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Muhammad Haziq Bin Hamzah 16232


Forests is the lungs of the earth.

Forest is the lungs of the earth. Just like human lungs do, it turns carbon dioxide into clean oxygen. Every living creature in this world needs oxygen. Without trees and forests, our earth would be running out of oxygen. Forest absorbs carbon dioxide from atmosphere by doing photosynthesis, a simple chemical reaction that produces energy in the presence of light by chlorophyll. The main substance for this reaction is carbon dioxide and water. A by-product of photosynthesis is, of course, oxygen. Over 40 per cent of the world’s oxygen is produced from the forests. Another major function of the forest directly connected to its function as the earth’s lungs to keep the planet cool. It helps stop global warming, also known as greenhouse effect. As we already understand, trees are important part of the carbon cycle, a process that keeps the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide under control. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat, like a blanket and causing the earth temperature to rise. Furthermore, carbon dioxide is one of the green house’s gases.

In addition, destroying the forests is the same as destroying our own life-support system. A single tree in the park can only produce little amount of oxygen, while a forest which contains thousands or even millions of trees can produce millions times more. Earth’s population is keep growing, and our technology is rapidly increasing. This situation leads to the rise of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. However, over the past half century, the earth’s forests have been reduced greatly. The destruction about 14.6 million hectares of forests in the last dozen years makes the earth getting hotter. The average global atmosphere over the past 50 years has increased at fastest rate in recorded history. And the trend is accelerating, the 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1990. If this situation continues, scientists believe that the average global temperatures could be 3 to 9 degrees higher by the end of the century. We can take another point of view to understand the cause of the forest destruction. Consider the earth as a living organism, and the forests as its lung. If the lungs have been destroyed, all cells inside the organism wouldn’t be able to get clean oxygen and eventually died. In this case, we – all living creatures on earth – are the cells.

In conclusion we need forest to continue our lives and actually forests are the agent of refreshments air, since destruction of the worlds forests amounts to death of the world we currently know. Let’s do what we can to protect the trees and forests. Less talk, more work.

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Muhammad Haziq bin Hamzah 16232


F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Everyone needs friends. Friends are actually very important in our life. However, do ever think what are the good characteristics of friends that we need to choose as our best friends? This is important because good friends will always stay with us whatever condition we are. So we need to find true friends, however, what are the characteristic of true friends? Here are some characteristics of true friends.

First and the most important thing is honest and sincere in relationship. A good friends may not share every detail of every second of their life, even of his or her problem will share with us because he or she though that it will burden us. But they do try to be clear about their intentions. This means that they try to present an accurate picture of who they are and of different situations. When something does not seem right they let you know.

Second is supportive. A true friend is very supportive of you and your goals or missions. For sure your friends may think you are cool, but are they on the same page as you? Do they know what you want most out of your life? A really good friend will know what makes you tick and help you become the person you want to be. They would not try to change who you are or drag you into situations that make you uncomfortable or put you at risk of losing you are in trouble.

Next is caring and loving. A good friend makes it clear that they care about you and show that they love you. Different people may have different ways of letting you know that they care about you. One person may give you a big hug another person might gently tease you. A big clue that someone cares is that they talk to you fairly often and, in general know what is going on in your life and act interested about it.

Last but not least is a good friend will always stick together either it is a good or a bad time. Loyalty is a quality almost everyone lists when asked what they look for in a friend. A loyal friend will stick with you when you are new play is flop, when you bomb the SATs or when your parents get divorced. If you move or switch school, they will do their best to stay in touch with you.

In a nutshell, those are the qualities of true friends that we need to find. However, we, ourselves should try our best to be the best among of our friends and not just rely on friends. Lastly, friends in need is the friends indeed.

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Muhammad Haziq bin Hamzah 16232


Night Market.

One of the most interesting places in Malaysia is the night market. You may visit and experience the night market yourselves. Both locals and foreigners agree that the night market is the most common feature in the local society.

The night market begins when the vendors arrive in the late afternoon. More and more goods laden vans arrive to begin a brisk day of business. Most of the vendors busily set out to set up their stalls respectively in order to get ready for a brisk day of business.

The sun gradually sets and the night market picks up momentum. More cars and vans are arriving. By now, the stalls are neatly and strategically arranged to entice their customers. There is an assortment of goods sold ranging from food, toys and clothes, to name a few. A variety of goods is sold at low prices.

Large rainbow-coloured parasols are used to shade the people from rain and shine. A concoction of blaring music can be heard in the night market background amidst the constant shouting. It is an amazing kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, smells and colours.

The night market is known as a haven by local ‘gourmets’ who can enjoy various kinds of mouth-watering local cuisine. Still more people arrive, they come from all walks of life, mingling freely and harmoniously. Crowds are walking up and down in an endless stream. Some of them are stopping by the stalls and haggling before making purchases. Little children tag along, amused and excited. Sprinklings of tourists join in to experience the lifestyle of typical Malaysian folks.

When night falls, lighted lamps brighten up the place, they add gaiety to this atmosphere, and it is like a funfair. The night wears on and the traffic of people recedes. Vendors get a chance to rest their weary legs besides bantering with each other.

By 10.00 pm, all the stalls call it a day. The vendors pack up and close the van doors. One by one, they leave, leaving behind pieces of papers, plastic bags and discarded boxes. It us an eyesore! Finally, the night market disappears. The place becomes quiet and still once more.

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

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Title : Should cigarette smoking be banned?

Cigarette smoking should be banned. There’s no compromise for people who smokes. Not only is smoking annoying for non-smokers, but it carries many big problems with it. Cigarette smoking should be banned because of the many factors such as environmental, health risks and the many negative effects it has on everyone.

