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The scribe editorial initial reflection

The scribe editorial is an activity in which we write articles for events happening in our community. I am looking forward to learning more about community through writing and discussing with some of my peers. From the many years at this school, I have noticed how although we all come from similar backgrounds, we all have different perceptions of the world around us. Usually, with all the other work we have as well as commitments outside of school, I dont stop to think about the world around me and even more, what other people think of the current events. In our first meeting, we talked about expanding and not only publishing written works but also other types of “art” such as paintings or dance submissions.

We also talked about ways to reach more people through our social media handles such as Instagram to raise awareness about our activity. Last year, I was in voices for refugees which often had events which required a lot of collaboration with teaches to maximise participation. I want to bring in some of the skills I learnt from being involved in planning this event to my current activity.

What if the constitution was replaced by the bible? (THT)

I watched The Handmaids Tale around the stat of grade 11 and vividly remember my thoughts around that time being in awe about the world that Atwood had created in the book and how different it was to the current world around us. I had looked at the piece as more of a dystopian book without realising that actually, it was categorized as speculative fictions. The idea of women segregated and only being seen for their ability to produce children and work in the house, was that of the past and I had never thought that instead of moving forward, there could be a time where we revert to such beliefs more extremely.

By the time I read the book, at the end of grade 11, I realised just how wrong I was about some of my initial thoughts. During the course fo grade 11 I also read Homefire and Persepolis which both told the story of Muslims who were marginalised. Although I am currently aware of the strict laws placed on Muslim women in Iran, Saudi Arabia and other counties in the middle east, I had always assumed that the country had always operated like that. I had never known about how the country was prior to the revolution. It was very interesting to read the book, especially with all the comics as I was able to get an understanding of what happened through the eyes of someone who was around my age. This gave me a better understanding of how restricted she must have thought as I was able to parallel her feelings of wanting to go out and have a “normal teenage life” with that of my own. I feel like I was able to understand the extent of the policies differently than simply reading off a textbook. Now, I have realised, the ideas from the Hand Maids tale are evident in many situations around the world and with so many extremists with radical ideas still existing, there is no ruling out some situations as impossible.

The constitution lays the base of rules for how American rights and if it was to be replaced with the bible, it could result in many negatives not only for the population but for the rest of the world. As I am Christian, I have read the bible and have had it taught to me in a way that seems very harmless and as if God is in favour of everyone. However, sometimes when I talk to my friends about its content, I can understand how some of the verses come across as being somewhat against 1 side. Because some parts might not have been translated accurately, there are many parts of the book which are unclear and are open to interpretation. For most people, because views back then were very different from right now, the bible is interpreted to fit into the ideals of today and some of the more controversial views, for example, those against gays, are not always strictly followed by all Christians.

However, there are some extremists who, regardless of how long ago it was written, are certain on abiding by everything written in it. This could mean that if it was enforced and made into the constitution, many of these extremists who previously did not have reason to, now could enforce such laws as it is indicated in the “constitution”. This would be detrimental as a fair approach might not always be taken and much of the progress made today for women’s rights would be irrelevant against these new rules. At first, I would imagine the life would be a lot like that seen in top girls, in which women can have jobs but it is looked down upon and more judgements are made regarding a “woman’s place”. Then, perhaps it would be a bit more like a home fire, in which actual actions might be taken against women who decide to go against such rules, for example, more direct segregation and control by the government. Then lastly, the United States might face a complete revolution, like that seen in Persepolis. Although Americans do have the right to riot and protest against these laws, at the end of the day, the government still can make the rules which not only layout their future but that of the whole world. Because America is such an economic centre, their laws may impact the rest of the world in ways such as restricting trade if countries have heavily opposing views. This could be detrimental to the whole world.

Project week final reflection

This my final audio reflection for project week.

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Project week initial reflection

This is my initial audio reflection for project week.

Our planning document – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TyLnRYKNx3qrt7oBBAWT18PboigZF-JGDTGeg3p4efs/edit?usp=sharing

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Science society final reflection

This is my audio for my final reflection on science society.

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Mid reflection for science society

This is my audio reflection for midway my science society experience.

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Science society

I have had a few friends in the past who have been in science society and after discussing with them, I have decided to join. I have always been interested in the sciences and often research a bit into topics outside science classes. Not all my friends are interested in sciences so we do not often have conversations regarding topics however I have deiced to sign up for science society with those friends who  are actually interested in science. I feel like this would be a unique experience for me to collaborate on my friends on a new basis as I will be able to connect with them about science on a deeper level than in the class.

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Voices for refugees final reflection

After the write for rights event, our focus group moved to thinking about what to do for the family fair. We were debating doing some activities to engage everyone so they could learn more about refugees but not in the typical way of learning through posters or presentations which might be a bit more boring. we also thought about doing some other activity including the whole of high school where we would make a set-up around the campus so that people could follow the path and as they pass certain checkpoints, we would play audio recordings to stimulate different points in their migration path. However, because of remote learning, this all came to an end. Now we are just focusing on improving our portfolio and having discussions about refugees crises. Since being at home, I have also been trying to learn more about refugees and focusing more on laws and policies that affect refugees. I feel like this will help me be more active in the focus group and give better to discussions. I have also been able to learn a lot more about collaboration as I have had to work with many different people on projects which sometimes bring challenging due to the organisation aspect.

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Voices for refugees mid reflection

This was the first year I have participated in the voices for refugees write for rights. I signed up to write the whole day and not stay for the overnight part. Our case studies this year were the Afghan refugees in Indonesia, EU refugees, access to education in the UK, women rights in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam human trafficking. I played a part in discussing some of these topics during service sessions and finalising what we would be talking about. this was a very interesting process for me as although I am in the GC, often I do not realise all the news regarding refugees. It was really interesting for me to look at all these case studies at the same time, so I could see similarities with all the different cases and how many refugees go through the same feelings although their individual experiences might be different. It was also a big eye-opener for me to see just how bad the impacts of wars or tight policies can have on a population but not only on the population of the country but also how it impacts countries around the world who take refugees in. It has made me realise more about government policies and the unfairness of impacts that laws have on populations. it has urged me to pay more attention to issues around the world and release the importance of having these conversations even though they might be uncomfortable. I also have learnt a bit more about communication during this experience because I have learnt a lot about other peoples perspectives and how to adapt to these kinds of situations where I have to consider other peoples opinions even though they might have differing views. Also, since we have students from all over the world, including places that have refugees, it was a big eye-opener to talk such people outside my focus group and share their experience in their home towns or with refugees themselves.

These are the boxes that we put our written letters in. The laptop beside the boxes is used as a number counter as letters are put in.

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Final reflection for Yoga

This is my audio reflection for the end of my Yoga experience.

This is a “candid” picture my friend took of me while I was cycling. Forgive my face I didn’t know she was taking the picture but we had to move as there were people around us.

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