Wednesday, March 26, 2008
{ 5:44 PM } ;
My views
I feel that the reason teens get rowdy is because they have
no control over what they do. Its either their parents are not able to control them or they are irresponsible and do not want to control. Well, to be precise, not all parents are irresponsible. Sometimes, it's just that both parents are working and thus,do not have the time to teach their children. Another reason is that parents are filing for divorce. However, it may be the parents who use vulgarities at home when they themselves are quarreling. They just do not care whether if their children are around listening to their every words. They do not fit to be parents!
Another reason is the influence of their peers in school. Some students like to dare others to do silly things like vandalising and they do it without realising what they will result in. Punishing them would not settle the problem, instead they will become more rowdy than ever as they become angrier.
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posted by YU CHEN XP @ 5:44 PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
{ 11:24 PM } ;
My views
Teenagers nowadays are getting out of hand.Some join gangs,smokes and scolds vulgarities.Why is this things happening?There are various reasons.
1)They are influenced by their friends and schoolmates.They believed that what their "bad" friends said is always correct and hence follows them blindly.They follows whatever the others do,which is most likely to be bad stuffs.We should always choose our friends carefully.
2)The other reason is the lack of parents guidance.Most parents nowadays are working for the entire day and have absolutely no time for their children.Their child can then do as he/she likes,knowing that nobody will knows.They can do anything they wanted without worrying that their parents may know.Although work is important to the whole family,parents should still take some time to get to know their children and get to know what kind of friends they have.
3)They wanted to be in the crowd and not left behind.They do not want to seem"lame" as compared to their friends.
This are the three main reasons.But to prevent ourselves from getting like them,we should know how to make the right decisions for ourself as Mrs Tan had taught us in our previous CLOVES lesson.If we keep that in mind,we will never turn out like that.
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posted by XinHui ! (: @ 11:24 PM
{ 9:19 PM } ;
My views=]
Teenagers nowadays are behaving more badly than the past. They like to curse, swear and use vulgar languages. In people's eyes, they are gangsters or bullies. But the reasons they behave this way is :
1. Lack of parents' discipline and care
Some parents choose to work than to spend time with their kids. They neglect their children and their kids tend to stray bad. They join gangs and stuff without their parents knowing it. Their parents will only know after they commit crimes and are brought to court.
2. Peer pressure
Teenagers tend to follow what their peers do. They just follow blindly. Sometimes, friends might even threaten to end their friendship if what one does not do what they say.
Sending teens to boys'/girls' home isn't always the best idea. They might become more rebellious or even worse because there is only hatred in their mind, they are self-centred and don't care about what people think of them. Sometimes, all teenagers need is attention. Parents should be more aware and concern about their kids and should not be workaholics. They should also commumnicate with their kids, exchange each other's thoughts. This might help teens to understand what is right and wrong.
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posted by Zoe @ 9:19 PM
{ 8:22 PM } ;
My viewsTeenagers nowadays are behaving wild and much worse than the past. More parents are giving up on them and declared that they cannot control their children who are below the age 16. These are cases of’ Beyond Parental Control’. There are a few reasons leading to this problem:
1.
Peer InfluenceSome teens joined gangs because their good friends are in it and were coaxed to enter the gang. Then, they were convinced or being challenged that taking drugs and doing other bad activities are cool. After a period of time, they will feel that they cannot kick the habit and even desire to do more. Soon, they will defy their parents.
2.
Lack of Parent supervisionIf their parents are at work or overseas, they will not have time for their children. Less time means that they do not have enough time to understand the needs and feelings of the children. This will arise unnecessary misunderstandings and problems. The children will feel neglected and start to think that their parents do not love them. They will start doing things to try to get their attention such as smoking or join gangs.
3.
Trying to follow the fashion trendSome teenagers are actually not bad and it is the fashion sense that drives them to do those activities. For example, if the most of the girls in the class wear ‘mini’ and short skirts and tucked out blouses; the other girls who do not dress like that, they will feel they are outdated and try to be fashionable by wearing ‘mini’ and short skirts and tucked out blouses.
