Heaven's+Guidance

= = =Heaven's Guidance = = = = = ==**Joshua , ** Malingi, Ryan ** and Jeremy **==
 * Ms. S **




 * The love of heaven makes one heavenly.**

Legends:

J: Joshua

R: Ryan

JK: Jeremy

M: Malingi

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 * Don't go through life, grow through life.**

===** Our group's name is Heaven's Guidance. The title symbolises that Heaven, where God, Jesus, Saints, the angels and it's people reside, are always watching us to guide us through life, when we are in trouble or are in dire need of help. People pray to God in heaven, to ask for their desires, and it can also be a blessing, a forgiveness, thanksgiving, or the anointing of the sick. The reason why we chose Heaven's Guidance as our group's name, is because we believe that God is always watching over us and it relates entirely to our topic of Religion. **===

M: Some of the society's laws today is that the government have some laws that restrict people from doing wrong, negative things, some religious people abide to the rules as their perspectives are different from other's, going against the laws can be a sign of disobedience. Laws in Australia are quite similar to other laws in other countries in the world. God wants us to abide b laws, so that we can live a positive life fulfilled with many beneficial opportunities. God want's us to exist and potray a good image of him, there are som laws that also relate to the ten commandments. And some of the modern laws today are
 * Committing adultery
 * Murdering
 * Stealing
 * Speeding
 * Buying Illegal drugs

**J:** Some of the society's laws nowadays are:
 * Underaged drinking
 * Unlicensed driving
 * Hacking

I undoubtedly believe that the reason why we need laws in our society nowadays, is because our society would be a disaster and full of crime, if there were no laws. Our government would be powerless, the people will fight against the government, and the laws would be treated as just a rock on a rocky road. Laws keep our society safe and free of harm from those who despise how our daily lives are lived. It is better that we have laws because our world would be cataclysm if there were none. All I can see in my own head, is people setting houses on fire, deaths everyday, drunk violent people on the streets and many other more disastrous occurrences, It's simply unimaginable, Laws may be quite irritating, but they are what keeps our society free of damage and a better environment.

R: Some of the society laws nowadays are: : drugs : drink driving : stealing is a crime : child abuse

I believe we have laws so that everything doesn't become chaotic and that people respect each other, treat each other fairly and that is why we don't have slaves anymore and we have presidents, and now women can vote for the president and everyones vote is counted. We also have these laws to protect us from drug attics and als mental people these laws are applied to protect the human society and the way in which we live.

**JK :** Law 1: Obey the speed limit : Law 2: Do not murder other people : Law 3: Do not steal

We have laws because they keep people safe and keep the peace in society, though there are times where laws are challenged or broken. They help us to live better and more safely because they are set rules to live by so that we can not worry about being mugged or murdered everyday. If there weren’t laws put into place, punishment for wrong doing would be non-existent, and everyone would resort to stealing and killing to survive. In saying this, the original laws were sent to us by God, and without them, the word crime wouldn’t even exist, and all the modern day laws are based on those sent by God.

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 * Never give up in life, because if you don't try, you'll never find a result.**

JKR-J: Covenant : A serious agreement between God and the children of Israel

Malingi: Pharaoh’s Daughter took in Moses where she saw in her sight a baby in the river. Well I suppose, regardless to the situation and who the victim was, God will still want us to accept people and help them. The daughter done a good deed and had the decency to take him and raise him. Moses was soon to be called the son of The Pharaoh’s daughter. A Israelite woman which was Moses’ mother, who came to Pharaoh’s daughter and asked for help to nurse the baby. Moses’ real mother done a good deed to keep his beautiful baby alive. Pharaoh’s daughter took Moses out of the water therefore, this is mainly considered as a Good Deed. She wanted to follow the good things in life yet she did. She basically new something about the thing she knew about the ten commandments and done what was right and logical. I personally, I would take Moses if I saw him in a river right now in our modern, present times. The jews did not disobey, and did not give up on faith. They had strong faith and praised God no matter what.

The definition of Covenant is: an agreement with God.

The Ten Commandments were provided to the Jews at this time because they were going had gone through much pain, hardship and persecution.

The Ten Commandments helped the Jews live out the covenant with God more faithfully because they were given rules to abide by, which also help them to have more faith in God, and believe that God was protecting them more of the time.


