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WEEK 1 Icebreaker  [25%]       8- 12 April 

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WEEK 1 Icebreaker  [25%]       8- 12 April 

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Introduce yourselves. Share photos of your world, your home, family, pets,...what makes you stressed out. How do you relieve stress?

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I am Professor Harris and
I teach Human Services Classes
This is my 3rd COIL Collaboration

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hello my name is mary bolde...i am a pre nursing student graduating in may 2019

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I am a Human Service major and career student

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Hello, I am graduating in May with my associates in Human Service.

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Emma Teruna
Hi my name is Emma Im going to graduate in May.

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Hi my name is Chris I'm a student at SUNY Ulster in Stone ridge NY. I also work in the Human Service field as a Direct Support Professional. I have worked in the field for about a year.

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Hi my name is Chris I'm a student at SUNY Ulster in Stone ridge NY. I also work in the Human Service field as a Direct Support Professional. I have worked in the field for about a year.

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Hi everyone! Really good fun to meet all of you. My name is Hope Windle. I am the COIL Coordinator at SUNY ULSTER. I love the start of collaborations when I get to meet a bunch of wonderful people!!! Here I am covered with snow... we sometimes get 8 inches at a time or rain turning to ice but mostly it’s just cold from mid November through March.

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Hi I am Penny Orton and I teach occupational health nursing at Durban University of Technology which we call DUT. I am also the coordinator of COIL at DUT. I am looking forward to reading your discussions

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pA8gsO9iKt3Sd4Kyum6b-AUEkvaFPSWYgj2v2mfgJik/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F-aBZOuL2_woIB02zH7JiEb8-jroZ6KSH286gTOx0mw/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/14XNDm75LfVaGbTPnx9rRNMuvq6rYf9yl_jMMIR385ec/edit?usp=sharing

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1us9NyMUNpBh2zJV6ObUYzJ-znOMfY4aZuHgnyiAk6vQ

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/17BnE52JQn1zQo1LjdbZZ6-L50TqJx3FIybBsVBgWvUs/edit?usp=sharing

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Greetings.

Andile Samkele Masuku, Child and Youth Care student at the Durban University of Technology. I hope with this collaboration, we will learn a lot from each other. That our findings will contribute towards the growth and development of young people who are vulnerable. I am extremely excited about this project, cannot wait😁

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I am Nonhle Siphokazi Mbutho,Child and youth care student at the Durban University Of Technology. I am  so excited about this collaboration. I hope i will so much from it 😊.

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Hi.I am  Thokozani Sosibo.Child and youth care student at the Durban University of  Technology. I  am really excited about this collaboration and I can't wait to get started and learn new things and I hope we  will work well  together. Thank you

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Hello
My name is Nonkululeko Hlatshwayo. I'm a child and youth care student at Durban university of technology (DUT). I'm so excited about this project, looking forward to learn more on it.

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Hi, my name is Nontobeko Paniel Biyela. I am a Child and Youth Care final year student at DUT. I am super excited about this adventurous and productive project that I am given an opportunity to be a part of. Looking forward to new knowledge and challanges of growth.

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Hi, I am Nompumelelo Ngcobo, a 4th year Child and Youth Care student at Durban university of Technology. I am glad to be granted an opportunity to participate in COIL collaboration project, hoping to learn more from it.

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Greetings

My name is Anele (Toy) Ngcobo. I am a CYC student in Durban University of Technology. I love what I study and I am blessed to be part of this beautiful collaboration. We will learn so much from each other, soo when do we begin

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Hi I'm Snethemba Blose.  I'm a 4th year student a the Durban University of Technology. Thank you for a wonderful opportunity to be a part of this collaboration.  I look forward to working with you. I'm sure we will have productive outcomes.

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Hi My name is Nosipho Sibiya. I am a CYC student at the Durban University of Technology.  Excited about this opportunity.i ma looking forward to working u. I hope we learn a lot from each other.

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Greetings I'm Luyanda Xolo. I'm a child and youth care student at 4th year level, at the Durban University of Technology. Im grateful for this collaboration. I look forward to a great learning experience which will enhance my knowledge.

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Hello.
My name is Menzi Mnguni, a Child & Youth Care Worker final year student. I am grateful and honoured to be part of this project. I am looking forward to working in this classroom and the gathering of new knowledge.

