Task 3-Part 6 Evaluation

59. If I would only save Antonio because he is loyal to his friends and is a very worthy friend and person to save. Although he will be in depression from his loss of his friends, but I am sure that he would be grateful and befriend me. He will be a very worthy friend and I would definitely treasure him.

60. I think that the title is not good. The story does not mainly talk about the merchant of Venice, Antonio. Instead, it talks about how Bassanio marries Portia and how Portia saves Antonio from Shylock's evil intentions.

62. I would choose Antonio as a friend because he is very loyal to his friends and would make a very worthy friend. He is willing to bet his life for Bassanio just to let him marry the woman he loves and he respects all his friends, regardless of closeness and social status.

Task 3-Part 5 Synthesis

48. Part One: A pound of flesh
  Bassanio wants to borrow money from Antonio to woo Portia, a rich heiress. However, Antonio does not have any money as his ships are still at sea. In the end, Antonio borrows money from Shylock, a Jew money-lender. They sign a bond saying that if Antonio does not return his money on time, he can get a pound of Antonio's flesh. Taking the money, Bassanio hurries to Belmont, the place where Portia's estates are.
Part Two: The life of a close friend at risk
  After the marriage between Bassanio and Portia, they receive horrible news that Antonio failed to return the money on time and is being put in jail. Bassanio hurries back to see the trail and hopefully to be able to save his friend.
Part Three: A women saves the day
  Portia decides to take matters to her own hands. She dressed up as a lawyer and goes into the court. In the court, she tried to speak of mercy and soften everyone's heart, except Shylock's. In the end, the clever Portia said that Shylock must take a pound of flesh from Antonio without trying to shred one drop of Antonio's blood. Taken aback, Shylock's evil plans backfired. Instead of taking Antonio's life, Shylock's properties was lost. Later, when Portia reveals here identity back at home, Antonio and Bassanio were pleased that Portia was the person who saved them.

50.  Hello readers! Do you like stories with happy endings and a good plot? Well, I have the perfect book for you. This book "Merchant of Venice" is written by the famous playwright in the Elizabethan era has written lots of good books, this book is not an exception! This book talks about a rich merchant in Venice who helps his friend to borrow money from a money-lender whom he is in bad terms with, Shylock. If you are interested in this book, please borrow it from this library. Enjoy reading it!

52.  Hello listeners! Looking for a book to read? Bored and don't know what to do? I have the perfect book for you! This book "Merchant of Venice", has a good plot and a very happy ending where the main characters are all saved from danger. Merchant of Venice is written by William Shakespeare, the famous playwright which almost everyone knows. Do borrow this book which is available every library and start reading now! Happy reading!

Task 3-Part 4 Analysis

38. Antonio has a lot of friends, however, he has very little close friends, whom he treasures more than other friends, like Bassanio. When Antonio's friends has problems he does not hesitates to help them and tries all means to help. However, Antonio does not share his own problems with friends and chooses to keep it to himself. Antonio is extremely loyal to Bassanio and is willing to sacrifice his life just for Bassanio's marriage. Antonio treats his friends problems as his own, going to great lengths and risks to solve it. I think that these traits of Antonio's are also similar to me.

39. The word to describe Antonio would be loyal. He is loyal to all his friends, even ones who are not that close as Bassanio. Antionio always tries to solve his friend's problems at all costs. Antonio never betrayed his friends or quarreled with them. Antonio sacrifices for his friends. Also, Antonio does not want to trouble his friends by telling them his problems.

40. The main idea of this book is to discriminate the Jews and to glorify the Christians. In the books Shylock, the evil character is portrayed as a Jew whereas the character with good traits like Antonio, Bassanio and Portia are Christians. In the end, Shylock was even forced to convert to Christian. This book is just simply trying to discriminate Jews as Jews in the Elizabethan era was looked down upon.

