TSLB1084 eBook Writing Portfolio (Aida, Auni, Farah, Syukrina TESL 4)

“How many times have you played a sport at college? You’re not
alone—me too. I think it has been ages since I played one.”

Sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an
individual or team competes against another or others for
entertainment.People who play sport are most likely to have a healthy
body and lifestyles. There are a lot of benefits you can get from playing
sports. For example,it can help students develop teamwork and
sportsmanship, helps students to cope with stress, depression and
anxiety and keeps children physically fit and mentally active. So, sports
should be made compulsory in college.There should be at least one
period every day compulsory for every student. Sport is not only a fun
activity but also keeps children physically fit and mentally active. Well, it
should be realised that playing sports helps children develop teamwork
and sportsmanship.Besides just being fun, sports can help you perform
better in school, relax more and worry less, deal with setbacks, work
better with others and increase your energy. All of this could help you
balance school and everything else going on in your life. But, what
exactly is the main reason why sports should be compulsory in
college? What is the benefit of playing sports exactly?

Well, one of the benefits of playing sports is it helps in maintaining
the health of students. This is because, when we exercise, there are a
lot of calories burnt during the process.Heart muscles performance and
endurance improve, increasing its efficiency and reducing the risk of
heart diseases. Exercise triggers the use of sugar in the blood. Glucose
is converted into energy hence balancing the blood sugars. Sports also
help in the fight against cancer and other lifestyle diseases.Other than
that, sport also could increase self-confidence and self-esteem.For
instance, a word of encouragement and praise from parents, friends,
and coaches make a student feel accepted. That handshake after
winning could also develop self-esteem. Not to mention, it can motivate
you to be a better person when you feel encouraged. A motivated
student is more likely to do well in class than a student who views
everything to be against him or her.

Next,sport could help students to be disciplined. Discipline is key to
success in sports. In sports, a student has to follow the rules set and
obey their coach. While other students are idle thinking of drugs, a
sports student is busy training, they have no time for drugs. Coaches
also educate them on the negative impacts of drugs in their sports
career. With discipline, a student can reach their goals. Time
management skills are learned in sports.For sure, sports need plenty of
practice. Students can learn to be disciplined since sports have
practice scheduled to be followed. Moreover, teamwork is key to
success. In sports, you have to collaborate with other team members in
order to have victory. To succeed in education, a student needs to work
hand in hand with teachers and fellow students. After school, when we
are in a “world of job”,those with teamwork skills do their work better
than anyone else. Employers are interested in hiring employees who
can work together with other employees to achieve a common goal and
great income.Teamwork skills are among other requirements to secure
a good job in life.

In addition, in sports , there must be someone that will lead and
conduct the team. The person will look after the welfare and the
problems faced by their team mates.Through sports, becoming a
captain gives a student skills on how to become a good leader. In later
life, the students might develop an interest in politics and end up being
a top leader. Being a leader at school helps a student gain interest and
leadership skills. Also, in sports, there are a lot ofstrategies that need to
be planned in order to win. In these activities, sports can help students
to develop brain power. Sports help improve the cognitive and memory
function of the brain. After spending several hours in class, a student
needs some time to refresh their mind. Sports active students are more
likely to be on top of scholars in academics. Sports builds their ability to
concentrate and focus more in class.

In conclusion, it is obvious that sports could benefit students who
play them. In other words, I really hope that sport could be compulsory
in college in order for us to have very high quality students and make
the world a better place.

ARGUMENTATIVE

ESSAY

-Fashion is important-

Fashion is no longer an unfamiliar word towards most people.
According to Google Arts and Culture (n.d.), fashion is something that
one wears and how one wants to appear to others. On top of that,
fashion also adds colours to our lives since it shows that everyone has
their own character that differs from one another. To have clearer
picture about fashion, it encompasses anything that one wears to
represent oneself, namely cosmetics, apparels, accessories, and
footwears. Throughout the years, fashion has evolved and there are a
number of styles that are pleasing to the eyes such as casual, chic and
bohemian fashion styles. With this, despite some might say fashion is
not important, I believe that fashion is essential in one’s life as it helps
in enhancing one’s creativity, shows differences in culture and religion
and improves one’s self-worth.

To start off, investing in fashion is important as it assists in
enhancing one’s creativity. It aids in creativity as one would have to
plan out outfits before wearing it by mix and match the colours and
styles. In accordance with Manisha (2018), combining, mixing and
matching colours and pairing outfits with gorgeous accessories are the
processes in fashion that enables one to bring their creativity to light.
One would obviously want to look presentable and not weird and to do
that, they would have to ensure the colours chosen blend well with one
another. Following this, fashion succours in their creativity as before
one would actually wear their outfit, they would try to seek for
inspiration from other resources or people via various platforms. For
instance, one might go to Pinterest and use their Pinterest Board to
combine ideas from other stylists to implement their styles in daily life.
Based on JD institute (2021), one of the excellent mediums to
accommodate one’s ideas as it enables one to create a collection to
ease their findings. Therefore, fashion is important because it
enhances one’s creativity.

Furthermore, fashion is essential since it shows the various and
differences in cultures and religions. In particular, fashion embodies the
diversity of cultures and religions in a society as each of them has their
own symbolic traditional clothing that represents them. To illustrate, in
Malaysia, there are three different races that live together in harmony
and each of these races celebrate different festivities throughout the
year. Among them are Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year and
Deepavali. On those days, one can see them wearing their traditional
clothing where Malay women will be seen with their baju kurung,
Chinese women will wear cheongsam and Indian women in their
sarees. Triplett (2020) has shared that these clothes are sometimes
worn to show their faith and value for their religions. To be more
specific, Muslims wearing their hijabs and modest clothing is a symbol
that represents their belief in their own religion. In fact, every culture or
religion has different clothing styles as of them have their own way of
styling. Hence, fashion is important as it shows the differences and
variousness in culture and religion.

