How 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
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
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