Name: Dean (49712059)

Date: 27/5/2009

Article# 5
My My reaction :

In my opinion, decriminasing drugs is a double-edged sword to the society. The result could be controversial : the positive one is declining the illegel drug market ; the nagativeone may trigger another social problem.

Drugs, of course, are considerd as a perish cause of many nations, especially in developing countries, like india. Since there are not many entertainment, people have nothing to do for killing time. Futhermore, they don’t know much about the side-effect of it. Therefore, they may take it for fun. Moreover, drugs could trigger a moral issue. Teenagers may think that taking drugs is as normal as having meals. That would normalize the consequence of using it.
Despite the truth, why the Portuguese government still insists of observing this policy ? First, legelising drugs could exterminate the blackmarket. In general, there are many suppliers smuggling drugs, like cannabate. Most of them aren’t safe to use as the production of drugs can be poor, roughly. The product may consist of other substance like mercury. That would seriously damage human body. If the government decriminalize drugs, the drug user will choose it for safety.

Secondly, drugs are harmless if not are over-used. Also, some of the chemicals are used in other aspect. For example, morphine, an anaesthetic, is used in plastic surgery. The use of must be accurate. (208words)

Name: Dean (49712059)

Date: 7/5/2009

Article# 4
My reaction :
In my opinion, Facebook is a common way for teenagers to communicate with others. Most of the them have made friends by this way.

The reason why Facebook has occupied people’s life is the characteristic. Nowadays, people live in a world full of stress and work. They need a way to release it. Therefore, Facebook takes a large part of easing pressure. Facebook is a virtual tool of commnication that allows people to conceal the real-world face, so that they can talk freely without consideration. Also, Facebook has no geographical problem. No matter where you are, all they have to do is to turn on a computer and input few words. Because it connects with the Internet, they may chat with foreigners. Conserquently, it widers their horizon.

On the other hand, I think this situation also triggers to another problem. That is so-called ‘ social withdrawel’. It means a certain group of people especially the teenagers are reluctent to contact with the outside world, only their inner world. Once they take Facebool as a tool of commnication, they can’t resist any temptations of the virtual world. That merely makes the problem even more worst. For example, according to a survey in Hongkong, the average hour of surfing the net is ten. That includs using Facebook. One extreme case is that a girl spends twenty hours a week surfing Facebook. She almost gave up her study. It has raised up a question of teenagers addicting to Facebook. Certainly, it is merely a tip of the iceburg. The more we know concern about the society, the less chances we go on the wrong track. (210 words)