There are hundreds of reasons why cigarette smoking should be banned. One of the many reasons is the effects it has to human health. Cigarette contains many hazardous elements in it such as nicotine, tar, formaldehyde, ammonia and carbon monoxide. I am sure that most, if not all, smokers are aware of some of the health risks that come with smoking cigarettes, but I do not think that they know how serious the risks can be. Smoking will not show its effects in a short time but after a few years of smoking, smokers will witness the changes that occur to them. Smokers are highly risked to get diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, heart disease and many more. Besides that, most smokers are not aware of the fact when they smoke in public, they are not only affecting their own health but also the people around them. In fact, the people who inhale the cigarette smoke have greater risk of getting all the above diseases.

Furthermore, cigarette smoking also causes people to waste their money. This is because smoking is addictive. Once you smoke you will most probably want to smoke again. And if this continues, you will use up your money to buy a box of cigarette everyday to satisfy your addiction. It can be considered quite alright to just spend money on cigarettes if you are still single and doesn’t have many responsibilities but imagine if the smoker has a family. I am definitely sure that the smoker will neglect some of his family’s needs just to fulfil his desires to smoke. This can cause internal problems in the family and affect the children of the smoker.

Besides that, cigarette smoking should be banned because it can give a very bad influence to children. If children saw plentiful images of people smoking, they might think that smoking is a culture and need to be followed. It is indeed bad to smoke but it is worse to smoke in public. Children have a big possibility to smoke if they watch their family members smoking. Therefore, think before you want to smoke in front of your children or your younger siblings or the best thing to do is to not smoke at all. Try to imagine your children trying to smoke behind your back and lie to you just to get money to buy cigarettes.

Last but not least, smoking should be banned because in the aspect of Islam too, it is prohibited for you to consume or do anything that is dangerous to your health. Just like how drug is prohibited in Islam, cigarette is also prohibited. Therefore, it is crystal clear that smoking is bad to people and should be banned worldwide. This is for the benefits for all of us people and also the environment.

Wan Nurafifah Hani Binti Wan Mohd Noor ID number : 16468

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Is romantic love a good basis for marriage? Discuss.

Nowadays people may say that romantic love is a good basis for marriage but not all would agree including me. Why is that I don’t agree? For me, there is something more important to be a basis for marriage which is trust, honesty and interaction. It’s not that I don’t agree totally but romantic love might just be a minor part of it. Marriage nowadays not only happens when two people love each other but it is when two people are willing to trust, be honest, to endure the pain with each other. When both are willing to go through ups and downs together. That is something that we can rarely found nowadays which make a marriage last longer.

Moreover, romantic love is a poor basis for marriage at early ages, if there is no stability, especially economically; fights and discussions suddenly transform in divorce, love in hate and the other person unbearable. There is no one rushing people into marriage, if we are so modern, then modernly decide to wait and delete as much as possible such commitment. Love is the minor independent of marriage but marriage does not only depend on love but many other things. Things that sometime we also don’t even bother to know or care. For examples are like telling our mate about our good and bad or even when they are with us at the time of our hard moment. Good interactions between each other are the things we need in building a lasting relationship.

Now if romance is the most important thing to an individual than I can understand how romance is a basis for a marriage. However, I would like to ask anyone who would prefer a marriage based on romantic love, how long will romance last when there is friction? I want to make sure we are compatible in a lot of areas before I get into a lifelong commitment. Theoretically if romantic love was all you need, almost all marriages could occur within the first 2 months when relationships are the easiest. Those are the time when we and our partner are trying to show that we are the best for each other. But as time fly than maybe ourselves or even our partner might get bored and at that moment, our true colors are shown.

Last but not least, in my opinion romantic love is a poor basis for a marriage. I argue that Romance is a skill that can be developed and enhanced over time. Marriage is a decision that needs to be made looking at more aspects than just the love you are feeling at the moment, people should be looking at assuring areas that can lead to divorce. There’s a saying, “nobody goes into marriage looking to get divorced”, I think if you aren’t recognizing those issues that can lead to divorce you are looking to get divorced. I think discussing “IF X than Y” scenarios prior to any friction you are doing more for your marriage than mediocre romantic love. Marriage not only need that romantic love but it need more than that. Don’t just think that everyone in a marriage never had problems or romantic love can solve every complicated misunderstanding as every problem as its own way to be settled and romantic love is not the only way.

Wan Nurafifah Hani Binti Wan Mohd Noor ID number : 16468

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Nature vs. Nurture

There has always been a large controversy over whether inherited genes or the environment influences and affects our personality, development, behavior, intelligence and ability. This controversy is most often recognized as the nature verses nurture conflict. Some people believe that it is strictly genes that affect our ways of life, others believe that it is the environment that affects us, and some believe that both of these influence our behavior.

In the past twenty years, it has been discovered that there is a genetic component to every human trait and behavior. Researchers are finding that the balance between genetic and environmental influences for certain traits change as people get older. Also, our experiences may be influenced by our genetic tendencies. A research was done to see whether a trait would show up in a child if it was environmentally influenced or genetically influenced. A child was given more negative attention than another was, and it increased the chances of the child having depressive symptoms and anti-social behavior. But these symptoms disappeared when accounted for genetic influences and how parents treat their children.

There are three types of gene relations. The first one is called a passive correlation that is the parents then would provide children with the genes and environment to promote the development of that ability. The second one is called evocative which happens when genetically distinct people evoke different reactions from peers and parents and others. And the third association is called an active correlation, when people actively select experiences that fit with their genetically influenced preferences. This doesn't mean that there are no environmental influences on behavior, because, for example, it is found to be that a loss of a parent during childhood promotes alcoholism in women. It is also shown that genetics play a big role in influencing people within society. Heritability is what is found to make up a lot of one's personality.

