Help! I Hate Writing

aaaaaFirst of all, I hate writing. What is the use of this freaking English even though I am just a mere indio? I was always saying to my friends, "I don't care if English is the universal language, I'll just work here in the Philippines so that it will not be hard for me." I have always said that until I attended the latter part of my high school years where I have experienced cramming, hardships and the need to pass the thesis required for us to submit to graduate. Because of my poor grammar, I began to quit. Until my father told me, "You can never achieve something if you will not be specific of what you want. Start with yourself first, and I will guarantee you that you might achieve what you want. And besides you are doing it for yourself not for anyone that is around you." Because of what my father said, I tried to forget first my hate in English and focus on what I want: To be a Successful CPA Lawyer.

aaaaaSo what is the main purpose of this course? Basically, it yearns for me to learn more, improve more, and develop more things that I need to be prepared of what is supposed to be happening in the outside world.It is as if our guide to become the best that I can be especially in communication. And just like what Rexona is saying in their famous line: “I WON’T LET YOU DOWN.” I think that is what my teacher is also telling me. That she won’t let me down in the sense that because of her, I can now surpass my hate with English and become the best Inglesero in the class.

aaaaaIn order fo me to be better with my writing, I should first set specific goals. First, as what I am talking about almost all the time in this essay. I want to improve my writing abilities. How would clients appeal for my products if the word I use have no connections with my advertisements? If I succeed in this goal, it will be easier for me to think about words that I will apply in essays. Not like in this one, that it took me for almost 20 centuries just to think of an introduction. To improve my critical-thinking skills and knowledge about topics are my second and third goals, respectively. If I improve my English, I would be able to have a more critical and creative mind. It can also help me be updated of what is really changing in the world right now.

aaaaaSo how will I achieve my goals other than writing this essay? First, like what other students want to do, I should read more books and other reading materials.  If I read these materials, the words that I digest may help me improve my vocabulary. Not like what happened to me last year, a classmate of mine said APATHY and blood went flowing down my nose (Of course it is an exaggeration). If I read, I will Learn and if I learn, I can be the best. Second, I should write more essays  so that it can help as a practice to my writing skills. Lastly, focus and listen to the professor where in my part is very hard because I’m not good with listening and attending to what my professors are saying.

aaaaaWriting is a very hard task for anyone like me who is practising a CARABAO ENGLISH kind of grammar. I need to set specific goals in order to achieve my wants as a student. Maybe if I take English seriously, I can be the next person to be given with the Pulitzer Award. I am like any other superheroes in comic books. Like Batman, Superman, Spiderman and the like, I also have a secret identity, an identity that would like to be better not only as a normal student in a University, but to also become one of the prestigious writers of the world. But unlike them I am a LASALLIAN, are you a LASALLIAN?

Setting Goals (ENGLCOM)

Topic: Setting Goals in My Writing Course

Thesis Statement: Setting Goals to my Writing Course  can help me improve my English Communication Skills.

Outline

I. Introduction
aaA. Quotation
aaB. Thesis Statement


II. Body
aaA. Purpose of the Course
aaB. Goals
aaaaa1. Improve my Writing Skills
aaaaa2. Improve my Critical-Thinking Skills
aaaaa3. Widen my Knowledge on English Topics
aaC. Ways to Achieve Goals
aaaaa1. Read more Books and other Reading Materials
aaaaa2. Write more Essays
aaaaa3. Focus and Listen to Professors


III. Conclusion
aaaA. Summary
aaaB. Prediction of the Future

Video Games: From a Simple Entertainment into the Worst Addiction

From the previous years, many reports already stated the increasing number of children who are inclined to video games. They say that children are already losing their focus on to how they should meet with their requirements in school or to how be socially acquainted with others. Unfortunately, despite of the increasing reports about the said problem, psychiatric associations still do not treat the addiction as an official diagnosis as a problem or hindrance to their development.

Children nowadays are bombarded with projects, activities, and involvements that push them to their limits until such time that they fail to enjoy and have some leisure time for themselves. Parents give their children time to relax in a way that they can cope up with such activities. Children use this time of relaxation in playing video or computer games. But, because parents also have activities of their own. They fail to recognize the growing addiction of their children to video games until such time that these children already neglect their social life just to win a battle in a  video game. There are also time when children apply their 'video gaming' in real life. For example, a child becomes physically abusive to his playmates because he is a great warrior from the famous game "Warcraft" of DOTA or he literally shoots another boy because he thinks that this boy is a terrorist from the game "Counter Strike". On a deeper level, children tend to be socially isolated from others in such a way that they do not know how to react to daily news or cope up with the 'talk-of-the-town'. For example, an 18-year old boy acts like a 9-year old one because he spends all his hours playing and playing games. Lastly, the effect of gaming addiction that totally bothers the people especially parents is the fact that children are willing to sacrifice or lose a life of another person just to satisfy their wants to finish and be the "champ" of the game. Research says that more children addicted to gaming are ready to risk their life in order to play. In accordance, a kid kills or burns his parents because his parents tell him to stop playing. With these reports, many are still in surprise that such organizations still tend to ignore it.

Children are now threatened to lose their social life because of video games. In conclusion, even if organizations ignore this problem, it is up to the parents' responsibility to control their children from the said addiction. It is up to them on how they will assure that they can change their children's way of thinking. And last, these children should also think to themselves if what will happen to them if they will continue playing. They should also have the courage to do their part in controlling themselves so that they can stop or prevent it form ruining their life until the end because it will be their loss if they let video games to overcome their life. These children should make sure that in many ways, they can balance their gaming to any other activities of their life which are school, family, friends and relaxation. You, yes you. Will you let gaming ruin your life?