MID YEAR 2010: MUET WRITING 800/4 QUESTION 2

The world today is turning more to electronic communications such as the

e-mail, Facebook and Short Message System (SMS). What is your opinion
of this growing trend? Discuss. You should write at least 350 words. [60
marks]

As time goes by, the world is changing rapidly; so are its people and the technology
itself. Technology brings about a lot of amendments in peoples life. It is getting
more advanced from day to day especially when it comes to Information Technology
or in this case; electronic communications. Back then, mailing was seemingly to be
one of the most vital ways of communication especially for the world
communication. In contrast, nowadays people are more prone to communicate the
easier ways; by staring on their electronic accounts on their computers or through
their iPods and sending short messages from their iPhones or Blackberries. Why is it
so?In my slight opinion, this growing trend gives a lot of dominances in todays life,
which are helping people to save their time and money, create borderless
communication and make it easy for people to gain prominent information.

First and foremost, the world today is turning more to electronic

communications like e-mail, Facebook and Short Message System (SMS) and other
electronic communications is because they will prevent people from wasting their
time and money. How do these work? As we all know, sending a letter to someone
will take a lot of processes and will eventually take a long time and waste a lot of
money. On the contrary, electronic communications entail only the tip of our fingers
so as an electronic device to work with. Then, what is left for us to do is just, typing!
Has that not taken a much lesser time and money? For instance, an e-mail only
requires us to turn on our laptops, open our accounts on the website and then, you
can start write your letter and send them through e-mails. In short, with the very
unstable economy nowadays, having these kinds of communications will ease
everyones burden especially on their daily expenses and also their valuable time
will not be wasted.
Secondly, the growing trend of electronic communications is making it
possible for a borderless communication which is vital these days. Why is it vital? A
lot of things require borderless communication; in education field, businesses and
even daily activities, especially when foreigners involved. For example, when
trading with foreigners, in order to communicate with each other, they need Skype
or Yahoo Messenger as mediums to interact and be able to do the trade at a faster
rate as compared to by using snail mails or regular letters. Skype is the perfect
example of an electronic communication which will cut the boundary that has
separated each country and make communication between two different countries

from around the world possible. In conclusion, it is crucial to have these electronic
communications in todays age of globalization as they make it easier for people
around the world to connect with each other.
Last but not least, the dominance of these electronic communications is people
could gain prominent information more efficiently than before. As there are lesser
borders between countries, the efficiency of getting much more relevant and
prominent information is higher. People will have the ability to provide and gain
information effectively through Facebook or Twitter accounts. For example,
international artists who have planned to do a world concert can inform their fans
about it through their Facebook account. Likewise, the fans also can ask just about
anything to their favourite artists regarding the concert. Hence, this explains why
people make these electronic communications as a huge trend these days and in
order to keep the trend ongoing, each person has the responsibility to adapt with
the technology itself.
In a nutshell, the growing trend of using electronic communications is inevitably
vital in peoples lives as it gives out a lot of benefits as stated in above paragraphs.
So, to avoid ourselves from not getting the chance of keeping up with the changing
trends, we have to try our best to adapt ourselves with the rapid changes. I believe
that the electronic communication trend is a trend which is very important to be
followed as the world is getting more advanced day to day.

