ARTICLE ESSAY

Haze: A Danger to Health

The haze is a constant phenomenon faced by Malaysia and her neighbouring countries. The haze
is basically pollution of atmosphere, which is clogged with pollutants and other substances from forest
fires.
The haze is a direct effect of forest fire in Kalimantan and other parts of Indonesia due to slash
and burn method of farming. The Indonesian authorities appear to have no power to control farmers from
practising such methods. The haze is further worsened by open burning practised by most Malaysians.
Open-field burning of rice straw by the rice planters and open burning of dried leaves and garbage done
by the public are a few examples that done by Malaysian. Many are ignorant of the health effects of open
burning.
During the haze, hospitals and clinic often report a dramatic increase in respiratory problems, lung
infections and asthma attack. The Air Pollution Index (API) usually indicates the hazardous and
dangerous levels of pollution during this period. The haze has long-term side effects. Prolonged inhalation
of polluted air will result in serious lung infection which particularly affects the elderly.
The government must play its role to reduce the haze treat. It has to cooperate with the
Indonesian authorities to stamp out forest fires. The culprits must be brought to justice, either through
healthy fine or prison sentence. Constant vigilance would ensure the perpetrators do not repeat their
offence.
The government should also raise the public awareness of the dangers of forest fire. Continuous
campaign of the cause, solutions and steps-need-to-be-taken to reduce the haze need to be promoted
through all types of social media like television, radio, newspaper and even via internet. The authorities
should also provide assistance to farmers and introduce more sophisticated forest clearing methods.
In Malaysia, strict laws must be imposed to penalise those who practise open burning. On-going
campaigns on the dangers of open burning should be intensified. Individuals too have a role to play. They
must participate in every campaign and stop burning. Students can advise their parents not to practice
open burning.
Every individual has to remember that we do not own the world, but instead we lent it from our
future generations. We must protect our world so that our grandchildren woulh have a healthy earth to
live.

THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT

The greenhouse effects become such a very serious matter now. Everyday, in the newspaper reported
that the earths condition become worse. The greenhouse effects are the main cause of the global
warming.
The greenhouse effect is global warming. It happens because, the heat from the sunlight is trapped and
create a kind of warm-air blanket that covers the earth. So, the heat cannot be released and the earths
temperature is rising rapidly.
Consequently, it will cause the ice and snow at the poles to melt. The statistic from
http:environment.about.com shows that the ice at the poles melts rapidly. It will harm the polar bears and
other animal habitat. So, it can also leads to the extinction of animals. Animals are important
Apart from that, the humans also being harmed because, when the ice melts, the sea water level become
higher. So, the lands will be fully covered by water and humans will lose the place to stay.
The greenhouse effects are mainly caused by human factors. Factor like burning of natural gas, coal
and oil is contributing to the problem. This activity will release a lot of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
So, the ozone layer will be thinner and the UV rays can cut through it. The effect will be like skin cancer,
health problems, unusual weather and the rise of earths temperature.
The next cause is deforestation. Many trees were cut down. It will makes the earth become hotter. Apart
from that, the carbon dioxide cannot be absorbed anymore. So, it will makes the earth trapped, full with
carbon dioxide. It will then makes the earth become hotter. Then, it will leads to all the consequences.
So, everybody must play their own role to save the earth. Reduce the pollution and protect the earth for
the next generation.

