Question 1. What are some of the problems involved in separating a conjoined twin?
Answer: Problems such as severe chest infection, which can lead to death. Also, complications and fatal problems with spinal cord are some problems faced during and after the separation. It is said that the separation of a conjoined twin can leave one with serious brain damage or a major problem of excessive blood loss.
Question 2. 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 prefer staying together with my twin for the rest of my life to risking each other's life. Being a conjoined twin does not refer to a very serious problem. I would just have some minor inconveniences. But I have to learn how to get along with my twin and get use to it. I can try my best to pretend he's my best companion and follow him wherever he goes. It is not as if I would not be able to walk for the rest of my life, or I'm blind, deaf, mute or a vegetable.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Straits Times Reflection 10
Question 1. What are big companies doing in order to be more socially responsible?
Answer: SingTel had an energy saving programme to help them reduce business costs and an opportunity to re-invite their customers to join their environmental efforts. McDonalds does not purchase beef or other food originating from rainforest land. DBS focused on helping children reach their full potential in the area of learning and make a difference in their lives. Major companies are commited to help the less privileged by raising funds. For example, last month, ERA helped The Singapore Association for the Deaf organise its first charity walkathon, raising $80,000.
Question 2. How important it is to be socially responsible? And do you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession?
Answer: It helps treat people in a community or a country well, by giving some thoughts to some people. It also helps cultivate good habits and values, and becoming an upright, responsible and thoughtful person. It is still possible to make a social impact without spending a large sum of money. For example, the charity walkathon need not spend lots of money to organise and it is able to raise $80,000, having a social impact towards the Deaf.
Answer: SingTel had an energy saving programme to help them reduce business costs and an opportunity to re-invite their customers to join their environmental efforts. McDonalds does not purchase beef or other food originating from rainforest land. DBS focused on helping children reach their full potential in the area of learning and make a difference in their lives. Major companies are commited to help the less privileged by raising funds. For example, last month, ERA helped The Singapore Association for the Deaf organise its first charity walkathon, raising $80,000.
Question 2. How important it is to be socially responsible? And do you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession?
Answer: It helps treat people in a community or a country well, by giving some thoughts to some people. It also helps cultivate good habits and values, and becoming an upright, responsible and thoughtful person. It is still possible to make a social impact without spending a large sum of money. For example, the charity walkathon need not spend lots of money to organise and it is able to raise $80,000, having a social impact towards the Deaf.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Straits Times Reflection 9
Question 1. What are some of the things that schools in Singapore are doing in order to take care of the environment?
Answer: Some schools ask their students to bring electricity bills from home to track their month to month energy use and teach them to save energy. Schools also emphasize on issues like energy conservation and climate change. Elias Park Primary contribute fruit peels to the school's 3 compostbins which can convert food waste into fertilizers, and teach students about recyclable materials. Commonwealth Secondary has its own wetland which treats grey water from bathroom sinks and study the wetland's plants and animals. Marsiling Lower Secondary student do experiments like testing air quality in their school and Nanyang Girls' High School decided to ban cardboard takeaway boxes in their canteen and use their own boxes instead.
Question 2. 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: Yes, it will. Firstly, I must understand the importance of the environment and the dangers of it, to know what are the dangers and where to start. To save water, I should not waste water. To save electricity, I should pick up the habit of switching off lights, fans and any other electronic appliances when not in use. Try not to use air-cons frequently or cut down the time of using the computer. These are the basic things I should familiarize with to protect the environment.
Answer: Some schools ask their students to bring electricity bills from home to track their month to month energy use and teach them to save energy. Schools also emphasize on issues like energy conservation and climate change. Elias Park Primary contribute fruit peels to the school's 3 compostbins which can convert food waste into fertilizers, and teach students about recyclable materials. Commonwealth Secondary has its own wetland which treats grey water from bathroom sinks and study the wetland's plants and animals. Marsiling Lower Secondary student do experiments like testing air quality in their school and Nanyang Girls' High School decided to ban cardboard takeaway boxes in their canteen and use their own boxes instead.
Question 2. 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: Yes, it will. Firstly, I must understand the importance of the environment and the dangers of it, to know what are the dangers and where to start. To save water, I should not waste water. To save electricity, I should pick up the habit of switching off lights, fans and any other electronic appliances when not in use. Try not to use air-cons frequently or cut down the time of using the computer. These are the basic things I should familiarize with to protect the environment.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Straits Times Reflection 8
Question 1. How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?
Answer: It helps them learn about the way they think and how their actions flow from the programme. It also helps teach them empathy and to ensure that they are in a correct position to choose thr right thing to do.
Question 2. Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.
Answer: Yes. But it really depends on them if they want to improve and change into a better and civilised person. Giving them a second chance can give them hope to start afresh and prove that they had changed. If not, they may feel very hopeless and have less confidence in themselves of changing their character. After all the suffering and loneliness in prison, most of them will be afraid and would not want to make such an offence again. They would surely want to be free as soon as possible and change for the better, so a second chance would be good as well.
Answer: It helps them learn about the way they think and how their actions flow from the programme. It also helps teach them empathy and to ensure that they are in a correct position to choose thr right thing to do.
Question 2. Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.
Answer: Yes. But it really depends on them if they want to improve and change into a better and civilised person. Giving them a second chance can give them hope to start afresh and prove that they had changed. If not, they may feel very hopeless and have less confidence in themselves of changing their character. After all the suffering and loneliness in prison, most of them will be afraid and would not want to make such an offence again. They would surely want to be free as soon as possible and change for the better, so a second chance would be good as well.
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