SAMPLE 1) YEAR END 2008: MUET WRITING 800/4 QUESTION 2

People are becoming more materialistic. They are concerned with making more
money and what money can buy. What is your opinion on being materialistic? You
should write at least 350 words. [60 marks]
They say that money makes the world go round. And indeed it does as without
money, life would be very difficult as in todays society, nothing is free. The side
effect however is that people are becoming more materialistic; more concerned with
making money and what money can buy. But how much money is enough? Is it ever
enough? To some, it will never be enough. In my opinion, I truly believe that this
statement is true and that people are becoming more materialistic in nature. In this
essay, I will discuss how materialism has affected modern societys way of life on an
individual level, the countrys economy as well as our spiritual and moral beliefs.
First and foremost, each individual is affected by materialism to some extent in this
day and age because hedonism is becoming an uprising trend. This is because
today's generation are geared towards making more and more money so that they
can enjoy the carefree lifestyle that is so popular these days. Moreover, people now
are striving to earn more income in order to afford things that are more expensive
and branded. For example, people spend their hard earned money on material
objects like genuine LV and Coach handbags, expensive gadgets like Iphones and
Tablet pcs and so on which in my opinion is a waste of money when regular goods
may prove to be good enough. Therefore, while individuals become more focussed
on their pursuit of material wealth and improving their standard of living, they may
forget that what matters most in life is quality time spent with family and friends
and not the quantity of their material goods.
Secondly, when society starts spending in a materialistic manner it will surely have
a domino effect on the countrys economy. This means that the spending power of
society will help boost the economy and create more business opportunities for the
booming trade. However, when a society overspends, using plastic money or credit
cards, or when they take loans they cannot afford to repay, then the countrys debt
margin will be higher. For instance, USA today is facing an economic crisis because
banks have approved home loans to people who aspire to own bigger houses than
they can actually afford and this is causing the collapse of the countrys economy
there. Thus, while a societys spending habits helps our economy to grow,
overspending due to materialism will have an adverse effect to the countrys
financial stability.
Last but not least, materialism affects our spiritual and moral beliefs. This is due to
the fact people who are materialistic may become amoral whereby they disregard
their spiritual and moral upbringing and instead turn to crime to satisfy their
materialistic needs. In fact, the crime rate is increasing because criminals these

days have developed many ways to gain more money from society. Take for
example, there are more reports of snatch thefts, burglaries, kidnapping for ransom,
credit card fraud, internet banking hacking and others that are driven by
materialistic criminals. Hence, when people lose sight of their spiritual and moral
beliefs and believe instead in the greed of materialism, therefore the crime rate is
bound to increase.
In a nutshell, materialism is a common agenda in the 21st century as more people
are working hard to afford things beyond their reach. While this may spur
individuals to work harder to improve their standard of living, overspending due to
materialism may cause the downfall of a countrys economy and their morality. In
my opinion, I still firmly believe that materialism has a strong hold on todays
society; both positive and negative effects. Our government can encourage society
to be less frivolous and wasteful in spending by running campaigns such as
Consumer Awareness and Buy Malaysian Made Products in order to educate our
younger generation for the prosperity of our nation.

SAMPLE 3) MID YEAR 2011: MUET WRITING 800/4 QUESTION 2

The most valuable thing in life is friendship. Do you agree? Discuss. You
should write at least 350 words.
[60 marks]
It is true that no man is an island meaning that no one in this world can live alone
without friendship. That person would be very socially challenged as he or she
would miss the camaraderie and life experiences that come with friendship.
However, I completely disagree with the statement that the most valuable thing in
life is friendship as there are certainly more important and priceless things in life
besides this. In this essay, I will outline how life itself is more valuable than
friendship, and elaborate on why family and the individuals principles in life are
ranked higher.
First and foremost, before one can enjoy the beauty of friendship, one must surely
value life itself or in other words, we should value our health. This is because, the
quality of our life is the single most important criteria in life if we are to live a
meaningful and wholesome life. Moreover, without good health, we will be hard
pressed to do even the simplest of tasks like feed ourselves or relieve ourselves
without the help of doctors, nurses and caregivers. For example, if we are
paralysed, lost our sight, hearing or ability to speak or even a simple case of a fever
or allergic reactions, then the quality of our life is greatly reduced and no amount of
friendship can make us healthy again. Therefore, while friends can stand by us in
our time of need, pristine health is still the most valuable asset in our lives.
Secondly, we are no one without our family as indeed blood is thicker than water.
This means that however you analyse it, friendships will almost always play second
fiddle because family always comes first. Furthermore, if we do not value our family
above others, then there must be a problem among the family members that has
caused their relationship to be strained. For instance, people tend to turn away from
family if the family member(s) themselves are the ones to cause them to react
negatively such as divorced parents, abusive parents or siblings and so on. Thus,
when people consider friendship to be the most valuable thing in life, more often
than not they may come from a troubled household.
Last but not least, a persons principles in life is by far more valuable than
friendship alone. This is due to the fact that each person needs to have a code of
ethics, quite often prescribed by their individual religions. In addition, this code will
guide each person to live their lives according to the good and right principles. Take
for example, if an individual has set his principles to do good, then no amount of
friendship especially negative influence from friends, can shake his hold on his
principles and cause him to commit undesirable deeds like smoking, stealing,
raping, murdering and others. Hence, if a person values friendship so much to the

