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.

Note to self

 In Our Wananga class we have been learning how to embrace our emotions and how to properly deal with them.

I read a poem by Jaluddin Rumi,

Spirituals and The hidden meanings

1Singing was a tradition brought from Africa by the first slaves; sometimes their songs were called spirituals, Singing served many purposes such as providing repetitive rhythm for repetitive work. Harriet Tubman and other slaves used songs as strategy to to communicate with other slaves in the struggle for their freedom. Coded songs contained words giving giving directions on to escape also known as signal songs, songs used Biblical references and analogies of Biblical people. Places and stories, comparing them to their own history of slavery; for example "being bound for the land of Canaan" for a white person could mean ready to die or go to heaven, but to a slave it meant ready to go to Canada.

These are the lyrics of some songs that have been passed along generations 

Wade In the Water

Wade In the Water - Harriet Tubman

Chorus: Wade in the Water, wade in the water children.

Wade in the Water. God’s gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children all dressed in Red?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that Moses led.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in White?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones of the Israelites.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in Blue?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that made it through.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Harriet Tubman Was an Ex-Slave famous for helping thousands of slaves escape She used hidden messages in her songs, Harriet used the underground rail road which were secret passages used to sneak the slaves out of the slaves states.

Wade in the water is a type of spirituals with a hidden meaning; when Harriet was saying wade in the water she meant follow her and go through the water so you wont be spotted on land and the reason for going through the water is the slaves wouldn't smell so if the master sent out dogs the dogs wouldn't be able to track their scent.