Symbol - Mini Project

Lately in extension, we have been learning the Symbol's and meaning of things. I finally got the opportunity to make my own Symbol's and future tattoo. Of course I am not getting a tattoo, but it was just an great experience to do, I would love to see one of my designs as a tattoo in the future. 

Maths D.L.O

Symbolism - Samoan Tatau

Tatau aka Pea is a traditional Samoan tattoo, that covers the waists to the knees.

At that time, there were only two families that had the ability to tattoo. Suluape was one of them, he was currently residing at the University Of Auckland were at that time Falaniko Tominiko wanted an Tatau.

Before Tominiko, went ahead with the progress of the tattoo he had to ask for permission from his parents. At first his parents were scared, that he could not handle the pain and that the progress would fail and bring big shame to the family.

It is recommended that when getting tattooed there is someone doing it together with you. Most people only get a Tatau as a way of showing it off, but really it isn’t that way. The tatau is a symbol of Bravery and Service.

Tatau isn’t tattooed with an ink machine. Tattoo designers often use Boar Teeth to do the tatau. After using this, it has to be washed even if you're still using the same ink to ink someone else, this will prevent infections.

It takes more than days to get the tatau done, one man tried doing it within 2 or 3 days and ended up with a huge amount of blood loss. Once you have completed the process, an egg will be cracked on the persons head, lifting of the tapu.

Warren Pohatu - Artist

During the last few days with Ms Paget, us year 7 were assigned to make a presentation on Warren Pohatu, here is what I got form all my research. Check it out, and comment what you think of it.

Empathy - Writing Wk 2 2014

Intro : What is Empathy / Explain what it it

Paragraph 1 : How to show Empathy

Be kind / Talk to others / Ask if they need help / Make them feel welcome / Safety / Wise Actions / Understand / Put yourself in their shoes

Paragraph 2 : Why it is Important to show Empathy

Peaceful / No Segregation / Miserable / People would Belong

Paragraph 3 : Sympathy and Empathy

Conclusion : Overall Summary

Just imagine a day where people got the chance to put themselves in others shoes, do what they do, think what they think, see what they see, go thru everything they have, and Live their Life. What does empathy really LOOK like.

Empathy is something that is hardly discussed in this world, but it is something thats needs to be talked about. There are many reason to show empathy and why to show it, one of it being that the world would be a much much happier place, people would feel like they belong, there would be no segregation, and the world will be a better place to live.

There are many reasons and many ways to show empathy. Practising Empathy is the biggest skill in life, the world is basically full angry people. Showing Empathy can help you, and others , lead you to a brighter future.

Sympathy is often muddled up with empathy, but there are different meanings to these two terms. Empathy is having the ability to understand and to share feelings of another. Sympathy on the other hand, is having sorrow and pity for another.

Empathy is something that need to be talked about, really often. People nowadays need to be empathetic towards others. Be Empathetic.

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Transportation - Unfair Things in Auckland

This is the thing I don't get, seat belts have to be worn in every vehicle but why not in bus's? Safety belt, is used in a vehicle as a device used to secure the person in the seat. But why doesn't bus's have it? Putting safety belts on every seat is expensive and I know that, but isn't the safety of the occupant more important?

I have decide to have my say on Auckland Transportation, and I think that bus's not haveing safety belts ain't good at all. Bus's is used 24/7 and is the main transport vehicle for most people. It isn't fare that Car's and Van's get charged for not having safety belts on and Bus's don't, I myself just don't get the concept.  Us student's use bus's as a way to get to places, and most don't feel safe.

I think that having Safety belts, on bus's will be a great idea not only for me but for the people who travels on it on daily basic's.

Lorde - First Female Wins Best Rock Video -

16 year-old Lorde won the Best Rock Video at the VMA, being the first female to win that category. Lorde 'Royals' video became Best Rock Video, beating out winners Linkin Park, as well as Imagine Dragons, Arctic Monkeys, and The Black Keys.

Cargo Net.

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Never in my life had I faced such a difficult challenge. I stood in front of the cargo net I felt hot.. I would never be ready for this.

