What 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
Read moreWhat are your views on punishment?** I think punishment is necessary as it teaches people that there are consequences to their (bad) actions or choices, however the punishment has to fit the crime. A punishment has to be neither too light nor too severe. When I read news articles on magistrates’ and judges’ decisions on punishments for criminals, more often
Read more‘If you want to test a person’s characters, give him power’ (Abraham Lincoln) When I read this quote I thought of another one ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’. I believe Lincoln’s quote is true, power can either corrupt a person or make them stronger. What way power sways an individual is dependent on said individual’s mental strength and morality. **Reference:
Read more‘There is enough for everyone’s need but not enough for everyone’s greed’ (Mahatma Gandhi)** My interpretation of this quote is that there is enough food, money, material possessions, jobs, people and time for everyone to fulfill their basic needs but it is never enough because everyone’s needs are different and constantly change over time. Everyone is always greedy for more
Read moreAs you can guess from the title of this post, I have completed 100 writing topics in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge. I wanted to publish a post to record my progress. As I stated in my introductory blog post to this challenge, the writing topics are split into several categories, which are: Topics 1-93: Quickies Topics 94-130:
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