10English-Teenagers need protecting from violent images in television, films and games

Teenagers need protecting from violent images in television, films, and games

A mystic figure lurks out of the gloomy dark, and with him comes a pointed object in his fragile and withered hand. He creepily approaches his victim and swoosh! The dagger had pierced his enemy’s skin and sunk right into his so-called “innocent” heart. We all know this scene too well, the bad guy strikes the good guy.

Most (and I mean most) modern shows, films and games have some sort of violence to it. Whether it be eliminating a player in the ever-growing Fortnite game or where Superman defeats the latest knock-off supervillain, there is a hint of violence in it. We all view things like this as if it’s normal, and this can especially target teenagers and our developing minds. For instance, let’s take films from around 30 years ago, where practically every scene was multi-generational friendly, and violence was basically just not a thing in movies. All of these movies seemed to have followed Christian values (meaning no violence, no discrimination and no sexual references outside of marriage). This has notably dropped over the decades, where now basically all modern things contain the opposite of the older ones.

For this argument, yes, I believe that the government and our elders should be more strict on what we can watch, and play. Take the “Restricted Label” for a fact. Its now-a-day meaning is “let your kids watch this if you allow them to”. This is wrong, the label is there for a reason, and the government should do more about it. Imagine this scene (get what I did there, Scene?) of where an innocent Mother buys their 12-year-old kid the latest Call of Duty release. The label is deemed R16 and the law restricts only a 16-year-old, or older, to play it. The child knows of this risk and relies most importantly on his mother, who probably has no idea what her child is playing. This is wrong and we need to do more to prevent and stop this altogether.

So, to come to a final conclusion, our elders and the government need to do more to raise restricted label awareness. The R label is there for a reason, and it’s not just an optional law. It is the law.

10DTE: Feedback on Growing Innovations NZ Challenge

My Thrilling Experience in The Growing Innovations NZ Challenge!

Introduction
For a part of this term, we have been working in self-chosen groups on a challenge called The Growing Innovations NZ Challenge. It is a challenge where groups are faced with a certain agriculture-task that is required to be or at least as close to being solved. We all had presented our ideas in our class in a pitch-type format which ended up being an awesome idea! Here is my feedback on what experiences we had whilst doing this, and how it was fun!

Groups:

-Moisty Billboard

-Special Needs

-Team 4

-W.O.R.D

-(The Rest I Don't Know)

Reflection

I thought that this challenge had gone well and it provided many opportunities in the areas of learning, developing, and creativity. I enjoyed working in self-chosen groups as you could actually feel comfortable in the groups that you were working with. In our groups, we were each presented with tasks, which we all contributed and my group made our own science board project which ended up looking amazing! We had to choose 2 enablers at a minimum and the ones that my group chose were NS(Network & Sensors) and HHP(High Hydrostatic Pressure). The challenge that my group was given was Maintaining Water Supply. Our task was to create a new way for farmers to locate a change in water pressure so that they can do what is needed to fix it. Using the NS and HHP enablers we created a prototype which was practically a smoke alarm turned and modified into a water tester. This prototype actually looked the part! We then presented this in a pitch-style presentation which went well and we spoke loudly and clearly to the target audience which was our DTE class. 

I enjoyed the process of researching about this smoke alarm turned into a water detector as it looked like quite a cool and fancy process. My team was the Moisty Billboard team and in it were Johnny, Braxton, and I (The same as Normal). I chose these people because, last time in our app developing task, we worked well together and finished the task up to a good standard. We chose these enablers as it directly related to our topic being water, pressure, and changes in the water. Overall, I really enjoyed working in groups rather than individually, as it gets more work done and you feel comfortable with the group that you are working with. This was a great challenge!

Question

Have you heard or have even participated in this challenge?

What are your thoughts on a working leakage detector from a smoke alarm?

10Eng- Parents Should Do More To Keep Teens Healthy

Parents Should Do More To Keep Teens Healthy

The sound of the ambulance is in the distance… Time has slowed down… Isn’t this any parents nightmare? Teens just “are” the way they are, and speaking as one of us, keeping healthy isn’t exactly at the pinnacle of our long-adventurous list. Parents, it is not your fault, but I think that more should be done to keep teens healthy.

The stereotype teen wears rugged pants, has failed dreadlocks, and is a rebellious creature when he or she doesn't get their way. But in reality, we teenagers are just like adults except with a kick of uncontrollable adrenaline. This adrenaline, however, can cause some rather unsuspected, or unsafe actions that can lead to short or long-term health issues, which is something that no-one wants. I think that parents should try to make more of an effort (which I’m sure is great already) on the side of their children's health. All parents are awesome, but sometimes too much love can lead to bad habits or health. A tip for parents: try to limit gaming time for your children as this is modern-day cancer, as this can lead to newly-founded disorders such as the growing ‘gaming disorder’. Also, another helpful tip for parents is to watch what your child is eating, and make sure that they get the right vitamins and minerals that they need for the day. If this is a problem, try sneaking in a grated carrot into a patty, or some onions into a traditional soup.

Teenagers really aren’t that all different from more-experienced adults, so we should also be healthy like adults. In conclusion, parents are doing a great job of keeping their children happy. It just matters how they are keeping them happy, or else it could lead to a catastrophe.

10Health-Blogging on Spiritual Wellbeing

These are my answers to some questions revolving around my Taha Wairua (My spiritual well-being)

What did you think about spiritual well-being was before you started this unit?
-I thought that spiritual well-being was based on your religion and personal goals and beliefs which is pretty much the same as what I found out what it was about.

What is spiritual well-being about?
-Spiritual well-being is about all your beliefs, goals and religion being kept stable and happy so that no one else may alter or change your goals.

Why does everyone have differing spiritual wellbeing?
-Because not everyone has a religion or the same beliefs as other people.

What area of spiritual well-being do you need to improve on and why?
-I think that I can improve more in my goal setting so that I can strive to do bigger things in my life.

What is a goal you have about education?
-I have a goal in education to pass NCEA level 3 by year 13 so that I can get a good qualification for my desired job: an accountant.

10English-Should all students learn a second language

Introduction

Hello, Bonjour, Kamusta! Aren’t languages what bond us and bring us together no matter where we are or are going? Without languages, we would have limited communication and you wouldn’t have any idea what I am writing right now (that is… if I could write it). Here is my debate on the topic of whether or not every school student should learn a second language.

Arguments For

I strongly think yes, students should learn a second language that can help them in their near or far future. Whether they learn basic conversations or a whole language, it is going to benefit them later on in their life. Speaking as a student who has been through various language classes, I think that they should only do one specific other-language rather than a bunch of languages so they don’t get confused over the languages. A nice point of learning another language is that you can use it to make friends overseas or around your area that speak that language. Also, on the nice side of things, having another language up your sleeve can help you get those top-notch jobs that require someone speaking another language. Having another language is also good if someone needs an urgent translator to help out with the toughest of situations where no-one else can speak the language required. Although there are many positive things about learning another language, there are some doubtful down points of it.

Arguments Against

Learning another language could, in reality, be a waste of time as you may never end up using it or it may just become another old obsolete language that no one really speaks (for instance, Latin). Also, whilst taking classes for the language, you could have used that time for something more practical such as business lessons that have a more chance of helping you out in your future.

Conclusion

Languages are great, it really is just up to the speaker to make it work. I think that students should learn another language up to a desired level. This can increase many things, such as memorization, work opportunities, and of course, communication!