Pizza

Pizza 

This pizza dough is fairly simple to make and cook.

Ingredients: 1 cup of self-raising flour, 1 cup unsweetened yoghurt, 1/2 teaspoon of salt.  

One of the recent practicals we cooked was pizza.

This practical is different from your local pizza hut or dominos pizza takeaway because of how easy and simple the ingredients are. We created our pizza dough by mixing the unsweetened yoghurt, flour and salt together, then knead it. Although it sounds a little strange it actually tastes good. The mixture was sticky at first but we kept adding flour until we form the continuity that we wanted the dough to be at. My group and I then split the dough into 3 and made up out pizzas. We first added tomato paste then the following toppings: cheese, red and green capsicums, tomatoes, and more cheese.

Note: This blog post is in progress and not yet finished. Will be complete in the following days.

A message I take from this scene is knowing another side of someone. Zelie knew a different side of Inan but now she knows the who the real Inan is just by looking into his eyes. They are both shells trying to fight for what they think is right. There's always a choice, can you live with the consequences of your choice?

A message I take from this scene is, following your destiny. Although Inans's destiny is to be king, he must pick whether to follow his heart or lead his country. Also putting your duty over others before your own self.

Paragraph Question:

Are students addicted to their cell phones? If so, is that a problem?

Many students have some sort of addiction to their smartphone. Smartphones can be very beneficial to students. Students can connect with friends and family, seek help for a school test, and they can even download apps to stay organized. However, smartphones can also be very addicting. Students are expected to use technology both in and out of school/classrooms. They manage their social lives through various apps and social media platforms. Students find themselves mindlessly reaching for their smartphone or refreshing social media feeds, even when they just checked it minutes ago. Smartphones can cause many health issues mentally, physically, and emotionally. For example, it may affect the way you communicate or interact with certain relationships. Whether it's with friends, family, or others. Many times it affects your communication in a negative way. Sometimes students might find it hard to hold a simple conversation when they can't peel their eyes away from their smartphone. It helps to focus less on counting the minutes of use and more on how they use their smartphone. It is important to have a healthy balance with a smartphone, understanding how students use their phone and what that purpose serves them. 

A message I take from this scene is someone being hurt and thinking revenge is the right way to go. The king is disgust by the maji because of the hurt they cause him. So he believes hurting the maji is the only way to feel to get vengeance. Him insulting Zelie by calling her a Maggot is typically he's known for treating people horribly, no matter how it might affect them.

A message I take from this scene is there is always 2 sides to a story, everyone has there own perspective. Zelie's sees that the king's wrongdoing affected her and her family. Well, the king sees it as being powerful. But we don't know why the king is this way or the reason behind his wrongdoings, as we don't see his perspective of things or his childhood. He's just painted in the book as the bad guy.

Technology

Technology Definition

Technology is the creative process that utilises tools, resources and systems to solve problems. It also enhances control over natal and man-made environments to improve our lives. 

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 A message I take form this scene is being filled with sorrow and sadness. Expressing it through tears. Feeling destress by the loss of many beloved people.

A message I take from this scene is to imagine all of them coming together as one. It could create something wonderful where there is no hate, violence, and everyone gets along. Bringing everyone together can bring positive and negative to the situation but it could also bring them together as one.

Science - Electricity and Magnetism

A message I take from this is doing the knowing you are doing wrong though you know what the right thing to do is. You are willing to change but people don't believe you because of all the wrong you have caused/done. 

Do I trust Inan? Does he deserve a second chance? 

Trust isn't something that you have it's something that you gain over time and growth. Personally, I think Inan has shown some good but trusting him will be a process.

Do people in real life deserve second chances? 

I believe everyone deserves a second chance, but depending on the situation you may think they don't deserve one. A second chance is not given to make things right they are given to prove that you can do better after failing.

Amari has realized that strength isn't about hurting people is can be something else. To me, strength is being able to stay strong through the good and bad, but also to be self-motivated.

The Power of One Essay (Reflection)

The Power of One Essay

A curl shadow cast over the world, as seeds of apartheid, take root in South Africa. In the film, The Power of One, directed by John Avildsen, the ‘going for a run,’ scene where Pk and Gideon Dumar are running through Alexandria also known as the slums, uses various, techniques. The following techniques used in the scene are structure, different camera angles and shots, non-diegetic and diegetic sounds, and lastly facial expressions. These important film techniques help broadcast what the director is trying to portray in the scene, extremely impacting the audience.
“We hope for a good tomorrow, but if we don't learn to do for our selves as equals that hope disappears.”

Avildsen uses many different important techniques in the scene to get emotions and understandings into the audience. In The Power of One, the sound is an important technique used widely throughout the scene. During the scene when Pk and Gideon Dumar are running through the streets of Alexandra, an upbeat and joyful song is playing as the little kids follow behind. This aspect of the song is non-diegetic sound, which adds another layer of meaning to the scene. This shows that the director wanted the audience to know everything is alright and nothing bad is going to happen, this creates an impact. The change of pitch, tempo, and volume, the director used indicates how he expects the audience to respond to a given noise. This is important because it captivates and changes the mood and emotions of the audience.

In the ‘going for a run scene,’ the director uses the aspect of a tracking shot also known as a dolly shot. We see this throughout most of the scene when Pk and Gideon Dumar are running through the filthy slums, and the shot stops when Pk and Gideon run into the water taps. The director did this to show the movement of Pk And Gideon, while also giving us a glimpse of the slums. This helps to involve us as the audience in Pk’s and Gideons discussions. This shows us that Gideon is desperately seeking help from Pk to start a school for the South Africans, so the black community can learn to read and write English. As they can't even read the apartheid sigh that tells them when and where they are allowed to go, because the law only allows 2% of the Black community to go to school. This is important because we see how despite Gideon is reaching out for Pk to help his people.

Another technique Avilsen uses is the aspect of Camera angles and shots. To be specific, the director uses a long shot to showcase Pk and Gideon Dumar running through the streets of Alexandra. In this long shot, we see Pk and Gideon running while in the background the black community are lined up for the toilet, as the government only allows 1 toilet per 200 individuals. The purpose of this long shot was to establish the difficult and ill-treatment of the South African black community. It shows how small, filthy, and crowded living in the slums were during apartheid. The concept of this shot creates an extreme dejected impact on the audience. This is important because we see how unfair the living conditions of the South African black community are, due to the apartheid policy.

When I started writing my essay I found it difficult. Something I am proud of is how I kept going and read through it and rewrote it if I thought I could have done it better. Something I could do better is relating my writing to the real and outer world. One thing I enjoyed about learning about the film is watching it and analysing what happened. One thing I found challenging about learning about the film is to notice the difference between each technique and describe the different camera angle and shots with what their purpose is behind it. One thing I learned that I will use the next time I write an essay is to write with more detail and information. One thing I am wondering about is will 2020 be my year?