Singlish plays a major part in every Singaporean's life. Speaking Singlish is what defines a 'true-bred' Singaporean. It is our form of identity, it is what makes us stand out from people from other countries. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, we should not be embarrassed of ourselves for not being able to speak perfect English, but we should embrace this unique culture of our's. My fellow Singaporeans, be true to yourself- speak Singlish.
(everyone in the group)
Monday, August 20, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Singlish should be an acceptable language ....
Singlish, it is a language that bonds us singaporeans together , which makes us different from other countries.In everyday of our lives, we can hear many people using "lah," "lor," "alamak," etc. Singapore is made up of different people of different races .Each and everyone speak a different tone. Singlish makes us feel
" at home " when we talk to people around us as we would be assured that they would understand what we are talking about as singlish is some kind of like simplified english which is easy to understand . It is a language which makes us unique from the rest . Thus , we should preserve and make singlish a language which everyone know .
(cherie)
Singlish is a way to communicate with fellow Singaporeans. Singlish helps put the point across easily without the need of fancy vocabulary words or long sentences. A language is meant to understood and a tool for communication. Not many people can understand or speak perfect english. If you go to the market and speak perfect english, many people there will not be able to understand what you are trying to say and result in a quarrel. Everybody in Singapore knows Singlish but not everybody knows English. Without Singlish, Singaporeans will be lost for words.
(emily)
" at home " when we talk to people around us as we would be assured that they would understand what we are talking about as singlish is some kind of like simplified english which is easy to understand . It is a language which makes us unique from the rest . Thus , we should preserve and make singlish a language which everyone know .
(cherie)
Singlish is a way to communicate with fellow Singaporeans. Singlish helps put the point across easily without the need of fancy vocabulary words or long sentences. A language is meant to understood and a tool for communication. Not many people can understand or speak perfect english. If you go to the market and speak perfect english, many people there will not be able to understand what you are trying to say and result in a quarrel. Everybody in Singapore knows Singlish but not everybody knows English. Without Singlish, Singaporeans will be lost for words.
(emily)
Introduction ( by Iqbal and Tian Rui )
Ladies and Gentlemen, a good afternoon to all of you who are present today.Singlish has established itself as a dirty habit which never fails to show whenever we speak. Therefore, should we be able to use it without being frowned upon ?That is the question we all must be wondering about, especially since the government has failed in its many approaches to get us to speak good English. Audience ! i urge you to ' USE YOUR BRAIN, USE YOUR BRAIN LAR! Should singlish be allowed? My awnser is ' Aburden' to a certain degree.
Singlish should be an acceptable language (body)
Singlish is something that we Singaporeans not only do not want to change, but also cannot change. Almost all Singaporeans learn two languages-their own mother tongue and English. That is why we often mix two languages when we speak, which comes out as broken English.The people around us speak in Singlish, we speak to the people around usin Singlish, that it has become so part of our communication. How do we change something that has been instilled in us since we first started learning to speak? Everyone speaks Singlish without realising it. Even if sometimes we might want to try correcting it, we are not even aware that we have spoken in broken English! For those who have tried to 'quit' speaking in Singlish, most will find that at the end of the day,they will not be successful and Singlish will still come out naturally.
(audrey)
(audrey)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Jun Yong and Tian Rui's whole speech
A very good morning to everyone present to listen to my speech about the issue of abortion. Upon hearing the word abortion, what comes to your mind first? Most people would think of it as an act of murder of innocent young lives which have yet seen the world beyond. Why would the mothers-to-be end their child's lives? Lets see things from another perspective- what is the purpose of having children? If the children were not aborted, what would happen to the parents and himself? If they did not have any reason, they would not have done such a thing. Think about it, if you were in their shoes, would you have much of a choice? Therefore, allow me now to tell you why abortion should be legalised.
Often, abortion is done by rape victims who are innocent. The rape incident would leave them with horrible memories which would probably haunt them for the rest of their lives. If an abortion is not carried out, the child would only remind her of the rape incident. If the child is born, the father would probably be in the jail or trying to rape more women, and would of course not take care of him. By letting innocent rape victims have a choice, they would be able to let the mental scar fade off over time.
In some of the cases, the parents have no means to support the child. With difficulty making ends meet, it would mean that the parents would have to struggle to raise their child, and the child would also have a disadvantage, which means that both parents and child-to-be would not benefit if an abortion is not done. For example, when the child falls sick or has to do an operation, the parents would have difficulties coming out with the money due to financial problems. In these cases, some are mothers who have to raise the child single-handed with no help of a husband, and the mother would have financial problems since she is the only family member working. With such a situation, I believe having the child born would only mean unjustified punishments for the poor, and those young innocent lives. Moreover, they would still be able to have children when the situations turn better as the time passes.
