Act of Kindness

ACT OF KINDNESS

1. Take a minute to direct someone who is lost, even though you're rushing.

2. Offer to pick up groceries for an elderly neighbor, especially in extreme weather. 

3. Help a mother carry her baby stroller up the subway stairs, or hold a door open for her. 

4. Each time you get a new item of clothing, give away something old.

5. When you're on a crowded train or bus, offer your seat to an elderly, disabled or pregnant person.

6.Listen to a friend's problem and try to help them solve it.

7.treat animals with love and kindness.

8.spend time with grandparents and accompany them so that they will not feel lonely.

A Good Friend

1. A good friend is honest.

A good friend may not share every detail of every second of their life, but they do try to be clear about their intentions. This means that they try to present an accurate picture of who they are and of different situations. When something doesn't seem right, they let you know.

2. A good friend is fun, unique and interesting.

OK, this is a given, and probably the reason you became friends in the first place. But there's a lot to be said for chemistry and shared interests.

As for fun, it depends how you define it: Some friends are fun because they're the life of the party, others are fun because they notice every strange little detail about a situation. Some people are fun simply because they see life like no one else does.

3. A good friend is attentive and adaptable.

A good friend is at least a fairly good listener and notices how little, day-to-day things affect you. They can't read your mind, but chances are they can usually tell when you're happy, sad, excited, shocked or upset. If they're aware that they're doing something that annoys you, they try to change their ways or at least talk to you about it.

4. A good friend is supportive of you and your goals.

Sure, your friend may think you're cool, but are they on the same page as you? Do they know what you want most out of life? A really good friend will know what makes you tick and help you become the person you want to be. They won't try to change who you are or drag you into situations that make you uncomfortable or put you at risk of losing something that matters to you.

5. A good friend is a friend you can trust.

A true friend won't try to steal your girlfriend or boyfriend, your job or your personality. They won't gossip about you constantly or try to damage your reputation. They will let you know when they're concerned and do their best to stick up for you when you're in trouble.

6. A good friend makes it clear that they care about you.

Different people may have different ways of letting you know that they care about you. One person may give you a big hug whereas another person might gently tease you. A big clue that someone cares is that they talk to you fairly often and, in general, know what's going on in your life and act interested about it.

7. A good friend sticks with you in good times and bad.

Loyalty is a quality almost everyone lists when asked what they look for in a friend. A loyal friend will stick with you when your new play is a flop, when you bomb the SATs or when your parents get divorced. If you move or switch schools, they'll do their best to stay in touch with you.

8. A good friend accepts you for who you are, even when you're being a butthead.

In friendship, being accepting goes hand in hand with being loyal. A true friend rolls with the punches as you grow and change and know how to deal with your quirks and faults.

They are also patient with you when you make mistakes -- even big ones -- and learn how to forgive you when you hurt them. In other words, they treat you as you'd like to be treated, even when you aren't at your best.

He had such Quiet Eyes Theme,Moral values,Setting

3.5 Themes

(1) Strong Moral Values and Self-RespectThe woman in the poem got herself into a difficult situation and was cheated by a man because she gave in to his pleading and his insincere lies. She displayed weakness in her moral standing and lost her self-respect as a result. We should never lower our self-esteem no matter how much we like a man. If a man has respect for the woman he loves, he too would not ask her to do what is morally wrong.

(2) Deception in Appearances
The woman is taken in by the man’s gentle and quiet eyes. She thinks he is a truthful and trustworthy person. The theme in this poem focuses on deception in appearances. Do not judge a person’s character by his appearance. As can be seen in this poem, a gentle and kind-looking man can actually be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

(3) Consequences
When we make mistakes in life, we have to live with the consequences. The persona tells us that the woman is haunted with questions of ‘hows and whys’. She probably asks herself every day how she could have fallen for his lies; how she could have forgotten the moral values instilled in her by her parents; how she could have ignored all the advice given to her by people who love and care about her. She would probably also wonder why she had not been wiser in her choice of men; why she did not see through his deception and insincerity.

