strings of life

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Home Section page B6
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)

ANSWER

1a) They did not feel comfortable with outsider. Teenager tend not to talk with strange. Some more sharing thier personal life with unknown people. Teenager will feel uneasy about it.
1b)Advise them and tell them what is right and what is wrong.
2) Yes, i do. When ever i came back from school, if i have any problem in school i will tell my mother because if we never share with other our head is full of problems and it might cause us headache. If we got lots of problems in our mind we cannot focus on studying and lots of things. Example:stress, cannot cope with study... Actually i had forgot whether i have been betrayed by my friends but if it was a yes, i think mostly was about secret example: i have a friend which i had told her my secret and he/her told others or even my enemy. Another kind is about telling other our plan example: we a group of people have plan to ignore the "person" cause some reasons but one of the group member have told the "person" about it.

cuteangle945 :: 9:09 PM

Saturday, August 22, 2009

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?

ANSWER

1a)1. All groups have to exercise tolerance and restraint: Christians cannot expect this to be a Christian society, Muslims cannot expect this to be a Muslim society, ditto with the Buddhists, the Hindus and the other groups as many faiths share this country, share this island. Each has different teachings, different practices. If we have to live together in peace, then all have to adopt 'live and let live' as our principle.

2. Keep religion separate from politics: Religion in Singapore cannot be the same as religion in America or religion in an Islamic country. If one group were to invoke religion in this manner in Singapore, others are bound to push back and invoke their faith.

3. Government must remain secular: The Government's authority comes from the people, and it has to be neutral and fair to all. The laws are passed by Parliament, elected by the people. They don't come from a sacred book but this did not mean the Government was against religion we just uphold sound moral values.

4 Maintain the common space that all Singaporeans share: The common space - when sharing meals, or at schools and workplaces - has to be neutral and secular and that's the only way all of us can feel at home in Singapore and at ease. If we must serve everybody food which is halal, no beef and vegetarian, I think we will have a problem of not having meals together.

1b)

2)Yes, of course i do respect other religions as we are all staying in the same country, the same earth so we must respect other religions and if we want to stay united we must respect each other and treat others well and their religion equally.

I think those children who away from their parents' funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion are very heartless. Their parents bring them up until they are married but instead of being respect and thankful, they are getting heartless, ungrateful and disrespect. I dislike those children who are not filial their parents and they thought that it is their parents' duty to bring them up cause it was their choice to bring them into this world. However, they did not know that during the pregnency of 9months for all mothers, it was the most difficult and dangerous time and yet just because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion they did not want to go for their funeral after their death. For me i think that no matter what, parents are the most imporant in our lives!

cuteangle945 :: 12:05 AM

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Home Section page 1
Elderly Falling Prey to 'Volunteer' Ruse (trick)

1a) What is the modus operandi (method of operating) of the con artists?
b) What are the Lion Befrienders planning to do to ensure the old folks do not get conned again?
2) Do you like doing social work? Why or why not?

ANSWER

1a)Their modus operandiis to pose in the most intances, as a volunteer from welfare organisations on project to spruce up the homes of the senior citizens and once let into the homes,these "volunteer" help themselves mostly to their unsuspecting victims' cash.

1b)The Lion Befrienders a voluntary welfare organisation which sends volunteers out to lonely senior citizens,has also alerted those under its charge about these scamster.

2) Yes of course! Doing social work can have lots of benefit one of them are make the elderly happy because their home have been clean up and someone to talk with so they will not be lonely and bored. The others are we can be more independent doing social work and it can make us people be more kind, helpful as well as caring if we know how to help others next time we wouldn't abondon our parents to home. I love to help others when they need help from others. Social work is a profession for those with a strong desire to help improve people’s lives. They assist people by helping them cope with issues in their everyday lives, deal with their relationships, and solve personal and family problems. Social workers help clients function the best way they can in their environments. They help them deal with their relationships and solve personal and family problems.

cuteangle945 :: 9:15 PM