point where he is willing to break his principles, then he has done a serious misdeed
against himself and will most likely regret his actions later in life.
In short, friendship is the rainbow of life as it colours our horizons with invaluable
experiences but without good health, a supportive family and strong principles, life
becomes empty and meaningless. In my opinion, it is beyond a shadow of a doubt
that I still firmly believe that friendship is not the most valuable thing in life. Our
government can encourage people to prioritise health, family and principles in life
by organising awareness campaigns especially in primary schools where the
younger generation should learn about priorities in life because they are the leaders
of tomorrow.

SAMPLE 4) MUET WRITING 800/4 QUESTION 2

The rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other consumer products.
How will this affect the society? Give your opinion. You should write at
least 350 words.
[60 marks]
Money is always an issue in today's era of materialism. Most people need it for basic
survival while the lucky few indulge in luxuries without worrying about money. In my
opinion, I strongly agree that the rising fuel price has pushed up the price of other
consumer products and this will definitely affect the society. In this essay, I would
like to touch on the effects this price increase has on society today, namely
increasing vice activities, widening the gap between the rich and the poor and
affecting the population trend in the long term.
First and foremost, society will immediately be affected by the rise in fuel prices
because consumer products will be more costly and this leads to an increase of vice
activities. This is because basic necessities such as rice, flour, sugar and so on will
be in great demand and some warehouses will store or hoard the items to further
increase the price of the product. Moreover, in the newspapers today, reports of
smuggling of these items prove that this vice activity is on the rise. For example,
the recent sugar price hike caused a furor among the Malaysian society as it costs
more fuel to travel to and from the supermarket and when arriving, most places had
run out of stock even though the government had allocated 2kg of sugar to one
person. Therefore, the fuel price increase had definitely caused more hardships to
society today.
Secondly, it is undeniable that the rise in fuel prices leads to the widening of the
gap between the rich and the poor. This is due to the fact that people are greatly
affected by the price of basic necessities such as food and fuel in particular.
Furthermore, the rich people will still be able to afford such things but the poor will
face greater challenges as the popular saying goes: "The rich get richer, and the
poor get poorer." For instance, when money is used to purchase consumer products
that are necessary for survival, then less money will be spent on health and dental
check-up, educational purposes and others. Thus, it is clear that the fuel price hike
will further stress on the differences between the rich and the poor which is such a
tragedy.
Last but not least, in the long term the population trend or demographics of the
society will be greatly affected. This means that new families will consciously decide
not to have too many children in order to increase their quality of life. In addition,
society is now more aware of birth control and family planning so this will greatly
reduce the population as most families will have 1 to 5 children instead of more.
Take for example, new families with less children will surely spend less on basic

necessities like food, clothes, transport and many more. Hence, the demographics
of the whole country will be affected and this in turn will reduce our workforce which
will affect our country's productivity and prosperity.
In short, there are many short term to long term effects of a fuel price increase
which includes more crimes like hoarding and smuggling will occur and this leads to
the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor as well as a change in the
society's demographics. I still strongly believe that the rising fuel price has pushed
up the price of other consumer products and this will surely cause a negative
impact to society. The government must find a way to stabilise the fuel price at a
reasonable rate so that it does not affect the productivity of this country towards
achieving the aspirations of the nation for Vision 2020.