I had experienced before in real life, of course in school. In my class, most of the girls wore short skirts and ankle socks. There are only a handful of girls who dressed ‘properly’ including me. I was like somehow ‘nerd’ with that proper attire. My friends even asked me to pull down my socks. I felt dismayed. To me, it was just nice for me. At that point of time, thoughts rushed through my mind. Am I really foolish to dress like this? Should I be like them? After much deliberation, I felt that the main priority the students should focus is study hard but not dressing up. I have also seen girls who dressed up themselves too much that they looked like clowns and disgracing themselves. So are boys. Being a teenager, I understand the needs of a teenager. So just spend more time on communicating with your parents and friends to avoid the unnecessary problems from arising.
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posted by Anonymous @ 8:22 PM
{ 8:05 PM } ;
Teenagers nowadays like to curse and swear,have a bad physical appearance which they think is cool and get into trouble.They do those mainly because:
1:they do what their friends do.Sometimes,if they do not want to do it, they would be threatened by their friends of getting left out or being the scapegoat for the crimes they did not do.
2:they follow their idols.most idols now days also have bad habits. teenagers who hope to be more like them might take up smoking if the idol smokes.
3:they were influenced by their family.in most familys, at least one adult smokes daily around their children.
they should be sent for counselling and it would be good if they changed but if not, it would be really disappointing
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posted by Anonymous @ 8:05 PM
{ 2:59 PM } ;
My views:
Some of them do that because their friends ask them to do it,or they feel that if others do it,they must do it too.They feel that if they vandalise or smoke,they will have lots of friends.I think people join gangs because they want to have friends,if u join gangs,the people in the gangs will regard u as their friends.I think that people scold vulgarities because they want to show their friends that they know more words than them or they said it in a fit of anger.They may have learnt vulgarities through their friends or even their parents.Sometimes in shows u may also see that the actors/
actresses will scold vulgarities,except that they censored it.I think that it is ok to scold vulgarities among ur friends,because it may be their on language.But it is wrong to scold your teacher or your parents.Labels: Discussion Topics
posted by Anonymous @ 2:59 PM
Monday, March 24, 2008
{ 10:10 PM } ;
My Views:
Cases have been heard in schools of teenagers behaving inappropriately. I think some of the reasons which caused this to happen are because the teens want attention. Some teens get too little attention from their parents and hence they do things that are inappropriate to get people's attention and think that they are brave, such as vandalising, throwing vulgarities at the teacher. I think parents should monitor their more often and communicate with them.
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posted by *Jia Ying* @ 10:10 PM
{ 10:06 PM } ;
My Views =)
I feel that the teens were challenged or dared by their peers to vandalise school property or they would be shunned and called a coward. The teens didn't want to be called a coward and so he/she succumbed to peer pressure. I think that these teens weren't brought up with the right values soon enough and they don't really know how to differentiate right from wrong. Their excuse for vandalising school property might be : "He asked me to do it so I do lor." or " I accidentally did it."
About verbal abusing school teachers, many students have done it and still are continuing to do it, with less and less respect for teachers and the "higher-ranked". These students have obviously been using vulgar language in their casual talk, on the net, using it practically everytime in their communication. They find no wrong in it, nor find it vulgar. In fact, it has been a daily routine for them. I feel that they are very rude, and deserve to be disciplined to be better-groomed. These type of students definitely cannot survive in the real world as the world would treat them as ill-mannered people and they would not get a job until they change their ways.
There are students who would say "I heck care what the others say. They are always wrong." It is at this point which I think is considered "out of control". The students have no self-control and simply throw tantrums whenever they like. They have no feelings for other people, and always believe that they are right. Students like these should be sent for severe and strict discipline centres (not that I know of any).
