I am a student at in Uru Mānuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Who was Bob Geldof and what did he have to do with live Aid? Bob Geldof was an Iris singer, songwriter and political activist. He was born on 5 of October 1951, Bob Geldof grew to influence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s. He has achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. Bob Geldof is more famous in North America for his work as the mastermind behind Live Aid. It was held in Philadelphia and London on this day in 1985, the massive benefit concert raised money to relieve famine in Ethiopia and was streamed globally via satellite. More recently, Geldof also organized the Live 8 charity concerts for south Africa.
Who was Midge Ure? Midge Ure was born on 10 October 1953, he is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He acts as a trustee for the charity and also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.
This week in social study our task was to blog about 1 of the Anti-Vietnam war song. We have to select a song that we need to research. We then need to write about the song and put some description onto it. We have to explain what was the message of the song that was written.
Title of the song: Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
What was the song about? The meaning of the song was to stop the war and have peace. John Lennon who was once a Beatle member wrote this song because he wanted the world to hear that we don't need war, all we need is peace and love. He has created this song because the world need to stop fighting and give peace a chance. The way John Lennon and and Ono's way to protesting is by staying in bed to promote peace by staying in bed.
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 All we are saying is give peace a chance
My perspective about the people who are for the tour is that they are mostly teenagers who are obsessed with the Beatles. They probably like the Beatles because their song relates to everything in the world like relationships and other more things. Not like the song in their past generation they only talk about things like animal or plants. A batch of a teenage girl like the Beatles song because they can most relate to the song that the Beatles make.
Perspective 2 - Against Tour
In my opinion, the people who are against the Beatles don't like their song, or maybe they don't like the Beatles because of their kids getting obsessed with them. Some New Zealanders who were against the Beatles thought that it was based on religious, traditional views who saw the Beatles leading youth to sin and troublemaking. A bunch of people who are against the tour are mostly parents, they didn't like the song because it talks about relationships and things, unlike their past melody it just talks about animal or plants.
What was the song about: Let it be was the Beatles last album, it was an appropriate song that leaves problems and moving in life. The album that they had made was supposed to send an entirely different message. The titles supposed to have been "Get Back" and they were going to record it in front of an audience on live TV, with another TV special showing them practising the songs in the studio. Let it be was a message from her mother that said let it be. John Lenon wanted to make the groups back but suddenly he had a dream about his mother saying just "Let it be".
How different does it sound to music from 1940? The Beatles sound different to 1940's songs because Beatle create a song that reflects on things that relate to us. The group Beatles has a different style from any other band at the time. Beatles worked in many different genres of music. The group started rooted in Skiffle and 1950's rock and roll, and later on the year it has expands into pop ballads, psychedelic rock and also having some classical influences in their songs.
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, be
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me Shinin' until tomorrow, let it be I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom let it be
Aim: To make acid-base indicators using everyday substances.
Equipment:
Red cabbage
Tea
Beetroot
Turmeric
Cranberry juice
A beaker
Water
Tripod
Bunsen Burner
Gauze mat
Method:
Task One:
For the Cabbage and Beetroot: Chop the cabbage into small pieces until you have enough to fill 2 cups. Then place the cabbage in a large beaker and add water to cover the cabbage. After that boil over a Busen burner for at least ten minutes for the colour to leach out of the cabbage. Filter out the plant material to obtain a red-purple-bluish coloured liquid. Now you have to place it in a small beaker and leave it to one side, repeat these steps with the beetroot.
For the tea: Put 100ml of water into a beaker and boil, turn off the bunsen burner and put three tea bags in the beaker. Then remove the tea bags when the tea is very strong. Once that is done place it in a small beaker and leave it to one side.
For the Cranberry Juice: Pour into a beaker and leave to one side.
For the Turmeric: Mix 1 teaspoon turmeric in 100mL cup of alcohol. Then place it in a small beaker and leave to one side.
Task Two:
You now have five beakers, each containing a different indicator.
