Gay marrige

 3 arguments why we support gay marriage -

1. everyone is equal and has the same rights. If they are lesbian, bisexual, or asexual they should get the same respect as straight people.

2. what wrong with loving the opposite sex? people can love whoever they want to weather the circumstances and it doesn't concern your life and others around you.

3. Judging peoples beliefs and discriminating them as them selves just because you think it will benefit you in life. 

 We are learning to express our views and persuade each other by our writing

gymnastics

 For my assessment, I will focus on the horizontal bars, tramp, and beam. 

Today I have done the tramp and the beam. 

For the tramp, I will focus on an Excellence 

For the beam, I will focus on getting a Merit

And for the horizontal bars, I will focus on getting a excellence

 

Reading skills are the ability to interact and understand the meaning to read, comprehend, interpret, and docode written text. Reading skills are important in school as they allow the children to assess their curriculum and improve their communication and language skills and helps them by making sentences while adding new words.

Some reading strategies are.

Using prior knowledge/previewing, predicting, identifying the main idea and summarization, questioning, making inferences, visualizing, story maps and retelling.

difficulties when working with the treaty

 On the day that it was first signed, there were versions in English and Māori. William Hobson's task was to take possession of it with the consent of as many Māori chiefs as possible. Hobson had to rely on other British treaties and any advice that he could get. Henry Williams and his son Edward both knew the language Maori but had little time to translate it, that was one of the biggest difficulties. they received it on that evening of February 4th and was needed to be finished for the next day. He thought that Māori would be better off under British sovereignty. He knew the chiefs would not agree to a treaty that took too much power from them. The translation was key to getting the Māori agreement. This may be why the words used in the translation had certain emphases and were not a mirror of the English but a particular type of missionary Māori that would be familiar to the chiefs. 

 

In 1846, the British Government issued a self-governing charter to the colony and instructed that all Maori land ownership be registered. Any lands deemed to be unused were to become Crown land. Crown agents developed a range of frequently dubious practices to persuade Maori to sell, and the Crown monopoly meant that they could offer whatever the Government was prepared to pay, not a market rate. Maori criticised a system that did not allow them to lease out their own land or receive market prices, while many Pakeha wished to purchase directly. 

In the first year that the Pakeha population exceeded that of Maori in New Zealand, the first Maori king was chosen.  Around him grew the Kingite movement, supported by Maori from Hauraki to Horowhenua. The Kingitanga was not universally welcomed among Maori, though, with many chiefs refusing to put their mana under that of someone else. 

In March 1860. The Government, wishing to show its freedom to act, insisted on dealing with a minor chief over a small block at Waitara against the direct opposition of a senior chief, Wiremu Kingi, and most of the local people who were actually living on the block.

 my link to a poster on Tangaroa

https://create.piktochart.com/output/49785862-my-visual

Katniss symbol

District 11 citizens use the sign to salute to Katniss. The Three Finger Salute is used by District 12 residents when they have to say thanks or just to show that the person is loved and respected by them. It's a gesture of admiration, gratitude, and saying goodbye to someone you love. 

what am I learning: learning the different symbols and their meanings behind the symbol

how does this work: understanding the film in little workshops

what am I wondering as a result of my learning: how the writers decided to use this symbol

Inventions/Technology

 

HUnger games/ how the characters are understood in the film

 

workshop 5/ hunger games

sound #1

- i felt like i as on a beach

- tropical island

- it made me want to go and enjoy the sun

- summer time vibes

sound #2

- felt like i was in a castle

- mysterious

(Major, minor, tempo, dialect)

