recently 2 government adverts were banned by the Britain's advertising watchdog because the ASA thought that they exaggerated the threat of the climate change in the adverts.
we need to consider this issue from two aspects. on the one hand, the government may try to emphasis the importance of climate change to the public so that they can take it seriously, which improves the efficiency of the adverts. on the other hand, the adverts themselves are threats in people's everyday's lives, it may cause anxiety and even panic to some degree if the adverts overstate the level of danger. this way, the side effect is very obvious and if it dominates the influence the advert is absolutely a failure. simlilar case can be like the movie 2012 which describes the doomsday was so impressive that many people were really worried after the show. of course that was not true but we can find how vulnerable people's minds are.
so be a responsible advertiser and the way you express is important.
by Lewis pineapple
2010年3月21日星期日
2010年2月28日星期日
Assignment 2 Topics
Chen Puluo:Movies in Singapore
Sonia(Huang Jiachong):The Growth Trend of Immigrant in Singapore & Attitudes of Both the Local Government and Citizens
Lewis(Liu Letao):First casino fraud case
Kyle(Chen Youchen):Volunteers in Singapore Youth Olympic Games
Sonia(Huang Jiachong):The Growth Trend of Immigrant in Singapore & Attitudes of Both the Local Government and Citizens
Lewis(Liu Letao):First casino fraud case
Kyle(Chen Youchen):Volunteers in Singapore Youth Olympic Games
2010年2月27日星期六
2010年2月20日星期六
casino--a tradition in the new era
from:
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100249837-1-update-1-singapore%2527s-first-casino-opens.html
we are glad to see the casino opened in singapore recently, despite whether it was a good thing or not, the date was very interesting, especially for us Chinese. that day when the casino opened was exactly the Lunar New year -- the most auspicious day of the Chinese calender.
would that mean good luck for all the gamblers or for the profits of the casino, it may be very hard for us to know. however, the combination is interesting, casino, on the one hand, is the symbol of wealth and property which singapore government spent s$ 4.7 billion and is highly expected by the government; on the other hand, people still like to believe something which is not the mainstream of today's so-called science and technology. would that be a little bit contradictroy?
the result gives us several points:
1. traditional ideas are still rooted inside many Chinese
2. money is in the first order-- people would work for it using every method
many times we are trying to find some further meaning of our life, but the struggle would be in vain, maybe casino is one of the most direct answer--money. no matter for the government or for the gambler themselevs. no wonder this society is run by money, but is that all we want to pursue with our whole life?
in another word, our life is like gambling, every chance we all have winner, difference vary from the strtegy we use, opponets we have, and the most important--our luck. that is also why the casino is opened in the Lunar New year.
By Lewis
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100249837-1-update-1-singapore%2527s-first-casino-opens.html
we are glad to see the casino opened in singapore recently, despite whether it was a good thing or not, the date was very interesting, especially for us Chinese. that day when the casino opened was exactly the Lunar New year -- the most auspicious day of the Chinese calender.
would that mean good luck for all the gamblers or for the profits of the casino, it may be very hard for us to know. however, the combination is interesting, casino, on the one hand, is the symbol of wealth and property which singapore government spent s$ 4.7 billion and is highly expected by the government; on the other hand, people still like to believe something which is not the mainstream of today's so-called science and technology. would that be a little bit contradictroy?
the result gives us several points:
1. traditional ideas are still rooted inside many Chinese
2. money is in the first order-- people would work for it using every method
many times we are trying to find some further meaning of our life, but the struggle would be in vain, maybe casino is one of the most direct answer--money. no matter for the government or for the gambler themselevs. no wonder this society is run by money, but is that all we want to pursue with our whole life?
in another word, our life is like gambling, every chance we all have winner, difference vary from the strtegy we use, opponets we have, and the most important--our luck. that is also why the casino is opened in the Lunar New year.
By Lewis
2010年2月17日星期三
Comments on local issue
Title: Pastor Ronny Tan Speaks
Website:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490426.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_488719.html
Pastor Ronny Tan, the leader of Lighthouse Evangelism-----an independent church with 12,000 members, made his apology to the leaders of the Singapore Buddhist Federation and Taoist Federation with his promise that he will not disparage other religions on 10 Feb, 2010.
