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* Friday, April 13, 2007 *
“The youth of today have lost their sense of adventure.” Comment.

Define “ adventure”

  • From statistic from TIME magazine
    - 36% decline in the number of children injured by falling out of trees who were admitted to English hospitals between 1999 to 2006.
    - 35% increase in the number of children admitted to English hospitals with “repetitive-movement injuries” commonly caused by playing video games.
    These statistics show that less children are engaged into outdoor adventure now and are more into video games.
  • However, youth today may have a new definition for the word “adventure” and may also find their own adventures in the virtual world.
  • There are very few entrepreneurs in Singapore. This shows that youth of today lost their sense of adventure and chose more stable jobs like those in the banking sectors.
  • However, there are increasing chances for students to practice entrepreneurship skills in schools. For example, "Youth for causes" gives students $1600 to start up their own business to earn money.
2. Effects on the society

  • With youth of today losing their sense of adventure, Singapore’s economy cannot diversify as Singaporeans will not invest on new industries.
  • It will also cause increase dependence on foreigners.
3. Causes

  • No time for adventure for youth today.
  • No forests for outdoor adventure.

Kelly




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