Tempo : speed

Major : high note, up beat

Minor : low note

* first song Major

*second song minor

Diamagnetic/song where the character is not around/imperiled music

Rues Death

Minor, tempo = slow and building towards the end effect on the viewer

Paragraph

Chinese inventions timeline

workshop 4 - how are costumes used to enhance the story

here is a link to our workshop: link 

Atmosphere - the mood or feeling of a place.
Mood - a feeling.
Location - a place where something is set.
Warm Light - orange, yellow, or blue tinge. makes us feel cozy, warm, welcome.
Cold Light - blue, green, white. makes us feel clean, sterile, modern.
Bright - obvious, feel happy, energetic
Dull - faded/muted light. this makes us feel, boring, sad, lonely, tiresome.
Natural - sun, reflections, moon, stars, lightning, fire. This occurs from nature
Artificial - light bulbs, screens, LEDs, made sources of light, Electricity.
Color pallet - all the colors used in that shot. District - greens, blacks, browns, greys.

Scene Name: District 12
What is happening? Katniss is running through the town to hunt in the woods. 
Types of colors/lighting: Cold light, lots of greenery, dull, natural light, sunlight/clouds.
Effect on the viewer: cold, not where you want it to be, back in time, old fashioned, lots of poverty, outdated materials, live closer to the land.
Directors Purpose: Rich vs Poor - who has more privilege, power, and opportunities. They don't have the privilege of technology, no artificial sources of light.
Other techniques: (Settings, costume, color, lighting, music, background) Costumes - greys/blacks coal miners wear these colors because its the same color as the coal and it can get really dirty. 

Name scene: Train station at the Capitol
What is happening: the Capitol citizens are waiting for the tributes to arrive. 
Techniques: lighting in the Capitol is cold, bright artificial light is coming from light bulbs and electricity. Color pallet - vibrant, vivid costumes, and white/grey buildings.
Effect on the viewer: modern, sets the mood of the scene, excited for the tributes to arrive.
Directors purpose: Rich vs Poor - privilege, power, and opportunity. They have access to technology because the costumes are better. Not poverty in the Capitol. they don't have to work, privileges of being able to go and watch to tribute arrive. 

Paragraph -
In the scene at the train station, lighting, and color are used sustainably to show the theme of "Rich vs Poor". In this case, rich means the privileges given to those in the capitol. This demonstrated through the use of bight, cold, artificial lighting, and a modern color pallet of whites and greys for the buildings and vibrant pinks and blues for the clothing. This makes the audience feels like the location is modern and the citizens are excited for the tributes to arrive. The purpose of this was to show that the Capitol has the privilege of technology, they have electricity, trains, and access, to better clothing. This worked well with the use of costumes. The costumes of the Capitol are unique, exquisite, and exotic which shows they have variety and sewing technology than those of people in the districts. This can be juxtaposed to the conditions in District 12 where there is no electricity and the colors and lighting are more natural.

Workshop 3 - hunger games

In the reaping scene, costumes are used effectively to show the theme of rich vs poor. We see this when the people of district 12 are waiting for someone to be chosen to represent their District. The lifestyle of District 12 is reflected in the clothes that they wear. The materials of the clothes have a more easy fabric so it will easier to rip and fall apart. Between Katniss and Effie's clothing, they have dramatic differences between color, material, and how it's worn. There is a difference between opportunity, power, and privilege between district 12and the Capitol. The director did this to make the audience understand how costumes can symbolize the inequality between the capitol and the districts. This symbolism combined with a wide shot of the crowd of D12 and an over the shoulder shot of Effie reveals the lack of opportunity in D12 and the power of the capitol. This aspect can be contested to the character of Effie, she wears bright pink that has another design behind it revealing the opportunity to characters in the capitol.

Film Study Pyramid - The Hunger Games

In this scene Rue's death was unexpecting to the audience as they were unaware she could die so fast throughout the movie. The emotion scene shows how Jennifer Lawrence's character reacts in this situation as if we were in that atmosphere. Katniss gathers up flowers to lay around Rues corpes. Lining them up one by one, color by color, size by size her cheeks are drowning in her own tears. This makes Katniss realize that this isn't pretend anymore.

cotton drill

 What is drill cotton?