Causes of this incident are some videos of Pastor Tan showing his contempt of Buddhism and Taoism which provoked some discussion and rebukes from public. Even the Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and the Internal Security Department were involved to appease those angry believers. The church was told off to eliminate any offensive documents and materials. Pastor Tan apologized to the leaders of local Buddhism and Taoism in person. Besides, his family, the National Council of churches of Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister all made statements to show their approval to Pastor Tan’s apology and religion equality.
Seeing all these reactions of this incident, some people may think that they just made a big fuss over a minor issue. However, I think this is just a perfect example of how Singapore government and society maintain harmony with such many diverse religions. As we all know, religion conflicts have always been a main factor of wars. And Singapore itself has also suffered from the conflicts among different races and religions. Thus today the government pays a lot of attention on religion issues. From those many departments in charge of religion issues to various public holidays, we can see the government’s hard works. As a result, when wars in middle-east are going on, when neighbor countries are dealing with domestic religion conflicts, Singapore can still enjoy its steady development with a harmony society. Thus I think the government really did a good job. In addition, some non-government organizations also play important roles in this issue.
By: Kyle (Chen Youchen)
Website:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490426.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_488719.html
Pastor Ronny Tan, the leader of Lighthouse Evangelism-----an independent church with 12,000 members, made his apology to the leaders of the Singapore Buddhist Federation and Taoist Federation with his promise that he will not disparage other religions on 10 Feb, 2010.
Causes of this incident are some videos of Pastor Tan showing his contempt of Buddhism and Taoism which provoked some discussion and rebukes from public. Even the Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and the Internal Security Department were involved to appease those angry believers. The church was told off to eliminate any offensive documents and materials. Pastor Tan apologized to the leaders of local Buddhism and Taoism in person. Besides, his family, the National Council of churches of Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister all made statements to show their approval to Pastor Tan’s apology and religion equality.
Seeing all these reactions of this incident, some people may think that they just made a big fuss over a minor issue. However, I think this is just a perfect example of how Singapore government and society maintain harmony with such many diverse religions. As we all know, religion conflicts have always been a main factor of wars. And Singapore itself has also suffered from the conflicts among different races and religions. Thus today the government pays a lot of attention on religion issues. From those many departments in charge of religion issues to various public holidays, we can see the government’s hard works. As a result, when wars in middle-east are going on, when neighbor countries are dealing with domestic religion conflicts, Singapore can still enjoy its steady development with a harmony society. Thus I think the government really did a good job. In addition, some non-government organizations also play important roles in this issue.
By: Kyle (Chen Youchen)
2010年2月12日星期五
It's time to say goodbye to the shark's fin
Sources: http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=30011
& http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_487572.html
As the Chinese New Year is coming, many people are discussing the delicacies of the reunion dinner. In Singapore, the shark’s fin seems to be a popular dish in the dinner. Although compared to other seafood, the shark’s fin is more expensive, some Singaporeans who are able to afford it seem to enjoy this delicacy. Unfortunately, it is very fierce to the sharks that only their fins are cut down, and without fins, the sharks cannot live long. As it is known to us all that the population of the shark is getting smaller rapidly, and maybe now it has been a kind of endangered animals. Therefore, to continue eating the shark’s fin or not, it is a question.
I have tried the shark’s fin in China. Frankly speaking, it is not as delicious as expected. It tasted just like fensi(粉丝), something like noodles. I don’t know why many people are fond of it. Some people say that it’s because the shark’s fin is extremely nutrient. I doubt it, really. And even if the shark’s fin is extremely nutrient, I think people can absorb the same amount nutrition from other food instead. In fact, I think there are two reasons that people enjoy eating shark’s fin. Firstly, it is the tradition. There is no need explain, I think. Then, the second reason, and a much more important reason, is that people want to show off their wealth through eating such kind of delicacy. We know that people intend to compare their own wealth with others’. How? The answer is to show off themselves as much as possible! Despite the ordinary taste of the shark’s fin, as long as I have enough money to buy much of them and you have no money, then I am wealthier than you, and I have a higher status than you. I think this kind of thought really kill the innocent sharks. Actually, I want to suggest that please give up the shark’s fin and give a way to sharks to live. There are many things for the wealthy to compare with others, and it’s hard to understand why they prefer the shark’s fin. The sharks are roaring in the sea, for help. They are endangered now. Since the traditions can be changed and the things for comparison are various, please say goodbye to the shark’s fin and let sharks live for a longer time.
