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Friday 26 March 2021

English - Fim study - How film aspects show meaning in John.G.Avildsen's film "The power of one"

Song - In the concert scene, we hear the native South African's sing a song in their language that was written by Pk, the main character.

Evidence - The joyful song was lead by a native singer and the rest of the tribes sung harmoniously, plus the sound of the piano creates a happy and relaxed mood. Whilst Doc played the piano and PK composed. 

X - The song made me feel hopeful and hyped by the Native singer and it was moving. This was because PK - trough the singing brought the tribes together.
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X - The purpose of this was to help show that PK was the mythical figure of the rain-maker; 

X - The singing combines with long shots that also show the harmony of the natives as they ave all sitting nicely together.

Y - The singing can be compared to the singing at the boxing match, as the now freed sing to PK to show him they think he is the rain-maker. Both lots of singing give a set of hope for the Native South African's.  

Making Salts ll

 Aim - To produce copper sulfate salt by reacting copper oxide with an acid.

Equipment - Copper oxide powder, dilute (o.5 mol L-1) sulfuric acid, 50 mL measuring cylinder, two 100 mL beakers, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter, paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rid.

Method

  1. Add 20 mL of sulfuric acid to a 100 mL beaker. Heat the acid until it reaches 70.C. Turn off your Bunsen Burner.
  2. Once it is heated, use a spatula to add pea-sized portions of copper oxide to the beaker. Stir the mixture for 30 seconds.
  3. Repeat sep 2 until no more will dissolve. Allow the beaker to cool.
  4. Fold the filter paper and place it in the funnel. Place the funnel into the second beaker. 
  5. Make sure the beaker is cool enough to hold at the top. The contents should still be hot. You may need your teacher to complete this step.
  6. Gently swirl the contents of the beaker to mix, and then pour into the paper in the funnel. Allow to filter through.
  7. Rinse the beaker you used to heat the mixture previously, and place it back on top of your tripod with 50-60 mL of water.
  8. Place the evaporating basin on top of the beaker and carefully pour some of the solution from the beaker into the evaporating basin.
  9. Gently heat the beaker until the solution in the evaporating basin has reduced by half.
  10. Leave the evaporating basin to cool. Once i has cooled down, move the evaporating basin to a warm place where it will not be disturbed 


Result:

This is what ended up with.....


Conclusion - This experiment was a success and we got the correct results that we were looking for. Next time we do this experiment, we will not add to much water because it will not turn crystal for a bit, but overall this was a fun and success experiment.

Wednesday 24 March 2021

Give peace a chance

At time there was a war going on in Vietnam that America was heavily involved many people around the World including New Zealand were against this. There were songs written about the Vietnam War and how bad it was. These songs were sung at Woodstock.The message of this song was giving peace a chance.

Give peas a chance graffiti on M25 bridge: What does it mean? - Croydon  Advertiser

 Ev'rybody's talking about

Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m
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,

Perspectives of the beatles tour

 Perspectives about The Beatles -

People view and perspective for the Beatles in New Zealand was different and lots of people didn't want the Beatles to tour New Zealand but heaps of people did.


The people who were against the Beatles touring in New Zealand -

Not a lot of people  in New Zealand were against the Beatles tour, but the people who were against the Beatles coming, it was mainly because their religion or peoples traditional views. Also, Older New Zealanders, shaped by the depression and war, seemed bewildered and alarmed at their children's reaction. 


Why young people loved the Beatles -

Most young fans of the Beatles loved them because of rang of styles they utilized and because they were the only band that made pop music.


Thursday 18 March 2021

Making Indicators

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, 1.0 mol L-1 NaOH.

Our options we were given to do the experiment were Cabbage - Beetroot, turmeric, Cranberry juice and tea. Out of those options, my group choose turmeric, Beetroot, and Cranberry juice. 

Method:

Cranberry - Pour the Cranberry juice into a beaker and leave it on one side.

Turmeric - Mix 1 teaspoon of turmeric in a 100 mL cup of alcohol, then place it in a small beaker and leave it on one side.

Beetroot - Chop the cabbage into small pieces until you have enough to fill 2 cups.
Place the cabbage in a large beaker and add water to cover the cabbage.
Boil over a Bunsen 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. This liquid is at about PH 7. (The exact colour you get, depends on the PH of the water.
Place it in a small beaker and leave it on one side.

Results:

Indicator

Colour in HCI (Acid)

Colour in NaOH (alkali)

Tea

Light Brown

Brown

Cabbage

Pink

Yellow

Turmeric

Light green

Orange

Beetroot

Light green

Pink

Cranberry

Dark green

Light pink


Discussion - We used an indicator, which helped us see if the colour changed or if they were colour was HCI (Acid) or NaOH (base - alkali). We have learned that both Acid and base are both different, and that they change different colours when they are reacted with liquid. For an example, Acid was poured into water, then the colour of the water reacts with the Acid and the colour changes, and the same thing would happen if base was poured into the water.

