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Physical punishment of children

Physical punishment of children refers to situation in which children suffer or are likely to suffer,signficant harm from an injury inflicted by the children's parents.

So,in my opinion physical punishment is not good method for children rasing and it will leave bad memories in their minds when they are growing up.

Firstly, according to pychologists, hitting children can be harmful for their development.

For example abused children are not confident it'll be active them to be weak and scared from every thing. Also children lose some IQ and maybe become bullies to themselves and to others.

Secondly, new research shows that physicaly abusing children when parents are angry can lead to internal injuries which may be inflicted intentionlly or may be inadvertently. Also it can cause brain damage if parents hit their children without consciousness and in a mad way. In the most of exterme cases physically abuesing children result in the death of children.

Thirdly, It has also been proven that using physical punishment doesn't work with children. If parents use this way many times it will be a normal punishment to them and it won't be a solution of the problem but it'll make the case more rebellious.Futhermore the relationship between parents and children can get worse.

Sum to up, physical punishment is a bad and a backward way for children,so all parents have to use a scientific,civilized and moral ways with their chlidren when they make mistakes.

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My home town

Lattkia is one of the most important cities in Syria.

It is located on the Mediterranean sea and north-west of Damamscus.The distance between Lattakia and Damascuse is 2400 Km, Damascuse is the capital of syria.

Its population is about 1,000,000 inhabitants.

Lattakia has a tamperate climate and there are four seasons round the year.

Lattakia is home to major annual festivels such as Almahaba festival that is held in Lattakia sport city complex on 2th Agust for two weeks. It includes culutral events, sports competions and musical concerts, by the way I took part in Almahaba festival when I was in secondary school.

Also there is another festival on 16th September for three days and this one includes carnival, panaromic exhibition and wind surfing.

As a capital city, it provides most of the services for the porvonice. There are hospitals, schools, universities, art galleries,hotels, cinemas and museums.

Also there are many archaeological places and resorts, usaually they are taken over by the tourists in Summer.

It lives mainly on tobaco, fruits,tourisim, import and export operatitons given that Lattkia has a main port.

Sculpture by the sea

In general a sculpture is an artwork which is three-dimensional (3D).
Usually sculptures are created by using two kinds of sculpting materials. The first one is traditional materials such as stone, metal,wood plaster and ...etc and the second one is contemporary materials such us sand, water, ice ,snow, liquid crystals, dead animals and ...etc.

Sculpture by the sea is a favourite annul event for many sydneysiders, featuring works by Australian and overseas artists.By the way, this event is Austraila's largest outdoor free public exhibition of contemporary sculptures and for two weeks, the display is over one hundred outdoor sculptures spread along the coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama.

How To Sit At a Computer?

We never think of how to sit, we just find a chair and either plop down in it, or just sit. So here i'll show you some ways to sit that will allow you to have a healthier body when you sit at the computer.

You know that? "sitting is much harder on the back than when standing because when you stand the blood flow along the spine is unobstructed".

• Push your hips as far back as they can go in the chair.
  

• Adjust the keyboard height so that your shoulders are relaxed, your elbows are in a slightly open position, and your wrists and hands are straight.

• Keep your work close!

Computer Health

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Holidays assessment

Dear Rosa,

Hello, how are you doing? I hope you are fine and your holidays were interesting. Now I'll tell about my holidays. On the first day, I woke up early and I did some homework. After I finished I took a shower and then I went with my husband to Plaza centre to do our shopping. We bought a lot of things. While we were there we drunk a fresh juice. It was delicious. After that we came back home.
At that moment I felt I could eat a horse! So I started to cook two meals. Fish and chips for my husband and grilled fish with vegetables for me. I like healthy food! I also made Tabouleh (it's a kind of salad , it is very popular in our country). In the evening we talked about the next day so we decided to go to Imax theatre to attend the show under the sea. But unfortunately, we couldn't go there because the next day I didn't feel well I catch a cold and I had a headache . I'm pregnant, so I can't take medicine I stayed at home in bed we didn't go anywhere . I'm not gettingbetter .

Sincerely,

Rola

Our Weekends

My First Day In Australia

My first day in Australia was both a happy but strange experience.I arraived on a very nice day in May 2009.The weather was warm.I was really excited to see my husband.He left syria one year before me. He came to the airport with his freinds to meet me. I was delighted to meet my hasband after such a long time. It was a fantasitic moment. They took me to our flat in Kogarah, which was quite a short drive. By the time we reached there.I was very ttired after tow days' travel, but when we came into our flat about that, because my hausband and his friends had prepared a big surprise for me,we had areally

nice night on that day.

