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Reflections - Bethany 9 Gold  each student will build their own page for the purposes of Reflection. This is because when two students are using the same page at the same time the page will not save properly. Each week for 10 weeks you will need to make a reflection about your experiences. Each reflection is expected to at least 200 words in length. The topic or questions you are asked to reflect on at listed below. Copy these questions to your individual reflection page. The best piece of advice that I have ever received, was from my mum. She has told me to always to always be true to myself. I think that this advice is something that I will now and in the future use for the rest of my life. She has expressed the need to always be honest and thoughtful of not only myself but also of other. By being true to myself, I think that I will be able to see all different perspectives of different people and the way that they may see, acknowledge and react to all manner of situations. I think that by doing this I will hopefully be able make decisions on a day to day basis and also life decisions that I would look back on and be comfortable and proud of the stand or decision that I have made. I think that my life ahead may lead me to having to make difficult decisions and this is why my mum has said this advice to me. Being true to myself also means to be comfortable in the way my mum thinks that I should live my life. No matter what, I do in my life, as long as I am true to myself, I will make the right decisions for not only myself, but also for the people that I surround myself with, during my life.  **Week 2-****What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground?** **What if everyone did?** I think that throwing one single piece of rubbish on the ground, would not create any great crisis. But if everyone took this attitude then we would eventually have a crisis that could be seen as not only life threatening but also life changing. For example, if every single resident in the city of Whyndam was to drop one piece of rubbish in the Werribee River, the damage could be irreversible. Not only would the smell of the decomposing rubbish be not pleasant, but the potential for the damage to the river could change our way of life forever. The contamination in the water in the river would eventually clog up the river flow and then in time the toxic chemicals that the decomposing rubbish would leech out, would kill off the marine life and even to the extreme, the wildlife surrounding the river. We would not be able to use the water, eat the fish and the eco system of the Werribee River would change to a dirty and disgusting mess. Even though we have fresh water running to our homes, we need the environment to be kept as clean and tidy as possible to ensure the balance of our lives and also of the eco system in our local area.
 * Week 1 - ****What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? **

**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 I would report them. I think that people that feel they have to cheat, are really, only cheating themselves, in the long run. I would also think that after reporting this to the teacher, I would then not confront or cause any confrontation with the person but I would inform them that I had reported their cheating. I think that if this person was a true friend that they would understand the position that they had put me in. I would try and be as calm as possible but also be prepared for the friend to be angry and upset with the decision that I had made. I think that this is a perfect example of courage as well. Speaking to the friend, even though knowing that I would potentially be causing them harm, not in a physical way, but through exposing them for cheating, would take a lot of courage. I could be seen by my peers as a dobber and this may mean that I could be seen as not able to be trusted. It’s not about trust, but fairness for everyone. I feel that a good friend is someone that is caring, kind and most of all honest. Even though people have different ways of dealing with different situations, if you are a true friend and the friendship is a strong one, you would be able to talk things through and be able to understand and deal with each other’s differences in a kind, caring and honest way.

**Week 4 -****What is your most indispensable possession and why?** I think that the most indispensable possession that I have would have to be my family. Possessions are not just physical things that we can hold or own. Possessions can be so much more than just holding or having something. My family are mine and nobody else’s. They are one of a kind and are not able to be replaced or exchanged. They are the one possession that I have that will always stand behind me and assist me in everything that I do. They comfort me when I’m sad or upset. They help me through any type of decisions, whether it’s good or bad. In return I am there for them also. I think that family is not really a possession but an honour to be a part of and that we should all value the opportunities that our families have allowed us to experience. We only have one family and often we could be seen as taking this for granted. I have tried to see the good in all that occurs with my family, even if sometimes I don’t agree personally, I know that my mum and dad are making a particular decision for the benefit of the our whole family and not just individuals.

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

I think that people that pollute the environment are not only selfish but also incredibly stupid. They are short of the intelligence of acknowledging that what they are doing is not only affecting them but also everyone else in society. This could also be because they may be uneducated and lack the information that would inform them that what they are doing is actually destroying the worlds that they are trying to live in. Sometimes these types of people are so stubborn that they will not listen to any reason or research into the possible outcome of what it is that they are doing to our environment. I think that the best way to help assist people that are polluting our environment, whether they are individuals or large corporate companies, is to educate in any easy to understand way. I also think that by just stating the facts and not making presumptuous speculations, this would also help people that may be polluting to look at what they are doing and hopefully assist them to change their ways. We need to ensure that by having laws and regulations that everyone has to abide by, this will assist in society’s ability to be able to manage the changes that have and are occurring with the environment that we are living in.