Conclusion - This experiment was an successes and we got the correct result that we were looking for. What we would do differently next time is to not get the colours mixed up, but put them in the correct order next time. 





Wednesday 17 March 2021

WW1Significance of WW1

When is the Last Post played?:

The Last Post is a bugle call that is usually played before or after the 1 minute of silence at a commemorative service at 4:55pm. The New Zealand Defence Force in a partnership with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage marked the First World War centenary each evening with a last post ceremony at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, everyday at 5pm a Last Post ceremony was conducted on the forecourt of the National War Memorial in Wellington.

What does the song represent?:

In military tradition, the Last Post is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day's activities. It is also sounded 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.

Why was the Last Post played/ When Was it first played?

The last Post was first played in 1790s, the Last Post is one of a number of bugle calls in military tradition that marks the phases of the day. The Last Post is believed to have originally been part of a more elaborate routine known in the British Army "tattoo" that began in the 17th century. In the evening a duty officer had to do the rounds of his unit's position checking that the sentry post were manned and rounding up the off-duty soldier's and packing them off to their beds or billets. The officer would be accompanied by one or more musicians. The "first post" was sounded when he started his rounds and as the party went from post to post. A drum was played the drum was played to tell the soldier's to go to sleep if the soldier's were in town the beats told them it was time to leave the pubs. ( The word "tattoo" came from the word Dutch for " turn off the taps" of beer kegs Americans call this tap or "drum taps."


Why is this song important to New Zealand?

The memorial commemorates casualties from the forces of United Kingdom ( who died prior to 16 August 1917) Australia, Canada, India, and South Africa. Inside the memorial, New Zealand are commemorated with a simple plaque, the first daily public Last Post ceremony was held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on Anzac Day 2015 and was conducted  every evening until 11 November 2018 in front of the tomb of the unknown warrior. The Last Post is a bugle call with two generally accepted purposes the first implied summoning of the spirits of the fallen to the Cenotaph, the second symbolically ends the day.  


The beetles - yellow submarine

Who are the Beatles? -

The Beatles were an English rock band that was formed in Liverpool in 1960. The band was regarded as the most influential and of all time. The four original four Beatles were John, Paul, George and Ringo. The Beatles were also a band that became arguably the most successful act of the 20th century. They contributed to music, film, literature, art, and fashion, made a continuous impact on popular culture and the lifestyle of several generations.


 The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

What the song is about - 
This song was officially made for children's, but was titled 'Yellow Submarine'. The Beatles mainly made this a title, because they thought about about children's having fun in a yellow submarine, and where all the children's friends would be with a band. Basically this song was all about the children having fun on a yellow submarine with a band - The Beatles, and sailing towards the sun where they found the 'sea of green'= money.

The difference between this song and the music from the 1940s -
The Yellow Submarine song, was more of a children's music, or a pop song, well the Music during the 1940s was built around the jazz and big band styles that were popular.

The Yellow Submarine (Lyrics)
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
(Full speed ahead Mr. Parker, full speed ahead
Full speed ahead it is, Sergeant
Action station, action station
Aye, aye, sir, fire
Captain, captain)
As we live a life of ease
Everyone

Monday 8 March 2021

Parihaka: Tim Finn and the Herbs

The main message of the Song:
The main message of the song, is to tell the people of Parihaka defend themselves and never give in and Rise up. It is also telling the people of Parihaka that even in their darkest hours, Te Whiti's presences will still remain.


What line explains their passive resistance method?
My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer, Events conspire to bring us to our knees, My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way, Rise up, defend yourself, never give in, Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti, The endless tide is murmuring his name. This line means that the people of Parihaka should never give in and that when we are on our knees, to look up to the sky, and that we can see the spirit of Te Whiti.


What does 'You can't pull out the roots' refer to?
(For an example) This could mean that - They can't take away the history of who we are, or what made us who we are now.


Give evidence of their determination - 
"I know Te Whiti will never be defeated And even at the darkest hour His presence will remain". This is the line that gives evidence to their determination.


How does this song show significance of Parihaka? - 
Parihaka is important to us because this was an accumulation of tension between Maori and Pakeha and the belief of the government to decimate the settlement to prevent an outbreak of war. Also Parihaka is significant to us because Parihaka is a symbol/meaning of peace, and these days, more people now understand the meaning of Parihaka.


What makes an event significant? - 
significant events include those that resulted in great change over long periods of time for large numbers of people. World War II passes the test for historical significance in this sense.


How many people are affected? - 
The New Zealand, Maori and Pakeha culture are affected to this because the Parihaka events all happened in New Zealand/Aotearoa.


How long were people affected? - 
We have been affected ever since the begging of Parihaka, and are still affected today.