Teens' actions nowadays are more rebellious and more often on the defensive side whenever they believe that the other party (mostly parents) is accusing them of something. In this defensive state, they may blurt out hard and regrettable remarks which normally hurt others more than when they purposely mean for the other party to be hurt. This shows a lack of values, which have to be reinforced and reminded from young, or else the children will grow into teens which have totally no values. This will be reflected on them as they go out into the real world. So parents please start disciplining your children no matter how much they complain!
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posted by *~Neilson~* @ 10:06 PM
{ 9:19 PM } ;
My ViewsI often see teenagers in their school uniform hanging around in public places like shopping malls, void decks, parks, etc after school hours. In the mrt, groups of teenagers are always sitting on the floor, chatting away happily without noticing that their noise level is getting higher and that they are taking up a lot of the space. Sometimes, commuters stare at them but they take no notice of it. Or, you might see them turning to their gang and seem to tell them something and then, the whole gang starts laughing while they stare back at you. Also, they tuck out their uniform and girls wear mini skirts. They don't realise that they are damaging their school's reputation by their actions.
Vulgarities are especially common nowadays and they are becoming part of a teenager's life. They use it at the slightest matter that has happened. One example is when a teacher gives them a lot of homework. However, sometimes the problem does not lie with the teenager alone. Their parents at home might be the ones guilty of it. Well. Parents do use vulgarities. Of course, not all parents. Teenagers also learn from some television programmes.
The reason for all these might be that both their parents are busy at work. In other words, the parents might be neglecting their kids resulting in the teenagers misconception. They might feel that they are not getting any family warmth and love. And so, what's the point of being part of the family? They rather mix with their gang, where at least they can feel contented and happy. That's why, most teenagers spend most of their time with friends or on the computer. There is also a same level of thinking when with their friends.
Another reason might be because of family problems. Teenagers whose parents are in the midst of filing for a divorce or who's parents quarrel practically every minute. They might feel helpless, not knowing what to do. It results in sliting, smoking, etc. Some may think that sliting would take away all their pain. Therefore, parents should try their best in cultivating good habits in their kids from young.
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posted by Anonymous @ 9:19 PM
{ 9:12 PM } ;
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My OpinionNowadays, there have been cases repeatedly reported of teenagers who have inappropriate actions either in school or outside the school. Some of these actions includes vandalism, smoking, verbal insultion, etc. The bad behaviour of these teenagers will tarnish their school's reputation. There are some factors causing these teenagers to behave in this way. Examples are lack of parental supervision- both parents may be busily working so they could not spare time to spend with the child, leaving them to have free access to what they want.
You may find vulgarities being used so often that you could hear it everyday. What caused them to use such languages? One of the factors is peer pressure. To the teenagers, they are very self-conscious about their presentation in front of their freinds.Thus, hearing their friends using vulgarities, they slowly deemed it as "cool" and unknowingly vulgarities becomes part of the normal speech.
As for their rude attuide towards the teachers, they might feel that they are always in the right.
These wrong mindset of the teenagers should be corrected early, before it is too late to repent.
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posted by rongfang (: @ 9:12 PM
{ 9:03 PM } ;
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My views :)
We have regularly heard about students tarnishing the school’s image by their actions outside the school, often spotted in their uniforms.
This is an act of irresponsibility as it may spoil the good image of the school of a person, for example, a parent. I’m sure the parent would not want to enroll his/her child into a “chaotic” school!
Students have also gotten into trouble for showing the wrong attitudes to teachers, and even worse, verbally abused the teacher.
They even swear and curse so often like vulgarities are cool, fun and ‘in’. Is respecting people and watching what you say very difficult to do so? Well, I don’t think so!
I think that the main point that students are doing all these things because they think that what they are doing is so-called “following the trend”. As the saying goes, monkey see monkey do. They see that what they are doing is cool and ‘in’.
Well, I do agree that teenagers nowadays are more self-centred and self-conscious. They tend to put themselves first before others and that results in the lack of care in our society. Being selfish, teenagers would always want the best to themselves. Normally, they do not care about what others might say of their actions. However, this does not show the lack of values in teenagers. They may want the best to themselves, and that shows that they know what they actually want to achieve. This is an important “survival skill” in the society in the years to come. It is like a game-if you are not good at it, you may be kicked out from it anytime.
