1. At a recent conference at the University of Chicago, David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family presented a paper titled “Video Game Violence and Public Policy.” The paper stated that “79% of American children now play computer or video games on a regular basis. Children between the ages of seven and 17 play for an average of eight hours a week.” “The growth of electronic games has not been without controversy, however. The subset of games that feature violence, gore, and antisocial behavior has raised concern among parents, educators, child advocates, medical professionals, and policy makers.” According to Walsh, research shows reason for concern: “Exposure to violent games increases physiological* arousal. . . .Heart rate . . . and . . . blood pressure all increase when playing violent games. . . . These are the same types of physiological reactions bodies have when engaged in a fight.” “Exposure to violent games increases aggressive emotions.” In one study, “students who were more ‘addicted’ to video games were significantly more likely to be in a bad mood before, during, and after play than were non-addicted students.” “In a study of 8th and 9th graders, students who played more violent video games were also more likely to see the world as a hostile place, to get into frequent arguments with teachers, and to be involved in physical fights.” *physiological: relating to the body’s normal functions and processes. Using the information presented in the paper, experiences from your own life, and/or other information you have read, write an essay about the negative effects of playing violent video games..

Violent video games were considered to be more harmful compare to violent movies or television in today generation. Nowadays, Computers and video games have been very popular among children and teenagers at the aged of seven - seventeen. According to serendip.brynmawr.edu, kids in their early teens found that almost two third of teenagers population played video games daily. Moreover, seven percent of some teenagers play violence video game at least forty-five hours a week. In facts, violent video games also have been influence negatively on kids and teenagers such as the ways of thinking, increases bullying, and violence towards women. These violence video games are one of the biggest issues such as addiction, keep you away from your family and promote poor health.

Firstly, video games can become very addictive in this generation. The graphic of the games are more advanced compare to the olden day. Therefore, it feels like you are in the real situation or game world. In fact, the result of playing game can also change a person’s life. The consequences of the game addiction are losing job and ruining their life. Back around 5 years ago, I was one of the teens who were addicted to violence game. However, it was affected me many different ways such as in academic life and my routine. According to http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1723, the article reported that playing more violent video games in junior and high school, cause more aggressive behavior. Moreover, the time spent playing video games cause student in low academic grades in high school and college.

            Thirdly, when you're indoors playing video games. Therefore, you're not getting the enough level of physical activity. Moreover, some game players don't spend enough time outside. As a result they become over weight and suffer from other health problems such as eyes problems or Heart rate and blood pressure. In another study of Karen E. Dill and Craig A. Anderson, said that violent video games were considered to be more harmful than violent movies or television. The two studies showed that game player usually have bad moods all the time.

In the conclusion, violence video game can inference and affect you in many ways. Moreover, the graphic of the games are more advanced compare to the olden day. According to Walsh’s research said, “In a study of 8th and 9th graders, students who played more violent video games were also more likely to see the world as a hostile place, to get into frequent arguments with teachers, and to be involved in physical fights.”   I would like to end it with Bill Clinton‘s quote. He said,” The more children see of violence, the more numb they are to the deadly consequences of violence. Now, video games like ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Killer Instinct,’ and ‘Doom,’ the very game played obsessively by the two young men who ended so many lives in Littleton, make our children more active participants in simulated violence.”

Images of beauty-both male and female-are promoted in magazines, in movies, on billboards, and on television. Are these images can be beneficial or harmful to those who see them?

Nowadays, there are many beauties – both men and women – are promoted on magazines, movies, billboards and many different kind of medians. In fact, in the olden time pretty women and male were not usually promoted much compare to today life. Nowadays, most of the models and actors are extremely thin and sometimes they do plastic surgery. In my point of view, it is really harmful to those who see them. By looking at them, it can influence the children and adults negatively such as anorexia and take diet pills.

These days, there are many men and women suffering with anorexia after they have seen the images of beauty male and female. Moreover, it is more common among women such as models, singers and actors. Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder, which is affecting mostly in women and teenagers. However, men also can effect from this disease. According to the news article from the netdoctor.co.uk, the survey says that up to five percent of female and male in universities and high schools have anorexia. Eating disorder is a main primary disease which can possibly generate in many more diseases and problems such as Dehydration, Electrolyte Imbalances, Hyponatremia, Laungo and etc. A person with anorexia often initially begins to diet in order to lose weight. As the time past, they could not control their weight and they become anorexia. Everyone always had “superstars” in their mind and wish to look like them.  However, when the children look at the models they might think that the way to look like them is to diet. I agree that it is the easy way to become thin, but knowing that it can cause many harm to the body. Even though, exercise is much harder to practices but it’s provide many verities of benefits. 

