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Monday, July 28, 2008

Money(essay)

In life, other than our own life and family, money comes third.Many may claim that money does not play a major part in our life, but in fact, it affects almost everything in our life.

In these days, with the ongoing inflation around the world, it is hard to purchase many daily products, not to mention the electronics, at a affordable price.The price of rice all around the world had gone up the the recent years, this resulted in many people who have low income being unable to purchase rice anymore.However, this sudden rise in price has little effect on the high income people.To most of them spending a buck or two more is just another way for them to spend their money.

Money on the other hand may also affect our current state of mood, a person who is facing a money shortage may appear to be very stressed as without money, he may not be able to settle the problems in his life, such as bills, debts and money to support his family.In comparison, a person with a stable and slightly better income, will find himself having less worries as he will be able to settle his debts, bills and support his family, with a little care and investment, he will be able to double his fortune.

Money may also affect a person's social circle,when a person is rich, he will be very popular with his friends and relatives as his wealth shows that he is a very accomplished and established person. Money also raises a person's social circle.He will be able to get to know many other rich and famous people through his peers.All this shows how money is able to change a person's social hangouts.

A person who is rich is also capable of achieving his dreams at a younger age, unlike a poor person who has to save his money for half a lifetime just for a trip to his dream destination. A rich man who wishes to climb to the top of the mount Everest will find it easier to achieve his goal(not counting the physical limits) as he is well funded my his own wealth while a poor man may have to save his money for years and years just to buy the equipments. Therefore , the importance of money is shown here.

In conclusion, my opinion is that although health, dreams and family is important, but without wealth, health family and dreams is not possible.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Term 2 week 32

It is really bizarre that humans actually discriminate against each other.Racism is not just a trivial and paltry issue in our society, it is an act which cannot be condone(although it can really be profound and hard to understand sometimes).

SRY, ALL THE POST ARE IN THE REVERSE ORDER

Monday, July 21, 2008

term 2 week 33

For an evanescent moment , the room was quite except for the martial art connoisseur who was focusing very hard to gather his to Strength break the brick , he was wary of being too complacent of his skills, knowing that a great martial artist should always be discreet when showing of his skills.

week 34 below this post. sry for the wrong order.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Term 2 WEEK 34 journal

The unmitigated disaster (twister) fell upon the city(Thebes), leaving civilians scattering , their unkempt hair flowing in the wind , city guards were all cumbersome under the weight of their scimitars , which was all that's left. Meanwhile in a nearby city , a man stepped into an antiquated room and opened his commodious old closet, he placed the still glowing tablet into it , hoping that it will not cause anymore trouble , anymore death.

Monday, July 7, 2008

space travel (accidents)

Human spaceflight has contributed greatly to space knowledge. To ensure the safety of spacecraft crew, scientists around the world have carried out thousands of experiments. However, accidents do occur.........

The Challenger was an American space shuttle orbiter that first launched on April 4, 1983. On the tenth launch, mission STS-51-L, the infamous Challenger explosion occurred. The launch of Challenger was rescheduled several times due to bad weather and other technical difficulties. The day of the launch was the coldest day that NASA had ever launched a shuttle. After some delays, the Challenger was launched for the tenth time. No one knows what happen next will shake the whole world.

A split second into flight, a puff of gray smoke began spurting from right Solid Rocket Booster. Later studies revealed that the dense, black puffs indicated grease, joint insulation, and rubber O-rings in the joint seal were burning up. This resulted in a series of reactions that resulted in the explosion of the spacecraft 72 seconds after launch. The cause of explosion was an O-ring that failed to seal properly, and the cold weather that day contributed to its failure. Seven crew members died in the Challenger explosion.

This terrible accident prompted many scientist to investigate the cause and be able to build a safer spaceship for the future flights.This is why accidents rarely happen these days.......

credits to thinkquest

Monday, June 30, 2008

Do you believe in Reincarnation?

Ever had a vivid dream that you can remember very well? Did you dream of a stranger whom you thought you have known for a very long time? If so, you could be dreaming of your past life. Many superstitious people believe that the dreams that we all have everyday are actually parts of our past memory.

A good example would be the dalai lama, when a dalai lama dies, a new dalai lama is selected by a very special ritual. Laid before a newborn child is some items, among them, items used by the past dalai lama, if the child picks the item that dalai lama used, this child is considered to be the
Reincarnation of dalai lama.

So, do you beleive in Reincarnation?

Sunday, June 29, 2008

My personal reflection about cloning technology (correct my spelling if i am wrong)

Well, to me cloning technology is not really that bad, if we feel lonely we can clone a person just like us to talk to us, and also to share our sadness(since we are the same person i guess...........) with our clone.The advantages to cloning is that we can finally consider the possibility of immortality.Once we die our clone will replace us and we will "live on forever".This will spare us from the pain of losing our loved ones......

However, the is also a bad side to cloning ,who knows whether the clones are harmless or not?Many fear that our clones may murder us and take over our identity( very creepy indeed).Some also fear that our clones may replace the human population in the end.As a human dies, he or she is replaced by a clone which takes over the host's life, this clone may gain access to everything the host owns.

So can we really trust clones?My personal opinion is that the idea of clones is not really safe, why make more of us when there is already enough of us?