Live Aid

This week for social studies I am learning about Live Aid, what i'm learning about is who they are, what they do, what is Live Aid. Here is some question I have to answer about my top favoutive song from Live Aid. 

Here is the my favoutive song from Live Aid.

 Do They Know It's Christmas

Question about Live Aid:

Is this a form of Protest?

There are plenty of songs that signal the arrival of the Christmas for me but to truly get me into the spirit of the season, I need the jolt that only Bono screaming “well tonight thank God it’s them/ instead of you” can provide. I need “Do They Know It’s Christmas? The 1984 benefit single by the British supergroup Band Aid is my favorite Christmas song. Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money to combat famine in Ethiopia, it features some of the biggest British pop stars of the day, including Duran Duran, Boy George, Phil Collins, Sting and Paul Young (not to mention New Jersey’s own Kool & the Gang).

Do you think one person could start a similar concert in 2020?

Yes Boy Gerorge because I think he is the best singer in there and he was the one that insprie me in the music video. I think he should start a concert himselves.

How significant is music and musicians today in affecting change in the world?

Well my opinion is that music makes people feel like they are home, they make people calm when they are going through a hard time. With today’s technology, music has become even more of a part of our life experiences, we listen to it on our drive to work, when we go to parties, while we study, when we exercise, and in so many other settings. Yet we see fewer and fewer people taking to the streets with picket signs because of its messages. There are, however, still musicians who hope that their words will inspire change.

Here is my map where they had there concert at.

Map

Vitenam song- Social Studies

 Vietnam Song - Social Studies

John Lennon "Give peace a chance"

Title: Give peace a chance 

What is "Give peace a chance" about?

John Lennon's message in his song is saying war does not solve all problems but if you "give peace a chance" it may be a better solution to solve all the problems in war.  

Facts about the song:

John Lennon wrote this song to be sung during demonstrations such as The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. The phrase "give peace a chance" had come to spontaneously to Lennon while answering a reporters question at a "bed-in". This was Lennon's way to protest war and promote peace by staying in bed all day.

Lyrics:

Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes
And bye bye, bye byes

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation
Flagellation, regulation, integrations
Meditations, United Nations
Congratulations

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

The Beatles Tour Viewpoint

 Hi there,

Today i'm telling you about the beatles tour viewpoint in New Zealand. I have some question to answer, two different perspectives people had of the Beatles' tour of New Zealand and why they felt this way. 

Perspective 1 - For Tour

Fans: For people that love and are obsessed with The Beatles, they would always be supportive to them no matter what. Every Beatles concert that happens, the fans would always attend and are eager to go. So whatever they say that is negative and offensive, people would still love them and still want them to tour even though they compared themselves with Jesus Christ.        

Perspective 2 - Against Tour

Religious: Religious people were throwing threats and protests, particularly throughout the Bible Belt in the Southern United States. Some radio stations stopped playing Beatles songs, records were publicly burned and pressed conferences were cancelled. Religious people feel this way because they were offended about the comment The Beatles said about Jesus, and how it affected them because they are Christians.          

I hope you learn something from this, thankyou for reading:)

Beatlesmania - Social Studies

"She Loves You"

Title:

- "She loves You"

What is the song " She Loves You" about?

- The Beatles tell quite a tale in this tidy pop song. Some poor guy thinks he has lost his girl for good, but he's redeemed when he finds out from a friend that she still loves him.

How different does it sound to music from the 1940s?

It's a different tone to the 1960s. The 1940s song has a different gerne than the 1960s songs but it makes it more enjoyable to listen to. 

'Show don't tell" narrative openings- English

Today we are doing "show don’t tell” to write 3-5 effective narrative openings. I will be reflecting on 3 photos that I'm going to "show not tell you". This has to do what image has given, I hope you enjoy it. Here's what I wrote.

1.  As I was sitting down on the step while it was frosty, a man walked past me and gave me this side view look, that didn't suprise me.

 

2. Is anyone around me? I need to take this luscious meat home tonight for my kids.

  

3. It was just a common day for me as I felt the feeling of boredom once again.

"Show don't telll" - English

What do you think “show don’t tell” means?

Show, don't tell is a technique used in various kinds of texts to allow the reader to experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than through the author's exposition, summarization, and description.

How can we re-write these sentences to “show” and not “tell”?

Here is my explained about re writting " show and not tell" sentences.

The buildings were tall.

- The building was high rise up the sky.

Sarah was really upset.

- Sarah knock down on her knees as she had tears falling down her poor face.

She was so happy to see him.

- She had a huge smile on her face as he walked near her.

The lake was beautiful.

- The lake was so shinny as the sun was above it.

The Last Post

 Hi there,

This week for Social Studies we are learning about ANZAC. I really enjoy working on this. Anzac invaded on 1916. They celebrated this day on the 25th of April. On that day people came together to honour those lost at Gallipoli.

Today I have to answer some questions about a song called the last postS

Song: The Last Post 

When do you hear this song?

You hear this song at 6am every 25th of April. Musicians are being urged to play The Last Post at the end of their driveways across Orange at 6am on Anzac Day.

Why is this song significant/important to New Zealand?

The Last Post is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day's activities. It is also sounded at military funerals to indicate that the soldier has gone to his final rest and at commemorative services such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day.

What is the History behind the Last post -

It originated with British troops stationed in the Netherlands, where it drew on an older Dutch custom, called taptoe, from which comes the term tattoo as in Military tattoo. 

Why was it played and when?

Since 1928, the Last Post has been played every evening at 8 p.m. by buglers of the local Last Post Association at the war memorial of battle during First World war.

What does this song represent?

The remembrance of the soilders that day in the war.

Here is my map that i had to do about anzac:

ANZAC Map

I hope you like you it thankyou:)