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ANYWAY,
Math:
Proportion notes
Proportion revision ws
Ace-learning (till 20/3 11.55pm)
Literature:
Find out application of literary skills on non-print forms/movies
Read Mrs Chan's wedding and write a 100 word paragraph on its theme
Unseen prose resource 1&2
English:
Anti-drug essay
English IPW letter
Chinese:
Performance task ws to fill up
should be all, if you want to add anything in just add it in yourself. byee. enjoy your 'holidays'! (:
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Showing posts with label LOISqueky. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
i like spamming the class blog with notes hahahah, you should try it it's fun ttm. anyway, some more science notes. actually these are all the science notes that ms diana gave but this is for people like DHARNIA who depend on computers to study.
so Chemical formulas:
Hydrogen: H(2)
Chlorine: CL(2)
Oxygen: O(2)
Iodine: I(2)
Nitrogen: N(2)
Water: H(2)O
Carbon monoxide: CO
Carbon dioxide: CO(2)
Sulphur dioxide: SO(2)
Ammonia: NH(3)
Methane: CH(4)
Chloromethane: CH(3)CL
Glucose: C(6)H(12)O(6)
Phosphorus: P(4)
and Valency:
Na (sodium): 1
K (potassium): 1
Ag (silver): 1
Cu (I): 1
Cu(II): 2
Hg (mercury): 2
Zn (zinc): 2
Mg (magnesium): 2
Ca (calcium): 2
Fe(II): 2
Fe(III): 3
Al(aluminium): 3
H (hydrogen): 1
Cl (chlorine): 1
I (iodine): 1
O (oxygen): 2
S (sulphur): 2, 4, 6 (although 2 is the most common)
C (Carbon): 2,4 (4 is more common)
N (nitrogen): 3,5 (3 is the most common)
additional notes:
- mono, di and tri is only for covalent bonding.
- so for chemical formulas like Fe(2)O(3), we call it Iron(III) oxide, not iron trioxide.
i'll post more when i have more notes! right now, all the best in studying. science is going to be difficult (according to ms diana) but we can do it! (: we got 4th in the cohort for science last year remember? oh btw there are science notes at the bottom if you scroll right down.
so Chemical formulas:
Hydrogen: H(2)
Chlorine: CL(2)
Oxygen: O(2)
Iodine: I(2)
Nitrogen: N(2)
Water: H(2)O
Carbon monoxide: CO
Carbon dioxide: CO(2)
Sulphur dioxide: SO(2)
Ammonia: NH(3)
Methane: CH(4)
Chloromethane: CH(3)CL
Glucose: C(6)H(12)O(6)
Phosphorus: P(4)
and Valency:
Na (sodium): 1
K (potassium): 1
Ag (silver): 1
Cu (I): 1
Cu(II): 2
Hg (mercury): 2
Zn (zinc): 2
Mg (magnesium): 2
Ca (calcium): 2
Fe(II): 2
Fe(III): 3
Al(aluminium): 3
H (hydrogen): 1
Cl (chlorine): 1
I (iodine): 1
O (oxygen): 2
S (sulphur): 2, 4, 6 (although 2 is the most common)
C (Carbon): 2,4 (4 is more common)
N (nitrogen): 3,5 (3 is the most common)
additional notes:
- mono, di and tri is only for covalent bonding.
- so for chemical formulas like Fe(2)O(3), we call it Iron(III) oxide, not iron trioxide.
i'll post more when i have more notes! right now, all the best in studying. science is going to be difficult (according to ms diana) but we can do it! (: we got 4th in the cohort for science last year remember? oh btw there are science notes at the bottom if you scroll right down.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
geography contd.
Measures taken to address low population growth (Singapore LDQ)
1. Family friendly policies
- Work-life balance.
The government has implemented work life balance, to allow parents to spend more time with their children. Many mothers are working mothers, and they often complain that they do not spend enough time with their children and are unable to take care of them. Thus, the government introduced the 5day workweek in 2004, and even extended the maternity leave from 3 months to 4 months in 2009. Furthermore, the Work-Life-Works (WOW! fund) encourages companies to have flexible working hours. With all these policies, the mothers can have more time with their children.
However, all though these policies are encouraging, many companies find it hard to implement these measures. Many companies do not employ pregnant mothers/working mothers due to the shortage of labour in the company. Thus, women that are working would rather choose not to have babies as once they get pregnant, they stand a high chance of being fired. Also, mothers that are career-minded will choose not to take leave for fear of affecting their performance at work and promotion.
