St Times reflection week 4

Question 1:

What were some indications which showed that the victim was facing problems before he committed the rash act?

He played computer games for long hours, was seldom seen outside of his hostel room. He did not reply his friend's MSN messages. Several students that said he was once a cheerful and jovial person.but when the final semester began in early January, he began to change.He played the game "World Of Warcraft" for as long as six hours although he had a deadline of March 10 to submit the draft for his Final-Year Project (FYP).His friends said that this was unusual because he usually stopped playing when preparing for exams or when projects were due. Some people said that he was having problems coping with his FYP.Also,two weeks before his death, he abruptly cut off all communication with his friends.

Question 2:

(a) Is it very stressful being a student in Singapore? Explain.
(b) What are some problems you face as a student which adds to your stress level

a) Yes.I think that being a student in Singapore is stressful as we not only face stress in school but also from our family.Some of the students have been forced by parents to take up many tuition.In school ,we had to take many subjects.Tests and examination occurs very frequently.There are always homework to be done.Some students also had to go for CCa.Therefore,there might not be enough time. We also have to meet the expectations of our parents thus we push ourselves harder and ended up being stress.Olvl is approaching in 1 more year time and most of the students are feeling anxious and nervous about whether they are going to do badly thus some of them may study or revise for a lot of hours and even burn midnight oil not getting enough sleep to ensure they are keeping up with the standards of education.Last but not least, some of the students may have family problems.etc finacial difficulties, parents divorced.Therefore,with all this things into consideration..i felt that it is stress being a student in Singapore.

b) As a student, i faces stress when i am lack behind in a certain topic because there are many subjects and topics to concentrate on.I am a slow learner and does not accept the concepts readily. When this happens, i will do revision and sleep very late till i understand the topic pretty well.I will also feel stress when there are no time for me to do my homework or revise a particular subject when the exam or the dateline of homework is approaching. This is because there are enrichment courses, tuition and CCA affecting my time.