When the child involved is born, he would probably would not have a good childhood with his parents. Sometimes when the parents decides to have an abortion, it means that they have never thought of having a child, and do not love children. Since they do not want children, the child would only have a bad childhood with his parents, and not well take care off. Many parents do not have much time with their children, as they have to balance between work and parenting. By letting another family member such as the child's aunt or a maid to take care, it would make the relationship between the children and their parents far apart when they do not see each other most of the times, and the entire point of having a child would be meaningless.
Many mothers-to-be who want to go through abortion are too young to raise their children. Young parenting is often hard, as most of the mothers-to-be have no husband, and she has to fund for the children's education with her own salary. Also, the lack of maturity in the young mothers-to-be stresses on the point that an abortion should be made. At their young age, they would probably have problems taking care of themselves, let alone taking care of another life all by herself. They do not have mental preparations to have a child too, and do not know how to raise children. Although some may decide to give birth to the baby and then let people adopt the baby, it is not a very good idea, as they might not be well taken off be their new parents.
As a conclusion, mothers-to-be have their own reasons on why they choose to abort their babies. It is just that many of us do not understand the several reasons behind it. By aborting the baby, it does not mean that the mothers-to-be would not have any next time; they would still be able to have children in the future. If the babies were not aborted, the result might be horrifying, and some parents might even suicide with the children, like many others in the newspapers. Therefore, i strongly believe that abortion should be legalised. Thank you.
SPENT HOURS ON THIS AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!
Often, abortion is done by rape victims who are innocent. The rape incident would leave them with horrible memories which would probably haunt them for the rest of their lives. If an abortion is not carried out, the child would only remind her of the rape incident. If the child is born, the father would probably be in the jail or trying to rape more women, and would of course not take care of him. By letting innocent rape victims have a choice, they would be able to let the mental scar fade off over time.
In some of the cases, the parents have no means to support the child. With difficulty making ends meet, it would mean that the parents would have to struggle to raise their child, and the child would also have a disadvantage, which means that both parents and child-to-be would not benefit if an abortion is not done. For example, when the child falls sick or has to do an operation, the parents would have difficulties coming out with the money due to financial problems. In these cases, some are mothers who have to raise the child single-handed with no help of a husband, and the mother would have financial problems since she is the only family member working. With such a situation, I believe having the child born would only mean unjustified punishments for the poor, and those young innocent lives. Moreover, they would still be able to have children when the situations turn better as the time passes.
When the child involved is born, he would probably would not have a good childhood with his parents. Sometimes when the parents decides to have an abortion, it means that they have never thought of having a child, and do not love children. Since they do not want children, the child would only have a bad childhood with his parents, and not well take care off. Many parents do not have much time with their children, as they have to balance between work and parenting. By letting another family member such as the child's aunt or a maid to take care, it would make the relationship between the children and their parents far apart when they do not see each other most of the times, and the entire point of having a child would be meaningless.
Many mothers-to-be who want to go through abortion are too young to raise their children. Young parenting is often hard, as most of the mothers-to-be have no husband, and she has to fund for the children's education with her own salary. Also, the lack of maturity in the young mothers-to-be stresses on the point that an abortion should be made. At their young age, they would probably have problems taking care of themselves, let alone taking care of another life all by herself. They do not have mental preparations to have a child too, and do not know how to raise children. Although some may decide to give birth to the baby and then let people adopt the baby, it is not a very good idea, as they might not be well taken off be their new parents.
As a conclusion, mothers-to-be have their own reasons on why they choose to abort their babies. It is just that many of us do not understand the several reasons behind it. By aborting the baby, it does not mean that the mothers-to-be would not have any next time; they would still be able to have children in the future. If the babies were not aborted, the result might be horrifying, and some parents might even suicide with the children, like many others in the newspapers. Therefore, i strongly believe that abortion should be legalised. Thank you.
SPENT HOURS ON THIS AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!
corrected version for group 2's persuasive speech ( body )
Abortion is not just a simple medical procedure but is a life changing event with significant physical and emotional consequnces. Clinical research has proven that going for an abortion can cause pysychological harm to some women. Abortion is very risky and there are more than 200 women who have died from legal abortions. Not only that, but women who survive abortions have a high risk of suffering form complications later on and long term physical complications can even damge the linig of the uterus and cause permenant infertility.Therefore, as you can see, ladies and gentlemen, abortion does not only kill the baby's life, but it can kill the mother too or affect the mother physically and also emotionally.
