Myanmar Refugees

Link To Final: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YToqSeoXZoZ-m0hFEZHFcyuIr9WMfm1HWxsdZGNzprI/edit

What went well and why?
- The research went pretty well because I was given a lot of time to research. I finished the actual presentation quite quickly as I had already written all of my paragraphs while I was doing my research.

What didn't go well and why?
- I had written quite a lot for my research so I didn't really know what to write for the presentation itself. 

If you were to do this again what would you do differently and why?
- I would give myself more time to be able to write everything again and add better photos.

DNA Testing

This week for social studies, we were asked to write about DNA testing and if we would take the chance to do one. I said yes because I would've liked to find out about my family. We were told to first plan the paragraph, then write the paragraph, and then get feedback and write a final version of the paragraph. I haven't gotten feedback yet but I do hope I do. Here is what I have done so far.

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YES OR NO: YES

WHY:

-Would like to find out if I am actually Fijian

-Want to know about my ancestors

-How much of my ethnicity is true
-Want to find out if I have distant relatives

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PLAN

-What is DNA testing
-How it is done
-Agree
-Would like to find out if actually Fijian
-How much of my ethnicity is true
-My ancestors
-Distant relatives? 

-It might not always be good
-Nice to try though
-Conclude 

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DNA testing is when you give your DNA to check something out, it could be to check your genes, find out if you are actually part of your family etc. Some people think that DNA testing isn’t good while others think that it’s a good chance to find out information you wouldn’t even know about. If I had the chance to get DNA tested I would. I would try it out because I would like to know if I am actually Fijian, it would be interesting to find out if I wasn’t and what I would’ve actually been. I would also like to know how much of my ethnicity is true, am I actually Fiji-Indian or am I something completely different. If I took a test I would like to find out about my ancestors, my family don’t really know who our ancestors are and If a test could tell me it would be really fun to see with my family. I would also take a test to find out if I have distant relatives, I wonder if I ever had family that I never knew I would have, it would be interesting to find that out too. Sometimes DNA testing isn’t good as some companies violate your privacy to sell your information to other companies or governments, sometimes they can scam you if you don’t choose the right company. This is why you should be quite careful with the company you choose, always look at the reviews to see if they are legit or frauds. It’s still nice to try if I ever got the chance to because I could find out so much stuff that I might have never known of, it could make me aware of how cultural I could be. These are some reasons why I would like to try DNA testing, it would be a little weird to try out but it seems fun, especially when I could learn so much about myself.

Journey Towards a Better Life

A Filipino Migrant moved to New Zealand for the chance to get more opportunities. This matters because In the Philippines there is a big population and not enough money for everyone to live comfortably. You don’t get the opportunities you would get in other countries unless you moved. In the text, the migrant says that they were poor while living in Manilla. Since the Philippines is very populated, jobs that pay insanely well are hard to find, they were only earning around $15 a day. This meant that they couldn’t care for themselves or their child properly. They realised that the only way they could care for their child was if they went to school and got a better job. When they were able to move into New Zealand they found out that there were more opportunities that could benefit them and their child in the future, in the Philippines that wouldn’t be possible. After coming to New Zealand via a Visitors visa they realised that New Zealand was much better than the Philippines and couldn’t shake off the thought of living there. After moving here they were able to live more comfortable and safe than they would’ve in their own country. This is why this Immigrant moved to New Zealand, to get better opportunities for themself and their children. If they never came to New Zealand they would most likely still be in the Philippines wishing that they took the chance to leave.

Life for this Filippino Immigrant has been better since they came to New Zealand. This matters because when they lived in the Philippines they didn’t feel that safe. It also matters because life over in the Philippines isn’t as easy as it is in other countries. In the text, it is explained that it is not compulsory to send your child to school, if you want your child to work then you can do that and they can’t say a thing. The healthcare is also very bad, if you want to be looked at properly or at the same time you have to hire a private doctor as public doctors are very busy. Public hospitals are often busy as doctors are given no breaks and are often harassed, this makes doctors jobs much harder than before. In New Zealand the doctor-patient ratio is 1 doctor per 300 patients, in the Philippines, it is 1 doctor per 800 patients which is insane. Another thing is crime, In the Philippines robberies and murders constantly happen. You have to be very careful with your belongings as they can be stolen easily. So many murders and robberies take place that the news only picks the most threatening ones. This is very bad because many people lose important things or get hurt nightly. These are some reasons on why life has been better for this Immigrant since moving to New Zealand. They feel much safer in a different country than their own which is a big deal. They are glad they moved to New Zealand because if they didn’t they might not have been able to have the same future as they have now.