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This picture depicts a scene of a group of teenagers in the process of building a sandcastle. It could be the annual sandcastle building event held during the june holidays and it must have attracted a lot of students, as these activities help the students pass time. In the foreground , a group of six students are gathered around an area. It appears that they are building the base of a sandcastle and we can see people in the background doing the same. This event could be a friendly competition held by a school with teachers as the judges. The winner would be the one who built the best sandcastle. There is an adult accompanying the group of students and she could be the teacher in charge of supervising the students in their building process. She seems to be giving advice to the students and dressed in a casual summer look. It must be interesting to teach out of school, and in a more relaxed way. She seems to have a stopwatch hanging down her neck it could mean that she is keeping track of the time the students have left until the competition is over. There could be other events beside the sandcastle building competition. Activities could be organized to foster relationship between teachers and students. Since the activities are held in big open areas, games involving a large area would be suitable to get the students to exercise and get involved in various sports activities. I am sure that these students would definitely enjoy themselves during the activities. These outdoor activities are a good change for the students instead of them consistently staying at home playing video games or watching television. Students would have more participation in school activities in the future, they would also become more active. In conclusion, I feel activities like sandcastle building competition held during school holidays is a joyous and meaning full event held for the students.

The picture depicts a scene of interaction between the elderly and the nurses in a nursing home. These elderly seem to have some disabilities and they could be here because their children or grandchildren may have to work and arte schooling hence they do not have time to look after their elders. The elders could also have been admitted because of some health problems and a nursing home would be an appropriate place for them to rest and receive medical attention. The main focus of the picture shows shows a group of senior citizens playing a simple ball game with a nurse. Since most of the senior citizens are wheel chair bound, they would feel more comfortable playing a game that does not involve too much movement. Also, this ball game could be a form of rehabilitation for senior citizens that have problems controlling their movements. By participating in such activities like the ball game, it allows them to make use of their limbs more often so that they can control their movements easier. In my opinion, I do not feel that the elderly at the foreground are enjoying themselves based on their expressions. Most of the senior citizens looked bored and solemn and do not seem to be enjoying themselves. Moreover, most of them seemed to be forced to join a nursing home and they may miss being with their families. Hence this picture could be taken by an inspector that comes to take a daily routine check on the nursing home. I believed that no matter how good the facilities or how trained the nurses are, the senior citizens would still prefer to be under the care of their families. However it is depressing to see that in this group of senior citizens, some of them seemed to have lost touch with their families. I imagine lif at a nursing home to be rather simple as much movements would be restricted. They might not be zealous to leave home for the nursing home as they get tired easily. In conclusion, I hope that the family members would visit the senior citizens often, so that the senior citizens can spend their latter years happily.

PICTURE DISCUSSION:

Judging from the picture, this is a scene of a group of committed adults, who are filled with resolution as they work together to clean up the place of what seem like a food centre, due to the backdrop of the neatly arranged round tables and fixated chairs, tht was set against the picture. The group of adults are apparently going to give in their every effort to make the food centre sparkling clean once agin like it was a newly renovated centre in this cloudless afternoon.

The group of adults could be cleaning the food centre up so as to attract more customers in, or maybe to get the place to be cleaner when the Ministry of Health comes to check on them, as the place would have looked unpleasant and uninviting on a normal day. Looking at the objects on each of their hands and everyone's solemn look, each of them is busily doing what they are tasked to accomplish.

To the far right of the picture is a woman clad in a tank top and jeans, as she holds the long end of the rubber hose while water sprays out of it to the area that she is aiming at. While her attire appears to be unflattering at first glance, it is probably apt for what they are doing. Her black rubber boots with flat soles that reaches up to her knees are also worn to prevent herself from slipping on the slippery wet tiled floor, as well as to facilitate free movement. The woman's stern looking face shows that she is really serious of what she was tasked to do, with her eyes fixed at a spot on the round table which could have been dirtied before she sprays the water towards it. As droplets of water lands on the round table, it bounces off to the wall due to the high pressure from the hose while some water droplets drips onto the fixated chair.

Dressed in a polo t-shirt and pants, a middle-aged man that appears to be rotund holds a broom while he bends to position himself to brush the floor, in the far left of the picture. His hair neatly combed back and holding it there will gel, it prevents strands of it from getting onto his face and blocking his vision. The man evokes a sense of determination as he holds the end of the broom and uses his strength to push it forward, taking advantage of the water to make the job easier and getting rid of any visible signs of dirt. The people behind him play an equally pivotal role in the cleaning as they brush the floor of the food centre sparkling clean.

