Monday, May 24, 2010

aussie news 5

Girl, 17, charged over hit-run: police

From: AAP May 23, 2010

A TEENAGE girl has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run crash in north Sydney which left a cyclist in a critical condition.

The 65-year-old was thrown from his bicycle as he was struck on Eastern Valley Way at Northbridge just before midnight on Saturday.

It's alleged the driver of the car didn't stop after the accident.

The man was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital with head injuries, a fractured right arm and leg, and a collapsed lung.

Police say the 17-year-old girl, a P-plate driver from Forestville, has attended Chatswood Police Station on Sunday where she was charged with failing to stop after a collision occasioning grievous bodily harm.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

TV viewing 3

Invention of television has attracted viewers of all ages, ranging from young to old (Leigh 2001). Estimation points out that more than ninety per cent of families in developed countries own at least one television set (Sharif 1999). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the statistics have confirmed that more hours per day have been spent by both women and men on watching television rather than other leisure and sport activities. Many psychologists and parents are worried about excessive television viewing as televisions are available to children everytime at home. However, instead of emphasizing only on unhealthy and excessive viewing habits, we should realise that television is actually grossly beneficial in many terms. Accordingly, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more good than harm because it helps to enhance our thinking skill, develops enormous fields of information, as well as acts as entertainment to the viewers.


Firstly, television viewing helps to enhance the thinking skills of viewers. Discussion among family members in order to find the best possible way in solving different conflicts arisen in the television programmes helps to boost the viewers’ critical thinking skills. Besides that, this is an important basic skill needed in both social setting and at school (Sharif 1999). The critical thinking is further improved through a wide range of human problems ranging from globalisation to homelessness which are continuously present in various television programmes (Leigh 2001). Overall, by watching various significant issues on television, the development of thinking skill is improved.


Secondly, various television programmes provide a wide variety of information to its viewers, both young and old. Television acts as popular teaching tool to students. This is because, through viewing and listening process, students tend to understand and retain information better than reading mean. On top of that, through a unique and attractive technique in presenting various subjects, television, therefore assists better understanding to all range of learners. Besides that, pre-schoolers are encouraged to learn fundamental knowledge like numbers, alphabets, colours and vocabularies before schooling through the programs like ‘Play School’. Local as well as world’s latest breaking news are easily accessible through television (Leigh 2001). In addition, viewers can get themselves closer to the culture, world, and animal kingdom as well as complete the most complicated step in scientific equation in an entertaining and enjoying manner (Rutherford 2002). In short, television programmes provide an additional dimension for learning.


Lastly, television is an exciting medium in entertaining their viewers. Watching television can definitely be a good way to get the body feels calmer after being overloaded by various tasks at work and at school. Due to increasing demands and expectations placed on them, young people are surrounded by enormous problems related to stress and frustration. By engrossing in watching television programmes, young people are likely to forget for a while their problems. Besides minimizing the costs of overstressed, it helps viewers to refresh themselves as well as provides a better concentration on things. This is needed in order to achieve a more balanced view of problems. Briefly, television acts as an entertainment mean to the viewers after the hard day of daily tasks (Rutherford 2002).


As a conclusion, I strongly support that television viewing bring more good than harms as it helps to improve the critical thinking, provides wealth information as well as entertains the viewers. Although, many people have criticised that television can adversely affects the development of the thinking processes as well as the health of the children but all this only happens for those who watch television excessively. All in all, I strongly assert that television viewing brings more goods than harms.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Aussie News 4

Cyclist shoves 71-year-old woman - police
From: AAP May 22, 2010


A 71-YEAR-OLD woman is in a critical condition after being pushed over by a cyclist and striking her head on the ground.

The woman was shoved in the chest as she walking along Gardeners Road, Eastlakes, in Sydney's south yesterday afternoon, police say.

An argument started between the male cyclist and the woman about 3.40pm (AEST), but soon turned violent when the man lashed out, police say.

The force caused her to fall backwards on to the pavement.

The man then rode off on his dark-coloured mountain bike, while passers-by stopped to help the woman.

She is in a critical condition at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, police say.

Investigators are appealing for the public's help to find the offender, who is described as being aged in his 20s, with dark hair.

At the time of the incident he was wearing black pants, a dark-coloured top and white sneakers.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

TV viewing 2

Invention of television has attracted viewers of all ages, ranging from young to old (Leigh 2001). Estimation points out that more than ninety per cent of families in developed countries own at least one television set (Sharif 1999). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the statistics has confirmed that more hours per day have been spent by both women and men on watching television rather than other leisure and sport activities. Many psychologists and parents are worried about excessive television viewing as televisions are available to children everytime at home. However, instead of emphasizing only on unhealthy and excessive viewing habits, we should realise that televisions are actually grossly beneficial in many terms. Accordingly, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more goods than harms because it helps to enhance our thinking skill, develops enormous fields of information, as well as acts as entertainment to the viewers.


