https://docs.google.com/document/d/13jguOHloPH60E33URznjndgf4UE5-pTobd0Hj3fuDA0/edit?ts=5bfc8c08
How well do you think this work was done? Not that well,as the group hardly worked together.
What was the best part of the work? The information.
Where did you go wrong in completing this assessment? Not doing enough research
How might you improve your outcome in the future? Be in a different group
What did you find interesting? How many different types there were
What did you struggle with? Information
Friday 7 December 2018
Tuesday 27 November 2018
bugsy malone, but with less cream and more entertainment
the 1920's was a glorious year time, and it is also the setting of our musical theatre performance, bugsy malone. before i go on to who exactly i am, lets see why the 1920's was so great.
what were the buildings like? some of the buildings, like houses, were quite simple, where as other were tall and fancy, like apartment buildings.
what was fashion like?
males- men typically wore fancy tuxedos, and wore little to no make up.
females- females wore mainly dresses or fancy tops, accompanied by long skirts.
the female makeup consisted of quite rosy cheeks, big, red lips and dark eye shadow.
what was home life like?
females- girls were typically, teachers, librarians, nurses, and were more the cooks and the cleaners of the house.
males- males were 'king of the castle', he was more in charge of the house, and they had more 'commercial jobs', such as directors, wheat farm labourers, and telephone operators.
what was entertainment like?
plenty of olden day singing and dancing, that's for sure. movies were silent in the 1920's, but luckily radios weren't.
now, onto my character.
I was gifted the part of Leroy Smith, a kind boxer, who at first was hesitant to be a boxer, but ended up being a heavyweight champ. I was then asked to create a 'bio' of sorts for my character, so here's mine:
full name: Leroy Smith
Age: around 18-20
Place Of Birth: New York
most common emotion (state of mind): cheerful
physical characteristics (movements, stance, gestures, etc): has a confident posture, although he moves cautiously. His gestures are kind, and he never dares give off a bad or offensive gesture.
strengths: mainly his fists, and his boxing.
weaknesses: he has a strong weakness to bribing, and always gives in to it
fears: he has a fear of gangs, and does everything to avoid them
secrets: he doesn't really have any secrets, as he is quite open about everything
their childhood/upbringing: he was born into a poor family, and quickly became a down and out, but after become quite separated by them, he left the down and outs and became a loner.
who are their important relationships:
-bugsy, Leroy saves Bugsy from the down and outs, and Bugsy convinces him to be a boxer. Bugsy helps Leroy become a boxer, and in return Leroy helps Bugsy save fat sams.
-cagey joe, Cagey Joe is Leroy's boxing coach
appearance:
(he is the male on the left)
a sockdollager.....a what? A sockdollager, thats what!
our next task was to learn some New York slang, and write a conversation our character might have with someone else in the cast (ill be using bugsy for this)
bugsy: "Wake up Dewdropper {slacker}!"
leroy: "Huh, what makes me a Dewdroper?"
Bugsy: "I was just kidding, you're Jake!" {fine}
Leroy: "Whew, I thought you hated me for a second."
Bugsy: "anyway, I got a sinker {doughnut} for ya."
Leroy: "Gee, thanks."
Bugsy, "See that stand over there?"
leroy: "yeah."
Bugsy: "Lets blouse!" {lets destroy that popsicle stand}
leroy: "wha- okay, i guess."
reflection of what ive actually done.
So far, ive completely leant my lines, and my main dance, 'so you wanna be a boxer'. We have also learnt how everything is going to go, and had a complete run through of it. I think we need to work on timing more, and cues, as alot of us missed our cues {me included}. Overall, musical theatre so far has been alot of fun, and i cant wait for what is to come in our journey, although we have little time left to complete it.
what were the buildings like? some of the buildings, like houses, were quite simple, where as other were tall and fancy, like apartment buildings.
what was fashion like?
males- men typically wore fancy tuxedos, and wore little to no make up.
females- females wore mainly dresses or fancy tops, accompanied by long skirts.
the female makeup consisted of quite rosy cheeks, big, red lips and dark eye shadow.
what was home life like?
females- girls were typically, teachers, librarians, nurses, and were more the cooks and the cleaners of the house.
males- males were 'king of the castle', he was more in charge of the house, and they had more 'commercial jobs', such as directors, wheat farm labourers, and telephone operators.
what was entertainment like?
plenty of olden day singing and dancing, that's for sure. movies were silent in the 1920's, but luckily radios weren't.
now, onto my character.
