Q5: Relevance to today
What can we learn from this story? (How is it relevant to our society today? Do we have our own form of 'lottery' as in the story?)
What we can learn from the story is to voice out our opinions.
We should not be so cruel and do horrible things like stoning others, which was what they villagers in "The Lottery" did to Mrs. Hutchinson.
If we feel that something that we have been doing is wrong, we should stop doing it. Mrs. Hutchinson only knew that holding the lottery every year was wrong when she was the one who "won" the lottery and was going to be stoned. If knew that holding the lottery was wrong right from the start, she should have just voiced out her opinion to the villagers and not keep it to herself until the moment that she was the one that was going to be stoned. If she had voiced out her opinion earlier, the people who previously "won" the lottery would not have been stoned.
We do have our own form of lottery. However, the winner of the lottery would not be stoned or injured. But in our kind of lottery, the winner gets prize money.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Singapore - Saving Our Environment
Have you ever wondered what has the Singapore government done to help save the environment? Well, the government certainly has done some things to help save the environment. There has been many global environmental issues. Thus, everyone should play their part in helping to conserve our resources and save the environment. One more thing: Singapore only has limited resources.
Firstly, the Singapore government has instructed the management of all major supermarkets in Singapore to turn Wednesday into "Bring Your Own Bag" Day. On this day, all citizens who purchase goods at the supermarket must bring their own reusable shopping bags to carry their purchased good. If anyone does not bring his/her shopping bag, he/she would be charged ten cents for every plastic bag used. By doing this, it is said that about ten million plastic bags could be saved in a year!
Next, the government has also encouraged more citizens to reuse, reduce and recycle and not to waste Singapore's limited resources. To encourage recycling, the goverment has organised more campaigns on recycling and placed more recycling bins all around the nation.
Finally, I found out that there is a company in Singapore that recycles food waste. Currently, the local company recycles soya bean waste, spent grains and spent yeast into animal feed. A local food waste treatment plant was also set up to turn food waste from food courts, hotels and factories into compost and biogas. So start to "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" today!
Firstly, the Singapore government has instructed the management of all major supermarkets in Singapore to turn Wednesday into "Bring Your Own Bag" Day. On this day, all citizens who purchase goods at the supermarket must bring their own reusable shopping bags to carry their purchased good. If anyone does not bring his/her shopping bag, he/she would be charged ten cents for every plastic bag used. By doing this, it is said that about ten million plastic bags could be saved in a year!
Next, the government has also encouraged more citizens to reuse, reduce and recycle and not to waste Singapore's limited resources. To encourage recycling, the goverment has organised more campaigns on recycling and placed more recycling bins all around the nation.
Finally, I found out that there is a company in Singapore that recycles food waste. Currently, the local company recycles soya bean waste, spent grains and spent yeast into animal feed. A local food waste treatment plant was also set up to turn food waste from food courts, hotels and factories into compost and biogas. So start to "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" today!
Organ Trading In S'pore. Allowed Or Disallowed?
Last Friday, my class had a current affairs discussion on whether organ trading should be allowed or disallowed in Singapore. The panellists all came prepared with speeches and powerpoints on their opinion to the topic. One of the speakers, Kevan, played as the economist (I think so). His opinion was that organ trading should be allowed in Singapore. However, many of my classmates disagreed as they think that if organ trading is allowed, only the rich would be able to afford to buy the organs but the poor can't as they are unable to pay the costs of buying the organs. Thus, when the poor people have illnesses such as kidney failure, they would not be able to immediately get a kidney as they have no money and would be out in waiting list at the hospitals. By then, these poor people would have already died while waiting for someone to donate them a kidney.
Some classmates also asked Kevan what if the poor wanted to sell their organs just for the money without caring for their health. Kevan told them that the hospital would do a medical checkup on these people first before making a decision if they are fit enough to sell their organs. After Kevan said this, I wondered what if the patients were as fit as a fiddle before selling their organs and their health deteriorated after selling their organs.
Personally, I think that organ trading should not be allowed in Singapore as this might cost the health of the poor people to deteriorate as a result of their need of money to support their own families. Allowing organ trading would also mean being unfair to the poor people as they would have no money to pay the hospital bills for organ transplant. In conclusion, I think that organ trading should not be allowed in Singapore.
Some classmates also asked Kevan what if the poor wanted to sell their organs just for the money without caring for their health. Kevan told them that the hospital would do a medical checkup on these people first before making a decision if they are fit enough to sell their organs. After Kevan said this, I wondered what if the patients were as fit as a fiddle before selling their organs and their health deteriorated after selling their organs.
