Real Estate Agents

Real Estate Agent

   Other Names

House agent Realtor Broker Estate Agent

What you do -

Real estate agents are based in offices and work on behalf of the client to get the best price possible. You work for clients and sell their properties on behalf of them to buyers who are ready to buy properties. You research and calculate the value of properties that clients are willing to sell. You also advertise properties to buyers online or in brochures to interest buyers. Real Estate agents organise and negotiate property sales and contracts with both sellers and buyers, they also organise building inspections and reports for the property.

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Education & Experience -

To become a real estate agent you need to have a New Zealand Diploma in business (Level 6) with the Real Estate strand and a National Diploma in Real Estate (Agent) (Level 5). You also need three years of working experience which can be gained while studying for your other qualifications.

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Income - Hours Per Week -

Annual Salary -$84,500 40 - 50 Hours

Gross monthly income - $7041.67

Monthly deductions Annual Leave -

Income tax- 1567.08 4 - 6 Weeks

KiwiSaver - $422.50

Student Loan - $644.80

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What I found interesting about the job -

I found the actual work interesting as you have to wait for clients to contact you and you have to prepare and advertise everything yourself. You also have to interest the buyers in the property you want to buy and convince them that this is the property they want.

What I didn’t realise about the job -

I didn’t realise that it is quite hard to actually become a Real Estate Agent as you have to get two diplomas and have to have three years of experience beforehand. 

The first step in getting the job -

The first step in getting the job would be to choose what subjects that could help me get my diploma in Highschool.

Food Hygiene and Safety - Home Economics

This week for Home Economics we have been revising on food hygiene and safety in the kitchen. We were tasked to make a word art of many key points when in the kitchen that is relevant to food hygiene and safety. This is what I have created so far. Some of the words are hard to see but I wasn't able to change it as the site I used didn't let me

Words / Sentences Used -
- Sanitise Work Surfaces
- Wear Gloves if you have cuts
- Wash Hands
- Tie up long hair
- Cooked food should be in air tight containers
- Wash Fruits and Veggies
- Use Safe Water and Raw materials
- Take off jewelry
- Clean Nails
- Wear Aprons
- Use Different cutting boards for meat, veggies and dairy items
- Check expiry date
- Cook food thoroughly
- Avoid cross-contamination
- Close draws and cupboards
-Uncooked foods should be under 5°
- Cooked foods should be over 60°
- Seperate raw meat and cooked foods

Street Art - Art

This week for art we have started looking at street art. Street art is quite popular in Christchurch as since the earthquake the town hasn't been looking too well. There are many different murals painted around the city that kiwis see and look at in awe at these murals and wonder why people have painted this. Our task was to find some street art around Christchurch that we liked and answer some questions. 

1) Why do we look at street art? Why do we stop when we see it? What is our reaction?People look at street art because we don’t expect to see something on a wall, you normally expect to see nothing but seeing bright colours on a wall surprises you and draws your attention. People stop when they see street art because they don’t expect to see it and want to check the little details they might have missed. They also stop to see it because they want to see what the entire photo looks like, they might have only seen one part of the photo but need to see the whole picture to understand why it is placed there. Our reactions are normally being in awe and surprise because most street art in New Zealand are on big walls that look like it was printed on. You normally are in awe because the art looks very good or generally surprises you when you first see it. You are also surprised because you don’t expect to see art that well done on something on a wall, you normally expect to see that in an art gallery but seeing it in front of you as you walk or drive is amazing.

2) Why do we need and use visual symbols around us?In order for everyone to have an easier way to communicate, it’s especially good since the coronavirus has been going around and we all need to have social distancing. I think symbols are just quick easy messages just without a voice. It’s like a silent way of talking to someone but you convey it in thoughts but it just comes to you. A symbol is can also be a hidden message like an art piece, sometimes there are hidden meanings which inspired the artist to paint /spray/draw that design.

3) What are examples of common visual symbols in our environment? (collect examples for the drawing - think about what you might be able to use in making artworks later on as you do)
In public, some examples would be... a stop sign, traffic lights, give way signs, road symbols, road cones and billboards. I would say these because you get a message from them, even if they have text on them, you can still receive a message from it. You can also find symbols all around you, like in science and in stores. 

What kinds of mural images add interest to the city? Different styles of the murals help gain people’s attention like I find the spray-painted murals the most interesting. I think the murals with the most meaning are the ones with stories behind them. Especially ones they represent history (like world wars) which gain most attention because it can give an understanding to people around and give the city a part of history (like if we had an earthquake mural in Christchurch.)