I was gifted the part of Leroy Smith, a kind boxer, who at first was hesitant to be a boxer, but ended up being a heavyweight champ. I was then asked to create a 'bio' of sorts for my character, so here's mine:
full name: Leroy Smith
Age: around 18-20
Place Of Birth: New York
most common emotion (state of mind): cheerful
physical characteristics (movements, stance, gestures, etc): has a confident posture, although he moves cautiously. His gestures are kind, and he never dares give off a bad or offensive gesture.
strengths: mainly his fists, and his boxing.
weaknesses: he has a strong weakness to bribing, and always gives in to it
fears: he has a fear of gangs, and does everything to avoid them
secrets: he doesn't really have any secrets, as he is quite open about everything
their childhood/upbringing: he was born into a poor family, and quickly became a down and out, but after become quite separated by them, he left the down and outs and became a loner.
who are their important relationships:
-bugsy, Leroy saves Bugsy from the down and outs, and Bugsy convinces him to be a boxer. Bugsy helps Leroy become a boxer, and in return Leroy helps Bugsy save fat sams.
-cagey joe, Cagey Joe is Leroy's boxing coach
appearance:
(he is the male on the left)
a sockdollager.....a what? A sockdollager, thats what!
our next task was to learn some New York slang, and write a conversation our character might have with someone else in the cast (ill be using bugsy for this)
bugsy: "Wake up Dewdropper {slacker}!"
leroy: "Huh, what makes me a Dewdroper?"
Bugsy: "I was just kidding, you're Jake!" {fine}
Leroy: "Whew, I thought you hated me for a second."
Bugsy: "anyway, I got a sinker {doughnut} for ya."
Leroy: "Gee, thanks."
Bugsy, "See that stand over there?"
leroy: "yeah."
Bugsy: "Lets blouse!" {lets destroy that popsicle stand}
leroy: "wha- okay, i guess."
reflection of what ive actually done.
So far, ive completely leant my lines, and my main dance, 'so you wanna be a boxer'. We have also learnt how everything is going to go, and had a complete run through of it. I think we need to work on timing more, and cues, as alot of us missed our cues {me included}. Overall, musical theatre so far has been alot of fun, and i cant wait for what is to come in our journey, although we have little time left to complete it.
Wednesday 21 November 2018
have a merry kitty christmas
They were ornaments, but not to the eyes of 'the beast', to him, they were human, and ready to be destroyed. His paws thundered across the ground, shaking the tiny town. He let out a mighty roar, and paused right in front of the town, eyes fixated on the criminal himself, Santa Clause. The beast, known only as Kemono, glared at him with unusually round, wide eyes. Thoughts flashed through Kemono's mind, he know what he was to do was irreversible, but it had to be done, he not only stole master's attention, but he also took away his precious milk, his favourite thing in the castle. Yes, Kemono was a cat, he was a Russian blue x Persian, and was a very feisty young man.
He glared at the still thing, letting out another might roar, which just happened to be a small mew, before swatting at the houses with his front paw. Raising the other paw, claws unsheathed, he swatted at the still Santa, breaking him instantly. "A body has been discovered!" The voice of a female called out, followed by the laugh of a male. "Oh no, we must begin the class trial." The male chuckled, a sarcastic tone to his deep voice. "Who killed Santa Clause?" The female asked sarcastically, knowing the culprit was the beast Kemono. "I don't know Hanahaki, but i have a feeling i know who it is." The male replied, looking straight at the cat, who sat there and mewed innocently. "Haha, I also think i know too." Hanahaki chuckled, picking up the fur ball. "It was Kemono!" The male announced, gasping dramatically, pretending to faint onto the small black couch.
"You are so stupid sometimes, ya know that?" Hanahaki grinned, running her hand through the males hair, causing his already rosy cheeks to be tainted red. "Tch, you don't have to tell me twice." The boy huffed, puffing up his cheeks. Kemono mewed as he lay on the males chest, licking his chin. "Well isn't that a cute, huh Tsuki?" Hanahaki laughed a little. Tsuki fixed up his jacket, which was black with a galaxy like setting on it, and looked away. "Aww, you're so cute Tsuki, I love you." Hanahaki kissed her boyfriend's forehead, grinning as she picked up Kemono and held him in her arms. "Hmph, I love you too, Hanahaki." Tsuki smiled a little. Kemono mewed once again, trying to signalise that he wanted his precious milk, now that the milk snatcher was dead. "Haha, okay Kemono, don't nag, don't nag." Hanahaki chuckled before walking into the kitchen to satisfy her little criminal.