Prison is not a cure for crime. To reduce crime in the long-term, courts
should significantly reduce prison sentences and focus on education and
community work to help criminals not to re-offend.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion?

Note: The general subject of the question is the best way to reduce crime. It has
been given that long prison sentences should be maintained or to reduce it and
emphasis on education and community work. Comment on both views. This is a
short example. You should write at least 350 words. 4 body paragraphs.

There are many different opinions on the best way to reduce

crime. The traditional solution is to be hard on criminals and put them in prison for a
very long time. An opposing point of view is expressed by people with more modern
ideas. They think that education and community work are the long -term solutions
to cutting crime. So, who is right - the traditionalist or the modernist?
People in favour of reducing prison sentences often argue that
prisons should not simply be places of punishment. In traditional prisons, people
learn a lot about crime, so when they leave prison, they will commit more crimes.
Education, however, gives people the skills to get a job when they leave prison,
which means that they will probably not re-offend. Part-time work experience in the
community is also very helpful as it is a step back into everyday life in society.
People can be in prison, but they can also feel they are doing useful work.
On the other hand, some people argue that long prison
sentences are right because the punishment should fit the crime. If, for example,
someone commits a serious crime such as bank robbery, they should go to prison
for a long time. They also believe that reducing prison sentences significantly
reduces people's fear of prison and consequently, people will commit more crimes.
People will not be frightened of going to a prison which is like a university with
learning and work experience opportunity.
In conclusion, it is agreeable that education and community
work can have an important role in helping reduce crime, but there should also be
strict controls on the type of community work prisoners can do. It is important to
understand that some people are a real danger to society and need to stay in prison
for a very long time.

Question 2:
The trend today among youths is to own the latest technological gadgets such as
mobile phones and other devices. Is this a healthy development among young
people? Give your opinion. You should write at least 350 words.

In this modern world of ours, technological devices such as mobile phones and
other gadgets are no longer foreign to us. Most of the young people today are
treating these luxuries as a necessity as they compete to own the latest devices,
leading to the adults questioning whether this is a healthy or an unhealthy
development for youths today. In my own humble opinion, this issue will be a neverending argument because it solely depends on the user itself to determine their
purpose of using these devices. Thus in this essay, this issue can be discussed in
terms of both healthy and unhealthy development and some recommendations.

Firstly, with these newest devices, young people can access information
wherever there are with just a touch of their fingers. This can help to expand their
knowledge about the current issues of our world which will be a key role to take
their mind to a higher level. They can also use these facilities to help them in their
studies. All of these can help our country to produce more intellectual people which
indeed is a healthy development by contributing to a more productive nation.

In the old days, we had to do a lot of work and research in order to finish our
school assignment, which is time consuming and tiring. Now we can obtain any
information we need for our assignment without having the need to go to the library
anymore. This can help the students to save more time for them to do other things.
Furthermore, students can also increase their efficiency of work. The government
also supports this by launching the Wireless Village programme so that both rural
and urban people can access the internet without having to subcribe to any internet
packages. Overall, students can perform better and become more productive in
their work, so this is certainly a healthy development.

Moreover, young people that chase after these latest technological devices can
help to strengthen the countrys commerce through the constant supply and
demand of gadgets. This can help the government to focus more on developing this
technology or subsidising companies in this industry as it can guarantee good
profits. Besides, in line with the previous years budgets, the government is giving
out smart phone rebates to citizens above the age of 21. All of this can help to

improve our economic level and lead to a more developed country, therefore
another sign that it is a healthy development.

On the other hand, this trend to own the latest technology devices could lead to
a waste of money. Even though these devices are useful to us, but the fact is that
most young people are chasing the latest devices regardless of cost. Mind the word
latest as they only want the latest edition that is being released in the market
almost once per year for different brands such as Samsung and Sony. In order to
keep up with the trend, these young people are willing to waste their money or
more accurately their parents hard-earned money. Instead, they could use the
money for better purposes like buying books or stationery.

