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Monday 24 May 2010

Argumentative Essay #3 - TV

When the invention of television came into existence, a surge of changes swept the advancing world – altering how people spent their time. A statistic done by American Time Use Survey in 2003 has shown that both men and women spent more time watching television than relaxing, reading and even socializing. Entailing that statement, television has become a significantly prominent device in terms of bringing about effects. With that in mind, I fully support the notion of watching television being beneficial as it cultivates critical thinking, educates people with global issues and provides different dimension to learning.

Firstly, watching television empowers critical thinking among the viewers which is a skill of pivotal importance in social and academic environment. Owing to the fact that it is an attractive medium, it promotes critical reasoning in human-related problems such as globalisation and homelessness (Leigh 2001). From a different perspective, families can discuss how applicable in the real world is the solutions used to solve conflicts that arises from the television shows (Sharif 1999). Concurrently, such discussion incites critical thinking as it involves a careful and sharp observation from the viewers.

Other than that, viewing television benefits the viewers as it allows them to acquire current local and world issues (Rutherford 2002). Youth can also be inspired by the news they obtained from watching television to carry out healthy activities such as charity works (Sharif 2002). In a country, the citizen can also be more conscious from the knowledge they attain in television programs on the events happening around them and thus, exerting pressure on councils, major companies and also national governments. This will encourage decision-makers to take the responses from the audience into account and thus, a force for democracy is formed. In short, watching television is advantageous as it creates bridges for people to global issues.

In addition, television programs give an additional dimension for learning process. Television delivers information through sight and sounds - a better alternative to text books in terms of learning. The varying and interesting ways used to present science, geography and other subjects help the viewers to comprehend the information more easily (Leigh 2001). Besides that, television can also be utilized as a teaching tool. Rutherford (2002) explained that television programs enable the viewers to be more knowledgeable in the field of culture and beauty in other parts of the world and study facts pertaining to nature in a much more enjoyable manner. Children are able to enjoy the pros of watching television as they tend to have more extensive vocabulary. Hence, it is proven that television really is more of a rose and less of a thorn.

In conclusion, the advantages of television viewing outweighs its disadvantages as it encourages critical thinking, teaches people about global matters and provides an alternative dimension to learning. Thus, as a reiteration, I strongly agree that television viewing is more beneficial to the viewers. Notwithstanding, it could not be denied that television viewing has the potential to harm its viewers and it is ultimately up to them to decide on who is the master and who is the servant.

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Argumentative Essay #2 - TV

When the invention of television came into existence, a surge of changes swept the advancing world – altering how people spent their time. A statistic done by American Time Use Survey in 2003 has shown that both men and women spent more time watching television than relaxing, reading and even socializing. Entailing that statement, television has become a significantly prominent device in terms of bringing about effects. With that in mind, I fully support the notion of watching television being beneficial as it cultivates critical thinking, educate people with global issues and provides different dimension to learning.

Firstly, watching television empowers critical thinking among the viewers which is a skill of pivotal importance in social and academic environment. Owing to the fact that it is an attractive medium, it promotes critical reasoning in human-related problems such as globalisation and homelessness (Leigh 2001). From a different perspective, families can discuss how applicable in the real world is the solutions used to solve conflicts that arises from the television shows (Sharif 1999). Concurrently, such discussion incites critical thinking as it involves a careful and sharp observation from the viewers.

Other than that, viewing television benefits the viewers as it allows them to acquire current local and world issues (Rutherford 2002). Youth can also be inspired by the news they obtained from watching television to carry out healthy activities such as charity works (Sharif 2002). In a country, the citizen can also be more conscious from the knowledge they attain in television programs on the events happening around them and thus, exerting pressure on councils, major companies and also national governments. This will encourage decision-makers to take the responses from the audience into account and thus, a force for democracy is formed. In short, watching television is advantageous as it creates bridges for people to global issues.

