Matt'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 write a reflection about your experiences and opinions about the topic. Each reflection is expected to at least 200 words in length.The topic or questions you are asked to reflect on are listed below. Copy these questions to your individual reflection page. Thank you. ** ‍‍‍ ** ** Week 1 ‍‍‍ ** The best piece of advice that I have ever received would have to have been a long time ago. The day before I got the best advice was when my mum was walking near the beach. She witnessed someone getting bashed by a group of people with weapons. The next day we went for a walk together around the block and we started to talk about it. I was very confused why and I started to get cautious about everything. Not to mention I was only 8 or 9 years old. Anyway, as we were walking I started asking my mum about all the crimes around the area and she said there were robberies and fights and many others but then she said not to worry. After I asked her why she answered with the most comforting advice I could ever have heard. She said “Matt, bad things only happen to bad people." From exactly that moment I was so much happier and I was continuing to just live my life not in fear. That would have had to be the best advice I have ever received. If I were to throw a piece of trash on the ground then that would not be much of a big deal. Of course if I did it constantly for a long period time it will have a build up effect and it would harm the environment. If everyone were to throw just one piece of trash on the ground then there would honestly be over a million groups of trash on the floor and the world would be not only disgusting, but it could probably be unliveable. The animals would die, including the marine life due to plastic and other contents. This is not just the problem; just imagine ALL of the diseases floating around getting everyone sick including the doctors who are the only ones possible to save us. Everyone would be sick, the food chain would be destroyed, and food and supplies would not be safe. I understand this seems like a huge exaggeration, but if you think about it, it really isn’t. We have so many people in the world and the population never stops changing. There really would be that much rubbish that would cause all of these catastrophes. If I saw a friend cheat then I honestly would not know what to do. It depends on the circumstances that we are in. If my friend cheated on something then the first move I would make would be to confront them. I want to be a good friend so I would report it. I would say to them “What made you cheat? You are not learning anything so I think you should stop so you can at least learn." I would do this to help them out because he may not have thought about the whole picture and he would have just wanted to get the work done. So after I would confront him, I would see how they are doing and ask if they understand. If not, I would explain it to them but if they do then I would be happy for them. I think courage means owning up to something that you did and accepting the consequences. I also think courage means to stand up to your fears no matter what they are. A good friend is someone who treats you with respect and is fun. A good friend is someone who makes you happy and is there for you no matter what. My most indispensable possession is my rosary beads. They are green rosary beads on a gold chain which were blessed by a priest in Rome. The story begins when my mum and dad left for Italy and my brothers and I stayed with my aunties. At my aunties I had watched a scary movie and I was having nightmares. I couldn't sleep at night and I had to sleep with my television on the whole night. Anyway, when they got back, I was still scared so my mum came in my room and handed me the rosary beads. She told me about the story and how she got them blessed through Calabria and Sicily. They are my mum and dad’s birthplace. After she told me the story she took them out of this rubber packet with a gold cross on the front. They toppled out and fell into her hand. When she passed me them she told me that it will send off the scary thoughts and only let good thoughts into my room. So she hung them on my bed and that was the best sleep I had in a long time. Since then, they are still there and have never moved. I also haven't had a scary thought since. I think about people polluting the environment as not so much bad people but wrong people. It is not that they are bad people because some people have to pollute for their job, they may have to support their family and make money so it is not their fault. People that litter purposely or just for the fact that they cannot be bothered going to a bin, I think of it as upsetting. Again the person is wrong to do so and they shouldn't because we have to keep our earth amazing as it is for the future generations. If we just spoil the earth and destroy all of the natural beauty then what is left? The point is that it is wrong to litter and pollute and there is no excuse to do so unless it is your job. Even then, you should still do the job, but just not support it because it is a bad thing. I admit that I have littered at times for stupid reasons but I think that everyone has littered at one time in their lives whether it be a banana peel up towards a packet of chips. You never know what just that little piece of rubbish could be doing to our earth. When I do something wrong I do not feel good because I know that no matter what it was it has affected someone and they could be really upset. All I know is that when I do something wrong, I do not feel good about myself meaning my self-esteem drops down and I feel like a bad person. I feel as if I have to suffer and pay for it because of whatever I had done, it has caused harm to someone. When i do something very good, I feel like a hero and I feel as if I have played a huge role in the person's life that I have helped. It is as if you feel proud and you can walk around knowing that you are a good person and what you did was from your heart. Just for reasons like that it feels amazing when you do something that is good for whoever it may be. I wish that there was a law that said "If someone were to pollute or do wronging towards then the environment, they will be fined no matter what incident." But, unlike most other laws I would not want the law to be varied depending on what they done. No matter what, if they are caught littering they will be fined. This would be a good law because then maybe people would not want to be fined and walk those extra steps to a bin to place their rubbish. The government pays money to have bins everywhere for easy access to a rubbish disposal yet people cannot even be bother to do so. Ending with this, people pollute around the environment and do not even think about the consequences or about how the future generations will feel with not having a beautiful environment and earth. Imagine having no natural beauty what so ever and no tropical islands with beautiful animals because all the marine life dies due to plastic being in the ocean. Things like these have to be thought about when people litter. These are some of the reasons why I think that this law would be a good and strong one. When I am angry, I do not look good because my facial expressions are bad and upsetting. I am happiest when I have done something good for someone else or I just feel great. Today i was actually very happy but I couldn't figure out why, I think it may have been because I had good friends around me and I just woke up in a good mood. But i also think getting a Chicken burger that day helped. I have felt lonely when my parents went off too Italy and I stayed with my auntie and uncle. It wasn't the time that my parents were away, it was just for the time in the airport waving goodbye and not being able to see their faces for a whole month. I did enjoy my time but while i was in the airport, i was upset and lonely. I feel proud when I get something right or help someone. When i know that i have been a part of someone’s life and helped them out with something that someone else couldn't, then i am proud of myself. About myself, I dislike being so selfish. If something happens like I win something, i prefer not to share it. I remember a time when I was about grade 5 I had invited my mates over to my house. I spent the time upset because I did not like my brothers talking to them. So even at that point I was being selfish with my friends. It is not just objects that people can be selfish with, it can be anything from up to lollies to actual people like I was. It was because I felt as if my brother and him would become better friends so I just didn't like it. I also dislike the laziness quality in myself because i really do want to get out and do some things but at times I just cannot be bothered. Some qualities even though I dislike them, they are the things that make me, me. I am lazy and selfish but if i weren't then I wouldn't be myself around people and so that is why I do not really honestly dislike them. I just don't enjoy them. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I think that prejudice exists in the world because mainly of jealousy in people. Some people cannot handle the jealousy of one another and that tends to cause them to make rumours and other nasty things. Because of this, when people hear something, the person the rumour is about usually begins to get teased even more causing them to be upset. One thing I believe is to never judge a book by its cover. I think of this so strongly because I think everyone is an awesome person on the inside and it is important not to let this disappear and so people should find this out. Another reason why i believe that prejudice exists in this world is because of the way people act. These days if you do something that someone else does not like, you could get teased and even hurt over the stupidest things. These days you could get bullied just because you go for a different soccer team or foot ball team. To me, that is why I think prejudice exists; because of jealousy and because of how someone acts.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">‍‍‍Week 2‍‍‍ **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 3 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 4 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is your most indispensable possession and why? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 5 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What do you think about people polluting the environment? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 6 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How do you feel when you do something wrong? How do you feel when you do something that is very good? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 7 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 8 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 9 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Week 10 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? **

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