He glared at the still thing, letting out another might roar, which just happened to be a small mew, before swatting at the houses with his front paw. Raising the other paw, claws unsheathed, he swatted at the still Santa, breaking him instantly. "A body has been discovered!" The voice of a female called out, followed by the laugh of a male. "Oh no, we must begin the class trial." The male chuckled, a sarcastic tone to his deep voice. "Who killed Santa Clause?" The female asked sarcastically, knowing the culprit was the beast Kemono. "I don't know Hanahaki, but i have a feeling i know who it is." The male replied, looking straight at the cat, who sat there and mewed innocently. "Haha, I also think i know too." Hanahaki chuckled, picking up the fur ball. "It was Kemono!" The male announced, gasping dramatically, pretending to faint onto the small black couch.
"You are so stupid sometimes, ya know that?" Hanahaki grinned, running her hand through the males hair, causing his already rosy cheeks to be tainted red. "Tch, you don't have to tell me twice." The boy huffed, puffing up his cheeks. Kemono mewed as he lay on the males chest, licking his chin. "Well isn't that a cute, huh Tsuki?" Hanahaki laughed a little. Tsuki fixed up his jacket, which was black with a galaxy like setting on it, and looked away. "Aww, you're so cute Tsuki, I love you." Hanahaki kissed her boyfriend's forehead, grinning as she picked up Kemono and held him in her arms. "Hmph, I love you too, Hanahaki." Tsuki smiled a little. Kemono mewed once again, trying to signalise that he wanted his precious milk, now that the milk snatcher was dead. "Haha, okay Kemono, don't nag, don't nag." Hanahaki chuckled before walking into the kitchen to satisfy her little criminal.
Friday 26 October 2018
Film studies
in English, we are learning to think critically to identify and describe the key aspects of a visual text.
we watched the movie 'hunt for the wilder people', and now we are doing our own learning on it. we were given 4 'must do' tasks, and 8 'can do' tasks, and i personally have done 2 must do tasks and 4 can do tasks. the can-do tasks include research and questions about Aunt Bella, Officer Andy, Psycho Sam, and Ricky Baker. The must-do tasks include film techniques, and one theme, the theme i chose being Symbols. The only must-do task i am yet to complete is 'critical thinking for film study', basically a bunch of questions about film study and all that, sounds simple, but it really isn't, some questions are pretty hard to answer. Once that is complete, all of 9bu, myself included, will have to write an essay, which i'm ready and prepared for. I personally have enjoyed this topic so far, and i'm ready for what will happen next in English.
we watched the movie 'hunt for the wilder people', and now we are doing our own learning on it. we were given 4 'must do' tasks, and 8 'can do' tasks, and i personally have done 2 must do tasks and 4 can do tasks. the can-do tasks include research and questions about Aunt Bella, Officer Andy, Psycho Sam, and Ricky Baker. The must-do tasks include film techniques, and one theme, the theme i chose being Symbols. The only must-do task i am yet to complete is 'critical thinking for film study', basically a bunch of questions about film study and all that, sounds simple, but it really isn't, some questions are pretty hard to answer. Once that is complete, all of 9bu, myself included, will have to write an essay, which i'm ready and prepared for. I personally have enjoyed this topic so far, and i'm ready for what will happen next in English.
Friday 7 September 2018
english-learning from a country of choice
In English, we have been doing learning from a country of our choice, and my pick: Scotland! I chose Scotland as it is a sort of "country of origin" in my life, as much of my descent is from Scotland. the tale I've read is titled "The Death Bree", by author Jeremiah Curtin. I decided to do a story map about the story, which I'll show below:
What was the purpose of the text: I believe it was to show that good always comes to those who follow rules and instructions.
why do you think the author wrote the story: To teach a life lesson.
what is the author trying to explain: That listening to those around us can do us good.
what did the characters learn: The bree learned that the woman could be trusted, and the woman learned that the rumours she heard were true.
why do you think the story came into existence: to teach a life lesson.
what did i learn about scotland from reading the story: that they believed that skulls helped cure diseases.
I found this story to be interesting, and i liked reading it.
What was the purpose of the text: I believe it was to show that good always comes to those who follow rules and instructions.
why do you think the author wrote the story: To teach a life lesson.
what is the author trying to explain: That listening to those around us can do us good.
what did the characters learn: The bree learned that the woman could be trusted, and the woman learned that the rumours she heard were true.
why do you think the story came into existence: to teach a life lesson.
what did i learn about scotland from reading the story: that they believed that skulls helped cure diseases.
I found this story to be interesting, and i liked reading it.
