Activism or Troublemaking

Recently, the news has been flooded with reports of the Hong Kong protests against an extradition bill which would allow fugitives in Hong Kong to be extradited to Mainland China with the approval of Hong Kong courts. I think that last clause is extremely important, because some media reports have been portraying the incident as …

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Break Now or Break Down

So...I was just scrolling through random news and chanced upon the following headline: My immediate reaction was, "Wow, so relatable!" As you can tell from posts written back in more youthful days (here and here), I've always griped about holiday homework. At that time, I was just fed up that I couldn't get my mind …

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Crime – Is it that distant?

I've always been a goody-two shoes. Growing up, crime always seemed to be a distant occurence. I didn't have any relatives, close friends or even acquaintances who were convicted of crimes. I guess I've always thought that prison is a place where evil people with a lack of moral conscience end up. Recently, getting exposed …

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Punishment and Death

So, haven't posted in awhile, mainly because I've been busy, but also because, I haven't felt so strongly about a subject that I had to write about it. But today, I felt like I had to pen some thoughts down, so here I am. I had an opportunity to visit an inmate who is facing …

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School Discipline

"Detention" may be something that is familiar to all who have been through secondary school. When I ask my cousin who's teaching in a secondary school what she does to discipline students who refuse to do their homework, she mentions "detention" as the most common punishment, and "informing parents" as the next avenue. Unlike most …

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