Drill has a twit weave which makes very strong, dense medium to heavy weight fabric. 

The twit weave means it has very attractive characteristics diagonal  lines on the fabric which adds an interesting texture. Drill is quite similar to denim but is usually dyed and has a smoother appearance. 

It can be used as:

• shirts

• Heavier weight dressed 

• Trousers 

• Uniforms and workwear 

• Jackets 

• Bags

• Aprons 

• Home furnishings

Properties in drill cotton.

Cotton drill is a highly used pure cotton fabric with a strong twill weave that follows a diagonal strand appearance. 

The fabric soon became a popular material for military uniforms, and, in the United States following World War II, as veterans returned to college campuses, it became popular in casual dress as well.

Workshop 2 - hunger games

H U N G E R G A M E S

What is the significants in the scene? 

• She volunteered
• A low angle is shown near the end of the scene followed by when the village is looking upwards towards katniss. 
• When the soldiers were taking katniss up to the stage, the camera moves as its walking with them. 

Rich vs Poor - Effie trinket is dressed nicely while Katniss is dressed is well worn, run-down cheap clothes, they had the privilege and big attitude, Effie is immune to reaping. 

Struggle for power - It shows that Katniss does not get what she wants and isn’t in control, as the Capitol chooses for them/her. 

2-3 Sentence - In the reaping scene, we are shown that Effie, shows she thought that everyone was going to be excited about the reaping but instead everyone was depressed and miserable. She kept looking at the crowd as they were laughing or smiling at her when she talked. 

Paragraph - In the reaping scene camera angles and shots are used effectively to show the theme rich vs poor. In the scene Katniss volunteers as tribute in place of her sister, to fight in the hunger games. The comparison between the wealth of the capitol represents by Effie and the poorness of Katniss is seen in her in the wide shot of the people gathered at the reaping. A close-up shot of Effie revels quality, colorful make-up, and costume. The wide shot of the crowd is used to that they are forced to show up and stand there. The wide shot also shows a lack of color in the population of District 12s material and costume to shows they are poor.

Commercial Patterns - Textiles

 In textiles we've been learning about commercial patterns. At the back there are different types of sizes and list of what was needed for the clothing. We first tried to understand what those things at the back were about, then we measured our body to see what our sizes were. While choosing our project we went with the long skirt.

With the template, we traced the outlines of it then cut it out. We are now currently waiting for the fabric to be ordered. 

essay on social studies

Introduction -

Technology has had a massive change compared to ancient history. Such as papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass all have had a big impact in the Han dynasty from 206 B.C-220 A.D. The way how people are using technology isn’t how they used them back then. The kind of materials they had back then was all they had so they had to use what was there. Ancient China went to hand made technology to automatic robots. 

In China, they have four great inventions. The compass is one of the earliest tools in the world and was invented during the Han dynasty. This navigational tool was used with a copper spoon and lodestone that can move freely. Many airplanes and ships are still using today’s compass for navigational purposes. Today's compass comes in many different shapes and sizes, pocket-size or gyro. The compass allows where to direct even if something is in the way. 

In china’s history, gunpowder is called ¨Huo Yao¨” meaning flaming medicine. Unlike paper, printing, and  gunpowder were accidental. Alchemists were playing around with chemicals and materials when they mixed sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. The benefits of gunpowder were for entertainment. Mainly cultural events required gunpowder. Also, many events were created from gunpowder. The huge improvement of the invention of gunpowder helped build a better society for China. Today's gunpowder firearms are limited primarily to hunting, target shooting, and bulletless. 

The first people to invent paper were the Chinese as it was made from the bark of the mulberry tree. They would be broken down into and bashed into a thin sheet. As they knew more about making it, they soon used materials such as hemp rags and fishnets and swaying it around in the water until they got a clump. China's ancient paper was rarely used for maps or to send a message to the other villages. Now, paper had many uses such as toilet paper, packaging, wallpaper, books. 

