Should students be allowed to wear their choice clothes to school?

  Based on the question above, I would agree to that.

  Before we venture even further into this matter, let's take a big step back in time, back in the 1920s and 1930s, where our ancestors wore white uniform and olive green-colored long pants while the females wore blue skirts and white T-shirts. Today, students' school uniforms are very much the same as the uniforms 80 years ago. Only a few sets of new 'stylish' school uniforms are introduced by private schools and colleges. Still, it makes quite a difference to the society.

  Let's switch the spotlight to the clothes students wear in other countries. Many foreign people are very open-minded and they can accept more things than we Malaysians can. Even schools are included. Clothes especially, they are not finicky about them. Students and teachers are free to wear many types of clothes and there are not many hard and fast rules about it. Many types of clothes are allowed: singlets, T-shirts without collars, short pants, jeans and the list can go on and on. However, at the other side of the puzzle, schools in some countries, including ours had hard and fast regulations for clothes. School managements in certain countries are very fastidious and particular with students' uniforms. For example, students are not allowed to wear anything else except their school uniforms. If any student  was found against that rule, strict actions and heavy punishments will be taken. While I recall these vivid moments when I am Form One, there was a rule that allows prefects to fine anyone that wore so called "illegal" clothes. I couldn't blame these prefects because they are just following the rules, only the rules are to be blamed. They seemed to be blame-proof as most of the people paid no serious attention towards this matter.

  Instead of calling students' choice illegal, what would happen if we labeled them beneficial? I think we would be shocked by how great the impact of that action to students around the globe. Everyday we read newspapers and everyday we see the net of poverty everywhere. Students' parents may also be slums. Their financial problems alone are already gruesome enough, if necessary school uniforms still demand large amounts of money, it will be like sprinkling salt on their wounds. Nevertheless school uniforms cost an arm and a leg and parent have to pay through their noses in order to prevent their sons and daughters from being punished. To those people that have no financial problems, buying expensive school uniforms is not a very big problem. On the contrary, it is to the parents that have financial problems on their backs. The alleviate the problem, school managements should emend the school rules and regulations. Students' choice clothes should be made legal, so that students' parents do not need to pay the earth for pricey school uniforms.

   Before the problem can be solved, students still need to wear those irritating school uniforms. As I am a Malaysian student, I knew how other students actually felt when they are wearing their school uniforms. Most students feel hot and stifle with their uniforms on because most of them are made from cotton or nylon.. Cotton-made school uniforms absorb beads of perspiration but it traps heat inside it while nylon-made uniforms frees heat but have low absorption of sweat. None of them provides students with comfort. However, choice clothes are able to provide comfort at the other hand. Choice clothes like singlets, T-shirts without collars and short pants may be a powerful anti-discomfort kick. Specific types of choice clothes are both good heat radiators and sweat absorbers. So, should we abolish the "must" for school uniforms?

  Ask any student in any school about their opinion towards school uniforms and chances are, four out of five will answer dull. Simple reason. School uniforms has limited colors: olive green, white, grey, black, blue and the list of dull colors can go on and on. Some teachers may also grow fed-up with the monotonous colors on students and it may effect their teaching mood indirectly. Imagine sitting in a sea of dull colors, no doubt that our emotion will change from jubilant to dreary. Do we want a change in colors? Some may agree with that. If students choice clothes are approved, students may wear something brighter and more lively colored clothes. There will be a definite change in the atmosphere. An atmosphere of fun and joy. Compare that atmosphere we have today and we might be shocked by the difference. Students and teachers will walk to school with renewed confidence and joy. According to the investigation that had taken part recently, it has been scientifically proven that bright colors like yellow and red can enhance students' concentration in studies and improve students' mood. How true it is.

  In my opinion, choice clothes do bring more advantages, rather than its disadvantages. Although many years has passed, but this tradition of wearing school uniforms still exist in our modern society. Its time to think positive and label students' choice clothes as a beneficial agent. Let this tradition fade through time and maybe we could help students.   

Science

Science
-Biology
-Chemistry
-Physics

Biology
Cells
There are many types of cells. For example : Squamous and cuticle in plants.
Q : Are cells smaller than atoms?
A : No! In fact, atoms are much smaller than cells and they itself contains them.
Definition of cell : the basic unit of life of all living things.
Parts of cell :
Plasma membrane
-made up of proteins and phospholipids ( Chemistry- Form 4 Chapter 3)
-semi-permeable to ions and organic molecules Example: OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE 
-protects the cell from external environment.                

