Important Reading

1. Singapore youth teeming with ideas to create their own future
2. Future Of Singapore’s Youth Looks Bleak
3. Youth.sg
4. National Youth Council
5. Singapore YOG
6. Family Values: the importance of strong family bonds
7. Importance of Family
8. The Importance of Family Values
9. The importance of family meals

Essay Term 2 Week 9

Dear A03

In order to see a tangible improvement in your grades, you need to
(1) revisit the processes of question analysis,
(2)plan your essay seriously using the outline
(3) read, read, read, read, read to secure relevant evidence (data, case studies etc) to substantiate your essays.
You must also remember both the structures of a paragraph + the essay.

Recall that the essay titles due for class on Thursday 21 May 2009 are:

1. Are the poor an inevitable feature of any society?
2. Is Singapore a good place to call home?
3. 'You can tell the aspirations of a nation through its advertisements.' Discuss with reference to your country.
4. Discuss what our society can do to help the elderly enjoy their 'golden years'.
   

Each group prepares one essay outline for presentation.

For your own benefit, find time to complete the following required reading:
Poverty.com
Global Issues
Third World Network
Make Poverty History
The World Bank The Singapore Government
Statistics Singapore
Contact Singapore
Uniquely Singapore

You need to source your own supplementary reading to substantiate your case.
Best wishes
Mr Low

2 Photos, 2 Kinds of Goodbye

This is Steve saying goodbye to his brother who is off to Iraq. The second photo is Steve months later at his brothers funeral. Saying goodbye for the last time.

Here is a link to a video about our soldiers living conditions when they came back from the war.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46vYZF...

Here is a link to the video Iraq for sale. A revealing documentary about the war in Iraq and what is really going on.http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc...

credit: therealweeklynews @ youtube