It was Physical Education and there was lots of equipment around. The net was something we all had to do and I needed to at least try to climb it. I was not a good climber, and never had been. I wanted to turn away. But I grabbed the net in my hands  and began to climb. I said words to encourage myself as I went. I was worried that I might get a rope burn or splinters.  I tried not to think about feeling scared of heights. I went more slowly the longer I climbed.

I stopped altogether. I felt weak and there was still so far to climb.

I called to the teacher that I was finished. I lowered myself down. I was thinking that I had tried my best. I still most likely cannot climb the  cargo net. But I was pleased I had tried.

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I had never faced a difficult challenge in my life. I stood in front of the cargo net blistering with sweat. I was petrified “I would never be ready for this adventure” I muttered to myself.

It was Physical Education and there was a quantity of equipment. Net was an activity that we all had to do, at least to try and escalate up it. I wanted to turn away. I clutched my hand on the net, and began to mount. “I can do it” I said to myself as I went. I looked at my hands, worried. I’m going to get rope burn, and Splinters! I considered not to think about heights.

Longer I climbed, the more slowly I went. I clutched my feet on the net. I was exhausted, I looked up there was still far to climb. I looked down, seeing all my classmates cheering me on. But there was no way I was going to finish this course.

No sense of achievement I called to the teacher. “I’m Finished Sir”. I was lowered down. I tried my best but the cargo net taunted me.

Storylines Festival

It was just the start of Lunch, and the Year 7&8 Extension were up and ready to move. Where? I hear you asking, On the 28th of August 2014 the Y7&8 Extension group got the opportunity to go see 4 of New Zealand Authors in Person and Live at the Vodafone Event Centers. Juliette Mclver, Cath Mayo, Jill MacGregor, and Paula Green were the 4 main speakers. They got us out of our seats, laughing in our seats, they were all fantastic.

Two of the main speakers that I enjoyed on the day were Juliette Mclver and Jill MacGregor. Juliette Mclver had great sense of humor, she was really funny. She was basically out there and she didn’t care what people thought of her, she writes Children Picture Books which intrigued us older children too.

Jill MacGregor was also a Great author that I liked, she had been writing about Children of the Pacific. Jill had been to multiple island writing about the children there and how they do things she had been to Tonga and thought VSA for two years, ever since then she has had a passion, about children in the Pacific.

It came around to the questioning time, and my head was absolutely blank. Before we got to the Vodafone Events Centre, I had a lot of questions. But what I wanted to know was that Who Helped them write these books?

Kabaddi.

Developed 4000 years ago Kabbadi was created in India to develop self-defence. Kabaddi is a of Aggression, strength, defending, speed, agility, tackling, self-defence and more. It combines the characteristics of rugby and wrestling .

Kabaddi is a game played and formed under different names. Kabaddi was espoused during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, it was demonstrate by Hanuman Vyayam Orasarak Mandal, Amaravatio and Maharashtra. Kabaddi was first introduced in the Olympic Indian Games, at Calcutta in 1938. In 1950 Kabaddi came into existence and organized standard rules. The Kabaddi Federation of India was founded in 1973. 

Kabaddi is known by numerous name, Hadudu For (Men) - Kit-Kit for (Woman) in eastern India, Chedugudu or Hu-Tu-Tu in southern parts of India, and Kabaddi in northern India. Kabaddi is also popular in Bangladesh, Nepal Japan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.


After being formed, the *AKFI Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India held it's first men's nationals in Madras AKA Chennai, while the females were being held in Calcutta AKA Kolkata in 1955. Given new shaped to the rules the AKFI has the right to modify them. 

Kabaddi was introduced in Japan in 1979 and was popularised. The AAKF Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation had Professor Sundar Ram sent from India to Voyage Japan for two straight months to introduce the game.

Kabaddi is a team game, two teams compete with each other for high scores by touching of capturing players from the other team. Each team, has up to players of 12, Seven are on court at a time and five are on reserve. The teams fight for high scores, defending and being offensive. The court is 12.50m x 10m, divided by a line into two halves. The game is 20 minute long for only 2 halves along with a break of 5 minutes.