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Hello, I'm Lungi Noluthando Mdiya. I am a 4th year student, studying Bachelor of Child and Youth Care at Durban University of Technology. This is a very exciting time, with this collaboration I hope to learn more about your field and will be happy to share my knowledge regarding our studies as well. Amped up!

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Hello, my name is Nokwanda Zondeka. I am a 4th year Child and Youth Care student at the Durban University  of Technology. I am excited to be part of this collaboration. I am looking forward to learn from others and share what I know too.

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Hi....I'm Nonhlanhla Msomi a 4th year student in child and youth care work (DUT)....I must say I am very excited to be joining this lovely collaboration...XoXo💕

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Hello. I am Fathima Dewan. The lecturer for Human Development 4. I am very excited to be part of this collaboration and hope that it is a valuable learning experience for all the students involved.

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Hi
My name is Avela Radebe, I am doing my 4th year in Bachelor of Child and youth Care at Durban University of Technology. I feel honoured to be part of this exciting collaboration. Looking forward to learning new things and also sharing my thoughts and ideas. ❤

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Hi my name is Thandeka Shezi. 4th year student at Durban university of technology. Doing bachelor degree in child and youth care work. Am looking forward in working with u and getting to know different people.

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Hi
My name is Lorna Loots. I am a 4th year student at Durban University of Technology.  It is an honor to be part of such a collaboration. I look forward to it.

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Greetings.
My name is Andile Dlamini, I am a Durban University of Technology and I study CYC. We never stop learning, even when we work we learn. I am proud to be part of CYC, this collaboration will teach me so much. Thank you in advance and let us have fun, learn and change the world for young people.

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Hello I am Sinothando Nsele a 4th year child and youth care student at Durban University of Technology. This is my first COIL collaboration, I am looking forward to learn new things.

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Hi! my name is Sthokozile Masuku.currently doing my fourth year in child and youth care ar Durban University of Technology,looking foward to work on these project and I hope that we will learn lots of things from each other as we have different experiences in our proffessions.

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Hi
I am Nomkhosi Sibisi. I'm doing my final year in  Child and Youth Care at Durban University of technology. I'm excited to be part of this collaboration hoping to learn more from it😊

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Halla, I’m Thembelihle Mnyandu. I’m just a few months away from finishing a Bachelor in Child and Youth Care at the University of Technology. I think that’s cool lol, I’m super proud of myself and my fellow mates. Okay back to this collaboration, I am so looking forward to learning from you guys.. I mean this is super cool and a rare opportunity.

Thank you

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Hi
I am Luyanda Makhanya, a 4th year Child and Youth Care student. I am really excited about this collaboration an hoping to learn more from it.

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Hello, my name is Thobekile Nzimande. A child and youth care student at Durban Universityof Technology (DUT), currently doing final year. This will be my first collaboration. Looking forward to it☺

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Greetings to everyone
I am Zusiphe Ncisani, a Child and Youth Care student at Durban University of Technology. I am ecstatic to be collaborating with other people who share the same vision as me, which is to help the young person! Let's take on this journey with an optimistic attitude and we shall achieve any goal desired.

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Hello everyone
My name is Busisiwe Myeni. I am a 4th year student at the Durban University of Technology. I am excited to be part of this project and hoping to learn alot from it

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My name is Thabisile Gumede, a 4th year Child and Youth Care Student in DUT, am looking forward to work with you and learn from you all.

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My name is Noxolo Khathi, I am senior Child and Youth Care student @ Durban University of technology. I am looking forward for this collaboration and learning.

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What mindfulness means to us in America

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Mindfulness to me means to be in control of your personal, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

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Chris: Mindfulness in American means to be in control of your mind body and sole. To be in control of our thoughts and emotions in the way we deal with our personal and interpersonal life.

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Is there a high rate of suicide among students in Durban
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Chris: What does mindfulness mean to you?

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Infiniti: How do you deal with grief in your culture?

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How common is arson among teens in your area?

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Mary: What are the statistics of self mutilation among teens in Africa? 

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Mary: What are the statistics of self mutilation among teens in Africa? 

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Emma: Have you worked on a power point presentation with a team before? 

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Emma: Have you worked on a power point presentation with a team before? 

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I am Patricia Mntungwa, i love anything positive and sharing that with the world.