Personally, I think that organ trading should not be allowed in Singapore as this might cost the health of the poor people to deteriorate as a result of their need of money to support their own families. Allowing organ trading would also mean being unfair to the poor people as they would have no money to pay the hospital bills for organ transplant. In conclusion, I think that organ trading should not be allowed in Singapore.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Processed Food (blog prompt)
Processed food are bad for health. What are processed food? Processed food are also known as preserved food. Some examples are sausages, luncheon meat, meatballs, crab stick and other types of canned food. How are these processed food made? Guess What? Some of the colours on these processed food are actually artificial colouring and flavours are artificial flavourings! Some people like to eat crab stick and actually what are they eating? They are eating eating artificially coloured and flavoured food!
Processed food are made to be preserved for quite a long time. What is used to preserve these food? Mainly, salt is used used in preserving most kinds of processed food. Consuming too much salt can lead to kidney failure. Thus, do not become a victim of kidney failure just because you take too much processed food. The next bad thing is preservatives. Research has shown that taking too much preservatives cause respiratory and other health problems. Allergenic preservatives in food or medicine can also cause anaphylacic shock in susceptible individuals, a condition which is often fatal within minutes without emergency.
Personally, I do not really take much processed food as my parents always tell me that they are unhealthy and may cause health problems. That is why my diet is balanced. I take more vegetables and fruit instead of processed food. In conclusion, take processed food in moderation and stay healthy!
Processed food are made to be preserved for quite a long time. What is used to preserve these food? Mainly, salt is used used in preserving most kinds of processed food. Consuming too much salt can lead to kidney failure. Thus, do not become a victim of kidney failure just because you take too much processed food. The next bad thing is preservatives. Research has shown that taking too much preservatives cause respiratory and other health problems. Allergenic preservatives in food or medicine can also cause anaphylacic shock in susceptible individuals, a condition which is often fatal within minutes without emergency.
Personally, I do not really take much processed food as my parents always tell me that they are unhealthy and may cause health problems. That is why my diet is balanced. I take more vegetables and fruit instead of processed food. In conclusion, take processed food in moderation and stay healthy!
The Taximan's Story (questions)
Q1.The irony in the story is that young girls are fooling around, which includes the taximan's daughter. The taximan did not expect his daughter to be fooling around as her results in school were excellent.
Q2.The themes in the story are that we should be good children and not fool around like the girls in the story when we are still young.
Q3. The story is rather realistic, as nowadays, there is an increasing number of young students fooling around like what Dexter mentioned in his blog.
Q4.I think that the taximan is rather sociable as he told a stranger about his daughter and his personal problems. I sympathise for the taximan as he must be very angry to find out that his daughter was fooling around without his knowledge.
Q5.I do agree with the taximan's lamenting. We young people nowadays should be studying hard for exams instead of fooling around. Fooling around does not benefit us nor our parents. Our parents work hard to pay for our monthly school fees, pinning their hopes on us. We should not let them down by fooling around and not working hard.
Q6.I also sympathise for the taximan's wife. She as well as the taximan himself, would not have expected their daughter with excellent results in school to be fooling around behind their backs. The taximan's wife must be extremely upset and disappointed with her daughter.
Q2.The themes in the story are that we should be good children and not fool around like the girls in the story when we are still young.
Q3. The story is rather realistic, as nowadays, there is an increasing number of young students fooling around like what Dexter mentioned in his blog.
Q4.I think that the taximan is rather sociable as he told a stranger about his daughter and his personal problems. I sympathise for the taximan as he must be very angry to find out that his daughter was fooling around without his knowledge.
Q5.I do agree with the taximan's lamenting. We young people nowadays should be studying hard for exams instead of fooling around. Fooling around does not benefit us nor our parents. Our parents work hard to pay for our monthly school fees, pinning their hopes on us. We should not let them down by fooling around and not working hard.
Q6.I also sympathise for the taximan's wife. She as well as the taximan himself, would not have expected their daughter with excellent results in school to be fooling around behind their backs. The taximan's wife must be extremely upset and disappointed with her daughter.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Happy CNY
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! I hope that all of you can get lots and lots of money from your red packets! I am trying to get more money this year than all of my previous years. I hope
all of you can achieve this target too!
Cheers!
all of you can achieve this target too!
Cheers!
The "Answering Machine" (blog prompt)
Ladies and gentlemen,
My group and I are proud to present to you our latest invention--the "Answering Machine" !