I think that the society in the later years would differ greatly from the society now. Teenagers have often had this thought- “Less work more payback”. I think I know what is the teenagers’ ambitions- a job that offers a high salary and requires you to do the minimum amount of work as possible. Well, who doesn’t wish for that kind of job? This shows that they are lazy and are not willing to work more harder for their future. If they don’t get their desired jobs in the future, I assume, that they won’t take their jobs easily. I guess that even though they are offered their desired jobs, they would just “anyhow” finish their work and simply wait for their pay at the end of the month, which they think they had worked hard enough to deserve it.
If this really happens, the government will have difficulty controlling the citizens as they are too lazy to work for them and had just “anyhow” finish it. The society, all kinds of jobs, works hand in hand to keep the country prospering. For example, if you visit a doctor for a fever, instead, he prescribes the medicine for stomachaches. Would you want to pay for the medicine and waste your money? I sure that my answer would be a definite “no”!
Another major factor that has to be taken into consideration for the students’ actions is the parents. Although I can understand that they are busy working hard to earn more money so as to give the gamily a more comfortable life, they also have to spend more time with their children to maintain their kinship. I have seen teenagers taking their homes as only a shelter, or even, maybe a hotel! They just seek for a bed and other necessities and that’s enough. They don’t really think that kinship is important. However, think of the time, effort and money that our parents have to spend on to bring us up. Without them, we have to rely on ourselves and fend for ourselves. They sure have taken good care of us, and I think that we should not be so ungrateful. We should be filial to them by not making them worry about us, and show that we can take good care of ourselves. Likewise, those teenagers should also stop their silly behaviours that make their parents worry so much about them.
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posted by ADELINE. @ 9:03 PM
{ 8:56 PM } ;
Nowadays,most of the teenagers we had seen like to smoke,drink,conduct gang fights,vandalism and speak vulgarities in public.In many people's eyes,they are gangsters.But it is peer pressure and (being neglected by their workaholic parents) lack of communication between parent and child caused them to be like the way they are;they get influenced by their friends or even their family who also do things like for example,smoking.Teenagers who get influenced will think that smoking is "cool" and "in".They do not like the feeling of being the "odd one out".
When one is neglected by their family or friends,they sometimes do feel left out.That is why most teenagers commit these horrible crimes,such as vandalism,just to attract attention.Teenagers's actions nowadays usually appear to be more self-centred and self-conscious,but they actually have no lack of values;they "learn" the wrong values.Due to peer pressure,they only think about being "cool",and also make friends that they think are "cool",
and if they have make those friends that are self-centred,they get influenced too. They ought to change their attitude.
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posted by Huimin! @ 8:56 PM
{ 8:25 PM } ;
My views :)Many people may think that teens nowadays lack values. But it is not that teens do not have values, it is that they have been influenced and neglected, and thus forgotten about the right values. I believe that everyone sure have values, it is just that some of them have not been taught the correct values properly. Family problems/parental problems may cause a child to be neglected. He/She may be easily influenced by others. Some teenagers succumb to peer pressure, which causes them to do bad things (such as vandalism etc.) and makes them think that what they have done were considered 'cool' and 'in'. Of course, peer pressure mostly occurs when you get into the wrong group of 'friends' or fair-weathered friends. Fair-weathered friends are those who leave you alone when you're in trouble.Teenagers are very self-centered nowadays. There is a lack of communication between parent and child. Well, not all teenagers act in this way... Counsellors are a great help, but that's not enough. The most important thing lies within parents, for parents set a good example for their children. Parents shouldn't just work, work & work. They should spend more time with their kids. They should give good advice to their children as much as possible. They should pay more attention to the teens. I guess this should be able to solve the problem a little... Well, teens should also try to be more self-conscious and show the right attitudes both physically and mentally. They should also spare a thought for their ever-working, ever-busy parents.Labels: Discussion Topics
posted by ^^mui han^^ @ 8:25 PM
{ 8:11 PM } ;
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I noticed that most teenagers nowadays like to speak vulgarities, smoke, join in gangs and fights, and also, vandalism. I feel that this happened mostly because these people think that they look 'cool' when they join gangs and pick up smoking, and sometimes, it is also due to the lack of communication between parents and their children. Because of the lack of communication, it may lead to lack of parental guidance, which may cause teenagers to be confused of their surroundings and what they are doing, causing them to follow what others are doing blindly, which can cause them do some "improper" actions (eg. fights, vandalism) without them actually knowing it mentally.