 * R M J JK :**

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17)

1

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. (God)

2

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments. (God)

3

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. (God)

4

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. (God)

5

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

6

“You shall not murder.

7

“You shall not commit adultery.

8

“You shall not steal.

9

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

10

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”

Others:

5. Honour your father and your mother.

7. You shall not commit adultery.

8. You shall not steal.

9. You shall not lie.

10. You shall not covet

JK:

This image (which couldn't be put here for some reason) tells us that even young children are capable of committing sins that their parents probably could not predict they would do. The child could be influenced by what he saw from his friends or from the media.

Failure to follow the commandments impacts on modern society because now even young children are sinning. The worst part is that they may not even realise what they are doing is wrong.




 * You are always being watched by God.**

Read "The Beatitudes" as found in Matthew 15: 1 - 12 [|The Beatitudes: Matthew 5: 1 - 12]. Also, read through the two explanations of the Beatitudes found on the wiki's "Beatitudes" page.


 * Discuss what you have read in your team.
 * As a team, construct a list of synonyms for the words "Blessed" and "Happy" - you can make two separate lists, upload a table, or do a word web or mind map - be creative! You can start with what is in your heads, and add to this using an online tool such as [|Synonyms online].
 * __ Explain __ what the Beatitudes mean. You must write in complete sentences and use some of your synonyms in your response. (Individually, what does each Beatitude mean? As a whole - What do they mean for us as Christians?...) (Type and label your own answer).

3. With this step you have two choices (you must do your own work here...) :


 * Read this passage "The Widow's Offering" and __ explain __ in a short paragraph which Beatitudes are illustrated through this passage: [|The parable of the Widow's Offering Mark 1: 41-44] [|Explanation of the parable] (You will receive a C or less on this part of the criteria if you choose this option).
 * OR using your bibles, or searching online, locate a parable or other passage in the New Testament which illustrates one or more of the values from the Beatitudes. Try this as a starting point: [|List of parables] . __Describe__ in your own words which Beatitudes are illustrated in your chosen parable. (for an A or B you must do this option).

4. What does it mean to be marginalised or outcast? As a team make a Venn Diagram or other chart which compares who the outcasts or marginalised were in Jesus' time, and who are those left on the margins of society today. (for example... a widow or a tax collector was an outcast in Jesus' time - today, it might be the homeless or refugees...)

5. Here again, you have two choices: (complete on your own and label)


 * Read one of the scenarios about Human Rights and Children from Amnesty International linked here: [|Scenarios] . __ Explain __ in a short paragraph how this relates to the Beatitudes today. (C response...)
 * OR think about society today - write your own __ description __ of a real life situation where someone is outcast or marginalised. Then, explain how this situation illustrates or relates to the Beatitudes today.




 * Don't be controlled by others, your life, is only for you, to make choices.**

To complete this challenge, you must write two longer pieces of text:

 * an __ "explanation" __... to explain is to make the relationship between things clear, or to provide how/why (Question 2, Question 3, Question 5).
 * a __ "description" __... to describe is to provides characteristics and features of something (Question 3, Question 5).

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Trivia Question:

List 5 people you know who were born on the 31st of may

Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor Blessed are they who mourn Blessed are the meek Blessed are they who hunger Blessed are the merciful Blessed are the clean of heart Blessed are the peacemakers Blessed are they who are persecuted

JK:

Blessed: Happy: consecrate blissful sanctify captivated beatified cheerful laud content anoint delighted commend joyful thrilled

Jesus Christ gave us the eight Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mountain. The Beatitudes of Jesus provide a way of life that promises salvation. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." This first beatitude means that for those who have given up and their spirit has been saddened, their spirit will rise to the Kingdom of Heaven. "Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted." This second beatitude means that for those who suffer from sadness over the death of someone, they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." This third beatitude means that for those who are humbly patient and kind, they will be the rulers of earth. "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." This fourth beatitude means that for those who strive and fight for what is right and good, they will achieve what they stand up for. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." This fifth beatitude means that for those who show mercy to others, they will receive it back. "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." This sixth beatitude means that for people who have a good heart, who are kind and do good, they will see the power of God and all his glory. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."This seventh beatitude means that for those who make and practise peace, they will be the ones who will be called God's creation. "Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." The meaning of this final beatitude is that for the people who are treated unfairly and unjustly, your belonging in life will be in the Kingdom of Heaven.



