1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.
b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/ life? Why or why not?
Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)
1a)List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.
They do not trust stranger and they would rather trust their freinds and teacher than strangers.
They also feel weird talking to someone they do not know. They prefer to talk to their friends as it is easier to communicate.Oit of 46 students surveyed, 44 of them choose to talk to their teacher and friends and only 2 choose to call the helplines. If helplines want to receive more calls they must know what to expect.
b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
According to Mrs Lily Chu, the Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help the youth through more direct, effective means, such as educational workshop in schools, face to face counselling and home visit.
2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school life? Why or why not?
I have confided in my friends and family members about the problems i faced in school and life as i trust them. i am also not used to talking to stranger i never met and spoken to before. No body have every betrayed me before
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
PM's 4 BASIC RULES FOR RELIGIOUS HARMONY
Straits Times Reflection
Term 3 Week 8
2E/NA
1a) What are the 4 rules for religious harmony?
b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
2) Do you respect other religions? Why or why not?
What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?
1a) The four rules for religious are:
1)All groups have to exercise tolerance and restraint
We must share this country with other people. Each group of people have different teachings and practice. we must learn to be tolerant and be patient with each other.Hence the rules that apply to only one group of people cannot be enforced
2)Keep religionseperate from politics
Religion in Singapore is different from religion in America and Islamic country.This is tom prevent crash from different religious groups
3)Goverment must remain secular
The Goverment authorities comes from the people and it has to be nuetral and fair.The laws passed by the parliment are elected by people.They dont come from a sacred book. They are not against any religion, they uphold sound moral values.All races are treated equally.
4)Maintain the common space that all singaporean share
The common place we share meals,schools and workplace has to be neutral and secular
1b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
We must respect and tolerate people of different religion. School must be neutral and secular. Everybody must also have equal treatment.
2) Do you respect other religions? Why or why not?
What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?
I respect other religion. I treat all religion equally and respect them. I that the children does not respect their parents religion . These children are also unfillial.
Term 3 Week 8
2E/NA
1a) What are the 4 rules for religious harmony?
b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
2) Do you respect other religions? Why or why not?
What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?
1a) The four rules for religious are:
1)All groups have to exercise tolerance and restraint
We must share this country with other people. Each group of people have different teachings and practice. we must learn to be tolerant and be patient with each other.Hence the rules that apply to only one group of people cannot be enforced
2)Keep religionseperate from politics
Religion in Singapore is different from religion in America and Islamic country.This is tom prevent crash from different religious groups
3)Goverment must remain secular
The Goverment authorities comes from the people and it has to be nuetral and fair.The laws passed by the parliment are elected by people.They dont come from a sacred book. They are not against any religion, they uphold sound moral values.All races are treated equally.
4)Maintain the common space that all singaporean share
The common place we share meals,schools and workplace has to be neutral and secular
1b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
We must respect and tolerate people of different religion. School must be neutral and secular. Everybody must also have equal treatment.
2) Do you respect other religions? Why or why not?
What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?
I respect other religion. I treat all religion equally and respect them. I that the children does not respect their parents religion . These children are also unfillial.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Elderly Falling Prey to 'Volunteer' Ruse
Term 3 Week 6
Home Section page 1
1a) What is the modus operandi (method of operating) of the con artists?
They pretend that they are volunteers from Lions Befriendes Association and ask them to open the gate so that they can go inside the house to clean up their house. When they go into the house, they pretend to clean the house up but they are actually stealing money. The con artist is a plump in her 30sor 40s and speaks in mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien. Ocassionally she also pretend to be a health official.
b) What are the Lion Befrienders planning to do to ensure the old folks do not get conned again?
They are reminding the elderly that before letting a stranger in the house, ask for their identification pass bearing the vistors name and Befrienders` logo. They would also ask older volunteers to introduce new volunteers
2) Do you like doing social work? Why or why not?
I not like doing social work although it is meaningfuland a good thing to help the elderly, i find it boring and a waste of time.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Hawkers fall prey to brazen break-ins.
Questions
1a) What is the Geylang East Central Merchants' Association going to do about the break-ins?
b)Why is it easy for burglers to break into stalls at the two markets in the Kallang area?
2. What do you think should be done to tighten the security of the markets? What do you think of the burglars who brazenly break into the stalls?
1a) The Geylang East Central Merchants` Association held a meeting a week after the July 8 burglury and will be in touch with the relevant authorities, such as NEA and town councils, to look into improving security, possibly by modifying stall layouts and designs. Hawkers are also advised not to leave valuables in their stalls and to buy insurance to guard against theft.
