Star'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 **

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

The best advice that I have ever received is the words both spoken by my mother and my coach who have both told me to take life one moment at a time and never get too stressed over the little things. I am the kind of person that gets overly stressed when too much is happening all at once, and I also worry about things that aren’t even happening at the time. That is why my mum gave me the advice of, ‘taking on moment at a time, and never get too stressed over the little things’. It means to not think about future events such as test, exams or trials, and only worry about what’s happening at the present time. This also helps me with my tennis and when I play a match. My coach always tells me to worry about the point that I am playing and not about who’s going to win the next game or the match. That is why ‘take life one moment at a time and never get stressed over the little things,’ is the best advice I have ever received and try to follow it and live by it every day, mostly when I am feeling most stressed.


 * Week 2 **

By throwing a piece of trash on the ground in can result in many ways. It could stay on the ground and can be very slowly decomposed (which takes an average of 10 years for a basic plastic bottle to completely decompose ).It could be blown away into the ocean and could kill the living creatures that live in the ocean. It could be consumed by an animal that lives on land that might mistake it for food and can result in it dying. Another thing would be that it would just make the world very messy and dirty and we would be ruining our special planet. If everyone were to trow there trash or waste on the ground it would be a horrible and a terrible thing. Our world would eventually get so dirty and littered that it could kill many animals and maybe even humans from catching unwanted diseases from the filth and rubbish that would be on our planet. That is why it is very important to disposes of our waste properly. If everyone just simply puts there rubbish away by placing it in a bin there would be not littering in the world and we can live in a wonderful clean environment.
 * What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? **


 * 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 were to see a friend cheating on a test or an assignment task there would be a few ways I could deal with it. I would never rat them out or tell a teacher on them because I think that that is not what a true friend would do. A true friend would help them and stick by them if they need help even if they don’t ask for it. If it was a really close friend I would ask them how they found the test and if they found it difficult let them know that I am always there to help and to not be afraid to ask. I would tell them that they are really lucky they didn’t get caught and kind of scare them into not cheating again. If it wasn’t a close friend I would still ask them how they went but I would never have the courage to confront them, as i am not that close with them and i don’t really have a say on their actions. At the end of the day i just want what’s best for my friends and don’t want them to suffer and would like them to succeed without the means of cheating.
 * Week 4 **

This one takes some thought not because I have too many things I have to have but quit the opposite I could live without any of it. In all honesty as long as I have my friends and family I could live very happily without any possessions. I’ve learned too many times that possessions can be replaced and of course people cannot. Everybody has lost something at some point in time that you never find, like it was sucked into an alternate dimension. I lose stuff all the time like this it’s horrible really but this is just one instance of how my possessions go away. I guess an example of this is when i was coming back from overseas and my luggage got lost. It had almost all of my valuables from my laptop to my tiffany and co. bracelet. Yes i was distraught when i found out i was never going to see m possessions again but I eventually got over it and thought well as long and my family was save and we had a save plain trip none of that really mattered. With all that I do believe it is safe for me to say I could honestly live without any of it. Just give me my loving family and friends and I’m set.
 * What is your most indispensable possession and why? **


 * Week 5 **

I think it shows disrespect for this magnificent earth we live in. Disrespect for others health and c are. Disrespect for God that made this earth for us. I think we all should take responsibility for our part, whether directly or indirectly. It's the pollutions and bad gasses we use in our cars, it's the trash we don't dispose of properly or don't recycle if possible. It's the over-packaging of products we choose to buy instead of those that aren't packed like that. It's the demands we make for new instead of using what we have. It's settling for merchandise that doesn't last anymore, like our cars and appliances. I think it's best if we try to do what we can and not add to the problems. Some people just don't care, they go around using electricity and other things that damage the environment without thinking about it. those ridiculous people who just don't care are the ones polluting the environment, and we need to fight agents them to keep our earth save a healthy. **Week 6 **
 * What do you think about people polluting the environment? **

** How do you feel when you do something wrong? How do you feel when you do something that is very good? **  When I do something that I know is wrong but go forward with it anyways I have that really guilty feeling that sits in my stomach for ages until I fix it. I am the type of person that usually chooses the right path and if I don’t I get really down on myself and get ashamed or embarrassed of what I did. Most of my wrong doings are mistakes. I might think it is the right thing to do but end up coming to terms that the easy thing isn’t always the right thing. Thankfully I have also experienced the feeling of doing something good many times. When I do something good, usually when it’s for others I become somewhat proud of myself and cannot help to show a little smile recognising to good deeded I have accomplished. For example, simple things like making my sister breakfast and bringing it to her while she’s in bed, and not asking for anything in return. Little things like that make me feel better about myself and make other happy too.

**Week 7 **

** I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... **  I wish there was a law that everything was free. I hate money and I think I cause too many problems. It causes poverty, hunger and greed; which to me are the main problems we have in this world today. Money defines us and we can be judged by the amount we have. I wish that everything was free and there was an unlimited supply of everything and that we could have everything we ever wanted. But maybe that would make us horrible people because we would never know what it would be like to suffer or work hard for something? Maybe suffering and hard work is what makes us a good person? At the end of the day you have to work hard to succeed in life and maybe we go through all this suffering so we can understand and acknowledge what succeeding feels like.

** 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 go really quiet and screw up my face and give the dirtiest looks to however made me mad. When I’m happy I cant keep a smile off my face, I can’t contain my joy and try to make everyone happy too. I am usually my most happiest when I’m with my friends as the know me the best and can relate to me in an instant. I have felt lonely when I was at school one day. Even though i had all my friends around me it was a day when i was really down and didn’t think i had anyone to talk to. I ended up keeping to myself until my friend came up to me and asked what was wrong and I opened up to her and told her my problems. As soon as I did this I didn’t feel lonely anymore.

**Week 9 **

** Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? **  The quality I dislike the most about myself is my laziness. I used to be a really fit person due to my tennis; I used to stick to a strict training program and always met the requirements for my tennis squad. Ever since my operation I have lost the drive and the motivation to get up in the mornings and go for my morning run and even to train seems like too much of an effort for me. I have also unfortunately become lazy mentally too. I found that this year I have put in less and less effort into my work and lose focus really easily when my teachers are talking to the class about things that don’t interest me. I want to change my ways and become more proactive in every aspect of my life and go back to the ways I used to be. I think if I try really heard I can get back on the tracks and become a better person.

**Week 10 **

** Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? ** WTYU[]SAZXCV6wei[]gfdsazcvb^
 * I have often wondered why and how does prejudice can still exist in our world where it seems as though we have come so far, but yet have so very far to go in human relations. Does hate and prejudice exist because of the way a person is raised, or is it something more insightful and deeper that exists in the human spirit? I believe that we are all equal at the moment of birth. But society is so full of evil, more than good. And instead of rising above the evil, do only good, and do what matters even if you know you'll be criticized, it's much easier to go down to others' level. Always easier to go down than to keep up and be a leader for good. ||