5/7/2022- "Tomorrow, when the war began" by John marsden- 10M English Paragraphs

 Text Type - Novel Study

Text Title - Tomorrow when the war began 

Author - John Marsden

Ellie Linton, A character in the Story Tomorrow when the war began, an adolescent from a coastal region of Australia with her friends on an outing for a camping trip in tailor's stitch. The camp lies in a deep forest dubbed, ‘Hell” by the locals of Wirewee. However, upon their return, the teenagers discover that their families, friends, and fellow locals within the town of Wirewee were imprisoned by an Alien Military force from another country. Ellie and her friends have to assemble and unite after they are caught scouting about by the invaders. They retreat back and strike when they have laid a proper base, this is the beginning of their war/engagement against their mysterious enemy..

I believe that the message of this text is Survival. Survival has been a vital factor in the story as they’re first venture in hell came towards the end. When Ellie and her group of friends discover that their town, that their country had been invaded, they began to gather supplies necessary in aiding them in hell and their war. When they came upon the town and how the residents were being subjected to imprisonment they began making plans to assist themselves in surviving Hell. After researching about war in other countries like Ukraine and about ordinary typical teenage lifestyles, Does Ellie and her Friends have what it takes to survive the war and Hell. Ellie and her people are preemptive in the situation within the tale, I say it because they exhibit raw determination and strong morals In their journey of survival and miseres. Their qualities are high because they demonstrate competence, Resourcefulness, Organization, and bravery in the face of their adversaries when confronted by the invaders. One instance was in the showground where these existing qualities were put on the strengthening point. 

My favorite character and a positive role model from the story to me, in tomorrow when the war began, by the Author John Marstan is the character Homer. He is profoundly known as a troublemaker in the eyes of his friends, he's just a prankster to them and others. He lets this happen due to all the attention and positivity it brings to others day in consequence of it.  He is Ellie's neighbor and childhood friend, they are well acquainted until Homer decides to show his true self. After the group leaves hell and discovers everyone missing, there are traces of an invasion in past events from hell. Homer changes into an incredible leader who is organizing the group well, and supposedly gives back morals to their dire straits. One situation of his quick adept into a leader role is when he splits the group into a scouting party to cover more ground and lessen the chance of encountering a foe. He also was helpful in attempting to make a close explosive out of a lawnmower with Ellie to defend themselves from enemies following their position. Without him, they wouldn't have gathered the necessary resources in time or convinced Ellie that they could think up something to get out unscathed. His motivation and creative thinking deserve to be recognised in my opinion because he takes risks and ensures that everyone's efforts can accomplish bigger things. 

In the novel, ‘Tomorrow, when the war began’, by the Author John Marston ,something that I had to rethink about was when Homer said that the only risk is to not take any risk. It was brought to my attention that I believe this to be important because they had done some incredible feets and were able to progress discretionary through the starting stages of their war. I Think the Author John Marsden conveys that an ideal and most important message to think upon from the novel is and a quote ''the only risk is to not take risks at all”. This quote is from a character named Homer. He is a natural leader who takes charge in the story when they're in direstrights. It made me question how real this quote is in the real world. I suppose that the war happening in Ukraine had been one situation where civilians and soldiers alike had to band together strategies to push back their invaders which would be risky to their lives. But without their risks, the invaders would cover more ground and have the advantage over the ukraine's and put them into an even worse situation. By risking their lives, they had opened new doors and opportunities to buy time and gather intel on their enemies. Like in the story, Elie, Corrie, and Keven had investigated the town for people and discovered that they were being held captive. They got shot at but they reasonably gathered tons of information that prevented their own from any losses. I think that this story is insightful and full of good wisdom to have off hand. 

I believe that the novel is very good and I would recommend it to others because the characters are depicted to be normal teenagers, their perspective on the invasion had changed my own view of things. So because of that, I give it a 8/10. But I would not recommend it to a younger audience because of reasons.

Written by Dillon Hayward, Y 10 of Bay of Islands College. I hope you found my reposes interesting and enjoyed it.

Thanks for reading!!.

Creation of a College- Hell (The place described in the book- tomorrow when the war began).

It is a wild place. Full of brown and green. Deep forest and rocky terrain. 

This image is a reminder to the river they had walked, most likely the one heading down the path. It looks quiet and shady. Not a place you would call hell, actually it's the opposite. It's a sanctuary. 

These are Satan's steps. They are large ridges like blocks heading in an upwards direction. These led up to hell. Again, inst hell is supposed to be a pit of eternal doom?

There are many gaps between the blocks that can be used to climb up. Here we see just above the second step of hell. It has many patches of grass. It also looks very secluded too. 

The Forest like area from where the path had led to. It's an above canopy view. A view above the helter skelter. A place where children are being confused and reckless.

The hole leading within the crack had led to a creek with lots of water to wash sweat off of. This looks like a paradise that would hold a beautiful home. Why would hell be so lushus, is it called hell because of the hermit? 

A better view of the region by satins steps near hell. Looks like a place in Lion king.