A group of women, one in particular that is clad in a polo shirt as well, with a logo at the back, has a pair of rubber gloves worn on her hands as she holds a bucket that has a cloth wrapped around the handle. The bucket might be filled with water as the weight causes it to tilt to the side. The woman has another bottle of water on her other hand that allows her to wet the wall by spraying, as she look at the others whom are busily scrubbing the wall that may once used to be dirty. This group of women are taking their assigned task seriously, cleaning every part of the beautifully engraved wall which minute details would add on to the attractiveness of the food centre.

In the background, the other stall tenders watch by the side as this group of adults work together to give the food centre a new look through the cleaning, under the shelter from the glimmering rays of the radiant afternoon sun. Despite the fatigue that can be seen on some of the faces, they still do their best with an effort to accomplish this not easy task.


CONVERSATION:

1) From the room where i sleep and do my homework in, it can clearly be seen that i am not that of an organised person. Pieces of paper can sometimes be seen strewn all over my table, not neatly packed together. However, i do try to keep my room neat for my mother is a person who dislikes untidiness. The sight of paper not being organised would send her fuming in anger. Hence, I would do my best in keeping the area as tidy as it can be so as to lessen the possibility of causing her to be angry. Allowing myself to keep my study table tidy and organised can be a chore at times but it is not much of a disadvantage too. It would let me find my homework and already accomplished documents where I have neatly organised it in, instead of needing to spend a lot of time flipping through the messy pile of papers and coming to the worse that i have lost it. Thus, being tidy and organised should not be taken as a difficult task at all. One way where my mother have thought me to keep my area tidy without papers all over my table is to file up those documents in folders and keeping them in shelves. Adding on to being tidy, my mother have also taught me to always keep my room clean by sweeping the floor twice a day and throwing away the rubbish instead of leaving it there. Maintaing a clean and tidy house would let us retire to bed from a day of fatigue in a relax way too for we would not have to worry much about the surrounding.

2) Hygiene is a very important subject that we must take good note of for if without good hygiene, problems might arise. For example, having the possibility of food poisoning when we do not wash our hands before handling our food, or not cleaning the plates first before placing our food on it. That could cause us to bear untolerable consequences, from the suffering of a spoilt stomach to the medical fees that needs to be paid if the situation becomes worse. Good hygiene is also important for germs would enter and hurt our body if we were unhygienic. This would weaken our immune system and other harmful bacteria would then attack our weak body. However, good hygiene can sometimes be difficult to manage especially in a crowded place or in public. We would not have any idea if anyone were to have carried any germs and have sat on the seat before us. Crowded places would also be filled with many people and it is difficult to identify each and everyone of them to note if they could cause us to be sick due to their unhygiene. Thus, it is each of our effort to have good hygiene at all times and keep ourselves safe. Having good hygienic habits would let us benefit but being too hygienic would be a problem too. Some people due to being too hygienic end up having to avoid crowded places and the worse was the fear to shake hands with others, afraid that there might be the slightest trace of germs. As a result, they become too hygienic that just the presence of a little bacteria would let them be so frightened. Hence, good hygiene should be adopted but not going too overboard.

PICTURE DISCUSSION:

This picture illustrates a group of four students, who are filled with exuberance, as they did their experiment most probably filled with curiosity and excitement. Set against the backdrop of the school's laboratory and from the objects on the table,like the bottle of distilled water and the various specimen, the students seem to be having an enjoyable time in the afternoon, each of them clad in a laboratory coat and wearing a pair of gloves on their hands. They are dressed in such an attire so as to act as a precaution from allowing any contamination in their specimen while they are experimenting in the laboratory, as well as to prevent themselves from having contact with the bacteria that could be present.

Appearing to be filled with a sense of euphoria, the bespectacled girl standing on the far right of the picture, with her hair tugged behind her ear, her eyes crinked mirthfully as she watches her fellow classmate carry out the experiment. She bends slightly forward, her eyes fixed on the specimen, carefully observing if they have done correctly. One of her hand holds an object that she could have used to do the experiment before passing it on for her classmate to continue, her face of delightment that cannot be hidden as the picture was taken.

Standing next to the bespectacled girl is her classmate that wears a solemn look on her face as she cautiously carries out her part of the experiment, not wanting to make a mistake in it. Her hands with gloves on handles the cover of the specimen carefully between her thumb and middle finger. Judging from the look on her face, she does not seem to be filled with much jubilation as her bespectacled classmate, instead she evokes a sense of seriousness within her.

