From Writing Topic #131 until Writing Topic #149 are “based on a book”. The book I have chosen to focus on is Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern. ‘The further it’s seen to be from people’s own understanding, the more evil it’s seen to be.’ Is this true of situations in the book?** The only situation in Where Rainbows End that
Read moreWrite seven sad things.** 1. Heartbreak 2. Death/Death of a loved one 3. Funerals 4. Someone/a loved one dying from cancer and/or any terminal illness 5. Relationship breakdowns 6. The fallout from betrayal 7. Loneliness **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreDescribe boredom** Boredom is the way you feel when you are unable to either entertain yourself, keep yourself busy and/or accomplish something through productivity. **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreIf, because of the energy crisis, you’re only allowed to keep one electrical appliance, what would it be? Why?** A kettle. I would keep a kettle because I can use boiling water for multiple purposes: making tea/coffee and other hot drinks, as well as basic food to keep myself alive and fed. I can also use the boiling water to
Read moreYou’ve been left a million dollars on condition that you give it away. To whom or what would you give it? Why?** I would give the million dollars away to a few charities. These charities would include but would not be limited to: Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation, the Cancer Council, the Red Cross, the Red Cross Blood Service and the Salvation
Read moreHow would you change your school, workplace or local shopping centre, to make it better?** Since I finished school seven years ago and I don’t feel comfortable talking about my workplace, I’ll talk about how I would change my local shopping centre to make it better. I would increase parking, increase disabled access and increase the number of bathrooms. I
Read moreWhat’s the biggest thing you’ve ever seen? What’s the smallest?** The biggest: A hot air balloon (up close) The smallest: An ant **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreGive five ways of stopping a plane when its brakes have failed** 1. Have it land in sand 2. Use tyre spikes on the wheels 3. Have it land in a net 4. Have it collide into speed humps that are the same height as the plane 5. Have it towed by another plane **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything
Read moreIn what ways do schools curb imagination?** I think the way that schools curb imagination is by teaching all children to the same curriculum, regardless of each individual child’s needs and talents. I also think schools curb imagination through certain rules they impose and having to constantly be politically correct and having to constantly consider the legalities of every child’s
Read more‘Action is the enemy of thought.’ (Joseph Conrad)** My interpretation of this quote is that it is true. A thought is safe in our heads, no-one has to know about it or what we are thinking. Once we act on that thought, it is out in the open and once we act we can’t turn back, undo or erase. This
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