Diet pills also get influence from models and actors in today society.  The U.S Department of Health Services estimated that one in seven of Americans have tried over 100 diet pills to manage their weight. In fact, the reason that most of Americans have tried diet pills is because they got influence by the models and actors. However, diet pills also contain diuretics or stimulants, which can cause sleep problems, seizures, high blood pressure and more.  According to the news article from www.livestrong.com/article, during 2010, researcher found that when people take diet pills to much, there is a high chance that you can become addicted. Moreover, it can cause people to lose money and damage our health.

             In the resolution, there are many beauties – both men and women – are promoted on magazines, movies, billboards and many different kind of medians. Therefore, diet pills can influence children and adults negatively such as anorexia and diet pills. In my point of view, I think the T.V channel should promoted people, who have balance weight.

4) Rules are important. What are the most important rules at your school and why are they important?

4) Rules are important. What are the most important rules at your school and why are they important?

            Mark Twain, the great writer once said, “It is good to obey all the rules and follow it”. Rules are one of the most important in our life, without rules there would be many confusions between human. To solve the confusion, human invented something called rules which solve most of the disagreement and dangerous thing that people usually do. However, try to imagine place like school without any rules; students are most properly run away to Bazaar, do not care about their academics or spoil school property. Nevertheless, the most important rules at Woodstock are that students are not allow to chewing gum in classroom and speaks in their own language.

            One of the most important rules at Woodstock school is that students are not allowed to chew gum at school level. At Woodstock school, we believe that gum is the nastiest habit in the world. By chewing gum, it can cause the learning process slow down and distracting other students while studying. After finish chewing gum, students tend to stick it under tables, chairs or books. Sometimes, school might have to replace new furniture and books because of the chewing gums. Staff members at Woodstock school always respond to the people who chew gum that is they are disturbing the class. In order to solve the problems, teachers usually give demerit or Saturday morning detention.

                        Since Woodstock is an international school and there are more than 10 nationalities, students are not allowed to speak in their own language. By speaking in different languages, it can cause people to have bad habits. Moreover, it can cause a big confusion between human. Other person might think that, you are saying something bad about them. In order to stop people speaking in their own language, staff members give demerit or Saturday morning detention.

            In the resolution, I believe that rules are important, it cause people not to get in to fight and misunderstanding. The most important rules at Woodstock are that students are not allowing to chewing gum in classroom and speak in their own language.

Do we learn more from finding out that we have made mistakes or from our successful actions? Plan your response, and then write an essay.

Do you remember the day that you lied or steal and got caught from your parents or teacher? However, it is not wrong to make a mistake if you learn not to do it again.  Al Franken, the United States junior senator also stated “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned that hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake which at least others can learn from.” I believe people learn from mistake more than learning from their success. By making mistakes, it can benefits us in many different ways such as giving us experience and builds us the great character.

               Mistakes can give us experience, which teach us not to do it again. Try to imagine going for your first job after completing university? I can conclude that many people in the world would make a lot of mistake during their first job. However, it would be hard to get employed directly as employers, who have been working for a long time. As we make mistakes and learn from it, we tend to react even more aware of what need to be done in order to achieve our gold.  Back in 1879, the great Americans inventor and businessman, Thomas Edison, tried two thousand different materials in the search of a thread for the light bulb. Nonetheless, none of the materials worked well, his helper commented, “All our work is in vain, we have learned nothing.” Edison replied “We have come a long way and we have learnt a lot. We notice that the material that we used cannot use to make a good light bulb”.

             Secondly, we all make Mistakes. Some people might think that mistakes. On the other hand, by making mistakes it makes us to have a great sense to learn from our experience and find the possible ways to resolve our problems and situations. Furthermore, Failure encourages us to look for other resolution that we learn from our mistake. When I was in 3^th grade, I lied to my dad that I don’t have holiday homework. Somehow he got to know, he hit me really hard. From that moment, I have leant that should have finished it at the first week of vacation.

           In the resolution, people make mistakes just move on learn what you have done. By making mistakes, it can benefit us in many different ways such as giving us experience and builds us the great character. Lastly, I would like to end this essay with this quote from Orca Wilde “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes “.