Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Student Educations

In every place in this world governments have opened many colleges to allow the students to complete their higher studies. In the UAE there are many colleges as HCT, some people think that students must pay for education at HCT. I do not agree with this, although there are arguments on both sides.
Students have to pay because the students will take more care and seriously in their classes, if they pay they will try to not repeat the course again and try to study harder than whom not pay for the education. Another point is that the college would have a higher budget which means better facilities and teaching materials. The colleges with get a higher budget and can afford new facilities, and new technology to use the newest in technology in facilities equipment. I would also argue that payment for education would support a larger schedule, for example, more and later classes and elective courses. Students can study what they want to study and at what time they want to study.
The main reason why I disagree with the statement at students should pay for education is this is fairer for students from poorer families. For example, a student from a less wealthy family has the same chance to fulfill his dream of getting a good education to get a better life in the future and they can help them families. Another point is that there would be a better mix of students. In other world, students would be from different families and regions of the UAE. I would also argue that students who might not think about studying would have a chance to get a degree than otherwise. For example, a student who might not have a chance to study could apply and get motivated to improve themselves.
There are arguments for and against the statement. However, on balance, I believe the arguments in favor of a free education are stronger than those against students paying for education.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Etisalat censorship

These days here in United Arab Emirates, Etisalat covers all internet and blocks many websites, because adults do bad things and open some sexy link and watch them. In this essay, I will discuss both sides of the topic.

There are several arguments opposed to Etisalat. The first argument is that some people feel that they should be free to decide what they watch or read. They want to learn more and know what’s bad or good. There are some people who travel and need to open some websites and they are block. Another case are some websites which have important things for health are blocked if you want to book some materials.

There are many people who are in favor of censorship. In our religion here we don’t want to teach our children some bad things. Some adults only search for websites or bad videos. Another point in favor is that many people don’t have very good language and this makes them look in problem websites and which talks their money. The last point about this problem some websites have viruses and it will close your lab or computer. Virus will damage your system.

In conclusion, both sides have advantages and disadvantages and I agree with Etisalat to block websites which affect the society. Etisalat must be take care about everything because there are some people who play around and open blocked websites but, it looks like block in Etisalat.

Visitors to Canada

This line graph illustrates the number of visitors over 10 years from 2 countries Japan and Spain to Canada from 1996 to 2006. Overall, the number of visitors fluctuated greatly over the period with more visitors coming from Japan.

Starting in 1996, there was a significant difference in the number of visitors from Spain to Canada. There were almost 300,000 Spanish visitors, compared to 850,000 Japanese visitors. The fewest number of visitors from Spain was in 1996. The number of visitors from Japan was 800,000, while 250,000 were from Spain in 1996. The number of Spanish visitors, as shown in the graph, differed from the number of Japanese visitors by 50%. At first between 1996 and 1999 the visitors from Spain had sharply increased to 620,000 visitors. The number of Japanese visitors remained steady from 1996 to 2001. In 1999 the number of Japanese visitors gradually decreased, on the other hand, the number of Spanish visitors sharply decreased. Moreover, the number of Spanish visitors grew significantly. Also, the number of Spanish visitors was the highest in 2004 and the lowest in 1996.

In conclusion, the number of Japanese visitors outnumbered the Spanish visitors during the ten-year period.