This electronic device aims at helping students learn better in the classroom. When a student is in doubt and no teacher is around in class, he/she can just type his/her question into the
"Answering Machine" and the device will immediately give an answer which will appear on the
screen of the device. Shy students can also make use of this device to clear their doubts if they
are too shy to ask their teacher or classmates. I hope that the "Answering Machine" can help to
promote condusive learning in class. What do you think?
Thank You.
My group and I are proud to present to you our latest invention--the "Answering Machine" !
This electronic device aims at helping students learn better in the classroom. When a student is in doubt and no teacher is around in class, he/she can just type his/her question into the
"Answering Machine" and the device will immediately give an answer which will appear on the
screen of the device. Shy students can also make use of this device to clear their doubts if they
are too shy to ask their teacher or classmates. I hope that the "Answering Machine" can help to
promote condusive learning in class. What do you think?
Thank You.
Whaling in Japan (blog prompt)
Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
I am a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). I am honoured
to be allowed to present a speech to raise the awareness of whaling in Japan. The cruelty of the
fishing industry to whales is considered a very serious issue by the SPCA. As the demand for
whale products and oil increases, more whales are hunted to satisfy the need of whale oil and
products for us, humans. Due to this, the population of whales is rapidly decreasing and may
soon be on the brink of extinction!
Since us humans are capable of whaling, we should also be able to stop whaling and help prevent
the species of whales from vanishing from this world forever. I hope that all whalers would
either stop whaling or conduct the activity in moderation.
Thank You.
I am a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). I am honoured
to be allowed to present a speech to raise the awareness of whaling in Japan. The cruelty of the
fishing industry to whales is considered a very serious issue by the SPCA. As the demand for
whale products and oil increases, more whales are hunted to satisfy the need of whale oil and
products for us, humans. Due to this, the population of whales is rapidly decreasing and may
soon be on the brink of extinction!
Since us humans are capable of whaling, we should also be able to stop whaling and help prevent
the species of whales from vanishing from this world forever. I hope that all whalers would
either stop whaling or conduct the activity in moderation.
Thank You.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The ballad of CHARLIE GORDON (LA ACE project)
Charlie Gordon,
Oh Charlie Gordon.
Man in Body,
Child in mind.
Given the chance,
He became smart,
Like any other.
Too bad he failed,
And became a fool again.
Unhappy was Miss Kinnian,
Dr. Strauss and Nemur.
Charlie Gordon,
Oh Charlie Gordon.
Again a man in body,
Child in mind.
Oh Charlie Gordon.
Man in Body,
Child in mind.
Given the chance,
He became smart,
Like any other.
Too bad he failed,
And became a fool again.
Unhappy was Miss Kinnian,
Dr. Strauss and Nemur.
Charlie Gordon,
Oh Charlie Gordon.
Again a man in body,
Child in mind.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
My Interest !
My interest is actually cycling if you do not know. I usually cycle on my huge BMX bicycle
around my neighbourhood on weekends! What I like about cycling is that it help me t
o relax and
relieve stress.
Now, a brief introduction to BICYCLES...
A bicycle is a pedal-driven human-powered vehicle with two wheels
attached to a frame, one behind the other. Bicycles were introduced in
the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide. They provide a popular form of recreation for many, including me! Not only that, different bicycles have different parts and frames to suit different uses such as racing. The basic shape and configuration of a typical bicycle has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885. Many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design.
Types of BICYCLES...
There are many types of bicycles. But for me, I only like two types of bicycles-BMX and racing bikes! However, I must still introduce you to a few types of bicycles such as time trial, track, messenger, touring, recumbent and cruiser bikes. Actually, I don't like any of these bikes. I think that touring and messenger are redundant. They can be easily replaced by normal bicycles. For those who do not like cycling, I suggest you try out cycling because cycling is really a very fun recreational activity!
Cheers.
around my neighbourhood on weekends! What I like about cycling is that it help me t
o relax and relieve stress.
Now, a brief introduction to BICYCLES...
A bicycle is a pedal-driven human-powered vehicle with two wheels
attached to a frame, one behind the other. Bicycles were introduced in
the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide. They provide a popular form of recreation for many, including me! Not only that, different bicycles have different parts and frames to suit different uses such as racing. The basic shape and configuration of a typical bicycle has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885. Many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design.
Types of BICYCLES...
There are many types of bicycles. But for me, I only like two types of bicycles-BMX and racing bikes! However, I must still introduce you to a few types of bicycles such as time trial, track, messenger, touring, recumbent and cruiser bikes. Actually, I don't like any of these bikes. I think that touring and messenger are redundant. They can be easily replaced by normal bicycles. For those who do not like cycling, I suggest you try out cycling because cycling is really a very fun recreational activity!
Cheers.
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