Task 3-Part 3 Application

25. If the main character, Antonio enters the classroom, he would definitely be unused to his surroundings as he is supposed to live in a very different era. He would have trouble communicating with others as the English during his era is different as compared to the English spoken now. Antonio would most likely try to learn and adapt to our modern day English. He would make very few friends, however, all his friends would be very loyal to him as he is to them as Antonio does know how to choose friends very well.

27. I have learnt from the story that people must stay loyal to their friends and always help them in their times of need. At the same time, we must also be careful about people whom are in bad terms with you.

32. If the story occurred 200 years ago, a lot of changes must be made. Firstly, if they want to keep the storyline, the words in the book must be replaced with pictures and some simple sentences written to let the readers know what is happening. The people during that time had very little or almost no education at all, therefore, pictures are needed for people to understand the plays.

Task 3-Part 2 Comprehension

11. The problem in this book is that Antonio did not return the money he owned to Shylock and must pay a pound of his flesh as stated in the bond. In other words, Shylock is planning to kill Antonio by letting him bleed to death after cutting the pound of flesh nearest to his heart. The problem is solved when Portia, dressed up as the lawyer managed to save Antonio from Shylock's cruel intentions.
16. Antonio borrowed money from Shylock and sealing the bond.
      Bassanio, taking the money, goes to woo Portia.
      Bassanio found out that Antonio was going to be killed by Shylock because he failed to returned the money on time.
      Portia disguised as a lawyer, wanting to save the life of Bassanio's closest friend, Antonio.
      Portia managed to save Antonio's life and Shylock has to convert to Christianity to save his own life.
20. The title, "Merchant of Venice", refers to the main character, Antonio, who is a merchant in Venice, Italy. The book talks about how the merchant who risked his life by offering a pound of his flesh in a bond if he does not return three thousand ducats on time to Shylock, a money-lender. The three thousand ducats is for his friend, Bassanio to woo the woman he loves. This books talks about how the merchant of Venice risks his life for his friend.

Task 3-Part 1 Knowledge

7. The story took place in Venice, Italy and Belmont, the place of Portia's estate.
8. There are other stories which Shakespeare has written, such as King Lear, The Comedy of Errors, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
9. The story's timeline took place during the Elizabethan era at about 1597.

Activity 2-Global Warming

1. There are many solutions to global warming, however, they all revolve a similar idea of reducing energy consumption. Some solutions that you can see everyday would be to take public transport instead of driving your own car, walk or cycle if your destination is near, using the fan instead of the air-con. Also, use energy efficient products like refrigerators with 5 ticks and light bulbs which uses less energy.These actions may only reduce a small amount of electricity per person, but if everybody does it, the amount of energy it reduces in total would be a really large amount. People can also plants trees to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air and reduce the amount of rubbish burnt. Scientist across the world are also looking for alternative power sources to replace the burning of fossil fuels. The government can replace the burning of fossil fuels in their countries with nuclear power plants if they are willing to take the risk.
2. Singaporeans can also help save the planet by joining in the different campaigns organized in Singapore and going green by using the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Reduce by using less electricity, turning off the lights when you don't need them, switch to power saving light bulbs and electronics. Reuse by reusing paper which is only written on one side to print personal documents. Recycle by throwing newspaper to the recycling bins. The actions might seem simple, but they are all vital to saving the Earth, if everyone were to work together, the Earth will definitely be saved.
3. In HCI, the best way to engage the students would be to organize quizzes and events to promote the awareness of global warming, the need to save the Earth and to promote good habits. The school can organize competitions between classes to see which class recycled the most amount of newspaper and which class did the best job in reusing materials to decorate their classroom. By competing with each other, not only can the class strengthen their bonds as their goals are the same, they can also learn how to effectively reuse materials for decoration.
Extension activity
Environmental studies should be made a mandatory part of the science curriculum. Do you agree?
        Environmental issues are a huge topic now and everyone is aware of global warming. However, the problem lies with the determination that the people have to save Mother Earth. Most people are still unaware about the importance of going green now and thinks that there is still time. This sort of thinking is very hard to change, therefore, we should let the people learn from young, the importance of saving the Earth and going green and the skills needed to help them. Also, we must teach them the consequences of global warming if they do not save the Earth now. When these are taught to them young, they will never forget it and they would apply the skills for the rest of their lives. The only way to make sure that every child is taught these is by using education. Therefore, I agree that environmental issues should be made a mandatory part of the science curriculum.
         Since education is compulsory for every child, we can make use of this as a platform to raise awareness of global warming and the importance of saving our Earth. Environmental studies should be included in our studies from young so that we would understand more about the Earth and how to save it. The students would grow up and become responsible people and are capable of saving the Earth by using as little electricity as they can. Also, we can nurture more people to become leaders who can identify the problems and come up with solutions and solve the problem of global warming.
         When they know about the consequences of global warming, they will be encouraged to try their best to save the Earth and at the same time might try to gather support to save the Earth together. When more and more people starts to go green, others would feel "left out" and also join them in going green. This way, more people are encouraged to save the Earth.
         In conclusion, I agree that environmental study should be made a mandatory part of science curriculum as it would let more students be aware of the current situation of the Earth and better understand global warming. By making it a mandatory part of science curriculum, the students gets a better understanding of the environment and at the same time, help to spread the message of caring for the environment. Therefore, I agree that environmental study should be made a mandatory part of science curriculum.