Furthermore, as time goes by, they might eventually become ungrateful for
what they already have and keep nagging for new gadgets. This is unhealthy as it
breeds materialism. In addition, if one did not have proper discipline within oneself
while using these devices, one will easily become a victim to various addictions
such as social networking and games. This can cause the young users to become
distracted and greatly decrease their work efficiency. As for students, their
performance at school might become affected. To add to the matter, young people
can easily access inappropriate content such as porn and violent materials at a
young age, unsupervised. All of this can retard their minds growth and become
influenced by negative things. In the end, these devices become a bane to them
instead of a boon to the development of society.

Hence, for us to fully utilise the advantages of technology, I humble share some
of my recommendations. Firstly, parents play a big role as they spend the most time
with their children thus they should watch strictly over their childrens usage of
these devices per day by limiting it. Next, the government can work on preventing
or blocking many harmful websites in our country so that young people have no
access to it.

In conclusion, I believe that in the end, it depends on the user itself whether to
abuse or to use the devices to their disadvantage or advantage. We can draw an
analogy from guns used by the police it enforces the law; by a criminal it abets the
crime. It would be illogical to put the gun in jail instead of the person who pulls the
trigger. Similarly, it is we ourselves that click the mouse or swipe the screen of our
gadget so we must use it responsibly to contribute towards a happier and healthier
development in society today.

Man's careless attitude is the main cause for the destruction of the environment.
Discuss. You should write at least 350 words. (60 marks)
Below is a good sample answer written by Franky, my 2013 lower 6 science
student.
In this modern civilization, man struggles to survive the high cost of living
expenses, which significantly increases with each passing year. This
causes them to use any method available that generates income and they
start to sideline the importance of preserving nature. This is due to
mankind realising the potential of economy that can come from nature.
So, I strongly believe the destruction of nature is mostly caused by man's
careless attitude whereby they prioritise their greed for money and the
development of civilisation. Let us analyse this phenomenon in terms of
the country's development, illegal activities of exploiting nature and the
job opportunities.
First of all, many nations try to achieve the title of the most leading nation
in economy or infrastructure. So in order to compete with other countries,
most nations try to explore any available land in their country for
development such as industries, tourist spots and many other purposes
that are related to money. Whenever they see the potential of a certain
piece of land, they tend to develop it despite some of these places might
still be uninhabited or the home for many wildlife. Sometimes, they would
also plod through jungles or level the mountains for road development
which severely changes the landscape of nature. As a result, this selfish
and careless act will cause the deforestation and global warming. For
example, Indonesia has become quite careless with their handling of these
problems. In Kalimantan, Indonesia, the forest is being severely
deforested by their people for land development. And to make matters
worse, they even choose the fastest and cos-saving method of
deforestation which is by burning down the trees, the mass release of
carbon dioxide from the mass burn down of trees lead to ozone thinning
and greenhouse effect. Also, the haze problem is another negative side
product. As for the real victims of these acts, they are the neighbouring
nations such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines especially
as haze causes many health issues such as lung cancer and breathing
problems. Therefore, these careless acts and greed not only cause the
destruction of nature but also endanger many lives, both man and
animals.
Secondly, some people's greed for great fortune and easy life make them
become selfish and careless by over-exploiting nature. They willingly do
illegal activities such as cutting down trees or animal hunting, seeing the

