Television Viewing Draft #3

Television has become a basic need of the individuals to the extent that more than ninety per cent of households in developed countries have a television set (Sharif 1999). Television has attracted audiences of all ages since the time it was invented (Leigh 2001). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the public spend more hours per day in watching television than doing other activities such as reading, leisure and sports. In addition, the full-time workers also spend most of their free time in watching television and video or listening to radio (UK Time Use Survey 2000). This shows that the public spend most of their time in front of the television. The society has become more aware of the effects of television viewing, thus leading to arguments on whether television viewing benefits the viewers or not. I strongly believe that television viewing brings more good than harm to the viewers because television programs increase the knowledge, provide an additional dimension to learning and encourage critical thinking skills.

First of all, television viewing provides a wide variety of useful information and knowledge to the viewers. This is proven by Rutherford (2002), he says that television viewers are able to obtain information about the world, culture, animal kingdom and others from the television programs. Besides that, public can learn the ways of solving a complicated scientific equation in an interesting and enjoyable way (Rutherford 2002). Television news programs also provide the information of the current issues that happen in the world to the public (Sharif 1999). Furthermore, according to Sharif (1999), by watching television programs, public are inform about the global problems and disasters that happen in certain area, this can stimulate them to do charity like raising money for the victims of famine in Africa.

Secondly, television programs supply an additional dimension to learning which bring a lot of benefits to the viewers. Leigh (2001) comments that the different and interesting manners of presenting the television programs help the television viewers to understand more about the information provided. Television is also used as a teaching tool. According to Rutherford (2002), the programs, for instance ‘Sesame Street’ which use animation and puppets to teach the pre-schoolers to recognise the colours, numbers, and alphabet letters. Leigh (2001) also states that the children who watch the television programs tend to know more vocabulary. On the other hand, television is an audio-visual medium. With sound and visual effects, students can understand and handle well the information that they have learned from television as compared to the information from books (Leigh 2001).

Thirdly, television programs can encourage critical thinking among the viewers. Television is an interesting and attracting medium. By watching the television programs which related to the matters of human problems for examples, globalisation and homelessness will stimulates the viewers to think more and critically (Leigh 2001). In addition, according to Sharif (1999), he says that family members can gather and discuss on the better solutions to solve the conflict from the television programs. These discussions can “help develop critical thinking, a necessary skill in both social settings and at school” (Sharif 1999, p.34).

As a conclusion, I strongly agree that television viewing brings more advantages than disadvantages to the viewers. Public should know that watching television programs will benefit them in different ways like increase the information and knowledge, have an additional dimension to learning as well as develop in critical thinking.

Television Viewing Draft #2

Television has become a basic need of the individuals to the extent that more than ninety per cent of households in developed countries have a television set (Sharif 1999). Television has attracted audiences of all ages since the time it was invented (Leigh 2001). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the public spend more hours per day in watching television than doing other activities such as reading, leisure and sports. In addition, the full-time workers also spend most of their free time in watching television and video or listening to radio (UK Time Use Survey 2000). This shows that the public spend most of their time in front of the television. The society becomes more aware of the effects of television viewing, leading to arguments on whether television viewing benefits the viewers or not. I strongly believe that television viewing brings more good than harm to the viewers because television programs increase the knowledge, provide an additional dimension to learning and encourage critical thinking.

First of all, television viewing provides a wealth of information and knowledge which are useful to the viewers. A wide variety of information about the world, culture and animal kingdom are provided by the television (Rutherford 2002). Besides that, public can learn the ways of solving a complicated scientific equation in an interesting and enjoyable ways (Rutherford 2002). Television news programs also increase the knowledge of the current things that happen in the world and inform the global issues to the public (Sharif 1999). Furthermore, according to Sharif (1999), television programs can stimulate the public to do charity like raising money for the victims of famine in Africa.

Secondly, television programs supply an additional dimension to learning which bring a lot of benefits to the viewers. Television is an audio-visual medium. Leigh (2001) comments that the different and interesting manners of presenting the science, geography and other subjects help the television viewers to understand more about the information provided. Television is also used as a teaching tool. According to Rutherford (2002), the programs, for instance ‘Sesame Street’ which use animation and puppets to teach the pre-schoolers to recognise the colours, numbers, and alphabet letters. Leigh (2001) also states that the children who watch the television programs tend to know more vocabulary. On the other hand, by learning from the television, students can understand well and remember the information that they have heard and seen as compared to the information from books (Leigh 2001).