JK:

Matthew 18:23-35: The Parable of The Unforgiving Servant

In this parable, a servant owes his lord a large sum of money. His lord tells him that he must pay his debt back, or else he will sell him, his wife, his children and all that he had. The servant knelt down and begged to his lord to have patience, so that he can repay him. The lord, moved with compassion, forgave the servant, and let him go. But then this servant went out and found another fellow servant, who owed him money, and demanded it back. This servant begged to him to have patience so that he could repay him. But the servant would not let him go, and instead put him into prison until he repaid his debt. Then his lord called him in, and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds. This parable shows us the fifth beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." The servant who was showed mercy first who did not show mercy to others was then not shown mercy.




 * Heaven means to be one with God.**

RM J JK:

Outcasts in Jesus’ Time

Widow Tax collectors

Outcasts in Today’s society

Refugees Gay people The homeless The disabled Islamic people Workaholics Overachievers The poor Native people (Aborigines, American Indians etc.)

Both

Prostitutes

JK:

In society today, there are many cases where righteous people are persecuted for what they believe in. I know that in third world countries, corruption is common place, and criminals aren't always what we make of them. Who says that they can't be politicians or people who have a grip on society and it's people? In these third world countries, people who stand up for the good and the right are most likely to be 'taken care of', so that the people in power will remain regardless of what people may think.

R: Synonyms :

Blessed: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

Happy:

glad, beaming, blessed, blissful, cheerful, content, contented, delighted, euphoric, full of promise, gladsome, gleeful, glorious, glowing, in good spirits, in high spirits, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, mellow, merry, of good cheer, on cloud nine, optimistic, overjoyed, pleased, pleased as punch, thrilled, tickled pink, well

The beatitudes are the eight declarations of blessedness spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 : 3-12), each beginning with "Blessed are..." It is debated as to exactly how many beatitudes there are. Some speak of seven, nine, or ten beatitudes, but the number appears to be eight (verses 10-12 of Matthew 5 being one beatitude).

R OUTCASTS : An outcast is a person who is not accepted in society or a group. People can become outcasts because of the way they look, their beliefs, the way they dress, or other reasons. They sometimes make friends with each other. but feel lonely and unaccepted.

MARGINALISED : Marginalisation is when a person is pushed to the edge of society. This is a potential effect of discrimination because a person is made to stand out and made to be different from everyone else and they can therefore feel like they are all alone and marginalized from the rest of society or in the case of a health and social care sector, other service users. 

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** IMAGES OF GOOD AND EVIL **

1. Copy and paste these instructions to your team's page.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">2. Brainstorm and create a list of synonyms( words with a similiar meaning) for each of the following terms


 * Good
 * Evil
 * Conscience

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">3. Paste onto your team page two media items( movie,link,clip,)... one that portrays good and the other evil.
 * For each media item, EXPLAIN why each item portrays "good" or "evil"
 * Write a 300 word reflection statement on the following: "What is often accepted as "good" in society is not always "good" in Christian life". Refer to an aspect of mainstream society that your conscience tells you might be acceptable for others, but you know in your heart isn't quite right (eg, consumerism, only wanting name brands, casual/binge drinking, damage to the environment, focussing on being "popular", etc...). Each group member should focus on a different aspect of society to reflect on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPKvKwIZUCM

The song above me describe and portrays the good conquering the evil in modern time. It mainly reflects on the aspects of the Good. Where the Good will got war and battle against the Bad. A majority of us know that today's society is not the way we wanted it to be. Accusations are been thrown around, murderers are emerging. The criminals theses days are damaging our thoughts on how we think about the world today. There are so many things that people could do to perpetuate the badness in our

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">4. Find the lyrics to a song or poem that promotes good in society.
 * Embed a hyperlink to that song /lyrics on your team page. (see the wiki "help" section for how to hyperlink.
 * EXPLAIN how that song promotes good. Make sure you quote specific lines from the song and explain those lines.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; display: block; font-size: 27px; text-align: left;">5. Find a scripture passage that has a positive message that helps shape your life.