7/6/22- Social Studies- Nz and North korea Government comparison Assessment

Reflection of Topic North Korea's Government comparison Assignment

This is my end of term Social Studies topic, It is indulgent in government comparison and past to prior knowledge that we’ve read. 

In the country North Korea, it is ruled under the iron fist of the kim family, this dictatorship government can have a far better deterrent on crimes within. However, it gains far more benefits from international governments alliances by achieving easier negotiations from the dictators position. This can create far better opportunities for the country and people.

New Zealand's government is run by a parliamentary system that can place legislations easily to the public as the executive branch is reliant on the support of the legislative branch . Also the majority party is responsible for their decisions, this means that the prime minister has to constantly improve him/herself so that they can encourage cooperation. It is known as a constitutional monarchy located in the oceania.

The similarities between New Zealand's parliamentary system + constitutional monarchy and North Korea's Dictatorship are that both do not have proper if any  legislative branches and and a executive roles correcting absurd laws. They both are able to pass down legsations without anything to prevent them. The main heads of both countries have acquired all the power in their distinct governments. Their power cannot be overruled. Korea is a dictatorship meaning that the rulers can do whatever they want, and New Zealand's rule can only be overruled by the queen who isn't in New Zealand but still remains as sovereign of state general. But the prime minister has more power in New Zealand then Queen Elizabeth ll because she only represents them. The prime minister has more seats in parliament meaning that most of the votes can pass through if the labor party wants to. 

24/3/22- Ham pizza- Food technology

 Ingredients:

• 30g butter

• ¾  cup milk

• 1 cup self-rising flour

Method:

1. Measure 1 cup self-rising flour in a bowl.

2. Add butter and grate or rub-in flour well.

3. Add milk little by little to form dough.

4. Transfer to the sink bench and work through to knead dough so you could handle and roll it.

5. Roll out as instructed and transfer to a grease proof paper on the baking tray.

Filling:

• ¼ onion

• 2 Tbsp pizza sauce

• Few pineapple pieces/shredded spinach

• ¼ cup cheese

• Ham

• Mushrooms

Method: 

1. Put pizza paste on the rolled dough.

2. Chop onions, and pineapple into cubes. And sprinkle on the dough.

3. Place your pineapple pieces on the dough.

4. Slice ham and put them on the dough.

5. Sprinkle cheese and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes at 190°C.

24/3/22- one egg chocolate cake- Food technology

 Ingredients

1 3/4 cups  Flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Sugar
125g Butter
1 egg
2 cups Original Milk
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing:
1 1/2 cups Icing Sugar
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
50g Butter, softened
2 Tbsp Water

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Grease and line a high-sided 20cm round cake tin.

Mix together the Flour, cocoa, Baking Powder and White Sugar. 

In separate bowl, melt the Butter and together (about 1 minute on high in the microwave usually does it). 

In another bowl whisk the eggs, then whisk in the Meadow Fresh Original Milk, Baking Soda and vanilla. Add both the butter mix and the egg/milk mix to dry ingredients and beat on medium for 1 minute.

Spoon into prepared tin and level the surface. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until the top of the cake bounces back when lightly pressed and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in tin for 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Icing:
Place all icing ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat on low to combine, then increase speed to high and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread onto cooled cake.

Masicare tradition- Social studies holocaust- 21/3/22

malo a lelei, talofa lava, tena koutou katoa, this post is about the holocaust. I don't have to stress the astrocytes in the ll world war, they are revolting. The information here I can honestly say is saddening. All evidence is new to me, useful too but very gruesome. My feelings were very all over the place by at the very least I was fine. BBC.co.uk was a great source of information and very explicit well also being insightful. I hope this never happens again. I still live as I know that our futures may be in good hands. This is my synopsis of my writing and i'm glad to say it checks out in the best way. what happened? how did it all begin and when did it all stop?

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oWJS-Y0yY0w5pm-C98YG4X0VuDGT8ydGMHkxXgTaF0w/edit#slide=id.g11a7b40ead9_0_2759

How it is similer to a new zealand crisis

Report Template- Metal Technology- Prince Rupert's Drop

10 MTY Prince Rupert’s Drop Introduction -

 What is Prince Rupert's Drop? 

A Prince Rupert’s drop occurs when you have some molten glass melting off of a tool of any kind into a container filled with cold water. Once it cools down, you're left with a piece of glass that is sorta shaped like a water droplet, hence the name. It is methodically peculiar because the front end of Prince Rupert’s drop is industructictable when hit with a hammer but yet, it can shatter with a single puncture to its tail. 

What makes a Rupert's drop so strong under compression? 

To understand the layers within Prince Rupert’s drop, you need some idea of what these layers comprise. Molten glass is bigger the more heat within because of the thermal expansion coefficient that assures us that heat decides how big the glass will become, solid glass is stronger, stertier glass, and cooling glass for when alternating between both other states. The cooling glass shrinks and pulls in on itself. Think of it as a handful of microminiature parts of glass within trying to unite with the other kinds of glass around itself. The outside of the drops form acers when it solidifies in the cold water when it changes into cooling glass as soon as the first layer is dropped. The drop becomes extremely high because it is circular in form, so while the outside is solid the inside cools down while compressing to make it much stronger because of the tension build up. Once it hardens in a full solid as soon as it's completely cooled down, it becomes a Prince Rupert’s drop. 

