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Essay Writing Exercise

Causes Of Road Accidents

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Every year road accidents in / at Malaysia keeps increasing / increased. Most number of accidents happen / happened especially during festive days / day when people drive back home to their hometown to celebrate with their loved ones. Are there any reasons for these / those accidents to happen? If the answer is YES then what are they? One of the main causes of road accident is / are distracted drivers. Drivers get / gets distracted easily while / at driving. The distractions is / are many. For example, texting, rubbernecking or slowing down to gawk at other accidents. Another serious cause of driver distraction is / are cell phone use / using. Many drivers like / likes to talk on / in their cell phone while driving thus increasing the risk of / at crashing. Driver fatigue is / are another cause / causes of accidents. Drivers who / which do not get enough sleep feel / feels drowsy and risk / risks crashing into / in other vehicles or road dividers along the highway. Speeding is / was another cause of road accidents / accident. Speeding drivers not only endanger themselves / themself but they also endanger the lives / live of other road users / user. Drivers like to / for speed hoping that they can reach / reached home faster. This type of attitude causes them / they to be impatient and break / broke the posted speed limits. Thus causing accidents to happen / happening whereby many a times lives are / is lost. Drivers who / whose drive a vehicle in / on a selfish, bold or pushy manner without regard for / to the rights of other users of the roads and highways also can cause accidents to happen. This type of behavior / behaviors is known as aggressive driving / driver. They tend to tailgate very closely, disregarding traffic lights, change lanes frequently or in / at an unsafe manner. Lastly weather also plays a / the role in causing road accidents especially during / when heavy rains. Heavy downpour and wind cause / causes poor visibility on road. Drivers who are / is not alert or careful can crash into vehicles in front of them. As a conclusion, we can see that the greatest / greater threat to the drivers is the drivers themselves / themself. Road accidents can be prevented if drivers have a good road discipline and follow the road speed limits. It is better to reach home late / early than not making it altogether.
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Essay Writing Exercise

The disadvantages of using FaceBook

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According to statistics, Malaysia ranks / rank 16th among top 30 countries with the highest / high number of Facebook users / user. As of 1st April 2011, more than 10million Malaysians have / has been actively using / used Facebook. Facebook has / have opened up many doors of opportunities for its / its users but at the same time it has / have also become a fertile breeding / breed ground for many with / in dubious motives. Recently, the media was / were abuzz with news of / off school girls offering sex services on / at Facebook. These / This students used / use Facebook to earn money through sex. They were / was offering themselves for RM300 per session of sex and RM600 for an / a overnight rendezvous. Some of them cheated / cheat their potential customers after they / them banked in the money. Some school girls / girl even skipped classes just to ply / plied their sinful trade. Triad leaders in Malaysia have / has gone high tech by / with using Facebook as a platform to / too recruit students as gang members. Students are / is lured in by the promise of protection by / with triad leaders in every state. Students are / is required to bank / banks in a sum of money in order to become / becoming a member. Students who / which join the gang are / is required to defend the gang at / on any circumstances. Drug dealers are / is using Facebook to look / looked for drug mules. From 1991 to March 2011, a total of 1,880 Malaysian women / woman have been arrested and imprisoned abroad / board for drug trafficking offences. Students of higher learning institutions and single mothers / mother are their targets / target. They befriend / befriends them on facebook with sweet promises of free overseas trips and cash money. But their sinister plan is / are to use them / they as drug mules to smuggle out / about drugs. As a conclusion, love for materialism and power can easily / easy cause an unwitting user / users to be sucked into / onto the sinister vortex which lurks / lurk on Facebook.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Obesity And Malaysians

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Obesity is / are fast becoming a / an major health problem among many Malaysians. The number of obese people in / at Malaysia has / have tripled in the 15 years from four percent in 1996 to fourteen percent in 2010. Studies show / shows that Malaysian women / woman are more obese than Malaysian men. Now, many school going children are also obese. Why Malaysians are obese? What are the causes? Laziness and unhealthy living plays / play a major part to the cause of obesity. Malaysians love / loves to eat especially late at / in night and do not exercise. They wake up late and often miss / missed breakfast and lunch. They make it up / on by having a heavy meal late at / in night. They work in an office and rarely exercise. When we eat and do not exercise, the energy from food is / are not used and is then stored as fat, the more fat we store / stores the bigger we get and the more obese we become / became! Fast food restaurants offer a quick and convenient way / ways to have a meal. Malaysians now days prefer to order in / at or takeaway rather than to cook up a meal / meals. Eating fast food in large quantities / quantity is very fatty and unhealthy. Fast foods are / is loaded with high fat, high carbohydrates and high salt contents. Energy produced from the fat is / are stored in our body as fatty deposits when we do not exercise to burn them / they out. Over time the deposits get / gets larger and larger and leads to obesity / obese and a painful unhappy life / live. Binge eating is now becoming / becomes a norm in many Malaysians life / live, especially among children and teenagers in / at Malaysia. It is an / a eating problem whereby people with binge eating problem / problems consume usually a large amounts / amount of food on regular basis. They overeat / overeats when they feel stressed, hurt, or angry. They find it comforting / comfort and soothing to eat. This causes / cause them to consume more calories / calorie than their bodies need. People who binge eat are / is usually obese. Obesity is / was the gateway to other chronic diseases / disease such as high blood pressure, heart and kidney problems. There is / are no quick fix to obesity but a / an healthy eating habit and regular exercise / exercises can keep these chronic diseases / disease at bay.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Causes And Effects Of Teen Pregnancy

