Friday, February 27, 2009

ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA/Exp
Term 1, Week 8 (23 Feb 09)


Getting to the heart of Total Defense (Home-Youthink pg B7)

Q1) In the last line, what did the writer mean by suggesting that “he may have found more porcupines than rats?”
Q2) What’s worth giving up your life for?

Answers:
Q1)Senior Minister, Mister Goh Chok Tong said in his speech, that we are compared with porcupines and mice. Mouse scurry and run away when they feel threatened, while porcupines defend themselves on the spot by using their thorns to warn the enemy to stay away. Therefore the sentence states that most Singaporeans would defend our countries, etc. like porcupines
, instead of running away from our enemies like mice.
Q2)To me, I think I would still choose to give up my life for my family, simply because family is much more closer then our country. Without our family, we have no mood to defend the country,
thinking that it is the end of the world. As long as our families are safe, I would not mind givng up my life for the country, as I could rest in peace, knowing they are safe.

Friday, February 20, 2009

ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA / 2E
Term 1, Week 7 (16 Feb 09)

No Loitering After School (IN! pg 7)
Q1) Why Coral Secondary School forbids students to idle around near their school in their school uniform?
Q2) Do you agree with this rule? Explain your answer.

Answers:
Q1)Their Principal said that Coral Secondary places much emphasis on inculcating in their students good habits like using time prudently, and also to prevent their students from loitering that leads to trouble.
Q2)I definitely disagree with such rules. I don't think they are suitable rules to tell students the message, therefore the students would then go defiantly against thier teachers. As for the public, they might give a bad impression on the school being too strict. The rules state that there should not be loitering at malls in uniforms, but people who are buying back their lunch are the innocent ones. So I think this rule should be erased of the book of rules and regulations. I mean instead of making such strict rule, the school should rather spend the time on workshops and lessons, teaching students to not mix around and stir trouble, walking in malls is possible as long as you do not stir trouble. I would recommend the school to send teachers around to check on students but not accusing them of loitering, the teachers could have just chec kif they stir up any trouble, and if they would, I think it is time to act according to the book, to give them detentions.

Friday, February 13, 2009

ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA / 2ETerm 1, Week 6 (9 Feb 09)
Master of One (Life! People pg 4)
Q1) What was Jack Neo’s vocation when he was serving the nation?
Q2) “Hard work leads to success.” To what extend do you agree with this statement?

Answers:
Q1)His vocation was being an emcee, actor, singer in getais, performing in comedy skits, conducting drama-training classes, producing karaoke music videos, recording some best-selling comedy albums and also publishing a comic book. He then signed on with the army as an infantry officer, and got posted to the army's Music and Drama Company.

Q2)Yes, there will not be any jobs that hires people who are not hard-working nor people who are not serious in their works... People like Jack Neo himself, worked so hard, producing films, acting, etc. to earn what he has today. Although his 'O' Level results were not qualified for junior college not polytechnic, but his willy-nilly knowledge and skills were acquired and he learnt step-by-step as he produce films and acting.
ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA / 2ETerm 1, Week 5 (2 Feb 09)Golfers, youths in brawl on green (HOME, pg 1)

Q1) How did the teenagers trespass into Singapore Island Country Club?Q2) Is underage drinking correct? Explain your answer.Answer:Q1) They were drunk at vivo city and was actually going to MacRitchie Reservoir when they went lost and didn’t know that they had actually trespass the Singapore Island Country Club.Q2) The minimum age for taking alcohol is 18 years-old, students younger then the minimum age, if caught may make off with either a fine or being charged in juvenile court( if accidents happen when you are drunk) or both.