Firstly, television viewing helps to enhance the thinking skill of viewers. Discussion among family members in order to find the best possible way in solving different conflicts arisen in the television programmes helps to boost the viewers’ critical thinking. Besides that, this is an important basic skill needed in both social setting and at school (Sharif 1999). The critical thinking is further improved through a wide range of human problems ranging from globalisation to homelessness which are continuously present in various television programmes (Leigh 2001). Overall, by watching various significant issues on television, the development of thinking skill is improved.


Secondly, various television programmes provide a wide variety of information to its viewers, both young and old. Television acts as popular teaching tool to students. This is because, through viewing and listening process, students tend to understand and retain information better than reading mean. On top of that, through a unique and attractive technique in presenting various subjects, television, therefore assists better understanding to all range of learners. Besides that, pre-schoolers are encouraged to learn fundamental knowledge like numbers, alphabets, colours and vocabularies before schooling through the programs like ‘Play School’. Local as well as world’s latest breaking news are easily accessible through television (Leigh 2001). In addition, viewers can get themselves closer to the culture, world, and animal kingdom as well as complete the most complicated step in scientific equation in an entertaining and enjoying manner (Rutherford 2002). In short, television programmes provide an additional dimension for learning.


Lastly, television is an exciting medium in entertaining their viewers. Watching television can definitely be a good way to get the body feels calmer after being overloaded by various tasks at work and at school. Due to increasing demands and expectations placed on them, young people are surrounded by enormous problems related to stress and frustration. By engrossing in watching television programmes, young people are likely to forget for a while their problems. Besides minimizing the costs of overstressed, it helps viewers to refresh themselves as well as provides a better concentration on things. This is needed in order to achieve a more balanced view of problems. Briefly, television acts as an entertainment mean to the viewers after the hard day of daily tasks (Rutherford 2002).


As a conclusion, I strongly support that television viewing brings more goods than harms as it helps to improve the critical thinking, provides wealth information as well as entertains the viewers. Although, many people have criticised that television can adversely affects the development of the thinking processes as well as the health of the children but all this only happens for those who watch television excessively. All in all, with moderation, I strongly assert that television viewing brings more goods than harms.

Monday, May 17, 2010

TV Viewing Essay

Invention of television has attracted viewers of all ages, ranging from young to old (Leigh 2001). Estimation points out that more than ninety per cent of families in developed countries own at least one television set (Syarif 1999). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the statistics has confirmed that average hours per day were spend largely by both women and men on watching television as compare to other leisure and sport activities. Many psychologists and parents are worried with this issue as televisions are available to children everytime at home. However, instead of emphasizing only on unhealthy and excessive viewing habits, televisions are grossly beneficial in many terms. Accordingly, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more goods than harms because it helps to enhance our thinking skill, develops enormous fields of information, as well as acts as entertainment to the viewers.


Firstly, television viewing helps to enhance the thinking skill of viewers. Discussion among families members in order to find the best possible way in solving different conflicts arise in the television programs, helps to boost the viewers’ critical thinking. Besides that, this is important basic skill needed in both social setting and at school (Syarif 1999). The critical thinking is further improved through a wide range of human problems ranging from globalisation to homelessness which are continuously present in various television programmes (Leigh 2001). Overall, by watching various significance issues on television, the development of thinking skill is improved.


Secondly, various television programmes provide a wide variety of information to its viewers, both young and old. Television acts as popular teaching tool to students. This is because, through viewing and listening process, students tend to understand and retain information better than reading mean. On top of that, through a unique and attractive technique in presenting various subjects, television, therefore assists better understanding to all range of learners. Besides that, pre-schoolers are encouraged to learn fundamental knowledge like numbers, alphabets, colours and vocabularies before schooling through the programs like ‘Play School’. Local as well as world’s latest breaking news are easily accessible through television (Leigh 2001). In addition, viewers can get themselves closer to the culture, world, and animal kingdom as well as complete the most complicated step in scientific equation in an entertaining and enjoying manner (Rutherford 2002). In short, television programmes provide an additional dimension for learning.


Lastly, television is an exciting medium in entertaining their viewers. Watching television can definitely be a good way to get the body feels calmer after being overloaded by various tasks at work and at school. Due to increasing demands and expectations placed on them, young people are surrounded by enormous problems related to stress and frustration. By engross while watching television programmes, young people are likely to forget for a while their problems. Besides minimizing the costs of overstressed, it helps viewers to refresh themselves as well as provide a better concentration on things. This is needed in order to achieve a more balanced view of problems. Briefly, television acts as an entertainment mean to the viewers after the hard day of daily tasks (Rutherford 2002).


As a conclusion, I strongly support that television viewing brings more goods than harms as it helps to improve the critical thinking, provides wealth information as well as entertains the viewers. Although, many people have criticized television can adversely affects the development of the thinking processes as well as the health of the children but all these only happen for those who excessively watching television. All in all, with moderation, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more goods than harms.

Junk Food Essay Final Draft

The term ‘junk food’ is referred to as any food that is believed to be unhealthy and of low nutritional value (Smith 2005). Based on Australian Nutrition Journal (2004),most of the popular snack foods such as biscuits, cookies, and hamburgers are of low nutritional value. According to Lin Tran (2005), increased availability and consumption of fast food significantly contribute to the falling of the nutritional value of food consumed by Australian children. Besides the low nutritional value, junk food is also being blamed for the soaring in the cases of childhood obesity. I strongly believe that the sale of junk food should be banned because it causes health and environmental problems as well as affects the behaviours and the academic performance of students.


