Topic:Divorce

Defination of divorce: Divorce is a legal act of ending a marriage.

Causes:
-Divorce is caused when a couple cannot get along with each other on certain issues or lack mutual trust.
-Such as failing to communicate on certain issues like the way to manage the finances of the couple effectively or the proper way to bring up their children.
-The couple may have conflicting beliefs and values.
-It could also be due to family strains whereby the parents of the couple cannot get along with each other, leading to separation from the marriage.
-The couple's marital satisfaction with each other may decrease due to their spouses not meeting up to their expectations they have prior to marriage.
-The couple may also be divorced due to some violent or emotional tendercies of a spouse on the other.
-It could also be due to a spouse that is being addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling.
-Divorce would most likely occur if any spouse is unfaithful to the other.

Effects:
-Divorce is drafted in a way that children do not neccessarily have a say in the divorce proceedings. Even though, the children may just be innocent bystanders and have nothing to do with the divorce. But to the children, the divorce to them would have a huge impact on their lifes and futures. They may also view marriage differently after the divorce.

-The values of the way we view marriage has changed and deteriorated than in the past. Nowadays, more people view divorce as being acceptable which in turn led to a increasing trend of divorces. Most people view divorce as acceptable as they have a unreasonably high expectation of how their partners would be like and since they would be living with them for the rest of their lives. To these people, it makes sense to them to select the best partner they can find through repeated marriages or trials.

-Another plausible effect of divorce is that it would lead to a spike in juvenile delinquency cases. This is due to the children of those parents that have divorced not having a proper upbringing as in a single parent family, it is harder to cope with the living costs as the costs are not shared with a partner as opposed to being in marriage. The harder the single parent is finding it to cope, the more time the single parent would spend on working and earning an income for the family. This would in turn lead to a reduced attention being directed on the child and instead on working long hours to bring in some income for the family. Due to this reduced attention spent on the child, the child would not receive the upbringing he needs and would have a higher chance to be led astray when he grows up to seek attention from their parent and to channel their unhappiness somewhere else.

-However, divorce may have a minimal impact on society as they are based on personal opinions and does not involve society. For these people that are divorced, life goes on for them as they continue working, finding new relationships and society continues to function as per normal.

By: Zhi Wei (18)

i am who i am
10:33 PM

Most of us can agree that weddings start of with a good note where partners try their best to accomodate and understand one another. The relationship is blissful except for some snags along the way, resulting in arguments which rather common. Then again, the real test of marriage would be the test of time. In this test, a person's true colours are revealed and it might not be long before both parties realise that their spouse might not be as ideal as conceived previously.When emotions, disagreements reach a breaking point, a divorce could be the last straw.

But these are minor problems that exists in society which might not attribute to the alarming divorce rates that many countries are facing now.So who are the real culprits you may ask? Therefore, what threatens marriage would be :1) Higher cost of living due to rapid globalisation. Families find it difficult to support a child's education. It is estimated that a university education would require at least $50,000 and the numbers will continue to rise.It is thus not surprising that many would opt out of marriage when faced with such a financial burden or choose not to have children instead.

2)Greater focus of personal choices.
There is a greater number of individuals hoping to pursue their own goals rather than being tied down by family.So there may be a disparate opinions among couples on the distribution of family responsibilities such as : who should be looking after the child's welfare.

Solution: The current problems call for greater consultation among couples , to work out the disagreements and come to a consensus.Nowadays, it is common to find fathers taking up maternal roles , no more the women's obligations to raise children.Otherwise, it could be a shared responsibility between the couple.

By wei zhang

i am who i am
10:51 PM

Mass Media: Discuss the importance of mass media as an agent to education.

Important (adjective) / Important (Noun)
1 necessary or of great value:
2 having great effect or influence:
Mass media
1. Newspapers, television and radio:
Agent (REPRESENTATIVE)
1 a person who acts for or represents another:
Agent (CAUSE)
1.a person or thing that produces a particular effect or change
Education
1. The process of teaching or learning in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get from this:
Educate
1. To teach someone, especially using the formal system of school, college or university:
Educational
1.Providing education or relating to education:

* Easier to be done in point form
Mass media:
Television progammes,
Radio programmes,
Newspaper etc.
Magazines
films
CDs
Internet

Television
Documentary
Talk shows
Real TV
Drama series (Omit)
Movies (omit)

Radio Programme
live broad castings on news/ entertainment (Omit)
Live discussions on various topics.