The earliest form of Chinese printing relied on blocks cut from wood. They would carve out the shape, or written text in the block and copy it onto paper or cloth. Today’s technology lets you print anything from a device to the printing machine. 

In conclusion one of the oldest and largest countries in the world, has provided us with different inventions that have changed the way of mankind. Their inventions have impacted us greatly from the inventions of paper, printing ,gunpowder and the compass with many more still to come.

Film guide - hunger games

Workshop 1 - hunger games

Definition: Heaps of money, privileges, lastest things, having rights, having power compared to the poor

Rich: The capitol has a different accent to make them sound stingy and judgy. Their clothing is very colorful and they have the latest technology. 

Buildings - concrete, glass, metal, stable.

Food - high quality, many verities. 

Film techniques - music that relates to the scene, environment = establishing shots

Fancy, posh type of music.

Poor: 

D12 = coal mining to survive and dangerous to be around.

Unsafe - illegally hunting to trade foods/money.  smashed windows, dangerous people. easier to catch diseases.

Clothes - old-fashioned, raggedy, recycle clothes 

Children - Kids around the village with no shoes, proper clothes, messy hair playing around creeks.

Paragraph -

In the hunger games, directed by Gary Ross, costumes used effectively to highlight the theme of rich vs poor. For example in the Capitol, the costumes show bright vibrant colors, and their type of clothing is posh. Their material is shown to be futuristic to make us understand that the capital is more advance than District 12. The director did this to separate the capitol and District 12 and show how they are and act in different terms. In District 12 the fabric is older because they don't wear dramatic clothes but wear the materials used are natural and well worn. this difference shows that there are privileges to living in the Capitol.

Hunger Games - Rich vs Poor

What are the differences between district 12 and the capital's clothes?
has no color, poorly faded. 
What was the music like?
depressing
What is the capital like?
loud, posh. futuristic. Weird taste in style, very colorful
How did they react when primrose was chosen?
their faces were dark, open moths as they turn heads. they gaze at her while the Light is flown onto her face to make her stand out. Ifi was very open, full of color, she knew what she was doing. That scene uses a close up to see what everyone's reaction was. they use the same shot when ifi lip syncs what the speaker was saying.
What can people do to get extra food? 
they are secretly hunting and selling dead animals to get money since they are a poor village.
what does the word tribute mean?
an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration
why is the bow the weapon katniss uses?
that's her main weapon shes been using since the beginning. 
compare the tv show in the capital?
they make it look like the capital is very bright. they have four different scenes. the hunger games keep the population in order between each district. they keep everything in tack, everything has to be perfect for the audience. 
why it's unfair.
one team could have the experience, while the others don't know what to do. if the game that unfair id would kill myself than getting killed unfairly.
what kind of technique it this.
shaky footage, cut to cut, close-ups, slow shot, background music coming in, heaps of montage. making it look like it real, thinking we are inside the film. 
three-finger salute.
BLM (black lives matter) 
they are each going into the room to show everyone what they've got. katniss misses and the audience seems to disprove. so she shows them what's up, pointing the arrow to one of their head, she aims and shoots at the apple and everyone stops with nothing but shock. they end up quite. this scene shows a high angle to show that the people on top are better than katniss which is down bottom. 
Struggle overpower-
The difference between district 12 and the capital is their appearances between the two. District 12 has a lack of hygiene as they have very little resources, while the capital seems very colorful but their city is dark as district 12. Their buildings are made out of metal instead of colorful materials. Katniss has a massive roll in being part of the 74th hunger games and she ends up being well known towards the capital and the districts. 

Tribute 

Tributes are residents of the 12 districts of Panem who are forced/volunteered to participate in an annual Hunger Games. Except in special cases, such as for Quarter Quells, twenty-four children between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen at random. Every district must give two tributes, a girl and a boy.