2. Encouraging marriage
One measure the Singapore government has done is to set up matchmaking agencies and social networking sites to encourage young Singaporeans to get married. Nowadays, young singaporeans have a very hectic scheldule and have no time to socialize, other than in work. There are also an estimated 1 million people in singapore that are single. Thus, the government has created the Social Development Network (SDN) for young singles to meet new friends and eventually find a life partner to settle down and start a family. there are also websites like marriagecentral.sg under the National Family control which promotes happier and healthier marriages. This is an effective measure as singles can get together and find out their similar interests, etc. and eventually get married.
However, although this is a good measure, very little singles and young couples are responding to these networks. Women nowadays are highly educated, so they will first establish a career and are likely to get married at a later age, of worse, stay single. Also, singles might have high expectations of their partners or are not willing to change their carefree lifestyle. young couples might also be unwilling to start a family at such a young age. This is due to the high costs of living. HDB houses are not cheap and there are very limited numbers of HDB houses that are available. Hence, most young couples stay with their parents and do not want to have children because of the inconvenience. This will worsen singapore's already declining birth rate.
3. Foreign Immigration
The government's immigration policy helps to address the low population growth rate. People from all over the world are encouraged to come to Singapore to serve in areas where we are short of workers such as service industries and manufacturing. Foreign talent takes up about 1/4 of the singaporean population in 2010. These foreign talent set up businesses in Singapore, which allows s'poreans to benefit from them due to the rise in standard of living and availibility of jobs. This helped our economy to flourish despite the global recession in 2010. Thus, the immigration policy will be a good way to address the low population growth in Singapore.
However, many singaporeans feel that the foreign immigrants are a threat to them. The residents here are afraid that the immigrants will compete with them for jobs, and that they will lose out to the foreigners. The foreigners might also be using singapore as a stepping stone to other further countries in the future. Furthermore, in the 2010 census, the total fertility rate of these foreigners was even lower than that of singaporeans. This shows that, although the immigration policy might help to address the low population growth, it cannot be used in the long run.
4. Cash/monetary incentives
The government has successfully provided cash incentives to address the low birth rate in Singapore. Raising children is not easy as it requires a lot of expenses, time and it is a life long commitment. Thus, the government has introduced incentives to relive the burden of raising children. Cash incentives include the Baby bonus scheme, housing schemes, infant and childcare schemes and income tax rebates for working mothers. For example, the baby bonus scheme gives $4000 for the first and second child and $6000 for the third and fourth child. Furthermore, there is a dollar to dollar scheme for every amount the parent put into the child's CDA (child development account). Thus, this will help to relive the financial burden, and the parents will be encouraged to have more children due to the support that the government provides
Although the government has been providing cash incentives, not everybody is responding to this policy. Raising children is not an easy task and singles and young couples feel that they have better things to do like going out and enjoying themselves. Furthermore, women nowadays are educated and prefer career over children. Companies are also not willing to hire pregnant women because they might face a labour shortage should the women go on maternity leave. Hence, women do not give birth for fear of losing their job. Also, the income tax rebates and childcare subsidies only apply to working mothers. Thus, non-working mothers have to depend on a single income should they raise a child, so many choose not to have children. Thus, although the government has been providing cash incentives, it is not a very effective one as many are shunning it for their own career and enjoyment.
1. Family friendly policies
- Work-life balance.
The government has implemented work life balance, to allow parents to spend more time with their children. Many mothers are working mothers, and they often complain that they do not spend enough time with their children and are unable to take care of them. Thus, the government introduced the 5day workweek in 2004, and even extended the maternity leave from 3 months to 4 months in 2009. Furthermore, the Work-Life-Works (WOW! fund) encourages companies to have flexible working hours. With all these policies, the mothers can have more time with their children.
However, all though these policies are encouraging, many companies find it hard to implement these measures. Many companies do not employ pregnant mothers/working mothers due to the shortage of labour in the company. Thus, women that are working would rather choose not to have babies as once they get pregnant, they stand a high chance of being fired. Also, mothers that are career-minded will choose not to take leave for fear of affecting their performance at work and promotion.
2. Encouraging marriage
One measure the Singapore government has done is to set up matchmaking agencies and social networking sites to encourage young Singaporeans to get married. Nowadays, young singaporeans have a very hectic scheldule and have no time to socialize, other than in work. There are also an estimated 1 million people in singapore that are single. Thus, the government has created the Social Development Network (SDN) for young singles to meet new friends and eventually find a life partner to settle down and start a family. there are also websites like marriagecentral.sg under the National Family control which promotes happier and healthier marriages. This is an effective measure as singles can get together and find out their similar interests, etc. and eventually get married.
