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 * Week 1**

//What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?//

Don't let anybody stop you from believing in your dream. This is the best piece of advice i have received so far in my life, because people can you tell you and convince you that you will not reach a goal or a dream in life and eventually you will start to believe it but it takes somebody special to encourage you to live out your dream. What some people think is the impossible can be the complete opposite for you, you just have to be determined, work hard, strive and believe in yourself and you will reach your goal in some way or form. You also have to be prepared for rejection, not everything in life will go your way and you will get knocked down, but you have to be strong, lift your head up a little higher and keep going. I received this from my present dance teacher who as a young girl dreamed to be a professional dancer and is now in many shows, dances at events and is a successful dance teacher. She has been rejected from dance companies, failed auditions, been injured many times in her career but has pushed along and got over many obstacles to get to where she is today and i look up to her and hope that i will one day become an amazing dancer as she is all because she had such persistence to become big in the industry. I believe i will become a successful dancer because i do believe in myself and that will take me along way in life.



Week 2
//What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?//

If i threw a piece of rubbish on the ground i would think to myself "one piece of rubbish is not doing the environment any harm" but then i think to myself that everybody that litters would be thinking the same thing as well. Although us as individuals think that we are not doing the environment any harm we have to think that millions of other people around the world are thinking the exact same as us and even by dropping one piece of rubbish, altogether we are making a very big difference and its not a good one at all. To be honest i have never really cared much for littering until an excursion i attended last friday with my class to the Queenscliff marine centre, we learnt about all the different types of species living in the port Phillip bay. We then took part in a boat ride in which we dredged some seaweed out of the water and sorted through it to find all different types of marine life, looking at how beautiful all these animals were i thought to myself how could us humans be so selfish and try to destroy their homes when they have done nothing but good for our environment.

Week 3
//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 on a test, i would personally confront them and tell them that what they are doing could get them in some serious trouble, if not now, more so in the future. Why cheat? The feeling of getting a test back that you completed purely with knowledge and confidence and seeing you passed is an amazing feeling, why bother putting the time and effort in to just get a mark that you hardly attempted to receive. You may think that cheating on a small test now wont affect anything or anyone and most of that statement is true, but as you get older and participate in exams, cheating can be a serious offence and which can result in harsh punishment. I think courage mean you are brave enough to face your fears, you have enough confidence in yourself to overcome any worries or stress. A good friend must consist of these qualities: they must be trustworthy, funny, reasonably outgoing, fun to be with, always willing to try new things, and always be there for you.

Week 4
//What is your most indispensable possession and why?//

//One of my most indispensable items are my 3 siblings, Indi, 5, Finn, 3 and Maya 1. They bring me so much happiness when i am with them, their smiles instantly brighten up my day. Honestly, having my brothers and sisters i think i have matured a lot more compared to other kids my age because they are a big responsibility when looking after them. I don't know what i would do without them they are pretty much my life. They all have very different personalities and i love each of them with all my heart! Indi being the oldest out of the 3 i am closest with, we pretty much do everything together when we are with each other, we braid each others hair, go to the movies together, walk to the park and heaps of other things. She is the most beautiful little girl i have ever seen and she will grow up to be a beautiful young lady. Finn my little brother is one terror! he is always doing something to entertain himself, he is one big handful but an amazing baby brother. Then there is the youngest of all of them, Maya. She is like a little boy, she gets into everything! she can not sit still at all, she is the cutest baby and has the sweetest personality always up for hugs and kisses! I love all of my sisters and brother equally and i couldn't ask for any better.//

Week 5
//What do you think about people polluting the environment?//

//I think people polluting the environment is a serious issue, however i do not think that people are purposely trying to do any harm. We are not educated enough to know of the real circumstances going on at this point in time, i also believe that the facts we are given is about the whole worlds problem with pollution which really doesn't concern many people because they think it does not affect them. I think that more information needs to be given out about pollution in our local community so locals can see whats happening to our own environment and how it is affecting us and future generations which will affect them more negatively if we do not improve the way we treat the environment.//

Week **6**
//How do you feel when you do something wrong?// //How do you feel when you do something that is very good?//

//When i do something wrong i personally can not deal with it, i feel sick, anxious and terribly guilty. If i do something wrong i have to always attempt to resolve the issue or it will eat away inside me, i also hate bottling up my feelings so i would try to act as positively as i can towards the situation. When i do something really good i can't even explain the feeling, i feel so proud and worthy. I feel like i have made someones life better or easier which makes me feel so good inside and always puts a smile on my face! even doing something as little as giving someone a get well card when they're sick just to cheer them up and let them know your their for them can make you feel really good.//

Week 7
//I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because...//

//i honestly want the government to bring back the death penalty, purely because i do not believe that someone who commits such a serious crime should be able to live their own life after taking away someone else's. I do not see how someone could take away someones life, someones brother, someones sister, someones daughter, someones son and get away with it and be able to live out their life in prison or not, it is so unfair. How has society come to the decision to ban the death penalty? people should really think hard about if one of their loved ones had been killed and what they would want to happen to the person who killed them an i am almost certain they would want the person dead. The death penalty should be re-considered and be made legal again. How come they took this punishment away in the first place? surely their would of been a lot of debating for and against and i personally would would think the argument against taking away this punishment would of been much greater the for the punishment to be made illegal.//

Week 8
//When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud?//

//When i am angry, i usually look stressed and frustrated. I hate the feeling of being angry because i hate having to think about problems that i have because i end up getting overwhelmed and upset. It depends on what i am angry at which would show provoke my body to show any expression at all, sometimes you can hardly tell when i'm angry because i keep my anger inside or take it out on someone who doesn't deserve it at all. I am the happiest when everything is going well in my life, no fighting with either friends or family, no stress, no trouble at school etc. I love this feeling because i feel as though i don't have anything to worry or stress over and can go on and be optimistic and look at the positives in my life rather than the negatives. I feel lonely at school quite a bit, because i am fairly new to the school i feel as though i do not have as many 'close' friends as i did at my other school or as other kids in my year at MacKillop.//

Week 9
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why?

The quality i dislike about myself the most is selfishness, i always have to have things my way or no way at all, i always think that when i have made a point nobody else's points are valid at all and that sometimes causes minor arguments. When i am put into a group situation, depending on what the task is i always tend to take over or be the 'boss' of the group which not only annoys other people, it also annoys me when people don't do what i say. I have very high expectations and always expect the best from everybody and if i don't see anybody put in effort i get angry at them and try to make them do better, do make up to my standards. I sometimes wish i didn't have this quality because it can bring out the over-controlling and demanding side of me but sometimes i think that it is good because it shows leadership and courage.

Week 10
Why do you think prejudice exists in the world?