Friday 24 August 2018
The Most Traditional Of Tales
throughout the past few weeks in English, specifically weeks 4 and 5, 9 bu, myself included, have been working on creations based off of fairy tales, fables, legends and myths. This week, I have made 2 different creations, one about Greek myths, and one about the Aesop fable "the fox and the crow." The Greek myths creation was a paining of the Greek zodiacs, the 12 we all know today, as i read the myths about each and every one of them. My favorite being the myth of Taurus,also known as the bull, and my starsign; Which is about a large, powerful bull {with anger issues}, and Persephone, goddess of spring. The bull goes rampaging through a field of flowers, only to meet Persephone, whom teaches him kindness and consideration, and together, the pair form a bond. Because of the large bond, Persephone begins to ride the bull into markets, making all the flowers bloom; and when she goes back to Hades in the underworld, the bull goes back into the stars as Taurus, the bull. Following that, i made a scene out of clay from the Aesop fable "the fox and the crow, which is about a very hungry fox, and a crow, who is in a tree, a piece of cheese in her beak. The fox, thinking up a quick idea, walks to the tree, and begins to praise the beauty of the crow, making her let out a thankful caw, but the cheese fell out of her beak and into the fox's jaws, and the fox walks out, having eaten, leaving the crow with no food to eat. Together, both projects have taken me around 3-4 periods to do, as well as about 2 hours of at home work, mainly for planning these out, including 1 period total to do the reading of everything, and 2 periods for the actual making itself, but in the end, its been worth the time. I have enjoyed creating these projects, although some of them have been quite time consuming. I have done a couple of other projects, but these 2 are the 2 i'm most proud of, so i prefer to talk about them the most. Throughout these stories, I've learnt many things, like in Greece, there is always a Greek god associated with the legends of my zodiac signs e.c.t. These stories I've read over the weeks have taught me A lot about different countries, such as Greece and Scotland. What do i think the purposes of each story is? Well, i think the purpose for the legends about the zodiacs signs are to teach us about the wonder and mystery of the zodiacs,and how they came to be, where as for the fox and the crow, i think that the purpose is to teach us to not be easily manipulated by those around us, as you never know when they are lying to us.
here are a few photos from the fox and the crow work:
unfortunately, i have no photos of the Greek Zodiacs painting.
here are a few photos from the fox and the crow work:
Thursday 23 August 2018
Science week 5-the digestive system
Mouth
-this is where we ingest food, with the help of our teeth
-canine teeth stab and and rip food
-incisors cut our food
-our molars (grind) the food
-the salivary glands release saliva into our mouth
-saliva starts to break down sugars and lubricates the food
Oesophagus
-this is a tube connecting the mouth to the stomach
-food is transported to the stomach
Stomach
-holds acid that breaks the food down more
-some foods are churned into a liquid
Small intestines
-sends digested food into the blood stream
-undigested food is transported into the large intestines
Large intsstines
-squeezes the liquid out of the undigested food
-turns it into faeces
Rectum
-holds the faeces until full
Anus
-releases faeces from the body
Why do we have a mouth?
We have a mouth to not only chew food, but to masticate the food, our mouth releases saliva that also helps with food digestion.
What else do you do with your mouth?
Talk, swallow, suck, lick, make weird noises
Interesting facts
-when you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
-your gallbladder is shaped like a pear
Tuesday 21 August 2018
hom3ec work week 3
link to stick man work- hygiene vs personal safety
bacteria video
1)germs which are bad for you
2)oxygen, food, time, moisture, temperature, neutral ph levels
3)wash hands, clean food before use, have a clean uniform available
4)bacteria spreading from one thing to another- it can cause disease, make you get sick, and even kill you in some instances.
thernometer link: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Zzl42AjSLvjDkwOeF46VJh0b2FDpXwFG_z3PENyqk5w/edit
bacteria video
1)germs which are bad for you
2)oxygen, food, time, moisture, temperature, neutral ph levels
3)wash hands, clean food before use, have a clean uniform available
4)bacteria spreading from one thing to another- it can cause disease, make you get sick, and even kill you in some instances.
thernometer link: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Zzl42AjSLvjDkwOeF46VJh0b2FDpXwFG_z3PENyqk5w/edit
Monday 13 August 2018
interpersonal skills for business-assertiveness
i learnt about the 3 conflict styles and what each of them are.
when i am faced with conflict from parents i am often aggressive, however, when i am facing conflict from friends, i am often assertive.
during the business and enterprise kete i will be able to reduce conflict by discussing the situation with my pairs and sort it out in a friendly matter.
for example, say theres a fight about the group logo, we can discuss all our ideas, and in a friendly way figure out a way to combine the ideas together.
during the business and enterprise kete i will be able to stay calm in a number of situations, for example, when there is an argument, i can stay calm, and calmly stop the situation.
