Life is all we have; life is everything – although around 2,000 Australians take their own lives each year. There are many reasons why people turn to suicide as a way to end life ranging from illnesses, depression, addiction and abuse. Depression is an underlying factor in many of Australia’s suicide attempt and deaths. Should suicide be something we keep quiet so that the victims feel as though they can’t talk to about their feelings, or should we be open about it so that those feeling depressed can get help before it’s too late? Help is available if you’re thinking of suicide, or know someone that is; death isn’t the only option.
There are many different reasons as to why people commit suicide, but all of the victims feel as though there is no other option than to end their own life. Many of the older generation suffering from long lasting illnesses such as cancer and strokes turn to suicide as a way out. It’s an option to relieve the pain and suffering of themselves and loved ones. The use of alcohol and drugs give you the feeling of being hopeless and desperate, which in turn causes you to feel down on yourself often leading to suicide. The addiction to alcohol and drugs is a problem in today’s society and more than 25% of addicts end their lives through suicide. A lot of people who end their life to suicide have a background of physical or sexual abuse in the past which has been unrecognized. Others are grieving from a death and feel the only way they can move on is to join their loved one. There are many different reasons people turn to suicide and the way they are feeling might not go away completely without help, but help is available.
If you know someone who hasn’t been acting themselves, is overly stressed out, withdrawing from sports and friends, giving away possessions and is showing more self-harming behaviors than usual it could be a sign of an emotional disorder leading to suicide. You can help by being there for them, encouraging them to talk about their feelings but not being judgmental, remind them of what they would be leaving behind and if possible give then contact details for professionals and help hotlines available. There is a lot of help available online about dealing with suicide yourself or for those who are helping someone overcome suicide. Just a few well known suicide prevention sites include Turn 2 Me, Lifeline Australia and Samaritans crisis line.
Think of what you would be leaving behind if you committed suicide. Your family and friends would miss you every day; they would feel incomplete without you. You may not think that people care or are there for you, but imagine the cards your family would receive after your death. The tears your loved ones would shed. There are other options available, talk to someone you trust, that may be a friend a doctor or family member. They will be able to help you deal with your emotional disorder and suicidal thoughts. It may feel as though life couldn’t get any worse and perhaps it can’t, but it can get better; you are not alone.
There was a poll taken place on the National Times website in early August 2011 asking Australian’s if we need to speak more openly about suicide? 91% of Australians said that suicide should be something we open up about further. Double the amount of Australian’s die every year from suicide than in car accidents. Australia promotes the dangers of driving unsafely on television, in the news and on billboards. Would it help if suicide and depression was something Australian’s were more aware about? The majority of people who have committed suicide have an underlying emotional disorder such as depression, bipolar and schizophrenia. If the signs and signals of emotional disorders were encouraged to be spoken about we would be inclined to seek help before it’s too late and not feel ashamed and alone about our feelings.
In conclusion, some reasons people commit suicide is because they have illnesses, addiction, have had someone close pass away or have a past they want to forget about. If more help was promoted for those suffering from emotional disorders and suicidal thoughts the amount of suicide deaths per year would be on the decline. People would realize they are not alone, knowing that others feel the way they feel and are overcoming the hard times would give them hope that they could also. Asking for help and support from someone you trust is the first step towards getting life back on track. If you notice the signs of depression, self-harm or suicide in someone you know, make sure you know how to go about helping them before it’s too late.
Posted in Uncategorized September 1, 2011
Domino\'s Pizza Sorell on Youtube.
This is a video of the team from Dominos Sorell who competed in the national Make competition for 2009.
The competition was avaliable for all Domino’s Pizza stores in Australia and New Zealand, 60 stores entered and out of all the stores,Domino’s Pizza Sorell are the fastest Pizza makers in the whole of Australia.
We made 6 pizza in 51 seconds beating the second highest store by just two seconds.
Posted in Uncategorized May 4, 2010
Over the last few months me and my friends have been reading the Girlfriend Fiction books. They are books from various authors about the lives of teenagers. They are about situations that teenagers would face in their lives like relationships, family,schooling & Love.
They great thing about these books are that the are not sequeals of eachother. Each books has a new story and new characters so you don’t need to read them in order or anything.
I currently have twelve of the sixteen girlfriend fiction books, and have read them all. 
So for teenage girls these books are are great Christmas Gift. If you’d like to know more about these books visit http://www.allenandunwin.com/girlfriendfiction
Here is a list of the current Girlfrind Fiction books.