As a conclusion, although genes seem to play as a map for a person's life, researchers’ caution that genes act only as an influence. If an environmental background is changed, the amount of variation that is due to genetics can change. In conclusion, it is safe to say that the role of genetics and the environment equalize people's traits and behavior. Genes affect a lot of your personality and behavior but the environment mutates and molds the way people are going to act. This will always be an ongoing controversy because it is nearly impossible to pin point accurately where the role of genes and the environment steps in.

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MOHAMAD NAZREEN BIN SULAIMAN 16438 PE
MUHAMAD SAUFI BIN AHMAD SHAHRAN 16519 PG




 Discription essay : The Place That Like

             I have visited many places locally and overseas.Among all these place including cities,hill and sea resorts,I still find Port Dickson most fascinating.I visited this place during my last school holiday and it is truely a place I will never forget.
              
           Port Dickson is also one of the major attraction in Negeri Sembilan with its beautifuland sandy white beaches and blue sea of the Straint of Malacca .The  lagoon near Tanjung Tuan with casuarina trees makes it a perfect spot for picnics.Hotels,resorts,restaurant and reacreation park stretch along the coast of Port Dickson,providing adequate facilities for tourists.
              
             Port Dickson and Pulau Arang were founded by Sir John Frederick in 1880.Port Dickson was a highly potential area to be made a harbour,and was later developed into a busy trading centre.Railways were built for more eifficient transportation.Even though there have been vast development in Port Dickson,its beautiful beaches are still well conserved
               
              Bayu Beach Resort is located along a beautiful stretch of beach,seven kilometers from Port Dickson Town.Its is the best beach in Port Dickson  and most rooms face the sea.Popular these days among the locals.and tourists are its silvery sandy beaches,exquisite landscape and elegently designed hotel and apartments,which combine to make the resort a natural beauty and a creativity of excellence.Every apartment is equipped with amenities provided on par with a four-star beach resort.
                  
                 Another resort at Tanjung Tuan,along the coast of Port Dickson,is  reputed for its lighthouse which was built by the British in 1860.On a bright and clear day,one can see Sumatra Island across the Straints of Malacca.To reach the peak of the lighthouse,one has to climb seventy-two flights of steps.Tanjung Tuan is also a strategic location for bird watchers to observe migratory bird during the months of September,October,March and April.Pasir Panjang Recreational Forest is south of Port Dickson.It was opened to the public in 1980.This is also one of the favorite sports for bird watchers.It is along the coastal area with a panoramic view.
                
                  With these exciting resorts,it is no wonder Port Dickson  has become my favourite place to go for a holiday.I can get everything I want there.I intend to make many more visits to this holiday resort.    

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NUR AQILAH BT. MUHAMMAD NUR AZAM      16172
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
Does modern technology make life more convenient, or was life better when technology was simpler?


                Modern technology does make life more convenient. As a matter of fact, nowadays, technology plays an important role in people's life, to extent they cannot imagine their lives without the role of technology, simply, because they live in the speed time. As technology development advances, the level of living standard increases. The life forwards wonderfully, we have fewer opportunities to waste our time and strength. Other sides may has their own opinions, and argue that technology have interrupted our life and others already. The facts is, technology will keep improving and developing, no matter you agree with it or not.

                 In my opinion, technology changed our life into a simple and easy situation without doubts. We can really save our time and energy since technology has been improved and developed. There is no query that humans have had benefited by it. There are unaccountable information could come with technology, dreams could be realized by technology, wealth and property could be obtained with technology, and many others. Modern technologies really bring us a more convenient life compared to days with simpler technologies. For instance, we can search for anything that we do not sure about through the unlimited network. Works can be done in a short while, problems can be solved easily, and the most important is that things that we will not know easily can be learned from the net without fuss. All these are caused by the modern technologies we had. Technology is not only an abstract word in our cognition, but a process that involves everyday human lives.

                 Nowadays, ways of locomotion such as car, motorcycle, train, and airplane, has facilitated our lives. We could visit somewhere we want to go easily, since people has invented automobile and continually improving it. We could get to many areas and reach the other side of the earth, because of people has invented air craft and developed it well. Centuries ago, the main way to travel a long distance was the ship, or the horse. Today, the airplane is the most useful way to make fast travels, which gives to us more time. For example, comparing with the ship which usually crosses the Atlantic Ocean in one or two weeks, the airplane can easily cross it in about 10 hours, and is still the safest way to travel in the world.

                 The computer is one important feature from technology, which is very used by people in order to increase their knowledge. Books are no longer the main way to improve the understanding of a specific matter. Universities are acquiring more and more computers to facilitate the student's life, and to provide faster information. Students are using the Internet a lot more, which gives to them the right information without the need to go to a library. For example, a person needs to do a research about a matter, and then instead of going to the library, this person could gather good and diversify information using the Internet. Consequently, they would finish their research faster than doing it in the library by hand. Thus, technology, which created the computer, has definitely helped the universities and the students to get a better knowledge. Improvements in technological hardware systems such as computer’s programmers and softwares ensured greater productivity and quality of product output as it increases the efficiency of the worker. Thus, when quality of product output increases, there will be greater sales and revenue and this will contribute to the economic prosperity of the society.

                  Other benefits of modern technology include the advancements in communication and entertainment, which has allowed us to transcend time and space at hyper speeds and communicate globally. It enables us to maintain interpersonal relationships and expand our social network with social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. Networking help peoples with busy life not to drift apart from each other. People can easily hold together with the network. They can chat on the net, viewing each one’s web camera and calling from one’s computer to the other for free! This keeps them keeping in touch in their busy days. Especially for parents that worry much about their children who studied abroad, they can now talk to their children and seeing their face with just a click. There is even new communication programmes such as mobile “friend finder” to pinpoint the exact location of your friends. It also enables the expansion of businesses and increases international trade as time and space difference can be overcome through interchangeable dealings online.                 