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

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">Sometimes when I am told I have done something wrong, I don’t know that whatever I had done was seen to be wrong. There are times when we all do the wrong thing, and whether or not we know what we are doing is wrong or not, we must be able to recognise the difference. Our parents from an early age have always told us “no that’s wrong”. From early childhood we know and are able to recognise what is right and wrong and so I think that it all come back to the way that we have been taught from our parents. I think that as long as me personally are happy with making a good decision, really that‘s all that matters. I don’t purposely try to do good acts, so that others can acknowledge or praise me for doing that action. I try to be humble in taking praise from others as you can be seen as gloating and this is not also a good thing. For someone to recognise a good action that I have done, makes me feel good. I think that it is good to be told everyone and again that you have done a good deed or performed a task well. It makes me want to try and do that action or task again, in the best way that I can. <span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">**Week 7****- I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because...**

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">I wish there was a law against children enduring life as refugees or having to live in refugee camps for most of their lives. As Australia is one of many refugee hot spot we experience through our refugee camps that were set up by our government, but not much seems to be happening after they come to our shores. Children make up half of 50 million refugees and displaced people in the world, the poor condition they lived in before coming to Australia were mostly war zone. These children have barely survived with the background information of 2 million children dying from war in this last decade 6 million wounded and 1 million orphaned. This would be a good law because the government would have to make progress in stopping refugees and those who do make it to Australia, the government should care for them and their families and support them in their stay in Australia and especially put those children in to school to support their futures. These children who are born into these war stricken countries are starting off with a bad future and Australia and many other refugee hot spots around the world should be taking into account and thinking what would they do if it was there sisters child etc? .The refugee camp on Christmas island is always in our news headlines, why isn’t action being taken to prevent these children becoming like there families and being brought up to fight in there country’s wars. <span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">**Week 8** **-When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud?**

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">When I’m angry I look distressed. My body language changes to a defensive action. You can see that my physical domineer is tense and visibly changed from how I usually look. Sometimes you can have a change in your skin tone and this is also a visible way of knowing that someone is angry. This happens to me sometimes. I am happiest when I’m doing something that I really like to do. It could be with friend or family and sometimes the simplest things are the things that make me the happiest. A kind word or action; a glance from someone special or even from someone that you don’t even know. I have only felt lonely on a few occasions. When my mum or dad is away for work and sometimes when my sister is away on camp or something. I generally y feel proud when I have been able to accomplish something that I thought that I would not be able to do. I also have felt proud of some to the actions of my family both of my parents have jobs that require a level of skill to be able to help others in different types of situation.

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">**Week 9****- Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why?**

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">The thing that I dislike about myself the most is selfishness. Sometimes I’m only interested in making sure that I am able to obtain or achieve the objective of what I desire and want. By being selfish I can at times disregard the thoughts and feelings of others and how my actions may affect them. This is a quality that I try not to have come out of my personality all the time. But it is in every person’s human nature and so I think that as long as I recognise when I am doing this, I should be able to look for another option. Sometimes we all need to concentrate on what we think is the best thing for us to do, to then be able to further our own interests, welfare and benefit because at that time maybe, I am being personally degraded. Sometimes I am selfish with my possessions because I want them not to be broken or damaged by other people. We are always told to share but at times we need to be selfish for our own preservation of our belongings or of our feelings.

<span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">**Week 10****- Why do you think prejudice exists in the world?** <span style="font-family: 'Corbel','sans-serif';">I think that there is prejudice exist in the world because we all have a different way of living and this can be seen as being different or not acceptable by other cultures. Some people think that their religion or belief is the only way to live your life and will not or do not allow others to put forward their points of view. Because of this, prejudice occurs because most people think that they are right and do not think that they should have to change. People are less tolerate of cultural diversity and therefore do not want to acknowledge that others thoughts, feelings and way of life is not wrong, but just different. Today in our society and the changing environment and nationality of different people being brought together, we all need to have a level of tolerance. In saying that, any new member of our country must respect the laws that we have here. They may be very different from their own culture and so they may take a little bit of time for them to adjust to the change in the community that they are now a part of. Australia is a multi cultural country and for us to continue to grow, we need to work together and recognise the differences, but also be able to work through those differences, so we are able to all live in relative harmony.