Describe the way you study or work** When I studied both in year 11 and 12 and at uni, I would constantly have a DVD playing in the background. I couldn’t study in silence and watching something relaxed me. I would also re-write passages out of a textbook as I found absorbing the text/information easier by writing it out as
Read moreWrite about your grandparents** My Nan was my father’s mother and was the grandparent I was closest to, she was the first grandparent to die and the youngest grandparent both in the context of the year she was born and how old she was when she died. She use to pick me up from primary school until I was about
Read moreWhy do people have children?** -To validate their lives -To continue their family line -To have a family of their own -To express their love and perhaps continue a relationship **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreWrite a recipe (like a cake recipe) describing what you’d see as a good time, then write one for a bad time** A night out with friends (a good time): Ingredients: -Underwear and stockings -One dress -One pair of black leather sandals -Perfume and make-up (optional) -Handbag -Membership to a club (like Collegians or an RSL club) -Group of friends
Read moreWhat are the best and worst things about being female? About being male?** The best things about being female: -Being able to order fruity drinks and get away with it a bit more -Being able to carry children (although some women may find this debatable due to pains and complications of pregnancy and childbirth) -Having curves (although some of mine
Read moreIn what circumstances, if any, would you consider it allowable to kill other humans? Justify your answer** I think there are only two reasons, which are extremely obvious: 1 Self Defence–everyone has the legal right to defend themselves from danger, even if that means killing their attacker (within reason). 2 If someone had a contagious incurable disease that could spread–if
Read more‘All property is theft’. (Karl Marx)** My interpretation of this phrase or quote is that even when we purchase something, we are still taking something away from someone. We are taking a business away from a business owner, a home from a home owner, collectibles from an avid collector, belongings from anyone and so on. **Reference: Marsden, J 1998,
Read moreWhat are the differences between males and females?** -Males have “outdoor plumbing” whereas females have “indoor plumbing.” -Females give birth, males don’t. -Males generally get paid a higher salary than females (unfortunately). -Females have breasts and wider hips to accommodate for pregnancy and childbirth. -Females are more sensitive or at least more open about their sensitivity than males. -Females have
Read moreList the differences between children and adults** -Children are short and small, adults are (usually) big and tall. -Children have to go to school, adults have to go to work. -Children can’t vote, drink, smoke cigarettes or drive a car, adults can do all of those things. -Children don’t have to pay bills, adults do. -Depending on their age, children
Read moreWhat’s the slowest thing you’ve ever seen? And the fastest? (Not counting aeroplanes.)** Slowest: A snail crawling along the ground Fastest: A golf ball that is flying through the air (especially as it was flying inches away from my face) **Reference: Marsden, J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read more
Loveday Writing 