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Teenage / Teenager pregnancy in Malaysia is a rising / rises epidemic which is engulfing the whole / world nation. Each year cases of teenage pregnancy are / is increasing not only in Malaysia. Teenagers are / is having children they arent / werent financially or emotionally able to provide for / to. Many / Some teenagers are still young and immature in / at their thinking. They do not think about / when the implications of having / done unprotected sex . They easily fall prey to their sweet talking / talk boyfriends. They are mislead by thinking / thought they are loved and choose to have / having unprotected sex with their boyfriends which results in unplanned pregnancy. Teenagers now days face a lot / lots of pressure, especially from their peers. They are pressured to / by change their behavior, attitude or values to join certain groups. If all the members of that particular group / groups practice unprotected sex, they are forced to do / done the same. They are willing to have / has unprotected sex, as long as they are accepted by their / them peers. Sexual abuse among family members / member also contributes to teen pregnancy in Malaysia. Most of them are molested since young by / with their male family members or someone close / closer to the family .They are coerced and / or raped by them, mostly by their own fathers, brothers or even by their own uncles. Teenage mothers will be forced / force to drop out / at of school to take care of their baby. This will affect their / they education. They will not be mentally or physically ready to take / takes on the responsibility of a mother to / for care for their baby. The child might grow feeling rejected / rejection and unwanted. Their younger siblings / sibling also can get influenced to do the same. Teen pregnancy is / was a serious social problem. Teenagers, parents, government organizations and the private sectors need / needs to actively get involved to / for curb this social menace / menacing in the bud before it grows / grow out of hand and destroys our future generation / generations.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Moral Decadence Among Youths

