http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/05/2974612.htm
Well, Rudd is the ex-PM of Australia. Recently, he claims that he will be joining Ms Gillard's government, as a vehement protest towards the governance of the Opposition Leader, Mr Abott. This has been triggered as Mr Abott tends to destroy Labor's legacy which is claimed by the ex-PM that rescues Australia from economic recession. The public remains in the veil on which post he will be holding in the current PM's government. However, Mr Abott refutes Rudd's statement by illustrating Labor's legacy as violence.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Australian News #2: Bureaucrat stood down over carcinogenic water
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/16/2955669.htm
Government official has been allegedly ignored the incident of water supply being polluted by underground coal gasification. Cougar Energy which is responsible for the gasification has actually found cancer-causing chemicals in the water but did not report it to the relevant authority until the end of June. Government has promised to carry out intensive investigation over the matter and the company is not allowed to operate until further tests are done.
Government official has been allegedly ignored the incident of water supply being polluted by underground coal gasification. Cougar Energy which is responsible for the gasification has actually found cancer-causing chemicals in the water but did not report it to the relevant authority until the end of June. Government has promised to carry out intensive investigation over the matter and the company is not allowed to operate until further tests are done.
Australian news #1:Abbott says no to carbon price
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/18/2957035.htm?section=justin
Abbott is the leader of federal opposition coalition in Australia. He declared that there will be no carbon pricing being imposed on Australians if his coalition wins over the Government. His argument was that it was impossible for India and China which were now emphasising more on improving living standards to comply with international agreement on carbon pricing. It is because to live a better life in the nations with overwhelming population requires extensive use of energy. Nevertheless, The Greens labelled Abbott as being ignorant regarding carbon pricing. The Senator also iterated that Australians want carbon pricing.
Abbott is the leader of federal opposition coalition in Australia. He declared that there will be no carbon pricing being imposed on Australians if his coalition wins over the Government. His argument was that it was impossible for India and China which were now emphasising more on improving living standards to comply with international agreement on carbon pricing. It is because to live a better life in the nations with overwhelming population requires extensive use of energy. Nevertheless, The Greens labelled Abbott as being ignorant regarding carbon pricing. The Senator also iterated that Australians want carbon pricing.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Text production for Television Viewing (Argumentative) Final Version
Since its invention, television has gained overwhelming product loyalty from people from all walks of life as it is fascinating (Leigh 2001). This is partly due to the fact that consumers can employ it effortlessly. To operate a television set, all the audience need to do is to press the button. It is also easy to search television programs matching with an individual’s tastes and preferences (Rutherford 2002). The high accessibility of television is proven by the estimation that at least one television set is available in more than 90% households in developed nations (Sharif 1999). Nevertheless, it is a fallacy to speculate that only children love television. This is evidenced by both Time Use Surveys conducted by UK and US governments in 2000 and 2003 respectively. Statistics obtained shared the same trend whereby the adults spent the most hours daily during leisure time in watching television programs. However, extensive television viewing among the children has remained controversial as it brings more harm than good.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at such a tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating ‘immunity’ towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, programs broadcasted like ‘Friends’ have always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child in a negative way. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most of the movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise attitudes among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Finally, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, conduct and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. It is extremely urgent to stop children from taking television viewing as the only option during leisure time since it brings more harm. This can be achieved by introducing more interesting and healthy activities into their lives as they are the future assets governing a nation.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at such a tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating ‘immunity’ towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, programs broadcasted like ‘Friends’ have always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child in a negative way. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most of the movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise attitudes among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Finally, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, conduct and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. It is extremely urgent to stop children from taking television viewing as the only option during leisure time since it brings more harm. This can be achieved by introducing more interesting and healthy activities into their lives as they are the future assets governing a nation.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Text production for Television Viewing (Argumentative) #2
