Lotteries

Lotteries can be bought at only a dollar or two, but many people buy a lot of tickets, or buy them everyday, thus wasting their hard-earned money. Most of the poor people in Singapore might be well-off once. They might have spent all their money on lotteries, thus leading them to their bankruptcy. My parents also buy some tickets, but they only buy a few and once a month. The keyword here is self-control, my parents told me. People who rely on lotteries to live will never get rich. There are also poor people who buy the lottery in the hope of winning the jackpot, so that they can escape they hopeless situation. However, this will only worsen their current situation. There are only a few people who will win the jackpot and there is a high chance it will not be them. They should just look for a job and not spend their money on lotteries. The money can then be saved. In conclusion, I condemn lotteries because it will ruin people’s life.

Poem analysis

The Son is in Secondary School by Affran Sa’at

My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something

At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem

It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays

I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts

The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another

Seven to the power of five is unreasonable

On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo

The capital of Singapore is Singapore

My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A’s
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper

In our annual yearbook
There is a photograph of me

Pushing a wheelchair and smiling
They caught me
At the exact moment

When my eyes were actually closed

Ans:(Pushing a wheelchair and smiling)The author has finally gotten out of his wheelchair and he is feeling happy.
However, in the beginning, the poet feels that his future has no hope(the future is hope.or something).People prevent him from doing what he is proud of(black crows try to interrupt).But his shoes will get dirty meaning that he participates actively in sports(It is difficult to maintain
the whiteness of my shoes).He thinks that the scouts are special because they can move freely about(something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts).He also wants to drive a car and tell jokes and be happy( Malay chauffeurs...Telling jokes to one another).He wants to change but he knows that he must face up to reality(the capital of Singapore is Singapore). His friend who shades all A's for his Chinese Language Paper is counted as heroic because he thinks that he will never have the guts to do anything, or strength.
But I dunno about the "seven to the power of five is unreasonable"," Mrs lee dressed up ...sang Bengawan solo". Pls help!