Teenagers nowadays also like to spend most of their time with their friends or playing computer games, and can cause a huge influence on them.
About their attitude, it can be unacceptable as sometimes when parents only ask them about a few things, they may just suddenly go into a rage and start saying vulgarities etc. This is most likely due to generation gap and peer pressure in school, CCA etc.
I feel that everyone should do something about it and put an end into this matter. This may not only be able to benefit the teenagers, it can also benefit the people around them as they will be easier to communicate and spend more time with them.
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posted by Ŵεε ρέиğ™ @ 8:11 PM
{ 8:01 PM } ;
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Most teenagers are quite self-centred nowadays supposedly because they tend to want to be better than other people. We probably may have thought they are self-centred as we do not understand their acts sometimes as we won't completely know what they are thinking not to mention the reasons behind their acts.Teenagers DO have values, at least I believe that all people have values just that whether they hide them or not. The acts of teenagers are often misunderstood by adults due to some reasons like generation gap, lack of communication, therefore they rebel so that they are able to get what they want, resulting in self-centred characters.Labels: Discussion Topics
posted by VAL. EERIE!™ @ 8:01 PM
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"What is wrong with these kids today?” A common phrase typically stated by people who are frustrated with the apparent lack of values expressed by teenagers today. There are many factors leading to this phenomenon.
- lack of communication with parents-Parents nowadays are so busy with their work that they unknowingly neglect their children. The teenagers therefore will feel dejected and turn astray, hoping to get their parents' attention as well as initiating they have no control over them. On the contrary, some parents are too strict with their children, not giving them privacy. The child will then behave as badly as he wants outside of school and eventually develop attitude problems.
- Peer pressure-Nowadays, more and more teenagers are succumbing to peer-pressure. For example, if all of his friends are wearing ankle-socks and he is not, he will be made fun of and will also feel that he is the odd one out. Thus, he will also changed himself to suit his friends.
- Wants attention-Teenagers today are typically talking back to teachers in class, or they commit wrongdoings in front of everybody. They do these mainly because they want to "act cool" or to show everybody that he is brave, doing things which others do not have the guts to.
They often do not realize that people are not fascinated by their "bravery", but instead, disgusted. I seriously hope that teenagers can show their bravery through not succumbing to peer-pressure. The values installed in us should be put to use.
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posted by ♥#. Jiayi @ 7:57 PM
{ 7:35 PM } ;
My viewsNowadays we hear reports saying that this certain teenager did this bad thing or this person did that.Teenagers are now getting more and more uncontrollable.Such examples are the group fights, abusing drugs, sniffing glue, having tattoos, and other inappropriate stuff.One of the main causes of this is the lack of parental guidance, many parents need to supplement their income for the benefit of them and the family and neglect their children's' moral values. With any one to take care of them, teenagers would then not be aware that whether the actions they are doing are correct.Peer pressure is what causes many of us to do things that we already know is wrong. I also admit that I was overwhelmed by peer pressure when I was in P5 when all of my friends were playing with G-2 shooter pens. We were playing with them until one of my shots hit a student in the eye, luckily that person was okay.Gang fights are means of violence which is much "inspirited" by many of the games today, such as counter-strike.The MOE is also part of the blame as pupils are graded for their academic performance and they do not monitor their Civic and Moral Education and those who score badly are actually "placed" aside and not being take care of.Labels: Discussion Topics
posted by raynold @ 7:35 PM
{ 6:47 PM } ;
My Point of View
I think that nowadays teenagers smoke was due to this few reasons:
1) They were influence by their family. Maybe their parents smoke, so they think that it was alright to smoke.
