Describe three incidents from your life—but make one of them a lie.** 1. When I worked for Woolworths, I collapsed at work. I remember standing at the register and feeling light-headed, so I asked for a brief break. I was on my way out the back, when I ran into a work colleague and her mother. I briefly talked to
Read moreWhat was your first temptation?** The first temptation I can remember in my life was when I couldn’t resist the temptation of Caramello chocolate, which my mother hid in a kitchen cupboard when I was eleven years old. My mother hid it as I was having stomach problems at the time and she wanted to limit my intake. **Reference:
Read more‘Violence is the way stupid people try to level the playing field.’ (New Yorker magazine) Write a story which shows this to be true–or untrue** Bazza vs Jake Bazza: I left that wanker with bruises, missin’ teeth, busted lips, a broken jaw and a limp. He’s not the first wanker I’ve beaten up but he’ll be the last if I
Read moreJustify your existence on this planet.** My existence on this planet is justified through my writing talents. I believe that I was given these writing talents to put them to good use. This good use includes: to entertain my loved ones, to write about my loved ones so they are immortalised, and to establish a business to both bring in
Read moreWrite a conversation where one person convinces another to change his/her viewpoint on something.** A woman is sitting on her favourite park bench with her lunch and lunch bag; she has a sandwich in her hand, about to eat it, when an elderly gentleman with a cane appears. He stands by the side of the bench and leans on the
Read moreDescribe a character who’s the complete opposite to you.** I’m not sure if this writing topic was referring to a fictional character, but that’s what I’m going to go with. A fictional character that is the complete opposite to me would be Ruby from Where Rainbows End. Ruby is a woman who has been married, then divorced, has had a
Read moreObserve an animal for an hour, then write a comparison between it and human beings.** I observed various animals, mainly dogs, for an hour via a YouTube video (which can be viewed below). I found that dogs are similar to humans on a basic level–eating, drinking, walking, even in regards to their intelligence. However I also noticed the following differences
Read moreWrite about a time when you covered up for someone** I can’t write about a time when I’ve covered up for someone as I have never covered up for someone. **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreWrite about a time when you learned from a mistake.** The last time I learned from what I view as a significant mistake was about four years ago. I told a man I was dating how much I weighed, as I’m an overweight woman and I wanted to know whether he was going to stop talking to me over it.
Read more‘Beaten by the referee.’ (or umpire)** The only times I can think of that I was beaten by a ‘referee or umpire’ of any kind, is when I was a child and I’d have arguments with my older brother, and my parents would either take his side or declare that I was in the wrong. **Reference: Marsden J 1998,
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