Activity 1-Women's Rights

1. I feel that it is unfair that women in Saudi Arabia are deprived of such rights. At the same time, I feel very sad for them as they are deprived to rights to do even small things like driving the car. It is totally ridiculous and I feel that women should be given equal rights as men. We are no longer living in the old society where men are in a higher social class than women and we are now living in democracy, where everyone has equal rights. This is just another case of prejudice. The men thinks that the women is very weak and cannot take care of themselves alone in the car as they are "afraid that women are exposed to strangers outside their homes by driving". Therefore, I feel that it is very unfair of the treatment of women's rights in Saudi Arabia.

2. I think that social media is an advantage to the women in Saudi Arabia. Since social media is viewable across the world and Saudi Arabia is the only country which gives women less rights, the women can garner support from other countries. Also, they can garner more support from people across the world to increase their strength and have a better chance of overthrowing the law. This can be seen by the statistics that Ms. Sharif has gathered more than 12,000 supporters from Facebook and Twitter from the campaigns.

3. I think that the best way to solve this problem is to satisfy the worries of both sides. If you give the women equal rights as men, it would cause a huge commotion as the religious beliefs disagrees with it. Therefore, since the religious beliefs are caused by the prejudice that women cannot take care of themselves outside their homes, then the women should prove themselves that they are capable of protecting themselves alone outside. The government should introduce classes that teaches the women how to protect themselves and the women who completed the class would be given a certificate to allow them to have equal rights as men.

Extension Activity
2.Women makes good leaders. Do you agree?
      I agree that women make good leaders. A good leader must have a clear sense of right and wrong, make the right decision at the right time. Also, they should be able to think calmly at the critical moment. Most importantly, they must be honest. If a leader lies to the public frequently, he or she would not get support from the public when the public discovers his or her lies and might get overthrown. The leader must have feelings for the public too. They cannot just sit back while the whole country suffers. Additionally, the leader must also know a lot about the world and customs of different religion, otherwise, he or she might offend other countries because of their ignorance.
       A recent survey shows that the public feels that women are far more suitable than men to be leaders. 50% of the public says that women are more honest than men while only 20% of the public says that men are more honest, the remaining 30% are unclear or says that both are equally honest. In terms of compassion, the public feels that women are far ahead of men. 80% of the public thinks that women are more compassionate while only 5% of the public thinks that men are more compassionate.
      Based on these statistics, it is obvious that the public thinks that women have the traits of a better leader. However, the current way of thinking does not allow women to be leaders. Many people have the thinking that women are much weaker than men and that it is dangerous for a women to hold a high-ranking position like a leader. As the position of the leader is usually held by men, people would feel uncomfortable having a change as they have never experienced what is it like and would not like to take the risk. Hopefully, a woman can stand up and change the way people think and let women have the opportunity to become leaders.

