Text Production #4

Global warming is an occurrence where the average world’s temperature increases. This concern has been growing rapidly over the past few decades among nature-lovers and scientist alike. Many parties have put in great amount of money and effort in search of the truth behind this travesty and the results suggest a depressing tale. There is a saying that goes, "In the absence of light, darkness prevails". Therefore, by not taking any drastic and swift actions to correct this problem, global warming will grow exponentially until it reaches a certain point where it is beyond human’s control. When the world gets hotter, a series of events will follow after – each with its’ own negative effects and solutions to these problems are a necessity and not just a simple need.

One of these events is the rising of the sea level and that ultimately, will drastically decrease our limited supply of habitable land. In Al Gore’s The Inconvenient Truth, he talks on the odds of two major ice sheets in West Antarctica and Greenland to collapse, in which either both will increase the global sea level by around 6 metres. The number might look small but that slight change in sea level will sink numerous low-altitude areas, especially those near costal area. The worrisome part about this is that one tenth of the people on earth live in areas less than 10 metres above sea level (Riebeek 2007). If that really were to happen, millions of people’s lives will be lost and render many more homeless – perhaps even without a nation.

Other than that, global warming also causes a disturbance in the equilibrium of nature’s ecosystem. Animals and plants will be forced to adapt themselves to the changes global warming has made on the seasons (The Inconvenient Truth 2007). If these organisms fail to catch up with the changes, they will face a brutal possibility of being extinct. Diseases which used to bring death and despair to people back in the olden days now resurface and continues doing what it has been doing for a long time – kill people. Plus, new diseases such as SARS, Arena virus and Lyme disease are also an effect global warming brings (The Inconvenient Truth 2007).

Corrective measures should be taken into action with no further delay in order to prevent global warming from worsening and alleviate the current situation. Contrary to what public thinks, most people already have sufficient know-how in order to combat excessive carbon emission. The solutions are in our hands (The Inconvenient Truth 2007). We could use energy-saving light bulbs, get an economical car with better mileage, use public transportation, turn off the lights when they are not being used and many more. At an international level, many countries have already joined Kyoto Protocol with the intention of saving the earth by reducing a percentage of carbon dioxide emission. Other countries, primarily, USA need to follow the example shown by these countries.

In short, global warming is an issue that brings us to a time where we must reconsider the actions we have on this earth – the path we took to better our lives with the cost of global warming. Earth is a place where all of us share the luxury and the comfort of having a place to live and we share this planet with the animals and the plants. They deserve to sustain life in here as much as we do. So, let us all, hand-in-hand, tackle this problem and ascertain a better future for the next generation. As said by Winston Churchill, “The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close in its place we are entering a period of consequences.”

Argumentative Essay #1

According to Smith in Family Journal (2005), junk food is defined as any food which is considered to be generally unhealthy and contain low nutritional value. Due to increasing consumption of fast food, nutritional level of Australian children has been constantly falling for the past 30 years (Weekend News 2005). Therefore, I strongly believe that the sale of junk food in school canteens should be banned as it is detrimental to health, causes behavioral problem and also because sale of junk food causes littering problem.

To start off, junk food is made up of unhealthy ingredients that deteriorate the children’s health. Weekend News (2005) reported that junk food is a main cause of childhood obesity. Children with obesity problem are prone to serious diseases pertaining to obesity such as heart disease, osteoarthritis and cancers. These problems are further aggravated by young people who consume a lot of junk food and do physical activities infrequently. One statistic shows that most of the popular snack foods are those of low nutritional value and thus leading towards disproportion nutrients intake (Health Foundation 2005). Thus, in order to prevent health issues caused by junk food, the sale of such food in school canteen should be banned.

Other than that, junk foods intake brings about behavioural problem. The chemical additives that were added to junk foods which serve the purpose of flavour and colour enhancement has been scientifically proven to trigger various behavioural problems in children, such as hyperactivity and poor concentration (Family Journal 2005). Based on Caputo (2005), a research shows that there is improvement on children’s behavior by reducing the amount of junk foods in children’s diet - after the removal of junk food and soft drinks from school canteen, students were shown to be calmer after lunch and showed improvement in their behavior (Green 2005). In short, reduced or absence existence of junk food is proven to contribute to better conduct among school children.

Litter problem is also one of the unavoidable problems that comes with the sale of many types of junk food in school canteens. With the increasing choices of junk food in schools, cans, crisp packets, cartons and plastic containers are littered all over the school compounds. Inversely, reduced spending on junk food by certain schools has proven to reduce their litter problems (Green in The Food Show 2005). Cleaning costs will go up as increasing litter leads to greater need on cleaning workers. Plus, litter mars the image of our communities. (Family Journal 2005). In short, a conducive, litter-free environment can be introduced by banning sale of junk food in school canteen.