They talked about their life in australia and how things different here. Although I was delighted to be beside my husband, I realised my life would never be the same again. I was in a new country were every thing would be different. I took a deep breath and i hoped my new life in Australia would be happy and fulfilling for me.

Technology and ESOL

In these times there are many ways to learn English by using new technology, such as computers, Internet, smart boards, notebooks, palms, digital libraries .....etc. So all these tools are beneficial and interesting to build our skills in English (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
Especially the world wide web has opened a whole new world to learn English.
By using technology learners can communicate with others. They can exchange ideas and get plenty of practice in an email and a discussion room or forum. Also learners can have a live conversation with new people and listen to their recordings by using YouTube for example. They can also leave recorded messages in some online applications, like voice thread.
Furthermore learners can study online or in virtual classes because on the Internet there are different courses. During these courses they can do many exercises about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and they can improve themselves in reading and writing and in using digital libraries. Also they can test themselves after each course and see the feedback of the result . learning with technology is more exciting.
Finally, learning with new technologies is more fun. More learning and less marking because they can listen to songs and watch videos. Also they can can do online quizzes and play educational games.
As we see above technology is a fantastic tool to learn and improve our skills in our foreign language.

What are tigers?

Tigers are large cats. They are one of the most threatened species of animal on earth.

Habitats:

The different tiger subspecies live in a variety of habitats. Some live in forests in southern Asia, some in the woodlands of Siberia. Others are found in mangrove swamps and in tall grass jungles. Some are found in the mountains where it is snowy.

Appearance and Behaviours:

Most tigers are orange-brown or dark yellow with dark brown, grey or black stripes. There are patches of white fur on their faces and ears. There is a white mark on the back of each ear so that from behind it looks like the tiger is watching, particularly in a shadowy forest habitat. This is a defence marking. Tigers have white fur on their stomachs. A tiger's stripes helps it to get close to prey when it is hunting. The stripes camouflage the tiger, helping it to blend into the grasses and edges of forests where it lives. Each tiger's pattern is different, like human fingerprints.Tigers are large cats. The largest is the male Amur or Siberian tiger which can grow to be 3.3 metres long and weigh up to 300 kilograms. The smallest is the female Sumatran tiger which grows to be about 230 centimetres long and weighs up to 110 kilograms.
A tiger's tail, which helps it keep its balance when running fast, is about a metre long.
Most tigers live and hunt alone and mark their territory by spraying the ground and plants with urine (pee) and by leaving scratch marks on trees.Tigers are excellent swimmers, and can swim across wide rivers. They keep cool by spending time in water, the only cats to deliberately doing so.

DietTigers are carnivores:

or meat eaters.How do tigers catch their prey?They hunt mainly between sunset and dawn. They stalk their prey, get as close as possible and then race at the animal from behind, pouncing on it and biting the neck or throat. When the prey is dead, the tiger drags it to a safe place and eats it. If the prey is a large animal the tiger can feed on it for a few days. Not every hunt is successful, so tigers don't eat every day. They hunt and eat many different kinds of animal such as deer, wild pigs, birds, monkeys, leopards, bears and wild cattle. Tigers eat up to 18 kilograms of meat at one time.

Life Cycle:

About 103 days after mating with a male tiger the female gives birth to a litter of 2 or 3 cubs, but sometimes up to 7. She looks after the cubs, feeding them milk for about 8 weeks. Later she teaches them to hunt. The cubs stay with their mother for up to three years.

Conservation Status and threats:

Tigers are facing extinction. The South China tiger may already be extinct. Numbers of other subspecies are very low. One major threat is that in some countries medicines made of tiger body parts are considered to be almost magical in their effect. Tigers are killed for body parts, fur and meat. Although there is an international ban on killing tigers, the illegal medicines sell for large sums of money, so poachers continue to kill tigers. Loss of habitat is also a big threat, and there is less and less space in the wild for tigers to live. What is left of wild habitat is often small patches, like islands, which makes it hard for tigers to move about and meet each other for breeding.

Hello,

My name is Rola. I come from Syria, I have been in Australia for twenty five days. And now I'm starting an AMEP course in Sydney Institute ST George College.