(4) Listen to Advice
The poet wants to reach out to all young readers. The woman in the poem wished she ‘had listened to the advice’. She poured out her disappointment, frustration and hurt in this poem and wished she had ‘been wise’. The poet cautions young readers that they should not be impulsive in their actions and they should, above all, listen to the advice of their elders so that they would not end up like the woman – full of regrets.

3.6 Moral Values & Lessons Learnt

(1) Avoid Being Deluded by Looks or Appearance

• We sometimes encounter people who have ill intentions towards us.
• These are con men who prey on young women.
• They look nice and decent but have bad motives.
• So we should take precaution against them.
• We should not judge a book by its cover.

(2) Listen to Beneficial Advice
• We are given good advice when others feel that we need it.
• We should listen to their advice.
• The advice is for our own good.
• It prevents us from getting hurt or getting into trouble.

3.7 Setting

• The poem is set in the present – the world around us now.
• It highlights the fact that the people around us are not always sincere.
• They may have ulterior motives towards us.
• Some have the intention to cheat us.
• In the case of the woman in the poem, the man only wanted to have sexual pleasure from her.
• However, she saw him as a man in need of love and consolation.
• The poem puts forward the need to practise caution when we deal with the people around us.

Character I love the most (Claudia)

Character I love the most

I choose the novel Step by Wicked Step, written by Anne Fine. The character that I admire is Claudia. There are many reasons why I admire her very much.

First of all, I admire Claudia because she is a gentle person. Listening to Richard's sad story, makes her weep. Besides, she is loyal to her mother. She tries not to sound too happy when speaking to her father because she does not want to hurt her mother's feeling. She rejects Stella and refuses to enjoy her time with her father out of loyalty to her mother. She knows that her parents break-up is serious even though her mother sounded cheerful.

Apart from that, I really admire Claudia because she is a fair and sensible person. She does not blame Stella for her parents' break-up. At the dinner party, she thinks that the guests are rude for not appreciating Stella's hard work. She realizes that ignoring Stella would not help solving matters between her parents. Feeling sorry for Stella who is being ignored by the guests, she decides to help her get accepted by showing off the green pyjamas which Stella gave her.Claudia is also a sympathetic person.She felt sorry for her mother when her father left her.She also felt sorry for Stella when she was being ignored by her father's friends at the dinner party.

In a nutshell, the character that I admire from Step by Wicked Step is Claudia because she is gentle, loyal,sympathetic, fair and sensible. I think we could learn a lot from her character.

He had such Quiet Eyes Line meanings

STANZA 1 MEANING BY LINE

• He had such quiet eyes – His eyes were calm and quiet
• She did not realise – She did not know
• They were two pools of lies-  His eyes were like two pools filled with lies
• Layered with thinnest ice – Thinly veiled, like very thin ice
• To her, those quiet eyes – To the woman, those calm and quiet eyes
• Were breathing desolate sighs – Looked very sad and desolate
• Imploring her to be nice – The eyes were begging her to be nice to him
• And to render him to paradise – And to give him happiness and bliss so that he would feel like he was in paradise (heaven)

STANZA 2 MEANING BY LINE

• If only she’d been wise – The woman wished she had been wiser in her past actions
• And had listened to the advice – And she had listened to the sound advice given to her by people who cared about her
• Never to compromise – They had advised her not to give up her moral values or principles
• With pleasure-seeking guys – When she was with men who wanted only pleasure and fun
• She’d be free from the ‘hows and whys’ – If she had listened to them, she would not be haunted by questions of hows and whys and the difficult situation she was in.