Reflection on Shakespeare's Research

  After this research, I learnt about the Elizabethan era and more about Shakespeare's life and writing style. My impression of Shakespeare and his works are that they are extremely difficult to understand and requires detailed studying to even understand one short paragraph of the play.
  There were many differences in the Elizabethan era when Shakespeare lived as compared to today. Firstly, the education is different. In the Elizabethan era, formal education was limited, there were elementary schools for young children. Grammar schools for older boys, but hardly anyone would have gone to them and universities where some boys have gone, but very few as compared to today. Grammar schools and universities were for boys only. Girls were hardly educated. Upper-class girls were sometimes educated at home by tutors and sometime brothers, otherwise mostly have been taught by their mothers and household tasks would have been their main focus of education. Unlike today, there was no universal syllabus of education. The emphasis in grammar schools and in universities was on the learning of Greek and Latin. Secondly, the medical care at that time was not as good as today. The only surgery available at that time was for the setting of broken bones. Most serious illness was incurable. Most medical care was actually done by housewives as most people lived in the countryside where there were no doctors. Thirdly, the penal system was very harsh. People could get hanged for small offenses like stealing a very small amount.
  Although Shakespeare is from another era, this plays can still be applied to modern day context, we still can learn moral values from his plays. For example, we can learn not to discriminate from the Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare's plays can always be applied to modern day context because shows the mistakes that people usually make. Since people are not god, they will always make mistakes and these mistakes are written in Shakespeare's plays.

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Flying the flag in Bosnia

1. The poem mentions “Her face is hidden by her hands, But the hands are enough.” which shows that the woman is mourning over her son’s death. Even the grave digger shows sympathy by “A full cup of coffee, Left by the grave digger”, which shows the woman’s helplessness and others wanting to comfort her. The woman was very pitiful as “she is slumped by the cross that bears her son’s name, crudely lettered”.  The writer describes the woman as “an old woman, whose hair is parted, straight down the middle”. This shows the grief and the sadness of the old woman, which creates a sad atmosphere to the readers.
2. The writer uses imagery in “A shirt, almost new, creases still crisp from the iron, is unfurled by the wind” which shows the mourning of a dead soldier from a war. The writer continues to say “Like a flag, in a country which already has too many”. This shows that many people have already died from the war and the country’s people has suffered pain, misery and sadness like the old woman. The purpose of the poem is to tell people that war should be avoided as it causes countless deaths and the endless suffering of people.

Dulce et Decorum Est

1)      The imagery used is a simile. The literal meaning of this imagery would be that the soldiers were bent by the weight of their heavy bags they are carrying on their backs. The implied meaning of the simile is that the soldiers are very tired and did not want to continue walking.  My impression of the soldier is someone who did not sleep for a long time and was very tired and weak. This can be shown by the phrases “drunk with fatigue” and “marched asleep”. These phrases show how tired and weak the soldiers are.

2)      The sound devices and imagery such as “GAS! Gas! Quick, boys! -- An ecstasy of fumbling” helps to build up the tension by vividly describing the battle field when poison gas is released to knock down the enemies. The imagery such as “Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light” also builds tension by causing the readers to wonder what the writer saw through the misty panes and thick green light. Also, the phrase “Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time” also builds tension as it creates the effect of even the soldiers being scared as the soldiers could not wear the “clumsy helmets” properly.