(By Puluo)
& http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_487572.html
As the Chinese New Year is coming, many people are discussing the delicacies of the reunion dinner. In Singapore, the shark’s fin seems to be a popular dish in the dinner. Although compared to other seafood, the shark’s fin is more expensive, some Singaporeans who are able to afford it seem to enjoy this delicacy. Unfortunately, it is very fierce to the sharks that only their fins are cut down, and without fins, the sharks cannot live long. As it is known to us all that the population of the shark is getting smaller rapidly, and maybe now it has been a kind of endangered animals. Therefore, to continue eating the shark’s fin or not, it is a question.
I have tried the shark’s fin in China. Frankly speaking, it is not as delicious as expected. It tasted just like fensi(粉丝), something like noodles. I don’t know why many people are fond of it. Some people say that it’s because the shark’s fin is extremely nutrient. I doubt it, really. And even if the shark’s fin is extremely nutrient, I think people can absorb the same amount nutrition from other food instead. In fact, I think there are two reasons that people enjoy eating shark’s fin. Firstly, it is the tradition. There is no need explain, I think. Then, the second reason, and a much more important reason, is that people want to show off their wealth through eating such kind of delicacy. We know that people intend to compare their own wealth with others’. How? The answer is to show off themselves as much as possible! Despite the ordinary taste of the shark’s fin, as long as I have enough money to buy much of them and you have no money, then I am wealthier than you, and I have a higher status than you. I think this kind of thought really kill the innocent sharks. Actually, I want to suggest that please give up the shark’s fin and give a way to sharks to live. There are many things for the wealthy to compare with others, and it’s hard to understand why they prefer the shark’s fin. The sharks are roaring in the sea, for help. They are endangered now. Since the traditions can be changed and the things for comparison are various, please say goodbye to the shark’s fin and let sharks live for a longer time.
(By Puluo)
2010年2月11日星期四
response to "risk appetite returning"
sourse:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_473560.html
As we all know, after the economic crisis, the global economy is seriously affected. For the investors who has lost a lot of wealth in the economic crisis were no long willing or dared to take risk with their money. They were afraid that they will lose more and eventually become a poor guy. Indeed, this phenomenon is quite understandable. In brief, it was all because of the economic crisis. people lose confidence in investment, and consequently the investment market is in depression in along period of time.
This news indicated a returning risk appetite among the investors. It appears that the investors gain back their confidence towards investment gradually and the investment market tend to be recovered from the recession as well.
From my point of view, it is really a good news for both the investment market and the whole economic situations. Once the investors are willing to invest again, the market will be activated soon and kept active. Since the investment market is a segment of the whole economy, and everything is inevitably connected, the recovery of the investment market will definitely pull up the development of other segments in the whole economy. This will significant result in the apparent inprovement of economy.
Another point in the news attracted me was that shares were the preferred investment for this group of investors. As what we have known, shares should be the safest way in investment which also enable investors to earn a large amout of money. I think this can reveal that people have learnt a lot from the loss in economic crisis to some extend. To avoid the big loss next time. it is wise for investors to learn some basic knowledge about investment. Another advisable choice is to think twice for their own investment. Hopefully, the economy is getting better and better. also, the investors can learn more and make ideal profit.
----Sonia
As we all know, after the economic crisis, the global economy is seriously affected. For the investors who has lost a lot of wealth in the economic crisis were no long willing or dared to take risk with their money. They were afraid that they will lose more and eventually become a poor guy. Indeed, this phenomenon is quite understandable. In brief, it was all because of the economic crisis. people lose confidence in investment, and consequently the investment market is in depression in along period of time.
