Week 5

Week 5 

Practical Activity - Short News Story 

My mother has worked in banking all her life, since the age of 15 she has worked in a bank, you could say it's her passion. She loves the banking environment and truly I couldn't see her working anywhere else. My mother may seem like a normal person however she is my hero. In her early years she was the youngest representative from Coonanbarabran to ever be selected for state netball. She had a part time job at the local Shell Service Station. Where she met a young man, who would eventually turn out to be her soul mate.

That's right my mother got to marry her first love and they have been together now for almost 30 years. My mother's most important thing in her life is family. In 2000 my mum decided that Coonanbarabran had no opportunity for our family to grow, She then moved us from NSW to Central Queensland, to a town called Biloela.

 At Biloela we had no family for support it was just my parents, my sister and me. This is what makes my mother and father so strong, they moved 14 hours away from their family so their daughters could have a better opportunity then they did at life.

However we didn't stay at Biloela long, after two years we then moved to Rockhampton were my mother was offered another position within the bank. We didn't stay in Rockhampton long either, after a year my mother received a management position in Gladstone were we lived for 14 years before we moved to Mackay in 2015. 

My mum always says "If we never left Coona then you girls wouldn't have had the opportunities you have been given, Hannah you would never have achieved what you did in golf and you probably would never have gone to university".

My Father has one passion in life and that is family, it also happens to be the most important thing to him as well. My Father would do anything for us, he worked 14 hours days, six days a week in Gladstone to support our family especially my younger sister and myself.

He would do it without complaint, he is a hard worker and a proud man. However he is my strongest supporter, always there throughout my golfing career and the first one I go to for help. 

I played golf for 13 years and every tournament or weekend he was their supporting and cheering me on. He was my catty and always said " When you go professional you better not sack me". 

My father was a stay at home dad when we moved to Biloela. Day care was to expensive so my father decided to stay home with my sister and me. He looked after a 18 month old baby and a 4 year old girl every day. Not many men can say they have done that.

My parents are my hero's and my strongest supporters. I will never forget what they have done and the sacrifices they have made for me. So I could be where I am today. 

Inquiry Activity 

News.com.au, Hungarian police tear gas children in bid to keep migrants out, viewed 17th September 2015: http://www.news.com.au/world/hungarian-police-tear-gas-children-in-bid-to-keep-migrants-out/story-fndir2ev-1227530995930

This article impacted with the video evidence of the Hungarian police tear gassing small children and families of the those immigrating from Syria. 

“I witnessed hundreds of exhausted men, women and children being told they would not be allowed to travel through Hungary and onto Western Europe, a route used nearly 200,000 migrants already this year" said a witness. 

Police fired at least 20 tear gas grenades as the crowd chanted slogans in Arabic with their fists in the air.

Children were crying from the effects of the tear gas, which causes respiratory problems as well as eye irritation. Several ambulances arrived at the scene

These extracts from the article and the video evidence from the reporters has made this a horrific attack on people who are just seeking refuge. 

This article plays on the heart strings of all readers, these children and families are trying to find refuge in other countries while their country gets demolished by war. 

Technical Activity - Week 5 A and B Quiz 

They both took about three to four attempts I really struggled this weeks with the content. However I think I just need to ready the content and questions more carefully. I still tried my best and think I need to read the content more thoroughly.