Abortion is also harmful to our nation. It corrupts our younger generation by encouraging them to engage in casual intercourse. If they created new life accidentally, they know they can just abort it to escape all the burdens that come with it. Did you notice the rates of youngsters having abortions or sex at young ages have rose up? This shows how serious this issue has become.
1st paragraph by audrey, second by emily
Abortion is also harmful to our nation. It corrupts our younger generation by encouraging them to engage in casual intercourse. If they created new life accidentally, they know they can just abort it to escape all the burdens that come with it. Did you notice the rates of youngsters having abortions or sex at young ages have rose up? This shows how serious this issue has become.
1st paragraph by audrey, second by emily
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
extract(staggered,tottered,limped,lumbered)
The night was as black as pitch when Carl staggered down the deserted shortcut to his house. He was drunk as he drowned his sorrows in alcohol when he got fired from his job. He was so tired that he did not even notice two man lumbered past him, they blocked his way and demanded his money. Carl refused to give in to their demands seeing that they were unarmed and tried to limped off. However, after receiving a vicious punch to his head, he swayed a little, tottered and fell...
Tian Rui
Tian Rui
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Extract (marching , roaming , sashaying , strode, treaded and wandering ...
When he looked at the lifeless ground , he saw ants marching in a straight line . He was roaming the streets and was wandering what was going to happen next . Suddenly , he saw a beautiful lady sashaying down the stairs with her nice elegant dress which made her seemed the most beautiful lady on earth . He strode towards her and spoke a few words . In the end they treaded into a cafe nearby under the moonless sky , instead of wandering around himself ....
~~~ Cherie ~~~ ^0^
~~~ Cherie ~~~ ^0^
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Jun Yong and Tian Rui's speech yo
Abortion should be legalised=]=]=]=]=]=]
A very good morning to everyone present to listen to my speech about the issue of abortion. Upon hearing the word abortion, what comes to your mind first? Most people would think of it as an act of murder of innocent young lives which have yet seen the world beyond. Lets see things from another perspective- why would the mothers-to-be end their child's lives? If they did not have any reason, they would not have done such a thing. Think about it, if you were in their shoes, would you have much of a choice? Therefore, allow me now to tell you why abortion should be legalised.=]
A very good morning to everyone present to listen to my speech about the issue of abortion. Upon hearing the word abortion, what comes to your mind first? Most people would think of it as an act of murder of innocent young lives which have yet seen the world beyond. Lets see things from another perspective- why would the mothers-to-be end their child's lives? If they did not have any reason, they would not have done such a thing. Think about it, if you were in their shoes, would you have much of a choice? Therefore, allow me now to tell you why abortion should be legalised.=]
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Why abortion should be made legal (persausive speech)
Inhuman. Ruthelessness. These are just one of the few words that abortion is always assiociated with. But do we ever spare a thought for the mothers - how these mothers, after the pain and guilt of killing their babies still get attacked by others, calling them "murderers"? Abortion is not all evil, if you hear the mothers' reasons for doing so. Be it rape vitims who just want to erase all evidence of the pain away and start anew, or under-aged girls who cannot be ready to be mothers yet, or parents who cannot take care of the child who will be born deformed. Think about it, would you like to see children unwanted and not loved? Therefore, I come here today, ladies and gentlemen, to tell you that we should not assiociate all abortion cases with such negativity.
Audrey
Audrey
Friday, August 3, 2007
Iqbal and Kheng Hian's Awesome Speech (｡◕‿◕｡ )
Good Morning ladies and gentlemen. Since the dawn of time , body painting has been a meme that has transcended generations. From the prehistoric Tarzans to the modern everyday man. tatooing has represented the rite-of-passage for the young man till today. Furthermore many consider tatooing to be an extension of what holds as beautiful and even sacred. Ask yourselves then , why does it arouse suspicion and misconceptions ? Why are tatoos associated with the scums of society ? I stand here today,as liberator of your mindsets from the rigid stereoytypes that you have created for yourselves. Let us break the chains that puts a cap on our young talents and the potential of modern comtempary body art !
Iqbal's Extract yo !
Kenny was strolling in a park when he stumbled upon a pile of steaming dog faeces.Without warning , the dog who had just used the park as his own toilet , crept behind Kenny and chomped onto his leg.Kenny spun out of control and landed on the pile of dog poop. After bravely fighting off the mutt , Kenny picked himself up and staggered towards the clinic , all the while screaming ' Need a medic !'
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