                                                                                                                       

-Regulate the movement of selective substances in and out of the cell.

Cell wall
-ONLY FOUND in plant cells.
-A rigid layer which surrounds the plasma membrane
-permeable
-Made up of CELLULOSE.
-Maintains shape
-Mechanical support
-plant cell will burst when excess water enters the cell without cell wall.

Mitochondria
-where oxidation of glucose takes place.
-Glucose transforms into ATP(Adenosine triphosphate) which is an energy.

Cytoskeleton
-a network of cisternae that holds together components of the cell.
-within the cytoplasm.

Cell reproduction
-Mitosis
-Meiosis

MITOSIS
-do not occur in gametes and spores(they take part in meiosis)
-occurs every 24 hours
-important to replace old cells in one's body.
-after division, both cells has 46 chromosomes (structures that are made up from DNA( deoxyribonucleic acid )
-only a part of the cell cycle( includes Mitotic phase and interphase)
-every mitotic phase takes about 80 minutes.

Stages of Mitosis
1)Prophase - the DNA condenses, organizes and the classic chromosomes' structure appear.
2)Prometaphase -microtubules attach themselves to the chromosomes.
3)Metaphase - the chromosomes align at the equator of the cell.
4)Anaphase - the chromatids are pulled away from its original form(chromosomes) by the microtubules   towards the poles( centrosomes ).
5)Telophase - the nuclear membrane forms around the newly formed chromosomes. Two nucleus forms
6)Cytokinesis - The cell separates into two daughter cells.



INTERPHASE (A part of the cell cycle)
-Separated into three parts:       G1------S------G2
o G1 (Gap 1) - Cell becomes active, parts of cell ( exp: Mitochondria ) doubles.
o S ( Synthesis phase ) - DNA( forms the chromosomes ) in the cell replicates.
o G2 ( Gap 2 ) - The cell finishes replicating. Two centrosomes appeared in the cytoplasm of the cell.

( Mitosis can start )

Kemunculan kafe siber di negara kita seumpama cendawan tumbuh selepas hujan. Keadaan ini memang mengharumkan nama baik negara kita sebagai negara yang maju dalam teknologi komputer. Pada zaman dahulu, nenek moyang kita hidup dalam dunia yang mundur daripada segi teknologi dan kafe siber belum wujud. Kini, kita hidup dalam dunia yang serba maju dan kemunculan kemunculan kafe siber bukan lagi isu katak ditimpa kemarau. Perbezaan antara dua zaman ini seumpama langit dangan bumi. Namun begitu, kemajuan ini yang begitu ketara juga mendatangkan keburukan yang tidak boleh dipandang rendah, termasuklah kemunculan kafe siber. Apakah keburukan yang didatangkan oleh kafe siber?

  Salah satu daripada keburukan yang didatangkan oleh kafe siber ialah kehilangan tumpuan pelajar dalam kelas. Hal ini kerana para pelajar berfikiran bahawa permainan komputer di kafe siber lebih menarik jika dibandingkan dengan pelajaran. Akibatnya, prestasi pelajar akan merosot kerana pelajar tidak menerima informasi yang disampaikan oleh gurunya dangan sepenuhnya. Para pelajar seharusnya menumpukan perhatian dalam kelas supaya mereka boleh menyerap ilmu pengetahuan dengan lebih efektif. Untuk merealisasikan keadaan ini, pihak kerajaan kita perlu mengurangkan bilangan kafe siber di negara kita supaya prestasi pelaja boleh diperbaikikan.

  Selain itu, kemunculan kafe siber menyebabkan kebanyakan pelajar ponteng sekolah. Kafe siber sudah menjadi tempat pelajar berpelesiran kerana ia seumpama penghibur terbaik pelajar. Keadaan ini seumpama dikenakan garam atas luka apabila para pelajar sanggup ponteng sekolah untuk mengunjungi kafe siber. Hal ini menunjukkan keseriusan impak kafe siber dalam kalangan pelajar. Mereka rela mengorbankan masa belajar mereka untuk mengunjungi kafe siber. Akibatnya, mereka gagal menyerap ilmu pengetahuan yang secukupnya. Bukan sekadar itu, terdapat segelintir pelajar yang dikenakan hukuman dibuang sekolah kerana memonteng sekolah. Namun begitu, mereka masih berkeras untuk mengunjugi kafe siber walaupun dihukum. Patutkah mereka mengorbankan masa depan mereka yang cerah sekadar untuk mendapat hiburan yang terhad?

