Mxit...

I often hear alot of negative about Mxit, but I totally disagree with whatever I hear, as I am now using Mxit for about 3years and I havn't exprienced anything that has harmed me in any way. Mxit is totally safe if you do not give away any of your personal information, also, you have the choice of who you want to chat to and who you don't want to chat to. Mxit is without a doubt, the fastest, cheapest form of social networking available to me.

Technology-Good or Bad?

The question often arrises, is technology good or bad? well my answer is yes, just as everything else, technology has it's PROS as well as it's CONS, however, I feel that people are abusing technology and this is creating alot of chaos etc. therefore we should use everything in moderation with the correct intentions.

The sad truth...

Frightening or what???Yes this is the sad truth... mine and your brothers and sisters are being killed more and more each day. Makes you ponder about what a cruel world we living in.Yet is anything being done to stop this genocide? or are we just laid back and relaxed in our comfort zones?

Some fun times...

Going on camp was deffinately 1 of the best experiences and times ever. It made me develope my social skills, as well as made me get to know my class girls better. It was fun filled and exciting! Deffinately something that I'd want to do again!

What is propaganda?

Propaganda is very objective and aims at changing ones mindset by indoctrinating them. Propaganda is done by persuading people, either to do with political, religious or commercial issues. Propaganda is distributed in many different forms of media such as the radio, television, newspapers. Propaganda is very sensationalized and dramatic for hyperbole. Propaganda distorts the truth in order to gain people into believing their ideologies.

My views on a school uniform...

We are all unique and different and therefore should be given the opportunity to express ourselves and our culture and this cannot be attained by wearing a school uniform. South-Africa is a democratic country and we have our human rights. Wearing a school uniform infringes many of these rights such as The Right of belief and opinion as well as the Freedom of expression. It is very important for us to express ourselves in the manner which we want to because we should be proud of whom we are and should accept our faults rather than covering it up by wearing a school uniform. Our personalities should be expressed and this should be done by expressing our style to those around us especially in school. Our dressing should be our form of identification and people should be able to identify us from the way we dress and the way we present ourselves and by wearing a school uniform this cannot happen as a uniform standardises us and gives us a general form of identification. Our clothes also gives us a sense of belonging and that’s why students should be allowed to dress how they want to.
Also, uniforms are quite expensive and this may be a problem to many parents as it is an unnecessary expense, especially to those parents who are unemployed or do not have much money. School uniforms are academically orientated and will never be used again or worn out of school whereas your normal casual clothes can be worn any time and thus does not go to a waste. Most children feel uncomfortable and do not like wearing a uniform and this is a factor which keeps them away from school.

Are we doing anything to help?

Assa la mu alaikum today I’m going to be speaking about -- the greatest environmental challenge facing this planet.
The first seven months of 2006 were the warmest since climate record-keeping began in 1895. And on every scientists projection, it’s only going to get warmer. The question is how warm? If temperature increases are kept to 1 to 2 degrees, it is manageable. But if warming increases to 5 to 9 degrees or even more, the effects on our planet will be catastrophic. We must begin to take action and save our planet.
So, each of us is confronted with a choice -- a choice that will impact not only our future, but the futures of generations to come. Do we live as if nothings wrong? Or do we make the changes needed to prevent catastrophe?
How has global warming become so serious? Quite simply, we are addicted to fossil fuels. And it is the usage of these fuels – coal, oil, gasoline and natural gas and the resultant greenhouse gas emissions – that is the primary cause of global warming. Carbon dioxide, the most plentiful of the greenhouse gases, is produced by power plants, cars, manufacturing, and residential and commercial buildings. And here is the key: Carbon dioxide doesn't dissipate. It stays in the atmosphere for five decades or more – causing Earth's temperature to rise. That means that the carbon dioxide produced in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s is still in the atmosphere today. And the carbon dioxide produced today will still be in the atmosphere in 2050 and beyond.
The Earth has already warmed 1 degree in the past century and we're seeing the dramatic effects: * The 1990s were the hottest decade on record. * Glaciers are melting; coral reefs are dying; species are disappearing. * Extreme weather patterns have evolved – heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, and floods – and they are occurring with greater frequency and greater intensity. Things will only get worse as temperatures rise. The question is how much will the increase be?
If temperatures increase by another 1 to 2 degrees over the next 50 years, we will see major -- but manageable -- shifts in the world around us: But if nothing is done…if the Earth warms 5 degrees or more in the next 50 years, the face of our planet will change forever. According to scientific estimates: * Three out of five species would become extinct. Oceans would rise. Flooding would occur. Hurricanes, tornadoes and weather would become more volatile than ever. Malaria would spread.. * Sea levels would rise more than 2 feet, leading to 100-year floods every 10 years. * Risk of catastrophic wildfire would more than double. * Energy demands would increase 10 to 20 percent. So, we're at a tipping point.
Refuse to act, or act too slowly, and humans will have caused the most sudden temperature shift in the history of the planet. But, if we act soon and decisively, global warming can be limited to 1 to 2 degrees. This, I contend, should be our goal. America emits 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, This makes the U.S. the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world yet they aint doing much to help. Cars and trucks in the United States produce nearly 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year – which is playing a great role in global warming.
As long as our nation continues its addiction to oil, we cannot sufficiently slow the warming trend. Rather, we quickly need to get up and running on developing new, clean technologies and alternative fuels or else our children and grandchildren are going to face major catastrophes in the future. So I now leave you with the choice, are you going to get up and save our planet, or are you just going to sit back, relax and watch it slip through our fingers..like that…