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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
/ -8:44 PM
Point__________________________________________________________
-Gay marriages should not be legalised in Singapore
Elaboration_____________________________________________________
- Majority of the people in Singapore cannot come to terms in approval of gay marriages
- Idea of gay marriages or homosexual relationships, largely conflicts with the traditional values inculcated into us
- Gay marriages may in some people’s eyes ruin the sacred institution of marriage, meant for heterosexuals only
- People fear that gays may organise ‘recruitments’ and thus people are unwilling to associate with them
- The thought of gay sex among people , makes them repulsive
Example_____________________________________________________________
- Apr 25, 2008, A Singapore television channel has been fined 15,000 Singapore dollars (11,200 US) for promoting a gay lifestyle, the media regulator said.
-MediaCorp TV Channel 5 was fined for an episode of a home decor series, “Find and Design”, which contained several scenes of a gay couple with their baby, said the Media Development Authority.
- Murder of 15 year old Lawrence King on 12 Feb 2008. He was shot in the head by 14 year old Brandon McInerney.
L(Conclusion)__________________________________________________________
- Singaporeans are not ready for gay marriages and gay associated activities
- Avoiding discrimination of homosexual might cause a stir in Singapore, clashes between the majority and minority
- Insecurity about new ideas and culture created by homosexuals, viewed from the perspective of the majority heterosexuals
- Laws created for marriage are oriented mainly for heterosexual marriages. Gay movement for their rights towards marriage, may require huge changes to law in Singapore.
- Conflicting religious ideas, in a multicultural society is not ideal for Singapore. Unhappiness geared towards homosexuals.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
/ -11:04 PM
Love Quote of the Day
[Immature love says,"I love you because I need you."
I'll be loving you says,"I need you because I love you forever." ]
-Zircon
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
/ -12:59 AM
Love Quote of the Day
"Men always want to be a woman's first, women always want to be a man's last.
They want to be each other's one and only."
-Zircon
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Friday, March 19, 2010
/ -9:13 PM
Social:
Yes, it should, lifelong commitment of marriage of a couple will uphold the positive image of marriage. Friends related to the couple will be reassured that marriage is not entirely a hinderance for them or their partner.
Yes, it should be as if it does not, the children or child the couple might have will get affected by the separation of the parents when they get a divorce. The child would be asked to choose to stay with a parent, but which? It would be a stressful decision for the child. The child would feel deprived of either a mother’s love or father’s love.
No, it should not as what if either one the partner turns violent? This will definitely provide a good cause for divorce. Also if they had a child, there could be a case of child abuse, the whole family would be affected. Therefore the viability of marriage would be under question.
1) While there are many negative effects of divorce, there are positive effects too. The choice to end a marriage is deeply personal.Whether the decision to divorce is yours, your spouse's or a mutual agreement,both parties would end up experiencing a change.
- Physical exhaustion
- Depression
- Anger
- Separation anxiety
- Weight loss
- Isolation
- A loss of trust
- Poor self-esteem
(Pros)
-A sense of relief
-A sense of freedom
-A renewed sense of self worth
-Rights
(Pros)
Confidence—It is very reassuring to know that there is a person who loves you and only you no matter what and who lives to be with you. That sort of commitment can give you a tremendous comfort and confidence.
(Cons )
Marriage means that everything is shared. Sharing means that every major decision involves a team decision. If both parties do not agree, then conflict arises. Most people enjoy having a certain amount of freedom in their lives. Marriage instead forces a great deal of compromise. If two people have different spending habits (i.e., one likes saving money and the other likes spending it), it can cause immense strain. Therefore in short: You give up a great deal of freedom—Every decision will now be a compromise between two people.
Marriage involves being with the same person for long periods of time. While the couple is still "in love," this is easy. Once romantic love’s effects wear off and the relationship is driven more by friendship than sexual attraction, however, little habits can become irritating. Imagine living in an RV with your best friend for 10 years. After awhile even your best friend can become annoying. Countering this natural effect requires skill and creativity.
Education
Yes, education can enable us to commit ourselves into long term relationship and ultimately instill the same values such as responsibility into marriage. - Yes, education also reveals that through small compromises made between couples. As what we have learnt in schools about what teamwork is all about. Lifelong commitment in a marriage will be viable Cons -Current education system does not cover aspects of life-skills frequently with students. Especially when life-skills between peers are not as simplistic as we think.
Religon
(Pros
Due to some religion belief, the followers were taught that marriage is lifelong commitment. Therefore contributing to a lesser amount of couples divorcing due to those religion beliefs.
(Cons)
In some rural areas where people still strongly had a strong stand to their religion beliefs, married couples were not allowed to breakup/divorce. This is especially so for the women. Those who failed to abide by the religion rules would be severly critcised by fellow worshippers.
Media: Pros
Media promotes lifelong commitment, example dramas on television allow couples to pick up tips on maintaining marriage. - New media provides advices on maintaining lifelong commitment within a marriage, for newly married couples readily. Cons
- Media brings negative reports on marriage, discouraging couples that lifelong commitment is nearly impossible with the recent scandals ( Tiger Woods, Jack Neo ) - Media portrays the guilty partner in the recent scandal in a very bad light to create news.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
/ -8:09 AM
Love Quote of the Day
"Inside the heart of each and every one of us there is a longing to be understood by someone who really cares. When a person is understood, he or she can put up with almost anything in the world."
-Ed Hird
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
/ -5:55 PM
What is love?
Description of love from the movie Captain Corelli's Mandolin:
"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."
-St. AugustineDescription of love extracted from the movie Little Manhattan:
"Love isn't about ridiculous little words.
Love is about grand gestures.
Love is about airplanes pulling banners over stadiums,
proposals on jumbo-trons,
giant words in sky writing.
Love is about going that extra mile even if it hurts, letting it all hang out there.
Love is about finding courage inside of you that you didn't even know was there."
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Friday, March 12, 2010
/ -10:29 PM
Love Quote of the Day
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
-Corinthians
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