Leisure Activities

| 2011 |
| Eggo Soriano
S11054504
|

[assignment 1 – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF leisure activities for children in the pacific]Abstract |
  Leisure activity is beneficial when managed and properly organised as they are in the traditional and cultural lifestyles of the Pacific. These conditions need to be adapted and maintained in modern and evolving cultures to maximise positive effects of leisure activities on children. |

PLAN
Type : Point by point method
Title : The advantages and disadvantages leisure activities present to children in the Pacific.
Introduction
Context : What leisure activities presents for children in the Pacific in terms of social and physical development.
Subject : Leisure Activities
Limited Subject - Advantages and disadvantages, Children, Pacific
Thesis
While leisure activities are perceived to present some disadvantages to children in the Pacific, there are more advantages it presents in terms of social and physical development.
Support for Thesis
  1. Argument 1 - Screen based activities are bad for children.
      a. Addictive
      b. Negative influence

  2. Refutation 1 - Screen based activities are beneficial.
      c. Many children do not have easy access to them
      d. Mainly used for educational purposes.
      e. Mainly used for social networking

  3. Argument 2 - Leisure sedentary activities are unhealthy
      f. Cause children to develop lazy and inactive lifestyle
      g. Cause children to be obese-prone

  4. Refutation 2 - Leisure activities are norms in pacific cultures
      h. Develop knowledge of history & identity
      i. Develop survival skills
      j. Develop physical fitness
Conclusion
In the Pacific, leisure is part of island culture and is mostly useful for the social and physical development of children – this is a norm of the ‘Pacific Way’.
Leisure activity is beneficial when managed and properly organised as they are in... [continues]

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