Romeo and Juliet - Prediction

What happened between the families at the end of the play?

I think the family's should have ended their ongoing fight because of this tragedy. They may have realised how they have acted had affected thier children and that it should come to an end.
Although this may have made the feud worse! They could have blamed each other and made matters worse.

What if Romeo did not die but Juliet did?

If Juliet really died first I think Romeo would have still gone through and killed himslef as well. Romeo loved her so much and he probably would do anything for her. If he didn't die he probably wouldn't have fallen in love again and ended his life later on.

Go Back To Where You Came From

I enjoyed "Go Back To Where You Came From" simply because it makes you think about the effects and what others go through. We are kept here in Australia, safe and unaware of what actually happens to the people we think are "bad" for trying to seek asylum in Australia. What we don't realise that these people go through so much pain, stress, trauma, fear and they basically have nothing. I feel that they should be aloud to live here and work, even in the country they refuge in they should be aloud to live freely and work without having to hide away and have the fear of getting arrested.

All people should be treated equally.

Asylum Seeker Persuasive Writing

It is legal to seek asylum in Australia, even if you arrive on a boat without a visa. People smugglers charge up to $20,000 for asylum seekers to take a journey to countries like Australia to apply for refugee status. If you were an asylum seeker, what would you do?

Personally if I had the chance, I would get on a boat and come to Australia, risks and all. After watching "Go Back To Where You Came From" I have realised that after every risk you have taken, why not take another risk to freedom. Why wouldn't you?
This has made me actually think about these people, how they have gone through so much. Take every possible chnace you have to make your life and this world a better place.

Choosing VCE Subjects and Thinking About A Career

After work experience and with subject selection happening over the last few weeks, I have been thinking about careers I would like to pursue. Most of the time my parents enforce that I do something I enjoy so I picked my subjects based on the ones I enjoy most.

I currently do VCE Health and Human Development units 1 & 2 which I thoroughly and I seem to be doing alright in. Doing unit 1 was hard to get used to the work load and studying for Sacs and the exam, but this semester starting unit 2 studying the Development of Childhood and Adulthood and the health status in these stages of life, I feel a lot better studying and more confident doing tests as the knowledge is starting to sink in more and more. The first outcome I did for this unit on childhood and the health status of Australian Children, I passed getting a 44/45.

I am planning on carrying on units 3 &4 for Health and Human Development next year in form 5.

Because I enjoy health so much I have decided to do units 1&2 of PE and Psychology to help my knowledge in these areas.

I am also going to continue maths with units 1&2 with Maths Methods and English as well as Media for a bit of creativity and fun.

As a career, I would like to do something in the Health Industry, even something like a kindergarten teacher because I have so far enjoyed learning about the development of early childhood. I also went to a 'try a trade day' at the University of Ballarat and went 2 different conferences about the careers of social workers, therapists or psychologists and kindergarten teachers.

As a kindergarten teacher I am very interested about the things they do there which help the young children grow and develop; for example growing plants and going for walks, learning about the world around them, learning sharing and how to interact with others. Doing lots of craft such as painting and writing stories, and letting them think and share ideas.

My Weekend

Travelling in a car often gives me a headache. Travelling to Geelong was no problem, I watched a movie and once it was over I had arrived.
We spend a few hours in the Westfield shopping centre shopping for clothes, books and other things. My sister bought more stuff for her deb such as her deb partners present, strapless bras for her dress and mum bought her a nice necklace and earrings to wear on the night.  I bought a Miranda Kerr book and I also bought a new dress, a pair of pants and 3 tops and stationary and decoration from my room from Typo. There was a lot of sales in the shopping centre. I had pumpkin and beetroot salad for lunch.

We stayed in a small town outside of Geelong called Portarlington. We went to the pub for dinner. I had salt and pepper squid and it was beautiful. The service at the pub was really good and I really enjoyed my meal.

Waking up at 6am on a Sunday isn't always fun on a Sunday morning. We all got up had showers, breakfast, put on our leotards, braided our hair, added some hairspray and got ready for a big day. Bella is 18 and also on her P's so she drove herself and Bec back into Geelong to pick up our coach and drive out to Grovedale to the competition. Their session started at 8am!

