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Let himcook! WA1englishessays Discursive Argumentative ● writerremainsneutralanddetachedfromthetopic(objective) ● writer’spersonalityandopinionsareevident(subjective) ● allsidesoftheargumentaretreatedequally(unbiased) ● allsidesoftheargumentarelookedat,butonesideisfavouredmorethanothers(bias) ● pointsarelistedsequentiallywiththemostimportantpointsfirst ● pointsarestructuredlogicallytobuildupa‘lineofargument’ ● usesinformationtoinformthereaderofalltherelevantissues ● usesinformationandpersuasivelanguagetopersuadethereaderofthewriter’sopinion 1

“Wearenot doingenoughtoconservetheenvironment.”Howfardoyouagree?Explainyour answer. Analysis● We–people.Considerdifferentgroupsofpeople,society,govt,communities,individuals.● Notdoingenough–thingshavebeendone,butsufficientinthelongrun?● Conserve–saveorprotect● Theenvironment–oursurroundingsandphysicalspace.differentproblemsfacedandwhetherpeoplearedoingenoughtomitigate/solveissue. P:Iagreewiththisstatement. EELorsmtlikethat:Governmentsaroundtheworldarenotplayingtheirparttoprotecttheenvironment.Despitethewarningsofrisingtemperatures,globalwarminggetsworsedaybyday.Theproblemofdeforestation,orthemassburningofforestsincountrieslikeIndonesiacannotbestoppedbythegovernmentalthoughtheycoulddosomethingtochangethesituation.Theextremeairpollutionaffectslocalsandanimalsandpeopleofneighbouringcountriestoo.Hence,thisshowsthatgovernmentsarenotdoingenoughtotackleenvironmentalproblems. Counterargument:P:Ontheotherhand,detractorsmightarguethatsomegroupsofpeopleandcountriesareputtinginefforttoconservetheenvironment. EEL:CountrieslikeJapanactivelyencouragehelpfulandsimplepracticeslikerecyclingthataimtoprotecttheearthinthelongrunthroughtheir[insertfakestatisticsorfreerewardsystemtoencourage!].Furthermore,movementsinWesternandEuropeancountriessuchastheUnitedStateslike“EarthHour”encouragepeopletoswitchofftheirlightsintheirhomesforanhourtoconservetheenvironment. Counteringthecounterargument:However,althoughitistruethattherearealreadysomeeffortsmade,theyarestillinsufficientcomparedtothelackofeffortbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.Manystilllittertheirsurroundingsandeffortslike“EarthHour”areone-timeandshorttermthatdonothaveadverseimpactsonthem.Oldhabitsdiehard,afterall.Onthewhole,societyisstillnotdoingenoughtoprotecttheenvironment.Letusgetridofourselfishnessandbemoreseriousaboutprotectingourenvironmentsofuturegenerationscanhaveabetterlife.Ifnotus,who?Ifnotnow,when? 2

“Singapore’seffortsinprotectingtheenvironment aresufficient”Howfar doyouagree?Explainyour answer. Yes,sufficient.● 30/30→1millionmoretrees,helpsbyreducingCO2,lessglobalwarming,andgreenhousegasesinourair.● EarthHour→Raiseawarenessaboutproblems.● Bloobin(governmentefforts)● Veryimportant:Plasticbags5cents/bag→reducesamountthrownaway,decreasesproductionanddemand. Insufficient,because:1. Astheage-oldChinesemaximasserts:youcanonlyleadthehorsetothewater,butyoucannotmakehimdrinkit.● Althoughyourresourcesaregiven,initiativessetup,incentivesthatareupforgrabs,itisultimatelythepeopleofSingaporewhohavethechoicetoharnessit. Conclusion:Yes,sufficientefforts,butrelativeeffectiveness. 3

Arecelebritiesalwaysbadinfluences? Perimeters:celebritiesinthemusicandactingindustry.Eg:BenedictCumberbatchisacelebrity,Xiaxueisnot.Twiceis,politicalfiguresarenot. ● Defineqn:Whatdrawsthelinebetweeninfluentialfiguresandcelebrities? STAND:No,theyarenot.● Good–theyareeducational.● Twice’sNayeon→donatedS$25,000topatientsthatrequiredsurgeryintheUS,S$15,000anonymously.a. Servesasaninspirationthathelpsherfanstofollowinherfootsteps. However,allthatglittersmightnotbegold.-Shakespear.MrBeast.Onthesurface,videossurroundgivingextremelylargeamountsof$$tofans.Outside,manyhasseenhimtalkdownwaiters,beingrudetohisstaff.Doesnotpractisewhathepreaches. Actionsmightseemgood,valuesarenot. Dependsoncontentproduced. BADINFLUENCES :JustinBieber,TravisScott.(?)Drugtaking,partakinginillegalactivity,badinfluencesforteenagersandyoungchildren,gullibleandeasytoconvincethemwithwrongideologies. 4

