Write a page of complaints–have a good whinge about anything or everything** I love going to the movies, but I hate the slight anxiety I feel about the possibility of people talking and/or using their mobile phones. I shouldn’t have to feel that way but I do, I don’t understand people who go to the movies only to talk or
Read moreAs you can guess from the title of this post, I have completed 200 writing topics in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge. I wanted to publish another post to record my progress. As I stated in my introductory blog post to this challenge, the writing topics are split into several categories, which are: Topics 1-93: Quickies Topics 94-130:
Read moreIs there anything you don’t believe** I don’t believe in going back to old jobs or ex-boyfriends as life only moves forward. These jobs and ex-boyfriends are one chapter in my life and provide great memories, but the past is the past leave it there. I also don’t believe in lying and I don’t believe in cheating on a partner.
Read moreHow did you find out the facts of life, and how did you react?** I found out the facts of life from my mother. She educated my brother and I as part of another conversation on anatomy, in order to teach us that nobody could touch us. I was fascinated, confused and slightly grossed out by the facts of life–at
Read moreMy sixteen-year relationship with God (Change the number to match your age.)** My twenty-five year relationship with God has kind of been on-and-off. For the first twelve-and-a-half years, our relationship was a close one. I attended Church and Sunday School every week and he/she (God) helped me make friends and form precious memories. However due to my Church shutting (for
Read moreDescribe the most painful experience of your life** The most painful experience of my life was losing my Nan (my father’s mother). My Nan was the first grandparent of mine to die and she was the grandparent that I was closest to. She died of lung cancer when I was 14. She died a painful death and over four months
Read moreHow has the mass media affected your life?** The mass media has affected my life in many ways, both positive and negative. In positive ways it has: kept me informed, provided me with entertainment, made me think and ultimately provided me with a career. In negative ways it has: provided me with images that have made me question my self-worth
Read more‘It’s important to be involved in something bigger than oneself.’ Are you?** I am involved in something bigger than oneself from time to time—donating to charity. Until recently, I had been a semi-regular blood donor, however I had to stop giving blood due to health issues. To make up for not being able to donate blood, I am participating in
Read moreWrite about a memorable piece of writing you once did** So What Do You Do? This is a column I wrote when I was seventeen years old specifically for Dolly Magazine. By that point in time I had been a loyal reader for years and the Magazine were asking for contributions from readers for their DollyYou section. As I was
Read moreWrite about a memorable photograph that you took or that you have** This photograph is of Former (and first female) Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. I took this at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach on October 18, 2011. Gillard was giving the keynote speech at the third annual State of the Illawarra Summit. At that time I was in my second year
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