Firstly, junk food is unhealthy. It is commonly high in fat, salt, or sugar and rich in synthetic flavour enhancers (Smith 2005). Chemical additives that contain in most junk foods help to improve the flavour, colour, as well as prolong their shelf life. Besides that, it has been further justified that the consumption of products such as instant noodles and potato ships fuels the kilojoules intake and contributes to the problem of weight gain. Research has been done and it concludes that selling of junk food in school canteens leads to weight gain problem. This is even worse as childhood obesity causes heart disease, osteoarthritis, and some cancers (Tran 2005). Overall, junk food worsens the health of students.


Secondly, junk food wrapping can be directly linked to trash problems. Consequently, this litter increases cleaning cost as it is a safety and health hazard. In addition, the image of our communities can be polluted from the irresponsible disposal of this fast food wrapping (Smith 2005). According to Jack Green in ‘The Food Show’ website (2005), the sale of junk foods has caused the school canteens to face a major problem with litter. On the other hand, reduction in litter encourages the school to spend extra time on maintenance projects that benefit the school. As a result, the sale of junk food should be banned as it has triggered litter problems and has increased many other related problems.


Thirdly, junk food affects students’ behaviour and their academic performance. According to Smith (2005), many of the additives contained in junk food cause behavioural problems in children. Hyperactivity and poor concentration are some of the examples. This has been further explained that the students’ learning capability is reduced as they cannot receive the nutrients needed for healthy development and growth when junk food is made available in school everyday. Research has been done and it summarises that by cutting down unhealthy foods in children’s diet, children’s behaviour is improved. Moreover, teachers have noticed the progressive behavioural improvement of students in class after the removal of junk food and soft drinks from school canteens (The Food Show 2005).


As a conclusion, I strongly support that the sale of junk food should be banned in school canteens as it has many negative impacts on the health and behaviour of students as well as leads to litter problems in school compound. Although junk food is cheap to manufacture, easy to store and could help the school to generate high profits, school authorities still have to make sure that canteens are freed from any junk food as it will bring many detrimental effects to our next generation.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Television Viewing Draft 1

Invention of television has attracted viewers of all ages, ranging from young to old (Leigh 2001). Estimation points out that more than ninety per cent of families in developed countries own at least one television set (Syarif 1999). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the statistics has confirmed that average hours per day were spend largely by both women and men on watching television as compare to other leisure and sport activities. Many psychologists and parents are worried with this issue as televisions are available to children everytime at home. However, instead of emphasizing only on unhealthy and excessive viewing habits, televisions are grossly beneficial in many terms. Accordingly, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more goods than harms because it helps to enhance our thinking skill, develops enormous fields of information, as well as acts as entertainment to the viewers.


Firstly, television viewing helps to enhance the thinking skill of viewers. Discussion among families members in order to find the best possible way in solving different conflicts arise in the television programs, helps to boost the viewers’ critical thinking. Besides that, this is important basic skill needed in both social setting and at school (Syarif 1999). The critical thinking is further improved through a wide range of human problems ranging from globalisation to homelessness which are continuously present in various television programs (Leigh 2001). Overall, by watching various significance issues on television, the development of thinking skill is improved.


Secondly, various television programs provide a wide variety of information to its viewers, both young and old. Television acts as popular teaching tool to students. This is because, through viewing and listening process, students tend to understand and retain information better than reading mean. On top of that, through a unique and attractive technique in presenting various subjects, television, therefore assists better understanding to all range of learners. Besides that, pre-schoolers are encouraged to learn fundamental knowledge like numbers, alphabets, colours and vocabularies before schooling through the programs like ‘Play School’. Local as well as world’s latest breaking news are easily accessible through television (Leigh 2001). In addition, viewers can get themselves closer to the culture, world, and animal kingdom as well as complete the most complicated step in scientific equation in an entertaining and enjoying manner (Rutherford 2002). In short, television programs provide an additional dimension to learning.


Lastly, television is an exciting medium in entertaining their viewers. Watching television can definitely be a good way to get the body feels calmer after being overloaded by various tasks at work and at school. Due to increasing demands and expectations placed on them, young people are surrounded by enormous problems related to stress and frustration. By engross while watching television programs, young people are likely to forget for a while their problems. Besides minimizing the costs of overstressed, it helps viewers to refresh themselves as well as provide a better concentration on things. This is needed in order to achieve a more balanced view of problems. Briefly, television acts as an entertainment mean to the viewers after the hard day of daily tasks (Rutherford 2002).


As a conclusion, I strongly support that television viewing brings more goods than harms as it helps to improve the critical thinking, provides wealth information as well as entertains the viewers. Although, many people have criticized television can adversely affects the development of the thinking processes as well as the health of the children but all these only happen for those who excessively watching television. All in all, with moderation, I strongly believe that television viewing brings more goods than harms.