   Di samping itu, kemunculan kafe siber akan memudaratkan kesihatan para pelajar. Hal ini sedemikian keran kebanyakan pengguna komputer, termasuklah para pelajar, tidak mengamalkan posisi  serta postur yang betul. Oleh itu, tulang belakang mereka mula membengkok kerana tekanan ke atasnya terlalu besar. Selain itu, monitor komputer juga memancarkan sinaran ultraungu yang boleh menjejaskan penglihatan pelajar. Itulah sebab kebanyakan pelajar pada hari ini mempunyai penglihatan yang lemah. Jika ditinjau dengan teliti, mata kita kurang berkelip apabila kita sedang  menggunakan komputer kerana kita tertarik oleh pancaran cahaya yang berwarna. Hal ini menyebabkan kita mengalami mata kering dan dijangkiti penyakit-penyakit yang lain seperti myopia dan hyperopia. Tambahan pula, kesan negatif pancaran cahaya komputer yang terlampau terang terhadap mata ditambahseriuskan apabil digabungkan dengan suasana gelap di dalam kafe siber. Oleh sebab itu, wajarlah para pelajar mengurangkan kunjungan mereka ke kafe siber.

   Lebih-lebih lagi, memang tidak boleh dinafikan bahawa kafe siber ialah salah satu sumber maklumat dan informasi yang bersifat negatif. Di kebanyakan kafe siber, komputer tidak mempunyai sekatan maklumat dan informasi yang negatif. Tambahan pula, para pelajar tidak akan diawasi oleh ibu bapa dan guru mereka. Mereka sering menggangap mereka sebagai pendalang mereka untuk melayari laman web yang disukai oleh mereka. Di kafe siber, mereka bebas melayari sebarang laman web yang terdapat dalam dunia media. Malangnya, mereka terdedah kepada sebarang informasi dan maklumat di kafe siber. Maka dalam jangka masa yang panjang, para pelajar yang pergi ke kafe siber untuk melayari Internet akan dipengaruhi oleh maklumat tersebut dan mereka akan mengalami kerosakan akhlak yang serius.

   Secara tuntasnya, kafe siber diwujudkan di Malaysia hanyalah untuk kebaikan orang ramai, Namun begitu, terdapat golongan yang menyalahgunakannya dan menjadikannya sebagai salah satu pihak yang disalahkan atas kerosakan akhlak orang ramai, terutamanya golongan pelajar. Kafe siber tidak patut dipersalahkan secara bulat-bulat kerana pihak-pihak lain seperti ibu bapa, pihak sekolah, rakan sebaya dan pihak kerajaan juga memikul tanggungjawab yang tertentu terhadap masalah dalam kalangan remaja. Walau bagaimanapun, setiap masalah pun ada cara penyelesaiannya, bak kata orang-orang tua, tiada kusut yang tidak selesai dan tiada keruh yang tidak jernih. Tindakan yang rasional perlulah dilaksanakan secepat mungkin terhadap kafe siber demi masa depan para pelajar.

Be Careful What You Wish For

Wish, in the dictionary it was said as a hope or desire for something. In the eyes of a normal person, wish can only be given by a god or a deity he believed in. However, wishes are also called as a bane in a boon. Besides the benefits given, it has its side effects and it is only the matter of light and serious. Therefore, wishes must be cautiously viewed and made. If a god or a deity appears before your eyes and they ask you about your wish, what should we do? Should we be convulsing with fear or should we assert our wish without thinking? At this point, allow me to explain the ambiguity surrounding this word with the great hope that all doubts about the word ‘wish’ would fade away.

When a wish is given to us, three crucial aspects or issues must be thought and considered. Firstly, our wish will have to include consideration for the improved welfare of our parents. They are the protectors and breadwinners of the family that grant us every necessity we need and more importantly they give us unconditional love and care. When we are in trouble, which comes to our aid? Will our friends, teachers or the society provide us with the assistance and support we need in hard times? Certainly our parents would be at the fore to support or assist us. Parents are pillars of strength for us when we need support and assistance most. Their care for us will never falter and their love is unquestionable. So, should we use our wish to repay our parents? I certainly would. So, my first wish would be for their wellbeing. I will wish that they would lead a healthy life for eternity.