1b) It is easy as thieves got i the stalls byy open ceiling, getting a leg up on the pipes or metal bars running along the walls. There are also little security there.They are also blatant that they sometimes leave footprints and handprintson the wall as well as all over the floor.
2)I think that the should install cameras like cctv to prevent people from stealing from the hawker stall.
1a) What is the Geylang East Central Merchants' Association going to do about the break-ins?
b)Why is it easy for burglers to break into stalls at the two markets in the Kallang area?
2. What do you think should be done to tighten the security of the markets? What do you think of the burglars who brazenly break into the stalls?
1a) The Geylang East Central Merchants` Association held a meeting a week after the July 8 burglury and will be in touch with the relevant authorities, such as NEA and town councils, to look into improving security, possibly by modifying stall layouts and designs. Hawkers are also advised not to leave valuables in their stalls and to buy insurance to guard against theft.
1b) It is easy as thieves got i the stalls byy open ceiling, getting a leg up on the pipes or metal bars running along the walls. There are also little security there.They are also blatant that they sometimes leave footprints and handprintson the wall as well as all over the floor.
2)I think that the should install cameras like cctv to prevent people from stealing from the hawker stall.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Straits Time E-forim reflection
In Section Page 83 Cheers for the Team
Questions
1) (a) Why is cheerleading an expensive sport?
(b) What makes cheerleading such a tough sport?
2) What is your opinion of cheerleaders? If given a chance, would you join cheerleading? Why/ why not?
1) (a) Why is cheerleading an expensive sport?
(b) What makes cheerleading such a tough sport?
2) What is your opinion of cheerleaders? If given a chance, would you join cheerleading? Why/ why not?
Answer
Why is cheerleading an expensive sport?
Cheerleading is an expensive sport as it tailoured costumes is very expensive, it cost around $100 to $400 each. Price depends on material and amount spend on embroidery. Some teams even hire tailors from Thailand.It takes up $10,000 to $20,000 to set up a cheer squad. Cheerleading also need to go for gymnastics classes and workshopes. Tights cause from around $2-$25. A training mat cause $50 and the number use in a competion is 144. A shoe which is imported from united states and taiwan cost $90-$150 a pair. Nutrion supply cost $50-$100 per bottle. Hair products and medical insurance are also expensive.
What made cheerleading such a tough sport?
It is such a tough sport as it is hard to perfect each high flip lift and tumbling stunt and it was part of their routine. It also require a lot of team work. There is also a high risk of injury. It also require resilince, perserverance, and passion. Cheerleading is a sport that need hefty financial conmitment and it also need a lot of time and effort to do cheerleading. Cheerleading migt cause a lot of injuries.
What is your opinion of cheerleaders? If given a chance would you join cheerleading? why/why not?
My opinion of cheerleaders is before I read this article I think that cheerleading is a boring sport and is very easy. After reading this article, i think that cheerleading is a difficult and dangerous sport. I would not want to join cheerleading as it needs finiancial commitment and a lot of time, i also find it very troublesome.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Minister questions plans to separate conjoined twins
(Part A – Prime – Page A1 & A6)
Question 1
What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin?
Question 2
If you were a part of a conjoined twin, would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation? Why?
ANSWERS
What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin
Three of four twins joined at the head who were seperated in operations here are dead, and the fourth is not in good shape.Seperating a conjoined twin has a great risk as most of operation to seperate conjoined twin failed, surgeons might also have to pick one twin to die to save the other,even those who survive would often be left with a brain damage. International studies have shown that the chances of surviving surgery for 40 pairs of twin joined at the head was rated 50:50. That is why Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan suggested thar docters should reconsider plans to seperate yet another pair of such conjoined twins. Mr Khaw also said that docters would likely end up harming gthe patients and should not attempt such opperations. He also said that the outcome of the two opperations in Singapore "reafirmed these awful statistics". But for twins joined at the head, Mr Khaw hoped the ethics committees in hospitals would dissuade doctors from attempting to seperate them. He told the docters that although life as a conjoined twin would appear to be intolerable, there are conjoined twin who have progressed to adulthood. Thus in some situation, it may be better not to operate on these patients. To change the course of nture may do more harm than good. One of the major problem during the operation is making sure that blood supply to both brains is maintained at all times.I think that further test and investigations should be done before the docter decides whether surgery can or should be done, even one of the most extreme forms of congential malformation and deformity should be given a chance to live a normal life.