However, although this is a good measure, very little singles and young couples are responding to these networks. Women nowadays are highly educated, so they will first establish a career and are likely to get married at a later age, of worse, stay single. Also, singles might have high expectations of their partners or are not willing to change their carefree lifestyle. young couples might also be unwilling to start a family at such a young age. This is due to the high costs of living. HDB houses are not cheap and there are very limited numbers of HDB houses that are available. Hence, most young couples stay with their parents and do not want to have children because of the inconvenience. This will worsen singapore's already declining birth rate.
3. Foreign Immigration
The government's immigration policy helps to address the low population growth rate. People from all over the world are encouraged to come to Singapore to serve in areas where we are short of workers such as service industries and manufacturing. Foreign talent takes up about 1/4 of the singaporean population in 2010. These foreign talent set up businesses in Singapore, which allows s'poreans to benefit from them due to the rise in standard of living and availibility of jobs. This helped our economy to flourish despite the global recession in 2010. Thus, the immigration policy will be a good way to address the low population growth in Singapore.
However, many singaporeans feel that the foreign immigrants are a threat to them. The residents here are afraid that the immigrants will compete with them for jobs, and that they will lose out to the foreigners. The foreigners might also be using singapore as a stepping stone to other further countries in the future. Furthermore, in the 2010 census, the total fertility rate of these foreigners was even lower than that of singaporeans. This shows that, although the immigration policy might help to address the low population growth, it cannot be used in the long run.
4. Cash/monetary incentives
The government has successfully provided cash incentives to address the low birth rate in Singapore. Raising children is not easy as it requires a lot of expenses, time and it is a life long commitment. Thus, the government has introduced incentives to relive the burden of raising children. Cash incentives include the Baby bonus scheme, housing schemes, infant and childcare schemes and income tax rebates for working mothers. For example, the baby bonus scheme gives $4000 for the first and second child and $6000 for the third and fourth child. Furthermore, there is a dollar to dollar scheme for every amount the parent put into the child's CDA (child development account). Thus, this will help to relive the financial burden, and the parents will be encouraged to have more children due to the support that the government provides
Although the government has been providing cash incentives, not everybody is responding to this policy. Raising children is not an easy task and singles and young couples feel that they have better things to do like going out and enjoying themselves. Furthermore, women nowadays are educated and prefer career over children. Companies are also not willing to hire pregnant women because they might face a labour shortage should the women go on maternity leave. Hence, women do not give birth for fear of losing their job. Also, the income tax rebates and childcare subsidies only apply to working mothers. Thus, non-working mothers have to depend on a single income should they raise a child, so many choose not to have children. Thus, although the government has been providing cash incentives, it is not a very effective one as many are shunning it for their own career and enjoyment.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
GEOGRAPHY UNITS 2 TO 4
Geography common test 1 (units 2 to 5)
Population density: average number of people per square kilometer
Countries with high population density: Singapore, Japan, Monaco, etc.
Countries with low population density: Australia, Canada, Libya (which is having protests now), Mongolia
Country population growth rate= (Birthrate – Death rate )+ Net migration rate
High population growth rate (unit 4)
Causes of high population growth:
High birth rate
Improved health care
-Gives babies better chance of survival
-Women live healthier lives, which thus prolong their child bearing years (esp. teenage mums)
Lack of/resistance to family planning
-Many are illiterate, unable to access information, unaware of birth control methods
-Consider having many children as a status symbol (in developing countries, only the rich can afford to have many children)
Preference for boys
-In rural areas (like china?) the boys are the ones that carry the family name. so they will continue to give birth till they get a boy.
Children as a source of income
-In developing countries, families are very poor, low income.
-Children will start work at a young age to earn money to support the family
Low death rate
Better living environment
-improved health care, nutritious food, clean water, life expectancy rate for adults higher and low infant mortality rate
Peace and stability
-No wars, no death
Consequences of high population growth
OVER POPULATION.
Overcrowding
-People from rural areas go to the cities and towns to look for jobs.
-Cities and towns are already crowded, thus having more people will lead to overcrowding unhygienic living conditions & water shortage crime, social problems
High unemployment rates
-There are more people than jobs available
Widespread poverty
-No income Poor housing, insufficient food and water, ill health, low education level.
Actions taken
Education for women
-Opportunity to be employed, earn money
-Likely to marry at a later age and give birth to fewer children
Incentives for small families
-Encourages families to have fewer children
-Informs them about what will happen if the population becomes too large (living conditions will deteriorate)
Raising the standard of living
-Improved health care, better housing, proper sanitation, adequate supply of food and water
-Assures parents that their children will likely survive to become adults, thus parents will not have so many children.
i decided to do units 2 to 4 here as a form of revision! (: this is fun. hahahah. oh btw the means arrow. apparently blogger can't read it D:
Population density: average number of people per square kilometer
Countries with high population density: Singapore, Japan, Monaco, etc.
