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Journal 7

Describe what is a person’s ‘conscience’.

The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action.

Describe how a persons conscience works in making moral decisions. Explain the relationship between religion and conscience.

A persons conscience works because it is the after thought of what you should do good which is a moral decision.Religion and your conscience link because they both end up making the right choices and they both think about the right choices.

Journal 6

1.) Define the term “Moral Maturity”
Moral maturity is when a person is mature mentaily and is mature.;
2.) Read the following article:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html

Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.
The man doesnt have moral maturity because he shouldnt have piked up a knife in any situaion because th e situation get’s worse.

3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.
Morality means to do something that is good while immorality is something done that is bad.
4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.
Governor spitzer’s actions will be regarded as immoral because he represents the community and he hasnt represented the community in a bad way with a prostitute sex scandal.

Journal 5

1.) Which countries have banned the Internet?Burma,china,cuba,Egypt,Eriteria,North Korea,Iran,Saudi Arabia,Tunisia,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

2.) Describe what the following image is about? (Provide TWO websites to support your findings)

The Dalai Lama is the head of the Buddishm Religion and is about helping the chinese out of tibet were they have invaded.www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html  www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23387640-952,00.html

3.) Provide evidence of at least FIVE sources (Websites, newspapers, blogs, videos ect) that discuss the reasons why these countries have taken such a drastic approach.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10748
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7292130.stm

http://www.itp.net/news/511899-facebook-myspace-to-be-banned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7264000/7264277.stm

http://myamarnews.blogspot.com/2008/03/questionable-referendum-in-burma.html

4.) Discuss how you would feel if the Australian government banned the Internet. What privileges would you lose?
If the australian government banned the internet i would feel very anry because i need the internet for social communication and for homework and i would be burning if i didnt get to do those activites and also the reasearch and be knowledged on what is happening in this world.

7 Project Briefcase

1. How will you organise your multimedia sales pitch? List ideas, think about how the entry document was presented.

My multimedia sales pitch is how you present your information.I will organise my multimedia sales pitch by using the right multimedia to present my project on Britannica.I could present my information on Britannica by using Audio,Pictures,Videos and text to present the information on Britannica.

8 Project Briefcase

1. How is the research going?

The research for my group is fine and my group is getting good information on AUstralia to put on Britannica.

2. What do you know about imovie? What other multimedia possibilities have you considered for your presentation?

I know a bit about IMOVIE because my group for C.S.T/I.S.T used IMOVIE to present our inspiring person of faith which was Ian Frazer.IMOVIE would be my irst preferance for presentation and if not IMOVIE my group will probably use Movie Maker for Windows.

Individual Task 1

You are required to create a job advertisement which articulates the role and responsibilities of an editor. The job advertisement should address the following minimum criteria:1.) Role Description
2.) Essential Criteria
3.) Desirable Criteria

Your job advert should be published on your blog.

Do you want to be the editor and do what is above?I know you would and here are the role descriptions of this role of the editor.

Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. A person who edits is called an editor. In a sense, the editing process originates with the idea for the work itself and continues in the relationship between the author and the editor. Editing is, therefore, also a practice that includes creative skills, human relations, and a precise set of methods.

Need To Know List

Drainage-a system of drains, artificial or natural.

Screen Shot-A screenshot, screen capture, or screen dump is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or another visual output device.

Demographics-the statistical data of a population, esp. those showing average age, income, education, etc.

Precambrian-nothing or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth’s crust formed and life first appeared in the seas.

Ethic Groups- is a major branch of philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life.

EGM96-is a geopotential model of the Earth consisting of spherical harmonic coefficients complete to degree and order 360.

Taxation-A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state

Scale- is a device for measuring the weight of an object (the gravitational attraction between the object and the Earth).

Journal 4-”Morality, Justice and Peace”

1.) Using the Internet research and find descriptions for the roles of the following newspaper personnel:- Editor-

responsible for overall content of the paper, makes sure everything runs to plan and has the final say on what appears in the paper.

- Reporter-

obtains information and writes stories. May cover all types of stories or may be a specialist who is concerned with a specific area of the news, such as sport or crime.

- Journalist-is a person who practises journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people.
- Designer-

designs layouts that are attractive and accessible to the reader while maintaining the look and identity of the newspaper.

How will i manage my time correctly?

I will manage my time correctly by setting up a time planner of what I am going to achieve every lesson whether in theory work or practical.This will help me manage my time better and it will help me not fall behind in work.

By Charles Coorey 9.1 

Journal 3-”Morality, Justice and Peace”

1.) Explain the difference between ’secular’ and ‘non-secular’. secular:of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred while non secular is pertaining to only religious,spiritual and sacred things.
2.) Provide FIVE links to media organisaions who provide media to the public.
channelnine.ninemsn.com.au

ten.com.au

au.tv.yahoo.com/tv/seven/

www.sbs.com.au

www.abc.net.au

3.) Select ONE event current in the news media and provide a summary.

One current event in the news is that Benji Marshall suffered a leg injury and that he possibly could be out for the whole year.