Expository Essay

Transportation is an important factor in our daily lives, but the rise in transport vehicles leads to the increase in transport problems, especially in densely populated countries like Singapore. There, an efficient transport system will cause lesser transport problems. Problems of transport system are like traffic congestions, air pollution, increase in transportation cost and over-crowdedness, and these scenes are commonly seen during the rush hour. Hence, all of us should do our part to solve transport system.

Whenever any of the traffic lights turn faulty, transportation will be a problem. The government should ensure constant maintenance of the traffic light, if not consequences like confusion between drivers and pedestrians, accidents and delay in delivery goods will occur. With regular maintenance of the traffic lights, hit-and-run accidents and disruption of goods will decrease, thus making sure of smooth traffic flow, solving a transport problem.

Problems like over-crowding in public transport like Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and bus occur during peak hours, but there are solutions to solve this problem. The MRT management could increase the frequency of the train arrivals, for example, from five minutes to three minutes during peak hours. This can decrease congestions in the cabin as well as provide a more comfortable ride for restless and weary commuters.

Some Singaporeans think that cost of transport is escalating for the past two years, especially taxi fares. After the increase of taxi fares, many of them avoided having taxi rides because of the huge hike; as a result, taxi drivers had a great loss in income. Practically they are driving empty taxis most of the time, and many of them had given up taxi licenses. This problem can be settled if they find an optimum and reasonable taxi fare that will benefit both taxi drivers and passengers. This would not only allow taxi drivers to earn enough remuneration to support their family, and allow passengers to enjoy the ride instead of worrying about the taxi fares.

Different variations of transport system like cars and trucks often emit harmful and toxic gases, for example carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen. These exhausts are bad for the human body, and also cause air pollution to the Earth that result in global warming. Instead of using diesel or petrol, they can use palm oil as an alternative. Research has shown that palm oil can replace petrol for vehicles, and it gives out less noxious gasses, therefore causing minimal effects to the environment and living things. Even though it is proven that efficiency of palm oil is less than that of petrol, research and development can be done to improve the efficiency of it.

To conclude, transport system can reduce stress and make life easier for everyone. Improving transport system should be an ongoing process as an efficient transport system will cause lesser transport problems. In Singapore, the Land Transport Authority is always implementing solutions to for a more competent transport system.

English Discursive Writing

Dangers which young people should be aware of when they leave school.

Teenagers leaving school at a very early age is quite common nowadays. Some started to regret, while some still thinks that they have made the right decision. I think that teenagers should not quit school at such an early age as there are many consequences to face after that. There are many dangers which young people should be aware of when they leave school.

Conflicts may arise with their families and friends. As they decide to leave school, friends may not be supportive over the idea, thus both parties will argue over the matter. Arguments and conflicts between friends may lead to loneliness. Parents may have problems with the idea of leaving school as they may be concerned that their child is passing up opportunities for their future. They may also be disappointed because young people are fortunate to be in school whereas they do not have, thus they do not like to see you giving up. Feeling secure about their child’s future may be very important to them.

Leaving school would mean lesser knowledge learn. Lesser knowledge learn would lead to difficulty in finding a stable job. Having a stable job when one grows up is very important as they got to support themselves and not to be dependent on their relatives or friends. They will also have lesser variety of jobs to choose from due to their lack of abilities, thus they may not like the job they are working currently. They will have a lower income to support their family.

Mixing with bad companies is what normally teenagers do after they leave school especially at a young age as people tend to find youngsters to join in their gang. This is very dangerous because once they enter a gang, it will be very difficult to quit, and they might involve them in crimes that are illegal. Their future will be affected greatly as they may be looked down by others thus leaving a bad impression to others.

Yes, there are many dangers when a teenager leaves school. Dangers like mixing with bad companies, difficulty in finding jobs and conflicts are hard to avoid. Therefore, teenagers should make the right decision, and to think of the causes and consequences.