                  Nobody can deny that the advancement in technology over the years has made our lives easier. It is proven that technology exists with countless advantages. We should be optimistic about it, and keep assisting and enjoying everything technology has brought to our life. There is not argument that modern technology does make our modern life more convenient.




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NUR AQILAH BT MUHAMMAD NUR AZAM      16172

Explain why you would or would not want to live in a large city.

               In my opinion, I would want to live in a large city. For me, it is because in a large city is where you can see many vehicles, skyscrapers, and peoples with a hurry pace of life. That place can fascinate us much due to its lights and luxuries. Nowadays, most people would want to live in a large city because they see many advantages out of it. Indeed, in a big city, people can have the best chances at work as well as in enjoying the best services and entertainments.

              In this new era, everyone is being aware and cautious about the importance of education. This is one of the major factors why peoples chooses large city over small town. In a large city, people will have better chances and higher quality of education. There are many good universities to choose in a big city where we can express our ability to study what we are most interested in. Moreover, upon graduating, we will also find it easier to find chances for good job with good salaries, which is more difficult in small cities or rural area. Hence, many graduate students choose big cities to live and work. In short, it is where we can have advantages for ourselves.

               The big city, the place with a large population, this is the potential market for investment and business development. Most of big companies and corporations are based in the big city. Therefore, we will have many chances to for good jobs and entrepreneurships. Moreover, if you would want to be your own boss or in other words, work on your own, this is the most convenient environment to start and develop it, as you can make relationships, do research market, find business opportunities and so on with a lot more ease.

              Further explained, living in a large city, we will not only find many great opportunities but we may also encounter threats. Bigger city means bigger competitions. This requires people to be very capable in order to compete with the society. This means it is a vitality to have knowledge, skills, visions, creativity, and outstanding factor. On the other hand, the big city is the place where technology is developing, society is improving and law is fair makes the condition for us to express ourselves and demonstrate our abilities and talents.

                Uses of advance technologies have made peoples in the big city being able to live on fast track. We can be aware about every advance technology that is fast developing day by days. This is very useful for our daily life. There is lot of technological benefit for living in a large city. We can get various modern and advanced facilities and services such as valuable and hard-to-find information, and various communication’s medium as fast as our finger tips. Plus, we don't have to be worried about getting sick or suffering a disease because in a large city we can easily get good doctors and advance medical treatment break through . We won’t get all this in the small city.

               I like the fast life of a large city. I can get a lot of facilities which might be unavailable in small town. I could also enjoy variation entertainments and luxuries. I can get more opportunity in my life if I shall live in big city. There are lots of benefits for living in a large city as compare to living in small town as mentioned above. But it is very important that despite enjoying the life in the big city, we should never forget where we came from, our culture, custom and traditions and the good values in us.




           



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NUR AQILAH BT. MUHAMMAD NUR AZAM    16172
FIVE-PARAGHRAPH EXPOSITORY ESSAY

My Country, My Home

                           I love Malaysia. Not just because of the fact that I was born here but mostly because beyond doubt, Malaysia is a great country. For me, Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races, religions and cultures. It is a stable country, among one of the safest country in the world to be call home. Malaysia also have many places of interest under it’s roof. On top of that, Malaysia have achieve so much internationally. Malaysia’s achievements are the pride of our nation.

           Malaysia is a multiracial country. Diversity of races, religions and cultures is a significant characteristic of our nation. Our country is rich with cultural heritage. Various cultural and religious festival are celebrated among Malaysian, the Malay celebrates  Hari Raya, the Chinese celebrates Chinese New Year, while the Indian celebrates Deepavali and not to be forgotten of the many others ethnic’s celebrations. But above all the differences, needless to say, we, the Malaysians, celebrates it all together under the same roof. We live harmoniously together, we share our culture and we embrace our diversity. We always strive to strength the ties among us. That’s what make us and our country great despite of our differences.

          The stability and peacefulness of Malaysia are also what makes it unique and stand out among other developing countries. There have been no war or conflicts in Malaysia. War is dreadful and it  deteriorate human’s live. We are very fortunate that our country is safe and runs off the war. Besides, our country is free from natural disasters such as earthquakes. Earthquakes may bring death, destroy many buildings, and cease our dynamic economic growth. Therefore, we should always be grateful that we lived in such a harmonious country. Malaysia is truly unique because of it’s stability and peaceful environment.

         Further interpret, Malaysia holds natural beauty in it’s environment and surrounding. Malaysia consists of many potential tourism terrains such as beautiful sandy beaches, bunches of admirable islands, amazing rain forests and mesmerizing scenery all over the country. The diverse species of animals and plant life continue to excite a great deal to nature lover and scientific researchers . Many believe that some undiscovered plant may hold cures to many currently incurable human diseases. There are many islands in our country such as Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Redang, Pulau Ketam and many others. Malaysia also have various historical site for those who are in favour of history to visit and explore. The tourism industry in Malaysia growing and expanding instantaneously. Moreover, all of the tourisms sites in Malaysia are well-established and are very ideal for visits. This proofs that Malaysia are among the finest and well-guarded vacation spots in the world.

            Following this, there are also international achievements of our country. Those achievements include the existence of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Formula One (F1) racing circuit and the Petronas Twin Towers. KLIA is unique because it has all that is needed for business, entertainment and relaxation within its boundaries. The airport is part and parcel of the Multimedia Super Corridor where high technology industries are being actively developed. Nevertheless, there is a Formula One Race Track near the airport, so foreign car racing enthusiasts from all over the world can come for a visit to gather here. Besides that, Petronas Twin Towers which is a building that soars 452 metres into the sky is once upon a time, the tallest building in the world and yet it is a national pride to the people of Malaysia.

            In conclusion, Malaysia is unique that it has diversity of races, religions and cultures, a stable and peaceful environment, places of interest and some internal achievements. Those are important characteristic of our nation. It is rich of cultural heritage. I am proud to be Malaysian.

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NUR AQILAH BT. MUHAMMAD NUR AZAM    16172

Difficult decision I had to make

          Clock is ticking in an unusual slow ticks and tocks. I’m sweating like a culprit that had been caught red handed. Five minutes have never been these long before. It seems like time have stop in my very own universe. I wait anxiously. I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach or more like an man-eating monster crawling inside of me.
         I finally have the guts to open up my eyes to look through it. I’m shocked. I feel a big hard punch on my stomach. I fall down on the floor. I can’t feel my legs. I’m shaking. I can’t help it that I burst into millions drops of tears. Flying images running through my mind. I see myself in the beautiful academic dress with the perfect mortar board on my head. I see myself holding a big position in a big firm. I see myself in the white satin wedding gown at my perfect wedding reception. In just a mere seconds, all those images crash and burn in my eyes just by this little cassettes.
      You see, i have a bright future ahead of me. I was in the line of the best students in my college. I was an example to others. I was my lecture’s favourite student. I was my parent’s pride and joy.  I won the popularity contest among my college mates. I was active in both sports and study. I’m good in many things, even if I’m not in certain thing, I’ll always make sure that i put my fullest effort in it until I’m great at it. I strive for the best. But I’m not the nerds. I do have fun with my friends during weekends and free times. But study have always been my first priority.
        I could remember that day clearly, I was in a rush. That was one hell of a hectic day. I have to jump between classes and buying stationeries at the mall. I was walking fast, ignoring anything that headed in my way. Well now I could solemnly says, clumsiness kills. As I fast-walking apathetically, I crash into a guy wearing black a black t-shirt and washed out blue jeans. He looks very messy but in some weird way, he caught my eyes. There is something about him that charms me. I don’t know why but something inside of me pushes me to get to know this guy. He gets up and lend me his hand for me to get up. We says our apologies and went separate ways. I can’t get my mind of him. So I went on a search for him. Fortunately, this is a small world we’re living in. I found out that he is a friend of a friend of my friend. No sooner after tracking him like a mysterious psychopath, I started to get to know him through facebook and it went on from there.
          I’m in love. That’s for sure. I fall under his spell. But non of my friends nor family approves our relationship. Some says he spells trouble all over him and some says he have other intention upon me. I guess love is blind anyway. I see nothing else but him. All I can think of is him. And as our relationship grew closer, my grades go lower. But I never blame him for that. I’m the one who chooses to skipped classes to spend time with him. Needless to say, we’re more than young lovers who shares dreams and hopes. All that I can think of the things that we share is his bed since i rarely come home. I guess after some times, my parents had given up babbling about right or wrong and  good or bad to me. Or maybe I’d just stopped listening. I was living a sinful life. There, I said it. I’m no longer the innocent girl who cared to much about each of her steps along her way. I’m no longer thinking about pros and cons of my decisions. But at some point, I had realize that I’m lost. I don’t know where I am and where I’m heading. I’m just lost.
        I try to co-up with my studies. But that became worthless as I could not concentrate for so many reasons. Maybe because there is just too much to catch up since I had wasted too much of my time on something else or maybe just because I had been having frequent fights with him. I gave him all. I gave him everything. When I said everything, believe me, everything, every single details of me and my life. It kills me to say this, but I could actually see it in his eyes that he never really cared for me. I just have to swallow the bad tasting medicine that he is actually using me. Problem rises as I’m not having my period for a while than I supposed to. I’d tried to talked to him about it. But his ignorance became much worse. All of the sudden, he grew distance. He had stopped picking up my calls and replying my text messages. I became panicked.
         Two red colour lines appeared on the cassettes. I don’t know what to do. I’m sitting down helplessly. I can’t even think clearly at this point. After a while, I get myself up and wiped my tears. Mom and dad, I’m coming home. I know it seems like a cruel punishment I landed on them. But I don’t know where else to go to. There’s this urge in my heart that says, I needed my family. So I ran home. Upon reaching home, I hurriedly get my mum and hug her. I tell her I’m very sorry and that I regretted everything that I have done. She was in a state of blur. But still, she welcomes me home.
          Well, that was two months back. Today, I’m staying at home and study. I’m still carrying his baby inside of me. His irresponsibility disgusts me. But not this baby. In the deepest part of my heart, I know that this baby had not done wrong. This baby is the purest form of humanity. This baby is a part of me. I haven’t told mom and dad about this. I don’t want to shock them to death. I still tries to reach him. I call him everyday. I try to find him at his house. But he is nowhere to be found. I keep on thinking about my future. But it seems unclear. I’m clueless. Now I am about to make the most difficult decision in my whole life.
         Should I carry this baby and take care of it on my own?  I probably have to tell my parents about this. I have to face the consequences of my act on my own. They might understands me and supports me all the way, or I might be kicked out of home. This action also will jeopardize my future. I could be dispelled from college for being pregnant out of wedlock. Maybe, I could just abort it. This is an easy way out to escape from my mistake. But I could not bear the thoughts of killing this baby for my own self-interest. That is a stupid selfish act which lead. Plus, it is inhuman and sinful. I don’t even know where I’m heading. I don’t even know how I could get myself into this. I regret everything that I do. But that doesn’t solve anything. I still have to face this and make the decision.

