The end is near

What have I learned? Good question well if we rewind 18 weeks and ask me to explain what and who stakeholders are you would have been looking at a blank, confused facial expression. If you were to ask me to make up a concept about a new out there social network I'd tell you thanks but no thanks, I'd have no clue. If you were to ask me now however I could answer those questions with some degree of confidence. Apart from the intellectually point of view, of learning I believe I’ve grown on a mental and emotional level, at the start of the year looking at all the assignments we had to do and in the time allowed the pressure was on. There were times when it was all just too hard, and I was about to throw in the towel luckily that instinctive "never say die" attitude kicked in (common attitude with short people like my self) and manage to rise to the challenge. From that incident I believe I grew just a bit, I became aware of that if I just keep going and never give up can achieve anything I put my mind to.

My final thoughts about studying PR is that its a very fun and interesting course to undertake, originally I though it was just about being a spin doctor but the course has opened my eyes to the real PR industry. Its an enthralling industry that holds your attention and keeps you busy, I believe in order to succeed in the industry you have got to be able to deal with the stress and rise to the challenges presented before you. If you’re able to accomplish that it looks like it can be a very rewarding experience, i would encourage other people to seriously look at PR as a live of work if there interest lie in communication.

I'm in for "opt-out"

Let me just say i fully support the new "opt-out" organ donor laws that Western Australia could pass. Its shown with reserch that countries with "opt-out" donor laws have a higher amount of donors opposed to countries with "opt-in" laws. Spain (34 donors per million inhabitants) and with Austria (21 donors per million inhabitants) have high donor rates with a "opt-out", than some countries like Germany (16 donors) or Greece (6 donors) with opt-in systems have lower rates. Spains 34 donors per million results in about 1564 donating each year each one of those can the pontenial to save another 10 lives resulting in 15,640 people being saved each year. If you put it into perspective the donor is dead so they no longer need them, and the organs could save another 10 people, in my opinon the good far out ways the negative. I can see the view of the family members but i belive that its all for the greater good, and i hope they would view it the same way.