Question One.
a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.
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b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?
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Question Two.
Have you confided in your friends or faily about the problems you face in school/life? Why or why not?

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Nope. Friends cannot really be trusted. They'll still betray you even with the promise they made that they won't say a thing out. So, i think its safer to keep it to myself.

Have you been betrayed by our friends before? If yes, how? ( You may change the names of the people involved for privacy )

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Yes. I chose not to say. (:

Question One.
a) What are the 4 rules for religious harmony?
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b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?
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Question Two.
Do you respect other religious? Why or why not? What do you think of children who stay away from their parents' funerals because they believe traditional rites are against their new religious?

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Yes, i do respect other religious. i think everyone should respect each others' religious. I think those children are very rude. Their parents bring them up and did their best to give them what they want but they stay away from their funerals just because they believe traditional rites are against their new religious. I believe different religious had diferent types of funerals according to their religious but i think its rather unreasonable not to attend parents' funerals. I believe the parents will be very disappointed.

Question One.
a) What is the most modus operandi (method of operating) of the con artists?
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b)What are the Lion Befrienders planning to do to ensure the old folks do not get conned again?
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Question Two.
Do you like to do social work? Why/Why not?
Answer: I enjoy doing social work. The feeling of contributing to others is great and watching people thanking you with smilies on their faces is very nice.

Labels: Term 3 Week 6

Question One.
a) What are the 2 worrying trends about drug trafficking mentioned in the article?
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b) Why are Singaporeans increasingly being used as "drug mules"?
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Question Two.
What will you do if you find out that one of your friends is selling drugs? How will you react if someone tries to sell you drugs?
Answer: I will advice him/her not not to do it anymore as he/she will be heavily sentenced. I will reject that person straight away.

Labels: Term 3 Week 5

Question One.
a) Why is it easy for bulgers to break in into stalls at the two markets in the Kallang area?
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b) What is the Geylang East Central Mercants' Association going to do about the break-ins?
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Question Two.
What do you think should be done to tighten the security of the markets? What do you think of the bulgers who brazenly break into the stalls?
Answer: I think the stallholders should take care of their own belongings that is in their stall, like for example, they should not leave money or valueables in the stall. If possible, they could use CCTV to be safer. I think the bulgers should go and look for jobs as there are not handicapped. There is a better way to live on better than to be a bulger.

Labels: Term 3 Week 4

Question One.
a) Why is cheerleading an expensive sport?
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b) What makes cheerleading such a tough sport?
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Question Two.
What is your opinion of cheerleaders? If given a chance, would you join cheerleading? Why/Why not?
Answer: I think that they're those who loves challenges. If I am given a chance to join cheerleading, i would like to give it a try. I feel that cheerleading is rather different from other sports. I find cheerleading very cool and interesting.

Labels: Term 3 Week 3

Question One . What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin ?
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Question Two . If you were a part of a conjoined twin , would you rather stay together with your twin for the rest of your life or would you risk both your lives to go for an operation ? Why ?
Answer . I would choose to stay with my twin for the rest of my life . I will not want to take the risk of going under such operation .

Question One . What are big companies doing in order to be more socially responsible ?
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Question Two . How important it is to be socially responsible ? And so you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession ?
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Question One . How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders ?
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Question Two . Do you think sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society ? State your reasons .
Answer . I think sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society . Everybody made mistakes . Its just a matter of how serious the mistake is . I think its not very fair to them if we have a different views on them . I think we should encourage them to turn over a new leaf instead .

Question One . What are some of the things that schools in Singapore are doing in order to take care of the environment ?
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Question Two . Do you think one person's effort in reducing , reusing and recycling will make a difference in saving the environment ? What steps have you taken in the effort to save the earth ?
Answer . I think one person's effort in reducing , reusing and recycling will make a difference in saving the environment . I picked up litters i saw around me and told my friends not to litter but throw the rubbish in the dustbin and not on the floor .

Man and beast face off in Sumatra ( World page A8 )

Question One .What is illegal logging ?
Answer .It can be described as forestry practices or activities connected with wood harvesting , processing and trade that do not conform to law . Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer , the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal , including corrupt means to gain access to forests , extraction without permission or from a protected area , cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits . Illegalities may also occur during transport , including illegal processing and export as well as misdeclaration to customs , before the timber enters the legal market .


Other forms of illegal logging includes :

* Underreporting harvest volumes and tax payable
* Ignoring selective cutting guidelines
* Harvesting outside concession boundaries
* Falsifying log transport documents
* Accepting falsified log transport documents


Question Two . What can you do to stop the Sumantran tiger from extinction ?
Answer . We can do our part by not destroying their homes and government set fines if we try to do something harmful to them .

Ketamine ( In Control page 3 )

Question One . What are the different forms of ketamine ?
Answer . Ketamine comes in liquid , powder and tablet form .

Question Two . What would you do if you knew your friend took ketamine ?
Answer . I would advice my friend not to take it anymore . We should not take medicine without doctors' instructions . Some medicine may be harmful to our body but we do not know . For the sake of our health , we should not take medicine bought outside shops or friends . See a doctor if you are sick . They will provide you with the medicine you need and don't buy from outside . It might not be safe .

Question One . In the last line , what did the writer mean by suggesting that “ he may have found more porcupines than rats ? ”

Answer . I won't give up my life for anything . Life is precious . You cannot do anything without your life . Once your life is lost , nothing can bring you back . Nothing can stay with us forever . So , cherish people who are around you and appreciate what is given to you . Don't take things for granted .

No Loitering After School ( IN ! page 7 )

Question One . Why Coral Secondary School forbits students to idle around near their school in their school uniform ?
Answer . They want pupils to make good use of their time instead of loitering around after school .

Question Two . Do you agree with this rule ? Explain your answer .
Answer . No . There are students slacking around after school in their uniform . But not students are like them . Some may be just dropping by to buy some things they need and go home straight after that . They cannot judge it in the way that everybody who did not go back home after school as disobeying the rules of the school and give them punishments . Its not fair , they should give them a chance to explain first ..

Master of One ( Life ! People page 4 )

Question One . What was Jack Neo's vocation when he was serving the nation ?
Answer . He was a quatermaster , then a platoon commander at an infantry unit .

Question Two . " Hard work leads to success . " To what extend do you agree with this statement ?
Answer . If you didn't put in effort in tasks given , that won't be a good piece of work . At least put in a bit of effort and you will be one step closer to success .

Golfers , youths in brawl on green . ( home , page 1 )

Question One . How did the teenagers trespass into Singapore Island Country Club ?
Answer . They wandered into the Golf Course when they were finding their way out the forest .

Question Two . Is underage drinking correct ? Explain your answer .
Answer . No . Youths may not know what they are doing after they're drunk . They may end up creating troubles unknowingly . Its bad for health and also against the law .

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