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      BY: UMMI SALAAMA BT MOHD NAWI (16288)
  


TITLE: THE FIRST TIME I MET SOMEONE WHO BECAME IMPORTANT TO ME

          I was a single child in my family. And now, I’m an orphan. My mother passed away 3 years ago. Even though my father still alive and still running away, if I meet him, I’ll beat him until he’s one big bruise. After Mom died, I’ve gone through many hardship. My father had left a big debt from a shark loan and makes me as the cosigner without telling me and now I was living, also, running away from the shark loan and have no house. I’m a homeless person. To me, I don’t need a family. I’ve always living by self till now. But everything change since that day...
        One day after hard day of work to earn some money, I went to my friend’s net cafe to have a shower. When I was showering, I didn’t realize that there were the gangster from shark loan searching for me. Fortunately, my friend help me by shouting “ They’re here. Hurry up and run away.” Without wasting more time, I put my clothes on and ran as fast as I can. It’s not too long until they could catch up with me. I ran and ran an then I entered the half completed building. Oh no! I was stuck. The gangsters smiled at me from behind.            “ Where are you away now huh?! You have to pay because you’re the cosigner remember. If you can’t give us the 1 million then we have another way to solve your debt!!!” NO! I know where they would take me if I went with them. Is there no other choice? Between be a prostitute and paid the debt or die?
          I smiled and then, “I would rather die you bastards!!” I climb up the iron rod behind me and tried to jump but one of the men had caught my foot. “Let me go! Let me go! LET ME GO!” I shouted as loud as I can. I don’t want to follow what they want. When I was in a high pinch, I saw a helicopter flew up above us. And then, a middle age man came out from the helicopter and walked to us. “Young lady, you climb up there just to get the 50 sen?” he said. I was confused and looked down. Oh! There’s a 50 sen at the other end?
           “What are doing old man?! Hurry up and get out of here! We got some business with this midget.” The gangsters shout angrily to him.
          “If you want the money, I’ll pay for her. Here the check.” He gave them a 1 million worth check and then they leave without saying anything. I jumped down and went to him.
          “What do you want? I don’t remember asking you to pay my debt?”
         “Of course I didn’t pay them for you. It’s mean I’ve bought you. From now on, you’ll be my wife.” He explained calmly.
         What the heck? I thought. Without wasting our time, he brought us to his office to discuss the matter. After the explanation, I agreed to be his wife. It’s just that he needed me as his wife for a month and my debt was settled. He said the doctor told him that he only had a month to live because of the brain tumor he suffered. After signed the contract and wedding certificate, I was officially became his wife. For a while I thought it’s not a bad idea. I didn’t have nowhere to live so it’s good. A month with him had taught me the meaning of family. Family is a very important treasure in the world. He taught me many things that I would treasure for the rest of my life.
          After a month, he really did die. Well, I’ve been prepared for this. All this time, he’s not only my husband but also my family. He’s a very important and meaningful person to me. May you rest in peace.
                                                           

OPINION ESSAY

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 BY: UMMI SALAAMA BT MOHD NAWI (16288)

OPINION ESSAY : IS ROMANTIC LOVE A GOOD BASIS FOR MARRIAGE? DISCUSS
         Nowadays, teenager always talk about love is important in a marriage but they were mistaken. In my opinion, romantic love is not the basis for marriage. In these days, the modern days, everything needs money. Even you go to public toilet, you have to pay at least 30 sen. If you only marry for love and not think about anything else, sooner or later, your marriage will go to an end. In a marriage, there are too many things to think. The home supplies, bills, a house, and all basic needed in life. It was shared by two persons. It’s not including yet if you have children. What about the school fees, school uniform, stationeries and many other things?
        Believe it or not, most of the divorce was cause of financial problems. In addition, there are a lot of teenager getting married in earlier age without a stable life; without job, a house to live in, stable economy and etcetera. Do you think they can survive in this challenging world easier? NO! And I’m blabbering because there are many prove. Even you had realized this problems right? But without a pure romantic love, a relationship of husband and wife wouldn’t occur. Love is needed but not the only basis. It’s the first requisite but there others.
         Health is also a very important requisite for a happy marriage. Before getting married, there are medical checkups to assure there would be no problem in the future. It’s also to ensure that the future generation of the family will be healthy and carry a good gene in the body. No one has morale to marry someone who cannot bring to his partner a good health and child. It’s not cruel since this is the basis needed for a person not only in marriage but in life also.    
         As I said before, a stable job and economy also important so in other word, education or knowledge. Person that is successful in life is very important to keep the family not only safe in economy but also will bring the good gene. People called, ‘Like father, like son.’ right? Person with a high education will be more rational and professional that the others. This is not discrimination but a motivation. Knowledge is very important in a person life in order to survive in the world. The man would contribute most responsibility in the house.
          Lastly, a parent’s bless. There are too many eloping nowadays and it never last. So parent’s bless is important to avoid any bad things to happen.
                                                   



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                            SYAZA SYAHIRA BT ZAFIAN      16422
                            JAKIAH SHAHIRA BT SHARIFF   15914


