Well, let's see now. What have I got to blog about?
Firstly, I would like to say that weekends are crap. They are three days that make me wallow in my self-pity. It sucks! It's Saturday night and I'm holed up in this bare, spartan room. And to make things worse, I think my neighbour is having his weekly party! What the fuck?! I mean, how can anyone make so much blasted noise? It's been going on for such a long time already! U guys will probably beg to differ with me. I'm sure ur weekends are far, far better than mine, so I'm sure u'll find some way to understand my situation.
Other than that, my day's been spent listening to One Tree Hill soundtrack on repeat. (Well, not all the songs. Only the ones I like. And am able to download. Being in a dorm sucks. Download programmes are barred. Bah.)
I've started on Season 3 of OTH. The show totally rocks! Nathan and Haley are my inspiration for love. And also my inspiration for wanting to tear my hair out in exasperation. Their love is so sweet but irritating cos I don't have that kinda love. Ok, never mind. U guys won't understand.
I'm gonna take the similar advices I've been given. To sum it all up, I'll go slow and play it cool. Is it just me, or is there some relationship book of rules that everyone uses? I mean, everyone seems to have the answers and when I ask for advice, the same thing is repeated to me a couple of times. Weird.
Anyways, I've completed my English essay, during my Peyton Sawyer (Ok, not to be thick-skinned or anything, but I do see some similarities in Peyton's character as me. Character, I said, not looks. I can't compete with her. She's beautiful.) mood just now. I'm gonna post it up here too, so do drop comments if u feel like it!
Headlines these days are becoming more gruesome and morbid tales of crimes. The horrific thing is that these crimes are being committed by young children, who should be enjoying their childhood. Some people feel that age is no excuse for such crimes and that these children should be convicted with a lifetime sentence in jail.
However, I believe that there are other ways to deal with this serious problem and that prison should be the last place a child should be confined to. In this essay, I will discuss the possible reasons why children commit terrible crimes and some possible solutions to this problem.
One must ask oneself why children can bring themselves to commit such heinous crimes. Surely a child is not born a killer or rapist.
One reason I believe plays a great part in influencing a child's psychological being is media influence. Movies or television shows are becoming increasingly filled with violence and sex. It makes a child think that killing someone is perfectly alright. Even the daily news on television or in the newspapers report murders or rapes with such explicit details.
Another reason is that there is a breakdown or a lack of communication in the family nowadays. People are often so busy that they forget to slow down and talk to their family. Many parents these days are not even aware of their children's schedules and are not familiar with their children's friends. Children are becoming more distant from their parents and spend more time with their friends than at home with their family.
That leads to the next reason why children commit such crimes. The crowd that they mix with influences a great part of who they become. Peer pressure nowadays causes a lot of problems. If the company that children are in is bad, then they could be influenced to do bad things to "look cool" or "fit in" with their friends.
Some solutions can be suggested to solve this problem, or at least stop it from becoming any worse.
Firstly, families need to work on their communication. I believe family ties are very important and that they should spend more time together. This way, parents can get to know their children and vice versa. With communication, the family will get to know their problems and help each other through.
Secondly, I feel that school education is an important factor. Schools could invite the local police to give talks or seminars on the consequences of committing crimes. Schools could also employ a school counsellor or psychologist to talk troubled students.
Parents could also take their child to a psychologist for psychiatric help. Some of these crimes are committed because these children are mentally or emotionally unstable. Perhaps after some counselling sessions or medication, they would be able to overcome their problems.
As a last alternative, the child could be sent to a boys' or girls' home for behavioural rehabilitation, maybe for a few months until an improvement in his or her attitude can be seen.
In conclusion, I believe that a prison sentence is not suitable for a young child and that the above solutions can be used to solve this problem of young children committing such terrible crimes. Of course, more solutions have to be thought of. Most importantly, I feel that the family and society should give these children all the help they can get, who are probably just feeling lost and troubled.
Children are our future. We should not give up on them so easily.