high demand for these materials. It will slowly cause the depopulation of
different kinds of flora and fauna. In China, these activities of eating inner
organs of animals such as tiger or bear and they even use these animals'
body parts for economic purposes such as tiger skin, crocodile skin and
elephant teeth and tusks by exporting it to those who pay a high price for
it. This has a serious effect on the ecosystem which is the extinction of
animals. In Indonesia, trees are being cut down for making expensive
house furniture made of material such as teak wood. In fact, these trees
require a long period of 10 to 20 years to mature. Thus, the continuous
cutting down of trees will eventually lead to its extinction. These activities
are illegal by law and still occurs widely despite many countermeasures
that have been taken by the authorised organisations such as World
Wildlife Fund (WWF). Somehow, these criminals are able to slip through
the organisations's enforcement laws of protecting the wildlife and
nature. Plus, most society are careless to even take notice of these
problems because they have yet to come to awareness of the dangers that
would happen from these illegal acts. If only they had given more
attention and cooperation to the authorised organisations, these problems
might have been able to be prevented.
Lastly, to survive in this modern world, every person needs to be able to
make a living for themselves of their family, but many people with low
education level cannot get high salary jobs, even university scholars are
yet to be certain of getting a proper job after their graduation despite
their high level of education. The competition is just like the survival of
the fittest among these graduates and people with low qualifications.
Therefore with the growing demand for more natural materials such as
petroleum gas and minerals from the earth as well as a high demand of
smuggled goods, people are willing to pay high prices to have employees
do their job of exploiting nature because these jobs are high risk. So
people that are desperately in need of jobs are usually tempted with the
pay and they would take up the call. This situation had opened up a lot of
job opportunities, but they are careless to not realise that these jobs are
the main cause of nature's destructtion because they are being pinned
down by the pressure of high living cost in this modern world that they
have forgotten the importance of preserving nature.
In a nutshell, I still strongly believe in my opinion that nature's
destruction is mainly caused by man's careless attitude. They strive to
make a living in the world so desperately that some eventually deny the
truth that it is their own fault for nature's destruction. If no serious and
proper actions are being taken immediately by many wildlife and nature
preserving organisations or authorised organisations such as WWF,
UNESCO and ASEAN to prepare an effective strategy or blueprint to

prevent this problem, there probably won't be any jungles or wildlife left
in the future and our young generaton will have to live in a polluted world.

Women Make Better Leaders Than Men

The debate between the supremacy of the genders have been in session since time
immemorial. In the past, it would seem that men had the upperhand but these
days, women are starting to leave their mark in many aspects from business to
politics rather than just domestic affairs. In my humble opinion, both men and
women have the potential to be great leaders but the question of 'better leaders'
does not lie in a person's gender alone but his or her innate character. In this essay,
let us explore the qualities that make men and women great leaders before focusing
on other factors that are unrelated to gender.
First and foremost, men have some distinctive qualities that make them far better
leaders than women. We can attribute this to the fact that men
are generally physically stronger than women. This is undeniable because a man
has clearly more muscle mass than a woman so in terms of leadership that has to
do with physical ability, men win hands down. For example, in the
army,most leaders are men that are buffed up and better able to handle the
physical exertions of this field compared to women who are more delicate in
structure. Men are also known to have better ability to strategise in terms of
warfare and they seem to command their armies better. For example, great leaders
have been men such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Genghis Khan, Hitler and so on.
Moreover, men tend to be able to make quick decisions that are not
usually based on their emotions but logical, rational and practical reasons. Women,
however, seem to be very emotional creatures so they may make poor leadership
decisions if they simply follow their feelings. Therefore, men have many qualities
like physical strength, ability to strategise well and make snap decisions
which can make them better leaders.
However, women have proven to be better leaders in an increasing number of
cases. This can be seen as more and more countries have entrusted women to
be their leaders. These women have a more 'feminine' approach to leadership
which is more sensitive towards the needs of society. For instance, history is
peppered with exemplary female leaders such as Indira Ghandi, Benazir Bhutto, Eva
Peron and present day heroines such as Aung San Suu Kyi. Women tend to be more
caring in nature and quite patient in dealing with problems which makes them
better leaders compared to men who could be less sensitive and impatient. Most
women are also known to beperfectionists, and this is an advantage because they
are often very meticulous and detailed in carrying out their duties as leaders.
Thus, with a more open-minded society, an increasing number of women are
being given the onus to take the lead and may even one day supersede men in
their traditional leadership roles!
Although I have gone to great lengths to show that both men and women have the
ability to be great leaders, I still completely believe that 'leadership' has little to do

