Write a guide to self-improvement** Rach’s Guide to Self-Improvement 1. Eat healthy. 2. Exercise regularly. 3. Find a hobby (that you enjoy). 4. Make the effort to socialise with your friends. 5. Always work hard and try your best in your job. 6. Find a job that you love. 7. Try to maintain a work-life balance. 8. Go on a
Read more‘The biggest risk is to take none.’ What recent risks have you taken?** A recent risk I have taken is booking solo trips. This year I am aiming to complete a fun run in every state and territory, with three trips booked so far. Next year, although I haven’t booked it yet, I have put in a request for tickets
Read moreWrite an account of a trial where ‘Youth’ is the defendant, and various witnesses are called** People vs Youth# Bailiff: All rise. Department One of the Superior Court is now in session. Judge Long Life presiding. Please be seated. Judge: Good morning, ladies and gentleman. Calling the case of the People versus Youth. Are both sides ready? District Attorney (DA):
Read moreDescribe a time when you conquered a fear** I conquered a fear today when I participated in the Australia Day Aquathon. The Aquathon consists of a swim in Wollongong Harbour and a nearby run. The distances for both the swim and the run vary on personal preference. Since it was my first time at it, I completed the ‘Try Aqua’
Read more‘You can judge people’s characters by the way they treat someone who can do nothing for them.’ Evaluate your own character in the light of that remark** I’ve heard of this remark a few times in my life but for the purposes of this writing topic, I have to define the meaning of ‘someone who can do nothing for them’.
Read moreWrite a piece which begins ‘I am the one who…’** I am the one who tries to be perfect. I try to be perfect in almost all aspects of life. I try to be the perfect employee as my job is my first job out of uni, it is in a field where I have had no previous experience or
Read moreDaydream for a while, then write** My Parent’s Back Verandah My childhood home has a long, split-level back verandah. The verandah is rarely used for social occasions and it’s just as rare that any of us have a chair and sit on it. I’ve always pictured them being simply converted into rooms. With the lower level, there is a gap
Read moreWrite in the form of a poem a recipe for an afternoon designed to drive a teacher mad** The Substitute Teacher She gets the permission slips and lesson ready, to face the excursion in the afternoon she prepares herself so the students won’t catch on that she’s a substitute. Alas, the students know the truth and made some wild
Read moreWrite a poem in which you make an insincere apology for something you’ve done** What I did at the Christmas Party I’m sorry sir, for drinking all the wine which made my words slur. I was just trying to have a good time, take my mind off the fact that Adam in Accounts doesn’t stop telling me that my ass
Read more‘I’m looking at the river but I’m dreaming of the sea.’ Randy Newman. Write about someone in a comparable situation** Looking and Dreaming I’m looking at the river but I’m dreaming of the sea, I like my job and I’m good at it but it’s not right for me. I’m looking at the river but I’m dreaming of the
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