Thirdly, television programs can encourage critical thinking among the viewers. Television is an exciting and attracting medium that it stimulates critical reasoning about the matters of human problems, for examples, globalisation and homelessness (Leigh 2001). In addition, according to Sharif (1999), he says that family members can gather and discuss on the better solutions to solve the conflict from the television programs. These discussions can “help develop critical thinking, a necessary skill in both social settings and at school” (Sharif 1999, p.34).

As a conclusion, I strongly agree that television viewing brings more advantages than disadvantages to the viewers. Public should know that watching television programs will benefit them in different ways like increase the information and knowledge, have an additional dimension to learning as well as develop in critical thinking.

Aussie News 7:Missing Facebook teen found dead

• Teenager met 'two men' on Facebook
• Police reveal her body has been found
• Man has been arrested and charged

A TEENAGER missing from home after arranging a camping trip with two men she met on Facebook was found dead last night.

Homicide detectives, who are leading the investigation, arrested a 20-year-old Leumeah man about 8pm.

Police this morning charged him with murder after the discovery of the body which is believed to be Nona Belomesoff. The man has been refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Bail Court later today.

Police will allege that the second man she believed she was meeting did not exist.

Offficers revealed at 1am that they had found a woman's body about 9.40pm after scouring bushland near Waminda Oval at Waminda Ave, East Campbelltown in Sydney's west.

The teenager's family notified police when she failed to return home on Thursday and was unable to be reached on her mobile phone.

A family member told The Daily Telegraph they believed she was camping with work friends on Wednesday and expected her back home the following day.

Miss Belomesoff, 18, was last seen leaving her Cecil Hills family home about 9am on Wednesday.

Police said she had arranged to meet two men about 10am at Leumeah railway station, with the trio planning to camp out in an area of bushland near Campbelltown.

Nona was last seen wearing a white shirt and carrying a small bag.

Officers spent yesterday scouring bushland in the area while detectives interviewed one of the men the teenager had arranged to meet through the social networking site.

Earlier yesterday, Nona's brother Gary Belomesoff, 20, described his sister as "a good girl''.

"She doesn't go out often. She's more a home girl," he said.

Mr Belomesoff said his sister, a TAFE student who graduated from Canley Vale High School last year, had a deep love of animals, which was the reason she had planned the trip.

US-based Facebook authorities were last night helping with the investigation, providing access to her profile and tracking her final communications.

Police issued a warning to social network users: "You don't know who is on the other end of the computer.''

Comment: Don't believe person that you don't know because we don't know how the person is. Don't too believe on social network. Don'r put yourself in risk.

Aussie News 6:Man sentenced to death for knife attack at school

A COURT in eastern China has sentenced a man to death for attacking 29 children and three teachers with a knife at a kindergarten, state media says.
The Taixing Intermediate Court found Xu Yuyuan guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day open trial, Xinhua reported.

Xu told the court his motive was to vent his rage against society. It was not clear whether Xu would appeal.

Twenty-nine children and three adults were injured when Xu attacked them with a knife at Zhongxin Kindergarten in Taixing city on April 29.

A string of school attacks has shocked China in recent weeks.

Police have been ordered to beef up security at school compounds and nearby residential communities.

Comment:
This news show that how violent a people is.He just wants to show his anger then he attacks the public. I think that the court should takes this case in serious concentration.

Television Viewing Draft #1

Television has become a basic need of the individuals to the extent that more than ninety per cent of households in developed countries have a television set (Sharif 1999). Television has attracted audiences of all ages since the time it was invented (Leigh 2001). According to American Time Use Survey (2003), the public spend more hours per day in watching television than doing other activities like reading, leisure and sports. In addition, the full-time workers also spend most of their free time in watching television and video or listening to radio (UK Time Use Survey 2000). This shows that the public spend most of their time in front of the television. The society becomes more aware of the effects of television viewing, leading to arguments on whether television viewing benefits the viewers or not. I strongly believe that television viewing brings more good than harm to the viewers because television programs increase the knowledge, provide an additional dimension to learning and encourage critical thinking.

First of all, television viewing provides a wealth of information and knowledge which are useful to the viewers. A wide variety of information about the world, culture and animal kingdom are provided by the television (Rutherford 2002). Besides that, public can learn the ways of solving a complicated scientific equation in an interesting and enjoyable ways (Rutherford 2002). Television news programs also increase the knowledge of the current things that happen in the world and inform the global issues to the public (Sharif 1999). Furthermore, according to Sharif (1999), television programs can stimulate the public to do charity like raising money for the victim of famine in Africa.

