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General paper: May 2007
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007. Teens- A Ticking Cyber Bomb. Armed, online and dangerous", Sunday Times, 6 May 07. This article made me think. Really think. Its not everyday you get to read so disturbing news, even though you know that it has been going on around you. The quick span of time between the thought and the deed leaves little time for consideration of consequences. Buffered by anonymity and the excuse that what they post is "private", many of them continue to slander, malign, accuse, shame, and att...
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General paper: July 2007
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Saturday, July 28, 2007. Ageism sexism=axeing older women? Ref: When Ladies' Night isn't for all ladies, STimes, 11 July 2007. Recently, a local nightspot refused to give a woman the free drinks they promised to all ladies on a certain day of the week. The reason given was that she was 55, over the age limit of 35 to qualify. This prompted a reader to ask the author of this article, which mattered more, the age or gender discrimination in this case? The tendency for the media today to publicise the "beau...
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General paper: April 2007
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Thursday, April 26, 2007. The tragedy that rocked the world recently has thrown out many issues that have largely been swept under the carpet. I shall aim to discuss some of the questions here. I am of course referring to the killings at Viginia Tech, where gunman Cho Seung Hui killed 32 others and himself in a shooting rampage. What drove him to commit such an atrocity? What about our own society? Are we aware of the hurt and suffering we cause by an ill considered action, or a careless slip of the tong...
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General paper: August 2007
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Monday, August 20, 2007. Dear readers I have a good piece of news to announce. This Blog has the honour of being one of the top three best GP blogs in JC1 AJC! Yes I'm not kidding! As always on any happy occasion, I would like to thank the few who bothered to comment on my blog, as well as the teachers who have so valued my blog. And of course, dear readers, Thank You Ever So Much! This blog will continue delivering essays as often as I can spare. After Promos, there'll be more. Does it never end? Perhap...