Shouldbothparentsinafamilygotowork? Analysis:● Should–considerwhetheritisright/goodforbothtowork.● Gotowork—considerendgoal:toearn$$.● Family–3peopleatleast.Father,mother,child/grandparents. Howtodo?● Considerwhetherornotbothparentsshouldgotowork.Ifbothgotowork,howwouldthataffectchildrenandfamilyasawhole.Bothpositiveandnegative. Intro:Parentswouldusuallywanttogivethebesttotheirchildren.Beitthebestfood,clothing,education,itwouldthereforeleadtotheobvious:itisindeednecessarytoearnenoughmoneytomeetthematerialneedsofthechildren.Thisisonereasonfortheriseinmanydualincomefamilies.However,itisalsotruethatwhenbothparentswork,theymaynothaveenoughtimetocommunicatewiththeirchildrenandeducatethem,inculcatingvalues.Nevertheless,Ibelievethatduetothedemandsoftoday’sworld,itisnecessaryandinevitableforbothparentstogotowork. PEEL1:AswehavejustemergedfromtheCovid-19pandemic,allofushadtocopewiththeexponentialincreaseintherisingcostofliving.IndevelopedcountrieslikeSingapore,manyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentoreceiveasmanyopportunitiesastheycould.Forexample,parentssendtheirchildrentoadditionalenrichmentclasseslikemusiclessonstodeveloptheirtalents.Thisrequiresahugeamountofmoney,thatwouldbeafactortoconsiderinparents’decisiontoworktoensurethattheirchildrencanattendsuchclasses. 5

Shouldcontent onthewebbebetter regulated? Keyterms–content=information,thingsyousee,ontheweb=internet,onlinespaces.(especiallyimportant:betterregulated.) ● Betterregulated→impliesthatithasexistingflaws,problemsetc.Regulatedwouldmeanthatsomemeasureshavealreadybeenputinplace,butit’snotenough. Nomisinformationorfakeinformation,foreg:contentthatcanspurracialdisharmonyorinaccuratenewsthatcausesdisputes,riots. Rootcause Exponentialriseinuseofgenerativeartificialintelligence=potentialforincreaseinbutcheredimages,doctoredandfakeimagesetc. Measurestocurb IMDA–Onlinesafetycode→Allowsforauthoritiestotakedowninfotheydeemtobefalsethatbypassthoseofrespectivesocialmediaplatforms. Alsodependsonthepartythatchoosestosolvethisproblem! Socialmediaplatform:Couldtheyhirepeopletobevigilants/staffthatcarefortheimagesthattheysee? Problemwithmeasuresintroduced Althoughpeopledoexist,lapseofhumanjudgement,differenttoleranceofcontentonline? Quotes JimmyGomez–Americanpolitician Whenfakenewsisrepeated,itbecomesdifficultforthepublictodiscernwhatisreal,andwhatisn’t. Unknown Fakenewsunderminesdemocracyandinfluencescitizenstodothewrongthings. Unknown Believenothingyouhear,andonlyonehalfthatyousee. 6

“Youthsportsaretoointense.”Doyouagree?EYV. Yes(it istoointense) No(it isn’t toointense) Potentialofinjuriesduringsports (Counter)Ifchildiscareful,noinjurieswilloccur! Mindsetofbeing1standwinninginculcatedintothesechildren Nothingseemswrongwiththis,butitisamatterofdegree. Degree=theextent/drive.→2POVs● Ifhealthy,spurschildon→Icandothis!Healthymindsetisadopted,pushesthemtotesttheirlimits● Ifunhealthy,toxicbehaviourisadopted.Whatwillhappenintheirdriveorroadto1stplace?Pushingothersdown,beingrude? Childcanbeshunned/lookeddownuponfortheirlesserathleticabilities ● Deemsorrootstheirself-worthtobeingworse,badthanotherpeople● Hencegot-veimpactonthem–Whatwillthisleadto? (counter)Canbeusedtospurthemonandencouragethemtoimproveinstead? Againaboutdegreeorextentofmentality Familiesspendtoomuchresourcesandinvesttoomuchtonotreceivetheirdesiredoutcomes,orrewardinreturn Dedicatethefollowing:a. Time(drivingthemtoandfrompractice,lesserfamilytime)b. Money(trainingbycoaches,facilities,meals,sportsschfees?Higherthantheaveragesch) Expectations:a. Results(Onthefieldandoff!)● “Onemancannotserve2masters”–showsthattimehastobededicatedwellandplannedproperly.Focusonsports,oracademics? 7