On the far left of the picture is a male student with his eyes that are burned with curiosity as he observe in great detail how the experiment is being carried out, from how he leans forward to look at the specimen, while having both his hands crossed in front of him. A sombre look paints on his face alike the girl who is carrying out the experiment in the picture.

The female student with a huge smile plastered across her face and shows of utmost exhilaration, stands next to the male student of the group. Her hair is swept to the side of her face and tugged behind her ears to prevent her vision of the experiment from being block. This student has her right hand reached out the front so that she could help the girl with the specimen when necessary or maybe it would be her turn soon, and she bends her body too like her classmates of the group.

In the background, it shows the other groups of students who are most probably carrying out the same experiment too. The grim look cast on their faces shows how serious they are about the experiment. Thoroughly immersed on what they are doing in the laboratory, this group of four students in the foreground exhibit their interest of the subject.


CONVERSATION:

1) One of my favourite subject in school is Mathematics as i find that this subject is the easiest the grasp once you know about the formula and how it works out. Calculation can sometimes be fun for me as i enjoy how different numbers when placed together gives a whole set of different solutions. Apart from Mathematics, I enjoy the subject of biology too. Biology allows me to learn more about the nature that is occurring around me. It lets me take a step closer and see what is happening, like getting to know of the human body in greater detail that was not known in the past but now through the advanced technology. Biology lets me learn about how plants live, how bacteria reproduce and many more facinating things. All this that I am learning in school right now were once known as miracles to me when I was young and had little knowledge. Now that I get to know of it, I am truly amazed. Not only is Biology facinating to me, Geography is too and the other subjects as well. Study in my perspective should continue on to University where we then gain more knowledge of the subject that we like and have taken as the main course and ace in it. Going to University should be a choice for everyone, for some may choose not to ge for various reasons. However, i do feel that going there would be a wiser decision as University allows you to have a brighter and better future.

2) Science is an important subject as it is not just the word Science alone but is linking to the entire world. Many professions in the world today all have science as a part of it. Doctors that opearate have to be good in science as the human body that they are operating on is with regards to Biology, a science subject. The profession of being an Engineer, the machines that are being handled and operated is link to the concept of Physics, a subject of science too. Hence. science is indeed an important subject, not just due to job but is linking the whole world together too, and to encourage young children to have an interest in science, one way is to allow them to interact with science. We can teach them that the sky which they always see in their daily life, is blue due science, thus getting them to feel the true amazement of what science can actually do. Allowing the young children to get to learn of science through such a manner can evoke the interest within them. However i disagree with the statement that boys make better scientists than girls. Indeed, in the past all of the famous scientists that we know of are male and their experiments allowed us to enjoy better life now. But, the past is the past, female have also taken up the profession of being a scientist and they have excelled too. Marie Curie is an example, a well-known name amongst society and one of the most famous women scientists. She was famous for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium along with her husband. She even won the Nobel Prize for this accomplishment and was the first woman ever to be awarded this distinction. Futhermore, she also developed a method to isolate radium in order to better study its properties and through this, it paved the way to the discovery of cancer therapy. Thus it can be seen that girls too can make a better scientist, not just boys.

My schoollife is one of the nebulous past that I simply love recalling. Us students running around in disparate directions during our break time, and teachers calling us"Pesky lil' kids". The redolent aroma of food diffused into the air into our noses as we ran into the canteen like an unstoppable herd of wildebeest. Many was reviled yet they follow the same routine everyday.Now,I looked at my grandchildren scurrying to and fro,I can not help but feel that my schoollife was such maudlin memories.How nostalgic indeed.

There was a strife going on about the topic beggars and the wealthy people: The beggars has more megalomania than the wealthier.Legion of us agreed on this statement, the beggars do want fortune badly. This has been a fact that remained a certainty up to this day. However, the beggars has this megalomania as they needed the cash to solve certain pecuniary problems.However, it is mendacious to say all the beggars have more megalomania than the rich. Some wealthier people do seek more wealth and power,people can never be satisfied with their current state.They will usually find something they will want even more.

Myraids teenagers nowadays are often a buff of celebrities. Many only does that spontaneously.They must craved to just get a single glance at their idols. Those fans would arrive in throngs and gather around their idols like bees attracted to honey. Though many idols have repeatedly modified their ways of getting away from their fans, the fans still have many methods under their sleeves.The idols are deemed to have this type of fate since it was their choice to be a celebrity.