Countries with low population density: Australia, Canada, Libya (which is having protests now), Mongolia
Country population growth rate= (Birthrate – Death rate )+ Net migration rate
High population growth rate (unit 4)
Causes of high population growth:
High birth rate
Improved health care
-Gives babies better chance of survival
-Women live healthier lives, which thus prolong their child bearing years (esp. teenage mums)
Lack of/resistance to family planning
-Many are illiterate, unable to access information, unaware of birth control methods
-Consider having many children as a status symbol (in developing countries, only the rich can afford to have many children)
Preference for boys
-In rural areas (like china?) the boys are the ones that carry the family name. so they will continue to give birth till they get a boy.
Children as a source of income
-In developing countries, families are very poor, low income.
-Children will start work at a young age to earn money to support the family
Low death rate
Better living environment
-improved health care, nutritious food, clean water, life expectancy rate for adults higher and low infant mortality rate
Peace and stability
-No wars, no death
Consequences of high population growth
OVER POPULATION.
Overcrowding
-People from rural areas go to the cities and towns to look for jobs.
-Cities and towns are already crowded, thus having more people will lead to overcrowding unhygienic living conditions & water shortage crime, social problems
High unemployment rates
-There are more people than jobs available
Widespread poverty
-No income Poor housing, insufficient food and water, ill health, low education level.
Actions taken
Education for women
-Opportunity to be employed, earn money
-Likely to marry at a later age and give birth to fewer children
Incentives for small families
-Encourages families to have fewer children
-Informs them about what will happen if the population becomes too large (living conditions will deteriorate)
Raising the standard of living
-Improved health care, better housing, proper sanitation, adequate supply of food and water
-Assures parents that their children will likely survive to become adults, thus parents will not have so many children.
i decided to do units 2 to 4 here as a form of revision! (: this is fun. hahahah. oh btw the means arrow. apparently blogger can't read it D:
MINION
have fun studying! i am, cramming low population and high population and population density, etc into my brain.
how fun.
Monday, February 7, 2011
HOW TO ACE ENGLISH NARRATIVE! according to ms diana.
Narrative Writing Tips:
-Narratives are written to entertain. (engaging, have an impact or reader)
-Must be focused. (1 conflict, 1 climax)
-A few central characters, a few settings.
-Always think "What's the point of adding this to the story?" before writing.
How to get an 'A'
- Is your language accurate?
- Check that your tenses are consistent
- Cancel out redundant words
- Sentence structure (avoid run on sentences and sentence fragments (incomplete))
- A complete sentence must have a subject & verb
- Use a semi-colon/conjunction/separate sentences instead of run on sentence
- Wide and precise
- Show not tell (don't show too much if it's not relevant)
- Quality not Quantity
- When using descriptive language, be imaginative and original.
- Weak comparisons
- Don't be too literal
- Mismatched tone
In dialogue:
- "I love you very much," he whispered.
- He replied, "Well, I'm not gay."
- "How could you?!" He bellowed.
- "Do you think you could shut up?" He asked.
- "If you studied hard, you would turn gay too," he continued, "and we could be together."
- No bullet points. This is ironic, cuz there are no points and i'm writing this point. What's even more ironic is i'm spelling because as cuz when under the point Spelling. Wow. Mind blown.
- Every paragraph should serve a purpose.
- They show transitions from settings or time frames. (for narratives)
- New paragraph to create impact/Turn of events.
- Relevant, interesting
- Take five minutes to plan
- Chunks of 'factual' paragraphs [Ackhem, Renee. who lifted almost everything about Singapore's ndependence and plonked it in her essay.]
- Use movement, varied sentence structure, action and some dialogue.
- Orientation (Hook your reader, mind you it's not pole dancing)
- Conflict/Complication :Leave them wondering, suspense
- Climax: "WOW" them! (it's not pole dancing again)
- Resolution: Leave your readers satisfied with a final outcome. End with impact/moral to the story but don't make it too stiff.
Typed of Conflict
- Person vs. Self
- Person vs. Person
- Person vs. Society
- Person vs. Machine/Technology [TERMINATOR]
- Person vs. Nature [I. KILL. FLOWERRRRRRR]
- Person vs. Donkey. or Shrek. or Princess Fiona. I WANNA WATCH SHREK!
Okay that's about it, if you don't ace your test, don't blame lois and I. It's Ms Diana's fault.
WHOOO ENGLISH ENDED. BYEBYE MISS DIANANAANANANANA
PS: Lois was the one who kept talking bout pole dancing.
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