Do you want to study or work in a clean environment? As long as everyone does their part by not littering, the environment will be free of litters as well as a conducive place for everyone to play and work in. When we litter, you are harming the environment. Currently, the ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner. As a result, many harmful sunrays are entering through it. They have caused global warming.
These sunrays are harmful to the skin and can cause skin cancer. At the moment, the cases of skin cancer patients have gone up. At the same time, there is a shortage of landfills for the rubbish. In the past, people would use their things for a very long time. Things that were bought were usually functional, not trendy. In today’s throwaway society, we have the tendency to buy and throw away things when they are no longer in trend. This bad habit increases the amount of rubbish in landfills. At the same time, rubbish in landfills will decompose and produce harmful gases. We should try to recycle and reuse the product when possible. Our schools are promoting the recycle programme. Thus, we should participate and do our part for the environment by spreading the message to our family, relatives and friends.
We should also educate our loved ones about the importance of conserving our environment. We can help by expressing awareness of our own environment. In addition, we can give a hand by educating or brainstorming ideas on how to conserve and save the environment.
Everyone should play their part in contributing his or her own ways to protect the environment. Otherwise, the consequences can be dire if no action is being taken. When these gases are released, they make the ozone layer thinner; allowing harmful sunrays to come through, causing a rise in the Earth’s temperature. This in turn causes the polar icecaps to melt, changing the world’s water levels; damaging homes and endangering the lives of both people and animals. The least that we can do to reduce the harm to save the environment is by using less plastic bag and if possible, use recycled bags, using public transport and carpool. Therefore, it is a shared responsibility when it comes to protecting our environment. We should be responsible for our own actions and ensuring that the environment is a conducive place for everyone as this is where we belong and we should help to keep this place a safe one for everyone to live in.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Growth Camp 2008
I will always remember the Growth Camp that I attended this year. I was thrilled when Mr Bala, my form teacher, told us the details of the camp. For the past few years, the camp had been held in school. This year, the location of the camp was unique: the camp would take place at the MOE campsite in Jalan Bahtera. Although I was unable to participate in some games due to my back problem, I was not upset as I looked forward to the experience. I knew that I would learn many life skills at the camp.
Many games were held outdoors. As a result of the bad weather, many outdoor games had been cancelled. Fortunately, our instructors were well prepared and we played the wet weather activities planned for us. In one of the games, we had to roll a ball down successfully. Though we encountered many problems along the way, we persevered against those obstacles. During the game, I could feel the team spirit that I had always longed for my class to have. At that moment, I wished we could be that united all the time. After many failures, we finally succeeded. We were ecstatic! By that time, the rain had stopped and we continued with other activities that had been planned for us.
On the second day, my group was supposed to kayak. Initially, we were in high spirits and the mood was set for an enjoyable day. Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, we were unable to kayak. Our spirits dampened when we heard the bad news. Later, the rain abated. To our surprise, we were told that we were able to kayak. We were overjoyed when we heard the good news. Without hesitation, we rushed to the kayaking station and were given a pre-kayak briefing. We understood the safety precautions and were given instructions to kayak. We started kayaking. Due to the erratic weather, we were told to kayak near the coast. We enjoyed ourselves so thoroughly that we were sad to leave that place.
After that, we washed up and, went for campfire preparation. My group had our very own dance and cheer. I loved the dance best as we had dedicated most of our time to that dance. During the campfire, we put up a wonderful performance. We encountered many problems along the way and even quarrelled with one another before we got things done. However, we were not put off by those quarrels. We still cooperated with each other. I was grateful that things worked out well.
On the last day of the camp, we cleared the areas assigned to us. After that, we headed back to school. Many of us were sad to leave the place. We knew that good things would have to come to an end one day but these memories would forever be deeply etched in our hearts.
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Many games were held outdoors. As a result of the bad weather, many outdoor games had been cancelled. Fortunately, our instructors were well prepared and we played the wet weather activities planned for us. In one of the games, we had to roll a ball down successfully. Though we encountered many problems along the way, we persevered against those obstacles. During the game, I could feel the team spirit that I had always longed for my class to have. At that moment, I wished we could be that united all the time. After many failures, we finally succeeded. We were ecstatic! By that time, the rain had stopped and we continued with other activities that had been planned for us.
On the second day, my group was supposed to kayak. Initially, we were in high spirits and the mood was set for an enjoyable day. Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, we were unable to kayak. Our spirits dampened when we heard the bad news. Later, the rain abated. To our surprise, we were told that we were able to kayak. We were overjoyed when we heard the good news. Without hesitation, we rushed to the kayaking station and were given a pre-kayak briefing. We understood the safety precautions and were given instructions to kayak. We started kayaking. Due to the erratic weather, we were told to kayak near the coast. We enjoyed ourselves so thoroughly that we were sad to leave that place.
After that, we washed up and, went for campfire preparation. My group had our very own dance and cheer. I loved the dance best as we had dedicated most of our time to that dance. During the campfire, we put up a wonderful performance. We encountered many problems along the way and even quarrelled with one another before we got things done. However, we were not put off by those quarrels. We still cooperated with each other. I was grateful that things worked out well.
On the last day of the camp, we cleared the areas assigned to us. After that, we headed back to school. Many of us were sad to leave the place. We knew that good things would have to come to an end one day but these memories would forever be deeply etched in our hearts.
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