Culture

Day of the dead

How is this celebrated?

 day of the dead is a Mexican holiday held on November 1 and 2. The holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember family and friends that have passed.

Who is it celebrated with?

This holiday is celebrated in Mexico, with friends and family.

Why is this important to celebrate?

The point is to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members.

Christmas

How is this celebrated?

It is celebrated differently by everyone. For me in New Zealand, it is celebrated by spending time with family, having food sometimes giving presents, and just in general, a time for your whole family to get together. It is often celebrated with Christmas trees or at least that's part of it, for some children Santa comes and delivers them presents, those are some of the traditions that come with a lot of Christmases.

Who is it celebrated with?

Family and sometimes friends.

Why is this important to celebrate?

For some, it's about religion for others it's just a nice time of year to get together with friends and family and celebrate something.

Personal Values

  

FROM THE VALUES YOU CHOSE, WRITE ABOUT THE TWO THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU	WHY IS THIS VALUE IMPORTANT TO YOU?	RECALL A MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU REALLY ‘LIVED’ THIS VALUE.	IF THIS VALUE IS NOT BEING RESPECTED BY OTHERS, HOW MIGHT YOU FEEL OR REACT?
Letting go of fears	It means I would be less nervous	When I didn't check the lock on the door multiple times before going to sleep.	Not sure, It doesn't affect me if others don't follow this.
Finding meaning in existence	To me, if I can't find meaning in existence there's no point in living.	?	Also doesn't affect me.

Parihaka

Parihaka lyrics

What is the main message of this song? 

Staying peaceful during the destructive times.

What line explains their passive resistance method? 

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

What does ‘you can’t pull out the roots’ refer to? 

It refers to family, they can take your home but they can’t change your family, ancestors, and your culture.

How does this song show the significance of Parihaka?

It shows what they thought of the situation. 

What makes an event Significant? When it has a big impact on someone or something whether it’s good or bad.

Reflection Section- My Week

My week was far from interesting, I have been to school which isn't great but it's okay. 

Every day is kind of the same, I go to school, go to my classes which depending on the day it can be good but usually, my classes aren't anything great. Then I go home and do nothing yet again and that has pretty much been my week, the few classes that I do enjoy are textiles and social studies, in textiles we have been creating colour wheels which is fun to a degree and in business studies we have been designing t-shirts, mines based off Lana DelRey.

Music through time - Spirituals

 A spiritual is a form of religious song, they were sung in informal gatherings of slaves in praise houses and outdoor meetings, called "bush arbor meetings" or "camp meetings".

Harriet Tubman created the underground railroad to help slaves escape, she created the song Wade in the water- with the secret message saying to go through the water to remove your sent so the dogs can't track you. 

Wade in the water   - Telling you to go to the water and swim away
Wade in the water
Children wade, in the water
God's gonna trouble the water
Who's that young girl dressed in red
Wade in the water
Must be the children that Moses led
God's gonna trouble the water

Wade in the water, wade in the water children
Wade in the water,
God's gonna trouble the water

Who's that young girl dressed in white
Wade in the water
Must be the children of the Israelite
Oh, God's gonna trouble the water

Wade in the water, wade in the water children
Wade in the water,
God's gonna trouble the water

Who's that young girl dressed in blue
Wade in the water
Must be the children that's coming through,
God's gonna trouble the water, yeah

Wade in the water,…

Unwind

How do you think this story will be written?  I think this story will be written in third person. I also think this will be able one person trying to do something or escape somewhere.

Why do you think the story is entitled as it is? I think it's because it sounds kind of mysterious so you have to read it to understand.

Where do you think the story will take place? someplace quiet and away from the city.

What time period do you think the story is set? 1940s

Multiple Intelligences test

 

Multiple intelligences is all about the different aspects of intelligence, I will include a picture of them. Just because you aren't smart in math doesn't mean you aren't smart you're just smart in something else.

A lot of people think intelligence is all about English, math, and science, and those are part of it but there's more to it, nature, music, and many more.

My strengths are 'Musical', 'Intrapersonal', and 'Linguistic' are my top three. I need to improve my 'Logical-Mathematical' and ' Bodily Kinesthetic'