POSITION PAPER 1: The Case for Short Words

By: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

When you speak and write, there is no law that says you have

to use big words. Big words can make the way dark for those who

read what you write and hear what you say.

Short words are good as long ones, and short, old words-like

sun and grass and home-are best of all. A lot of small words, more

than you might think, can meet your needs with a strength, grace

and charm that large word do not have.

Here is a sound rule: Use small, old words where you can. If

a long word says just what you want to say, do not fear to use it.

Make them the spine and the heart of what you speak and write.

Short words are like fast friends. They will not let you down.

Small words are enough to explain and it can make a straight

point between two minds. No need to use or speak big words.

Reference: English for Academic and Professional purposes

book (page 125-126)

 POSITION PAPER 2: WOMAN TALK TOO MUCH

BY: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

Do women talk more than men? Some suggest that while women

talk, men are silent patient listeners. Other indicate that

women’s talk is not valued but rather considered noisy,

irritating prattle: the tongue is the sword of a woman and she

never lets it become rusty.

Do women talk more than men? “It all depends.” It depends

on many different factors, including the social context in which

the talk is taking place, the kind of talk involved and the

relative social confidence of the speakers, which is affected by

such things as their social roles (e.g. teacher, host,

interviewee, wife) and their familiarity with the topic.

When women and men are together, it is the men who talk

most. In New Zealand, too, research suggest that men generally

dominate the talking time. Even when they hold influential

positions, women sometimes find it hard to contribute as much as

men to a discussion.

It appears that men generally talk more in formal, public

context where informative and persuasive talk is highly valued,

and has the potential for increasing that status. Women, on

other hand, are more likely to contribute in private, informal

interactions, where talk more often function to maintain

relationships, and in other situations where for various reasons

they feel socially confident.

Reference: English for Academic and professional Purpose

(page 132-138)
 POSITION PAPER 3: ‘R U ONLINE?’:THE EVOLVING LEXICON OF WIRED

TEENS

By: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

The conversation begins on the computer, For the rest of

us, welcome to the world of Net. As in every age, teenagers

today are adapting the English language to meet their needs for

self-expression. Whatever it is, this is really an extension of

what teenagers have always done: recreate the language in their

own image.

According to Nielsen/Net Ratings, Indeed, almost 60 percent

of online teenagers under age 17 use IM service, offered free by

internet providers such as Yahoo and America online. Expert

says, because of the internet, kids today are able to multitask

like no other generation.

Garret says, “all of my friends are on instant messenger,”

“It’s just easier to talk to them this way” and he gets onto IM

when he’s doing homework, and manages about eight different at

one time.

Internet help us to be updated, it is easier to connect

with others, but we need to be a responsible in internet. Some

people use internet in wrong way.

 Reference: English for Academic Professional Purposes (Page

139-142)
 POSITION PAPER 4: THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE

By: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

The Great global warming swindle is based on sound science

and interviews with real climate scientists, an inconvenient
truth, on the other hand, is mostly an emotion presentation from
a single politician.
The scientific arguments presented in The Great Global
Warming Swindle can be stated quite briefly: there is no proof
that the current warming is caused by the rise of greenhouse
gases from human activity. Suggesting that the warming of the
oceans is an important source of the rise in atmospheric CO2.
Natural causes of temperature fluctuation are the changes
in cloudiness, which correspond strongly with regular variation
in solar activity. The current warming is likely part of a
natural cycle of climate warming and cooling that’s been traced
back almost a million years.
If the cause of warming is mostly natural, then there is
little we can do about it. We cannot control the inconstant sun,
the likely origin of most climate variability. None of the
schemes for greenhouse gas reduction currently.
Reference: English for Academic and professional Purpose
(page 172)
 POSITION PAPER 5: THE HAZARDS OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTUERE
By: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

The environmental hazards of industrial agriculture

comprise air pollution, global warming, water contamination,
oceanic dead zones, animal cruelty, decreased biodiversity, and
unsustainable farmlands.
According to authorities, water pollution is one of the
most serious problems arising from conventional farming methods.
Animal waste artificial fertilizers, and pesticides leach into
the soil.
Health risks include pesticide residues, antibiotic,
and hormone as well as the unknown impact of biological
engineering. First, recent studies indicate that many produce
items are heavily coated with pesticides even after washing and
peeling. What’s more, these pesticides have been linked with
cancer.
The soil becomes less fertile over time, which leads
to erosion, unsustainable, farmlands, and reduce biodiversity.
And prohibits or strictly limits the use of synthetic
fertilizers and pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and
genetically modified organisms, thus avoiding or greatly
reducing all of the issues involved in industrial agriculture.
Reference: English For Academic and Orifessional
purposes (page 179-180)
 POSITION PAPER 6: MAHATMA GANDHI’S HUNGER STRIKE
By: Jasmin T. Dalauidao

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)