Mum and I drove to Grovedale and arrived at 8:30 and arrived as the girls had almost finished warming up. The girls are competing level 10 which is the hardest level in the state. A lot of the girls who train in city gyms tend to train more hours and have various coaches, including retired national level gymnasts as coaches which would be an advantage. They are all very good at gymnastics and I personally love watching level 10 as a level 8. It gives you inspiration and ideas.

This competition in Geelong is a Judges Invitational, where the judges don't just score routines but also right down what you did right and wrong; like a report card and you take it back to training and improve the things you need to making better routines and success. I find it very helpful to get another point of view, other than what my coach has told me. It's good for blind spots for the things you are not aware of, for example if you have a habit of bending your legs, or not getting enough height in your tumbles on floor, or having flexed toes on bars or even piking your vaults. They right down what they would like to see you improve next time you compete. This is the only competition that does this and only happens once a year.

Also a helpful thing our gym has recently gotten is an iPad which has an app on it called Coaches Eye. What happens is our coach or another gymnast/person videos a routine on the app and you can go back with your coach and watch it, in normal speed or slow motion, you can even pause it. It gives you feedback and you are able to see what you are doing right and wrong. I find it helpful for knowing where I go wrong on bars, how much I do good or bad and what I need to focus on and improvement.

Our level 10's did well and Bella placed 6th on floor. After their session we went to a shopping centre and got Nando's for lunch. I had a classic pita which was mild, and it was delicious.

Mum had to take Bec home for deb practice so I had to compete without them watching. I had an alright day, my floor routine was the best I did all day, usually beam is my best but I fell off. A girl dislocated her knee on floor so there was a little bit of waiting around, and after the ambulance wheeled her out in a bed everyone clapped for appreciation and respect. The girl was very brave and you wouldn't have known there was anything happening unless you looked over on the floor and saw what was going on; she didn't scream like when a girl dislocated her elbow at our gym during training which was frightening, so I think she went well.

Bella drove me back to Ararat. I had vanilla slice on the way back, we both sang and talked and had a bit of fun. I saw what I thought was a dog and said aloud "wow, that's a big dog!" Sadly it ended up a goat. Bella struggled to laugh because she was losing her voice due to having a cold. It was a nice trip home.

Mum met us at McDonald's in Ararat with Bec and we had Macca's for dinner.

Marking Time - Part 4 - Characters

The character that mainly interested me was Randa, because of everything she had gone through, she still had hope in her heart. She saw her own mother be murdered and she fled her country all with distress and horror, she got very lucky to be able to live in Australia. She knew English which was very helpful for her to be able to communicate even if it was a little bit off. She had to learn the new culture in Australia, and how people don't often take everything so seriously.

She changed quite a bit throughout the film, such as when she took off her scarf to fit in and have some sense of belonging. She often seemed very confused and lost, but in the end before she found out she had to go back, she found some sort of belonging with Hal, his family and a few of his friends. Something she would have wanted to feel would to be accepted and comfortable. Although she wouldn't have had a proper education in Afghanistan, she was able to pass her VCE exams in Australia.

I think Randa enjoyed herself in Australia, and learnt some new lessons which may help her throughout life.

Marking Time - Part 3 - Country Town

Living in a country town

I enjoy living where I do because it isn't as busy, it's more local and there is a lot more wildlife and nature and grass here. But living in a city or larger town would be beneficial because you wouldn't have to drive everywhere, access to public transport (trams in Melbourne), lots of shopping, better facilities, different culture and restaurants, more to do such as ice-skating, movies, shopping in malls, eating, museums, performances and other events you wouldn't find in smaller towns like Ararat.

Festival

I would organise a festival for 'fun'. What makes people happy? Things like colours, balloons, flowers, lollies and chocolate, fruit, rides, roller coasters, animals, teddy bears and a nice sunny day.
If I was to help start a new festival it would be one of your basic festivals with fairy-floss and show bags. It would be a bigger and better version than the Ararat show and more like the Melbourne show. There would be rides and people could eat sugar, it would be set in mid-spring and the atmosphere would be happy. You would probably walk in and there would be balloons floating above heads and flowers everywhere, it would be warm and sunny and colourful. I think warmer weather brings out the happiness in people.