Give Peace a Chance

 Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

This song was written about the Vietnam war and the message behind it was to stop the fighting and killing people and give peace a chance. John Lennon played this song in Woodstock.

Give Peace a Chance

Part One - Triplicate

 Unwind

1 - How much brainwashing do you think has happened for teenagers to make this sort of claim they’re being led to “death”?

There must have had to be a lot of brainwashing, to make people of people feel like it has to be done and make then feel like their useless. The government from a young age could have shown tv commercials.

2 - Why do you think, has Shusterman chosen to have three characters tell their story?

So the reads can have three different points of view about being unwound, and if there was only one main character there would only be one point of view. To see the different ways and different reasons for being unwound.

3 - Lev is a tithe. This means that he is 10% that his family will give back to the church as an offering. What are your thoughts on this?

I think tithing and giving your kids up to be unwound is bad.

4 - Risa is a state home kid - she was unwanted at birth, and now the state has decided she is no longer useful. Do you think that the state should ever be able to determine if one like is more useful than another?

They should be able to find her a new home, instead of unwinding her just because she did something wrong.

5 - Conner’s parents have been chosen to unwind him due to his difficult behaviour. They have then booked a ticket to the Bahamas. In your opinion, how do parent view their children? Why do you think about this?

6 - Pastor Dan presents as being conflicted. What reasons might have to be encouraged? Lev in his journey as a tithe? Why does he encourage him to run?

Significance of WW1 - The last Post

When do you hear the song "last post"

On ANZAC day which is the 25-26 April.

Why is this song so significant/important to New Zealand?

This song is important to New Zealand because it is a way to cherish the soldiers who fought for New Zeland in the war and sacrificed their own life.

What is the history behind the last post?

The last post was first published in the 1790s.

What does this song represent?

In the military tradition, the last post is the bugle call that signifies at the end of each day. It is also played at military funerals to indicate that the soldier has gone to his final rest and at commemorative services such as ANZAC day and remembrance day.

Significance of World War 1 map

Atomic Science: Periodic Table

What does the periodic table show us? The periodic table shows u the elements ad their atomic number. and the elements are arranged by their atomic number and electron layout.

What is the mass number? The mass number is the total number of proton and neutrons in an atomic nucleus.

What is an atom? Atoms are the simplest form of matter. Atoms make up everything in the world.

What is an element? An element is a substance that can not be broken down into any other substance. Every element is made up of its own different type of atom. Everything in this world is made up of atoms. The periodic table lists all the elements that we know and groups together those with similar properties.

What are alkali metals? Alkali metals are the 6 chemical elements of group 1 on the periodic table, chemical elements metals are sodium, potassium, lithium, francium, rubidium and caesium.

What happened in the experiment? Miss Abernethy put lithium in the water, when she did that the water changed the colour of the water. then she used a little bit of sodium and nothing really happened, then Miss put a bigger piece of sodium and it caught on fire and it made a little explosion. 

Culture - Taha Wairua

The Day Of The Dead

How is The Day Of The Dead celebrated? The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 2nd.

Who is it celebrated with? The Day of the Dead is celebrated with relatives.

Why is it important? Sure the theme is death, but the point is to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members. Day of the Dead is a celebration of life and death. It usually celebrated with drinks, food, parties and activities the dead enjoyed in life

Christmas

How the Christmas celebrated? Who is it celebrated with? Christmas is often celebrated in different ways. It is usually celebrated with family having a nice breakfast, lunch or dinner. Some people/families go to church for Christmas.

Why is important? Christmas is important because for Christians it reminds them of Jesus Christ, son of God. And for other people, it is a good way to spend time with family.