Merlyn


 * Week 1 **
 * What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? **

I have received many pieces of advice but the one advise that stuck to my mind was to "always listen to your parents". I believe that every parent wants their child to be the best, they always think for their child's growth and NEVER for their ruin. Parents/guardians obviously know more than we do and have experienced more of life than us. They would have gone through most of the situations that we haven't yet or even heard about someone else's problem and that is why they make sure that we are more aware of the world. Parents love their children more than anything else and they would never want to lose that, thus they ask you to listen to them as they know that if we don't we could fall in a ditch. They only try to help you because they know the consequences if you don't and they don't want you to face it. In my personal experience I would say listen to your parents because it has helped me even for the smallest things like picking a colour for a dress, if i picked yellow and my mum pick red I would actually suit red better than yellow and this teaches me that i am not always right and when you actually feel that way ask your parent and they will help you. Therefore parents can have the best piece of advice when you actually look up at them for help. Parents are our first teachers and home is our first school.

Week 2

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

Depending on what kind of "trash" it is it could pollute our environment and the trash that is meant to be re-cycled cannot be because no one has put it in the appropriate bin. If it is trash from vegetable or fruits it is neglect able as it is compost, I would however make sure i pick up the rubbish because I like to have a clean and a green environment and like everything picture perfect. If everyone littered our environment we would not be living in what we are living right now (not that the environment is perfect right now) in fact we would be making it more disgusting and the govt. would have to hire cleaners and rubbish pickers who would have to spend 5 to 6 hours picking up OUR rubbish that we think it is okay to leave but it is seriously not. as proud wyndham residents we as a school walked down to the beach and cleaned up all the trash, surprisingly I did not find much trash as i expected. We were expected to do this as a part of our "sustainability day".

Week 3

 * What would you do if you saw a friend cheating--report it, confront the friend, nothing--and why? **
 * What do you think courage means? **
 * What do you think makes a good friend? **

If i did come across a friend cheating i would warn the friend that it is not the right thing to do and if the friend still continued i would try to hide it and not let the friend copy and if this friend still tried to copy then i would report it however i would also ask the teacher to probably change the friends seating rather than making them fail the task because we know that every human makes mistakes and nobody is perfect.Courage to me means a strong mind and spirit that allows a person to face and overcome pain, suffering, difficulty etc. I think that the qualities of a good friend would be taking interest to what others have to say, being a giver and not a taker, being loyal, trust able, positive and honest, someone who cares about you and one who sticks with you for every problem whether right or wrong. I can sure say through my own answer that i have some good and bad friends. :)

Week 4

 * What is your most indispensable possession and why? **

I believe that my most indispensable possession would be my family as they have always been there for me and they were always mine and always will be.I probably ;y will struggle to a life without them, I respect my family and they respect me, There are times when i get annoyed because of them but then i realize that they bought me up and they were the ones who made  me who i am right now, I would never be anyone without their help and i thank them for making me "me". For they gave me house and all my belongings and made me feel really safe when i am in their surroundings. There are so many more reasons for why my family is my indispensable possession but i think that would take me a really long time to list so i'm going to just  stop it here and end my sentence.

**Week 5**

 * What do you think about people polluting the environment? **

People who are responsible for polluting the environment would have to take a step back and have a look at what they have done that includes every single one of us as all of us are responsible because we all pollute the environment intentionally or unintentionally as most of us travel in cars and cars produce a lot of carbon. We should all try to use more public transport and/or carpool to be able to lower carbon emissions. However carbon is not the only way our environment is getting polluted we also pollute it by farming, manufacturing and noise pollution and water pollution would also be a very big topic on the polluting of our environment. I think its time all of us took a good look at our environment and make up our minds to clean it up and make it a better place for a living. We should also consider this environment for everyone and for our coming generations. We should always think positive and not be selfish.

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

Doing something wrong makes me fell very guilty and makes me feel like such a horrible person however i always try to do the right thing by thinking before i do anything but sometimes you don't realize what you are doing and you just do it because of pressure, tension or anger, If i ever do anything wrong and i know i do it a lot i tend to go and apologies and try to make up for what i have done. and in this way i learn from my mistakes and try to correct the way i live. When i do something very good i actually feel proud of myself and happy and feel like i deserve a pat on the back. When i am happy i usually try to do something more good to do so it can make me feel extra happy and satisfied and as humans we all know that everyone does some wrong things and some very good things.


 * Week 7**
 * I wish there were a law that said..... This would be a good law because.... **

I wish there was a law that said "No smoking in public". This would be a good law because it would make all the non smokers and health carers happy (as these people tend to actually care about their body and respect it) and all the smokers could have a small area where they can smoke and socialize <span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;">. This could somehow get the smokers to change their mind and quit smoking. For an extra re-cycling idea I would suggest if the scients could invent some kind of machine that actually turns all the bad smoke from the cigarettes to a useful gas or something like this so that the smoke does not turn bad for the environment. <span style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 21px;"> This law could also stop second-hand smoking <span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;">and save a lot of lives <span style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 21px;">and the lives of younger generation <span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;"> and the innocent babies who don’t have a choice to choose from and have to take the bad smoke in. :’(

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="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;">When I am angry, I also look upset and really grumpy and I really don’t feel like talking to anyone because I am scared that I’m going to yell at them by accident and then I would have to solve this problem too. When I do get angry I sit down by myself and try to meditate as this calms me down and helps me with my life. I am the happiest when I am doing something I really like and when i am surrounded with family and friends who love me and whom I love. When I’m happy I sometimes think to myself ‘I wish every second of my life was so happy and fun’. I have felt lonely when I don't really have anyone to talk to or when I feel really lazy or when I’m sick and want to be lonely and there is nothing to do. I feel proud when I do something good/great and everybody is congratulating me. I also feel proud when i have done something special and something that nobody else has done.

Week 9

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

<span style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;">I don't like my laziness as it stops me from doing so many other fun activities, it also stops me from getting fit and healthy. I would definitely like to stop my laziness and get more healthy and fit. In fact i have already started eating more healthier foods and stopped the junk food. I have also started to exercise more often rather than just sitting on the couch and wasting my precious time in which I could do so much more. I would also in the future want to join the gym when i do get time. All i would need is some motivation to get out there and start it and that's it I'll be busting those moves. If I did have a chance to go with my friends to the gym I would as it would be so much fun and I think this would be a really great way to socialize and communicate.

Week 10

 * Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? **

<span style="color: #cf00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21px;">Everyone is prejudice in some way or the other. I really wish that there was a way to stop it. Prejudice exists because of selfishness, greed and because of selfless people who don't agree that they are wrong when they know that they are wrong. Everyone thinks that their way is the best way. There isn't just prejudice between races, there is prejudice between blondes and brunette, boys and girls etc. This could also effect the way our parent teach us values and beliefs, for example if you've got a parent that swears a lot then you are very likely to find their children swear a lot too. Prejudice will never end because it is after all human nature. We as humans should learn how to forgive and forget and become one as a family.