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.

Circuit Training

For P.E we have been working on our personal fitness and how we can make ourselves fitter. We were asked to create a fitness circuit that was personalised for ourselves. A fitness circuit is your own personal workout created to help you strengthen your abilities. This is what I have selected as my training circuit, I hope to complete this once a day.

Squat Jumps	10 reps
Bench Dips	10 Reps
Jump Rope	1 Min
Calf Raises	15 Reps
Abdominal Crunches	15 Reps
Jump Rope	1 Min
Bench Dips	10 Reps
Squat Jumps	10 Reps

Cloning

What is the process of cloning?A skin cell containing 46 chromosomes is taken from a male specimen. An egg cell (which contains only 23 chromosomes) is taken from a female specimen. The nuclei are taken from both cells by a micropipette. The skin nucleus from the skin cell containing all 46 chromosomes is inserted into the egg cell. The egg cell now has all the instructions to clone the male specimen. The egg cell is then surgically inserted into the female specimens womb. Nine months later a clone of the male specimen is born.
 


When could cloning be used for good?Cloning could be used for good by helping recreate some animals or creatures that are or are already extinct. it can help humans understand creatures that we were too late to discover.






When could cloning be used for bad?Cloning could be used for bad by forcing animals or people to have children. it could damage organs fatal for survival and lead to death. You could also use it on a creature, fail and create a deformed or mutant version of the creature.




Do you think cloning is a good idea? Why/ why not?I don't think cloning 

Dystopian Literature

What Is a Dystopia - Dystopia is an imagined place where everything goes horribly wrong and is imperfect. Nothing goes right and it is unpleasant to be in. it is the opposite of a Utopia which is a perfect world. 

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Word Definitions

jovial - someone is in a Cheerful and friendly mood

profusely - A lot

paraphernalia - Specific Equipment, Apparatus, or materials used for its specific purpose.

interminably - having no limits towards anything.

petulantly - Moody or childish

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The Lottery Questions

1. Describe the setting, using specific details from the story in your answer. 
A: It was a clear and sunny morning, as it was summer. flowers were blooming and the grass was a rich green. Everyone was told to meet up in the towns square, between the post office and bank. It was slightly windy, the breeze strong enough to pick pieces of paper off the ground.

2. Explain the feelings of most people in town toward the lottery. 
A: Kids are feeling slightly free, knowing what's going to happen but their brains not fully processing the information. Adults are dreading the lottery but are trying to get their minds off of it by talking to other adults. When it was time to pick someone for the lottery their entire moods change and they are all nervous for what is about to happen. They dread getting picked by the lottery as they know what will happen to them is they are.

3. What evidence is there that the lottery has been going on for a long time?  
A: In one sentence Old Man Warner explains that this is his seventy-seventh lottery that he has been in since he was born. In the text, it also says that long before he was born the box used for the lottery was still being used before that. Old Man Warner is the oldest man in the town so if the box was used before he was born it must mean that the lottery has been going on for more than seventy-seven years.

4. What is Old Man Warner’s attitude about those who would like to change things?  
A: He thinks that anyone who is against the lottery is a fool. He believes that young people want to go back in time and become barbarians instead of what he believes is the future. 

5. Explain how the lottery works. 
A:  Every Year the whole town gathers up in the square, getting ready to be picked for the lottery. Children assemble first, then fathers and then mothers. Children gather stones for after someone has been picked form the lottery. Everyone greets each other and then lines up in their family households. Someone comes with the box to pick out pieces of paper that are black, one of them has a dark black circle that was made with coal on it. Mr Summers ( The one holding the lottery) calls out the household name and the heads of the families come and grab a piece of paper. After everyone has picked they then check who has the mark, whoever has the mark comes up to the front with their whole household to pick again. The family members pick again and whoever gets the black mark is hit with stones. This whole process usually takes around two hours for this specific town.

6. In what way is the title, “The Lottery”, misleading?  Why would the author want to trick the reader by having a misleading title?

A: It sounds as if someone from the town is getting picked to get something luxurious but instead someone is getting punished for no reason. This misleads people to think that everything was going to be fine when actually they aren't fine.

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Why do you think this is a Dystopian Story?
I think that this is a dystopian story because not everything is fine. At the end of the story, we find out that the lottery really is abusing someone who doesn't deserve it. We find out that they are hit with stones by the entire town but we don't know why or what happens after they are hit. At the start, it shows what could've been a Utopia but instead we find out that it is a dystopia instead. It shows people that things may not true towards what has been seen or said.

Does this remind you of others?
It reminds me of a story called The Hunger Games. It gives off the same type of storyline, where someone is picked to risk their lives for their district, they are forced to fight so that their district can get the prize. Another book it reminds me of is the giver, the way that someone is chosen for something reminds me of how the children in the giver are chosen for their jobs.

What am I learning?

I am learning about Dystopian literature

How does this show my learning?

This shows that I am reading the text given to me and can answer the questions properly that involve Dystopian Literature.

What am I wondering?

How do people create a Dystopian place without making it obvious? 

Migration

Migration is when you move to another place or county temporarily or permanently. people move for many reasons, whether it be public or personal reasons theses things can make a person move. Below is a video further explaining what migration is and also explain what the Push and Pull factor is.

https://videos.mysimpleshow.com/IkThEzOAaY 

Culture - Taha Wairua

Migration

For social Studies we were asked to create a map of places we have lived in. This is where I have lived at so far.