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Article: “NTU Death Fall” – ‘HOME’ Section (Pg B6)


Question 1:
What were some indications which showed that the victim was facing problems before he committed the rash act?

The victim of the computer game World of Warcraft, spending as much as six hours a day huddled in front of his pc. He usually stopped plaing when prepaing for exams or when project were due. He also adruply cut down all communicstion with his freiends. He seems to be be trying to avoid all his problems by playing games.

Question 2:
(a) Is it very stressful being a student in Singapore? Explain.

Somehow, it certainly is quite stress being a student in singapore. Firstly, there are a lot of scholar from other country to came to singapore for better education. In order to get the scolarship, we need to get better grade than them. Secondly, the standard of government examination is getting higher and higher. Thirdly, other than the stress given by the school and teachers, parents are also giving us stress. Due to the high expectation in the society, students are needed to get better grade in order to get a better job.




(b) What are some problems you face as a student which adds to your stress level?


There are probably quite a number of problem we face that add to stress level. Fristly, the amount of homework and tests is totally too much of a student to cope with. Secondly, it is compulsory for student to attend cca, thus we have slightly lesser time for our sch work. Thirdly, most student have tuition lesson ouside school, other then coping with school work, student are needed to cope with tuitions too. The amount of stress faced by a typical student is seriously too much due to the above examples.

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Article "All in a day's work for men in blue." - 'HOME' Section (Pg B4)

Question 1 - What are some reasons stated in the article why some members of the public call the police for?
- They called the police because there is a snake.
- Complaining about noisy neighbors.
- Calls related to pipe leakages.
- Call because of medical emergencies


Question 2(a) - Do you see the job of a policeman as something easy or tough? Why?

I see the job of a policewoman that is damn tough. They need to stay overnight if there is some urgent matter reported by the citizens. When ever the headquater calls, they need to put down all the thing they are doing and rush back to the police station. They need to risk their life if the criminals are armed. They must have a clear mind when doing their paroling. If they had done any mistake, they need to do a report to his sir/madam. So i think it tough job being a policeman.

(b) - Would you consider becoming a policeman or policewoman in future?Why yes or why not?

I will not consider becoming a policeman in future. Being a policeman, I need to be a very alert person but I am not the sort of person. Policeman must have a lot of discipline matter that i also do not have.Being a policeman, you must be ready anytime to rush back to police station because sometime there some emergency cases. overall, i felt that the job of being a policewoman is definitely not suitable for ma,thus i would never consider to be one.

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Question 1 - What are some reasons stated in the article why some people choose to have body art like tattoos or piercings done on parts of their body?

- Some people wants to be different.
- They want to attract people attention.
- Some of them just want to follow the trend or maybe they are those type of person who are easily influence.

Question 2 - (a)What are some impressions you would form of a person whose body is covered with tattoo?

I think I am not the only one I have this type of thinking. I will think that they are some gangster that are in secret society. I will think they have bad records. I will also avoid them when i see them because I do not want to get imto trouble. If I am a boss of a company or a shop, I will not invite them as I do not trust them just because of their tattoos.

(b)Would you consider getting a tattoo in future? Why?

I will never consider to get a tattoo in future. People will look at me with a different impression as I am having a tattoo. I am not afraid no pain but will tattoo. When you want to have a proper job, it is also very difficult for you to find. As the company or shop boss will not trust you when he/she see your tattoo. So, I will never get a tattoo in future!