Firstly, I would like to say that weekends are crap. They are three days that make me wallow in my self-pity. It sucks! It's Saturday night and I'm holed up in this bare, spartan room. And to make things worse, I think my neighbour is having his weekly party! What the fuck?! I mean, how can anyone make so much blasted noise? It's been going on for such a long time already! U guys will probably beg to differ with me. I'm sure ur weekends are far, far better than mine, so I'm sure u'll find some way to understand my situation.
Other than that, my day's been spent listening to One Tree Hill soundtrack on repeat. (Well, not all the songs. Only the ones I like. And am able to download. Being in a dorm sucks. Download programmes are barred. Bah.)
I've started on Season 3 of OTH. The show totally rocks! Nathan and Haley are my inspiration for love. And also my inspiration for wanting to tear my hair out in exasperation. Their love is so sweet but irritating cos I don't have that kinda love. Ok, never mind. U guys won't understand.
I'm gonna take the similar advices I've been given. To sum it all up, I'll go slow and play it cool. Is it just me, or is there some relationship book of rules that everyone uses? I mean, everyone seems to have the answers and when I ask for advice, the same thing is repeated to me a couple of times. Weird.
Anyways, I've completed my English essay, during my Peyton Sawyer (Ok, not to be thick-skinned or anything, but I do see some similarities in Peyton's character as me. Character, I said, not looks. I can't compete with her. She's beautiful.) mood just now. I'm gonna post it up here too, so do drop comments if u feel like it!
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Headlines these days are becoming more gruesome and morbid tales of crimes. The horrific thing is that these crimes are being committed by young children, who should be enjoying their childhood. Some people feel that age is no excuse for such crimes and that these children should be convicted with a lifetime sentence in jail.
However, I believe that there are other ways to deal with this serious problem and that prison should be the last place a child should be confined to. In this essay, I will discuss the possible reasons why children commit terrible crimes and some possible solutions to this problem.
One must ask oneself why children can bring themselves to commit such heinous crimes. Surely a child is not born a killer or rapist.
One reason I believe plays a great part in influencing a child's psychological being is media influence. Movies or television shows are becoming increasingly filled with violence and sex. It makes a child think that killing someone is perfectly alright. Even the daily news on television or in the newspapers report murders or rapes with such explicit details.
Another reason is that there is a breakdown or a lack of communication in the family nowadays. People are often so busy that they forget to slow down and talk to their family. Many parents these days are not even aware of their children's schedules and are not familiar with their children's friends. Children are becoming more distant from their parents and spend more time with their friends than at home with their family.
That leads to the next reason why children commit such crimes. The crowd that they mix with influences a great part of who they become. Peer pressure nowadays causes a lot of problems. If the company that children are in is bad, then they could be influenced to do bad things to "look cool" or "fit in" with their friends.
Some solutions can be suggested to solve this problem, or at least stop it from becoming any worse.
Firstly, families need to work on their communication. I believe family ties are very important and that they should spend more time together. This way, parents can get to know their children and vice versa. With communication, the family will get to know their problems and help each other through.
Secondly, I feel that school education is an important factor. Schools could invite the local police to give talks or seminars on the consequences of committing crimes. Schools could also employ a school counsellor or psychologist to talk troubled students.
Parents could also take their child to a psychologist for psychiatric help. Some of these crimes are committed because these children are mentally or emotionally unstable. Perhaps after some counselling sessions or medication, they would be able to overcome their problems.
As a last alternative, the child could be sent to a boys' or girls' home for behavioural rehabilitation, maybe for a few months until an improvement in his or her attitude can be seen.
In conclusion, I believe that a prison sentence is not suitable for a young child and that the above solutions can be used to solve this problem of young children committing such terrible crimes. Of course, more solutions have to be thought of. Most importantly, I feel that the family and society should give these children all the help they can get, who are probably just feeling lost and troubled.
Children are our future. We should not give up on them so easily.
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By the way, Tegan and Sara rock!
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