Wednesday 14 November 2012

TED talk - Vulnerability

Today in english class we watched a very interesting video about the power of vulnerability and how we can  overpass this anxiety of being not wanted. 

Here is a quick summary of the talk by Brene Brown:

Vulnerability is all about connection with society, shame, embarrassment and worthiness. As we look at different aspects of daily living and routines we seem to always focus on the non-achieving or bad resulting dramas. A report card; you have scored five 6's and one 4 automatically we will look at that 4 and tell ourselves that we have done so badly because we are so frustrated over one bad grade that we do not have the eyes to look at the other very good grades, in such a situation we need balance in our thinking. Shame and embarrassment , every person has a fear, whether it is public speaking, spiders or thunder. However, nearly everyone in this world is at one stage in their life embarrassed of what people might think of them, how people see them compared to others. If you are a confident person who is not afraid of what people think and you are able to let go of who you should be and become who you really are then you are able to truly embrace vulnerability. As many of you know vulnerability is the core to shame and fear.However, for those people who can truly embrace vulnerability and be challenged to overcome it, then vulnerability has a whole new meaning,that leads to the beginning of happiness and joy. Many people try to numb vulnerability, try to forget about it, try to forget about the vulnerable world you are living in with perhaps alcohol or other mindless routines. However, you can't only numb vulnerability because you are unable then to ever rise above your fears and you then loose happiness and goals in life. We all tell ourselves that I am not perfect, how will I ever find love no one will want me because I am not a super model or slime enough, or pretty. This is wrong many imperfect people become the most happiest people because they are able to accept who they are and not who they think they should be. Tell yourself that you are enough, start listening to yourself and think about your body first before others. Embrace vulnerability. 

Tuesday 6 November 2012

My POV Final

It is early Monday morning I am sat in the backseat of my car feeling nervous and excited at the same time. My body is shaking with anticipation as we drive up the long hill heading towards the stables. I will spend the next three days there.

Horses are soaring through the fields on either side, their long, golden manes flying in the wind, their hard hooves pounding hard against the floor. I gasp in amazement, how wonderful these horses are in a world of their own, its beautiful.

After we have been driving for about 2 two minutes we arrive at the big, old sign which is  standing up on a post which is positioned right in front of the sharp turn which leads into the stables.

My stomach is grumbling with fear and nerve, my hands are gripped at my side, beginning to sweat with fright. As we park the car I see my mum turn around and look at me, she is just as scared as me her eyes wide, and her face a pale white; like sheep’s fur on a cold winter’s day.

I take one deep breath and climb out of the car, my body is slouched over, my legs are shaking, I can’t understand why I am so nervous. I stumble over to the boot, my mum is now also climbing out of the car helping me with my gear, all my things are tight in my hands and I am now gulping in the  cold air.

The stench of horse manure and fur fills the air, loud voices can be heard as children run past chatting madly to their friends. I am scared but determined I will achieve. I am going to have a marvelous day.

My mum gives me a quick kiss and then jumps back into the car and soars off. I am by myself,my teeth are clenched tight together, I set off at a steady pace to the stable hut where I will need to sign in and register myself for a horse.

Horses eyes are scrutinizing me, looking me up and down as if they are judging me on appearance, their eyes are high up in the air in wonder. I speed up, my heart pounding out of my body, “ this is it” I tell myself as I take one last step.

Tuesday 9 October 2012

My Book


The Horse Whisperer

The book that I am reading right now is called 'The Horse Whisperer'. From what I have read so far the book is about two young girls who really enjoy horse-riding and decide to go out on a ride together. However, they choose to journey out onto another path and something goes terribly wrong. I choose this book not only because I LOVE horses but also because my mum would not stop telling me about how good it was and how much I would love it so I had to try it out. I think that this book will turn out to be extremely interesting and exciting. I really hope that I enjoy this story because, from what I have read it seems like a fantastic novel. My most favorite part of the book so far is the suspense on the horse ride the girls are on. This is because from the language and description the writer uses I can already picture something horrible happening and that really draws me into the book and makes me want to read on. The only problems that I can think of occurring is that most of the amazing action has already occurred in the first few pages, I really hope that the rest of the book will live up to the amazing start and have a wonderful finish. 

Abnormal Character

JACK


The Character that I have chosen is a boy named Jack from the movie 'Jack'.  Jack grows 4 times as fast as any normal child, he is called names in school and is known as the freak. He knows he is not normal but in his case there is nothing he can do about it, he was born with a disease and he has no choice, he cannot change. If you have ever watched the movie you will know that at the end everyone else in his school and in his life understands and agree's that, yes, he is not normal but they start to treat like he is a normal boy at school, so in time everyone respects the way he is and how he looks. My connection that I have with Jack is not that I have a disease or anything its just that I know how it feels to start at a new school and feel awkward and shy and not have anyone to talk to. I also know sometimes how it feels to be out of place not somewhere where you want to be and you feel left out. I can't imagine how hard it must be for Jack  to have everyone starring and calling him names. It is a sad movie at some points because you really feel connected to Jack and I from now on tell myself that if ever there was someone like that in my school I would never call him/her names because now I can really imagine how that would feel. 



Friday 21 September 2012

Chemical Reactivity Reflections

For my first unit of science in school, we have been working on Chemical Reactions, elements and the periodic table. This unit has taught me many things including balancing equations so that you can be sure to follow law of conservation of mass. Drawing atoms, using protons, neutrons and electrons and many vocabulary words which I now have noted in my 'quizlet' page. These three things I have learnt now provide me with a wider knowledge on chemistry and will with my future. I am 100% positive that now I will never forget how to balance out an equation! I enjoyed this unit because of the labs we were able to do in partners they were all really good fun and provided us with a lot of freedom as we were allowed to do them ourselves. I am still hoping to be able to understand more on exothermic and endothermic reactions as we only briefly covered this topic, but I am sure that I will know a lot more about them soon.

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Feedback on English class :P



In this English class I have learnt many things including new use of words. New ways to make your creative writing better. How to change things in your writing and how to pick out the best parts of what you are writing (sifting for gold). This class is also fun because I
enjoy many things within the lesson. I love the freedom of being able to sit wherever you want to so that you can get into the writing mode. I also love how we are allowed to listen to music, which for me helps me with my work and engages me in what I am doing. I also love our discussions as a table. Even though we are a bit shy right now, hopefully by the end of the year we will be able to all speak up happily about our writing and share great ideas. Something that maybe I would change about this english class is
I wish that maybe we could have a fun day or something like that where we all play games with english. Such as starting a story each with different sentences and bringing them al together that would be FUN!