Social Media and our Health Choices 🥦

https://www.healthline.com/health/social-media-choices#discussion-vs.-isolation

What are some advertisement schemes you see promoting food in the media?
- The use of colour: green = healthy, etc.
- Big, bold, bright text -
- 'More for less' deals
- 'Stylised' photos of food - what we get is often not what we see in commercials
- Subliminal sexual innuendos
- Big celebrities promoting - Uber Eats + Kim K etc.
- Slogans and logos

Foods cultural unit presentation: Russia 🇷🇺

russian research project by heatherduff

Comparing two versions of a treaty | Social Studies

What did the Treaty of Waitangi say?

Using the two versions of the Treaty - the Treaty of Waitangi and Te Tiriti o Waitangi - and the main point(s) for each Article, discuss in pairs what the main differences are and then explain them in the following spaces. Then reflect on why you think these differences in perspectives on the Treaty would cause conflict between Māori and Pākehā.

People in our group (names): Jaime

Article 1

Key Differences: 

The European or English version of the treaty states that the British monarchy/government has complete control over New Zealand and the Māori that inhabit the land. 

Whereas the Māori version of the treaty states otherwise; that the Europeans have some power, but not all, stating that Māori still had control over their tribes in New Zealand. 

Perspectives Causing Conflict: 

From the British perspective: if the Māori were to follow a different version of the supposed treaty, the British may think they were being disobeyed and disputes may begin between cultures.
From the Māori perspective: If the British were to disrespect the Māori treaty stating independent control over their tribes, the Māori may think the British were trying to overrule them and disputes may begin. 

Article 2

Key Differences: 

In Article 2 of the English treaty, it is stated that Māori are guaranteed the possession of land, estates, forests, fisheries, and other properties, and the British Crown has the pre-emptive right to buy Māori land: ultimately this means the Māori cannot sell land to anyone but the British government.

On the other hand, in Article 2 of the Māori treaty, Maori had ownership over their land, villages, possessions, everything they treasure, and if they wanted to sell it but got denied, the Māori could sell it to someone else. 

Perspectives Causing Conflict:  

There are key differences in this, each can cause conflict. If the Māori were to sell land to another country apart from Britain, Britain could take it further and accuse the Māori of disobeying them, although the Māori were unsuspecting of any punishment that may occur. 

Article 3

Key Differences: 

In the English treaty, it is stated that Māori have the same rights as British citizens of that time.

In the Maori treaty, the main point states that the British will protect Maori and have the same rights as the British. 

There are subtle differences: one being that the British will protect the Māori in the Māori treaty, whereas in the English that is not specifically stated. 

Perspectives Causing Conflict: 

The British do not have an obligation to protect the Maori legally as it is not in the English treaty: the Māori do not think the same as it is stated that the British government will protect their country. If the British do not protect the Māori in some form, the Māori will think that they are not meeting the expectations of the treaty and disputes may begin. 

The treaty of Canandaigua 📜

Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Essay planning

Use Youtube videos to answer the following questions:

Whalers in 1840

How many Whalers were there estimated to be? There were an estimated 200 Pakeha whalers, from France, Australia, etc, but mostly from Britain.

How long would they spend at sea?
For months at a time.
How would they behave when they got to shore? After spending months on sea, there would be drinking, which lead to prostitution, fighting and disease.
Name the port they arrived to in NZ: The port they arrived to in NZ was in Kororareka (Russell), former capital of New Zealand and "hellhole of the Pacific". Thinking: Would a treaty help this situation?
In this situation, yes, a treaty would help. 1830's NZ had a lot of issues deeming it the hellhole of the Pacific: lots of drinking, fights, and arguments. There was conflict between the Maori and Pakeha, and a treaty could possibly have prevented the consequences that came as a result: war, death, battle, etc.  

Missionaries in 1840

What was the relationship between Missionaries and Māori?
The missionaries and Māori had good relationships with each other. 
What did they teach Māori?
The English language, their ways of religion (protestant and Catholic religions were predominant) through the Bible, which was translated into Māori. 
What were the missionaries worried about on behalf of Māori?

The number of deaths that occurred throughout the musket (rifle wars) in 19th century New Zealand. 

The musket wars in 1840

Give the dates for the Musket Wars
19th century; more specifically, from 1807 – 1842. 
How many were killed?
Over 20,000 people were estimated to be killed. 
Name the tribe who were first to get muskets. How did the tribe do this?
Northern Tribes such as Ngapuhi from the Bay of Islands were the first to get muskets, and traded large quantities to get them. 
What did the Musket Trade do to Māori?
Tribal boundaries changed, lead to more deaths of Maori between tribes, power had changed, tied Maori to the outside world as never before. 

