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Showing posts with label evaluative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evaluative. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 February 2015

Physical Education Should be Compulsory in Schools? - Agree or Disagree?, By Alaa Al-Jamalani Grade 11

"Stay fit and healthy" they always say that, but why? What's exactly physical education? What are the differences between education and physical education? Education means; when you sit and receive different information and learn them. But, when it comes to physical education, it actually means moving around, and moving your whole body by doing different moves and exercises.

However, in every school around the world, there is the "Physical Education" known as "PE" subject. Some students enjoy it, but some don't. Indeed, physical education helps with your blood circulation, and keeps you fit and healthy. Many students love this subject because they actually refresh their mind and get rid of boredom. So obviously, if you exercise, you'll stay fit and healthy without getting any health issues when you grow up.

But on the other hand, some students hate this subject because of the teachers. So basically, the teachers have a role by deciding whether a student love/hate the subject. Unfortunately, some sports aren't available at schools, such as swimming. There is chance of physical hurt, some people actually fall and break their leg.

Finally, physical education has both pros and cons. In my opinion, you should exercise and stay fit and healthy, but on the other hand, teachers shouldn't force students to play, and let them play whatever they want.

Saturday, 7 February 2015

Importance of English Language Today, by Hussain Ali Al-lawati Grade 11

What is the most important job requirement for most occupations? For many jobs, English is the answer. It is, however, not only important in the workplace. The language is useful in many applications. English is the second most spoken language in the world. It also includes words from many languages and places. This just makes it easier for people to embrace the language.

Having such a widespread language makes it much easier to communicate with others, especially from other parts of the worlds. The fact that English contains many borrowed words supplements its spreading, and importance in result. Its simplicity makes it one of the strongest candidates for the position of a universal language.

English is starting to dominate many fields, and while this is happening, many mother languages are being forgotten. The transfer of the language also takes lots of the culture along with it, on the account of the traditions of the country. The language is also accused to be poor, mostly because of its simplicity.

The cream on the cake is that despite the shot comings, English is still very important, and that importance is strongly deserved.

Importance of English Language in Today's World, by Fatma Taqi Grade 11

Can anyone live without speaking English? Of course, it is possible to live, but it is very tough. English has become a universal language. It is the second most spoken in the world, that is very important for everyone, in order to be able to communicate with people from all over the world.

In fact. English is very useful. It enables people to work with technology gadgets given that they mostly use English. It is also important in many jobs, so learning English secures one's future. Moreover, it enables people to communicate with each other and with no problems in understanding each other. It is the language of modernity.

English language, on the other hand has various disadvantages. One of these is that it causes many mother tongues to either disappear or become inorigional because of the English words that come in between. In addition, it removes the identities and cultures of other countries and languages, making some people with no recognised history.

English can be both a blessing and a curse.

Video Games, by Hadi Haidar Al-lawati Grade 11

Video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The first video game invented was called "Tennis for 2". Then the video game developed a lot. it had consoles. The first console invented was called "Atari". The video games developed a lot. Nowadays, it is really improved that it feels like its something real. It has lots of techniques. Its in HD form and even 3D! The video games have a lot of facilities that can be used. Although that video game is an amazing invention, it has pros and cons.

First of all, some video games contain some challenging missions. It causes the person to use his brain to solve the puzzle or what type of challenge the game contains. Other than that, it improves the eye-hand coordination the video games need using your hand and eye. Moreover, it improves your brain working. A study says a video-gamer can do 6 things at once, while a normal person can do only 4.

One the other hand, video games have cons. First of all, it causes isolation because lots of games are single player. Secondly, video games waste a lot of time, a person can do more useful stuff during that time. Lastly,, video games can cause addiction which is really bad for a person.

At the end, it is believed that video games are a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because it contains some challenging missions, it improves eye-hand coordination and it improves brain working. It is a curse because it causes isolation, wastes time and causes addiction. So do you think that video games are a bless or a curse?

Violence in Cartoons, by Alaa Kadhim Al-lawati Grade 11

A picture describes a thousand words, so, a person might read a book but not understand it, but he might catch a glimpse of its cover's picture and understand it fully.With that said, I would like to point to one thing that has appeared in the 1930's and is ongoing and that is, cartoons.

Cartoon is a form of picture animation done with the purpose of entertaining an audience. The audience may be kids, teenagers or even adults. The pictures or characters drawn are most of the time imaginary, few cartoons have a non-fictional plot whereas the rest are all fictional. Cartoons can have many genres ranging from comedy to action to sci-fi to many other genres.

Nowadays, there are many channels that broadcast cartoons as their main programmes and that is because they have realised how beneficial they are. Cartoons are of the greatest indirect methods of teaching which are extremely effective with children. A child can be taught a foreign language other than his mother language via cartoons if that  cartoon is is that cartoon is in a foreign language, but the teaching doesn't stop there, not only a child can learn a new language, but can learn precious values that will stay engraved upon his memories for eternity, but they can also be harmful.

The fact that there are several audiences for cartoons is a negative side. A kid might not be aware that what he's watching maybe targeted towards adults and thus, might be inappropriate for his age, not to mention that they might include profanity and that could teach the kid indecency, yet, he won't stop watching because cartoons are addictive.

I personally think that cartoons are double edged weapons that should be handled carefully as they benefit or harm. It all depends on how they are used and what kind of cartoons they are.

Herbs, by Fatma Taqi Grade 11

Do people these days still use herbs for their medical needs?
Not long ago, people used all kinds of medical herbs to treat themselves and stay healthy, given that they are organic and natural, and easily picked up from plants, trees and flowers. These days, however, many people tend to prefer technology over nature, but herbs, like everything, has its ups and downs.

Herbs are natural, organic medicine, therefore have less side effects on our body than chemical medicine. Local herbs are very easy to find and prepare, and their prices are very low compared to chemical medicines we use nowadays.

Other herbs, however, can be very hard to find and get, given that they may be unknown locally, and expensive to buy from other countries. They are generally less effective and take longer time to work than normal medicine. Awareness can play a part in this, because many people don't know which herbs to use and how to efficiently use them, so  many herbs and mixes can end up unsuitable for many conditions, and lead to other consequences.

Even though herbs aren't very popular these days, some people still use them. They try herbs and then go to doctors and hospitals if they didn't work properly.

Thursday, 9 October 2014

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