Ki-O-Rahi Explanation.

Ki-O-Rahi is a Maori tradition game that is popular not only in New Zealand but also known in other countries, like Europe and France. Ki-O-Rahi was created by The Legend of Rahi and Patupaiarehe. Patupaiarehe Rahi’s wife was abducted and was taken far into the woods, Rahi’s mission was to find her, and when he did, Rahi as well as the tribe that abducted Patupaiarehe, created the game Ki-O-Rahi instead of going to war. This game, is an on going game and is still around right to this very, both adults and children to play the game.

In the game of Ki-O-Rahi there a seven player on each team. Two types there non-tackle with tags as well as tackle. The game is played on a field a circular field with no outs, the main purpose of the game is to hit the Goal, more like the tetupu and to defend it by blocking the other team from hitting the tetupu. Ki-O-Rahi isn’t like any other game, there is no positions, but rules and, no more than five people can enter the circle, where you can hit the te tupu. Adults play tackle in competitions, but children play with tags.

The game Ki-O-Rahi is behind a legend. It is a story from back in the days. You could tell that the words used Ki-O-Rahi are connected to the story. Patupairehe stealing Rahi’s wife Tiarakurapakiwai, then Rahi trys to save her, is what the stories about. As soon as Rahi rescued his wife they decided to make peace, and there way of making peace was to come up with this game. In the game there are 7 cones surrounding the area they are called Pou’s which represents the 7 stars of Matariki. Te Tupu represents the rock where Rahi was trapped and Ara represents the pathway of the silver ferns.

Robin Williams - Weekly Quiz.

Robin Williams, was an American actor as well as an Comedian. Williams was born at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, which is now Rush University Medical centre. Born of July 21st 1951 and sadly passed just recently August 11 2014.

Williams will be forever cherished and loved, he was a great actor. Thanks for being, in my childhood.

Suicide - Daily Posting.

Suicide has taken our young teenagers by storm. Suicide is not the answer to most peoples problems,  they should know it hurts not only them but members around like Family and loved ones.

Youth Suicide is the most common issue in all of New Zealand. Young people begin to think about, when they have really serious problems. Most teens who think of Suicide don't actually commit it, although the thought is very scary talking to people can help teens to cope and find solutions.

Suicidal thoughts don't just come out of no where, most people feel Suicidal for many reasons, such as Depression, Anger, Alcohol use, Emotional, Ageing and for most people Teasing. It's important to remember that when it comes to that, its best to get help for that problem.

Teens losing their lives is always, a tragedy due to the fact that their are people in our communities that can help a young person overcome, what teens this is impossible to overcome. There are a lot of people out there who are willing to help teens, but teens choose other options, like taking their life's.

If you are thinking about committing suicide, or if you are concerned about someone like a family member, it's important to see someone to talk to that you trust as soon as possible. Have you ever heard that quote that once said : ' Suicide isn't cowardly, want to know what is cowardly? Treating someone so badly, they want to end their life.' - Anonymous.

Astria Countdown to Impact Day 1 - Created by Steven

Astria Countdown to Impact, has just came out and we Extension are the first few students to try it. Today group B got the opportunity to play Astria Countdown to Impact, we started of with a few test's, then it was time to play the game. Calvin and I, were partners and to be honest, most of the parts wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

I found the first 3 rooms easy it was: Sola Sail, Kinetic Impact and Nuke were easy. Why? Well at first we were struggling, but then we got the hang of it, finding documents and clues were easy. Something that we were not really sure about, was the Council he was really picky.

The key area that Calvin and I managed to cover was Sola Sail, Kinetic Impact and Nuke, and now we are up to the last bit the Council. Overall I thought the game, was amazing it was fun and challenging at the same time. I am looking forward to playing once again tomorrow.

Maths - Pegging Problems.

A. Which of your ways used the least number of pegs? 

2 = 28 Pegs.

B. Record and explain your findings.
Pegging Problems

Kahurangi Dance Group

It was just the beginning, and 2 ladies popped out from back stage telling us their story's. I was sitting there, fascinated how they could remember all they said. Their story's, their beliefs, their backgrounds and how the Maori people came to shape life. 