Plus, television programs give additional dimension for learning process. Television delivers information through sight and sounds - a better alternative to text books in terms of learning. The varying and interesting ways used to present science, geography and other subjects help the viewers to comprehend the information more easily (Leigh 2001). Besides that, television can also be utilized as a teaching tool. Rutherford (2002) explained that television programs enable the viewers to be more knowledgeable in the field of culture and beauty in other parts of the world and study facts pertaining to nature in a much more enjoyable manner. Children are able to enjoy the pros of watching television as they tend to have more extensive vocabulary. Hence, it is proven that television really is more of a rose and less of a thorn.

In conclusion, the advantages of television viewing outweighs its disadvantages as it encourages critical thinking, teaches people about global matters and provides alternative dimension to learning. Thus, as a reiteration, I strongly agree that television viewing is more beneficial to the viewers. Notwithstanding, it could not be deny that television viewing has the potential to harm its viewers and it is ultimately up to them to decide on who is the master and who it the servant.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Argumentative Essay #1 - TV

When the invention of television came into existence, a far-reaching surge of changes swept the advancing world – altering how people spent their time. A statistic done by American Time Use Survey in 2003 has shown that both men and women spent more time watching television than relaxing, reading and even socializing. Entailing that statement, television has become a significantly prominent device in terms of bringing about effects. With that in mind, I fully support the notion of watching television being beneficial as it cultivates critical thinking, educate people with global issues and provides different dimension to learning.

Firstly, watching television empowers critical thinking among the viewers which is a skill of pivotal importance in social and academic environment. Owing to the fact that it is an attractive medium, it promotes critical reasoning in human-related problems such as globalisation and homelessness (Leigh 2001). From a different perspective, families can discuss how applicable in the real world is the solutions used to solve conflicts that arises from the television shows (Sharif 1999). Concurrently, such discussion incites critical thinking as it involves a careful and sharp observation from the viewers.

Other than that, viewing television benefits the viewers as it allows them to acquire current local and world issues (Rutherford 2002). Youth can also be inspired by the news they obtained from watching television to carry out healthy activities such as charity works (Sharif 2002). In a country, the citizen can also be more conscious from the knowledge they attain in television programs on the events happening around them and thus, exerting pressure on councils, major companies and also national governments. This will encourage decision-makers to take the responses from the audience into account and thus, a force for democracy is formed. In short, watching television is advantageous as it creates bridges for people to global issues.

Plus, television programs give additional dimension for learning process. Television delivers its shows through sight and also sound which is a definitely a better alternative to text books in terms of accepting new knowledge. The varying and interesting ways used to present science, geography and other subjects help the viewers to comprehend the information provided more easily (Leigh 2001). Besides that, television can also be utilized as a teaching tool. Rutherford (2002) explained that television programs enable the viewers to be more knowledgeable in the field of culture and beauty in other parts of the world, study facts pertaining to nature in a much more enjoyable manner, and also enjoy the process of learning the complicated steps of a scientific equation. Children are able to enjoy the pros of watching television as they tend to have more extensive vocabulary. Hence, it is proven that television really is more of a rose and less of a thorn.

In conclusion, the advantages of television viewing outweighs its disadvantages as it encourages critical thinking, teaches people about global matters and provides alternative dimension to learning. Thus, as a reiteration, I strongly agree that television viewing is more beneficial to the viewers. Notwithstanding, it could not be deny that television viewing has the potential to harm its viewers and it is ultimately up to them to decide on who is the master and who it the servant.

Friday 14 May 2010

Argumentative Essay Final (hopefully)

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. A statistic done by Australian Health Journal (2004) has shown that 50% of the teenagers in Australia consume excessive sugar and fat. 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. 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.

Wednesday 5 May 2010

For now

Time to write an essay. 1Malaysia!
I've confessed to you once, I went out with you twice or more. Why are you confused?

Monday 3 May 2010

How can I know?

How can I know the feelings someone has for an individual?
Is it through the seemingly random post on msn/facebook?
How can I show you that I like you without the medium of voice or message?
Did you noticed that looking at you makes me smile?
Did you noticed how I adore looking at you?
Did you noticed how much it hurts when you ignore me?