when i am faced with conflict from parents i am often aggressive, however, when i am facing conflict from friends, i am often assertive.
during the business and enterprise kete i will be able to reduce conflict by discussing the situation with my pairs and sort it out in a friendly matter.
for example, say theres a fight about the group logo, we can discuss all our ideas, and in a friendly way figure out a way to combine the ideas together.
during the business and enterprise kete i will be able to stay calm in a number of situations, for example, when there is an argument, i can stay calm, and calmly stop the situation.
interpersonal skills for business-resilience
i learnt: that resilience can help you adapt to change quickly.
my favourite resilience quote is: choose to bounce back from challenges
was there anything i found difficult to understand?
no
the video who moved my cheese was about 4 characters, 2 mice, sniff and scurry, as well as 2 tiny people, hem and haw, they all ran from their homes everyday to go find cheese, but one day, it was moved. sniff and scurry adapted to change quickly, and went hunting for new cheese. hem and haw however, stayed at the old cheese station, growing more hungry, until one day, haw also went to find new cheese, and was successful, but hem stayed at the old station, making haw think sometimes, would he find new cheese?
it taught me that change sometimes will happen quickly.
during this business and enterprise kete i will be able to pick myself up quickly and get back on track.
i will be able to do this by fixing any mistakes made and doing the right thing
my favourite resilience quote is: choose to bounce back from challenges
was there anything i found difficult to understand?
no
the video who moved my cheese was about 4 characters, 2 mice, sniff and scurry, as well as 2 tiny people, hem and haw, they all ran from their homes everyday to go find cheese, but one day, it was moved. sniff and scurry adapted to change quickly, and went hunting for new cheese. hem and haw however, stayed at the old cheese station, growing more hungry, until one day, haw also went to find new cheese, and was successful, but hem stayed at the old station, making haw think sometimes, would he find new cheese?
it taught me that change sometimes will happen quickly.
during this business and enterprise kete i will be able to pick myself up quickly and get back on track.
i will be able to do this by fixing any mistakes made and doing the right thing
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Curiosity topic #5
Should children under the age of 18 really be playing Danganronpa?
Firstly, what in the world is a Danganronpa?
Danganronpa is a video game series based in Japan, the first of the games: trigger happy havoc, was released in 2010, and the latest, killing harmony, was released in 2017. Danganronpa is a currently very popular game series, and its earning big money for team danganronpa, the creators of the franchise. The Danganronpa games involve 16 students, each with ultimate talents, e.g Entomologist, baseball player, fanfic writer, detective, pianist, e.c.t, and these 16 students are in a killing game, and one by one, these children die, either from murder of execution,except for a few who survive. The games locations are a school, ruled by the headmaster and creator of the killing game, Monokuma, a robotic teddy bear with one side of his face looking sweet and innocent, where as the other looks cruel and evil. The themes in Danganronpa include murder, blood, execution, as well as the few sexual themes. As well as the game, danganronpa also has a few mangas and animes created including the themes previously said. Danganronpa is a great game series in my opinion, but should children under the age of 18 really be playing these games? My answer: no. Why? The themes involved with these games can traumitize children and make them not want to come to school in the gear someone is trying to kill them. It can be especially traumitzing to those who are sensitive when it comes to murder, as there is a lot of murder involved with the games. It may be alright for those who are mature and can deal with these types of things, but its best to not take a risk.
So, should children under the age of 18 be playing Danganronpa? No, no they should not.
Firstly, what in the world is a Danganronpa?
Danganronpa is a video game series based in Japan, the first of the games: trigger happy havoc, was released in 2010, and the latest, killing harmony, was released in 2017. Danganronpa is a currently very popular game series, and its earning big money for team danganronpa, the creators of the franchise. The Danganronpa games involve 16 students, each with ultimate talents, e.g Entomologist, baseball player, fanfic writer, detective, pianist, e.c.t, and these 16 students are in a killing game, and one by one, these children die, either from murder of execution,except for a few who survive. The games locations are a school, ruled by the headmaster and creator of the killing game, Monokuma, a robotic teddy bear with one side of his face looking sweet and innocent, where as the other looks cruel and evil. The themes in Danganronpa include murder, blood, execution, as well as the few sexual themes. As well as the game, danganronpa also has a few mangas and animes created including the themes previously said. Danganronpa is a great game series in my opinion, but should children under the age of 18 really be playing these games? My answer: no. Why? The themes involved with these games can traumitize children and make them not want to come to school in the gear someone is trying to kill them. It can be especially traumitzing to those who are sensitive when it comes to murder, as there is a lot of murder involved with the games. It may be alright for those who are mature and can deal with these types of things, but its best to not take a risk.