 * Copy and paste the scripture passage and its bible reference onto your team page.
 * Write about a time in your life when you had a choice whether or not to "do good". Explain how applying this scripture passage to your life may have helped you with that choice (ie, you didn't choose good, but on reflection could have; or you did choose good, what influenced you?)

RMJJK:

Good: acceptable, admirable, agreeable, boss, commendable, deluxe, excellent, exceptional, favourable, gratifying, great, honourable, marvellous, nice, pleasing, positive, prime, reputable, satisfactory, satisfying, sound, splendid, sterling, stupendous, super, super-eminent, super-excellent, superb, superior, valuable.

Evil: angry, atrocious, bad, baneful, corrupt, damnable, destructive, foul, harmful, hateful, heinous, hideous, vile, wicked.

Conscience: censor, compunction, demur, duty, inner voice, morals, principles.



<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anoint my head anoint my feet <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Send your angels raining down <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here on the battle ground <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For your glory <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were taking territory <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fighting unseen enemies <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like never before <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were Waging War

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[Bridge:] <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm tired of principalities <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Messing with me <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm tired of the devil <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stealing from me <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I promise he won't get <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One more thing <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm taking it back <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taking territory <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm ready for the battle <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm ready to win <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My weapon of power <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He lives within <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't be defeated <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The enemy gotta flee <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(waging war) <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm taking it back <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taking territory

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Going into battle <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Going into battle

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be my sword <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be my shield <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we claim the victory <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over the enemy <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In your name <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You rule and rain <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Never being defeat <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anymore <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were waging war

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[Bridge]

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Send your fire <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Send your fire

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[Bridge 2:] <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fire by night <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cloud by day <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A strong tower <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Send the latter rain <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lion of Judah <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lord, God, <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mighty In battle <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since you did <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It back then <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We know you'll do <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It again

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were going into battle <span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were going into battle

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[Bridge 2]

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Waging war

<span style="color: #ff9200; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The aim of this song is to let people know that battling against the devil is good and will save other and yourself. The song describes what we are capable of doing in our lifetime battling against obstacles getting closer to Heaven. The song also describes on how we fight for him and keep his promise. We conquer the devils that try and take over our bodies mentally. Devils are only here to torment us with the most they can bring. We shall never the let the devils enter through our door for they will turn around and rip us apart.The basic and major message here, like it said in Matthew Chapter 7 Verse 6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." We are the sacred things against the devil, and we are also the pearls. We shall not give ourselves to the devil for they will trample us under their feet, and turn and tear us to pieces.

Question 5 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

In this verse, we see that people who don't listen to the word of God won't be strong enough for when the day comes. We are the people who build, and those who build on sand are the ones who don't listen to the word of God. Therefore, their house will be destroyed. However, for the people who have built their house on rock are the ones who listen to the word of God. They will be the ones who will survive the rain. I personally, go to church every week on a Sunday and Friday. We build our houses on the rock, so when the day does come, we are strong and have nothing standing in our way. We shall not lose faith, this is the key message. We shall never lose faith on the Lord regardless of what situation you are in. Only God knows when our day will come. People have lost faith in today's society and community, disrespect our religion and basically go against our religion. Those are the people who have built their houses on the sand will be destroyed by the heavy rain.

a. Caritas is an international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church from Australia. They help people in need because of their financial situation, countries situation, political situation etc. b. The four aims of Caritas are to deliver long-term development programs, work with the poorest of the poor, to help people help themselves and help people regardless of race, religion or political beliefs. c. These four aims are connected to the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes because the aims are doing what the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes teach us. If you will recall, one of the Beatitudes-”Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” The people at Caritas are obtaining mercy back what they are doing completing those aims the best they can.

R: Education

Why is Education Important?

The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain. Education gives us knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives knowledge. Some say, education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding world while knowledge is something very different. They are right. But then, information cannot be converted into knowledge without the catalyst called education. Education makes us capable of interpreting things rightly. It is not just about lessons in textbooks. It is about the lessons of life.