3)      I think the poet’s message is that war is a cruel and inhumane thing, children should not be brainwashed to think that it is an honor and right to die for your country. The poem states “The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est”, “Dulce et decorum est” means that it is sweet and right to die for your country. However, the word “lie” implies that the writer does not agree with the statement. I agree with the writer’s view.  When war happens, countless lives are lost, countless families are separated from each other. Wars can affect people both physically and emotionally for the rest of their lives. When soldiers go to war and die, thinking that it is an honor, they did not stop to think about their families, who still need them. The soldiers have been brainwashed to think that it is right to die for their country but did not stop to think about others. Therefore, I agree with the writer’s view that it is not right to die for their country as people still need them.

Cell phones-the student's meat or the student's poison?

          Cell phones, one of the most popular items ever invented. It exists in our everyday life. At the MRT, buses, in shopping malls, and even in schools. Phones of any brand you can name, Apple, Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola. Cell phones are popular because they are portable, they provide people with a easier way of communication, at the same time, cell phones can provide people with entertainment and music. Students are especially attracted to these factors as they enjoy entertainment and listening to music. In fact, it has become so popular for students to carry cell phones with them that there has been rules in schools to prohibit students to use cell phones in class. Are cell phones really beneficial to students? Or does it act as an obstacle in their studies?

           Cell phones does benefit students in a way in terms of communication. Through Short Message Service (SMS), students can communicate with their family members, friends much more easily. Also, with the music stored in phones, students can listen to music to relieve stress and concentrate better on their studies. SMS also allows the students to get their information faster. By using SMS, the students can message their teachers to ask them about their school work.This way, the students can get their replies faster and shorten their time instead of finding the answers in books. The cell phones are also very portable. Cell phones can do almost everything a computers can. Instead of carrying large and heavy computers, people can carry cell phones around. Cell phones allow people to access the internet, play games and listen to music, and it is much more convenient that computers. One of the student's favorite feature of the cell phone is that it allows transfer of messages and ideas by just pressing a few buttons on the cell phones. Not only does this save effort, it saves a lot of time instead of finding time to meet up to discuss. Also, the cell phone would reduce the time communicating with their family members as the students can just call them to talk to them, which shortens the time needed to communicate with them.

           However, cell phones may provide students with a easier way of communication, it has its disadvantages too. Listening to music and playing games may help relief stress and allow the students to concentrate better on their studies, but if they do that excessively, the students might become addicted to it and cause them to lose their concentration instead of improving them. For example, one of the newest cell phone is the iPhone. The iPhone has a wide variety of games, thus causing many students to be attracted to it. Once addicted, the student might never stop playing them, the student would waste all his time playing games and not study. This would thus show that cell phones do not benefit students. Although their parents might try to control the students, the cell phone is so portable that the students can sneak them almost anywhere, so the parents are not very effective in controlling the student's usage of the cell phone. Cell phones would not only affect the students, it will also affect the relationship between the students and his family members. If the students only concentrate on their handphone gaming and listening to music, his time with his family members would decrease and there will be no time for bonding. This would make their relationship more and more distant.

         To solve the problem of students getting addicted to gaming, the parents might consider checking the student's phone every once in a while to see if there are any games. They can also buy phones which do not have games, or do not even have the function of playing games. This would reduce the chances of the students getting addicted to phone gaming. However, I believe that the best way to solve this problem is the self-control of the student. Parents can only help the students in controlling their addiction. In the end, the choice is still up to the students on whether they want to play.

        In my opinion, there is no good or bad on whether cell phones are really beneficial to students. Nobody can say that cell phone is 100% bad or good. Cell phones only have their advantages and disadvantages. Although usually the cell phones only causes harm to the students in their studies, but it still enabled easier communication for the students.

        In conclusion, cell phone has its advantages and disadvantages, it is impossible to tell whether it is really good or bad. In the end, it all boils down to whether the students have good self-control to make good use of the cell phone.