STANZA 3 MEANING BY LINE

• Now here’s a bit of advice – Let me give you a bit of advice
• Be sure that nice really means nice – Make sure that the person you think is nice, is truly sincere and trustworthy
• Then you’ll never be losing at dice – Then, you will not lose in a game of chance or a game of love where you can lose your heart to an undeserving man
• Though you may lose your heart once or twice – Even if you should fall in love and lose your heart to love once or twice

Step By Wicked Step

1) Step By Wicked Step (theme,moral value or character)
2) He had such quite eyes (Character)
3) Novel – theme characters important lesson – normaly you can choose either f4 or f5
4) Directed writing – Article or Speech

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Moral values

Family is everything
This is the main message in all the five stories from Claudia, Ralph, Colin, Pixie and Robbo. Love is the factor that binds the family together but sometimes the family unit breaks down due to a lack of understanding between parents. Most of the time, children are not prepared for such a situation and this lands them in an awkward and painful situation. It is important to minimize the impact of divorce on children and to make sure they do not feel unwanted or unimportant. Parents must always try to keep the family together despite the breakdown in their relationship.

Patience is a virtue

It is important to practice a lot of patience in difficult times. No parents would want a divorce if they can help it. Hence, everyone affected by a divorce must be patient and tolerant.  Richard Clayton Harwick does not show enough patience when he leaves his family because he cannot get along with his step father. As a result of his action, his mother dies of heartbreak and his sister blames him for being selfish and cruel. In Pixie’s story, she does not show much patience towards her step siblings. She refuses to share her bedroom with Hetty. She is also hard headed and argues intensely with her step mother.

We must learn to adapt to new situations

Children from broken homes have no choice but to learn to adapt to new situations. This may be unfair to the children who seem to be the ‘victim’ of circumstances beyond their control. However, in the five stories told, we learn that adapting is better than resisting although it takes a lot of patience and effort on the children’s part. Claudia shows she is a rational and sensible child to accept her step mother. Ralph, who has three step mothers, gets along with all of them despite their different personalities.

Don’t give up hope

Colin’s story is the saddest of all. He does not give up hope of one day finding Jack whom he accepts as his own father. He saves all his money and plans to look for his dad when the time is right. Colin is a very determined person despite his young age. He knows what he wants. Robbo also hopes his sister Callie will accept their step father Roy. However, Callie resents Roy and decides to live with her real father in the end. 
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Character I love the most

I choose the novel Step by Wicked Step, written by Anne Fine. The character that I admire is Claudia. There are many reasons why I admire her very much.

First of all, I admire Claudia because she is a gentle person. Listening to Richard's sad story, makes her weep. Besides, she is loyal to her mother. She tries not to sound too happy when speaking to her father because she does not want to hurt her mother's feeling. She rejects Stella and refuses to enjoy her time with her father out of loyalty to her mother. She knows that her parents break-up is serious even though her mother sounded cheerful.

Apart from that, I really admire Claudia because she is a fair and sensible person. She does not blame Stella for her parents' break-up. At the dinner party, she thinks that the guests are rude for not appreciating Stella's hard work. She realizes that ignoring Stella would not help solving matters between her parents. Feeling sorry for Stella who is being ignored by the guests, she decides to help her get accepted by showing off the green pyjamas which Stella gave her.

In a nutshell, the character that I admire from Step by Wicked Step is Claudia because she is gentle, loyal, fair and sensible. I think we could learn a lot from her character.
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THEMES1 The importance of preserving the family unit

          This is the central message in the novel. The family institution is a solemn entity. It is created when two adults decide to tie the knot through their marriage vows. Hence, parents are mainly responsible in keeping the family unit intact through love and understanding because divorce and separation can only lead to ugly consequences as clearly shown in the novel.
          The family institution should also provide security to children. However, when it is broken, children feel helpless and they feel they are victims of the situation. The novel reveals how the five children cope with difficult times when their parents’ marriage fails.  Claudia and Pixie for example, have to undergo emotionally painful and tumultuous moments to get used to their parent’s divorce.  The ugly effects of divorce and separations are also shown in the way Claudia and Pixie resist their step parents and siblings. The quarrels, the screaming, the sibling rivalry demonstrate that the harmony that is central in their families has long gone. Children suffer most from broken homes and they need a lot of time to adapt to their new situation. This is true in the case of Pixie, who needs a great deal of time to adjust to her step mother and step sisters, Sophie and Hetty.

