My review towards Critical Literacy

5. You have almost completed this semester, so how do you view Critical Literacy now? If you have any comments and suggestions, please do so as it helps for the betterment of the course as a whole.

As we reached to the end of the semester, I am starting to adapt with Critical Literacy subject even though it is hard but it does make me realize that we need this critical thinking as we can answer well peoples answer well later and me become more professional if someone has asked about critical question.

 Critical Literacy also does encourage me to read many types of sources such as journals, news and many more. It has left a big impact on myself as me myself need to sacrifice time and sleep where we need to stay up to finished up or assignment and task. The subject also teach me to do our assignment according to the due as we will not feel exhausted then to finished our work if we do our assignment at last minute. Hence, if we do it last minute us, ourselves who will feel the burden.

In addition, I realised that after learning Critical Literacy we become more to a nerdy that needs to read a lot to understanding something even just a little thing. So, this subject has changed me to a bookworm since I always lazy back then when someone ask me to read books. As in the subject we need to read a lot of historical readings and specific terms to understand more when we are doing the assignments such as the Gandhi’s history in assignment 1.

Next, Critical Literacy has showed me that there are euphemism and dysphemism in this communication where we can use it every day. Lastly, it also made me become more knowledgeable about crime or historical events that happen in other countries. I would like to suggest that to provide more interesting articles and activities that will attract students to be more attracted to the subject.

Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to precious lecturer Mr. Mark who always guides me and my classmates enthusiastically teaching us and give us much type of activities such as the Town Hall debate for us to understand more about Critical Literacy. Not to forget, my classmates and roommates who have helped me a lot to finished the Critical Literacy assignments. Thankyou Mr. Mark and everyone! J

Body, Mind And Spirit

4. The body is the greatest possession, the mind is the greatest treasure and the spirit is the greatest companion.

• How do you view above statement.

In my opinion, the statement above is basically about body, mind and spirit is connected to each other. Where three of it that has their own benefits that need us to make use of it wisely and the three things is very important for a human to live.

Body is the greatest possession means the main part of our life where body is the important thing of course, and body does relate with health. As body contain all of things that related with health, as heart, lungs and many more are in the body. It is also important for us to take care of our body as we are easily to get sick with the unpredictable weather and our food consumed with lots of calories so it might effect us now or later. Thus, it is important to take care of our body as it is the main part of a human. 

Mind is the greatest treasure. For me this refer to mind is where we need to think wisely and make a correct decision. We cannot simply make decision directly, that is why God create mind for us human to think carefully and make use of it to pure intention. Some people misused the mind as they make some bad plans. That is totally wrong! As our mind, we are the only one who control it, you cannot control anyone's mind, you cannot control what the other's are doing, but you can control your mind. For instance, if we feel mad you need to take breath, relax your body and mind and and the anger will fade soon. The nature of your execution relies on upon the nature of your ability. Thus, the nature of your expertise relies on upon the nature of your mind. As should be obvious, mind represent the greatest treasure. 

Lastly, spirit is the greatest companion. Every human that God spirit on their own which is to cooperate well with human's body. Spirit is the one who make human function where it represent of the way of a person's feelings and emotion. Spirit can come in many types, such as spirits can define as a motivation when we need a motivate. If we have a good spirit, for sure we can go through life without obstacle. We also need to be strong, and fight the bad influence that will reduce our spirit. Last but not least, we need to be positive every time and deduct all the fears to have a good and successful life.

In a nutshell, body, mind and spirit plays a big role in our body and life! :) 

Black Market & Baby?

3.  “If  money were the only criterion by which a child’s welfare can be gauged, then a baby bought for as much as RM40,000 on the black market would seem set for a life/ For money rich but child-poor couples, it is a small price to pay to introduce a small life into their home. The cot is gilded, the blanket monogrammed, the college fund fund filled to the brim. All that’s wanting is a bun in the oven. And where there is a baby-for-sale racket, money can indeed, buy happiness. And after all, why not?” (NST, March 3, 2013)

• Provide at least two (2) premises or two (2) counter agreements for the statements based on your agreement. 

I strongly agree  with the above statement. As black market little does help with a married couples who did not have baby. First of all, i would like to explain what is black market adoption. Black market adoption means an adoption which involves the purchasing of a child with a large payments and by passing adoptions laws and regulations of the adoption process. This illegal action is surely prohibited as this has break the government laws . But, it is a easiest and happiest way for couples who did not have babies. I agree with the statement because it does help and give a lot benefits to the babies. 

First and foremost, it give the babies a brighter future. It is because if they did not sell the baby, the baby might be thrown or dead somewhere else. As the statistic of baby dumping is increasing every year, every month and also every minute. Hence, if the baby were sold to the right couple the baby can get a better life and brighter future rather than they are exposed to bad exposures. Yes, this action is a little bit appropriate but put yourself in the place of a couple who already get married and do not have a baby, of course they are willing to give any amount of money to get the baby as long as they are happy and can make their live more happy.   As in this modern era, there are too many cases about dumped baby who were thrown then somebody take them to be their bait to make money such as as soon the baby grow a little a bit they will ask them to be a beggar. 

On the other hand, money can fulfill people's needs. As this because, nowadays many married couple who did not have a baby will tend to argue and fight on each other by accusing one of them is the main problem why they did not get a baby. Isn't that hurt to heard from someone that you love? So money does help them. Rather they keep arguing, so by bought a baby from a black market does help. As buying a baby, it might be their source of happiness even though this action is illegal. Thus, money indeed can buy happiness  if you are sincere in it and have a positive and pure intention. 

For instance, as this case happens to my own relative, where my cousin came from a black market adoption also, where my aunt already got married for 10 years but still did not get any baby so they decide to have an adoption baby and bought it from the black market, from the story i have knew, if my aunt did not bought the baby, the dealer will sell it to the a criminal who is a going to sell the baby to Thailand and make the baby as a beggar. Now, my cousin are already grown up and successfully a doctor now. Thus, black market adoption does help the baby and also make a family become more cheerful.

In conclusion, even though  black market adoption is bad referring to the law but yet it make some people happy.