2) They want to attract attention. Their parents are usually divorcee, so they are usually lack of attention.
3)Influence by friends. When friends do something, they tend to follow as they do not wish to be left out. Especially taking drugs. Some friends tend to jeer at those who did not try before. So, to prove that they are wrong, to try to take drugs or smoke, to let their friends know that they are not the odd one out.
4) Follow their idols. They think that it was cool, so they followed them in order to be "cool".
I think if teenager smokes, cannot blame others, but themselves as they chose to smoke, with no one forcing them. Even if they regret, it was too late as once they had chosen the path, the could not turn back any more, just like dripping a drop of ink onto a piece of blank paper, you cannot make the ink goes off, unless correction tape it away, but it will still be there, it will not be gone.
But since the law had set that those under 18 could not buy cigarettes, how did they manage to get it, the is still a question.
For the bullies, I think that they want people to be afraid of them, so people would not tend to agitate them as there is a saying "a bully is usually a coward". As they usually bully those who are weaker than them.Labels: Discussion Topics
posted by AMANDA @ 6:47 PM
{ 5:57 PM } ;
Retyping discussion topic -.-
My Views ((:
Teenagers nowadays are much more badly behaved than compared to the past . One reason might be that nowadays much more families have parents which are both working , & either hire a maid or leave their child to its own devices .
While it may not be bad to give teenagers some independence , over-doing it may result in willfulness of the teenager & make them think that their parents have no control over them , and that they can do whatever they want to . It may also result in them thinking that their parents don't care for them & therefore neglects them .
However , some parents are also too controlling , like cooping up their child at home all day & not being allowed to go out even for project work . Over time , teenagers might find it too overwhelming & break down . Some might even turn to cutting & locking themselves in their room as a form of solace .
Peer pressure is also an important factor in leading a teenager astray . Some teenagers want to fit it with their group of friends , & thus consent to do whatever their friends want them to do , or follow the trends their friends are setting , including illegal things like smoking & taking drugs .
Some teenagers , wanting to gain recognition & their friends' attention , do things that might be dangerous to themselves & the public . I feel that more importance should be placed in instilling values such as respect , responsibility , reflective , resilience & repentance starting from a young age so young children will not make mistakes .
WINGYAN (:
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posted by W-INGYAN. ♥ @ 5:57 PM
{ 5:48 PM } ;
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Yo! Dunno how long haven't Post liao, ok now serious.
I think those teenagers who vandalize are very "lame" nothing better to do. The school belongs to all, we spent most of our time in it. Do you like spending your time in a dirty and messy condition? Of course not! teenagers also fight with each other and so on, they may be influenced by virtual violent games, shows and comics. Their parents should be more aware of what they are playing, watching and reading.
But as for vulgarities, i think nobody can safely say that he or she has not spoken any vulgar language before as we use it just in a fit of anger or just for fun. Teachers are still teachers, we still must respect them (they must respect us too!) by not scolding them any offensive language.
It is some basic respect we should learn, otherwise we could not survive in this world. Example: A is the employer, B is the employee. If B is rude to A, A can sack him anytime he wants to. This example shows that we must respect people that have "higher ranking" than us. We also must eat humble pie when necessary, if the boss is not happy with you, he can sack you anytime he like to.
People will make mistakes in their life, we cannot say that we are always right. As the saying goes,"If you point a finger at somebody, you are pointing four fingers back to you" this shows that we should always look at ourselves, whether we have done any wrong before you can point fingers at people. This way we are being reflective as we of what the things we have done wrong. Once we have learn our mistake, we must work hard to try and not make the same mistake again.
Thank You.
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posted by Anonymous @ 5:48 PM