Letter to the survivor of the Japan Earthquake

Dear Akio Komori,

  I may just be a member of the public, neither famous nor powerful. However, I hope that this letter might make you feel  better. I have heard that Japan has experience a 8.9 magnitude earthquake, which caused massive damage and also the tsunami which followed soon after the earthquake. I really sympathize with Japan, having experienced this tragic disaster which has caused thousands to lose their loved ones and dealt a devastating impact to people. It is really sad to hear that your family and your loved ones have suffered from this as will. On top of it all, I also heard that Fukushima's No. 1 nuclear power plant was affect and had to close down. You, being the manager, must be heart-broken. However, you must not give up, you must remain strong. The whole world is supporting you and Japan. People all around the world are donating as much as we can, so don't give up, let this act of kindness sooth the wounds in your heart. Those deep wounds will heal over time, but it will definitely leave scars as a reminder that danger can strike any moment. The government will put the donate money to good use, I am sure of it, Then, Japan will be restored to its initial state. I really respect the people in Japan for staying calm even in this critical situation. I am assured that Japan would most definitely get back on its feet after this even very soon.

  I hope that this letter has brought hope to you.

Best Regards,

Alex Wu

Reflection on article of plastic surgery

Assumption

The write assumes that plastic surgery is no longer for the people who no longer look young, but also for the people who wants to look good even at the age of 13. Mostly for the people who mind a lot about their looks. They are willing to spend thousands of dollars just to make themselves looks better. Some may say that they are not vain, but the basic purpose of plastic surgery is to make themselves look better.

Consequences

Plastic surgery may seem harmless when your surgeon is very skilled, but your surgeon is human too. And all humans make mistakes. Some may be unsatisfied with the way their operation was done, but they can do nothing about it. Like the example in the article: A plastic surgeon was sued after his clinic took pictures of a 17-year-old patient without her underwear on. However, the surgeon said that he was only taking pictures as the teenager was getting a scar on her thigh removed, and the pictures were necessary to compare pre and post-condition of the area.

Purpose

The writer wrote this to tell us that we are not born perfect and we should always be happy with the way we look, and also about the increasing amount of teenagers that are going for plastic surgery just to make themselves look better. The purpose is also to remind the parents to not be too supportive of their child in plastic surgery because although plastic surgery may look safe, but it is actually bringing you unnecessary medical risk if the operation does not go as planned.

Point of View

This article is written in 2 point of views. One is the teenagers who want to take plastic surgery and those who supports plastic surgery. The other is people who do not support plastic surgery. The writer supports more of the people who do not support plastic surgery. The reason being that plastic surgery is both expensive and troublesome if it does not turn out the way you want it to.

13 going on 30 movie review

      I watched the movie "13 Going On 30" and I think that it is not really fantastic but more of an average standard. It is about a girl, Jenna Rink who is 13 and wishes to get older suddenly turns 30 with the help of a "magical dust". She found herself taking the place of a popular fashion magazine editor. She then consults the help of her childhood friend, Matt who starts to have feelings for her despite having a relationship with another woman. This movie also has a message of "It is always good to be myself". I think that this movie is bad in a sense that it is too predictable, it has to element of surprise and although it does catches my attention, all it has is a sense of humor and a good message which it wants to send to its viewers.

Character Development

Exercise 2

          “I’m just so, so fat…” Tom murmured to himself. Tom was a six-grade student, a rather short boy, but he was very heavy and fat. The last time he took his weight, he was near 70 kilograms. At schools, he was constantly being picked on. Every time he sat on a chair, the people would say “I’m betting that that chair would break anytime” or “Man, that chair is sturdy isn’t it?” or maybe “I can hear that chair squeaking already”. He dreaded PE classes and the NAFA tests. When attending PE classes, he would also be laughed at when he did jumping jacks. His classmates would claim that they felt earthquakes or they could feel the ground shaking. During NAFA tests, he would fail everything, every station. He tried his very best in everything he did. However, whenever he ran, his short stubby legs would trip and fall. When he tried to jump, he couldn’t jump very far. There were no strength in his arms and the 1.6km run he would always be the last. He had tried to exercise once in a while, but he could not run very far without taking a break, or walk more than a few meters without panting. He tried dieting once, but he almost fainted from hunger. So he had to take the last straw. Tom dial a number and said, “Hello? Do you have a slot for your slimming services?”

