the form of a verb used with the verb to be (am, is, are, was,
were, been)
B. Past participles, usually ending in -ed or -en, are created
from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an
auxiliary verb (passive voice).
Present Participles
Where is the boiling water? ("Boiling" is the present
participle of the verb "to boil." It is also functioning as an
adjective.)
Past Participle
Where is the broken chair?
("Broken" is the past
participle of the verb "to break." In this example, it is
functioning as an adjective.)
A gerund is a verb in its present participle form (root verb +
"ing") that acts as a noun in a sentence.
Gerund as a Subject gerund performing the action in the
sentence Reading became my favorite hobby.
Gerund phrase * Reading romance novels became my
favorite hobby.
Gerund as Direct Object - gerund receives the action in the
sentence * The team practiced kicking.
Gerund phrase * The team practiced kicking from the sideline.
Gerund as Indirect Object - specifies who, whom, or what the
action is aimed at * I made learning my priority.
Gerund phrase * I prioritized learning for the exam.
Gerund as Objects of preposition - gerund follows a
preposition * Kira is obsessed with texting.
Gerund phrase * Kira is obsessed with texting her friends.
Gerund as Subject compliment - verb comes after a
preposition
* He is good at observing people.
An infinitive is a verb form (often preceded by "to," e.g., "to
dance," "to sing") that can function as a noun, an adjective, or
an adverb.
An infinitive as a noun:
To win was everything.
(The infinitive is the subject of "was.")
An infinitive as an adjective:
It is an appropriate saving to propose.
(The infinitive modifies "saving." This means it is functioning
as an adjective.)
An infinitive as an adverb:
The man paid to watch.
(The infinitive modifies the verb "paid." This means it is
functioning as an adverb.)
A participle phrase is a combination of words, including a
participle, modifier, and pronoun or noun phrases. It's action
receiver, and requires a comma at the start of a sentence or at
the end.
PARTICIPLE PHRASE + COMMA + WHOLE SENTENCE
* Ex: Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.
* Present Participle (removing) + Whole Sentence (Subject:
Jack, Verb: rushed)
The participle phrase in this sentence is removing his coat,
which is at the beginning of the sentence with a whole
sentence following it so a comma is needed.
WHOLE SENTENCE + PARTICIPLE PHRASE
* Ex: Delores noticed her cousin walking along the shoreline.
* Subject (Delores) + Verb (noticed) + Present Participle
(walking)
* The participle phrase in this sentence is walking along the
shoreline, which is at the end of the sentence so a comma is
not needed.
WHY ARE VERBALS IMPORTANT?
Verbals enrich language by enabling verbs to take on various
grammatical forms, each serving distinct functions.
Proficiency in understanding and using verbals is essential for
clear, precise, and expressive communication, contributing
significantly to the subtleties and eloquence of language, and
is thus indispensable in both effective communication and
creative writing.
PREPOSITIONS
 -It can be used to show where something is located.
Types of prepositions Preposition of Place: at, on, in, above
Used for:
 Simple prepositions  specific place
 Compound prepositions
 referring to a area of surface
 Phrase prepositions
 Preposition of time
 a place with boundary
 Preposition of place  much bigger place
 Preposition of direction Example:
 Preposition of agent  At the library
 On the wall
A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or  In a room
phrases to other words within a sentence. They act to connect  Stars are above the sky
the people, objects, time and locations of a sentence.
Preposition is a word that expresses relationship of noun or
Preposition of Direction
pronoun to other words of sentence. (e.g. in, of, to, at, by, for,
with, under, above, onto, upon, about, etc) -It indicates that something is headed for or directed to
Preposition usually describe the position of something, the somewhere.
time when something happens and the way in which -Preposition of Direction: towards, into, up, across,
something is done. around
-Used for: expressing a direction Example: He swarm
Simple Preposition across the river. The store is right up the road
-Preposition that consist of one word. Examples: At, by,
for, from, in, of, off on, out, through, till, to,up, with, Preposition of Agent
under. -It is used for a thing which is cause of another thing in
 The paper is on my desk. the sentence
 Rita wasn’t at home yesterday. Preposition of Agent: by
 There are kites in the sky. Used for:
 They were sitting by the tree.  how something has been done.
 how somebody commutes.
Compound Preposition Example:
-It is formed by prefixing a preposition to a Noun, an  Manufactured by machine.
Adjective or an Adverb.  She is playing with her brother
Examples: About, along, admist, before, behind. beside,
inside, within. QUESTION
 These trees are lined up along the road. TRANSFORMATION
 This article is about computers
• Question transformation pertains to the process of
Phrase Preposition changing a sentence from one form, such as a
-It is a group of words used with force of a single declarative sentence (a statement), into an interrogative
preposition. question). Sentence (a question)It is typically achieved
Examples: According to, along with, in palce of, etc. by altering the word order or adding question words
 The word was done according to her (e.g., who, what, when, where, why, how) to the
instructions. sentence.
 Kumar was arrested along with his friends
WHAT IS ITS FUNCTION?
Preposition of Time • It makes the structure of your writing look better, to
It explains at what point of time did an event occur. sound positive.
Preposition of Time: at, on, in • It increases the consistency, clarity, and content
Used for: specific time, days/dates for longer periods of readability of academic writing.
time duration • It turn the statement into a question to seek
Example: information or clarification
 The shop closes at midnight.
 In England it often snows in December. QUESTION TRANSFORMATION IS USED IN THE
Preposition of Place FOLLOWING
1. Gathering information • To create a question using the "be" verb, you have to
2. Yes/no questions change the word order. Switch the position of the
3. Wh-questions subject and the "be" verb.
4. Tag questions Example:
5. Indirect questions You are a student.
6. Reported speech She is German.
7. Embedded questions Are you a student?
8. Alternative questions Is she German?
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO TRANSFORM A Question using " action words or verbs"- utilize and
SENTENCE INTO A QUESTION answers the WH question
Changing Word Order: create a question by inverting the
subject and the auxiliary verb (or "helping verb"). Question using " action words or verbs"- utilize and
For example: answers the WH question (what, when, where, who)
Statement: She is going to the store. Question: Is she Example: Anna is leaving. Who is leaving?
going to the store? I'm leaving tomorrow. Who's leaving tomorrow?

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO TRANSFORM A TRIVIA:

SENTENCE INTO A QUESTION • In yes/no question formation, the sentence order is
Adding Question Words: You can introduce question often inverted, and an auxiliary
words to the sentence to create questions that seek verb is added before the subject. For example, "He is
specific information. studying" becomes "Is he studying?"
For example:
Statement: He ate lunch.
Question: What did he eat for lunch?

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO TRANSFORM A SENTENCE

INTO A QUESTION
• Using Question Tags: Question tags are short phrases
added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a
question. They often involve the us auxiliary verbs.

For example:8-10/25
Statement: You like pizza, don't you? Question: You like
pizza, right?

Changing the Verb Tense: In some cases, changing the

tense of the verb can transform o statement into a
question.
For example:
Statement: They will go to the party. Question: Will they
go to the party?

• Using Modal Verbs: Modal verbs like "can," "will,"

"should," "would," etc., are often used at the beginning
of a sentence to form questions. For example:
Statement: She can swim. Question: Can she swim?

Rephrasing with "Do" or "Does": In simple present

tense, questions often start with "do" or "does."
For example:
Statement: They play tennis. Question: Do they play
tennis?
"Be" verb- It describes states of existence.