This news indicated a returning risk appetite among the investors. It appears that the investors gain back their confidence towards investment gradually and the investment market tend to be recovered from the recession as well.
From my point of view, it is really a good news for both the investment market and the whole economic situations. Once the investors are willing to invest again, the market will be activated soon and kept active. Since the investment market is a segment of the whole economy, and everything is inevitably connected, the recovery of the investment market will definitely pull up the development of other segments in the whole economy. This will significant result in the apparent inprovement of economy.
Another point in the news attracted me was that shares were the preferred investment for this group of investors. As what we have known, shares should be the safest way in investment which also enable investors to earn a large amout of money. I think this can reveal that people have learnt a lot from the loss in economic crisis to some extend. To avoid the big loss next time. it is wise for investors to learn some basic knowledge about investment. Another advisable choice is to think twice for their own investment. Hopefully, the economy is getting better and better. also, the investors can learn more and make ideal profit.
----Sonia
2010年1月31日星期日
Respond to "Taxpayers should not fund the policing of casinos
By: Kyle, Chen Youchen
Recently, the casinos in Singapore have become a hot issue as they are going to be built completely. Singapore government has carried out a series of policies to ensure the stability of society and avoid certain problems which the casinos may bring. And setting up a casino crime unit in Singapore Police Force is one of those policies. However, some people argue that it is not proper to use taxpayers’ money to protect the rights of casino operators. They suggest that the government should leave the problems to the casino operators themselves, which means they need to pay for detection of some fraud by themselves.
I do not agree with the author’s point of view. I think that the problems the casinos bring can not only be simply solved by the casino operators. People may think that such fraud would only threaten the safety of the casinos, while in fact; many other social problems would also be involved in such fraud. Outside the casinos, gamblers may fight and revenge on each other, which will definitely threaten citizens. Thus it is quite essential and necessary to set a special unit to protect the rights of ordinary citizens. Since the object is to protect ordinary citizens, it is not wrong to use taxpayers’ money to set such a unit.
Recently, the casinos in Singapore have become a hot issue as they are going to be built completely. Singapore government has carried out a series of policies to ensure the stability of society and avoid certain problems which the casinos may bring. And setting up a casino crime unit in Singapore Police Force is one of those policies. However, some people argue that it is not proper to use taxpayers’ money to protect the rights of casino operators. They suggest that the government should leave the problems to the casino operators themselves, which means they need to pay for detection of some fraud by themselves.
I do not agree with the author’s point of view. I think that the problems the casinos bring can not only be simply solved by the casino operators. People may think that such fraud would only threaten the safety of the casinos, while in fact; many other social problems would also be involved in such fraud. Outside the casinos, gamblers may fight and revenge on each other, which will definitely threaten citizens. Thus it is quite essential and necessary to set a special unit to protect the rights of ordinary citizens. Since the object is to protect ordinary citizens, it is not wrong to use taxpayers’ money to set such a unit.
2010年1月30日星期六
respond to"Govt's done enough, it's up to couples "
http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_484044.html
Nowadays the DINK family has become a very common phenomenon, of course it is free for people to choose their own lifestyle,however the declining of the birth rate is besieging the government. To find the truth behind the DINK, i think this article present a good explanation to us.
"Finances are important when planning a family, but many couples choose to postpone parenthood to fulfil personal desires, like not wanting to be tied down, enjoying a longer exclusive spousal relationship or building their careers."
As the developing of technology and incerasing of economics, we are witnessing the rising of human civilization which provides us unpredented rich culture and material wealth. In this world full of chances and fascination, how can we not be reluctant to fulfill our dreams instead of babysitting at home?
What the government should do to improve the situation may not only to refine the fiance policy but also to teach citizens a better attitude towards their parentshood. The government should change the dream-pursants' mind on children from simply a burden to the source of love, happiness and better promise to their marrige.
After all, having a child is not that simple as i mentioned here, there will also be a lot of stuff behind the birth rate including the fostering of the child and so on...