Using a pipette, place 5 mL of the cabbage indicator into two test tubes.
Add 5 mL of HCI (Acid) to one test tube and 5 mL of NaOH (Alkali) to the other test tube.
Record the changes in the table below.
Clean the test tubes and repeat for the Beetroot, Tea, Cranberry and Turmeric indicators.
Results:
Indicator
Colour in HCI (Acid)
Colour in NaOH (Akili)
Cranberry
Pink
Green
Beetroot
Red
Yellow
Turmeric
Yellow
Orange
Cabbage
Pink
Green
Tea
Orange
Brown
Discussion: When we were making the indicator, we did not do task 1 because we were not in the science room, so it means there will be no gas to plug in the bunsen burner. However, we just did task two. At first, we put a little bit of acid for the cranberry. I thought that the colour did not change when we put the acid because it was that still the same colour. After we put in some acids we then move to Akili. While we were pouring a little bit of NaOH in the Cranberry it has turned to colour green. We all did the same thing with the Beetroot, Turmeric, cabbage and tea entirely of them had a different colour for the Acid and Akili. You can see that by the table above the I have made to show you guys the results.
Conclusion: I really have enjoyed doing that experiment because it's just really entertaining to watch the change in a different colour. I am looking more forward to the next science we have for the next experiment.
Today in social study our task was to listen to the video that was called the ANZAC DAY 2019- GALLIPOLI DAWN SERVICE. Once we have finished watching it we now need to answer the 4 questions down below.
When do you hear this song? We hear this song during the ANZAC day dorm service and it can also be played at a soldier funeral. The lone notes are played by a military bugler trumpeting the notes of the song of the lost, the fallen, the dead.
Why is this song significant/important to New Zealand? This song is important to remember what they have done for us in New Zealand. The Last post is significant to New Zealand because it remembers those who have served in the war.
What is the History behind the Last post- why was it played and when? The history behind The Last Post is to tell other soldiers that their activity is than. However, that was used ages ago today this is a song to represent those soldiers who have to serve and fall in the war. This song is played every year on the day of April 25.
What does this song represent? The song is to remember the soldier who has fought and serve in the war. The Last Post is played to mourn the dead, to honour those lost in wars, skirmishes, and battles both near to home and in far-flung locales. If you have heard its soft, melancholy, and mournful notes, it is a familiar to tune — most familiar to those who have served their country.
Aim: To test the pH of a range of household chemicals.
Equipment: A variety of household chemicals, spotting tile, red litmus paper, blue litmus paper, Universal indicator solution, safety glasses and a pipette.
Method:
1. Add a few drops od each chemical to a spot on your spotting tile. If a substance is solid or powdered you will need to mix it with a few drops of water before testing it.
2. Test the chemicals with litmus papers.
3. Test each chemical with a few drops of Universal indicator.
Results:
Discussion: The table that is shown above is how we tested all four chemicals. The first chemical that we have tested was the Spray and wipe, the way we tested those chemicals was we put a little bit of blue litmus with the Spray and wipe, when we have dropped the blue litmus it started to change its colour. The colour that shown was Violet. After the blue litmus, we then change it to the red one. Red litmus was a very surprisingly different colour from the first one that we did because the colour was different. The colour that appears in the red litmus was blue. It was really satisfying to watch the colour changes. All those steps were done to the four chemical that we experimented with(Fabric softener, Floor Cleaner and Vinegar).
Conclusion: Our PH experiment works, I can tell that by the colours changing into a different colour. It was really fashionable to watch the litmus paper turn into another colour.
Today in English our task was to read at least four of the following articles that were in the slide. Four of that article is the Nazi party, Genocide, Kristallnacht, Anti- Semitism, Gestapo Ghettoes. One we have finished reading the introduction of those articles we now need to write a paragraph that relates to the movie. The article that I have chosen to do is Kristallnacht.
