Rendering

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At the start of the year, we designed a water bottle with a filtration system. We are rendering that water bottle to see what the different materials would look like.

What did you like?

I liked that we get to explore different materials instead of just doing the same design.

What didn't you like?

I didn't like how I coloured the lid especially the staw. 

Relationship Between Flora and Fauna

There are many different types of flora and fauna in New Zealand. Flora and fauna such as Kiwi, Tui, stoats, supplejack vine and hook grass have a lot of unique features and characteristics. In this essay, I’m going to be talking about the relationship between these flora and fauna.

There are hundreds of different plants in the New Zealand bush. A couple of those are hook grass and supplejack vine. Hook grass can be found all over New Zealand. Their bright green leaves can grow from 15-45cm long. Despite its name, it’s not actually a grass; it’s a sedge plant. Supplejack is also one of the many plants that you can find in New Zealand. It’s a native New Zealand rainforest vine. Although they have a hard stem, they are still flexible. 

New Zealand also has a lot of fauna; both native and introduced. Two of these are Kiwi and Tui. Kiwi is a native bird that can only be found in New Zealand. There are five different species of kiwi; Brown Kiwi, Great-spotted Kiwi/roroa, little spotted kiwi, Rowi, and Tokoeka. Brown kiwi are the most common type. Kiwi is a flightless bird that can grow up to 40-45cm and it has a long beak. Another native New Zealand bird is the tui. From a distance, they look black but looking closely at them they have a blue, green, and bronze iridescent sheen. Tui can grow up to 30cm. An introduced animal that is a threat to native species is the stoat. A stoat is a mustelid that eats eggs, young birds, and lizards.

Some of the animals rely on plants to live and vice-versa. Hook grass is a plant that uses kiwi birds to spread. They hook their seeds to kiwi feathers, animals with fur and even to humans. Animals like stoats also need other animals to live. Stoat kills whatever they can; they part of the reason why some native animals in New Zealand are endangered. The supplejack vine provides a safe perch for forest birds like the tui. Some even build their nest in the knots of the vine.

This shows how important the relationship between flora and fauna. It’s showing how they help each other to stay alive. Having healthy flora and fauna is crucial for the survival of the New Zealand bush. Without some of the flora and fauna, a lot of species may not be able to survive. The only exception for these is some of the introduced species; which endangered a lot of native New Zealand animals. Regardless of the threats they still manage to keep each other alive.

Presentation Reflection

During the first couple of weeks of the term we had to present to the class about something or someone that is important to us. It was only a minimum of one-minute presentation. Even though it wasn't that long, it still made me feel quite intimidated to stand in front of the class. Before and while I was doing my presentation, I felt really nervous. At the same time, it felt nice to think that once you've done it you don't have to do it again for the rest of the year. Although I was nervous, I think I still did quite well. Some things that I think I did well were giving the audience good information about my topic and entertaining them. I think that I also did pretty well at the actual talking part, considering how inexperienced I was at presenting. 

Even though I passed the presentation, I think that I can still improve on a lot of things. Some of the things that I think I can improve on is the way I talk. Specifically, talking too fast. I may need to slow down a little bit. I also need to take pauses in between so the audience has enough time to process all the information that I gave. Another thing that I think I can improve on is my body language. I feel like I was just staring at nothing instead of my audience. 

With all the scary part of it, there are still some things that I enjoyed. It was fun to talk about someone that is important to me and for the audience to know more about an important person in my life. Some things that were challenging was standing up in front of people and actually opening up about someone important to me. I'm also not a very confident person, which made the presentation more challenging.

Introduction to Connections

1. How does viewing this text through a child’s perspective change the way we experience it? Explain using an example from the text.

Children see the world in a different way than adults. What might seem like a small problem for adults can be big for children. Children are more oblivious we can see this the movie where Jojo believed the propaganda about nazis and blinded by his obsession with nazism.

2. How would this text be different if it were told from the perspective of an adult? How would the audience’s experience be different?

The film would be a lot less light-hearted. We would see a significant difference in how adults handle different situations. If the film was to be filmed trough Rosie's perspective we would most likely see a lot more people who oppose nazi beliefs.

3. Why did the filmmaker or author decide to tell this story from a child’s perspective?

To make the film more light-hearted compared to most of the film about wars and nazi Germany.

4. How are children represented in the text? How are adults represented in the text?

Some of the children were shown as naive and they are not able to distinguish right from wrong oftentimes. They were also seen as someone they can use and 

5. Does imagination help the young hero to cope? How so? Provide an example.

It helped him cope with some of the stressful situations.

SEXXY Paragraph

Throughout the movie waititi uses the aspect of camera shot very well. An example of this is the scene where elsa was asking Jojo if it's safe to come out. The director used mid close up shot to show the audience Jojos emotion. In this scene it's showing that Jojo is scared and distressed. This makes the audience feel sorry for Jojo beacuse his mother has just passed away and he had just been in a middle of a war so he doesn't want to also loose Elsa. the director did this to make the audience feel sympathy for them. This worked well with the music, which was also used in an earlier scene where he found his mother hanging. It's a gentle piano music which makes the scene a bit sadder.

Songs with Metaphor/Similes

Metaphor and Similes

Stitches - Shawn Mendes

"I thought that I've been hurt before

But no one's ever left me quite this sore

Your words cut deeper than a knife

Now I need someone to breathe me back to life"

"You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
I'm shaking falling onto my knees
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches"

"Just like a moth drawn to a flame

Oh you lured me in I couldn't sense the pain

Your bitter heart cold to the touch

Now I'm gonna reap what I sow

I'm left seeing red on my own"

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

"I have died everyday, waiting for you"

Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything, take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Similies and Metaphor

Metaphor and Simile are a figure of speech. Similes highlight the similarity between two things without directly saying it. Metaphor is when something is referred to as somethings it's not.

Character Strength

A News Item That Interest Me

The news is about a Helicopter accident which killed 9 people. One of the people that died because of that accident was Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant was a professional basketball player in America. He died on Sunday morning on 26 January 2020. Along with those nine people that died is his 13-year-old daughter Giana Bryant. The crash happened on Calabasas, California, United States.

I found this news interesting. After all, his death was something that I don't think a lot of people expected because he uses a helicopter regularly and was his prefered way of transportation. another reason why I found this interesting was why they still flew the plane even though the weather condition is bad.

Kobe Bryant's death at the age of 41 stunned his fans across the world. People were devastated about his death because they looked up to him as their role model and someone that they aspire to be. Because of his legacy and his impact on others, a lot of people respect him. Therefore when a media outlet has published the news about the crash a lot of people were angry because the families of the victims haven't been notified about what happened.

That news made me think about the fact that everyone's going to die one day. It makes me think about what I would have done if I was in that situation. That also made me feel sad for the family of the people that died.