Hew soon's experience at the correction centre

Hew soon was very unhappy when he first moved into the correction centre.He thought the rules were too strict and he missed his friends.One day he ran away but was found after two weeks and returned to the centre.An understanding instructor,Mr Gunathan,became his guide and counsellor.Hew Soon was inspired to study hard at computer graphics,which he was interested in.Slowly,he became a reformed person.His relationship with his mother improved.Meantime he developed his leadership potential.Later,he qualified in his choosen subject,and now teaches at the centre.

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Peer influence is more important than parental influence in a child's development

Researches do not have absolute proof that parents' upbringing shapes a child's personality.A new theory states that a growing child is influenced more strongly by his peers than by his parents.Children develop away from their parents towards their peers.They want to be like other children .If they are rejected by their peers,they become miserable.One survey shows that more children blame their peers than their parents for their unhappiness.Therefore parental influence is not as crucial as previously believed.Adopted and natural born children with a common upbringing have been observed to develop differently and many children behave differently at home from when they are in school.They can survive parents' wrongs,peer challengers and adapt to the world outside.

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Protection of wildlife

A tiger cup about to be sold to a restaurant attracted public attention.Tiger meat is still in demand because it is believed to be good for the health.Despite the tiger being protected,poachers still hunt it for financial gain.Recently an animal lover heard of a tiger cub about to be cooked.He bought and sent it to the Malacca zoo for safe keeping,however disappeared from the animal clinic.He reappeared but it was not known whether he was accidently released or stolen.Human being like exotic meat and many species,such as the leatherback turtle,remain endangered.Laws are passed to protect turtles.We have to protect animals for future generations.



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Important of silk today

The Chinese discovered silk and kept it a secret for 2500 years.For a long time only royalty could use it.Despite exporting silk to the West,the Chinese guarded their knowledge of silk strictly.There are many stories about how the secrete went abroad.The Japanese used Chinese maidens with knowledge about silk to smuggle out mulberry plants and silk moth eggs.The Chinese bride of an Indian prince hid those items in her headgear.The secret went to Europe via Constantinople,carried by two monks in their canes.Today silk is available to everyone,although still highly priced.It is also useful in other fields like medicine and technolgy.A new source of silk has recently been discovered in Indonesia.It is a wild moth producing silk thread.Companies from developed countries are been to know more about it.This industry might become important to the country,s economy.



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why the International Hunting Organisation was set up

The Ibex is a mountain goat living in certain mountain ranges.In Pakistan's Hunza Valley it is endangered.Inhabitants there traditionally hunt for wildlife as a food source.This activity reduced the Ibex population by 200 a year.An organization was founded to save the animal.Local inhabitants are strictly forbidden from hunting Ibexes.Instead foriegner buy special licences for trophy hunting.This means only 20 Ibexes are killed a year.The money raised goes to the village to buy food and improve their livelihood.So far the scheme is working.However,critics are raising issues like the long-term effects,the money based activity and the possible inclusion of other endangered species in the scheme.The villagers themselves are unhappy.The arrangement is unfair to them.Forigners have stolen their old practise in the name of conservation.Other forigners are also against this licenced to kill practise.Photograph and appreciate the animals alive,they say.

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Influenza

Influenza is an infection of the respiratory system.It is caused by virus.When the protein coating of the virus changes new strains appear.The signs and symptoms are similar to that of a cold,but often severe.When an infected person coughs or sneezes,droplets of the virus float in the air.Another person gets infected by breathing in these droplets.The virus multiplies quickly once it settles on body areas related to breathing.Rest,drinking plenty of fluids and milds medication usually get rid of influenza.However,people with prolonged or more serious symptoms have to be treated by doctors.



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Haze situation

The haze is the collection of very small widely dispersed particles in the atmosphere.Skies become grey.Hazy conditions occur in most industrialized areas as a results of emissions from motor vehicles,factories and opening burning.When the haze occured,Malaysia blamed indonesia farmers for burning forest.Yet,Malaysian farmers were partly to blame.The malaysian Air force sent aircrafts to spray salt solution on clouds to encourage rain.The haze affects the very young and elderly especially those with respiratory illnesses.The air pollution index warns people of danger levels so they can protect themselves.The government advises on safety measures and if necessary,closure of building.


reference from encyclopedia
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