5 Facts:


 * 1) One in five adults in the developing world — almost 862 million people — cannot read or write.
 * 2) Most illiterate persons are female. In more than 20 developing nations, illiteracy rates amongst women exceed 70%.
 * 3) As much as 115 million children of primary school age are not enrolled in school.
 * 4) More than 226 million children do not attend secondary school.
 * 5) Many children who do enroll in school do not graduate with even the most basic reading and math skills because their schools do not have enough teachers, books or facilities to provide a quality education.
 * 6) Across the world many children miss out on their education because:


 * They are made to work to help support their families,
 * They are recruited into armed forces and become child soldiers,
 * Their families do not have the means to pay for schooling,
 * Discrimination and racism undermine their chance to receive an education,

Study Assist Australia This website provides information to students about Australian Government assistance for financing tertiary study. I belive that i can help people that are unfortunate through the study of education through physical activity this helps you by refreshing your mind and it helps you take your mind off education for a while

__ Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture __

JK:

Food security and sustainable agriculture is an important issue because it is something that affects us in one way or another. In our first world country of Australia, most of us don’t have to worry about not having any good or fresh food to eat everyday. But for those in poorer, third world countries, food security and sustainable agriculture is probably the biggest problem they face. Over 900 million people are malnourished, and most amounts of food are still inadequate to maintain health. Coupled with communities not having access to land that they can grow crops in, and the problem grows even bigger.

Five facts about this issue are:

-Over 900 million people are malnourished, the vast majority of whom live in developing countries.

-The world’s poor people spend an average of 70% of their daily income on food.

-To feed the world’s rapidly growing population, global food production must increase by 70% by 2050.

-Half of all child deaths in developing countries are related to malnutrition.

-In developing countries, often 70% or more of the population lives in rural areas.

Joshua Lam


 * Health **

a) Health is an important issue because without a good health, many people in our society will suffer a long and painful life.

b) My faith has lead me to take an interest in health, because of all the unfortunate people who have died because of a bad health due to having no food or water, to survive a health life.

People from the poorest countries are expected to only live as much as 50 years below the people from the wealthiest. Approximately half the world’s population live on less than $2 per day. Without money, people who live in poverty, are unable to pay for doctors and medicine. As many as 8 million children die every year from malnutrition and preventable diseases such as diarrhea, measles and malaria. Most of the people who are affected live in these developing countries. Clean water is scarce in many poor countries, and millions of people, mainly women will spend hours each day fetching contaminated water for their families, risking daily infection from a multitude of diseases.

Australia is attempting to provide necessities for the developing countries who live in poverty, from the money that all the compassionate people of Australia is raising for them.

Other events such as, The Mercy Family Health Service provided basic health and

nutrition training, and testing for tuberculosis and tumors to over 500 women in Peru.

The only way I could think of, is raising money for the developing countries who live in poverty, but other than that, I could be grateful about what I have received, or pray for the people who suffer a painful life due to having a bad health.

Dear Diary,

I believe that there is no God in this world, why do we always experience unfortunate events, if we have a God who watches over us? Why does he watch us cower in fear or suffer in pain because of the bad things we have done? When I say bad things, I mean just saying to someone that they are ugly? Why must we suffer more than they would ever suffer if they truly are that ugly? Why are we responsible for helping people in the world? I just don’t understand? We are already busy with our own lives, and you expect us, to help even more people? Is that what you’re trying to say? Well I disagree!! I’m sick and tired of hearing about God this, God that....There is no God!!

Justin Brown

__ Malingi- __ Challenge 4 Why is this an important issue? Peace-building and poverty are important in every community today. We need to help everybody out and help the less fortunate who are actually in need and need more of what we need everyday in our lives. We need to resolve this issue by helping people by providing them with food, water and shelter.Those who are less fortunate than us are the ones who really need the necessities and the necessary essentials. We need to take action and give to the poor. Like it said in the bible, it's better to give than to receive. We need to think like adults and be mature about these situations. Praying for those who are poor will be a blessing upon them as they will be gifted with the blessing from you. We should always keep those who are less fortunate, poor and are suffering in poverty in our minds all day. We should be thankful for what we have right now. Together, we can make a difference and a change in the world. When people take action, we get stronger in the mental health and those who are in need of help get stronger in physical health as we help them to survive each day of their lives. Those who actually care about the donating to the poor are really strong in mental health, and Spiritual health. God knows his people, therefore they will receive the eternal life.