In a word, i think people would make a balance between their dream and having a baby as our sense of value changing all the time.
posted by Lewis
Nowadays the DINK family has become a very common phenomenon, of course it is free for people to choose their own lifestyle,however the declining of the birth rate is besieging the government. To find the truth behind the DINK, i think this article present a good explanation to us.
"Finances are important when planning a family, but many couples choose to postpone parenthood to fulfil personal desires, like not wanting to be tied down, enjoying a longer exclusive spousal relationship or building their careers."
As the developing of technology and incerasing of economics, we are witnessing the rising of human civilization which provides us unpredented rich culture and material wealth. In this world full of chances and fascination, how can we not be reluctant to fulfill our dreams instead of babysitting at home?
What the government should do to improve the situation may not only to refine the fiance policy but also to teach citizens a better attitude towards their parentshood. The government should change the dream-pursants' mind on children from simply a burden to the source of love, happiness and better promise to their marrige.
After all, having a child is not that simple as i mentioned here, there will also be a lot of stuff behind the birth rate including the fostering of the child and so on...
In a word, i think people would make a balance between their dream and having a baby as our sense of value changing all the time.
posted by Lewis
2010年1月29日星期五
response to ST forum: subsidies should be balanced between full-time mother and working mother
forum source: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483957.html
response: According to the article, I think the writer is suggesting government to apply subsidice and tax relief to family unit as a whole. I strongly agree with the writer's view. In the first place, there is no doubt that Singapore government are making great effort to encourage young couples to have more children so that they can contribute to the population. However, meanwhile, they want to spur women to work, to benefit the society. As a result, they intend to make a policy that allow working mothers to enjoy better subsidice. When this tentative idea is posted in newspaper, many Singaporean show different views on it. Some think it is such a practicle idea to boost Singapore econimic productivity while others hold the opinion that it is not fair for full-time mothers because they think these mothers actually also make tremendous contribution to society. Admittedly, how to promote the economic productivity and birth rate are both challenging to Singapore government. However, from my point of view, just as what the writer mentioned, government should take a look at the bigger picture and hopefully come up with another balanced proposal to satisfy more citizens' aspirations. I think anyway the fairness to both working mothers and full-time mothers should be taken into consideration. Whether the mother is working or paying full attention to caring her children, she is contributing to society but not in the same way. As a working mother, she is always trying to balance between work and childcare, which is not really that so-called a piece of cake. A full-time mother' job is also not that easy to cope with because she has to burden more in childcare and she has the obligation to make her husbund concentrate all his energy on his career. Considering fairness for both mothers,to apply subsidice to fimily unit as a whole is rather advisable so far. I hope government can balance well and think of a better way as soon as possible!
response: According to the article, I think the writer is suggesting government to apply subsidice and tax relief to family unit as a whole. I strongly agree with the writer's view. In the first place, there is no doubt that Singapore government are making great effort to encourage young couples to have more children so that they can contribute to the population. However, meanwhile, they want to spur women to work, to benefit the society. As a result, they intend to make a policy that allow working mothers to enjoy better subsidice. When this tentative idea is posted in newspaper, many Singaporean show different views on it. Some think it is such a practicle idea to boost Singapore econimic productivity while others hold the opinion that it is not fair for full-time mothers because they think these mothers actually also make tremendous contribution to society. Admittedly, how to promote the economic productivity and birth rate are both challenging to Singapore government. However, from my point of view, just as what the writer mentioned, government should take a look at the bigger picture and hopefully come up with another balanced proposal to satisfy more citizens' aspirations. I think anyway the fairness to both working mothers and full-time mothers should be taken into consideration. Whether the mother is working or paying full attention to caring her children, she is contributing to society but not in the same way. As a working mother, she is always trying to balance between work and childcare, which is not really that so-called a piece of cake. A full-time mother' job is also not that easy to cope with because she has to burden more in childcare and she has the obligation to make her husbund concentrate all his energy on his career. Considering fairness for both mothers,to apply subsidice to fimily unit as a whole is rather advisable so far. I hope government can balance well and think of a better way as soon as possible!