Since its invention, television has gained overwhelming product loyalty from people from all walks of life as it is fascinating (Leigh 2001). This is partly due to the fact that consumers can employ it effortlessly. To operate a television set, all the audience need to do is to press the button. It is also easy to search television programs matching with an individual’s tastes and preferences (Rutherford 2002). The high accessibility of television is proven by the estimation that at least one television set is available in more than 90% households in developed nations (Sharif 1999). Nevertheless, it is a fallacy to speculate that only children love television. This is evidenced by both Time Use Surveys conducted by US and UK governments. Statistics obtained shared the same trend whereby the adults spent the most hours daily during leisure time in watching television programs. However, extensive television viewing among the children has remained controversial as it brings more harm than good.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at a tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating ‘immunity’ towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, programs broadcasted like ‘Friends’ have always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most of the movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise attitudes among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Last but not least, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, conduct and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. Watching television should not be the only option during leisure time. More interesting and healthy activities have to be introduced into the lives of the children.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at a tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating ‘immunity’ towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, programs broadcasted like ‘Friends’ have always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most of the movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise attitudes among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Last but not least, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, conduct and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. Watching television should not be the only option during leisure time. More interesting and healthy activities have to be introduced into the lives of the children.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Text production for Television Viewing (Argumentative) #1
Since its invention, television has gained overwhelming product loyalty from people from all walks of life as it is fascinating (Leigh 2001). This is partly due to the fact that consumers can employ it effortlessly. To operate a television set, all the audience need to do is to press the button. It is also easy to search television programs matching with an individual’s tastes and preferences (Rutherford 2002). The high accessibility of television is proven by the estimation that at least one television set is available in more than 90% households in developed nations (Sharif 1999). Nevertheless, it is a fallacy to speculate that only children love television. This is evidenced by both Time Use Surveys conducted by US and UK governments. Statistics obtained shared the same trend whereby the adults spent the most hours daily during leisure time in watching television programs. However, extensive television viewing among the children has remains controversial as it does more harm than good.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at the tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating immunity towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, ‘Friends’ has always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise behaviours among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Last but not least, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, behaviour and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. Watching television should not be the only option during leisure time. More interesting and healthy activities have to be introduced into the lives of the children.
First of all, watching television programs uncontrollably can adversely affect mental and physical health of the children especially when the programs are inappropriate to be viewed. Their personalities are being molded at the tender age. Hence, their mentality can be influenced easily by television programs because “seeing is believing”. For instance, the profuse violence content in a show is capable of generating immunity towards violence. Violence is thus deemed by the children to be part and parcel of life and an ideal option to deal with problems. Besides that, ‘Friends’ has always solved problems within half an hour. Consequently, children have set in mind that life struggles can be overcome easily. However, once the reality is against their will, they become discouraged instantly. Apart from that, kids are physically inactive in front of the idiot box (Sharif 1999). As they indulge in snacks while enjoying television, problems such as unfavourable weight gain and related diseases come in (Rutherford 2002).
Secondly, television viewing is able to shape the behaviour of a child. It is a catastrophic disaster when television becomes the only companion of children. Their lives can be jeorpadised when they try to imitate dangerous actions carried out by their favourite characters. Disciplinary problems can occur if they follow the behaviour of a bad character. Furthermore, in most movies the roles in life have been narrowed to certain genders. People are being simply categorized. These can lead to unwise behaviours among the children towards others and themselves (Sharif 1999).
Last but not least, sitting in front of television for the programs broadcasted can also reduce the span of children’s attention upon a task (Sharif 1999). As a result, they cannot concentrate on their homework for a long period of time. Even the educational psychologist has iterated that most of the television-addicts have poor academic achievements at school (Leigh 2001). The indicator of addiction towards television is the withdrawal symptoms when its viewing is forcibly made unavailable (Rutherford 2002). The passive activity has grabbed away the imaginative skills which are essential to spruce up in problem-solving and organizational ability among the future generations (Leigh 2001).
In conclusion, the disadvantages of viewing television outweigh its advantages. Children’s ways of thinking, health, behaviour and academic performance can be adversely affected by watching television programs without selection particularly. Watching television should not be the only option during leisure time. More interesting and healthy activities have to be introduced into the lives of the children.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Text Production for Junk Food (Argumentative) #2
As the name suggests, junk food is something edible but non-nutritious and non-beneficial to health (Smith 2005). According to Health Foundation (2005), approximately 50% of the most popular snack foods ranging from biscuits to flavoured yogurt have low nutritional values. The addiction towards junk food can be evidenced by the fact that more than half of the contemporary Australian schoolchildren have their meals in school where abundance of junk food is available (Tran 2005). Junk food manages to gain loyalty among buyers and sellers as it is highly flavoured and can be easily accessed and brings supernormal profits. Nonetheless, it is indispensable to ban the sale of junk food in school canteens for several reasons.