with gender and a lot to do with a person's innate character. This means that to be
a great leader does not depend on whether you are male or female but rather your
personal characteristics that drive you to succeed. Men and women both possess
the qualities of confidence, responsibility, time management and delegation skills,
public relations and good communication skills, positive outlook, high commitment,
creativity and innovation, forward-looking visionaries and many other
characteristics of a good leader. Hence, the question of gender should not arise
because being male or female does not guarantee the ability to lead well.
In conclusion, history has shown that men make better leaders but this is a faulty
argument because it does not take into consideration the fact in the old days
women were discriminated against and not allowed to lead. Today, society
is more open-minded and more women are taking the helm and proving that
women can be better leaders. Nevertheless, leadership to me is 'genderless'
whereby it is completely dependent on a person's positive characteristics which
makes people respect them and want to follow in their footsteps. Every country
needs more leaders regardless of gender so the government should conduct more
self-improvement leadership courses for the younger generation so
they may become better future leaders of our country.

INTERNET CRIMES SAMPLE ESSAY curtesy of Cheong Qween Ling

Internet crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. It is a
criminal exploitation of the internet. As more people are being cheated by
irresponsible parties using it as their scam tool, it is indeed a serious matter that we
should look into. There are many aspects of internet crime but here I will touch on
the three main examples, namely credit card fraud, get rich quick schemes and
stalkers on the internet.
One of the most well known cyber crimes would be the credit card fraud. Credit
cards are meant to make life easier for us as we would not need to carry cash when
we do our purchasing. Nevertheless, easy life can sometimes cause us to be
careless. Online purchasing has been made possible using the credit card. However,
people are still not aware that it could be very dangerous. We have been warned
countless times not to reveal our PIN numbers and passwords easily. We have also
been advised to change our passwords regularly to avoid falling prey to these
irresponsible parties. We should be aware that just at the click of the mouse; our
savings would be wiped out in seconds if we are not careful.
Another common internet crime that we often read about would be the get rich
quick schemes. As our country is improving in its economical sector, our society
seems to see a decline in its moral values. People are getting greedier as everyone
wants to get rich the fastest and easiest way. This is when we see people becoming
victims of these get rich quick schemes. So often we read about victims being lured
into revealing their banking account PIN numbers and passwords or merely banking
huge amount of money into a strangers banking account so that they could claim
whatever that has been promised to be released from the authorities. Reading
about these stories in the newspaper really angers me as by now we should know
that there is no such thing as free lunch!
We also read a lot about stalkers and paedophiles who operated in the cyber world
and often prey on young people. Teenagers should be educated on the dangers of
posting photographs and videos of themselves online. What was meant to be a joke
had turned out to be something more serious as private photographs and videos
had been known to circulate around. Cyberstalking and sextortion have been linked
to it. Users would face online threats once their identity has been known to the
stalker. This is serious as we have so often read related stories of teenage suicides
to cyberstalking. We should only share photographs, videos and information that we
want to make public as there is a good chance that it will spread beyond our control.
In conclusion, internet crime is very serious and it is something that you and I
should ponder about. Therefore, we should be aware of the negative effects that it
could bring. Our government can help create awareness about internet crimes by

doing roadshows and campaigns so that the public will not be too easily cheated by
irresponsible scam artists.

Another good example for the internet crimes essay.

