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Call us, helplines urge troubled teens
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)
Students from secondary 3 to 4 would mostly choose not to confide n those who are not close to them or strangers as they also find it very wimpy to call . And at these age students would most likely to be look cool , looked experienced ,worldly wise and unfazed by anything is their main objective these are the two reasons why teen are reluctantto call helplines despite the anonymity and professional help . According to Ms Lily Chu they prefer to help youths by a more direct , effective means , through programmes like workshops in schools , face to face counselling and home visits . I have confided in my parents of my family and close friends in schools about the propblems i face in school . It is because it is just like the newspaper mentioned those of our age would not ever confide in those that are not really close to us as we have no relationship with them and do not find the needs to talk to them . So hotlines offered by those counselling programmes teenagers like us would not use the contacts listed or provided by them . Yes i have been betrayed by my friends before , i thought that we could really be good and trusted friends and he would be able to help me keep a secret but in the end it turned out i was wrong to have made that kind of assumption . Not only did he divulge my secret but mede my other friends turn against me . So i have been cruelly betrayed as a friend whom i thought i can be close with .
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Straits Times Reflection Term 3 Week 8
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PM's 4 BASIC RULES FOR RELIGIOUS HARMONY
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?
The 4 rules are all groups have to exercise tolerance and restraints , keep religion seperate from politics , government must remain secular , maintain the common space that all singaporeans share . Schools have many activites like in schools celebating racial harmony day in each year , hold special events , activites and community involvement projects which help all ethnic groups open a space of communcation to bring about special relationship and frinedships . all these events and activities help bring people of all races to be more united together . all these are the common spaces in schools that students of all races can get to work study and play together . I do respect other religions , it is because many people believe in different religon if all people were to be so selfish then the very thing that keep singaporeans united together would be lost and spark off many dangerous events like racial riots so that why we celebrate racial harmony day together in commemoration of that day. I think that they are just trying to be a honest to their religion or that they did not want thier children to get affected by their parents death so they did not attend the funeral . I feel that kinship is more important than being a religious believers as if they were to believe so much in their new religion then they should at least allow them to attend the funeral so as to see their beloved once more and not because of the new religion to prevent it . So children should be given a chance to for once see their kin so that religions could learn to accept each other .
PM's 4 BASIC RULES FOR RELIGIOUS HARMONY
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?
The 4 rules are all groups have to exercise tolerance and restraints , keep religion seperate from politics , government must remain secular , maintain the common space that all singaporeans share . Schools have many activites like in schools celebating racial harmony day in each year , hold special events , activites and community involvement projects which help all ethnic groups open a space of communcation to bring about special relationship and frinedships . all these events and activities help bring people of all races to be more united together . all these are the common spaces in schools that students of all races can get to work study and play together . I do respect other religions , it is because many people believe in different religon if all people were to be so selfish then the very thing that keep singaporeans united together would be lost and spark off many dangerous events like racial riots so that why we celebrate racial harmony day together in commemoration of that day. I think that they are just trying to be a honest to their religion or that they did not want thier children to get affected by their parents death so they did not attend the funeral . I feel that kinship is more important than being a religious believers as if they were to believe so much in their new religion then they should at least allow them to attend the funeral so as to see their beloved once more and not because of the new religion to prevent it . So children should be given a chance to for once see their kin so that religions could learn to accept each other .
Thursday, August 13, 2009
ST Reflection Term 3 Week 7
ST Reflection
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1a) What was the reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations?
b) Which other countries already have such doors installed at train stations?
2) What is your opinion of commuters on trains who disregard the rules (no eating/drinking, give up seats for the elderly/ the disabled/ pregnant women etc.) on the train?
The reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations is to prevent more commuters to purposely or otherwise accidentally from falling onto the MRT tracks . As case study says that the number of people falling on the tracks are on the rise . Other countries such as Paris and Taipei are currently seen using these doors . My opinion of commuters on train who disregard the rules are some of those people who are incosiderate and selfish as they do not think of other people but themselves . As they bring food and drink on board to eat and drink which could lead others to think that the rules are not important and should not be abided to . Others who see the sign but do not make way for those who are the elderly , disabled or pregnant women have not thought about how difficult it would be if it were them as they have not put themselves in their shoes . So basically they would not know the difficulty and create a mess which would be more of a hassle . People who are like those are should learn to think of the others more often .
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1a) What was the reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations?
b) Which other countries already have such doors installed at train stations?
2) What is your opinion of commuters on trains who disregard the rules (no eating/drinking, give up seats for the elderly/ the disabled/ pregnant women etc.) on the train?
The reason for building the platform doors at the MRT stations is to prevent more commuters to purposely or otherwise accidentally from falling onto the MRT tracks . As case study says that the number of people falling on the tracks are on the rise . Other countries such as Paris and Taipei are currently seen using these doors . My opinion of commuters on train who disregard the rules are some of those people who are incosiderate and selfish as they do not think of other people but themselves . As they bring food and drink on board to eat and drink which could lead others to think that the rules are not important and should not be abided to . Others who see the sign but do not make way for those who are the elderly , disabled or pregnant women have not thought about how difficult it would be if it were them as they have not put themselves in their shoes . So basically they would not know the difficulty and create a mess which would be more of a hassle . People who are like those are should learn to think of the others more often .
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sec 3 E/ N(A) Straits Times Reflection Week 6
Sec 3 E/ N(A) Straits Times Reflection Week 6
Article: “Government acts to curb younger smokers” (Pg A1 & A4)
Questions:
1. What are some measures by the government to curb smoking?
2. How successful do you think these measures would be?
Support your answer with reasons.
Some of the measures are to increase the fines for underage smoking , giving ban on the certain sales of tobacco and also barring some places from selling them , lower the rate of permitted nicotine and tar allowed in the cigarettes. These could further reduce the number of people smoking not just in the public places and also in smoking restricted areas . Because of this some smokers will have to curb it as the sales of cigarettes have been lowered and now not any nearby minimarts as ban as the banning and barring of the cigarettes have led many smokers to have trouble purchasing it . now that the sales of cigarettes could increase due to the governments ban cigarettes can now be sold at hih prices but even after purchasing it smokers will still not be enjoying it for long as the lowered level in the nicotine have made cigarettes less of what its contents used to be and thus some might quit it as they no longer find it and interest and hard to get as they now have to go through all the trouble just to get a box of cigarettes to smoke . I would say that it would be quite a success as many smokers would find trouble to smoke more and more often which would really further reduce the numbers of smokers and second hand smoking .
Article: “Government acts to curb younger smokers” (Pg A1 & A4)
Questions:
1. What are some measures by the government to curb smoking?
2. How successful do you think these measures would be?
Support your answer with reasons.
Some of the measures are to increase the fines for underage smoking , giving ban on the certain sales of tobacco and also barring some places from selling them , lower the rate of permitted nicotine and tar allowed in the cigarettes. These could further reduce the number of people smoking not just in the public places and also in smoking restricted areas . Because of this some smokers will have to curb it as the sales of cigarettes have been lowered and now not any nearby minimarts as ban as the banning and barring of the cigarettes have led many smokers to have trouble purchasing it . now that the sales of cigarettes could increase due to the governments ban cigarettes can now be sold at hih prices but even after purchasing it smokers will still not be enjoying it for long as the lowered level in the nicotine have made cigarettes less of what its contents used to be and thus some might quit it as they no longer find it and interest and hard to get as they now have to go through all the trouble just to get a box of cigarettes to smoke . I would say that it would be quite a success as many smokers would find trouble to smoke more and more often which would really further reduce the numbers of smokers and second hand smoking .
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