Secondly, television programs supply an additional dimension to learning which bring a lot of benefits to the viewers. Television is an audio-visual medium. Leigh (2001) comments that the different and interesting manners of presenting the science, geography and other subjects help the television viewers to understand more about the information provided. Television also uses as a teaching tool. According to Rutherford (2002), the programs, for instance ‘Sesame Street’ which use animation and puppets to teach the pre-schoolers to recognise the colours, numbers, and alphabet letters. Leigh (2001) also states that the children that watching the television programs tend to know more vocabulary. On the other hand, by learning from the television, students can understand well and remember the information that they have heard and seen as compared to the information from books (Leigh 2001).

Thirdly, television programs can encourage critical thinking among the viewers. Television is an exciting and attracting medium that it stimulates critical reasoning about the matters of human problems, for examples, globalisation and homelessness (Leigh 2001). In addition, according to Sharif (1999), he says that family members can gather and discuss on the better solutions to solve the conflict from the television programs. These discussions can “help develop critical thinking, a necessary skill in both social settings and at school” (Sharif 1999, p.34).

As a conclusion, I strongly agree that television viewing brings more advantages than disadvantages to the viewers. Public should know that watching television programs will benefit them in different ways like increase the information and knowledge, have an additional dimension to learning as well as develop in critical thinking.

Final Version of Junk Food

‘Junk food’ is commonly used to describe any unhealthy and low nutritional value food (Smith 2005). According to Weekend News (2005), the nutritional value of food consumed by Australian children has been decreasing progressively over the past 30 years. This shows the increased availability and consumption of fast food. The society becomes more aware of the effects from consuming the junk food, leading to arguments on whether the sale of the junk food should be banned or not. I strongly believe that sales of junk food should be banned due to the health reasons, litter problems and behavioural problems.

First of all, the consumption of junk food will lead to health problems among children as most of the junk foods contain synthetic flavour, colouring and food addictive. Junk foods like instant noodles, chips, soft drinks, and chocolate bars will increase the kilojoules intake and lead to weight gain (Weekend News). From the statistic in Australian Nutrition Journal (2004), foods eaten at home by 12-14 years old Australian children are unhealthy as they consume fats and sugar more than the recommended intake. Reynolds mentions that foods which are high in fat and sugar contribute to the problem of childhood obesity (Weekend News 2005). Childhood obesity will also lead to other diseases, for instance heart diseases, osteoarthritis, and some cancers (Weekend News 2005).

The sale of junk food in school canteen should be banned as it also causes litter problems. The packaging of the junk food is the major contributor to litter problems. Litter has negative effects to our safety and health, increases the cleaning cost, and damages the image of the communities (Smith 2005). To reduce the litter problems, schools need to cut down the sale of junk foods. This is further elaborated by Green, he states that after school canteen removed the sale of junk food and soft drink, time spends on cleaning become less and the school can spend more time on maintenance projects that benefit the school (The Food Show 2005).

Besides that, junk food can trigger behavioural problems in children. Addictives and chemical substances in the junk food will cause bad behaviours such as hyperactivity and poor concentration in children. When the junk foods are available at school, they will affect the healthy development and growth of students (The Food Show 2005). So, junk foods should be removed from the school. This is supported by Green, he comments that after removed junk food and soft drink from school canteen, the student become calmer after lunch and there is improvement in their behaviour in class.

As a conclusion, I strongly agree that the sale of junk food should be banned in the school canteen as it brings harm more than good to the children. In The Food Show (2005), Karimi says that students’ welfare, safety and health are the responsible of the schools, so schools need to take good care of the students. As the saying goes, “Prevention is better than cure”, to ensure the healthy lifestyle and development of the children, school should remove the junk food from the canteen and sell healthy and high nutritional value foods.

BTN camp

5 days (26.4.2010-30.4.2010) BTN camp at Ulu Sepri, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. Actually the camp is not as bad as they said, it is a nice camp. In the BTN camp, we have Pembentangan Kertas Kerja, LDK, flying fox and Kembara. I learn a lot of new things during the Pembentangan Kertas Kerja and LDK. In BTN camp, we have 6 meal per day. Wah, I think I will be fatter if continue eat like that. Flying fox is very nice. You will feel that you are flying in the sky. Although it is very short, it still very fun. Before Kembara it rains heavily. It makes the land become slippery and make our Kembara become tough, but we still able to finish our Kembara. Kembara trains our teamwork. Last day, we have exam. Actually don't need to worry so much about the exam, it is only test our understanding about our country. HAHA!!!!

YEAH, we finish our BTN camp. It is a memorable time for me.