Vietnam songs

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The song I listened to was Vietnam by Jimmy Cliff, he sang the song because he wanted the war to stop because the families were losing their men and he sang it because he wanted to support the people fighting in the war.

Making salts 2

Aim 

Our aim is to make salt and water from copper oxide with an acid

Equipment

Copper oxide powder, dilute sulfuric acid, 50ml measuring cylinder, two 100ml beakers, bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rod.

Method

1 Add at least 20ml of sulfuric acid to a 100ml beaker, then heat it on the heat plate, until it reaches 70C, then turn your beaker off

2 Then use a spatula to add pea-sized portions of copper oxide to the beaker, stir for 30-40 seconds

3 Repeat the previous step until no more will dissolve, wait for the beaker to cool down.

4 Fold the filter paper and place it into the funnel, place the filter funnel tunnel into the second beaker.

5 Make sure the beaker is cool enough to place on top, and the contents should be hot.

6 Gently swirl the contents of the beaker to mix. then pour the paper filter into the funnel.

7 Rinse the beaker, then place it back on top of the tripod filled with 50-60ml of water.

8 Place the evaporating basin on top of the beaker and pour some of the solution from the beaker into the evaporating basin.

9 Gently heat the beaker until the solution have reduced by half

10 Leave the evaporating basin to cool. once it has cooled down, move the basin to a warm place, and observe it for the next couple of days. 

My passion <:>

My passion of gaming will be a good stress reliever and a time consumer, I have been gaming for a very long time, most of my life in fact, I like games like Dead by Daylight and the Forza franchise. Gaming for most of my life has been a stress reliever, back when I lived in Linwood I used to be very poor, so having a computer was a blessing.

Creative Writing: The Narrative

Show don't tell

The buildings were tall.

The buildings loomed over me.

Sarah was really upset.

You could hear Sarah crying.

She was so happy to see him.

She was all over him.

The lake was beautiful.

The lake shimmered at every angle.

The heat from the house was immense, sirens screaming around the fire

Splashes from the stream of water could be heard from my house

Footsteps storming to my room, from walking to running, closer and closer suddenly a bang on the door.

Settings Activity 1

The musky air filled the bunkroom, drenched in fear and sweet, the trenches could be considered the worst place in the world, the resting grounds for many comrades and enemies. This is not a warzone it is a death pit. 

My grandfather brought me to his barn, he says he's been keeping something for me, although I've never really been close to him, but since he is passing in 4 months (2014) I decided to come look after him. The barn door creaked open and burst into dust.

Completely still, surrounded by white, and stuck in winter, the cold seeps in through the cracks of the car. Not knowing how long I have left, I decided to leave and go find help, or at least die outside of my car.

Settings Activity 2

Shoulders bump and bang it's like navigating through an ants colony, just to get to work and back. Day's like these make me want to buy a car and finally get my license but for now, I have to take the subway. Even on the train I feel surrounded, there isn't even enough room for one more person. Just imagine an entire train with nowhere to even sit let alone stand.

Character

Name: Daniel Russell

Age: 20

Eye Colour: Green

Phobia: Spiders

Where do they live: Venice

Height: 5'9

Favorite clothing: Clothing

Favorite thing: Oiud

Pet Peeves: none

Things that make them happy: Oiud

Fondest Memory: First time trying Oiud

Hobbies: Smoking Oiud

Prespectives on Beatles in NZ

Hello, this is my blog post on perspectives on The Beatles tour in NZ, perspective is how someone thinks about something because of what side they are on.

So some people were for the tour and a lot of people were against it for religious and traditional reasons, some thought that they were trying to lead youth to do sin and wrong the world, but all they wanted to do was meet their favorite band and listen to music. 

For the Tour

People wanting the tour are fans or family members of the fans that got dragged along, people looking to sell their 'products' either legal or illegal. 

Against the Tour

Because they said that they were more popular than Jesus Christ, and having inappropriate lyrics about things Christians are against. They thought that they were gonna make the fans sin.

The significance of The Beatles to other bands is immense, a lot of bands nowadays take inspiration from The Beatles. 

Examples

Michael Jackson - Come Together

Boys II Men - Yesterday

Jay Z - 99 Problems 

The Beatles

Hello, this my blog post for social studies, I listened to the song HELP! 

The song HELP! was made for Lennon to express his stress from quickly rising to fame, 1960's rock is very different from the newer rock and it's very different from the music 20 years ago. Music from the 1940s is very gentleman-like and slow.

Siginificance of WW1

Hello, this is my blog post on the importance of WW1 and The Last Post.

The Last Post is played in Belgium every evening at 8 pm since 1928, the song is important to NZ because it's an expression of Belgium's gratitude for the contribution that Kiwi's servicemen and women made to its defense during WW1.

Most believe that the last post is a song about honoring those we have lost in the war, although the Last Post has come to carry such mournful weight and meaning, it was not originally used in a memorial context. In fact, the Last Post was just a song when it was first made. First published and played in the 1790s.

The last post

Music Blogpost 1

Hello, this is the first blogpost I will be posting for music.

I'm in a group with Hope and Tahnesha, and we are performing the song All of Me by John Legend, and the genre of the song is an R&B and Soul. For this song, I am learning the piano and my other group members are singing. All of Me is a song about John Legend's Wife, in the song he talks about how much he loves her and what she makes him feel. 

Song

Parihaka - Tim Finn and The Herbs

Hello, this is the last blog post on this topic, its about Tim Finn and The Herbs song.

What is the main message of this song?
It's about the Parihaka and what happened and that they will be remembered for the time to come.

What line explains their passive resistance method?
Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit.

What does ‘you can’t pull out the roots’ refer to?
You can't destroy their culture and spirit.

Give evidence of their determination?
"I know Te Whiti will never be defeated, And even at the darkest hour, His presence will remain."

How does this song show the significance of Parihaka?

The lyrics talk about what happened, and that they weren't aggressive.

What makes an event Significant?

If it affects people across the world, and can still be remembered even today.

How many people are affected?

The village of Parihaka and people throughout NZ

How long were people affected?

They were affected many years after the incident.

To what extent are people affected?

Parihaka was a place people called home then it was taken away from them.

Taha Wairua - Culture

Hello, in Health we are studying culture which is related to Taha Wairua, this my culture sheet. 

Cultural experiences  (pick 2 or 3)	How is this celebrated?	Who is it celebrated with?	Why is this important to celebrate?
Matariki
White Sunday
Diliwali
Day Of The Dead	They Decorate their town, graveyards and pay their respect to the dead	People who have lost friends and family or people that they are close with	To show respect to the dead and what they have done
Christmas	A gift-giving day where the family gets around and hangouts	Family and friends who you care about	To show kindness for Jesus and what he sacrificed himself for
Ramadan

Creative Writing Reflection

Hello, in this blog post I will be writing a reflection on my creative writing, I haven't really learnt anything new through doing the matrix, but I have definitely improved my writing skills.

The most difficult tasks I had to do were the haiku's and metaphors since it took a considerably long time to think of ideas that I could write down. Good grammar, creative ideas and a writing structure can definitely improve your creative writing, it just takes time to spell check and get everything right. I enjoyed writing about the language features since it wasn't very difficult and I already knew what to do, sensory language was basically the same, really easy because I knew what to do.

I'm hoping for more difficult work next time, because the matrix was really easy since there wasn't anything on it that I didn't know or couldn't easily search up and understand.