Anti -- Vietnam

 In Social Study's we are on the unit about the war against Vietnam, and we are looking at the music the protesters had made. The major artist we looked at was John Lennon.

John and Yoko stayed in bed for eight days, beginning on May 26, in an effort to promote world peace. They got a great deal of media attention, which is exactly what they wanted to promote their cause. This song quickly became the anthem of the antiwar movement as many Americans felt the country should not be fighting in Vietnam. During the bed-in he sang Give peace a chance several times for the reporters and he recorded it in the hotel room while the reporters were listening using only a simple rented four track tape recorder.

Atomic Science: Periodic Table

 In science we went over the topic of the periodic table we had only learnt up to the 30th element, we had learnt a numerous amount of stuff that we went over but the main ones we focused on were.

• Mass Number
• Elements
• Atomic
• Different Columns
• Different rows
• Features of the elements (E.g Alkali Metals, Transition metals, Gases)

Culture

Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drinks and celebration. The roots of the Day of the Dead, celebrated in contemporary Mexico and among those of Mexican heritage 

 

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Ramadan

After the sunset prayer, Muslims gather in their homes or mosques to break their fast with a meal called ifṭār that is often shared with friends and extended family. The ifṭār usually begins with dates, as was the custom of Muhammad, or apricots and water or sweetened milk.

Music

 In music we are going to be performing in a group for our assessment, My group is only Addison with myself and we were looking at doing Smells like Teen spirit by Nirvana I was thinking of playing the electric guitar bit while my friend Addison sings the lyrics. The song Smells like teen spirit's background story Kurt Cobain said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was an attempt to write a song in the style of the Pixies, a band he greatly admired. What I think will be challenging will kind of be the chords but also the lyrics because it is a alt rock song its a bit rough,. The bit of the song we are going to be working on the pre chorus. 

~| Parihaka |~

Background Meaning of the Parihaka 

The song tells the story of the Taranaki Parihaka peaceful protests.

What the line explains about their passive resistance method

Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,

Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,

He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,

He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,

But he loved the silence of the river,

He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.

By putting "You can't pull the roots out" implies that you can't pull the parihaka out of the person or people, you can move them but they will always be parihaka and have the spirit of Te Whiti.