Newspapers
Educational newspaper
News week / Times / National Tribune

Internet
The fastest and widest way to get information.

o The communication media are the different technological processes that facilitate communication between the sender of a message and the receiver of that message.
o Media communicate information to a large, sometimes global, audience
o Media is a fundamental part of contemporary life à that draws our attention the most as one of the primary socializing agent of today's society.
o Act as the bridge between our personal/private lives and the public world
o We see ourselves and our place in society through mass media
o We need to pay special attention to mass media if we want to understand how society functions.
o is a source of entertainment and information
o be a way to transmit information and values

apdapted from : http://www.public.asu.edu/~zeyno217/365/notes1.html

Mass media is a visual way of learning. It transforms books to screen shows It transforms hard core facts to a interactive way of leaning by visualizing.
It allows people to get information very easily and conveniently. It is an alternative way of learning.

In conclusion, media has “taught”/ inculcate people on values that they should have. Media act as a source for audience to understand how the society and the people adapt by different ways to be accepted into the society.

Normal Education
Teacher teach
Read books to get information
Learn by practical

Done By : Cheryl Goh

i am who i am
10:53 PM

Family: Should Marriage be a life long commitment?

Should
1. Used to say or ask what the correct or best thing to do is:
2. Used to show when something is likely or expected
3. FORMAL used when referring to a possible event in the future:
Marriage
1. A legally accepted relationship between a woman and a man in which they live as husband and wife, or the official ceremony which results in this:
Lifelong
1. Continuing for a lifetime
Commit (PROMISE) 1 to promise or give your loyalty, time or money to a particular principle, person or plan of action
Commitment 1 when you are willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something:
2something that you must do or deal with that takes your time:
Committed
1 loyal and willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in:
2 having promised to be involved in a plan of action

Should be marriage be a life long commitment? To me, it would be a definite yes.

Marriage is whereby the relationship between a man and women is legally recognized. Marriage is about committing one self to the other. In other words it means that there has been a mutual agreement set between both parties that they are going to spend the rest of life together as one. Marriage is also legalizing sexual intimacy between 2 people. In any one case would you give away your forbidden fruit easily?

In this modern day society, people tend to go for instant gratifications. People want things fast and end things fast. Does it mean that they are going to treat marriages the same way? Most of time, it would seem so. Imagine this, how would a marriage be like if a couple stays married to each other for only maybe 2 years. 2 years is just like a JC like where it happens and goes in a moment of time. In these 2 years, the couple spends time with each other and starts to get sick of each other sight. This would lead to divorce. Nothing is gained or learned during the journey, so what is the point of marrying each other then?

What is a marriage for? It is to understand each other more and be sensitive to each other. Spending time together is a good chance to understand each other and maintain the relationship they have. Marriage is where couple has decided to spend the rest of their life together. Aren’t spending the rest of their life together means being committed to each other? Would anyone want a marriage where they cheat on each other?

In conclusion, a marriage is a life long commitment. The couple is willing to spend the rest of their life together, understanding each other more each day. Everyday would be like a dating date. Children in the family also play a part in the marriage. The children hold the family together. The couple would have a common goal each day, which means of looking after their child till they grow old.

Done By : Cheryl Goh

i am who i am
10:13 PM

I feel that media should not be restricted as it will not be able to gather information properly. In some cases, it is due to the media probing into certain cases such as the NKF case. The revealing of the misdeeds and corruption Durai did is due to the media digging into TT Durai's past after he tried to sue SPH. Also, we can be better informed about things happening in the world such as the abusing of prisoners of war.

However, the media may over do it amd dig up some sensitive information of someone's private life, which may not even be important at all. So, we must consider this possible negative aspects of not constricting the media.

In conclusion, media should not be restricted to an extent as it will inhibit their gathering of information. However, if it is behaving or operating in an insensitive manner, it must be restricted until it can be more senstitive.

i will edit this next time. Give me comments!!!
By Elton.

i am who i am
10:06 PM

i am who i am
8:40 PM

What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching television?

Advantages:
-Television can be a source of entertainment when one is alone at home or a form of relaxation after a hard day's work.
-Watching television can also be an activity in which a family sits down together to enjoy.This can enable the family to bond even closer when they discuss about the shows or actors etc.
-There is a wide selection of educational programmes such as documentries,news and nature programmes.These television shows are suitable for people of all ages to watch especially teenagers as they are able to gain knowledge from the shows.
-With a television,one can see and travel around the world in his living room because he is able to watch major international sporting events such as World Cup and the Olympics.

Disadvantages:
-Watching television can be addictive as it may stop people from leaving their homes.This can prevent them from socialising and hence,they will become more self-centered.
-Some television programmes are not suitable for children because they contain violence or sexual contents.For example,when children watch wrestling shows,they will think that the moves are cool so they will learn and try them on their friends.
-When a fmaily watch television together,there will certainly be some arguments about which channels to watch and about who has the remote control.
-News can have a huge impact on the way we think and advertisements on television can influence the things we buy or want.

Geok Li (12)

i am who i am
1:52 PM