Title : The Unforgettable Experience ( Giving Graduation Speech )
        It was in 29th October 2010, where all the teachers and form 5 students of  SMK(P) Sri Aman were celebrating our Graduation Night at Sultan Abdul Aziz Golf Club, Shah Alam. As I’m the Head Prefect, I got the honoured to give a graduation speech which is one of my unforgettable experience in my entire life. As I stepped on the stairs and walking along the stage, my feeling was overwhelming when I looked at each of the faces of my friends. It has been a long journey we have gone through together for the past 5 years. Through ups and downs, good and bad.
      I started the speech, ‘No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. Like footsteps on a beach. People come in and out of our lives, leaving us changed in some shape or form. Like footsteps along our trail of destiny. Love is the people who care about us, the people we care about in our lives. Our family, friends and loved ones have all contributed to who we are as graduates, today. Our parents have raised us to believe in ourselves. My fellow schoolmates, the magic word today is commencement. "Yea!" Relax, breathe. This is the big finale to a hectic, overwhelming yet no doubt unforgettable five years at SMK(P) Sri Aman.
     Madam Chua once said: "The best way out is always through," and similarly we have also learned in our math classes that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. There will always be an infinite number of paths we can take to arrive at a desired destination. Yet, the decision we make to continue looking ahead, instead of behind or around, is ultimately what determines how quickly we will get there. As seniors, we have successfully travelled "through," and though our paths have not all been identical, they have indeed taken us to the same place, our graduation. To make the best of who we are. Our parents were raised by our grandparents with similar beliefs and expectations, as were we. My beloved grandfather once taught me to accept, to accept both life and death. He showed me that life moves on, people you love will leave you and that through it all it only makes us stronger in the end. It's loved ones in our lives, like my grandfather, who are the breath within us that give us courage to follow our hearts.
        In retrospect, high school will fondly be looked upon as a time of memories or a time of discovery. Yet, when it's a gorgeous day in December and one happens to be a student plagued with a severe case of senioritis, "Show me to the nearest exit" "Get me outta here!" is a little more accurate. Whatever you may be feeling right now, I'm sure it must be a combination of these phrases and much more, for our years spent in high school can never adequately be remembered or described in one single expression. Friendship is the most important part of our high school years that we cherish the most. Every good friend that has come into our lives, like footsteps that we encounter along a walk on a beach, leaves us with a different perspective of who we really are. The activities that we are involved in throughout high school introduce us to life changing friends. These friendships are some of the most valuable aspects of our lives. Years from now, when we all look back at high school, we will remember most the friendships that shaped our teenage years.
         Destiny is the paths, that lie before us. These paths are determined by many factors in our lives. People who go in and out of our lives influence the paths that we choose to follow. We all aspire toward individual goals of who we want to be, and what we want to accomplish. Yet, incredibly there is so much more that the world holds for each and every one of us. The different paths we must travel are rarely ever a straight line, and though our destinations are not always visible, it is comforting to know that we can always stop to ask for directions. The dedication, patience and generosity of staff not only nurture us, but also allow each one of us to discover ourselves without the fear of failure. Yet, when the big yellow building and all of its inhabitants got to be too unbearable, we could always look towards home and be assured that we're loved and appreciated. Today, as we sit here, the very same paste-eaters and craft-making geniuses of yesterday have now become mature and capable individuals ready to follow yet another path leading to success. It is because of the love and selflessness displayed by both faculty and our beloved families that we are here today, joined to celebrate not only the achievements of the graduating seniors, but also to recognize the contributions of the important people in our lives.              
       As we sit together as a mates for the very last time, I encourage you to focus on what you have learned and accomplished in and outside of school these past couple of years. Use this knowledge and experience to your advantage, as it will continue to help you find the best path towards your next destination wherever it may be. In closing, I would like to share a poem with you:

If you think you're beaten you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch, you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a person's will;
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed you are;
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger of faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can

Sriamanians of ’10, as you have the next destination in sight, remember that the best way to reach it is always through where there is no path and leave a trail.          

                                       

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ummi and syaza

AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

Kolkata is a very busy town. Particularly at the bus- stop, a large number of persons roam. The place is too crowded. Thousands of people travel by every day. One has to wait for a bus here for hours toggled. Even if a bus arrives in time, it is difficult to board it. There is a lot of pushing and jostling.
One day I had to travel by a bus from Kolkata to Barrackpore. I reached the bus stop at about 5.30 A.M. Many passengers were waiting for bus. There was no queue. After sometime my bus arrived. It stopped at a distance of about twenty yards from the stop proper. As soon as the bus stopped, the waiting passengers made a mad rush. Somehow, I pushed my way through the crowd and succeeded in boarding the bus. In the meantime the conductor whistled and the bus started.
The bus was packed to capacity. There was hardly any room to stand. Two or three well dressed young men were hanging on the foot board. Inside the bus, I felt suffocated. I could not move even. I found my balance in unstable state. To make the thing worse, the driver applied the brake every now and then and the standing passengers were thrown of their feet. The conductor was taking delight in the plight of the passengers.
At the way-side stops, the driver seldom stopped the bus at the appointed places. He would knowingly stop a few yards away from the stop proper. Poor men, women and children who stood waiting sit the stop, had at run a good distance to catch the bus. But very often the conductor had signaled the bus to move before anyone could Board it. At some stops hot words were exchanged between the conductor and passengers.
At last the bus reached Barrackpore. As soon as it stopped the crowd of waiting passengers blocked the door. It was after a lot of pushing that I could get down the bus. My dresses were spoiled. The dresses of other passengers were spoiled too. It was a difficult journey by bus.
The experience is still afresh in my memory. When I go to any place by bus, that sad experience in past come to my mind and begin to trouble.