How Internet Affects Life

By:_____________
Nowadays, the use of Internet is increasing especially among adolescence or more accurately,
students. The Internet issue is discussed by the adults and parents. Most of them are worried that the use
of Internet is dangerous to their kids. Some others said that Internet may bring benefits to their children
especially to those who will be sitting for an examination.
On my opinion, Internet has both benefits and drawbacks. First of all, let me talk about the benefits
first. As we know, Internet is mostly used by students. By surfing internet, students can visit various
websites to assist their studies. The examples of popular websites are tutortv.com , unicliq.com , and
tutor.com.my. They can visit the websites and revise their studies in more exciting way. Some of them are
free. Students can visit it anytime they want. The websites also provide useful notes and exercises. At the
same time, students can get additional information that they cannot find it in books. For instance, they can
go to 'Google' or 'Yahoo' search engines to search for more ideas to write an essay. In short, Internet
provides vast informations and knowledge which is very beneficial for the students.
Next, Internet also provides lots of social networks such as Facebook , Twitter, MySpace and many
other. Through these social networks, we can add more friends and make new friends. We can also know
friends from other country as these social networks are used internationally. Other than adding friends, we
can also strengthen our relationship with our friends and family who are staying far away from us using
Skype. We can see them in front of our eyes eventhough they are actually far away from us through web
camera.
Besides, Internet also offers entertainment. We canwatch videos of our favourite artists by just one
click through 'Youtube' website. We can also watch favourite movies without paying. Plus, there are many
artists born from 'Youtube'. So, fans can know more about the artists from Youtube. Meanwhile,
4shared.com provides tracks, videos and files that can be downloaded for free! Internet users can enjoy
themselves at anytime watching their favourite artists' performance for free.
Internet doen not only offersbenefits for students but also to those who want to gain more money. It
also provides business opportunities. As for example, mudah.my gives a wide room for surfers to promote
anything they want to sell. Through this, people with no job can gain money and support their lives by
doing the online business.
However, as I said earlier, Internet also brings bad effects to its users. Firstly, it can encourage
cyber crimes. Besides that, students who spend too much time on Internet may neglect their studies and
do not finish their homework. This should be avoided as studies are important especially to teenagers.
Although Internet can add more friends to our list, yet, it still can develop anti-social behaviour. Not
all of the users use Internet to make friends, someof them only play video games or just sit down
wayching videos on Youtube. They will only sit and ignore what is happening around them. The worst
thing is, they may not realise that there is an earthquake out there! This anti-social behaviour may leads
to health problems. The users will just stay at home and sit in front of computer and this will cause them
to be lazy couch potatoes. It will also lead to obesity.
Next, most students will not attracted to surf knowledgeable websites, but wasting their time on
other non-beneficial things. Wasting timeon Internet can cause students to neglect their studies. Not only
time is wasted but also money. With the uses of more electricity non-stop, utility bills may increase
dramatically. We just not pay for the electric bills but also internet monthly bills.
The conclusion is, everything has its own benefits and drawbacks. However, it depends on how we
are using it. If we spend more time using it for benefits, we will get positive effects. But if we use it more to
non-beneficial things, we will get negative effects. So, it depends on you.

Tak Nak Campaign

A very good morning to our dear Principal, Mr. Hasnan bin Jaafar, teachers and students.
Recently, our former Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched an anti-smoking
campaign called Tak Nak. You can now see this short and rhyming catch phrase Tak Nak everywhere
on billboards, posters, TV ads, and sometimes I even hear it on the radio. Though some people have
criticised our government for setting aside a staggering sum of RM100 million over 6 years for the
campaign, it is nothing compared to the huge amounts that tobacco companies spend to promote
smoking.
But in this war against smoking, money definitely talks; it is necessary for the Tak Nak Campaign
to constanly remind us of the hazard of smoking because about 50 Malaysian teenagers light up for the
first time every day. In fact, some of these youth progress steadily from this to regular use, with addiction
raking hold within a few years. And this is despite the warning on every pack of cigarettes that states
unequivocally Smoking is dangerous to your health.
What can the Tak Nak Campaign do to combat this? Their aggressive advertising creates media
awareness among the public, especially among the fashionable young crowd, that smokers have
yellowed teeth and suffer from shortness of breath and tells them that it is not cool to smoke. It is also not
responsible of them to affect non-smokers with second-hand smoke.
Also, there is a succession of infomercials on TV and in the papers showing the debilitating effects
of tobacco addiction on the body and gruesome statistics of smoke-related deaths. We are now familiar
with the graphic pictures of damaged lungs on billboards which should scare people into not smoking.
This works, as I know some of my friends are quitting now, or trying to reduce the number of cigarettes
they smoke per week.
However, I feel any anti-smoking campaign is more effective if other people and organisations are
actively involved too. Yes, the first step has been taken by the top, but sad to say, many of our politicians
smoke themselves. Nearer to home, so do some of our parents and teachers.
These adults have to be good role models by not smoking themselves. If they do smoke, they
should tell their children and students that they regret that they ever started, and then take steps to quit
smoking as soon as possible. They must practise what they preach.
On a more positive note, I commend the Malaysia Amateur Athletic Union for its zero-tolerance of
smoking because they know that smoking and health just do not mix. How can our sportsmen excel if
they cannot stop smoking.
Dear teachers and students, thank you for your attention. Let me end my speech by reiterating
that smoking is a bad habit, so make Tak Nak your mantra. If you have started smoking, say Tak Nak and
quit! And if you havent started smoking, say know that smoking not only damages your health but you are
also literally burning your money.
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The GREEN HOUSE EFFECT