Interpret how they express different ideas than other visual signs and/or advertising.
They come up with an idea or a photo in their head and they have to plan it out so it will gain others attention. It is different from visual signs/advertising because all of that is a very common, everyday thing. Where murals have a lot of meaning and work into them which forces a story behind the artwork.

What does good street art do for the community?
Good street art covers walls or places that seem dull and add colour onto them so that people will want to look at them and see what the art could be about. Street art can also get people attracted to a town which also couldn’t do that well, for example, a town that isn’t known isn’t getting enough visitors and can’t run business that well adds a few murals on a wall, people pass by and see the murals they will want to see what it is and want to take photos of the mural. More people will come and pass by, they could be hungry, tired or bored and see some things in the town that can please their interests. This means that more people come and businesses can flourish again. It can also make an area look better than it did about.

What were you meant to learn?
That all art has a meaning even if it’s on a wall in the city, you have to respect it and you might try to learn its story. It gives us an understanding of how to apply many different ways of being creative. We learnt that all art is different and even if the artist did make a mistake you wouldn’t have known because that’s how artworks are. So I would sum this up by saying that mistakes in art really aren’t mistakes they could make things better or worse.

What did you enjoy about this process?
We enjoyed looking at all of the different varieties of all the street arts/murals. It was so cool seeing things look so realistic and sometimes seeing cool creative ideas go into making a boring old wall have some personality. We also really enjoyed recognizing the street art we have seen around Christchurch City.

What do you think you will do next?
I think next we will be thinking about what we want to create and research some things important towards our city. Afterwards, we will probably choose groups and work on different ways to shade and tone some of our artwork.

The Hunger Games - Symbols

What Am I learning?
I am learning about symbols in the movie The Hunger Games
How Does This Show My Learning?
This shows my learning by being able to explain some symbols and explain them in detail and also able to give scenes where these symbols are seen
What Am I wondering?
What would people use in place of symbols if symbols aren't used?

Business Studies

Who is in your group for running a business?
In my group, I have chosen to work with Genica and hopefully Johanna.  I think we work well together because every time we are in a group we manage to get our work done.

How well did you work together in the team building activity?
In the team-building activity, I think Genica and I worked well together, even though we didn't build the highest tower we didn't fight at all and listened to each other very well. We shared our ideas and tried them all out, even though some of them didn't work. In the end, we quickly just stuffed paper in the base and it stayed up without falling, which we didn't even suspect. We ended up getting third place.

Essay Planning -

Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text. Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.

Brainstorm

Katniss
- Emotionally and Physically stronger
- More powerful and popular - Everyone knows who she is.

- Begining - Caring for her sister, shy, quiet, strength in hunting/archery shows caring and selflessness when she volunteers for Prim in the reaping, Values family

- Middle - Determined, Cautious - runs away and hides, smart, doesn't kill unless she has too, still see she is caring and looks after others, Doesn't want to use her skill to hunt others, She watches people die - her reactions are big. forms an alliance with Peeta which makes them favourites in Capitol, More cunning - no longer oblivious to the influence of the Capitol - we see when she forms alliances with Peeta. 

- End - Angry, Powerful - has power over the Capitol because she was going to end the games with no victors, intimidating

Theme link to -
Hope and Rebellion - Starts following the capitols rules but by the end, she stops and rebels against them.

Rich Vs Poor - Not a good choice

Propaganda -She goes against the propaganda of the Capitol - They are fighting for Glory, the Capitol is superior, the games are a good thing.

Struggle for Power - in the games she was powerless, eventually she gains the power through rebellions

Thesis Statement
In Gary Ross' film, The Hunger Games, one way that Katniss Changed was by gaining power and influence in the Capitol. This is shown through her struggles with the theme of hope and rebellion.

P1 - Describe her at the Begining of the movie in detail - clothes, family, makeup, values, characteristics. Sentence linking to the theme - has no hope at the start, Look for quotes 

P2 - Describe the change in the middle in detail, link to the theme

P3 - 

Matariki Vs Good Friday

Matariki 

- A cluster of stars that signify the start of the new year for the Maori

- Holiday for Maori and people who choose to celebrate it

Good Friday

- Good Friday is a holiday which commemorates the crucifixion and the death of Jesus Christ

- It is a holiday for Christians who respect their religion.