There are more books coming out in the coming year.
Posted in Uncategorized December 11, 2009
It was Just a quick post to let you all know that I have now finnished the google scavenger hunt.
I found it not to difficult and didn’t take as long as I expected. But the good think is i’m now one activity down on completing the grade 10 checklist as I mentioned in a previous post.
If your a student of Sorell School have you completed the scavenger hunt?
Did you find it difficult?
Posted in Uncategorized December 11, 2009
Our class has been practiseing how to reseach well on the internet. Using this website Research practise website it shows how good you are at researching on the interent and how to improve your researching skills.
I did all four of the keyword challenges and here are my scores:
On Broadway Challenge I got 90% after three trys at the activity.
On the Great Wall Of China Challenge I got 85% after three trys at the activity.
On the Hollywood Challenge I got 85% after one try at the activity.
On the Stamp Challenge I got 84% after two attempts at the activity.
Now I have to do a World Wide Web research activity, I’ll keep you posted with how I go.
Posted in school November 13, 2009
Yesterday we had Robyn Moore come to our school to give us an inspirational speech. If you don’t know who Robyn is she is the voice over of the character of Blinky Bill along with 199 other characters she voices for.
Robyn is a volunteer for ‘The Make A Wish Foundation’ and helps to keep kids with Life threatening ilnesses happy as they can be by granting their most wanted wished for them.
She gave us some very inspirational quotes and points to think about.
If you have a friend who is holding you back from showing your true capabilities and potential leave them behind because in the end your the one who has to make a future for yourself no one else. That was proberbly the most thoughful thing I got out of yesterdays presentation. I want to make a good life for myself in the future and that starts now, doing what I know will be best for my future and my happiness in the long run is what I will being doing from now on and not caring what others think or say about me. I won’t get dragged into a bad crowd, bad habits or bad people because that is not me or the way I want to be.
Robyn also told us to never give up, if we are in a bad mood realise that being like that is not helping us at all so why not be happy
She told us to keep our family close to us and continally tell them how much you love them, so yesterday I told my Mum, Dad and Brother how much I love them while we were walking along the beach I really do Love my family and i’m sure they know that but still make sure I remind them occasionally.
Posted in Uncategorized November 6, 2009
This year our class has worked really hard during our science classes.
Our teacher put in alot of hard work to organise science week for all the primary and middle school students of 2009 to see.
Science week was in August and it was a whole week when grade 8′s, 9′s and 10′s showed the younger children some stuff about science as an introduction to when they get to do more science in their future years of high school.
Some of the experiments shown were science about eggs, Bubble blowing, making polymers, Slime, Elephants Toothpaste, Heiliem aswell as an experiment on Diet Coke and Mentos.
We even had a class of Asian university students come and have a look at our setup and they really enjoyed seeing the experiments expecially the bubbles.
Posted in Uncategorized November 6, 2009
Oh My God.
I am so excited it’s now 55 days till Christmas day.
So i’m after comments about what your dream Christmas Present would be or what you would like for the Chrismas of 2009??
I know for me, a new hair straightner is on the top of my list.
I don’t really have many other ideas for what I would like, maybe some new books.
Here is the website where I got my picture from.
I will miss my friends during the holidays but I hope to catch up with them.
Next year will be exciting being in grade nine with new teachers and new classes.
Posted in fun! ,special moments October 30, 2009
Hi All,
I have now completed all the mandatory tasks for ICT this year class. Now i’m wondering what are somethings to do with computers that you would reccomend me to do for the next few weeks in ICT classes as I have to decide how I wan’t to spend my next few weeks in computer lessons. Please comment me with your suggestions as I am struggling with thinking up ideas as to what to spend my time doing?
With 49 days till the end of grade eight I am really excited. I can not wait for the holidays and then the start of grade nine.
Posted in Uncategorized October 29, 2009
I’ve just played a simulation game called ‘Stop Disasters’. In the game you got to choose a senario of a natural disaster and then having aboout 15 minutes to put in place as many safety things as you can with a limited budget. I added a Hospial, School and two hotels aswell as break waters, seismic sensor, emergency signs and a radio system.
I found the game a little bit like Sims and did enjoy my fifteen minutes of saving a costal terrain in South East Asia of a Tsunami.
I recommend this game for you if you like sims and enjoy natural disasters and learning about them. I recieved a Gold medal at the end of my time playing why don’t you see if you can match my score.
Posted in school October 29, 2009
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