2010年1月17日星期日
A Helping Hand for Haiti
Name: Kyle
News source: New York Times
Name of article writer: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
Date of article: 16 Jan 2010
News resource：http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17clinton.html?hp
This news report is actually a speech made by two former American Presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush after a meeting with President Obama on the American relief efforts in Haiti. President Obama asked the two former presidents to take charge of private-sector fund raising efforts. In this speech, two former presidents firstly appreciated the generosity of American people a lot by reviewing what American people did in face of previous disasters. Also they stated the object of fund raising and interpreted a concrete plan to allot the funds. They indicated that there were still lots of complicated work to do and American Government believed that Haitian government could lead Haitian people to rebuild their homeland successfully. At last, they called upon all American people to give a hand to their neighbor suffering in the earthquake Haiti.
Compared with the reaction to Sichuan earthquake, the reaction of American government to the Haiti earthquake showed that the U.S. took this matter seriously; also it seems that the U.S. valued Haiti highly. To be frank, I have to say that the U.S. really did a great job in their relief efforts. More than 10,000 American soldiers were sent to Haiti. Two former presidents, one is Democrat while the other one is Republican, joined hands to help with fund raising efforts.
The main reason, I think, is that the U.S. has been always regarded countries in Central and South America as its own allies, or its “backyard” in another word. However, as those countries like Brazil become stronger and stronger, they no longer follow the U.S.’s lead as always as before. Instead, they developed deeper relationship with other leading powers in the world like Russia, China and European Union. As a result, the U.S. is eager to strengthen its relationship with Central and South American countries. The horrible earthquake happened in Haiti is a perfect opportunity for the U.S. to show its power as well as its intention to continue the close relationship with those countries. Another important reason is that the U.S. wants to build a positive image in the world.
Anyway, it is still pleasant to see Haiti getting help from the world. Whatever reasons behind it, saving life is the most crucial work for now.
Avatar is causing depression
Name: Lewis
News source: The Straits Times
Name of article writer: N.A.
Date of article: 14 Jan 2010
News website:
As a comericial movie, there is nothing wrong with Avatar's composition. However, it is this "watery" movie that makes many people feel depressed and confused about life. Would that be very starnge?
Nowadays, the whole world is developing in a extrodinary fast way which still keeps accelerating. We have to keep updating all the way through with the surrounding in order not to fall behind. Which makes us feel shagged. Yes, we live in a society full of pressure and competition.
Avatar depicts out a world where people live in the harmony with nature, with people themselves, they have their faiths and belief, they share and respect everyone in the tribe, no matter alive or dead...
That is the way we are looking forward to, as well as the 3-D effect, no wonder why there are people who would feel depressed and confused. Think about it, one day you wake up and a completed new world is for you, everything could restart, there is no pressure and no pain. you can live in a much more natural and healthy way.
To some people, the 3-D effect may not be that perfect, but they would rather believe the movie is real.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_477251.html
Avatar is a movie, but truly not as simple as a movie.
Despite the fantastic 3-D technology which brings us the wonderful visual effect, some people find the the content is quite conventional without creation: another story about prince and priencess, a story about hero and evil forces, it is so ordinary that many could guess the result halfway the movie.
Avatar is a movie, but truly not as simple as a movie.
Despite the fantastic 3-D technology which brings us the wonderful visual effect, some people find the the content is quite conventional without creation: another story about prince and priencess, a story about hero and evil forces, it is so ordinary that many could guess the result halfway the movie.
As a comericial movie, there is nothing wrong with Avatar's composition. However, it is this "watery" movie that makes many people feel depressed and confused about life. Would that be very starnge?
Nowadays, the whole world is developing in a extrodinary fast way which still keeps accelerating. We have to keep updating all the way through with the surrounding in order not to fall behind. Which makes us feel shagged. Yes, we live in a society full of pressure and competition.
Avatar depicts out a world where people live in the harmony with nature, with people themselves, they have their faiths and belief, they share and respect everyone in the tribe, no matter alive or dead...
That is the way we are looking forward to, as well as the 3-D effect, no wonder why there are people who would feel depressed and confused. Think about it, one day you wake up and a completed new world is for you, everything could restart, there is no pressure and no pain. you can live in a much more natural and healthy way.
