Celebrities should not be role models.

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen.
"Californication" -a slang term coined by Americans for a situation whereby rich former residents of California move into other states and drive housing prices up by buying multiple houses. This term can also be interpreted to mean the invasion of Californian residents, and in this case the invasion of Hollywood (a resident of California)into the hearts and minds of our youth. Cease your denial and open your eyes, for it has already happened. Young girls are starving themselves, casual sex is increasing, clothing are getting smaller and smaller -and all for the same excuse of "I saw it on TV". Our children are adopting these celebrities as role models, and we must stop it at once.

Firstly,celebrities should not be our role model because they are always simply trying to get the tabloid attention when they get married,break-up,do drugs,get arrested,get too thin or too fat.Obviously,they do not live the same lifestyles as we average people do even if they want to,it is very hard to change the fact that they are celebrities.To be our role model just because of their tabloid news is simply ridiculous.

Secondly,usually celebrities should only be idiolized by us and not being respected by us.Our role model is like someone whom we can talk to whereas we do not talk to the celebrities and of cause they do not talk to us.Only our families and friends talk to us.Therefore even if our families and friends are not our role model,the celebrities should not even have the single position to be our role model.

Thirdly, most celebrities are not the knights in shining armour that most percieve them to be. Take for example the recent case of the wrestler in his mansion. He had committed suicide after killing his wife and child while on multiple drugs at the same time. This clearly shows that while some celebrities do help make the world a better place by helping canvass support for tsunami victims. However, the minority does not determine the whole. The same is true vice-versa. There is no way to tell how many poor children have been misleaded to believe everything their 'role models' say.

Edited speeech for Group 1

"Thou shall not kill" has graced over the pages of the Holy Bible, Kuran, and even the Singapore law -yet unknowing to many, an unconvicted killing goes on near everyday. What is this killing, you ask? It is Abortion -the legal massacre. Murder is defined by 'the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law', yet why does the law not cover Abortion, which, in essence, is equivalent? Murder is still murder, no matter how penitential the maiden feels when she allows the ingurgitating vacuum to shred her baby piece by piece, section by section until the young life lays its tomb in the mother's womb. Abortion is murder, so why is this murder legal?

Extract..

I treaded over the wet and slimy floor as i groped in the darkness, looking for what felt like a switch that might open the tightly bolted door so as to get myself out of this disgusting school basement and away from the Discipline Master who was hot on my heels.

"Get right here now!" the rough and croaky voice exploded just as I found the switch. Succumbing to the fact that I would never make my get-away now, I shuffled my feet towards the Discipline Master.

"Follow me!" he barked into my ear as he dragged me roughly alongside him. Pulling my arm away from him, I trailed slowly behind him as we made our way towards the principal's office.

-huimin-

Abortion should not be made legal

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,are you aware that the yearly abortion rate has been increasing exponentially?Majority of the population knows that aborting a baby is an immature act,yet the numbers are increasing.Abortion cannot continue!Allow me to begin my speech.

Firstly,unborn babies are the most innocent creatures in the world.Furthermore,when these parents abort them,they will lose their only chance to experience the ups and downs of our lives and to be part of us.When these parents decided to abort their baby,have they ever spared a thought for these unborn babies? Even if the child is deformed,they should not derive to an extent to abort them because the child will always have their rights to live.

Secondly,abortion should not be made legal also because abortion may cause harmful side effects for the mother.The mother may die due to losing too much blood and the ubearable pain.The whole process will leave a very deep scar in the mother's heart.The mother may forever live in guilt,furthermore,they might also suffer from being unable to have another baby again in the future.

Thirdly,abortion will not only affect the parents emotional state but also the relatives.They may suffer from depression and it will cause them especially the mother to be unable to concentrate in doing everything in daily activities.The mother will also suffer from mental problems like starting to blame herself for killing her unborn baby and also feel guilty.There are even some cases whereby the mother commited suicide immediately after she aborted her child.

Lastly,abortion is seriously not a wise choice for mothers who does not want to keep her baby anymore.Mother should not be so cruel as to end the life of an unborn child who had not even get the chance to see the world.No matter what it is still a life and the mother should not do this.Since Singapore government want to increase the population of singaporeans,why make abortion legal then?

Personally, even though I did not experience this before, I feel that abortion should not be allowed. A child is a gift from God and one should not kiil a child who is innocent. Just imagine if abortion was legal, everyone would be having casual sex. Just imagine the vastness of this problem. Already in Singapore, the situation is not looking good, but just think if everyone had sex, all young women would have abortions and that would mean killing of children.

Done by: Cherie Chia[2f]
Vanessa Ho[2f]
Lim Huimin[2f]
Gurvinderpal Singh[2f]
Prasanth[2d]

my version of extract~~

James wandered around,assurring that nobody was around.He tried to saunter around the streets,making sure nobody suspects him.Just as he was about to roam about the fishpond one last time,he slinked towared the hobbled beggar and snatched his money away when the beggar did not notice.
~Vanessa~=D