Elle's+reflection+page

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thanks daniel :)

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? The best piece of advice that I’ve ever received was from my mum and she says this when I’m having a hard time or trying to figure out why this has happened to me. She tells me "Everything happens for a reason". This quote has proved itself to be true to me several times and it gives me hope that in the end everything will be alright and the bad experiences will only make me wiser. It helps me get through the bad times. To me it means to take one day at a time because there is no day like the present and to just think about today is enough. You shouldn’t look back and get upset over the past because it’s gone and we should not be worried about the future because it hasn’t come yet. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering. “Someday everything will all make perfect sense so for now laugh through the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason”
 * Week 1 **

What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? If i threw a single piece of trash on the ground then it would be littering and going against the law. It would add to all the rest of the rubbish in the world and go towards harming our Earth. A piece of garbage thrown on the ground acts as a blemish to the land so if everyone littered then imagine how people would see our hometown if everyone threw rubbish on the ground. Probably embarrassed because of how beautiful it could be and how we have let it be. Litter can cause harm to our health and safety, it harms wildlife and the environment on Earth. Littering can harm the environment in a lot of different ways. It is a breeding ground for bugs and mice/rats that spread diseases. Open containers such as paper cups or beverage cans can hold rainwater which stops the water from letting new things grows. Uncollected litter can flow into streams, etc and the diseases with rubbish can go into our drinking systems and make us really sick.
 * Week 2 **

What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why? What do you think courage means? What do you think makes a good friend? If i saw a friend cheating or found out they were, i wouldn’t report it because you will get them into a lot of trouble and could seem like a nasty person, they might think you don’t like them even if you do and if they found out you were the one that reported it they could get very angry at you and maybe even do some mean and unwanted things to you. I would not confront the person if I saw them cheating either because again they could get very angry at you and think you are being nosy or disrespecting them even if that is not what you are trying to do. Instead I would do nothing because that person is just cheating themselves and eventually will get what they deserve from doing that because of karma. I think being loyal makes a good friend because a loyal friend is someone who can keep secrets and promises, someone who will not hurt your feelings but will be honest with you and not go behind your back and do something they think or know you wouldn’t agree with.
 * Week 3 **

What is your most indispensable possession and why? My most indispensible possession would have to be my dog Nelson. He is a Staffordshire terrier and the most loveable and playful dog i know. He is never aggressive and never has been and is always waiting to be loved. He is a part of the family and makes all our lives happier than they would be without him. He is about three years old now and brindle. We try and take him for walks everyday and i believe he fulfils our lives and after a week away from him we all miss him very much because he is a huge part of our lives and because he is a dog, he is always reliable and always there for us. He will always come back if we think we have lost him and if he finds his way out to the front yard he will just stay there because all he wants is love and to be around other people and especially other dogs. The thing i like about dogs is that they will always love you if you give them love back, if you get angry with them they’ve already forgiven you before you can get angry and there is no need to impress them because they don’t care about who you are as long as you give it the love they are after and treat everyone the same.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 4 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What do you think about people polluting the environment? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I think people polluting the environment are horrible. I feel that everyone is so ignorant to what we are doing to our Earth and there are all these groups trying to warn people about what we are doing to our Earth by polluting it but nothing happens and the posters, bill boards, radio/ television/ internet advertisements go ignored. When you are trying to find your way to somewhere and you haven’t gone and bought your own car then you should think of other alternatives like riding your bike there, or catching a train, catching a tram or even walking instead of buses and taxis because it helps the environment by not adding to the amount of pollution and reduces your global footprint. If you do that then at least you know you are doing your bit for the environment. There is a lot of pollution in major cities because of how busy it is with all the cars and factories around, even smoking pollutes the environment. Smoking is bad for everyone and just adds to the amount of smog and pollution therefore it is best to quit and there is no time like the present.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 5 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do you feel when you do something wrong? <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do you feel when you do something that is very good? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When i do something wrong I feel terrible and cannot stop thinking about it. I feel really sick even if it the littlest thing and people don’t think I care. I over think everything and always have and it makes things worse because I think about how people are thinking of me and if they still think about it for a while afterwards. If i have done something incredibly wrong I might start shaking and go red but no matter how big or little it is I will always have a very heavy stomach. When I do something that is very good it makes me feel good about me and everything seems good for a little while afterwards and it helps me have a better outlook on life if i have done something very good. If i have done something good then i usually feel a lot lighter and happier.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 6 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I wish there was a law that said: There is to be no put downs without good reason. This would be a good law because it was save a lot of lives. People have no idea that the things people say can have a huge effect on people’s lives. This law I believe should also be a rule in high schools because there have been heartbreaking cases of suicides and there is a lot of depression going around too. Just because people haven’t died doesn’t mean they haven’t thought about ending their life or feel their life is at their lowest point and nobody understands how anyone feels or how much some ones opinion could mean to someone. In high schools everyone is going through puberty and also trying to find themselves and figure out who they are and their place in life and hormones cause people do disagree and say some things that are horrible and they need to learn that its not okay and even though hormones may be causing it, if people let it slide just because of their hormones they will think it is okay in the future so people need to learn the hard way. If some students in high school think that other people aren’t “popular” they aren’t worth talking to or aren’t worth being friends with. Everyone needs to realise nobodies better and nobodies worse than anyone, we are all one.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 7 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> When I am angry it comes out in my personality even if i try to hide it or act like I’m not. My face will show that I am angry and it looks very sour and straight although sometimes I am happy with that face. I am happiest when I am going out somewhere and have something to look forward to, when I find someone or something to be funny, also when I feel that people like me. I am happiest when I feel accepted or when i feel like i belong, it feels like I’m going down the right path and everything is falling into place. I have felt lonely when all of a sudden my friends didn’t like me and for no reason and it left me confused and I didn’t understand why it was happening to me. It was when I feel/felt loneliest. I feel proudest probably when I see my brothers have accomplished something that they have worked hard for and that makes they feel happy about themselves.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 8 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are two qualities I dislike most about myself and that annoy me and they are: laziness and being self absorbed. I am very lazy because when I know i should be doing homework, or going for a run, getting ready, etc. I sit down and go on Facebook, watch television or read a book. I have poor will power and keep saying: I will do it later and %50 of the time it won’t get done and this annoys me because it means I am slack and holds me back from getting good marks in school, getting fit or being prepared and I am trying to stop this. I am also very self absorbed which annoys both me and my friends. I talk too much about my problems and how I feel because it’s always on my mind. I don’t tell just one person either, I tell almost anyone I can and can’t stop myself. Everyday I try and tell myself that I won’t do it today and come home at the end of the day and realise I’ve done it about 3 times and it makes me feel uneasy and my stomach feels very heavy.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 9 **

<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I think prejudice exists in the world because of race, stereotypes, sexuality or religion. Some racist people will believe that they are better than people with a different coloured skin. As I said in earlier weeks, some teenagers believe that they should only talk to people that are “popular” or “cool” enough and this is because of stereo types when in reality no one is better or worse than anyone else. There are some sexist people that will look down upon people with different sexualities being gay, bi-sexual, or other and believe that they are not worth their time. There are also people that don’t like people because of their religion which is also ridiculous, because they don’t like them just because they believe in different things and have different faiths.
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 10 **