Matt+Gleeson

Week 1
__What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?__

The best advice I have ever received is stand up for what you think is right. I think it’s the best piece of advice I have ever received because what you think is right is apart of your values and therefore it flows onto the actions you make day to day and the choices you make and the actions you take.

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 onto the ground I would start to feel bad and I would make myself pick it up off the ground and put it into a bin because I would know if I didn’t pick up that piece of trash someone else would have to or the wind would blow the trash away into the drains and then it would make its way into the sea and an marine animal would consume that piece of trash and die. If everyone threw trash onto the ground and didn’t care about our future and just relied on someone else picking up after them, then the air that we breathe in would eventually become toxic to inhale and very disgusting to smell also it the smell would make it hard to breathe. Our environment such as our trees, plants etc. would become very weak and colourless they would eventually die.

Week 3
__What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why?__

If I saw a friend cheating I would confront them and tell them that it is wrong and if they get caught by somebody else other then me they would be in a lot more trouble especially if its someone who hates them or a teacher or parent.

__What do you think courage means?__

I believe courage means to stand up for what you think is right and not what others believe in, to not be shy and not ask questions, I also believe that courage means to have the ability to admit you are wrong and to accept the fact that you are.

__What do you think makes a good friend?__

Someone who is trustworthy and lets you know when you are going onto the wrong track. They stand up for you and try to make you feel good about yourself when you are down and that gives you confidence to try your best. They don’t talk about you behind your back or say anything bad about you at all.

Week 4
__What is your most indispensable possession and why?__

My waterbed is most indispensable possession because it’s always warm and comfy so I don’t need an electric blanket because it’s always warm. When I move out when I am older I plan on taking my waterbed with me.

**Week 5**
__What do you think about people polluting the environment?__

What I think of people when they pollute the environment is that they don’t understand how much damage they are actually dealing to our air, our animals and of course our environment. They need to learn that just switching off lights in the morning before you leave for school/work makes a huge difference, they also need to learn that a lot of material that they throw into the rubbish can be recycled because those rubbish trucks who take the rubbish just dump it in a tip and isn’t used again. But if you recycle the rubbish then it can be reused and there will be one less product that’s been needed to be made.

Week **6**
__How do you feel when you do something wrong?__

When something goes wrong I become annoyed, disappointed with myself that I did something wrong. I also try to learn from my mistakes and listen to what the right answer is so I can learn from next time. I sometimes argue when I get something wrong or do something wrong because I might think at the start that I did it right but then I actually didn’t and that they would get angry at me because I didn’t listen to them to start with.

__How do you feel when you do something that is very good?__

Well when I do something very good I start to feel really good that I know that I have done something that’s actually right and it teaches me how to do other things better. I start to get better marks and I become happier.

Week 7
__I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because...__

I wish there was a law that said you have to do 250 hours of community links before you can get your first job. So that people hopefully realize that there are bigger problems that are out in there in the world then rather just seeing their own issues. So they can meet different people who have lived longer then us and we can gain words of wisdom and a lot of advice and knowledge from them to help us improve our lives.

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 believe I look very scary because I am all tensed up and I feel like I want to punch something. When I’ve been set a challenge that I know to myself I can beat very easily, no doubt about it, but when I’ve been set a challenge that looks very difficult and I complete it I feel very proud with myself. When I’ve gone to a new school and I don’t know anyone or when I move away from good friends and lose contact with them.

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

I know sometimes I can be lazy and selfish, but that’s only when I’m either in the middle of something so I don’t want to get up and do it right away for example if I was watching TV I’m going to wait for an ad before I like empty the bin. I am sometimes selfish when I buy my own food I don’t want to share it because I worked out for that money and its my food!

Week 10
__Why do you think prejudice exists in the world?__

I believe it exists in this world because people judge other people on the outside and not what’s on the inside. They already have an opinion on the person before they even give them a chance to get to know their values, religious beliefs, culture beliefs and ethics. Someone who is prejudiced doesn’t give anyone a chance to say anything before they judge them.