An Advice Letter

An Advice Letter

22.1.09

Dear Janet,

I have heard about your problem yesterday on the radio show. On the show, you asked for help with your dilema - you are a popular girl and your friends want to cheat in tests, however, you don't want to do it. On the one hand, if you help them, your grades will be lower. On the other hand, if you don't let them copy, your popularity can be hurt.

This is a very serious conflict, nevertheless, you should do whatever is good for you. In addition, you shouldn't do something that may hurt you. Therefore, I suggest you not to(מיותר) let them cheat from you(phr.). You might try to talk to them and explain to them your point of view. How about talking to the teacher and asking her to let you sit in the front seat by yourself during tests?

You should think about yourself first, however, you should do whatever I advise you in a very gentle way. If I were you, I would not be rude to them. That means, I would not copperate(sp.) with them, but I will still be respectful to them and avoid arguing with them. It will be silly of you to forget they are your friends.

To sum up, I advise you to either talk to your friends and tell them that they must answer the tests on their own or ask the teacher to let you sit by yourself in the front seat during tests. In the meantime, I suggest you not to fight with them and continue the good realationship you have had so far.

Good luck,

Noa

Very good work, Noa. (95)

Daphna.

My opinion about Oferet Yetzuka Operation

My opinion about Oferet Yetzuka Operation

Israel startet Oferet Yetzuka Operation 12 days ago and many Israeli families have been under tremendous pressure since then. Therefore, I would like to express my support in this operation.

Southern Israel has been in a state of war for 8 years. People in towns such as Sderot have been living under the threat of Kasam rockets and have not been able to live normally. Although Israel has had expressed its wish to live peacefully, the Hamas terror organization has launched rockets on innocent civilians causing physical and emotional suffering. As a result, the IDF started this defensive operation to remove this threat despite its high price on both sides. Sometimes a nation has to fight terror in order to secure its citizens.

To conclude, in the light of the above, I strongly believe our operation is morally just. My only hope is that all ours soldiers will return home safely and there wouldn't be many casualties among innocent civilians on both sides.

summary: I'm a 15 year old student that studies at Kugel Highschool. I think that this war is necessary and we must attack the Hamas because Southern Israel has been in a state of war for 8 years. People in towns such as Sderot have been living under the threat of Kasam rockets and have not been able to live normally. Therefore, we must protect those areas and attack the Hamas.