So, should children under the age of 18 be playing Danganronpa? No, no they should not.
Tuesday 26 June 2018
static image
In English with ms mclaren,we have been creating static images based around the book by the name of "abomination". These static images have to have a quote from the book. As well as the static image,we had to write a commentary about it. Heres my commentary:
Static Image Commentary My static image portrays the idea that:Martha Dewhurst is different from everybody else,she belongs to a religion,the righteous,therefore,she finds that connecting with others is against the rules of the righteous. I have shown this by:Using the caption that shows Martha telling scott,Somebody who doesn’t believe in the righteous,but soon befriends Martha,that connecting with outsiders is a bad idea,as her secret,the fact that there is a little boy stuck in a cage,could be released. The visual elements I have used include:An open book,representing Martha’s story about her life and the problems she faced throughout it.Inside the open book is a silhouette of a girl holding a bible on one side,representing martha and her strong belief in the righteous,A religious group that strongly believes in christianity,hence she is holding a bible. On the other side is a silhouette of a boy,representing scott,a boy who bullied martha,until realising it was wrong,so he started sticking up for her,causing him to be bullied to. Scott then tries to befriend martha,despide her doubts and warnings. I have used the colour (s)black,white,red and pink,as they represent the black bible and people represent Scott,as he is not apart of the righteous,was full of “darkness”,and his communication with martha was containing her in this darkness,causing her to do things that are not apart of the rules of the righteous. The red text represents her fear that the secret would be released if she befriended scott,which which would cause hell to spread through her family.The white background represents the purity martha and her family have,through their connection and believes with the righteous. The pink outermost background represents the love that martha starts feeling for scott.The quotation I have chosen are relevant because It expresses Martha's concern she has for scott and his constant connecting with Martha,as she fears that her parents and the righteous will find out.
I enjoyed writing the abomination commentary,and I hope to write another one of these soon. I am going to end this post with a photo of my static image:
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Wednesday 20 June 2018
curiosity topic #3
I wonder...
I wonder why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague?
Plague doctors,nightmarish bird men with wings of black and beaked faces of white,they roamed the streets during times of plague,going to people's homes and trying to cure them of plague and disease,but why were people so afraid of them if they were to cure,not kill? Well,firstly,lets look at their outfit,what they wore when they roamed the plague infested streets. Plague doctors typically wore large,black,baggy robes they covered their entire body,arms and legs,they also wore gloves,boots,and a hit,all of which were black. They also wore probably the most well known feature of them,the mask,the white,beaked mask that covered their entire face. They also carried a cane with them,so they wouldn't have the risk of getting plague themselves. Plague doctors are well known,and are mainly recognisable because of those masks. How does their outfit have to do with why they are feared? Well,the outfit usually brought fear to those the plague doctors went to visit,they thought of the doctors as creepy,and frightening,like a living nightmare. But that's not all as to why they are feared,what they are known for was also frightening. They were known as being death bringers,carriers of plague,some even call them 'son of the reaper himself', They were mainly hired to count the number of dead and not actually cure plague,however. Now,how do i feel about plague doctors,am i scared of them? I have to say,i'm not scared of them,i actually really like plague doctors,they interest me,and i really like learning about them and researching them. I find plague doctors to be mysterious men who just want to rid the world of plague,and i just typically like them. Now,the big question,why were people so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague? Plague doctors were feared during times of plague because of what they looked like,and what they were known for. People feared them because they were known as death-bringers,and nightmarish bird men,believe it or not,people still fear them today,people today still find them to be creepy,but not many fear them now. This was my curiosity topic for this week,why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague.
I wonder why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague?
Plague doctors,nightmarish bird men with wings of black and beaked faces of white,they roamed the streets during times of plague,going to people's homes and trying to cure them of plague and disease,but why were people so afraid of them if they were to cure,not kill? Well,firstly,lets look at their outfit,what they wore when they roamed the plague infested streets. Plague doctors typically wore large,black,baggy robes they covered their entire body,arms and legs,they also wore gloves,boots,and a hit,all of which were black. They also wore probably the most well known feature of them,the mask,the white,beaked mask that covered their entire face. They also carried a cane with them,so they wouldn't have the risk of getting plague themselves. Plague doctors are well known,and are mainly recognisable because of those masks. How does their outfit have to do with why they are feared? Well,the outfit usually brought fear to those the plague doctors went to visit,they thought of the doctors as creepy,and frightening,like a living nightmare. But that's not all as to why they are feared,what they are known for was also frightening. They were known as being death bringers,carriers of plague,some even call them 'son of the reaper himself', They were mainly hired to count the number of dead and not actually cure plague,however. Now,how do i feel about plague doctors,am i scared of them? I have to say,i'm not scared of them,i actually really like plague doctors,they interest me,and i really like learning about them and researching them. I find plague doctors to be mysterious men who just want to rid the world of plague,and i just typically like them. Now,the big question,why were people so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague? Plague doctors were feared during times of plague because of what they looked like,and what they were known for. People feared them because they were known as death-bringers,and nightmarish bird men,believe it or not,people still fear them today,people today still find them to be creepy,but not many fear them now. This was my curiosity topic for this week,why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague.