The Declaration of Independence

Give the date of the Declaration
July 4, 1776 is the official date for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
What was its purpose?
To share the land of America between the colonists and the Native Americans: the colonists put Native Americans onto reserves across the country to make room for their own people to settle.
How many chiefs signed it?
34 New Zealand chiefs. 

Organ donations should be mandatory (essay brainstorming)

ESSAY BRAINSTORMING: Should organ donations be mandatory? I am arguing for this statement. 

Comprehension box 2: Australia's unwelcome guests 🇦🇺

1. The word eradicate in par. 4 means to:
b) Get rid of ✔️

2. The main idea of the text is:
a) Many species welcomed to Australia are now pests ✔️

3. After myxomatosis was introduced, Australian authorities tried:
c) Rabbit calicivirus ✔️

4. Cane toads are different from koi because they:
a) Are very poisonous ✔️

5. It is most likely that the effect of koi herpesvirus on native species will be:
c) carefully tested ✔️

6. You could conclude from the text that the writer:
c) cares about native fauna ✔️

7. Which sentence summarises what Par. 3 says about feral animals?
c) They survive by destroying land and native fauna and flora. ✔️

8. Introduced species are called guests because when they came they were:
a) welcome ✔️

9. Rabbits in dry areas survived myxomatosis because:
b) there were fewer mosquitos ✔️

10. It is an opinion, not a fact, that cane toads are:
b) repulsive ✔️

11. The text was written to:
b) Give information ✔️

12. The word retard in Paragraph 6 means to:
c) Change the results ❌

13. Cane toads were a failure because they:
c) Didn't eat the beetles ✔️

14. The pronoun they in Par. 4 refers to:
c) cane toads ✔️

Comprehension box 1: How volcanoes came to NZ

How volcanoes came to New Zealand

In Paragraph 1, the word indigenous means:
a) original ✔️

Along with leader and master, which other word is used to describe Ngatoroirangi?
c) chief ✔️

The area of NZ with the most occurences of geothermal activity is:
b) Rotorua ✔️

4. How the Ring of Fire was created is the main idea of: 
a) Paragraph 6 ✔️

5. What happened directly after Kuiwai learned of her brother's distress?
a) The fire demons were sent to rescue him ✔️

6. It is most likely that upon reaching the base of the mountain, Ngatoroirangi:
c) Reprimanded his men for disobeying him ✔️

7. Which word do you think best describes Ngatoroirangi?
c) Determined ✔️

8. Ngatoroirangi's orders to the men is the main idea of:
b) paragraph 3 ✔️

9. You can conclude that Ngatoroirangi's sister, Kuiwai, had incredible:
a) Powers ✔️

10. In Paragraph 8, it states Aruhoe was beyond their assistance, which means:
c) He had passed away ✔️

11. What caused Ngatoroirangi to double over in pain?
b) His men breaking their fast ✔️

12. Complete the sentence to make a fact, not an opinion: Ngatoroirangi was:
a) A spiritual leader ✔️

13. The author's main reasons for writing this text was to: 
a) describe a Maori creation myth ✔️

14. In Paragraph 3 the pronoun we in we'll share a celebratory feast refers to: 
c) The chief and his men ✔️

Score: 100% :)

Te Tiriti o Te Waitangi | Māori Gods 💫

Social studies activity: Gods

1. Write next to each god what their Deity is
2. Then find their equivalent in Roman, Greek and Hindi
3. Make a poster of one or more of the gods and a summary story about them

Māori	Deity	Ancient Greek	Ancient Roman	Hindu
Ranginui	Sky	Uranus	Jupiter	Indra
Papatūānuku	Land/Earth	Gaea	Terra Mater	Prithvi
Tāwhirimātea	Weather	Zeus	Jupiter	Indra
Tāne Māhuta	Forest	Ceres	Silvanus	Aranyani
Tangaroa	Sea	Poseidon	Neptune	Varuna

Is climate change a lie?

Is climate change a lie? I will be arguing against this question. 

• Scientific evidence to prove that climate change is true - most scientists agree
• We are seeing the evidence of climate changes already - hotter temperatures mean ice caps are melting, leading to the sea level rising and flooding the Earth
• There is a reason that climate change is happening - we are releasing excessive carbon emissions into the air and not planting enough trees

THESIS: It's the question that the world is wondering: is climate change fake news or is it true? In this essay, I will be discussing why climate change is a very real issue on Earth, and the facts behind it. 

