How much does your appearance tell us about you? (Including clothes)** I’d say my appearance tells people that I am at ease with myself and how I look and also that I’m all about comfort and practicality. I don’t wear make-up, I constantly have my long hair tied back, I wear very little jewellery and I rarely wear nail polish.
Read moreWhich rules are you happy with? Which ones are you unhappy with?** I’m happy with pretty much all laws and rules as they create order and civilisation in society, well they do when/if people follow them. Some rules in particular that I’m happy with are quiet carriages on trains and vacating seats on public transport for pregnant women, as well
Read moreWhat’s the most beautiful part of your body? Describe it. What’s the ugliest? Describe it.** The most beautiful part of my body would have to be my skin. Thanks to one of the very few good genes that I have inherited (thanks to my mum) I constantly have clear skin that is almost always free from pimples. My skin does
Read moreWhat picture books did you like the most when you were little? What did you like about them?** There are two picture books that stand out to me as the picture books that I like the most–The Hungry Caterpillar and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. I liked those two books due to its pictures–Hungry Caterpillar’s pictures are bright and
Read moreWhat world record would you most like to break and why?** The world record I would most like to break would be the record for the Most Packs/Decks of Playing Cards Memorised, as it would be a whole new way to play the memory card game and I think it would also be an awesome party trick. **Reference: Marsden,
Read moreA train is racing towards a bridge at 120 kilometres an hour. You’re outside the train and you know that the bridge has collapsed. Suggest five ways you could stop the train.** 1. Build a makeshift dock platform in front of the collapsed bridge 2. Put sand on the tracks 3. Put water on the tracks/flood the tracks 4.
Read moreWas the wheel humanity’s greatest invention?** Yes I think it is. With the exception of walking, every mode of transport has wheels–cars, bikes, trains, trams, planes. Without the wheel, these modes of transport wouldn’t be possible and without these modes of transport, no-one would be able to travel. Without the ability to travel; society, the economy, cities and people wouldn’t
Read moreRecount any experiences you’ve had with the police and describe your feelings about the police generally** The only experiences I’ve had with police are when they have door knocked to ask about my neighbours in my home town and as a one-time witness to a car accident involving two people on the run. In these experiences, the police have been
Read moreDescribe a time when you’ve helped someone** One experience that sticks with me is my second year of uni when I helped one of my then-roommates get to the hospital. I remember getting up early on Saturday morning to do my laundry as the washing machines and dryers at the student accommodation where I lived at the time would constantly
Read moreDoes suffering have any value?** It depends on the suffering. People grow as much and sometimes more from suffering and adversity than happiness, however if the suffering only manages to make life more difficult than beneficial and there is nothing but pain with no hope or cure, then I’d say suffering has no value. **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything
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