Vanessa's+Reflections

Reflections
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.

Week 1
The best piece of advice I have received would probably be to never give up, to try my best. In parts of my life I have sometimes given up, this is when my parents have supported me and told me to keep going and trying. I still sometimes give up but people remind me to keep going. For example when I have trouble with homework my parents help me and tell me to think harder and try again. Some teachers have also given me this advice. For example I have always had trouble with maths so in primary school one teacher always used to tell me to keep trying and to put all my effort and best into it. So I guess it’s good too try your best and not too give up.
 * What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? **

Week 2
If I threw a piece of paper on the floor and everyone else in the world threw a piece of paper on the floor this world would be covered in more rubbish than it already is. This wouldn’t be a good thing at all for the environment because people are already polluting and littering in our world and theirs those few people who don’t. If we lose those few people who don’t we won’t have any wild life and marine life left, as all this rubbish and smell of pollution leads to the animals. When this leads to the animals they could die from choking, strangling or even starvation. This is what would happen if everyone littered, and is already starting to happen.
 * What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? **

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 probably confront them, I would confront them, I wouldn’t report them straight away because they are still my friend and it could ruin a friendship. I think courage means to be brave and face your weaknesses and difficulties, I also think it means to believe in yourself and not to have fear in trying. It’s important to have courage so you’re not always afraid and so that you can try new and different things. A good friend is someone that is honest, trustworthy, caring and someone you can have fun with. I believe a friend should be honest and trustworthy because I think it’s right that your friend doesn’t act as a fake friend or uses you and I think they shouldn’t lie. A friend should also be caring of one and another's feelings. Sometimes friends do the wrong things but sometimes if their worth it they can be forgiven. I believe that friends should stick by each other through thick and thin times; I also think you should have as much fun with your friends as you can and you shouldn’t have to compete or fight about silly things.

My family and friends are an important part of my life, but they are not an item. So my most indispensable item would have to be my phone to contact people like my friends and family. I could also put my music on my phone and my phone also has a radio which I could listen to. I also think we should embrace new technology.
 * Week 4 **
 * What is your most indispensable possession and why? **

My opinion on people polluting the environment is that it’s not right and people shouldn’t pollute, why? Because I believe that not only pollution is affecting us and the air we breathe, it is also affecting animals. For example many animals starve, choke or even die from eating plastic, getting caught in rubbish or getting poisoned. I believe people don’t take care of the environment enough. The environment is our home and it’s something precious that provides us with oxygen and it’s also something we are always going to need. People need and should start taking more care and acting faster to keep our environment clean or our environment could be even dirtier.
 * Week 5 **
 * What do you think about people polluting the environment? **

Week ** 6 **
When i have done something wrong I feel bad and upset. I feel bad and upset because I don’t know if I have offended another person and I sometimes feel disappointed in myself. I like to get and do things right. When I do something that is very good, if it’s for myself I sometimes feel proud, and if I do something good for someone else I also feel a bit proud as I like to help people when I can and I like seeing a smile on other people’s faces.
 * How do you feel when you do something wrong?How do you feel when you do something that is very good? **

Week 7
I wish there was a law that the wealthier people could give some of their money to the poor and less fortunate ones. This would be a good law because it will help people who desperately need it more then the wealthier people. There are already people who have given money, but there are people who are greedy and don’t want to give any. I think all wealthy people should give at least a little bit because we should support our follow Australians that are in need. We just maybe wouldn’t have as many poor if this happened.
 * I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... **

Week 8
When I am angry I look upset because whatever is making me angry is on my mind, and I sometimes try not to think about what’s making me angry and just have a good time. I am happiest when I am with my friends or family and when I can have a good laugh. I don’t feel lonely very often but I sometimes feel lonely when I’m having a bad day or when I have an argument with a family member.
 * When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud? **

Week 9
The quality that I least like about myself would probably be that I worry a lot. I can sometimes get easily stressed out, if I have lots of homework and assignments ill worry a lot that I am not going to get all of it completed. Also even when I am sick and have to stay home from school I even worry that there’s going to be to much work for me to catch up and I worry that I am going to be lost and not understand the work.
 * Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? **

Week 10
I think prejudice exists in the world because we have the media that influences us on what we wear, how we look and how we should act. Many people are discriminative of other people; they are discriminative towards race, sexuality, religion, age etc…I think this is because friends influence other friends, and different people influence other people. Some people don’t stick to what they believe and they follow their friends or follow what they think is the right choice, but really you have your own choice.
 * Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? **