IDEA ORDER:
1. We are already seeing the effects of climate change: hotter temperatures, ice caps melting, sea level rising etc.
2. There is backed up scientific evidence that climate change is real and is happening: include researched info from the internet etc.
3. Climate change isn't happening because of nothing: it's happening because we are releasing too much carbon emissions into the air and destroying the trees.

a collection of poems

Should energy drinks be banned for adolescents?

For today's essay brainstorming, I decided to plan an essay based on 'should energy drinks be banned for people under the age of 16?'. 

This is a topic that's been popular in New Zealand after Countdown banned the sale of energy drinks to all people under this age. I argued for this idea. 



Some reasons why I am against energy drinks:

• Health is not benefited, there are only disadvantages
• Unhealthy and barely effective
• Addictive and costs a lot of money
• There are many better alternatives to energy drinks
• High levels of sodium

Strongest ideas (1 being the strongest, 3 being the least strongest)

1. Many health disadvantages/side effects of consuming energy drinks

- Rapid heartbeat, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, increased blood pressure etc.

2. Expensive and addictive

- The ingredient caffeine found in energy drinks has a tendency to cause withdrawal symptoms

such as anxiety and panic attacks in some frequent users.

Caffeine is addictive and harmful if consumed too much.

3. There are much better alternatives to energy drinks

  - Getting the right amount of sleep improves your general well being and replaces the need for

energy drinks enormously.

Gender portrayal in musicals (Critical Literacy)

Focus-representations
Vocab-stereotypes, construction, bias, gender, masculinity, femanity

Masculine:
woodcutting/lumberjack
barbeque, rugby, alcohol

Feminine:
the colour pink
raising children, cooking and cleaning


LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: (1960s) Somewhere Green (interpretation)
 How does the text depict age, gender, and cultural groups?
In 'Somewhere Green', the woman is portrayed as soft, pink, delicate - a complete stereotype of women and femininity. It's almost as if she wants everything to be perfect, 'somewhere green' after reading a magazine where everything is perfect, and she longs for a life like that, a future just slightly out of her reach. 

Whose views are excluded or privileged in the text?
It's the woman's views who are privileged in this text, the man and children are mentioned only very briefly. As this is a song written purposefully to depict the emotions many women in the 60s maybe felt, it is only natural for the woman to sing it. The men and children's perspectives have been left out purposefully. 

What if this text was told in a different time period?
If this text as told in a different time period, or if it were made now, it may have seemed that the director was challenging gender stereotypes back in the 60's, by making it 'satirical' or emphasising the stereotype that now seems very wrong in modern-day society. 

Why has the composer of the text presented certain people in certain ways?
The director composed the woman to be very stereotypical as it is how women were viewed, or had to be like, in the 60's. Women often had to cook and clean and raise the children whereas men had the high-paying jobs and owned the fancy cars and houses. Women were literally there to do the work only. 

LEGALLY BLONDE (2010's) I'm So Much Better (interpretation)

In Legally Blonde the woman's goals are much bigger and better, and they are achievable because of how the world has changed in contrast to what stereotypical women were actually able to do. 
Back in the 60's, women definitely did not go to law school, whereas in Legally Blonde, times have changed and so this woman is able to achieve her dreams. 
The women from Legally Blonde and Little Shop of Horrors each have goals, but they are very different.

Gymnastics unit mega blog

For the past few weeks we have been doing gymnastics in PE. I genuinely hate gymnastics so much because I'm really not good at it. But I've been actually trying at this and it's gone well so far. I'm focusing on the floor routine as I am most confident in this area, as well as the beam and trampoline routine. I'm not as confident on the bars. 

What have I done well?
I've done well because I asked for help when needed and learned how to do a side mount onto the beam because of it. I'm also kind of okay at the floor routine, gotta give props to my year of gymnastics I did as a child. I became more confident when I was able to lift myself on the bars. 

What do I need to work on?
Maybe work on learning my routines more rather than playing around on the equipment. I also want to learn how to do a flip on the bars. 




23.09.19
I'm practising my routines on the beam and floor, and I'm doing well so far. I've asked for help when needed and I'm improving on the beam as well as on the floor.