First of all, the high-kilojoule-content junk food triggers childhood obesity. Most junk food contains high proportion of flavour and fat to enhance its taste (Smith 2005). Besides partaking junk food in school canteens, children have the tendency to consume it at home too. This is revealed by the chart published by Australian Nutrition Journal (2004) whereby most of the 12-14-year-old children in 2003 have more intakes of fat and sugar than recommended. Fresh fruit and vegetables were neglected badly. It is the overconsumption of food with high contents of fat and sugar that causes obesity among the children. They even speculate its consumption as safe since it is allowed in school and thus, indulging themselves in it. Consequently, it leads to unfavourable weight gain.
Furthermore, other health problems can also be originated from the frequent consumption of junk food. Based on the information given by The Food Show (2005), junk food reduces the intake of nutritious food by the schoolchildren. Consequently, their health development, growth and learning potential are adversely affected as all of these require a balanced diet. Research study also proved that reduction of junk food helped in improving the children’s daily conduct. Their behaviour can be deviated due to the chemical additives contents in the unhealthy food. Hence, by banning the sale of junk food in school canteens, the disciplinary problems among the schoolchildren can be overcome.
Last but not least, prohibition of junk food sale in school canteens can minimise the litter problem in the school vicinity too. Junk food is packaged and the schoolchildren tend to throw the packages indiscriminately. Litter is a bad habit as it not only causes hazard to the people nearby but also degrades the image of the citizens in the eyes of the outsiders (Smith 2005). Moreover, litter also reduces the effort spent in maintenance projects by the school groundsmen as cleaning requires much effort. Hence, stopping junk food sale can assist in improving the school hygiene and facilities, beneficial to all school occupants.
In a nutshell, the sale of junk food should be forbidden in school canteens by virtue of several factors, namely the degradation of schoolchildren’s health and environmental damage. School News (2005) showed that canteen profits were directly proportional to the sale of junk food. Therefore, it is understandable that the sale can hardly be stamped out completely due to the high profits offered in a short span of time. For the sake of our future generations, it is important to educate the children about the detrimental effects of junk food by both parents and school teachers so that the knowledge can act as a deterrent.
First of all, the high-kilojoule-content junk food triggers childhood obesity. Most junk food contains high proportion of flavour and fat to enhance its taste (Smith 2005). Besides partaking junk food in school canteens, children have the tendency to consume it at home too. This is revealed by the chart published by Australian Nutrition Journal (2004) whereby most of the 12-14-year-old children in 2003 have more intakes of fat and sugar than recommended. Fresh fruit and vegetables were neglected badly. It is the overconsumption of food with high contents of fat and sugar that causes obesity among the children. They even speculate its consumption as safe since it is allowed in school and thus, indulging themselves in it. Consequently, it leads to unfavourable weight gain.
Furthermore, other health problems can also be originated from the frequent consumption of junk food. Based on the information given by The Food Show (2005), junk food reduces the intake of nutritious food by the schoolchildren. Consequently, their health development, growth and learning potential are adversely affected as all of these require a balanced diet. Research study also proved that reduction of junk food helped in improving the children’s daily conduct. Their behaviour can be deviated due to the chemical additives contents in the unhealthy food. Hence, by banning the sale of junk food in school canteens, the disciplinary problems among the schoolchildren can be overcome.
Last but not least, prohibition of junk food sale in school canteens can minimise the litter problem in the school vicinity too. Junk food is packaged and the schoolchildren tend to throw the packages indiscriminately. Litter is a bad habit as it not only causes hazard to the people nearby but also degrades the image of the citizens in the eyes of the outsiders (Smith 2005). Moreover, litter also reduces the effort spent in maintenance projects by the school groundsmen as cleaning requires much effort. Hence, stopping junk food sale can assist in improving the school hygiene and facilities, beneficial to all school occupants.
In a nutshell, the sale of junk food should be forbidden in school canteens by virtue of several factors, namely the degradation of schoolchildren’s health and environmental damage. School News (2005) showed that canteen profits were directly proportional to the sale of junk food. Therefore, it is understandable that the sale can hardly be stamped out completely due to the high profits offered in a short span of time. For the sake of our future generations, it is important to educate the children about the detrimental effects of junk food by both parents and school teachers so that the knowledge can act as a deterrent.
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