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In this era where everything is just a click away, the advanced technology available
has provided mankind with loads of convenience and the invention of internet
access allows people to do various kinds of job sitting in front of the computer. In
my opinion, I believe that the increasing cases of internet crime has brought about
many disadvantages. In this essay, I will discuss two bad effects of internet crime
which include loss of personal properties and disturbance in personal life as well as
a prevention method which is to increase self-awareness and alertness in the
society.
First and foremost, the victims will suffer from loss of personal properties such as a
huge amount of money and some official data. This is because the personal
information of the people who have been cheated such as bank account number is
abused by the criminals. Moreover, the number of hackers who know well how to
access to people's personal online account illegally is also on the rise. Take for
example, many opportunist parties send emails to people telling them that they
have won cash prizes and require their bank account number to bank in the money
to their bank accounts but the criminals actually derive all the money from those
bank accounts. Therefore, internet crime has caused people to lose their personal
properties.
Next, internet crime threatens the personal life of the victims. This means that their
personal security, safety and privacy are challenged. Furthermore, their family
members probably will suffer from deep depression too. For instance, some
irresponsible people spread rumours on the internet that will ruin the victim's
reputation and some even post the personal details and inappropriate photos of the
victim out of hatred or grudge for the victim and many more. Thus, the victims will
experience an ordeal which people around will look down on them or make fun of
them over a long period due to internet crime.
In order to prevent the internet crime from escalating, one should avoid giving
others their email addresses and especially their account passwords. People should
also sign up for trusted websites only. Besides that, the crime prevention
department can collaborate with schools and government to teach people how to
increase their online account protection such as Facebook account and to report as
spam when they receive junk emails. All in all, all these strategies can help to lower
the number of internet crime cases by increasing the self-awareness and alertness
of the society.

In conclusion, the disadvantages of internet crime that I mentioned are loss of

personal properties and disturbance of personal life while increasing the selfawareness and alertness of society is one of the preventions. I still agree that
internet crime brings a lot of bad effects to people and the society. I hope that the
government can impose stricter laws so that less people will become the victim of
internet crime in the future.
A university education is better than a college educaton.Give your opinion.
After the SPM examination,many students have to decide their future on which
education to pursue.Some of my friends chose to enrol in college.I decided to study
in matriculation college as a Pre-U qualification to enter university.My reason is
university education is better than college education.
This is because university has a better education system,more dedicated lecturers
and better facilities.
First,university education provides a better education system than college does.A
SPM certificate is enough for you to enrol in a college but to enter a university you
need a Pre-U qualification such as STPM or A-level.This simply shows that it is
harder to study in university as you need some qualifications in which the college
does not demand.Besides,the grading system in university is stricter than that of
college.So,students have to work harder to get a good result.On the other
hand,most college change their grading system,according to the overall result of
their students.Moreover,the the syllabus in university is well designed.Besides
giving knowledge,it helps to develop the social skills of students.For
example,Students have to do survey on public about topics related to their
study.This ensures that the graduates can have critical thinking skill and
communication skill.
Universities usually hire more experienced lecturers with better
knowledge.According to a research, these lectures possess a Master or PhD degree
and some even graduated overseas.Thus,they have higher level of of knowledge
which benefits the students.Besides,Most of them have years of teaching
experience and so they know how to guide their students,developing their skills and
exploring their potential.For instance,a Physics lecturer does not only talk on
theories.Instead,he teaches the students to analyse a problem logically.They are
also more caring and responsible to their students.These qualities are hard to seen
in college lecturers,who are mostly bachelor degree holder and work just for money.
(very serious generalisation here!)
Last but not least,university usually has better facilities,for example,the state-of-art
computers.Unlike those college such as Inti College which are run by private
companies,university has a better management.Thus every single thing in the
university,including the infrastructure is planned and developed well.This is

beneficial to students.For instance,university with advanced laboratories is

beneficial to students as they can learn science better by being explored to the real
situation while conducting experiments.Besides,university with better sports
facilities can help the students to relax their mind.In other words,better facilities
means a more conducive environment for university students.
In a nutshell,university education is better than college education for its better
education system,lecturers and facilities.Despite the growing number of college in
our country,I advice fellow friends to choose university education so that when you
graduate,you are competitive enough to survive in this ever developing world.