Author: Katherine Mansfeild 

Title: The Doll’s House 

Text type: Narrative 

When reading the text my reaction was interesting, it was hard to stop reading knowing there was more to come. It really gave this nostalgic feeling of how it was to be a year 6 in primary school, flaunting to my friends what cool things I had got for my birthday. This text had also shocked me because it included the perspective of the children, and how they have different understandings of each other and none knew better. It’s an amazing text. The text made me think about how much power the children have over the opinions of their parents and quite frankly not a lot for generations. The world of parenting has always had a hold of how the oldest get the say first then it’s done. No arguments arrangements. 

What I took from this text is: Appearance vs Reality. The doll’s house has a great exterior and flawed interior, seen as a metaphor for the contrast between appearance and reality. This is distributed in the characters, their true nature. So  even though the burnell’s aunt had brought the doll house to the kids in pristine conditions the inside wasn’t the same having different sized objects, different colored walls the burnell’s still thought it was the nicest thing they had. None of the students cared what the inside looked like; the only thing that suited the whole house was a lamp. So I take it that only the majority of people enjoy the appearance of things/people other than the true beauty behind it all, but some wouldn’t even call it beauty and just give you judgement and a look of disgust.

One of the key ideas that I found while reading this text is that there is a mother who is a washer woman and it shows how her children are dressed for school in bits from people that she had worked for. Which somewhat tinted the view of the other children. The children were left at a distance and they just stood by not asking if they could see the house just watched how the other children squirmed just for a look. The story also shows how children learn behavior from the adults in their lives. Showing and explaining social order, each parent has a different way of teaching their child how to behave. Either discipline or not there’s always different outcomes of behavior, how the children act when not around their parents are a result of what they are taught by their surroundings.  

A message that I found in the text is that people can be cruel, ill treated and rude because of status. In society status is misjudged by others across the world. It’s nothing new, nothing different. It is a human trait, humans have been preying on the weak for decades. We could take this note as there is demand for change but it’s in our nature, what can we do especially if we have our parents in our ears like Kezia’s mother ” Mother,” said Kezia, ” can’t I ask the Kelveys just once ? ” ” Certainly not, Kezia.” ” But why not ? ” ” Run away, Kezia ; you know quite well why not.”   WHAT DO YOU DO?  You behave because that seems to be the best resort to obliging your parents when young. It seems to be the only thing you have to do, learn from your mistakes and move on. There is no questioning how your parents discipline you. It’s an unspoken rule except you just listen and do what they say because you are their responsibility.

Judgement is a real thing in everyday life no matter where you go or what you do. I envy Lil and our Else’s response to being teased and asked a rude question by one of the children. “ Is it true you’re going to be a servant when you grow up, Lil Kelvey ? ” shrilled Lena. Being a child is the least of their worries and they really take it all in. “ Dead silence. But instead of answering, Lil only gave her a silly, shamefaced smile.”  which is a great example of how to not take everything so seriously. Judgement of different perspectives of the world can be long or short stories to start with but it’s never necessary judging others by their hair or skin or different features, ect. How to s top judging is maybe you say the wrong thing to the wrong person or mistake a good looking person but has horrible hygiene and just spread awareness and seek the reason why that thing/person is the way it it is or approach the person and ask questions so that your not left looking arrogant and mislead by a rumours.

My favorite part of the text was when Kezia had decided to invite the Kelveys to see the dollhouse despite the consequences of inviting them over so it was really heartfelt and reminded me of how I became friends with my late neighbours.

Yes I would recommend this text to other people of my age because it could take their imagination back to when they were a child and reflect on their own behavior and values. Maybe  able to become a more open minded person on people’s perspectives on situations.

The influences today’s society has is Social media, Tiktok, Instagram etc. Social media has a huge influence over society since the early 2000’s it also grown into some people’s daily lives people become “ influencers” and get paid for going live or making content some of these influencers aren’t their authentic self put a mask on for the world, some people are good at it some aren’t it usually takes back to what you are surrounded by when you were younger or now. Thinking now that there are a good amount of people on the internet that spreads awareness of bullying and mental health awareness and giving back to the community. And I think it’s great to use the advantage of technology to spread awareness.

• What qualities make a great mentor , and how can you develop these in yourself?

• Someone that guides, has a growth mindset, great attitude and helps progress towards achievements. How I would achieve these in myself are being open minded, putting myself in situations where i’m not comfortable and being able to solve and overcome problems.

• If you had a Tukana when you started college, what impact did they  have on you? 

• I didn’t have any Tukana when I started college, I had to find my way around but it didn’t really have much effect on me.

• How can we strengthen our Tuakana- Teina relationships to ensure all students feel supported? 

• I think that our Tukana-Teina relationships are already strong with our form classes and sports with mixed years levels, if they/we reach out more than we might have a better idea of who needs help.

In 11 T we have been using a website called Education Perfect for our lessons, learning trigonometry. It’s very complicated , but much needed lesson to be taught.

I have been doing my best by writing down the formula to learn and answer the question correctly.

We use Education Perfect to practice for the next assessment, we also have been taught Pythagoras is like trigonometry but a lot less complicated.

I’m very nervous for the next assessment because I may not be able to remember all the formulas but with a lot more practice and focus I must be half way there.

waka

First day , waka, is a week or two away from Waitangi weekend.