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Not really, however, there are students who commits suicide. It is not that really high. What are the rates in that side of yours?

Andile.

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Disorder
Well, it all depends on how and why? It could be a mental disorder or it could be depression from being bullied, mental abuse or physically abuse.

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Anele: in my culture, we moan by cutting off all our hair, we do not drink or smoke for three months, and do not see your partner for three months (for those who are not married).

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Nonhle: mindfulness means being resilient or aware of everything going around you. It about acknowledging other people's feelings and being emphatic.

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Nonhle: mindfulness means being resilient or aware of everything going around you. It about acknowledging other people's feelings and being emphatic.

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Avela: as we all know that grief is the most painful thing to go through, first for most I think it is important that we acknowledge the pain. Grief is overwhelming, for us to heal we must express our feelings so we can get support from the loved ones. We also cut our hair, some cultures put on cloths as a sign that they are going through grief.

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Nonhlanhla: Well I couldn't find literature on the whole of Africa....what I found was that recent statistics suggest that 17% of all deaths in South Africa (SA) are due to self-harm, and more than half of these are among youth (20 - 24 years old) and young adults (25 - 39 years old).

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Avela: as we all know that grief is the most painful time to go through. I think it is important that we first acknowledge the pain. We express our feelings so that we can get as much as support from the loved ones. We cut our hair and put on cloths as a sign to show that we are going through a rough time.

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Sinothando: how you deal with grief depends on your personality, coping style, your life experiences, your faith and how significant the loss was. Grieving process takes time. There is no normal timetable for grieving. The most important thing in my culture is to be patient with  yourself and allow the process to naturally  unfold.

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Sinothando: how you deal with grief depends on your personality, coping style, your life experiences, your faith and how significant the loss was. Grieving process takes time. There is no normal timetable for grieving. The most important thing in my culture is to be patient with  yourself and allow the process to naturally  unfold.

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Lungi:Fire setting among teenagers in my own area is really low, teens engage more in fire starting then fire setting behavior. Where they just doing it due to peer influence and with no intention of letting in spread and cause harm to others. Recent cases of fire setting have been among adult males of 30 and that happened in Cape Town which is another City found in a province far from our province KwaZulu-Natal. In my area what happens is that young people are more concerned on fire safety then engaging in risky behaviors that might put the whole community at risk.

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Nompumelelo: Mindfulness is all about being conscious or aware of something. Being mindful means to purposefully pay attentive attention to something. Being mindful also enables individuals to be aware of their inner and outer world ( e.g emotions and actions)

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Greetings to you all
My name is Nokuphila Myeza. I'm a Child and Youth Care Worker, a final year student at Durban University of Technology. It's an honour & privilege to be part of this project. I am looking forward to working with you guys.

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Hi I am professor Dlamini currently studying hild and Youth Care

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my name is Professor Dlamini, currently studying child and youth care work at Durban University of Technology, looking forward to learn more through this collaboration.

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P.Dlamni: in my area fire starting is more common then fire setting  among children and is usually done as a group. I 

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P.Dlamni: in my area fire starting is more common then fire setting  among children and is usually done as a group. I 

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Lungi: yes we have worked on a PowerPoint presentation multiple times. Our lecturers assign us to PowerPoint presentation every semester and we usually work in groups of 6-7.

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Yes, in fact we recently had an incident where one of our own student committed suicide. According to the South African Anxiety and Depression Group there are over 800000 people who take their life.
Zusiphe

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Nokwanda: to me Mindfulness means being open minded and carefully paying attention on purpose to what is happening around you.  One can achieve this through meditation and other practises.

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The Durban Parasuicide Study (DPS) revealed that the child and adolescent group is the second most at risk age group for non-fatal suicide attempt. These age groups fall under students. According to the study up to 4% percent of students contemplate suicide and 8% have attempted it. This is alarming.
Busiswe

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On the 15th of April  2019 on the radio frequency 99.5(Durban radio channel) there was a discussion about the rising of  suicide amongst teenagers and how it is important for parents and family members to be active members in each other's lives.

Thokozani

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On the 15th of April  2019 on the radio frequency 99.5(Durban radio channel) there was a discussion about the rising of  suicide amongst teenagers and how it is important for parents and family members to be active members in each other's lives.

