ICT platforms in Future School

Hwa Chong Institution, being a Future School, has several online platforms to aid learning. Examples are the Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (iVLE) and the Electronic Message Board (EMB). These platforms are very useful as students can access learning materials from virtually anywhere, and can revise notes without carrying books and worksheets around. This has greatly affect our way of learning, making it more convenient and easy to study.

In Class Online Lesson 7

Photo chosen :
Courtesy of http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8492000/8492777.stm

I chose this photo as it had a very strong depiction of how the consequences of war were like. The photo depicted two soldiers, helping out one of their fellow soldier, who was injured. This was a good way to show how terrible the consequences can be. The photographer also took the photograph such that the injured soldier can be seen clutching a rifle. This added to the atmosphere that the injured soldier was determined to pull through his injury and continues to fight for victory. Also, the three soldiers were crouching behind a pile of scrap metals, suggesting that the soldiers had escaped from their enemies sight, and are hiding while aiding an injured person. This adds to the suspense of the photo, showing that the enemies could appear and ambush them anytime. The photographer made the photograph in colours black and white, which shows that the mood of the soldiers are sombre, as they look on at a injured soldier in agony. The soldier on the far right was also closing his eyes, showing that he was likely to have been praying for his companion, praying that he pull through this trauma alive.

Does caffeine have beneficial or harmful effects on the body?

Drinking caffeine would cause the body to have harmful effects in the long run. Caffeine, is a type of substance that is known to known to stimulate the brain and make us more alert, that can be found in beverages such as coffee, tea, root beer and many more. Caffeine is harmful as it affects as our mind by making us extremely alert, giving us problems after the caffeine wears out or when we would like to rest. In conclusion, the consumption of caffeine is harmful to our body.

Do we still need heroes (Essay)

Heroes are important to the society and are needed today and possibly in the future. There are different types of heroes. The first type of heroes are those people who are courageous to stand up for their own rights. The second type of heroes are people who are brave to take a bold move and accomplish a significant milestone. The last type of heroes are those who are creative enough to invent appliances to help man live better.

Firstly, heroes are people who are courageous enough to stand up for what they believe is right. One example is Atticus in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. In the novel, he had the courage to defend Tom Robinson, who was a black man, although it was considered wrong for a white man to do so. Atticus had done so as he believed that it was morally correct to defend someone who had not done anything wrong. He had demonstrated courage an stood up for what is right and is a hero. Without these type of people, the world would be full of unscrupulous people, who would anything to benefit themselves.

Secondly, heroes are people who take bold actions to achieve significant milestones. One example is Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. These two heroes had taken bold actions and were the first people in the world to ever conquer Mount Everest. Despite many people having failed in their attempts to conquer Mt Everest, these two heroes had persevered through their climb and accomplish a great achievement.

Last but not least, heroes are people who are creative and invent useful appliances to help man live better. One example is the great inventor, Thomas Edison. He had spent a lot of effort and persevered a lot to invent light, which is very useful to mankind. Thomas Edison had demonstrated bold courage to persevere and is a hero. Without these type of people, all mankind would be leading miserable tough lives, without any products to help us in our daily lives.

In conclusion, heroes are needed in society today and in the future. This is because heroes are the ones who make the world a better place to be in and accomplish milestones for the world.

Do we still need heroes?

Heroes exist in every society, big or small. They are the brave people, who are willing to sacrifice themselves for others. In my opinion, we still need heroes today, and very likely, in the future too. Without heroes, our society would be very timid, and no willing to try out new endeavors. However, heroes need not be brave people. They are just ordinary people, who what the courage and will to do something not tried before by others. They can be scientists, doctors, engineers or inventors. In conclusion, I believe that we still need heroes as they are the ones that allow our society to have major breakthroughs and complete great milestones.

Most important thing from Reading and Reasoning Exercise

Reading and Reasoning Exercises helps me to understand and comprehend things better. It helped me to understand essays and articles better by finding the reasons being the author saying a certain phrase. The exercises required me to put on thinking caps and think creatively to be able to understand the true meaning of the story. In conclusion, the Reading and Reasoning exercises were detrimental in improving my inference skills.

Prejudice leading to war

Prejudice is the act of a certain group of people, discriminating another group of people. It can result of skin colour, religion, beliefs etc. The consequences of prejudice are severe and can eventually result in violence and riots. At times, when prejudice get more serious, riots can escalate in to civil wars. One example is the World War II, when the Nazis, led by the dictator, Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler had been strongly against the Jews, blaming them for much of the failure in his life. In the war, Hitler tortured the Jews cruelly. This is an example of prejudice that escalates and lead to a serious war.

Letter of encouragement

Dear Survivors,
I have heard about the horrible earthquake that struck Japan and triggered a tsunami. Today, I would like to give you some encouragement and hope so that you can pull through this disaster strong.
Firstly, I would like to congratulate all Japanese on how well they had pulled through this disaster. They were able to stay strong to all tough times, and the total death toll had not crossed the 50,000 mark.
Secondly, I am also very impressed with the helping spirit of the Japanese. I have read many articles of Japanese people giving way to one another in the trains, buses and other public transports. This is very kind of the Japanese and we, as foreigners have a lot to learn.
You have survived the earthquake, this is something special and shows how much will to survive you have. You have overcame the first part, so now, persevere, so that you know that all effort that you put in are not in vain. I wish you the best in the challenges that come.
Regards,
Ren Kai

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