Why it should replace Good Friday

- it only happens once a year for a few days

- Other countries like Hawaii and japan celebrate it too

- it is part of our national culture

- To help preserve a celebration for future generations

-Not many people know what Good Friday is and why people celebrate it

- Everyone knows what Matariki is and why people celebrate it

- Christians only celebrate Good Friday

- Everyone can celebrate Matariki

What went well and why?
- getting my research went really well because I knew a lot about Matariki before I had started, I just had to research about Good Friday and write down my information.

What didn't go so well and why?
- Making the poster didn't go so well because I didn't have enough time to plan it out properly and write all my information

If you were to do this again what would you do differently and why?
- I would plan it our properly and choose what to write, I would also add more decorations so that the poster itself looks better.

The Hunger Games - Music Workshop

Chords 
Major - Upbeat, Happy music tone
Minor - Sad tone

Tempo
Fast  - Energetic, Intense, Gain interest
Slow - Bored, Lazy, Lethargic,

Dynamics
loud - Energy, Intense, Rising action
Quiet - Background, Make you focus/listen, Builds tension

Diagetic Sound - sounds that happen naturally, E.G footsteps

Non-Diagetic Sound - Sounds added to a scene - Music


What Scene? - Opening Scene

Techniques -
- Minor Chords - tired
- Slow tempo
- Gained Volume - builds intensity
- Non-diagetic sound

Audience Feel - 
- Sad Scene, Foreshadowing, Interested

Directors Purpose -
- Build emotion/Atmosphere
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What Scene - The Reaping Scene - Music Starts as Katniss Walks to the stage

Techniques -
- Minor Chords
- Slow Tempo
- Dynamics - Gains volume, then drops, then builds

Audience Feel -
- Emotional, eery, Ominoius, Melancholic

Directors Purpose -
- Foreshadowing Sadness, Katniss just volunteered, will most likely be eliminated.
- Lets us feel Katnisses emotions on a personal level.
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What Scene - Rues Death - Rue is killed, Katniss Prepares her body - Surrounds by flowers, Salutes the TV camera.

Techniques -
- Minor Chords 
- Slow to medium tempo
- Dynamics - Builds to Forte

Audience Feel -
- Katniss' Grief, Sorrow, Misery, Anger at the unfair death of her friend

Directors Purpose -

- Make us feel Katniss' emotions

- More intense than if we heard her scream, makes us notice more

- uses music to tell us the pain she feels.

The Hunger Games - Challenges Chart - Characters

The Hunger Games

Character Challenges Chart

Katniss Everdeen

A Challenge They Faced

Volunteering herself for the Hunger Games at the reaping in Prim's place.

How They overcame this challenge

Persevering and going into the hunger games. She made allies and showed her caring side which was shown to all the districts. She also had won the hunger games and almost sacrificed herself so that the Capitol wouldn’t win against her.

What this Shows about this Character

This shows us that Katniss is Strong-Willed, she is also quite rash. She will do something no matter the consequences but realises her mistakes while or soon after something has happened.

Peeta Mellark

A Challenge They Faced

Going into the hunger games.

How They overcame this challenge

He acted as if he was part of other tributes alliances but became a wimp and tried hiding soon after being found out for helping Katniss. He was then stabbed by another tribute and left to die. He had camouflaged himself and was soon found by katniss after rules were changed and tributes were allowed to win with their partner.

What this Shows about this Character

This shows that Peeta can quite easily do things and stay invisible at the same time. It shows that he was weak but over time became a little stronger by the time the game finishes. He can be easily deceived without ever knowing what was actually going on.

Primrose Everdeen

A Challenge They Faced

Being picked to go into the hunger games at the reaping

How They overcame this challenge

Katniss, her sister volunteered in her place as she thought she was way too young to die and she also cared for her.

What this Shows about this Character

This shows that Primrose is quite fragile and terrified of going into the games. She knows she probably won’t win and doesn’t want to die.

Haymitch Abernathy

A Challenge They Faced

Knowing that the Capitol wanted to kill Katniss and Peeta

How They overcame this challenge

Tried convincing the game maker, Seneca Crane to let them both live, which caused them to win and arrive back to their district safely.

What this Shows about this Character

This shows that he really cares about his mentorees, even though he doesn’t know them personally. He also is shown to be very persuasive as Seneca Crane let them both live and in return, was forced to die.