To some people, the 3-D effect may not be that perfect, but they would rather believe the movie is real.
2010年1月13日星期三
Studying social networking websites becoming part of school curriculum is advisable
Name: Sonia
News source: Telegraph
Name of article writer: N.A.
Date of article: 12 Jan 2010
News website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6970839/Pupils-could-study-Facebook-and-Twitter-for-new-English-GCSE.html
The news indicates that some social networking websites study may become part of the school curriculum under plans for a new English GCSE. Some hold the opinion that this course effectively encourage students to develop all kinds of abilities like reading, anlyzing, critzing and planing differnent types of text since it is based on the students' interest on digital texts and the changing needs for study; however, some people regard this course as an overwhelming risk because it may be a big distraction to the things that they should be learning if they are going to contribute to the world in future.
In my view, putting the course into the school curriculum is a wise action. First of all, to define the things students should be learning for future wellbeing is needed so that we can determine whether there is a need to do so. Are the so-called things students should learn still be simply gaining a grasp of English grammar and English literature? I don't think so at so. The 21st century is such a grand era of information explosion that everyone are in a keen competition. Only we have enough ability to handle all kinds of information, can we survive better in it. Besides the need for studying these social networking websites, I think studens will be very likely to handle this course well just simply because they have great passion for digital texts. This course may become a good way to enhance self-confidence in learning English and consequently it may stimulate students to master English grammar and English literature better. In this case, this course is not distracting students from the so-called things they should learn and contrarily it does contribute to students' English leraning. To sum up, I think this course can be put into the school curriculum, and let us looking forward to the progress students will make later on the way of learning English confidently.
2010年1月12日星期二
Oil Kills People
Name：Puluo
News source：The Straits Times
Fossil oil does kill people. From ancient times, there have been always two ways for fossil oil to kill people. One is being drunk carelessly and the other is explosion. But I think in the modern society, especially nowadays, the fossil oil has a new way to "kill" people--its high price. Because of the high price, many Chinese young people are afraid to buy a car. And for many young people in the city in China, if they want to marry their lovers and to form a family, cars and houses are considered very seriously. Since most of them are not financially capable enough to buy a car, the marriage would probably be delayed, or even cancelled. In fact, some girls give up their lovers exactly because of their boyfriends with no car or house. Therefore, the high price of the fossil oil has detroyed some young people's love invisibly.
Name of article writer: AFP
Date of article: 11 Jan 2010
News website:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_476015.html
News website:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_476015.html
Oil prices have jumped up to a peak again, near US$84 a barrel, since October 2008. According to the news, there are mainly two reasons why the oil prices become higher. Firstly and most importantly, Chinese oil imports data of last December was strong. Secondly, the freezingly cold weather attacking the northern hemisphere has increased the demand for the oil.
Fossil oil does kill people. From ancient times, there have been always two ways for fossil oil to kill people. One is being drunk carelessly and the other is explosion. But I think in the modern society, especially nowadays, the fossil oil has a new way to "kill" people--its high price. Because of the high price, many Chinese young people are afraid to buy a car. And for many young people in the city in China, if they want to marry their lovers and to form a family, cars and houses are considered very seriously. Since most of them are not financially capable enough to buy a car, the marriage would probably be delayed, or even cancelled. In fact, some girls give up their lovers exactly because of their boyfriends with no car or house. Therefore, the high price of the fossil oil has detroyed some young people's love invisibly.
Moreover, because of the high price, many factories in China should limit their scales of manufacture and some even are shut down. As a result, the workers lose their jobs. Their financial resource has been cut off. Then, they might not have enough money to purchase necessary daily things related to fossil oil such as petrol. They might suffer from the cold in winter, and sweat more in summer. The high price of fossil oil seems to add difficulties to their hard life. Conclusively, the high prices of fossil oil DO trouble people, and might even "kill" people--let them feel depressed, and people might...suicide...
Therefore, how to reduce the prices of oil and to keep them stable is really an urgent problem for government lah...
2010年1月10日星期日
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