What have you learnt about your faith in recent weeks that might lead you to take an interest in this topic? My faith has always been strong, I never give up .. I always persist. I alone do my individual job and boost people's faith up. It's my order and my purpose to listen to God with all my respect & power and I can to earn his love. Faith is mainly the key towards people's choices. Faith has a major role in people's consciences, it can either influence or help other people's choices to pick more wise choices and more positive choices. Faith is what will lead most people to a good future. For those who don't believe will have not only a hard time seeking for help but will also have a hard time as they will have no one to turn to. Faith will give people the strength to go further and believe in themselves. Without faith, people would have low - self esteem. Those who try and bring people down, mentally are the people who can easily reduce down to a pile of rubbish. Therefore, we must have faith and take action of those who are trying and bringing people down mentally, as it can affect people's mental health. Mental health is really important in our live today, our mental health plays a major role in our lives today. Without the brain, we would not have the power to push ourselves physically. Without the brain, we could not have control over our body. Simply because, we need our brain to have the strong faith mental health to help us physically. Improving our faith will improve our mental health and therefore make us the better person we always wanted to be. People who have strong faith will have a successful future, have a good family and live the Christian Life. Our faith leads us in our lives.

Five facts *Since 1989 there have been 103 armed conflicts worldwide, 97 of which were internal. War and violence prevent development and in many cases reverse previous social and economic gains. *Over 90 percent of all war casualties are civilians, with women and children suffering most disproportionately. *Communities affected by war and violence need help fostering the conditions necessary for peace. *Since the 1970's more than two million people have been displaced and 120, 000 killed in Mindanao's bloody conflict. For decades, the Philippines' mineral-rich island has been mired by land grabbing, economic exclusion, and a disregard for customary laws and practices that breeds widespread poverty and injustice. *Today, the island is the Philippines' poorest: high maternal and child mortality, malnutrition and lack of education are among the many development challenges contributing to insecurity and injustice.

Explain what Australia is doing to help out in this area. Australia has taken the advantage, and started helping the less-fortunate countries. Australia has begun campaigns, charities, donation group initiatives, etc. An example is the process of the donating depends on the conscience of people and their moral decisions. If they choose to help, they'll donate their goods, properties and money. This donations are processed through the organisations, campaigns, donation initiative groups, also including the government. One of the groups/organisations called the Red Cross are a group in particular that help the Australians goods process through and distribute to the need. As a country, this is really good for our mental health. If people look at the bigger image, it's giving to the poor, in exchange to getting a blessing from God. However, people will not get blessed just because they gave to the poor. Those who donate must donate also with their heart and emotion. They need to mean it when they donate, in exchange for a blessing from Our God above.

Describe what YOU could do to help out in this area - beyond giving a donation I will pray, I will give them a blessing. I will pray to help them. Mentally, knowing that we meaningfully pray and we really mean it is beneficial for God, Us and the people who are in need. We will be proud of what we done, for it is said in the bible, "It is better to give than receive".

2. Me as the mother, would be so grateful and happy that my child got the needs that he needed to survive everyday. Even though she may be a different religion, she is still blessed from our father above. God doesn't look for the people who he already know's who is people are, however, he looks for those people who are turning away from him, like the people who don't have a religion, or those people who have low level of faith or belief in God. These people are the people who are in need of the influence of us Christians. God had given us free will, people chose not to believe in God. However, God's choices to help people don't really matter, regardless of what the person believes in, who they are and their religion. God will still help them.

3. Go to your wardrobe and choose 10 items/clothing/shoes/accessories and checkt the tags for the following- * What is the brand? * Origin of fabric? * Where is the item made?

*Authentic Shoes *Jackets *Jumpers *Coats *Blazers *Nike *Wristband *Necklace *Adidas *Puma

Authentic Shoes : Vans - Vans of the wall Jackets: Varsity - Custom Teez Paramatta Coats: Long coat - Man to Man Blazers: Blazer - Man to Man Nike: Free-Runners - Nike Wristband: Exalt, Glorify and Lift - Koorong Necklace: Samoan Necklace - Samoa Supra's: High-Tops - Supra's Puma: High-Tops - Supra's

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