Secondly, friends should also be considered and included in planning our wish. Close and loyal friends are often as caring and supportive as our brothers and sisters because most of them are our peers and may have had similar experiences both good and bad. Even when they are unable to offer solutions, their patience and understanding, lending their ears would help much to dissipate anguish when we are troubled. Mostly, they would help us confront obstacles not much different to those that we face in our quest for success in our future. As the saying goes, ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed'. They arouse the spirit of competing, the lust to strive for improvement and they build hope in our lives. In our daily lives, they accompany us. They laugh together. They provide us the shoulder to lean on during hard times. They bring us joy and offer us help when we are in sorrow. In our daily lives, the company we keep is critical in moldings the way we become as we grow up. Even our teachers can also be considered as our friends. At school, they may be our mentors and gurus, but when we leave school, their influence will stay with us, years after we leave the school. Our enemies are also our friends if we see them in good light. Basically, everyone is our friend. Therefore, we should always wish for the best not only for my friends but also for my foes.

Thirdly, a wish that is granted to us, undoubtedly, will have our best interest. However, the impact brought upon us by our wishes may unwittingly have negative impact on others. A good wish must not bring harm to anyone and it should be beneficial to us. It would be wonderful if our wishes could provide for positive effects on ourselves as well as those around us, near or far. In an ideal ‘utopia’, it would be unusually fabulous if such a wish can bring benefit to us and as well as others.

How do we make a good wish? It may be heart searching and mind boggling question. Still, it is yet to be answered. Deep consideration is important. We should ponder over it repeatedly before wishing for something as the upshot of our wish may have adverse consequences. We should not jump the gun or we may have to pay the piper. We must think about its benefits and disadvantages, if any, about our wish. It is indeed foolish and selfish to wish for something that may have negative effects upon others and benefit ourselves only. No sane person on Earth would like to rain destruction upon mankind and in that process, annihilate themselves. For instance, a wish for lots of money may bring a short-lived happiness because money cannot buy happiness. Furthermore, his or her substantial wealth can also give rise to increased greed and selfishness in the people around him or her. Therefore, monetary gains may not always provide positive outcomes and happiness.

Besides that, many people may think that immortality and finding the key to the fountain of youth should bring happiness and a meaningful life, much like the feel good fairy tales that are dramatized in the movies. However, it can be an untrue scenario. No one can be an island; we need family and friends around us in order to lead a happy and fruitful life. When those close to us passes on and we watch helplessly, we may not feel the pain of dying but we will always feel the pain of losing our loved ones. The excruciating agony and sorrow watching our loved ones die is far worse than dying. Do we actually want that? Some people may say that wishing for immortality for everyone is the best way to avoid the sorrow of losing our loved ones. It may seem true but in the long run, it may rain destruction upon mankind. It could be opening a can of worms, one good wish leading to perpetual problem issues for all.

From the various issues discussed above, we may conclude that immortality and agelessness will only bring more grief and disorder to our halcyon world. Making a good wish is indeed a most challenging and yet exciting task. It is especially difficult when we would very much like to find one that is both rewarding to ourselves and our loved ones and yet have no adverse impact on others outside our circle.

The movie X- men and other fantasy stories have affected mankind in their wish-choosing. Men may start imagining about the extraordinary power they could have like the characters in movies and stories. But wishing for non existence of such powers may cause us to look like fools who continuously make wishes that are unattainable. Wishes are mere desires. We should simply stop wishing and work towards accomplishing what we wish for. Otherwise wishes will only be dreams forever. Let us not live in a dream world, let’s get real.

In a nut shell, wish must be cautiously made because it will bring permanent damage if we do not do so. Therefore, be careful what you wish for.