This week our school, was very fortunate we got the opportunity to see Kahurangi Dance Group, not live and in person. Powerful voices echoed all around the hall it was time to see Kahurangi Group perform, they weren't shy at all and to top it up they were amazing. 

Suddenly out of now where, 3 men came out with fierce faces. Our class's were surprised, one of Gentleman was playing the guitar while the other 2, were performing along with the 2 Woman. They sang songs, telling what they previously said. 

The performance was coming towards and end, and they were great comedians, especial the Men. They were funny, which kept us kids, as well as adults entertained. Over all the, performance was 10 out of 10. 

I also would like, to take this time to say an huge 'Thank You' to Ms Tito, who organized the Kahurangi Group to come. It was a great experience, and it made learn more about being confident, in front of huge crowds. 'Kia Ora, Ms T'

Weekly Artical - Lorde 'Royals' Lyrics - Handwritten and Signed.

Lorde recently made a handwritten lyric sheet, of the New Zealand song 'Royals' and is up for grabs in a charity auction as well as Trade Me. Lorde is auctioning a lyric sheet, with the Play It Straight Trust which has, not only Lords handwriting but her signature as well along with her co-write Joel Little. The biding, is currently sitting at around about 4 Thousands dollars. A lot isn't it? The money will go towards the running of programmes for young New Zealand songwriters and recording artists.

Weekly Quiz Artical - Usain Bolt

Usain St. Leo Bolt was born on 21st of August 1986 and is a Jamaican Sprinter.  Bolt is known all over the world as the 'Fastest Man' ever, Bolt is the first man to win the 100 meters and 200 meters, her also holds the world record for it. Bolt is 6 ft 5 and weighs 94 kgs. 

Bolt is also known to friends as 'Lighting Bolt' seeing that he is fast, that was a great nick name. Usain has been in more than 4 competition all over the world, he was currently in the Commonwealth games, were he placed 1st and got a gold in the 4×100 m relay.

 

Bolt is known for making a sign of the cross before racing competitively, Usain is a Catholic that is where he gets his middle name from St. Leo. Bolt doesn't only have love for running, but also love for his dancing. Bolt, has so much love for dancing his character is known as laid-back and relaxed.  

Ki-O-Rahi

1. He leaped bursting the speed, the player hit the te tupu.

2. He thrusted the ball to the other player, bursting with speed the player hit the te tupu.

3. Bursting with speed the player, got tackled thrusting it to the other player. He hit the te tupu.

4. He ran around hitting all the cones, aiming for the te tup, finally the player hit the te tupu.

He leaped for the ball, running at full speed. He dodged the coming opponent, and ran towards the te tupu. Sadly getting tackled near the te tupu he thrust the ball to the other player. Bursting with speed the player  finally hit the te tupu.

Assmbly - Drumming.

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Walking into assembly I could see 2 loads of drums. One Cook Island drum, and one normal drum. What is happening? I asked myself, slowly walking to our seating place, I saw some of the Cook Island drummers. ‘Were probably going to have a drum off.’ I said in my head. I took my seat and look towards the front, another fun assembly.

We were up to the Duffy certificates. Every Time we had out Duffy certificates, we always have a special person as the Hand Shaker, and for today our Hand Shaker was Mr Sargent. There was 5 more minutes till the Duffy Awards were done. The last person got called up, ‘Finally’ I said in my head.

Mr Sargent made his way up the stairs, and that’s where the drumming begun. He first started of slowly, just to try get the rhythm of it, then it started going faster and faster. He hit the Cymbal and then he was done, ‘That was pumping’ I said in my mind. Then it was time for a swap over, it was island drumming now.

The Cook island drumming was great, nothing like normal drumming. The shapes were funny looking, but it was part of their culture. As soon as they started playing, I could see that they were tired, but no Sweat come from either players.

Once both groups were done, both played at the same time. It was terrific! At one point Mr Sargent, grabbed 2 of his drum set and dragged it towards the other side, then he started wobbling his legs, and shaking his hips. Perfecto!

Overall assembly this morning was great, we enjoyed both group drummers.