In conclusion, the sale of junk food brings about a variety of problems such as deterioration in school children’s health, behavior problem and litter problem. The fact that the sale of junk food generates profit to the school does not justify its negative side effects. Thus, I strongly believe that it should be banned to improve the prospect of children.

Text Production #3

Global warming is an occurrence where the average world’s temperature increases. This concern has been growing rapidly over the past few decades among nature-lovers and scientist alike. Many parties have put in great amount of money and effort in search of the truth behind this travesty and the results suggest a depressing tale. There is a saying that goes, "In the absence of light, darkness prevails". Therefore, by not taking any drastic and swift actions to correct this problem, global warming will grow exponentially until it reaches a certain point where it is beyond human’s control. When the world gets hotter, a series of events will follow after – each with its’ own negative effects and solutions to these problems are a necessity and not just a simple need.

One of these events is the rising of the sea level and that ultimately, will drastically decrease our limited supply of habitable land. In Al Gore’s “The Inconvenient Truth”, he talks on the odds of two major ice sheets in West Antarctica and Greenland to collapse, in which either both will increase the global sea level by around 6 metres. The number might look small but that slight change in sea level will sink numerous low-altitude areas, especially those near costal area. The worrisome part about this is that one tenth of the people on earth live in areas less than 10 metres above sea level (Riebeek 2007). If that really were to happen, millions of people’s lives will be lost and render many more homeless – perhaps even without a nation.

Other than that, global warming also causes a disturbance in the equilibrium of nature’s ecosystem. Animals and plants will be forced to adapt themselves to the changes global warming has made on the seasons (Gore 2007). If these organisms fail to catch up with the changes, they will face a brutal possibility of being extinct. Diseases which used to bring death and despair to people back in the olden days now resurface and continues doing what it has been doing for a long time – kill people. Plus, new diseases such as SARS, Arena virus and Lyme disease are also an effect global warming brings (Gore 2007).

Corrective measures should be taken into action with no further delay in order to prevent global warming from worsening and alleviate the current situation. Contrary to what public thinks, most people already have sufficient know-how in order to combat excessive carbon emission. The solutions are in our hands (Gore 2007). We could use energy-saving light bulbs, get an economical car with better mileage, use public transportation, turn off the lights when they are not being used and many more. At an international level, many countries have already joined Kyoto Protocol with the intention of saving the earth by reducing a percentage of carbon dioxide emission. Other countries, primarily, USA need to follow the example shown by these countries.

In short, global warming is an issue that brings us to a time where we must reconsider the actions we have on this earth – the path we took to better our lives with the cost of global warming. Earth is a place where all of us share the luxury and the comfort of having a place to live and we share this planet with the animals and the plants. They deserve to sustain life in here as much as we do. So, let us all, hand-in-hand, tackle this problem and ascertain a better future for the next generation. As said by Winston Churchill, “The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close in its place we are entering a period of consequences.”

I'm really sorry

I've been ignorant, I saw all those posts but I somehow missed them. I'm stupid, forgetful and I've hurt someone - It was unintentional. If I knew the value of those words that I've spoken, I should have use them with more caution.

Words are powerful, words are influential. For that reason, I hurt people as I never think of anything thoroughly. I admit once more that I'm an imbecile.

I might show courage and confidence in a presentation and I might sound wise when I speak. However, deep inside, I acknowledge that I am immature, introvert and timid - it's just that I learn to how cover it. Once again, I'm terribly sorry if I did hurt you in any way.

I see you, yes, I do, but I always thought you never see me and for that reason alone, I took the liberty to make rash, irrational and downright idiotic conclusion.

sorry..

The desire of wanting

I've had enough with emo moments in the past. I've had ENOUGH. I don't want to be miserable anymore. I refuse to submit myself into such a dark period again. I hate to hate. That's why I either try to console an emo person or avoid that person entirely. If I appear to be avoiding you, I'm sorry - I really am but I don't to be emo anymore. Life is how you make it and I'm shaping it with my own power.

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Today was kinda awesome. At least, most of it. Gave an impromptu speech in ENL today. I end up crapping and almost went too personal but it was alright, I guess. After that, ate my lunch. In the evening, went to music room to play some tunes on the guitar and enjoy music.

Hermm..

A sudden urge to stop typing. The bed is calling me.

Random thoughts of the day:
If you love somebody, sometimes, letting them run free is the best choice.
Does being musically educated lowers your appreciation towards music?
I still want you.

Liberation

Some questions are answered.

Truth is finally out of the bag.

That truth liberates me of my worries.

I'm gonna have a good night sleep tonight.

Thanks