Peranan Ibu Bapa Dalam Mendidik Anak

Peranan ibu bapa dan keluarga tidak wajar dikesampingkan. Tidak dapat dinafikan ibu bapa mempunyai tanggungjawab hakiki untuk membanteras gejala sosial ini yang kian mendadak. Kini, ibu bapa telah menjadikan wang sebagai matlamat hidup mereka kerana wang seumpama menjadi tuhan kedua bagi manusia, termasuklah ibu bapa. Mereka menggangap wang adalah segala-galanya. Mereka memenuhi segala keperluan asas anak-anak seperti makanan, minuman, dan tempat tinggal. Malangnya, mereka gagal menghujani anak-anak mereka dengan kasih sayang yang mencukupi. namun begitu, terdapat segelitir ibu bapa berasa mereka telah melaksanakan tugas mereka sebagai ibu bapa dangan sempurna dengan mengaut keuntungan untuk keluarga. Mereka harus disedarkan bahawa seseorang anak yang bersahsiah baik tidak boleh ditukarkan dengan duit dan wang. Kesedaran perlu diterapkan ke dalam diri ibu bapa sebelum terlewat kerana mereka merupakan orang penting dalam membentuk keperibadian serta sahsiah anak-anak. Anak-anak boleh diibaratkan sebagai sehelai kain putih yang bebas diwarnakan oleh ibu bapa. Jikalau diwarnakan hitam, maka hitamlah mereka. Kita tidak harus menyalahkan remaja sepenuhnya apabila mereka terlibat dalam gejala sosial. Ibu bapalah yang harus memikul tanggungjawab yang terbesar. Mereka sepatutnya mengasuh mereka dangan kasih sayang yang secukupnya. Seandainya remaja tidak diberi kasih sayang yang mencukupi, mereka akan terasa dirinya terabai serta tidak disayangi oleh ibu bapa lagi. Secara berterusan, mereka mudah dipengaruhi serta terjerumus ke dalam gejala sosial yang sedang bergelora dalam masyarakat kita. Selain itu, ibu bapa mesti memberikan tunjuk ajar serta didikan agama ke arah menggilam akal budi anak-anak mereka. Pendidikan agama amat signifikan kerana agamalah yang akan membimbing remaja ke arah kesucian dan pemikiran secara rasional, dengan kata lain menjadi instrumen mengekang gejala kebejatan moral remaja. Contohnya, penglibatan anak dalam gejala sosial adalah haram dari segi ajaran Islam. Bagi mereka yang bukan ajara Islam pula, agama-agama yang lain tetap menerapkan nilai-nilai murni seperti bertolak ansur dan ketaatan kepada ibu bapa. Dengan berbekalkan asas peribadi yang kukuh, anak-anak akan terus mempraktikkan disiplin diri di mana sahaja mereka berada, termasuklah di rumah dan di sekolah.

Gejala sosial : Pedih di mata, malu di hati

Pada lewat malam, kelihatan beberapa orang remaja yang yang sedang melakukan perkara yang sia-sia di taman. Mereka sedang melastik lampu-lampu yang terletak di tepi jalan. Apabila batu yang dilastik oleh mereka terkena sasaran mereka, mentol lampu pecah dan mereka pun ketawa sepuas-puasnya. Adakah situasi in patut berlaku dalam kalangan remaja? Sebelum menyorot lebih jauh tentang kebejatan sahsiah remaja yang menjatuhkan akhlak, wajarlah saya mendefinisikan gejala sosial. Frasa ini ialah petanda negatif yang ditunjukkan oleh seseorang dalam tindakan yang berkaitan dengan masyarakat. Kebanyakan orang mudah dipengaruhi oleh gejala sosial yang semakin berleluasa kerana kedankalan dari segi pendidikan agama dan pendidikan moral. Manakala vandalisme adalah sejenis gejala yang berkembang secara berterusan. Gejala sosial ibarat duri dalam daging yang telah mencapai tahap yang membimbangkan. Pada tahun 1970-an, nenek moyang kita hidup dalam dunia yang aman damai tanpa gangguan gejala sosial. Kini, isu gejala sosial telah mendapat liputan meluas oleh pihak media. Kemunculan berita tentang gejala sosial di seluruh dunia pada dada-dada akhbar pada setiap hari bukan lagi isu yang menghairankan. Perbezaan antara zaman dahulu dan zaman moden yang dinikmati sekarang seumpama langit dengan bumi. Pertukaran yang besar ini dalam masa yang singkat sudah mendapat perhatian daripada semua pihak. Lingkungan umur remaja yang terlibat dalam gejala sosial menjadi lebih kecil. Remaja telah menjejakkan kaki ke dalam dunia gejala sosial dan isu ini telah mencetuskan pelbagai pendapat dalam kalangan orang ramai. Hal ini terbukti melalui insiden seseorang pelajar dari Chennai telah disyaki melakukan pembunuhan kejam terhadap seorang guru dan insiden ini telah mengejutkan pelbagai pihak di kawasan tersebut. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat pihak yang bertanggungjawab atas kemerosotan akhlak remaja yang hanya meneruskan omong kosong mereka yang tidak berbuah hasil. Jika masalah ini ditinjau dengan teliti, kerosakan akhlak dalam kalangan remaja akan membawa impak yang besar terhadap masa depan kita. Hal ini bukannya berasaskan imaginasi, tetapi realiti kehidupan yang perlu diterima oleh setiap pihak. Walau bagaimanapun, semangat kental semua pihak tentu dapat menandingi masalah ini yang merunsingkan.