         The family institution must be preserved at all cost to avoid unnecessary sufferings on the part of the children. Parents must protect their children from the effects of divorce as much as possible. If a divorce is unavoidable, parents need to ensure that every care is taken to make life as normal as possible for their children

.2  Acceptance and tolerance            

          Learning to accept and tolerate new members in the family is important when a divorce happens.  The novel shows how children learn to  accept their ‘new’ family members and make the best of their new circumstances. Although this sounds a big task for them, they all end up accepting  their new life at the end of their stories. Despite their being young, they realize how  important it is to learn to share belongings and love with their step siblings.  For example, Pixie has to learn to share her bedroom with her step sister Hetty. She has to tolerate her privacy being taken away causing her to devise ways to get rid of Hetty from her bedroom. She considers her bedroom is her territory and Hetty’s presence an intrusion. However, she manages to get her room back after a heated argument with her step mother. In the end Pixie learns to tolerate her step sisters and accepts their differences.

         

          Acceptance and tolerance can also be seen in Claudia’s story. She learns to accept the presence of her step mother when her father’s marriage to her real mother fails. The green pyjamas her step mother gave her and the dinner hosted by her step mother one night play a role  in bringing them closer. Despite her earlier resentment towards her step mother, Claudia makes a big decision that it is not fair for her to hate her step mother. In doing so she also shows her maturity despite her young age. In Pixie’s story, she is shown to accept the fact that her new stepmother is having as much trouble "adjusting" as she is. It is amazing how these young characters show a lot of strength despite the distinct problems they face in their families. They learn to accept things around them gradually because they do not have a choice. Furthermore that life has to go on.

3  Responsibility
          This is another theme that is evident in the novel. Responsibility is shown in different ways in the novel. 

          Marriage entails responsibility. It is about building a family and raising children that are part and parcel of a marriage partnership. This will include providing shelter, clothing, education and love. Therefore if a marriage is broken, children would be directly affected. Parents therefore must accept that they still have a responsibility to ensure that the divorce does not cost their children more than it already has. One of the ways this is shown in the novel is by the turns or visits the children have with their new families. Their parents although divorced, insist that their children take turns to visit them. Pixie for instance goes to her step family’s house ‘a few days in a month’ while Ralph has a more hectic and complicated schedule. He has to divide the weekdays to be at his divorced parents’ house. It is a pity that he has to shuffle his time between his parents but he pretty much accepts his situation without complaints.

          The step parents also try their best to be responsible towards their step children. Stella tries to make Claudia feel comfortable every time she is with them. Colin’s mother shows a different kind of responsibility though. She moves to a different place to protect her son from her ‘rough-house’ husband. Although Colin misses his father very much, his mother has made the right decision for their safety. Another example is Robbo’s step father who sends Callie, his sister to school every morning and works over time to pay for repairs for the house. 

          It is fair to say that no one would wish for a divorce but when it happens, parents have to carry out their responsibilities well. They have to be sensitive to the needs of their children since children have a natural attachment to their parents. Sometimes children are simply attached to their surroundings, and moving into new surroundings can cause an understandable negative reaction. Colin for instance has trouble learning ‘being half asleep in school’.
4  Children have opinions too

          This theme is portrayed through the five main characters in the novel. Since all the main characters come from broken homes, we learn that they too want their opinions to be heard and acknowledged. Very often than not, there is a communication breakdown between the children and parents who undergo divorce. For example, Colin does not have a say at all when her mother decides to move to another place to stay safe from his father. Colin has to start all over in a new school and make new friends. His opinion is never sought. In another example, Pixie shows that she wants to be heard. Her strong opinions about the adults around her are revealed when she quarrels with Lucy, her step mother. She expresses her frustrations and anger through her words.

          The writer provides the opportunity for the  children to voice out their opinions frankly and honestly through the stories they tell.  Through each of the main characters, we realize that children too have opinions and that their opinions must also be sought. Pixie would like to have a say about her room arrangement and Colin, although quiet, often wonders why his mother makes decisions independently.