The article Kristallnacht was about crystal, a lot of jews were forced to give them all the belongings that they have that cost a lot. They took all their belongings because the troops of the camps knew that a lot of jews is rich. In the middle of the movie, one kid that was name Shmuel were put as the leader of the camp house, His job was to clean all the mugs, adult can't do it because there hand is too big for it.
This week on social study our teacher gave as a task that we needed to do. The task that was given to me is a blog about a parihaka song. We were given 9 questions which are listed down below.
What is the main message of this song? The message of this song is about Parihaka and how Te Whiti will never be defeated at the darkest hour.
What line explains their passive distance method? I know Te Whiti will never be defeated, And even at the darkest hour.
What does' you can't pull out the roots' refer to? You can't pull out the roots refer to how they were separated when Parihaka was happening. And those people who got arrested to get the land of Maori.
Give evidence of their determination? Come to Parihaka, Weep for my lost brother, The spirit of nonviolence, Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka.
How does this song show the significance of Parihaka? This song shows the importance of parihaka by saying that "I know Te Whiti will never be defeated, And even at the darkest hour".
What makes an event significant? An event is important because you can remember those people that make the country better. It reminds you that, that day there was freedom.
How many people are affected? It's about 1600 troops who have overrun the Western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, to symbolize the peaceful fight to the Maori land.
How long were people affected? People were affected for about 16 months which is 1 year and 3 months.
To what extended people affected? What Maori did to claim the Parihaka is by staying there and talking with the British people that this is their land, after they went out of prison there land was claim for the Maori.
This week in health we just finish our topic for Taha Whanau, our last task was to choose another topic that you would like to blog about. I and Christian made a slide that has five questions about bullying.
Text Purpose: The purpose of the movie/text is how were jews treated in the camp.
Date: August 28 2008
In those whose interest in those texts: People who want to watch this movie is those who like history about the olden days. It can also be 6+ above so that they can learn about it.
A statement that includes the text: The author of this movie explores how innocence is corrupted and may be shielded from the evil around it. It also explores the variety of relationships that are between the abused and their oppressor when not can exist without the other.
The Evidence: The Boy In The Striped Pajamas has a lot of good reviews and it is also one of the best selling films two years later after the first publish.
The Explanation/justification: In my opinion, this movie is for people who want or likes to know about what happened in the Holocaust.
This week for Social Study, Our task was to find a song and explain how they had a hidden message to help the slave free. A long long time ago when the slave was still going they used the song to communicate with each other, but also the song that they're singing can't understand the European.
The song helps the slave to give them hope and uplift themself. Songs are also used for church, funerals and other things like a wedding. Sometimes the way slave relay secret message to help them scape is by also singing a song.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Harriet Tubman was a girl who escapes slavery and helped thousand of slave escape. She did that by leading them to the Underground Railroad. She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States and died on the 10th of March 1913.
Slavery ended in April 1865 when the slave said they need to end this slavery. The civil war started and killed a bunch of slaves, but in the end, they have ended slavery.
Wade in the water Wade in the water Children wade, in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that young girl dressed in red Wade in the water Must be the children that Moses led God's gonna trouble the water
Wade in the water, wade in the water children Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water
Who's that young girl dressed in white Wade in the water Must be the children of the Israelite Oh, God's gonna trouble the water
Wade in the water, wade in the water children Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water
Who's that young girl dressed in blue Wade in the water Must be the children that are coming through, God's gonna trouble the water, yeah
Wade in the water, wade in the water children Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water
You don't believe I've been redeemed, Wade in the water Just so the whole lake goes looking for me God's gonna trouble the water
Wade in the water, wade in the water children Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water
This song has a lot of meaning to it, for example, God's gonna trouble the water. That means when they go in the water all the smells that they have will be gone so the dogs and other Europeans cant smell them if they're scaping.
How is the event still significant today?
From my perspective the event is still significant today because rasism is still in this world. Some people doesen't care others so what they do is say other words to them or be rasis. I think we can stop rasism if we try to take care of each other because our world need peace.
