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:)

10 Music - Genre Challenge

In music we are doing a performing for music and it's for our assesment. Here is some questions I have to answer.

What Gerne are you going to be looking at? Pop

Who is in your group? Just myself, Maia

What is each group member doing? -Me and Maia, are doing piano together.

What is the name of the song? -Say something 

Who is the song written and performed by?- INA AXEL,CHAD VACCARINO and MIKE CAMPBELL

What is the song about?- I guess it's about this girl and they were in a relationship and he just give up on eveything but ig t's telling you not give up and use your voice while you have it. The main reason why they did that song because they want them to know it's okay to be okay. 

What is going to the challenging about this piece? - Me and Maia don't really know how to play piano so it's going to be a bit hard to get the song perfect so we pass our assesment.

Which part of the song are you working on first? We haven't started yet so we are working on the first bit.  

I hope you like it:)

Parihaka

 Hi there,

This week for Social Studies we are learning about Parihaka. I really enjoy working on this parihaka 5 November 1881 Parihaka was invaded on 5 November 1881. The following day of arrests and looting is known as Te Rā o te Pāhua – the day of plunder. Here is some questions i'm going to answer about this song.

What is the main message of this song?

They are not going give up, parihaka belong to them and they have the right to be there.

What line explains their passive resistance method?

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

What does ‘you can’t pull out the roots’ refer to?

You can't take my background, who my acestors were, they are who I am at the end of the day.

Give evidence of their determination?

"Never give in, look to the sky, the sprirt Te Whiti". 

Don't make yourself suffer, Get out there and look to the sky where the sprirt Te Whiti is.

How does this song show the significance of Parihaka?

It's telling you about parihaka and people have suffer but never give in and always keep trying.

What makes an event Significant?

If it affects large numbers of people and is remembered for ages and still affects people centuries after.

How many people are affected?

All those that live in New Zealand and a lot of people throughout the world as Parihaka sparked other peaceful protests.

How long were people affected?

People will be affected for centuries.

To what extent are people affected?

Parihaka was home to people. Having that taken from them would really affect them and a few people died there.

Here is my link to the map of what happened in parihaka

Link: Link: https://www.google.co.nz/maps/d/edit?mid=1kLbpDQtlctF3rTLfrdxzQ3KN7WuEetFP&usp=sharing

Language Features - English

Today this blog post will be about what I have been doing in English. We started our first topic Creative Writing. In Creative Writing we got assigned tasks to complete once a week. I started working on Language Features. In this task we had to choose three terms that we don't already know and research the definition, an example and the effect of each of them. I displayed this in a slideshow and I hope you learn something from this.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "meow", "roar" and "chirp.

Personification

Personification is a type of metaphor and a common literary tool. It is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive, such as nature or household items. 

AlliterationIn 

Literature, alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words, even those spelled differently. As a method of linking words for effect, alliteration is also called head rhyme or initial rhyme. 

Anaphora

The use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition, for example the pronouns he, she, it, and they and the verb do in I like it and so do they.

Allusion

Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection. 

Thankyou for reading my lanuguage Features.

Slam Poetry

 Hi there, 

Today I am showing you my favoutive Slam Poetry performances. I pick the matariki Te Kahu Rolleston performance because his energy makes people exicted to watch his performances. The words he says is very powerful but he does make people giggle a bit so they can enjoy it. The confident he has, it makes people feel comfortable and it makes me wanted to watch him.

link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atA4d317kug&feature=emb_title

Here is my own Slam Poetrys I wrote:

" I forgive myself even if i am the last person I forgive".

" They promise me the world will keep spinning without you, but honestly that's what worries me the most"

Slave Trade Triangle & Spirituals - Social Studies

 Hi There,

This week for Social Studies we have been learning about the Slave Trade Triangle. That ocurred between the last 16th and 19th century. Back then, the slavery was a big thing in the Americas. They could take people from western Africa to work with them and without them payment, they just do it to exchange there goals.

How exaclty were African enslaved? They all kipnap them and put them on this ship. They had to lied down side to side, very close to each other so they had no presonal place back then! They had no food no drinks or even going to the toilet. It's sad to see that happen back then, According to researches and scientists, approximately 12.5 million Africans were enslaved in the Americas.

This is my link to to the passage around the countries as well just information about all of it.

Link:  https://www.google.co.nz/maps/d/edit?mid=1kLbpDQtlctF3rTLfrdxzQ3KN7WuEetFP&usp=sharing 

What happens in Human Trafficking? The most common reason why human trafficking happens is for adultery, even children, they are sold for their bodies. But we must stand together against a torture and unfair treatment others do to one. He is known for escaping and freeing enslaved people. She conducted Underground Railroads from South America to Northern States or to Canada, it was for the slaves to escape to territories where they could be free.

 In Africa, the use of music is important and valued, back when slavery was a thing, they use music as a way to pass messages and to escape from being slave-captive. They are called the "Spirituals". One of the spiritual songs used was "Wade in the water". 

Here is the song:

This Wade in the water is another way of saying walk on the water to point out to get off the ship and into the water because as stated earlier, going through the water makes the dogs not be able to track them.     

What is sad that slaverys still happens up today and I wish it never ever happened. We need to STOP SLAVERYS.

I hope you learn something about my blog post. I hope you thought it was interesting! 

Sensory Language Paragragh

In this picture I realize the students in this photo are focusing on their work independently. They are all learning ready, fouscing on there work individually. It all looks like they all want to finished there work on time. I catch the sound of there fingers typing on the keyboard. I can pick up every all thing they do. 

I hope you like it :)

Drawing For Tone Texture and Proportion

Hi there i am not good at art i try :)

Here is my little bit art i did this week, I really don't know how to tone and stuff but i do think i should improve with my drawing skills so i can actually say im good at art.

I hope you like it :(

What is a Metaphors & Similes

Today I am writing down what Metaphors and Simliles are, here is my explaination about what a Metaphors and Similes is.

What is a Metaphors? 

A Metaphors is a comparison between two different things without  using " like or as", It's like a figure on the speech stating two things are similar.

What is a Similes?

A Poetically explainning how things are like other things, Similes is a comparison between two different things with using "like or as".

Here is somes Metaphors and Similes I have created.

Metaphors - You are my sunshine.

- She has a heart of stone.

Similes -  As blind as a boat.

- As cold as ice.

Physical/Chemical Change.

 Title: Physical or Chemical Change (heating ZnO)

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Hypothesis-  Heat, Sparks = Chemical.

Equipment- Sample of ZnO (Zinc oxide)

 - Heat Source - Hot plate

- Scales

- Heat proof container - euapourating dish 

- Tongs 

- Heats proof mat.

Method- 

1. Get sample of ZnO in an eupourating dish.

2. Weish the ZnO & container - record weigh.

3. Heat centainer & ZnO on hot plate.

4, Observe any changes- use phone for before and after photos ( video)?

5. Fake of heat & put on heat proof mat.

6. Let cool - observe- Photos.

7. Re weigh.

Results- What happend? The powder had changed into a high green colour when the heat started getting home. I think this is a Chemical change because the colour changed.

Conclusion-  At the end of the experiment was alright but it wasn't that intersting and fun for but hoping next lesson would be better.