          Through the main characters’ words and actions, we can also see a certain level of maturity in the children’s thinking. They are not without opinions. But how many parents actually sought for their opinions. Divorce is always an adults’ story and too often children are just trapped in between. The novel in a way is a tribute to the children’s spirit. They make us see the depth of their feelings and opinions through their unique stories. Too often children’s feelings are unnoticed, ignored and or not taken seriously resulting in failure in building relationships in broken homes.

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Hutan rimba
Pelayaran yang penuh peristiwa
Di bawah langit yang sama
jawapan di bawah langit yang sama
-latar tempat-london,afrika selatan, washingtn
-pertubuhan bangsa-bangsa bersatu yg penting berkesan dan adil di dunia
setiap negara di dunia ini perlu menghormati dan adil untuk mewujudkan hubungan diplomatik dan rangkaian perniagaan antara negara negara di dunia ini
menyekat pembinaan senjata nuklear dalam negara maju
-kasih sayang,persahabatan,perpaduan
*peranan keluarga mengatasi masalah anak - anak*
Pada alaf globalisasi dan modenisasi ini, gejala sosial sentiasa
menghiasi lembaran akhbar. Gejala sosial yang semakin meruncing
telah menggusarkan masyarakat. Fenomena ini diibaratkan duri
dalam daging dalam sosial kita. Kenapa pembangunan mentaliti
rakyat kita tidak selaras dengan pembangunan fizikal kita sehingga
penyakit sosial sentiasa menjadi-jadi bagai cendawan tumbuh selepas
hujan? Tampaknya, masalah gengsterisme, vandalisme, samseng
jalanan, pembuangan bayi, remaja lari dari rumah sering berkait
rapat dengan kebejatan institusi keluarga. Walhal, peranan keluarga
amat signifikan untuk mengekang sindrom sosial terutamanya
masalah remaja.
Salah satu peranan institusi keluarga adalah ibu bapa perlu memberikan didikan
agama dan moral kepada anak mereka sejak kecil kerana melentur buluh biarlah
dari rebungnya. Didikan agama dan moral bagaikan perisai yang berupaya
menghalang segala godaan maksiat . Senario ini dapat membantu anak-anak
mengelakkan diri daripada terlibat dengan gejala sosial. Sebagai contoh, bapa
boleh mengajar anak-anak mereka sendiri atau menghantar mereka ke sekolah
agama. Ketua keluarga perlu membimbing anggota keluarga untuk menjalankan
solat sembahyang dan mengaji kitab-kitab. Sehubungan dengan itu, anak-anak
dapat membezakan antara kaca dengan permata kerana mempunyai jati diri yang
kukuh sebagai pedoman hidupnya.
Selain itu, ibu bapa juga bertanggungjawab untuk mengawasi pergerakan anakanak. Ibu bapa perlulah mengawasi tingkah laku anak mereka sama ada di sekolah
mahu pun di luar kawasan sekolah. Hal ini terjadi demikian kerana banyak pengaruh luaran seperti
pengaruh rakan sebaya akan menghasut jiwa remaja yang bertelinga nipis dan pantang dicabar. Jika rakan
sebaya mereka tidak berperibadi mulia, remaja yang setahun jagung dan darah setampuk pinang pasti akan
mengikut jejak langkah rakan mereka, seperti melepak, berlumba haram dan sebagainya. Lantarannya,
pergaulan anak tidak boleh dipandang enteng oleh ibu bapa. Dengan kata lain , ibu bapa perlu mewujudkan
keluarga yang bahagia demi membentuk personaliti anak-anak yang mulia sehingga berjaya.
Tidak dapat disangkal lagi bahawa ibu bapa dan ahli keluarga yang lebih tua perlu menjadi contoh dan
teladan yang baik kepada anak-anak. Suri teladan ibu bapa mampu membentuk sahsiah anak-anak.