argumentative essays

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MOHAMAD NAZREEN BIN SULAIMAN 16438
MUHAMAD SAUFI BIN AHMAD SHAHRAN 16519
Argumentative essay : Sex Education
        During the 1960s, the John Birch Society, an ultraconservative organization, pushed schools to eliminate sex education programs in classrooms, charging that the classes were “smut,” “immoral,” and “a filthy communist plot” to poison the minds of American children. By the end of the 1970s, only the District of Columbia and three states—Kentucky, Maryland, and New Jersey—required that sex education be taught in public schools. The decline in sex education programs in the 1970s was accompanied by a steady increase in the teen sex rate and out-of-wedlock births. When the AIDS epidemic began to expand its reach into America’s schools in the 1980s, parents and educators decided that they needed to teach their children about the realities of sex and disease. By December 1997, nineteen states and the District of Columbia required schools to teach sexuality education, and thirty-four states and the District of Columbia required instruction about HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
       In the mid-1990s, teen sex and illegitimacy became a focus of concern for conservatives who were trying to reform the welfare system. They charged that the welfare system rewarded premarital sex and out-ofwedlock births by granting benefits to unwed mothers. The best way to reduce the welfare rolls, and therefore illegitimacy, they argued, was to emphasize abstinence-only sex education programs in schools. In 1996, Congress included in its welfare reform act a provision to encourage states to require abstinence-only sex education programs in their schools. Congress authorized grants of $250 million over five years to states that required school-based abstinence-only sex education programs. In addition, the five states that showed the largest drop in teen pregnancy without a corresponding increase in the abortion rate would split an additional $400 million.
       The 1996 legislation is very specific about what the abstinence-only programs must and must not teach. Under the law, states are mandated to teach that “abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage is the expected standard”; that “abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems”; that “a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity”; that “sexual activity outside of the context of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects”; and that “bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child’s parents, and society.” Furthermore, the law prohibits the states from using any of the grant money to teach about contraception or about how students can protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
        Supporters argue that abstinence-only sex education programs instill values in their children and teach them how to say “no” to sex. Supporting their argument is a study by sexuality experts that found that 84 percent of young girls surveyed said they wanted to learn “how to say ‘no’ to sex without hurting the other person’s feelings.” Advocates of teenabstinence programs also assert that teaching youth about birth control in effect gives them permission to engage in premarital sex. According to Elayne Bennett, founder of a national abstinence mentoring program, Best Friends:
Sex is a serious business, and it’s for adults only. When one spends a lot of time instructing teens on all the various paraphernalia for protecting themselves, the message is that it’s perfectly safe to do this as long as you protect yourself. But we know that [using protection] does not protect against many STDs.
        Teenagers receive a mixed message, Bennett maintains, when they are told how to protect themselves from pregnancy and STDs, yet told that they should remain chaste until marriage.
        For abstinence supporters, the failure rate of many birth control methods compounds the problematic message of sex education. According to obstetrician Joe S. McIlhaney Jr., founder of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health, not only do condoms have a high failure rate for preventing STDs, but they also have a high failure rate for preventing pregnancy. A study by researcher Susan C. Weller found that condoms failed to prevent pregnancy up to 13 percent of the time and failed to protect against AIDS and other STDs 31 percent of the time. McIlhaney adds that many married couples do not use condoms correctly, so it is unlikely that inexperienced teens could do so, especially when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The only method guaranteed to prevent pregnancy and STDs is abstinence, he asserts. “The best that ‘safer sex’ approaches can offer is some risk reduction. Abstinence, on the other hand, offers risk elimination,” McIlhaney writes.
        McIlhaney and his followers contend that abstinence programs are effective at reducing the teen sex and teen pregnancy rates. For example, they point to a Chicago middle school in which each class had several girls who were pregnant every year. But after three years of an abstinence program, the school graduated three classes in a row in which no girls were pregnant. In Washington, D.C., only 5 percent of the girls in the Best Friends program had ever had sexual intercourse, compared to 63 percent citywide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed in June 1998 that the national teen pregnancy rate has been falling since 1990. The center reported that the teen pregnancy rate between 1990 and 1995 dropped from 55 percent to 50 percent without a corresponding increase in the abortion rate. Supporters cite this trend in the falling teen birth rate to support their argument that abstinence-only education is effective.
         Supporters of comprehensive sex education programs, in which students are taught about birth control methods and how to protect themselves against STDs, contend that abstinence-only programs are ineffective. Most schools with abstinence-only programs had not implemented the curriculum by 1995, they assert, so the programs cannot take credit for reducing the teen pregnancy rate. Furthermore, according to some sex educators, statistics show that more teens, not fewer, are having sex. The pregnancy rate has declined because more teens are using birth control, they maintain, not because fewer teens are having sex. In fact, birth control proponents point out that the number of teenagers who used condoms during their first sexual experience tripled between 1975 and 1995, from 18 percent to 54 percent.
          The CDC contends that birth control methods are much more reliable than their critics claim. Condoms are “highly effective” against AIDS when used correctly and consistently, the center asserts, and fail less than 2 percent of the time. Henry Foster, Bill Clinton’s advisor on teen pregnancy, maintains that teens who are not taught the facts about contraception “don’t have the facts on how to protect themselves, yet they are bombarded with media messages” that urge them to “just do it.” In addition, many sex educators believe that the anti-contraception message may give youth the impression that all forms of safe sex are ineffective, thus leading teens to stop using condoms and other forms of birth control altogether. Such a move would lead to higher pregnancy and STD rates, sex educators claim.
             Comprehensive sex education advocates also dispute claims that abstinence-only programs are effective at reducing teen sex and pregnancy rates. Douglas Kirby, a sex education researcher who studied thirtythree sex education programs, found that all six of the abstinence-only programs in his study failed to delay sexual activity. The best documented abstinence-only sex education program was used by California schools from 1992 to 1995. The state spent $15 million over three years teaching abstinence-only to 187,000 middle school students. Kirby found the students who had not participated in abstinence-only classes were no less likely to postpone sexual intercourse or prevent pregnancies or STDs than students who had participated in abstinence-only classes. Kirby’s study also found that comprehensive sex education programs do not promote sexual activity. According to Kirby, “Sexuality- and HIV-education curricula do not increase sexual intercourse, either by hastening the onset of intercourse, increasing the frequency of intercourse, or increasing the number of sexual partners.”
               Most sex educators agree that the most effective programs in reducing teen sex and teen pregnancy combine the information on values from the abstinence curricula and the safe sex information from comprehensive sex education programs. Moreover, polls show that most parents want their children to be taught about contraception. However, this consensus has not stopped the debate over which type of sex education should be taught in public schools. At Issue: Sex Education examines the morality and effectiveness of abstinence-only versus comprehensive sex education programs, as well as other sexuality issues.