Tuesday 19 June 2018
wood tech project #5
In technology recently,we have been creating candle holders. The candle holders have taken about 2-3 weeks (6 periods) to make in total,but they have been fun to create. Part way through creating them,however,we decided to take a break,and we made can openers. The can openers took one period (an hour) to make. I did enjoy making them both,although i thought they were quite easy projects.
The equipment we used:
- sand paper
- wood (timber)
- file
- wood glue
- hand drill
- vice
- ruler
- pen/pencil
- wood oil
- plane
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Why are creepypasta's so popular
Creepypasta,the internet version of camp fire stories that have scared,and inspired people for ages,but the real question is,why are they so popular?
First things first,what exactly are creepypasta's? Creepypasta's are internet versions of short,camp fire like stories that bring shivers down your spine,they have scared people for ages,and continue scaring today. Some of these creepypasta's are Jeff the killer,slenderman,homicidal liu,sally,clockwork,The scp foundation,ticci toby,the rake and much more. Creepypasta's are the present and future of horror stories,with movies even being made based off of some of them.
Now,what exactly makes a creepypasta popular? Let's take a creepypasta such as...The rake. The rake is the creepypasta about a strange,very light grey creature who kills a couples children deep in the night whilst in the family's home. The rake started off as a very impopular creepypasta,but soon exploded,with people copying and pasting the creepypasta around many different websites,soon fanart was made,making the rake even more popular. So, how does a creepypasta become popular,simple,through the fans copying and pasting it all over the internet. You can write your own creepypasta if you wanted,now,have a creepypasta.
First things first,what exactly are creepypasta's? Creepypasta's are internet versions of short,camp fire like stories that bring shivers down your spine,they have scared people for ages,and continue scaring today. Some of these creepypasta's are Jeff the killer,slenderman,homicidal liu,sally,clockwork,The scp foundation,ticci toby,the rake and much more. Creepypasta's are the present and future of horror stories,with movies even being made based off of some of them.
Now,what exactly makes a creepypasta popular? Let's take a creepypasta such as...The rake. The rake is the creepypasta about a strange,very light grey creature who kills a couples children deep in the night whilst in the family's home. The rake started off as a very impopular creepypasta,but soon exploded,with people copying and pasting the creepypasta around many different websites,soon fanart was made,making the rake even more popular. So, how does a creepypasta become popular,simple,through the fans copying and pasting it all over the internet. You can write your own creepypasta if you wanted,now,have a creepypasta.
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I wonder...
I wonder what would happen if more than 60% of Europe was killed by the black death...
Firstly-what exactly was the black death? Well,the black death was a large epidemic that wiped out around 50-60% of Europe during the mid 1300's,as well as many in Asia. In total,around 75 million people were killed out of a worldwide population of about 450 million. It was spread by plague infected fleas,which lived on rats,which bit humans,who got infected by the plague. The plague struck Europe again in the 1600's,known as the great plague of London,but that plague was not as bad as the black death.