I'm having trouble with the final dismount on the beam, for my chosen routine I have to do a tuck jump dismount. To give you an idea of what that is:


As for the floor routine I'm pretty much doing well at it. I think the floor is the thing I'm strongest at, but I need to work on gaining more momentum so I can do the 'trick' I want to do: standing up immediately after doing the forward roll. I also want to try and finish off with a strong stance and not just on the floor after the final roll. 

However, since I'm strong at the floor I'm wondering whether I should try a harder routine or make my own up. 

Here are some photos of me in action on the beam

Here is the video of me on the beam

Home economics: cultural unit recap 🍒

This term we have been working on our cultural unit where we explored the preparation, cooking methods and equipment of different meals from different cultures such as Japan, Greece, NZ and Thailand. 

During this term I not only learned how to manage my time, equipment and food portions efficiently, I now know how to cook foods from different cultures. 

My favourite dish we made was the Pad Thai which originated in Thailand but made its way to New Zealand through immigration and is now found commonly in New Zealand as we have such a diverse population. The Pad Thai ingredients could be altered to suit our individual tastes. I like my food sweet with some kick which we were able to achieve. Pad Thai, by the way, is noodles with some sort of protein, with a really flavorful sauce. 

The skills were helpful to learn because as time progresses, more people migrate to New Zealand and bring their delicious food with them. Last century, meat and 3 veg was the common way of eating meals whereas nowadays we have a better selection and diverse range of foods to choose from, and learning to cook these foods are really helpful. 

Working with other people in a group has been a good learning experience. I didn't know some of the people in my team that well but we worked together and were proud of how all of our dishes came out. We were definitely good at finishing on time. 

Overall I really enjoyed this cultural unit. I will definitely use these skills in the future, in fact I've already cooked sushi from Japan for my family. 

Roman and Maori mythologies

Bartholomew and his Mushrooms (creative writing)

1. Your first sentence begins with ‘Once upon a time’ and introduces the main character.
2. The second sentence describes where the character lived.
3. The third sentence describes the character special talent.
4. The fourth sentence describes the characters problem.
5. The fifth sentence tells us why the character felt that way.
6. The final sentence tells how the character solved the problem.

Once upon a time there was an undertaker named Bartholomew. He lived in a tiny apartment above a baker's shop. There was just one tiny problem in Bartholomew's life, that problem being he was addicted to mushrooms. Bartholomew had felt this way all his life, but in the recent years the problem had gotten worse, and he felt terrible about it. So, off to mushroom rehab he went, but in a horrific turn of events, he died of a mushroom overdose.

Mexican Nachos and Zebra Art (creative writing)

• Alphabet Story

  Write a story about sitting in the food court of a busy shopping mall. 
• Each word must start with the consecutive letter of the alphabet
• If you run out of letters, go back to the start of the alphabet.

Here's my story
Abandoned by caregivers driven eccentrically feral, Grace hides-away in June's Kebabs licking Mexican nachos obnoxiously, pessimistically questioning reality. She's tried understanding Vera's weird, xerocopied, yellow zebra art, but couldn't. 

SEEL paragraph on technology and change

Paragraph planning

Basic idea: the impact that technological advancements throughout history has had on the human population

Impacts include:Since 400,000 years ago when humans began to develop, the human race has only increased in population, size, density. This is because we advanced up the food chain and so there are less of us being killed by predators, but also because technological advancements have made it easier for humans to thrive in their habitats. Examples include: 

• 
  
• the creation of the wheel: transporting resources and people has never been easier. 
• The invention of weapons allowed humans to make their way up the food chain, thus increasing the population as the number of predators decreased. 
• Paper makes it easier to document information, 
• the Internet allows information to be shared across the world and communicate with many people. 

Since early humans first began to develop and advance up the food chain roughly 400,000 years ago, the population has only increased, and it is the technological advancements throughout history that we have to thank for this.
The creation of tools such as the wheel, paper, weapons, and even the Internet just 20 years ago has impacted the population in such a way that present Earth is even on the brim of becoming overpopulated. To illustrate this idea, the creation of stone tools and weapons, first used in Africa in the early stages of human development, helped humans advance up the food chain.
Instead of climbing up trees to escape, humans now had stone weapons to fend off predators. Humans quickly advanced, thus increasing the population as habitats were better defended and less humans were being killed. As time went on and technology became more and more advanced, the population only got larger.
Notable inventions include the wheel by the Macedonians around 3500 B.C. The wheel allowed humans to move resources faster, travel at greater speeds and for longer distances. Later in history, we now have the Internet, aeroplanes, and of course, a much greater population, and we only have the advancement of technology to thank for it.