Introduction to connections - The diary of Anne Frank

Questions:

 1. How does viewing this text through a child's perspective change the way we experience it? Explain using an example from the text. 

- They don't properly understand the world yet and have not yet formed opinions. They feel like they don't understand the 'dark side'  just yet. We feel sympathy for them. We need to think about how it affects them/ their overall worldview is changed by the smallest things.

2. How would this text be different if it were told from the perspective of an adult? How would the audience's experience be different?

- Adults know more about the were/are more informed, whereas Anne didn't understand that. Anne didn't like childlike perspective. Adult's perspective would have been more stressed.  Seeing from an adults perspective means we see more awareness, more need for survival. Adults perspective might be more sorrowful, hopeless

3. Why did the filmmaker or author decide to tell this story from a child's perspective?

- It shows how Anne felt & how they reacted - a different perspective. It is important to see things from a different perspective. Shows how different age groups react to different situations. Children matter! & Children are open-minded and therefore they can make changes in the future for good.

4. How are children represented in the text? How are adults represented in the text?

- Children -- loud, annoying, curious, selfish, gullible, naive

- Adults -- selfish, thieves, semi-educated, fighting, more serious

5. Does imagination help the young hero to cope? How so? Provide an example?

- Being friends, riding a bike, Solidarity with adults & In the dairy, she writes to a fictional character.

6. Does this text connect in any way to the other texts you have read/viewed? How so? Provide evidence and explain.

- Yes, it has connected to many texts, that we've read before especially ones that are based on a child's perspective. Which is normally creativity, naivety and innocence. Which is also how it connects back to Jojo Rabbit, as that is shown from a child's perspective. Jojo show's his naivety when he's been brought up around nazism, which is the dark reality of Germany. This contrasts to Anne's perspective of being afraid of the Nazi's influence and is fearful for her family and friends.

Introduction To Connections.

Introduction Questions:

1. How does viewing this text through a child’s perspective change the way we experience it? Explain using an example from the text.

- Because we get to see through the eyes of another generation/age group, which shows and tells us a whole new level of emotions. E.g they show us different emotions, and point of views.

2. How would this text be different if it were told from the perspective of an adult? How would the audience’s experience be different?

- An adult may have a more experienced and calmer perspective compared to a child. The audiences experienced would be different as an adult could tell a completely different story.

3. Why did the filmmaker or author decide to tell this story from a child’s perspective?

- Because as a child, we get to see more raw emotions and more of a relative perspective. 

4. How are children represented in the text? How are adults represented in the text?

- Children are represented as sort of tools. They're thrown into the deep end from a young age and are immediately taken into war, while adults are also on the same boat, but more appreciated and taken seriously than younger kids.

5. Does imagination help the young hero to cope? How so? Provide an example.

- Imagination helps all ages to cope, with any situations. It lets us explore another fantasy and can help us ease up.

6. Does this text connect in any other ways to the other texts you have read/viewed? How so? Provide evidence and explain.

- In many ways, most books I have read, all connect with each other, as their very stereotypical about age, gender and race. Although these things should not matter, in most stories they can sometimes be the main conflict.

Places In Books - English, Creative Writing

Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

This novel is directly based on Kerouac’s own experiences in Big Sur, where he went to escape the fast-paced lifestyle of the city. Protagonist Jack Duluoz doesn’t enjoy being in the limelight, and is able to find peace—however temporarily—in this mountainous, coastal region.

From the book: “On soft Spring nights I’ll stand in the yard under the stars — Something good will come out of all things yet — And it will be golden and eternal just like that — There’s no need to say another word.”

My extension: "The wind soared around me — Bug's hovering over my skin ever so slighty — My mind instantly afloats recapping all life events — I'm consent, and still with all around me."

About Me & Metaphors and Similies

English - About Me

We did an, About Me task in English. So this is just a little bit about me :)

Climate Change - Science

Climate Change

What is the Greenhouse effect?
- Is radiation from a planet's atmosphere heats up the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere.  

Effects of Global Warming?
- These are just some effects of global warming. 

• Melting of glaciers, early snowmelt plus severe droughts will cause dangerous water shortages.

• Increased while fires in multiple countries, such as America and Australia.

• Due to snow and glaciers melting, sea levels rise. 

• Farms affected in areas such as new pests, heat waves, increased flooding. 

• Disruption to Coral Reefs and Alpine Meadows could potentially lead some animals to extinction. 
• More disease outbreaks, mainly things asthma and hayfever. Due to the increased growth of pollen, spreading higher up into the air- into our lungs. The more polluted the air is, the more damaged our lungs and body will be.

What is the solution to Climate Change? 

- Biofuel. Biofuel is a fuel that is produced through contemporary processes from Biomass. 
This is a safer alternative, to use rather than actual fuel. It's organic, meaning it's safer to the environment. 

Treaty Essay

Introduction:

• In 1830 their were Missionaries, Whalers & Maori living New Zealand. They all had their own desires in need of protection to things like Maori rights and land. Wars broke out such as the Musket Wars, decreasing the population of mostly Maori. We also had reasons to bring in a treaty, such as reckless behaviour, trading and in order to bring in a flag you had to have a treaty. I will now be explaining in 5 paragraphs- why all of these scenarios needed a treaty.

Paragraph 1: The Lawyer

( Lawless Behaviour ) 

• A treaty was needed to give rules and laws around certain things in New Zealand. If not things would’ve got messy potentially more wars would have broken out too. 

This point is important because if they didn’t enforce such laws, there would be no boundaries and things would get out of control. Meaning no trades and no agreements. For example:

• They drank recklessly
• Prostitution
• Drunken Acts

In conclusion, a treaty is well worth needing and provides safe aspects to the people and society. A treaty enforced rules, and laws after certain actions had been shown from the public. With a treaty in place, they are still able to trade along with agreements.

Paragraph 2: The Lawyer

( Maori Rights ) 

• Another reason a treaty was needed was to protect Maori rights, to protect their land and also to prevent more killing. 

• This is important because without being in place there would be more killings, which would lead to population change. Maori land could also be lost and handed over to the Missionaries.

Evidence to support this:

• The killing continues = population change
• Maori Land Lost 
• Unprotected Maori rights 

Paragraph 3: The Hammer

( Musket Wars ) 

• Musket wars lead to many killings that could also affect their population 
• Many trades were affected
• Maori we're outnumbered as they didn’t have as such powerful weapons like the English did such as the Musket. 

• They needed a treaty to prevent more musket wars, which helps which population change within the Maori’s as well. And to prevent affected trades. 

• If we don’t get a treaty finalised and enforced the population will decrease and more musket wars could occur- affecting the Maori population heavily. No laws would be set, meaning people can go on with their madness. 

In conclusion, a treaty needs to be set with laws and boundaries in order to save more lives and to prevent a huge downfall in the population. 

Paragraph 4: The Slam Dunk

( Declaration of Independence ) 

• Finally, the Declaration of Independence was needed for Maori to trade with other countries and as well to protect Maori rights. New Zealand did not have an official flag yet, meaning they couldn’t trade internationally at this time. 

In conclusion, all these 4 scenarios needed a treaty. It was used to enforce laws and control wars and behaviour. The Treaty of Waitangi was one of the most significant events in New Zealand history. This treaty just shows how it can create safety within a country. And its really created what New Zealand is today.