The world is a greenhouse. The role of the atmosphere is to insulate and warm the surface of the earth.
The greenhouse effect is not a new phenomenon. Humans can help reduce the increasing greenhouse
effect.
The atmosphere insulates and warms the surface of the earth. Incoming solar radiation passes through
the atmosphere. The surface of the earth absorbs some of the radiation. The unabsorbed
radiation is emitted back out in the form of infrared radiation. Gases, such as, carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, and water vapor absorb the reflected infrared radiation. These gases re-emit infrared
radiation, some of which the earth absorbs. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of infrared energy by
the surface of the earth and the atmosphere.
The greenhouse effect is not a new phenomenon. The sun has always shone on the earth as far as
scientists can say. In addition, the earth has always had an atmosphere. The atmosphere and the
gases in it have caught and trapped solar radiation since time began. Life could not continue and would
not have started without the atmospheric gases creating the Greenhouse effect.
Humans can help reduce the greenhouse effect. By reducing the amount of gases released into
the atmosphere, humans can reduce the infrared radiation, which causes the greenhouse effect. There
are several ways to control the amount of gases released. Humans could take advantage of the already
existing bus, subway and train systems. Carpooling is another way humans could reduce the amount of
harmful emissions gases released into the atmosphere. Filling the gas tank and mowing grass after the
sun goes down are additional ways to reduce the greenhouse effect.
The atmosphere is responsible for insulating the earth. It will be too late if there are not steps taken soon
to reduce the increasing greenhouse effect. If humans keep the harmful gases that are in the atmosphere,
it will only adding to make the greenhouse effect worse. The greenhouse effect will no longer be
controllable if humans do not do their part now.

Green House Effect and Global Warming Essay 6 (400 words)

Global warming and greenhouse effect are the major environmental issues catching the attention of
everyone because of the clear climate changes. Greenhouse effect is considered as the natural
process however going very fast nowadays and has become very serious because of some human
activities. Greenhouse effect caused by the green house gases has to do a lot with the global
warming. Green house gases are human released gases through many activities like deforestation,
industrialization, use of electricity in every area of work, and so many. There are some natural
sources of releasing green house gases however they are in balance. Greenhouse effect is
continuously altering the temperature of earths surface.
Such a huge alteration in the temperature causes earth to get warmer day by day which results in
the global warming. There are many benefits as well as disadvantages of the greenhouse effect to
the lives on earth. In the absence of it, earth may get too cold and in the presence of it, earth may
get too hot. Both are the harmful to the living beings so, it is required to keep it in balance. There are
many causes of the greenhouse effect. Three of them are most common and major cause of
greenhouse effect which are CO2, water vapour, and methane. Water vapour is known as natural
atmospheric gas however highly strong to absorb sun rays heat. 80 percent of the total natural
greenhouse warming is caused by the water vapour and left 20 percent by other gasses.
Carbon dioxide gas is considered as the second biggest heat absorber on the earth which absorbs
heat from sun rays. The major reason of CO2 emission is human activities affecting the level of
carbon dioxide in the earths atmosphere. Deforestation and fossil fuels burning are the main human
made reasons for CO2 emission. This continuous in carbon dioxide and other gases causes earths
temperature to increase and make it warmer than before. Methane is more powerful than CO2 and
can absorb 25 times more infrared radiations. This gas is created by the biological activities like
digestive process of domestic animals, rice cultivation, leakage in domestic and industrial gas lines,
etc. according to the Environmental Media Services Organization, it is found that only through the
greenhouse effect the earths surface temperature may increase by 6 degrees by the year 2100.
Global warming is affecting the whole ecological balance, sea level, corals reefs, marine life, plants,
human beings, etc.