How 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
Read moreWrite about a war in which no-one dies** The Overtime War The war of the office hours is currently in its fifth day. The soldiers of the floor and field fought hard on the remainder of their savings, determined not to back down. They worked hard, above and beyond their duty and told their Manager to tell their Commander that
Read moreWrite down a series of random letters then write sentences using each letter as the first letter of each successive word: e.g. AFDSHW: All fat dentists should have wigs** The random letters I have chosen are: TEDCLM 1. The electrician did choose Luigi’s manufacturer. 2. Ted, Evelyn, Dale, Carla left Michigan. 3. Trains eagerly drive commuters long miles. 4.
Read moreWrite a spell that’ll make someone get fatter** To the shallow, who never have to watch their shadow now you will pay. Experience the pain of being judged for weight gain, from thin to thick you now will switch see through their eyes, live as a different size from now until tomorrow or until you learn from the sorrow that
Read more‘In order to make a mistake, a man must already judge in conformity with humanity. (Ludwig Wittgenstein)** I had trouble researching the meaning of this quote and therefore understanding it, however like with all of the other Discursive writing topics, I will provide my own interpretation. My interpretation of this quote is that for anyone to make a mistake they
Read moreDo Australians have a sense of humour?** I believe some Australians do but some don’t. Over the last decade, I believe the sense of humour of Australians overall are decreasing due to the increase of political correctness, which I believe has happened due to the development, establishment and increase of social media and its power. **Reference: Marsden, J 1998,
Read more‘Everyman for himself and God against all.’ (Werner Herzog) Is this the way it is?** My interpretation of this quote, based on the plot summary of Herzog’s film and information on various legends of Kaspar Hauser, is that everyone is out for themselves (this would include Hauser as there were several claims that he was a pathological liar) and has
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