What were to happen if more than 60% of Europe was killed by this plague? Lets assume that around 80-90% of Humans in Europe were killed by the black death,here's what i believe would happen if this did occur:firstly,lets say that the plague lasted around 5-10 years longer than it did in real life,meaning it would end in around 1358-1563.It would be close to impossible for Europe to re-populate,as only around 7 million people would be living there,which is less than the population of new York,living in a place around the size of lets say the us,meaning villages,towns and cities would grow smaller,and forestry would increase.As the forestry increases,building would start to decay or become destroyed. Because there would be less people,less children would be born,causing Europe to take many centuries to re-populate. As less people lived in Europe and less were born there,it would be easier for enemy colonies to take over Europe,as there would be less people to fight for Europe. So,lets assume that about 3 different enemy colonies took over different parts of Europe,Arabs in the west,Turks and mongols to the east,this would cause the Europeans to go into hiding to stop the risk of being killed by these enemy colonies,or,instead of going into hiding,the Europeans would fit in with these people,creating peace. As more people were coming to Europe,this would cause the cities and towns to be rebuilt and grow in population once again,although this process would take centuries to complete. Because of this,america would not be colonized,and China would go into a state of isolation,not wanting to trade for a period of time. Europe would be largely populated,but it would be ethnically and culturally divided. Each different colony that has taken over Europe all share one thing,Judaism. Speaking of religion,if so little Europeans survived the plague,there would be close to no Christians,as nearly all of them lived in Europe at the time the Plague hit. A lot would happen to Europe if 80-90% of its population were killed by the black death,forestry would grow,places would be ruined,different colonies would re-colonize it,you know what i mean. Anyway,its quite interesting to think about what could happen to Europe if only 20-30% more of its citizens were killed by such a devastating plague,its also interesting to think about how rats and fleas were able to create such a large,devastating epidemic. I believe that if what i previous explained were to occur,Europe would be much different than what it was today,Europe,instead of being what it is today,would probably be a culturally divided society,with hardly any proper Europeans actually living there. I'm sure there are other theories out there,but this is my one. This is what i would think would happen if more than 60% of Europe were killed by the black death.
Firstly-what exactly was the black death? Well,the black death was a large epidemic that wiped out around 50-60% of Europe during the mid 1300's,as well as many in Asia. In total,around 75 million people were killed out of a worldwide population of about 450 million. It was spread by plague infected fleas,which lived on rats,which bit humans,who got infected by the plague. The plague struck Europe again in the 1600's,known as the great plague of London,but that plague was not as bad as the black death.
What were to happen if more than 60% of Europe was killed by this plague? Lets assume that around 80-90% of Humans in Europe were killed by the black death,here's what i believe would happen if this did occur:firstly,lets say that the plague lasted around 5-10 years longer than it did in real life,meaning it would end in around 1358-1563.It would be close to impossible for Europe to re-populate,as only around 7 million people would be living there,which is less than the population of new York,living in a place around the size of lets say the us,meaning villages,towns and cities would grow smaller,and forestry would increase.As the forestry increases,building would start to decay or become destroyed. Because there would be less people,less children would be born,causing Europe to take many centuries to re-populate. As less people lived in Europe and less were born there,it would be easier for enemy colonies to take over Europe,as there would be less people to fight for Europe. So,lets assume that about 3 different enemy colonies took over different parts of Europe,Arabs in the west,Turks and mongols to the east,this would cause the Europeans to go into hiding to stop the risk of being killed by these enemy colonies,or,instead of going into hiding,the Europeans would fit in with these people,creating peace. As more people were coming to Europe,this would cause the cities and towns to be rebuilt and grow in population once again,although this process would take centuries to complete. Because of this,america would not be colonized,and China would go into a state of isolation,not wanting to trade for a period of time. Europe would be largely populated,but it would be ethnically and culturally divided. Each different colony that has taken over Europe all share one thing,Judaism. Speaking of religion,if so little Europeans survived the plague,there would be close to no Christians,as nearly all of them lived in Europe at the time the Plague hit. A lot would happen to Europe if 80-90% of its population were killed by the black death,forestry would grow,places would be ruined,different colonies would re-colonize it,you know what i mean. Anyway,its quite interesting to think about what could happen to Europe if only 20-30% more of its citizens were killed by such a devastating plague,its also interesting to think about how rats and fleas were able to create such a large,devastating epidemic. I believe that if what i previous explained were to occur,Europe would be much different than what it was today,Europe,instead of being what it is today,would probably be a culturally divided society,with hardly any proper Europeans actually living there. I'm sure there are other theories out there,but this is my one. This is what i would think would happen if more than 60% of Europe were killed by the black death.
Tuesday 13 March 2018
the uk influence of nz
In social studies,we are creating slides about our cultures,and my one is on the uk (with a group of other students).
What has been done:
1:I've been put in a group of other students in the class
2:We've been told to work together on a slide about the u.k
3:We've all worked together to create the slide
Next steps:
1:Final preperations
2:Presenting!
Here's the slide that has been created:
Thanks for reading,comments and feedback are greatly appreciated,and see you in the next post!`
What has been done:
1:I've been put in a group of other students in the class
2:We've been told to work together on a slide about the u.k
3:We've all worked together to create the slide
Next steps:
1:Final preperations
2:Presenting!
What i've learnt through this: I've learnt about many things to do with the uk,a lot of which were interesting. The most interesting thing I've learnt is that many place names in Canterbury actually came from the uk!
Here's the slide that has been created:
Thanks for reading,comments and feedback are greatly appreciated,and see you in the next post!`
Monday 12 February 2018
Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei taonga
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