 What causes Rupert's drop to shatter?

The Prince Rupert’s drop shatters when a link on the tail is cut, the storend up testion is unleashed, it travels down the line feeding of its own energy. The difference between a chemically induced reaction and Prince Rupert’s drop reaction is that it isn't chemical potential energy. Prince Rupert’s drop has instead mechanical strain energy. 

 How fast does Rupert's drop shatter? 

 The V failure front is the measured velocity of how fast it shattered.

 What safety equipment do you need performing these tests?

• Hammer
•  Metal rod for glass 
• Cube Metal bucket 
• Anvil 
• Lighting 
• High speed camera & miro camara
• A phantom v1610 
• Industrial Tweezers 
• Eye protection goggles/glasses/face mask (main safety) 
•  Polarized glass/Polariscope (To research the inner layers)

28/2/22- Chocolate slice patao (non bake)- Food Technology

Ingredients

• 50g butter
• 1/4 sugar
• 1/2 packet arrowroot biscuits
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp coca power

Equipment

- measuring cup

- Mixing bowl

- Table spoon

- Saucepan

Method

1. Melt tarua butter and chelsea white sugar slowly in a saucepan.

2. Allow to cool.

3. Add egg and mix well

3. Add vanilla essence, cocoa and biscuits crumbs and mix well.

4. press mixture into a 20cm slice tray ,lined with greaseproof paper than refrigerate until mixture has set.

Bridge MTY Start 24/2/22

 

Lesson Plan
Different positions in building a bridge

Summary

1. Understand the different positions in designing and building a bridge

2. Build a team consisting of one of each specialists

Implementation

Learning Context

Research the following four job titles.   

• Civil Designer: Te Awa Doull

• Civil Engineer: Te Awa Doull

• Bridge Welder: Dillon Hayward

• Resource Manager: Dillon Hayward

Procedure

Make a copy of this document. 

Write a short paragraph describing your team. ( Name of your team, team members and who is responsible for which job.)

I, the emperor, will devise the resources to the engineer to build the construct while checking that It is all in one piece- Dillon I am a gay nobal men, I work out the planning all on my own while making sure its stable- I am batkun B Cun

Write a short description of each job's responsibilities. (Check Bridge Building Rules Document)

The engineer, it is they’re job to build part of the structure and give it to the welder to then start building the other part of the structure. The Designer is the one in charge to make sure it’s a design that will be stable and strong once built. The Welder, Is the person who is incharge of the connection of each of the pieces applied to the constructed to ensure that everything Can carry the weight. The Resource Manager, The guy who calculates the bridges cost, making sure to not spend too much by getting the exact measurements.

Insert a photo from the internet to show what type of bridge design your team will be aiming to replicate.

After completing this document, Share it with your team members. 

Upload this document to your school blog and type a short paragraph explaining what this document is all about.

21/2/22- mince cow main- Food Technology

Ingredients

 100g mince

1 bunch bok choy

Or use baby bok choy or cabbage.

1 onion

sliced

1 celery stalk

sliced

2 carrots

thinly sliced

100g snow peas

400g corn

2min Noodles

To serve

 2 red chilli

sliced

 2 spring onions

Method

• Step 1
  Heat oil

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   in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion has softened. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through.
• Step 2
  Add carrot. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until carrot starts to soften. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in stock. Season with pepper. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
• Step 3
  Meanwhile, place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Set aside for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Drain.
• Step 4
  Add pak choy, peas, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until pak choy is just wilted and peas are tender. Add noodles. Toss to combine. Serve.
• 

  
  20/2/12 I was chosen to supervise over my group of four- Shan, Wairua, Arche, and Diesel. I checked to see if everybody was helping, than I was the one who mixed all the ingredients up all together.

 

SST 2022 year 10 topic, goals setting and reflecting.

These are my goals for 2022 

1. When I need help I know to ask my matua/whaea for example or search on my own.
   At the end of this term, I want to be able to say that I achieved my goal of achieving merit or higher.
   
   
2. One piece of advice for myself this year is to have a reflective journal to remember the important lessons I had studied.
   
   
3. One thing I was proud of from last year is that I managed to prepare myself to get through the year on time and also had over average scores on tests.
   
   
4. My main focus this term is to recover myself by gathering information I may need for the rest of the year and settle down/recuperate myself to be engaged. 
   all my subjects while increasing my confidence. 
   
   
5. These are my action steps to help me get there:
   Organize myself to be sufficient and attentive.
   Participate in more activities for more confidence.
   Help myself to the information within the library.
   Getting myself out of my comfort zone by playing in a sport( either soccer or hockey).
   Become a role model and a good friend.