If you were a part of a conjoined twin, would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation? Why?
If i were a part of a conjoined twin, I would not like to stay together with my twin for the rest of my life, i would rather risk both our lives to go for an operation. Although going through the operation could be dangerous, but living together with a twin is very inconvienient, we must do every thing together . We will not have our own privacy and it would be very troublesome.
Question 1
What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin?
Question 2
If you were a part of a conjoined twin, would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation? Why?
ANSWERS
What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin
Three of four twins joined at the head who were seperated in operations here are dead, and the fourth is not in good shape.Seperating a conjoined twin has a great risk as most of operation to seperate conjoined twin failed, surgeons might also have to pick one twin to die to save the other,even those who survive would often be left with a brain damage. International studies have shown that the chances of surviving surgery for 40 pairs of twin joined at the head was rated 50:50. That is why Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan suggested thar docters should reconsider plans to seperate yet another pair of such conjoined twins. Mr Khaw also said that docters would likely end up harming gthe patients and should not attempt such opperations. He also said that the outcome of the two opperations in Singapore "reafirmed these awful statistics". But for twins joined at the head, Mr Khaw hoped the ethics committees in hospitals would dissuade doctors from attempting to seperate them. He told the docters that although life as a conjoined twin would appear to be intolerable, there are conjoined twin who have progressed to adulthood. Thus in some situation, it may be better not to operate on these patients. To change the course of nture may do more harm than good. One of the major problem during the operation is making sure that blood supply to both brains is maintained at all times.I think that further test and investigations should be done before the docter decides whether surgery can or should be done, even one of the most extreme forms of congential malformation and deformity should be given a chance to live a normal life.
If you were a part of a conjoined twin, would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation? Why?
If i were a part of a conjoined twin, I would not like to stay together with my twin for the rest of my life, i would rather risk both our lives to go for an operation. Although going through the operation could be dangerous, but living together with a twin is very inconvienient, we must do every thing together . We will not have our own privacy and it would be very troublesome.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Businesses are still big on doing good
(Part B – Home Section – Page B6 – The Home Market)
Question 1
What are big companies doing in order to be more socially responsible?
Question 2
How important it is to be socially responsible? And do you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession?
Answer 1
AMID the gloomy economic out-look, big businesses are not cutting down on their Corporate Social Responsibility (csp) programmes.Companies have stepped up their efforts according to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Asia, a Hong Kong based firm. This programme is often defined as how strategically manage their businesses to bring in profits.Sing Tel`s CSR programme is divided into 4 parts: Community which supports initiatives focusing on youth and education; environment, which aims to reduce carbon emmissions and cut down on paper usage; Market place which involves corporate governance; and workplace, which provides learning and development opportunities and quality work-life balances for it staff. McDonald is trying to get sustainable supply chain, environmental and community responsibility, nutrition and well being and employment are equally important as philanthropic activities.Major businesses here are also committed to raising funds for charities despite the downturn
Answer 2
It is very important to be socially responsible as if all the companies are not socially responsible it would be terrible, all the companies would`nt care about the environment and care only about their profit. Yes i think it is possible to make a social impact during a recession as their are many company making a social impact during a recession. I think they are able to do that because they are doing well or they want to make a social impact for some reasons.
Question 1
What are big companies doing in order to be more socially responsible?
Question 2
How important it is to be socially responsible? And do you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession?
Answer 1
AMID the gloomy economic out-look, big businesses are not cutting down on their Corporate Social Responsibility (csp) programmes.Companies have stepped up their efforts according to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Asia, a Hong Kong based firm. This programme is often defined as how strategically manage their businesses to bring in profits.Sing Tel`s CSR programme is divided into 4 parts: Community which supports initiatives focusing on youth and education; environment, which aims to reduce carbon emmissions and cut down on paper usage; Market place which involves corporate governance; and workplace, which provides learning and development opportunities and quality work-life balances for it staff. McDonald is trying to get sustainable supply chain, environmental and community responsibility, nutrition and well being and employment are equally important as philanthropic activities.Major businesses here are also committed to raising funds for charities despite the downturn
Answer 2
It is very important to be socially responsible as if all the companies are not socially responsible it would be terrible, all the companies would`nt care about the environment and care only about their profit. Yes i think it is possible to make a social impact during a recession as their are many company making a social impact during a recession. I think they are able to do that because they are doing well or they want to make a social impact for some reasons.
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