Reaping

Reaping is an annual event that takes place in every district before each Hunger Games, where the tributes of the upcoming Games are chosen. Each district's escort randomly chooses the name of one male and one female tribute from two separate glass balls.

Games

- the hunger games

- catching fire

- Mockingjay

Quotes - ¨may the odds be ever in your favour¨

Camera Techniques - Visual Dictonary

 

English film study

1. What am I learning? knowing what film study is

2. How does this work show my learning? identifying what they mean

3. What am I wondering as a result of this learning? how will film study help me in the future

Phone addiction paragraph

State your point-

some researchers believe that there is a high risk between their phone and addiction that can lead to mental health problems.

Why it matters-

when you spend more time on social media or playing games than interacting with real people, or you can't stop yourself from non-stop checking your messages and social media. 

Evidence-

Such as gaming, gambling, online shopping, or bidding on auction sites like eBay can often lead to financial and job-related problems.

Sum up-

For many people, social interaction stimulates the release of dopamine. Because so many people use their phones as tools of social interaction, they cant have it, they go crazy

Texties

Technology paragraph

Over the years, technology has revolutionized our world and daily lives.

Services like Facebook and Instagram have become a big part of our everyday lives. These sites allow people to see a lot of information and photos at once and are enjoyable by design. When you upload a photo to the internet, it doesn't simply just go away. It stays for a long time. This means you can use technology to store memories that are important to you.

Phones were made to contact others and text while on the go. Tvś helps with the news and reports back to you, same as the weather so you know what to wear for the day. computers were for business and writing letters.

The inter has changed business, education, government, healthcare, and in ways in which we interact with our loved ones. Nuclear energy is also harnessed our food. Engineers have completely changed the world from modern houses, bridges, space, travel, cars, and the latest mobile technology.

Then -

1. Blockphones
2. Walkman
3. Landline
4. Typewriter
5. Floppy disk
6. Nintendo
7. VHS/VHR
8. DVD/CD player
9. Polaroid camera
10. Overhead projectors

Now -

1. Smartphones
2. Smart cars
3. Social media
4. Camera glasses
5. Siri/Alexa
6. Apple watch
7. Airpods
8. Drones
9. Fridges with screens
10. Flat-screen

Typewrite - Chromebook 

Dream Job

Flight Attendant 

Tumau Waka Rererangi

What you will do in this job

- Look after passengers during flights.

- Check emergency and safety equipment before each flight.

- Prepare and check the catering, bar, and cabin before each flight.

- Greet passengers, help them stow their luggage, and check that they are seated safely.

- Demonstrate aircraft emergency procedures and safety features to passengers

- Serve and clear away food and drinks

- Use their knowledge of first aid to help sick passengers.

A New Zealand Certificate in Aviation may be useful. Once accepted for work on an airline, trainee flight attendants usually attend a training course and complete assessments before starting work. And requires 1 year of training. 

Skills & Knowledge 

• Knowledge of flight and emergency procedures ✈
• Ability to operate emergency equipment, such as defibrillators
• Hospitality skills for serving food and drinks 🍔🍕
• Strong customer service skills 🍻
• First aid and medical skills 💉
• Ability to assist people with special needs, such as young children or people with disabilities. 👧
• Keeping calm throughout all the dangers 💊

Working Conditions

     

- Do shift work, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays. International flight attendants may be rostered up to 18 hours a shift and may spend many days away from home depending on where they are flying

- Work at altitude, often in cramped conditions

- May work in conditions that are uncomfortable or dangerous, and may have to deal with stressful or difficult situations such as turbulence

- Travel locally or internationally

Income 

Annual Salary $45,000 a year

Monthly Income $4,999

Hours of work   

18 hours a shift 

Annual leave 

12-18 days off per month

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What did I find interesting about this job?

you can go to different countries, places and they acuminate you to a motel so you can stay there and look around while your on your break.

What is the first step in getting into this career?

before you start, you must have training for a year in order to get into this