Transcript - Art

 

In art class, we have been looking at captivating street art and focusing on what we found eye-catching out the piece. We also were working on doing transcriptions of other artist's works. Somethings I learned was how to look at the little details of people's artwork. When I look at art I don't really look into what the means and things are so I found out the little details made a big difference. Another thing is I now see the different types of this specific art. When I was searching for the artwork I found some that were similar but very different in some ways. It was very interesting, to say the least.

THE NUREMBERG LAWS - Social Studies

THE NUREMBERG LAWS - 

1. Provide two examples of ways in which the Nuremberg laws affected the rights of German Jews. 

“Jewish Patients were no longer admitted to municipal hospitals in Düsseldorf.”
“The Reich Propaganda Ministry issued a decree forbidding Jewish soldiers to be named among the dead in World War I memorials.”

2. What other actions were taken that discriminated against Jews in Germany? (Remembering)

One of the actions was that the Jewish people couldn’t be teachers or doctors so a lot of them lost their jobs. That was only a couple of them so when you think about the rest of them 

3. Why do you think that the Nazis passed these laws? (Understanding)

They wanted power so they decided to use the jews and get rid of them to spread fear. They wanted power and to gain that power they ruled by fear.

4. If a New Zealand government passed a law that provided for different treatment of a named racial group in New Zealand, what do you think the reaction of most New Zealand people would be? Why do you think this might be the case? (Applying)

People wouldn’t stand for it mainly because we have become a multi-cultural country.

Kristallacht - Social Studies

Kristallnacht

1. What is meant by the term “Kristallnacht”?
   Night of broken glass
   
   
2. When did this event occur?
   November 9th to 10th 1938
   
   
3. How many synagogues did the program claim were burned?
   267
   
   
4. How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event?
   91
   
   
5. How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps?
   30,000
   
   
6. What was the reaction of the German people to this event?
   They announced that it was the Jew's fault.

How do we know that Kristallnacht was planned in advance of the event?

Kristallnacht (Night of broken glass) was planned by the Germans before it happened. In the document, it had a time and date that was sent out before the Kristallnacht there for making it obvious that the Germans knew that it was going to happen. Another form of proof is that it has shown everything that the Jews can and can not do like “As soon as possible, officials are to arrest as many jews especially wealthy ones”. The fact that it was sent before the Kristallnacht and showed what the jews can and cannot do, shows how the Germans indeed planned the night of broken glass.

Kai Māori - Home Economics

Growing and Gathering:
In New Zealand, the temperature was much cooler than the places around them o when it came to planting food they managed to find a technique to help adapt them to the surrounding environments. They were prepared in huge communal gardens where they sometimes used gravel, sand, shells, and charcoal to the soil. This helped to hold onto the plants' nutrients and it slowed down the leaching of nutrients by rain or watering. They brought in more birds by bringing in some native trees, flax, and flowering shrubs which attracted the birds into the civilization. The Maori mostly ate seafood as there was plenty of fish and it was high in protein. Each tribe had its own fishing grounds which was very important as some may have called it sacred ground. 

Preserving Food:
Maori preserved large amounts of food so they could trade with other tribes or save the food for leaner times. Some of the food that was most commonly dried was kumara, shellfish, and fish (Such as shark and eels). Meat, fruit, and seeds were also dried. Some birds and meats were preserved in their own fat after it is boiled into a hot substance. Another thing that they did was ferment the fish and corn. 

What food sources did the English bring to the Maori when they settled into their country?
When the English settled in the Maori quickly accepted the food that they brought with them, some of the foods include potatoes, pork, wheat, corn, Ect. Even though they brought the crops over to the Maori, they still had the problem of the climate changing for the crops. In the end, the Maori managed to adapt the crops to the different weather and so they managed to grow the sid crops.

What was the English cooking style? How did it compare to the Maori?
The English mainly used ovens to bake their food like bread and chips. Compared to the Maori, their method of cooking was healthy and helped to bring on more flavor to their food.

At the end of last week, we had a look at or of the foods that the English ate. Scones. 

The Great Depression - Social Studies.

Why was Germany hit hardest during the depression?

The Great Depression was a worldwide severe economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s. The Great Depression was particularly hard on the United States and Europe. Before The Great Depression Germany had been forced to sign The Treaty of Versailles so they would have less power and it was supposed to settle the arguments and the fighting that Germany had started. Two of the things that Germany had to agree to were paying for the damage from the war and reducing their army from 6 million to 100 thousand. This caused all of the people who left the army to have to get other jobs but because The Great Depression hit right after the treaty was signed, these people couldn’t find jobs or ways to get paid. Despite this, Germany as well as everyone else managed to get back on their feet. In the end, Germany only managed to pay off the war by 2010. 6 million people in Germany were unemployed but when compared with the United States at its lowest points with 15 million unemployed people, it doesn't seem like a lot. When looking at the percentages, 20% of Americans in the United States were jobless where in Germany 24% were unemployed. Germany may have more people unemployed but because of the percentage of people in their state compared to the United States, I think that they were hit the hardest.

What had Germany agreed to when they were forced to sign The Treaty of Versailles?

1 year after WW1, 1919, Germany was forced to sign a treaty that is widely known as the Treaty of Versailles. It was a peace treaty between France, Britain, Austria-Hungary, Japan, USA, and while Germany was involved the German Government did not participate. The choice for the Germans was either for them to sign the treaty or be occupied by allied troops. Even though Germany was angry because they thought that they didn’t start the war and decided that therefore it wasn't their fault, They signed the Treaty of Versailles under protest. Because the treaty was made so the Germans had less power, after it was signed the Germans army was reduced from 6 million to 100 thousand, it got rid of their submarines, military aircraft/ artilleries, and lessened their navy to 6 small battleships. Even after all of that they also had to pay for all of the costs of the war. (They only managed to pay this off in 2010 which was 91 years later). Though this treaty was used to help bring the German's power down, I think that it only made them hunger for more.

How was NZ affected by The Great Depression?

New Zealand was an agricultural country which meant that we would sell most of our goods overseas. When The Great Depression hit, people couldn’t buy the goods that we would send out which meant that we lost a lot of our money for that was where most of our income came from. New Zealand wasn't hit immediately but from 1930, export prices began to plummet, it managed to fall 45% by 1933. While sales were falling, so were the prices for they needed to sell their products before they went off. The money they would get before the great depression with their sales would be brought back to help pay for the products that they would need for the next sale. Because the great depression caused them to bring down their prices they would have barely been able to pay for more products to sell. New Zealand managed to start to get back onto their feet by 1935 but as like all of the other countries, they were barely making it by. 

DNA Extraction Experiment - Science

 Aim: To extract DNA from the kiwi fruit

Method:

1.  Mush half a kiwifruit in a zip lock bag with a splash of water and a small teaspoon of salt.
2.  Strain the solution through a cloth into a beaker.
3.  Add a squirt of dishwashing liquid and stir.
   
4. Pour into a test tube.
5.  Place the test tube in a beaker filled with WARM water.
6.  Leave for 10 minutes.
7.  Slowly pour 5mL of methylated spirits down the inside of the test tube.

Where do you find the DNA?
In every organism, there is a cell and within that cell, there is a nucleus. There are 46 chromosomes in the nucleus and in those chromosomes there are strands of DNA. 

What makes up DNA?
DNA is made up of simple repeating units called nucleotides. A nucleotide is comprised of sugar, a phosphate, and a base. The sides of DNA are made up of sugar and phosphate. These sides are linked together by chemicals called nucleotide bases.