Moreover, fashion is salient because it assists in improving one’s
self-worth. This matter occurs due to the fact that fashion gives a hand
in creating a better first impression for other people towards oneself.
Admittedly, this goes in line with a quote said by a famous British writer
which goes, “You will never get a second chance to make the first
impression.” Clearly this is true as first impression plays a pivotal role in
how people will view one be it for the present or the future (MBA
Redezvous, 2020). Following this, a good first impression also shows a
better representation of oneself in the society. One would not want to
be perceived negatively by other people and in order to overcome that,
it is best if one tries their best to dress up nicely. For instance, if one
were to show up to an interview, all dressed up sloppily, who would
want to entrust you to do tasks assigned by the company? The
interviewers would address you as someone who is lazy and does work
half-heartedly. Therefore, one can see that fashion is critical in daily life
as it helps to improve one’s self-worth.

Despite all the points mentioned, some people may still disagree
that fashion is crucial in one’s life because it is way too expensive and
not worth to be using one’s money in it. It is undeniable that investing in
fashion will be quite costly, but actually, one does not have to dress up
only in designer clothing to be considered as fashion. In particular, it is
not essential to be spending money on luxurious clothing brands
namely Gucci, Dior or Louis Vuitton to appear presentable as there are
options to purchase much cheaper clothes. To add on, there is a
fashion style that is called fast fashion where Rauturier (2021)
mentioned that fast fashion is cheap and trendy clothes that are
designed based on the designer’s inspiration from fashion shows or
celebrities and these clothes are often seen being sold in street stores
or online shopping. Some examples of brands that encompass fast
fashion are H&M, Zara and Shein. Thus, undoubtedly it is proven that
not all fashion is expensive and one has copious of other choices in
purchasing cheaper clothing.

All in all, fashion is crucial in one’s life as it brings tons of benefits
either towards the individual itself or the society. It is also important to
keep in my mind that one should dress for themselves and not for
others in order to enjoy fashion. In my stance, there are more
advantages than downsides in fashion, therefore, I fully agree that
fashion is salient in our life. Without fashion, our life would not be as
colourful as it is now. To recapitulate, I hope everyone would realize
that fashion is key to our life and start spending some of their time to
consider of how fashion can change one’s life. In conclusion, fashion is
salient since it enhances one’s creativity, indicates the variety and
differences in culture and religion and improves one’s self-worth.

DESCRIPTIVE

ESSAY

-My Mother-

Every child's mother is very special and important. In reality, she
is the most valuable gift that God has given to anyone. Only because of
her may a child see the world. She is a friend, mother, guidance, and
teacher. She looks after the family and transforms a house into a happy
home. She showers and raises her children with pure love, and care.
With her presence and smile, she brightens our house. The word
"mother" evokes strong emotions in us, and every child has a strong
emotional bond with their mothers.

My mother represents love, honesty, truth, and compassion in
this world for me. she is a huge role model for me. My day begins with
my mother's smile. Every single day, she is the first one to get out of
bed. She wakes up early to buy groceries and take a walk to see the
sunrise. After that, she wakes up my sister and me and gets us ready
for school. She prepares our daily lunch boxes, which include a variety
of menus. We are dropped off at the bus stop by her. Her waving hand
assures us that she will always be there for us, no matter what
happens. She assists us with our schoolwork and homework. She
always encourages us to do the right things and go in the right direction
in life. She goes out of her way to make us feel at ease at all times.
She is one of our closest friends. We can tell her all of our secrets, and
we know that if we're in trouble, she'll come up with a solution. She
often transforms into a child and enjoys herself to the utmost.

This is due to my mother's sincerity and trustworthiness. She only
ever told us a falsehood to make us feel better when we were sad. My
mother despised seeing us miserable, and she would do whatever in
her power to make us happy again. My mother's other amazing quality
is that she is naturally nice and hospitable. People are constantly
drawn to her upbeat demeanor and cheerful demeanour. She will go
out of her way to make you feel special if she likes you. She rarely gets
into fights, and when she does, it indicates she has been seriously
insulted, and the offender will receive a piece of her mind. My mum is
also a generous person. She is not just generous to her children; she
also lends a helping hand to anyone in need. She's the sort to utilize
her right hand to assist you without letting the left hand know. She does
not help people in front of the entire world; instead, she does so out of
the goodness of her heart and without expecting anything in return.
She knows what it's like to be hungry because she comes from a low-
income family, and she will go to any length to help others, including
strangers.

She is also a very dedicated worker. She also had to strike a
balance between job and having a family. She had to get up very early
in the morning, cook breakfast for us, and then drop us off at school.
Despite all of these exhausting activities, she still had time to get ready
for work. She would pick us up from school in the evenings, prepare
dinner, assist us with our homework, and then make sure we slept well.
My mother is someone you can trust. If she promises she'll do
something, you can count on her to follow through. When she makes a
commitment, she won't take any shortcuts and will stick to it to the
letter. The only issue is that she wants the same level of commitment
from others. If you promise her something, make a concerted attempt
to keep it, or you'll get on her bad side. She is a firm believer in the
truth, no matter how depressing it may be. I'm not sure how she does
it, but she has the ability to detect dishonesty from a mile away. She's
also a fantastic counselor. She is an excellent listener who will lend you
her ear for as long as you require it, without passing judgment. Then,
based on her vast experience, she will advise you on the best
approach to an issue. She is my best friend primarily because of this.
We don't mind our age difference and can converse for hours without
feeling fatigued despite her age.