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English Commentary Blog: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Section: Review – Insight. Publication: The Straits Times 15/08/2008. WHEN I first read about communism in a youth magazine at the age of 11, I thought it was a fantastic idea.I was struck by the simplicity of Marx's slogan – "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" – believing it to be the fairest way of allocating, and rewarding, work. This was: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his ability.". To help everyone get to the sam...
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Chentian's English Blog Project: Argumentative Response Essay - Democracy Creates Stability in a Society
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Chentian's English Blog Project. Thursday, May 29, 2008. Argumentative Response Essay - Democracy Creates Stability in a Society. However, does democracy really create stability? Without doubt, the answer will certainly not be as straightforward as President Bush puts it. Nevertheless, it is my view that democracy creates stability to a large extent. Nevertheless, I believe that in modern times, many democracies have realized that a society cannot prosper if certain groups of people are denied of their r...
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English Commentary Blog: March 2008
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Thursday, March 6, 2008. The Smoking Ban in Singapore. More no-smoking areas from next year. Publication: The Straits Times 01/03/2008. NO BUTTS about it: Starting next year, smokers will have fewer places to light up. Come Jan 1, puffing will no longer be allowed in non-air-conditioned workplaces and public areas, including children's playgrounds, markets and multi-storey carparks. Children learn by watching the actions of adults around them," said Mr Liang. To further help young smokers kick the habit,...
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My blog, my views: Democracy's impact on stability in a society - English commentary
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My blog, my views. Friday, May 30, 2008. Democracy's impact on stability in a society - English commentary. This English commentary is not part of the ongoing Social Studies discussion on democracy and should be read separately). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Weakness of the law. How does the presence of a law in democracy confer. Moving On.(and opposing Aloys argument). Democracys impact on stability in a society - Eng. Democracys second link with stability. Continuing with the discussion.
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this.is.a.class.blog: Loss by A.C Grayling
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Thisis.a.class.blog. Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Loss by A.C Grayling. Common wisdom sees that a preparedness to lose is a necessary condition of gain. Naturally enough, most hope they can escape the condition, which makes loss more bitter when it occurs. It is hard to accept that to live is to lose- and that the only way to gain what matters is to accept these facts with courage. Ps i could not find the online version as i only had the hardcopy, so i typed it out). Shayne Tan. big guy. big dreams.
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English Blog: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Blog 3: Singlish in Singapore – Boon or Bane? There has been ongoing debate whether the trademark Singaporean slang – “Singlish” is good or bad for Singaporeans. Here are my views on this pertinent issue. Since Singlish seems to benefit us so much, then why is there such a heated debate whether it should be used? Well, the problem with Singlish is that it is highly grammatically incorrect. “Sian lah, got do English blog yet? Can Singlish be detrimental to students? Yes, it most...
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English Blog Project: Democracy creates stability in a society
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Friday, May 30, 2008. Democracy creates stability in a society. As Abraham Lincoln once said, “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people”, meaning that democracy is centered around the “people” of a country. Through democracy, the power to make decisions for a country is invested in its people. However, this does not always result in stability. Three arguments are presented in the rest of this post. 1) http:/ www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2006/issue3/0306p29.htm.
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English Blog Project: China's Controversial One-child Policy
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Thursday, March 6, 2008. China's Controversial One-child Policy. On February 28th, an article titled “China plans the end of hated one-child policy” was published in The Times newspaper. This article tells us about how some Chinese government officials are suggesting putting an end to its one-child policy almost 50 years after it was started by Prime minister Deng Xiaoping. This reduced economy would greatly affect China because as soon as the baby boom generation of the 1950s retires, they would need to...