( Circle the correct answer and rewrite the essay ) Moral decay among youths / youth is / are spreading like a cancer in / at many parts of the world. Parents, teachers and governments are dumbfounded at / in the staggering number of teenagers / teenager involved in violence and aggression, drug abuse, sexual promiscuity and suicides. What are / is the factors that has / have led to this / these widespread epidemic? One of the reasons is / are erosion in spiritual and ethical values / value among youths. Nowadays, parents are busy providing / provide for their childrens physical needs / need until spiritual and ethical values have / has taken a back seat. Parents have / has failed to impart basic moral values / value to their children thus causing / cause them become / became morally shallow. Parents hands-off attitude is / are another factor why moral decadence is / are prevalent among youths. Modernization has / have caused parents to become / becomes more liberal with their childrens way of life until / and whatever their children do / does is considered right. They choose to side their / they children even when their / them children were / was in the wrong rather than reproving them / they. Finally, technological advancements have / has opened doors for smut to creep into / in our youths minds. Violent video games, pornography clips , suicide videos or sites are / were easily available on / in the internet. All these / this filth can cause a teenager to become / became morally depraved and to try / tries out what they see / seen on these sites / site. As a conclusion, parents / parent play an / a important role in a teenagers life. Right moral guidance and love from parents can help mould / mold a teenager to grow up / on morally balanced. Every home which upholds / uphold high moral standards and ethics can produce / produced balanced and morally upright youths who can be an / a asset to their country / countries.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Effects Of Bullying
( Circle the correct answer and rewrite the essay ) Bullying is / was a form of abuse which involves repeated actions over time attempting to create or enforce one person's (or group's) power over another person (or group). Bullying consists / consist of three basic types of abuse emotional, verbal and physical. In / At Malaysian schools bullying / bully involves emotional and verbal abuse rather than physical. Victims / Victim of bullying often suffer feelings of great distress and fear whenever they are / were in school. Furthermore, this drains them emotionally and makes it / them difficult for victims to engage in the process of education. They tend to skip classes / classess or play truant / truancy in an attempt to escape the bullying. Victims of bullying often experience self doubt and a drop in self esteem. Many victims / victim blame themselves / themself for the bullying behavior. Some victims of bullying harbor / harbors intense anger and bitterness towards bullies and the social cliques / clique that condone and support bullying / bully behavior. This anger, if not dealt with may lead to victims / victim becoming bullies themselves with younger children. Others may express their / they anger in anti-social behavior like vandalism and theft. In some tragic cases, students / student come to a conclusion that ending their / them life is the only way they / them can put a stop to their suffering. Other than that, bullying also affects a childs / childs learning experience. Children / Child who feel constantly threatened of being hurt and humiliated cannot fully realize their academic potential. They will adopt a / an closed up attitude to knowledge, would not be willing to explore and discover their surrounding due / because to fear. Bullied children tend to / for have low self esteem. Socially, they are / is isolated from their peers. This can lead to a / an lack of confidence in making friends and socializing / socialize. They lack the social skills / skill to relate comfortably with other children / child. Often, victims of bullying are / is socially awkward . It is a / an vicious cycle that makes it difficult for victims to break out of / to and leads to them being deprived of / off quality peer interactions that are / is so important in their stage of development. In conclusion, to / for effectively combat bully / bullying behavior among students, staff and students / students must be aware ,that bullying in / on all its forms is not acceptable in schools. Teachers, parents and bystanders also must play / plays a role to create a physically and emotionally safe / saves environment within the school so that children / child will feel safe to go to school.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Recycling
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Recycling is the process of making / make or manufacturing new products from a product that has originally / original served its / its purpose. Many nations / nation around the globe are beginning to realize the importance / important of recycling. However, there are / is a few which still remain unaware. Recycling has / have many positive direct and indirect effects. Recycling saves the earth we live in. Recycling different products / product will help the environment. For example, we know that paper comes / come from trees and many trees are being cut / cutted down just to produce paper. By recycling it, we can help lessen / less the number of trees that are cut down. Recycling saves / save energy. It takes less energy to process recycled materials than to process virgin materials / material. For example, it takes a lot less / more energy to recycle paper than to create new paper / papers from trees. The energy from transporting virgin materials from the source is also saved / save. Recycling helps / help mitigate global warming and reduce pollution. By saving energy in industrial production through recycling, the greenhouse gas emissions from factories and / or industrial plants are / is lessened and the use of fuels that emit / emits harmful gasses during production is also minimized. Recycling non-biodegradable waste (rather then burning it) will contribute a lot to help reduce / reduced air pollution and greenhouse gasses that / those depletes the ozone layer. Recycling reduces waste products in landfills. Landfills are mostly composed / composing of non-biodegradable waste which takes long time to / for decompose. By recycling, we can lessen the waste materials that are / is placed into landfills and we are able to make / making the most out of these materials. Recycling helps you save / saving money. Recycling provides ways to save money. You can sell / sold recyclable materials to organizations that are / were willing to buy it. Using products that are recycled lessens / lessen expenses. Products that are made from recycled materials / material are less / more expensive than products made from / with fresh materials. As the population / populations of the world increases / increase people must learn to make recycling a part of their life to ensure the future generation / generations will still be able to enjoy a clean environment.

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Essay Writing Exercise

Playing Truant At School

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Truancy is / are a problem sweeping not only Malaysia, but the entire world. Every day millions of students play / plays truant. In recent years, Malaysia has / have been experiencing a surge in / on social problems involving teenagers. They are involved in house break-ins, car jacking, smoking, drugs, prostitution, pre-marital sex, bully, playing truant from school etc. Most alarming of them all is / are school truancy. There are / is many reasons why a student chooses to play truant. One of them is / was to escape bullying at / on school. Schools now have / has become a breeding ground for bullies. These bullies like / likes to prey on students who are / were physically weak or mentally weak. They try / trying to usurp power or authority over them / they through physical, mental or emotional abuse. The more common form of bully in / at Malaysian schools are emotional and verbal abuse. Victims of bully go / goes through a great deal of / in stress and tension until they are / were not able to concentrate in class anymore. The constant fear of being / been bullied causes them / they to choose to play truant just to escape from the / an emotional and verbal torment. For some, boring classes and hard lessons give / gives them an excuse to play / playing truant. Some lessons like Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics etc are / is hard for students who are weak to grasp or understand. They loose / lost interest in their studies and school. This gives / give them a reason to play truant. Another reason is students bad relationship with their / them teachers. Teachers who are / were too strict or use harsh and insensitive words towards their students cause / causes students to hate them / they and harbor bitterness in / at their hearts. Once they dislike / disliking a teacher, they also loose / loosing interest in the subject taught by the particular teacher. As a form of retaliation / retaliations, students will skip class and play truant. In conclusion, bullies, boring classes and insensitive teachers only provide a / the stressful and tormenting environment for students / student. schools need / needs to provide a conducive and safe environment for students to study in order to curb truancy among students.

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