Thokozani

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On the 15th of April  2019 on the radio frequency 99.5(Durban radio channel) there was a discussion about the rising of  suicide amongst teenagers and how it is important for parents and family members to be active members in each other's lives.

Thokozani

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On the 15th of April  2019 on the radio frequency 99.5(Durban radio channel) there was a discussion about the rising of  suicide amongst teenagers and how it is important for parents and family members to be active members in each other's lives.

Thokozani

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Hello Everyone My Name is Jessica I’m in my last semester in SUNY Ulster. My major is Human Services.

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thandeka: I believe that grief is about moaning the loved one who has passed on.  How we moan depends on how our culture and families has brought us. In my culture we moan by wearing black clothes as a sign if respect and also cut of our hair.

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Menzi:On my side,Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing,and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what is going on around us.

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Nompumelelo: Yes we always do every semester. Probably twice a year for every module.

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Nomkhosi: On my own understanding mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment while camly acknowledging and accepting one's  thoughts  and feelings.

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Greetings my name is Philisiwe Magwaza, 4th year student at Durban University of Technology looking forward towards a successful and knowledgable collaboration

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Suicide amongst Dut student is rare I believe when student are expose to the opportunity of being in university parents set high expectations, when we feel failure and defeat we get weakened because we know that might decrease chances of continuing towards our degrees or diploma. Suicide attempts have mostly known or associated with funds and faluire in our university due to the fact that we have that once in a lifetime oportunity .
Philisiwe

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90% of people who engage in self mutilation begin during their teen or pre-adolescent years. Close to 50% of people who engage in Self-harm activities have been sexually abused.
Self mutilation behaviour happens without the intent to die. South African statistics for self mutilation also shows that girls are mostly experiencing self -harm than boys.

Thabsile G.

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Thembelihle: Fire setting is not common in my area, in fact I was so amazed when I was reading literature on fire setting that in some countries the statistics are so high. In my area they have awareness programs on safety, so young people are cautious about the dangers of fire at a tender age.

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While our focus is on pathological self-mutilation, it was very interesting to find out about the culturally sanctioned mutilation called Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In Africa alone, statistics say 140 million girls and women undergone FGM in the year 2000 and statistics went up to 200 million in 2016. As much as the act is of cultural beliefs but it has received global attention to do away with it however there has been very little progress.

Nontobeko B

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It is not really high, but there are a couple of students that have committed it, due to depression, some students attempt suicide through experiencing neglection.

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It is not really high, but there are a couple of students that have committed it, due to depression, some students attempt suicide through experiencing neglection.

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Noxolo

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Nonkululeko: People who usually get involved with self-harm is the youth. In each year, 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males engage in  self injury.  90% of people who engage in self-harm begin during their teen or pre-adolescent years. 50% of those who engage in self injury activities have been sexually abused.
About 50% of those who engage in self mutilation begin around age 14 and carry on into their 20s.

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Grief is a painful thing to actually deal with personally I have to deal with it twice. When I had to deal with grief I cried in the first few days but after that I just built a strong face I felt okay after the days I cried. A few days later I found it hard to interact with people but I managed to build a very strong bond with my mother because it was easier to be open with her about how I felt. The way people deal with grief is different because each person has different coping skills. In my view and family they deal with grief by building bonds with someone who understands their pain.

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Death

Isn't it the easy way out, to kill yourself. I stead of trying to get help, and living a long life. I feel suicide is just saying hey I give up, but in some cases they can't help themselves. In other cases they are just looking to end it despite what they have going for them.

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Nonhlanhla: Yes powerpoints have become a part of us 😉 😉..From first year (2016), up until now 4th year (2019), we work in teams to do powerpoint presentations, each and every semester.

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Thobekile:                                                        Fire-setting amony teenagers in my community/area are none. I have never heard about fire-setting before. I only knew about fire-starting which is which is common amongst our areas. Where young people start fire without the intention of causing harm to others and not to destroy things around them. I thought fire-setting and fire-starting meant the same thing. It all started getting intersted in class when my lecturer was explaining the different between the two. I am glad we are having a discussion on fire-setting, hoping to gain more knowledge🙂

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Yes we always do PowerPoint presentations in every modules. Since 2016 till this year we used to do our group assignments with PowerPoint presentations.

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Thobekile: Yes we do for every module once per semester. We started working on PowerPoint in our first year till now (4th year). It has also helped me master the skills of working in a team.