Exercise 4

       I woke up to a familiar grey ceiling facing me, the same wooden bed, thin sheets and a small chair. “Time to wake up,” My guard shouted. I was in a small cubicle, with four dull, grey walls facing me. The room was very stuffy, with no windows. The walls were so high, practically impossible for anyone to climb. Simply put, I am in prison. Every day, I would be brought out, to walk through the narrow corridors of the prison. As it was my first time in prison. I was only allowed to go out at certain hours. I would enjoy the few hours of freedom, the rare and few hours. I would ride the bicycle I was rewarded for behaving, enjoying the breeze as I rode. Today, my mother visited me again. I could not manage my feelings and barely escaped breaking down. We were only separated by one glass windows. I wanted so badly just to touch her once, to tell her I was sorry, but yet we were so far apart, and I couldn’t bring myself to apologize. Tears streamed down my face, drop after drop. They were not the tears of sadness, it was the tears of regret, I cried, shouted, sobbed for hours in my room after meeting my mother. The pain, the anger and regret, the pain of not being able to even touch my mother, the anger of my actions, and the regret of doing something that I know is wrong, they filled my heart, time and again, I couldn’t understand what I was doing then. Maybe this was the purpose of the prison after all, to make one feel lonely, sad, and regret what they have done. After dinner, I returned to my room and lied on my bed, thinking, maybe I shouldn’t have robbed the lady, perhaps I would still be with my family and loved ones, living a happy life… 

Sense-Sational Settings

An Evening by the Beach

         Shades of orange, blue lavender and gold spilled across the late afternoon sky. Broken shells hurt my feet as I walked across the warm sand. The smell of salty water filled my nostrils as I took a deep breath. I am here at the beach to watch the sunset. The Sun at the horizon was beautiful, it was red, like a girl blushing as it lowered its head. As I watch the Sun slowly sinking, lowering, dipping below the ocean, the sky changed too. It was as if the Sun had a magical paint brush, painting the sky from orange, to red then to lavender and finally, as it sank completely, the sky became dark blue. The evening sea was so calming, the small waves crashing to the sand, the gentle breeze blowing across my ears, like a whisper, soothing and comforting. As I walked down the beach, the sea water greeted me, the water was lukewarm, it felt comfortable, like a hot spring. Finally, my time was up, I packed up and headed home.

A fight in public

           The atmosphere was tense, it was as if the hawker center itself was holding its breath, waiting for something to happen. A crowd gathered around two boys. The two boys were like two mad bulls, staring at each other like mortal enemies. Strings of unclean language were thrown at both sides, neither of the two was willing to back down. As the verbal fight became more and more intense, the verbal became physical. The two boys started to throw bowls and spoons at each other, people nearby left their unfinished food and ran for safety, the crowd dispersed too. Bowls, spoons, forks, string of noodles, rice, and even knives flew around the hawker center. Slowly, there was nothing left to throw. The boys started aiming punches and kicks at each other. The first boy received a heavy blow on the face and landed on the floor with a bloody nose. The other had a purple-black eye. Suddenly, the police rushed out of nowhere and stopped the fight. Peace was restored and the stall holders returned to business. The tension in the atmosphere finally started to lighten. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

LA Critical Analysis

To kill a mocking bird abstract  

     It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. “It ain’t right,” he muttered, all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting. Atticus was standing under the street light as if nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his collar and tie were neatly in place, his watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again.

1. Why was there a contrast of “angry tears” from Jem and the “cheerful crowd”?
2. From the description of the abstract, what does Atticus’s “impassive self” mean?

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