Tambahan pula, sikap anak-anak yang suka meniru apa-apa sahaja yang dilihatnya. Bak kata peribahasa,
“bagaimana acuan begitulah kuihnya”. Ibu bapa perlu menjauhi kegiatan yang negatif seperti merokok,
minum alkohol, mengakses laman web lucah dan lain-lain lagi. Bapa borek anak rintik merupakan
peribahasa yang perlu dihayati oleh ibu bapa. Sikap ibu bapa yang ego, individualistik, materialistik, dan
bongkak akan mencanai generasi muda yang berakhlak biadab dan berbudaya sumbang.
Dalam pada itu, kasih sayang yang sempurna dan kamil amat diperlukan oleh anak-anak. Ekoran daripada
itu , ibu bapa wajar memberikan kasih sayang yang sepenuhnya kepada anak-anak. Kejadian ini berlaku
kerana anak-anak yang kurang mendapat kasih sayang akan mudah terpengaruh oleh gejala sosial. Ibu bapa
perlu sentiasa melayani anak mereka bagai menatang minyak yang penuh. Sebagai contoh, ibu bapa
sewajarnya membelai dan mengucapkan kata-kata sayang kepada anak-anak mereka. Sementelahan, ibu bapa
perlu memberikan pujian yang ikhlas ketika anak mereka mencapai sesuatu kejayaan atau melakukan perkara
yang betul. Dengan itu, anak-anak akan berasa gembira dan seronok berada di rumah bersama-sama keluarga
mereka. Mereka pun sanggup meluahkan isi hati ketika mengalami kemusykilan kerana ibu bapa mereka bersedia mendengar rintihan jiwa mereka. Ternyata keluarga yang harmoni berdominan untuk membanteras
kegiatan negatif.
Di samping itu , setiap ahli keluarga juga perlu sentiasa
berkongsi masalah. Ibu bapa harus sentiasa bertanyakan
masalah anak-anak. Seterusnya, ibu bapa perlu membantu
anak-anak menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi. Sebagai
contoh, ibu bapa boleh meluangkan masa untuk membantu
masalah pelajaran anak-anak. Sebaliknya anak-anak perlu
memahami tanggungjawab dan bebanan ibu bapa mereka.
Anak-anak perlu sentiasa membantu ibu bapa membuat
kerja rumah tangga untuk meringankan tekanan mereka.
Dengan itu, setiap anggota keluarga akan berasa diri
mereka diberikan perhatian oleh ahli keluarga yang lain.
Aktiviti keluarga seperti gotong-royong dan hari keluarga patut diadakan dari semasa ke semasa supaya
mengeratkan silaturahim sekeluarga.
Secara tunasnya, segala langkah di atas tidak akan berjaya sekiranya tidak mendapat kerjasama daripada
semua ahli keluarga seperti ibu bapa, abang dan kakak. Slogan “Keluargaku, syurgaku”, dan “Semakin hari
semakin sayang” patut dihayati oleh seisi komuniti kita supaya melahirkan masyarakat madani dan sakinat.

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Telefon bimbit merupakan alat komunikasi yang sangat popular dalam kalangan masyarakat moden pada hari ini tidak terkecuali golongan remaja. Penggunaannya semakin meluas disebabkan harganya semakin mampu dibeli serta memiliki teknologi yang amat canggih.
Antara kesan baik penggunaan telefon bimbit:-
menjadi penghubung yang efektif
boleh menghubungi keluarga jika perlu
menjadi media untuk berkomunikasi dengan rakan pelajar
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menjadi media penyalur maklumat dan hiburan
boleh berkongsi ilmu dan maklumat dengan berkesan
menghilangkan kebosanan dengan mendengar muzik dan menonton video
Manakala kesan buruknya pula:-
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Kesimpulan:-
Telefon bimbit seharusnya digunakan secara bijak oleh golongan remaja. Ibu bapa mestilah memantau penggunaan telefon bimbit oleh anak-anak mereka agar tidak disalahgunakan.