- Harapan adalah tiang yang menyangga dunia. (Pliny the Elder)
- Kalau manusia berangsur menjadi tua, umumnya ia cendrung menetang
perubahan, terutama perubahan ke arah perbaikan. (John Steinbeck)
- Pendidikan mempunyai akar yang pahit, tapi buahnya manis. (Aristoteles)
- Pendidikan mengembangkan kemampuan, tetapi tidak menciptakannya. (Voltaire)
- Kerendahan hati disukai orang-orang terkenal. Namun orang yang bukan apa-apa sulit untuk rendah hati. (Paul Valery)
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Emansipasi merupakan seni untuk berdiri di atas kaki sendiri namun dipeluk tangan orang lain. (Alex Winter)
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Sebelum menikah saya mempunyai enam teori tentang bagaimana mendidik
anak. Kini saya mempunyai enam anak dan tidak mempunyai teori. (John
Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1647-1680)
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Alat penghemat kerja yang paling populer sampai saat ini masih tetap suami yang berada. (Joey Adams)
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Seorang arkeolog merupakan suami yang terbaik yang bisa diperoleh
wanita; makin tua si istri, makin besar minat suami terhadapnya. (Agatha
Cristie)
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Kebahagiaan itu seperti batu arang, ia diperoleh sebagai produk sampingan dalam proses pembuatan sesuatu. (Aldous Huxley)
Example of a persuausive speech about Global Warming
There is little doubt that the planet is warming. Over the last
century, the planets temperature has risen by around 1 degree fahrenheit
(0.6 of a degree celsius). The warmest since the mid 1800’s was the
1990s. The hottest years recorded were 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003.
The United Nations panel on climate change projects that the global
temperatures will rise 3-10 degrees fahrenheit by the century’s end –
enough to have the polar caps all but melted. If the ice caps melt, a
vast majority of our countries borders will be under water. Monuments
and great buildings, as well as homes and lives will be under water,
including New York City.
So now we know what some of the causes are for global warming, how can we as individuals do our part to help save the planet?
The answer is simpler than you may think. You don’t have to go miles
away from home to protest, or spend masses of money. If you try to
follow the few simple steps that I shall now give you, you will have
started to help us all.
Firstly, plant a tree. This could be easier than it sounds. Join or
help out a local wildlife group and ask to plant a tree. Trees, when
fully grown, will help keep the planet cooler. On the same point, you
could protest against the demolition of the rainforests. This is the
same principle, we need the trees to cool our planet and yet they are
chopping them down to create roads or homes.
Something as simple as walking instead of taking the car will help
reduce pollution. As well as stopping pollution, you are giving yourself
exercise, something important for our bodies. So the next time you get
into your car, or your motorbike, think – do I have to make this journey
by vehicle or can I walk?
When you are at home, and your getting a little cold. Put a jumper on
and do not adjust the heating. The extra heat produced by our homes
also affects the planet. So try wearing an extra layer in winter.
If possible, buy your fruit and vegetables from local suppliers. And
try to avoid imported goods. The more foreign food that we import the
more pollution from aeroplanes and boats it will create.
Keeping to the speed limit can also help the environment. The more
you speed the more petrol you are going to use, making the pollution
higher. Also, SUV’s make about six times their own weight in CO2 each
year. A small efficient diesel car covering the same distance not only
uses much less fuel; it makes two thirds less.
If possible use solar energy, after all it is free; all you need to
buy is the equipment. You can get much of your hot water and heating
from the sun and even generate electricity.
Reduce, reuse and recycle. Only buy what you need; don’t stock the
cupboards with things you may or may not use. Reuse whatever you can,
like containers and paper, and recycle what you cannot reuse. It really
is as simple as that.
Finally turning off unused sources of power such as televisions and
heaters will help the environment, as well as save you money.
If everybody stuck to these rules, we would be doing a great thing by
protecting the earth. So please take into consideration what I have
said, and try to do your part. After all, it will be our next generation
that will feel the effects.
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