I only went because I knew Kopa was going and I thought “ I might as well go cause I couldn’t last year”. I walk into the fire station with my bag and spare clothes. Once I was there I noticed Kopa was also there at the same time and I didn’t know much about it like what we were going to do. Kopa- “you didn’t need to bring them eh? Do you wanna chuck your bag in the car?”

“oh yuhp” I replied. Then she and I chatted and waited till everyone came to the station. 

“What are we gonna be doing Kopa?” “you’ll see”. Everyone starts coming in one by one with their whanau. Am I anxious? Yes, however, I don’t know why. “Will they be speaking fluently?” says the voice in my head “what if I muck up and get growled at for it IN MAORI?!?! and then I don’t understand them” my aunty the day before said “eh you know maori “”yea but not as much as the other people””you’ll be alright , Kelsey girl, you’ll be right”said my Aunty. 

Having Kopas company was also helping to calm my nerves, even if she didn’t regularly turn up to waka training. Without Kopa I would have just been alone and stuck in my own head with my nerves. Everyone is here and I know some of the people just not as much as I know Kopa. I followed her around for the whole 2 two hours like I was her prospect or something and continued to follow her right till the end of Waitangi weekend/day. 

For the rest of the weeks going, was the same. There were a few times where I got caught off guard  because Kopa was arriving late. And feeling a bit lonely, only because I didn’t socialise with everyone else. It kind of trips me up with training. I need to be a little more independent. 

Waitangi week-  

I arrived at Otiria with anxiety and stress on me. I thank my aunty for dropping me off. I didn’t know where to put my bags. I kind of over packed my bags but I think it’s a good thing you know to be over prepared than not. I walk to the marae to find one of the Kaihautu outside, with my long black skirt that I borrowed from my sister and my grey shirt plus my lashes “don’t forget your lashes gurlies”.

Anyways I walk on the marae with all my bags packed and ready to be put somewhere. I asked the Kaihautu where I should put them. I placed them under this shelter till we needed to pull out the mattresses. Kopa arrives late. Doing waka is kinda hard but when you get used to it, it becomes easier and easier. I’m more than likely going to be going next year. 

It was so fun to be with such positive people around me. I think around the third day we had to have a powhiri for the Australian aboriginals, as planned they were supposed to be staying at Tirito Marae. That didn’t happen because there was something else happening over there. It was a good time with them though. Everyone was in such a vibe throughout the whole week we all got along with each other with no conflicts. That’s what I liked the most. 

I Think the only rules were stay away from under the trees where all the adults have their smoko’s, there was another, to not to hook up with anyone, “ Waka’s is not the place to find a boyfriend or a girlfriend  so the boys are outside in the markee and wahine in the marae “ – says the Kaihautu with her firm statement not even statement a demand baha.  

Being on the waka was really relieving, it wasn’t stressful and anything of that kind. It was refreshing every time we hopped off the waka. What we do the waka is painful but a blessing to be on a waka as a female. 

Not many people get the chance to be there. no rush, we all had our hoe and rowing in sync. Together.  It was as SZA said “ still wanna try, still believe in good days, always”.  My aim for this is don’t be afraid to try something new when you get the chance. 

Me, Bella and Mikaila have been working on this project but still haven’t create the proper project.

Cooking with the sun’s power is a fun way to use a renewable resource, and with excellent results. Food cooked in solar ovens retains its moisture and nutrients as it cooks slowly, and does not burn as with other types of heat.

Sunlight is the “fuel.” A solar cooker needs an outdoor spot that is sunny for several hours and protected from strong wind, and where food will be safe. Solar cookers don’t work at night or on cloudy day

In our beliefs we think this project is amazing project because it is helpful in many ways such as saving power and money because you have to pay for power but if you invest in a Design a solar oven you could save money for other things you would like.

We also chose this project because we thought it would be really cool seeing if this project actually works or not.

The Cook Islands, Rarotonga. I want at least be there for 2 months maybe 1 month because I think that being away from all the people around and having time to your self is like the best feeling ever. I want to get to know the culture while I’m spending my time in the Cook Islands. I imagine it to be a whole some, fun , relaxing and memorable time. I want to diving in the corals, see some dolphins and go swimming every morning ugh how relaxing. oh and go hiking and see the amazing view of the island and sit down and relax. my whole idea is I just a holiday where you can enjoy your own time and RELAX and forget all bout your troubles. maybe even go on a helicopter, oh my goshness it be so nice. have a tan and eat everything thats in front of me, oh maybe even have some drinks and have bit of a kanikani bahaa kidding but it does in deed sound fun. I’d love to go there.

for my holiday I didn’t do much. stayed home help out with tidying up like I always do. They finally let me go to a friends house that they know so they cant really say no to me staying over at a friends I stayed at ataahuas for a good three day I don’t know why you would want to know that, we laughed heaps jumped all over the place well I did at least she just sat there and watched me being a weirdo. my holidays weren’t that exciting I mean nan just tells me ” just make it al up so it sounds like your always busy and that you went to rainbows end or went over to aussie” I was bored most of my holidays. I just stayed home keep my routine up. wake up. make my bed. argue with my brother for putting his paru clothes in MY washing basket. do the dishes vacuum clean the bathroom and then yeah lay back for the rest of lunch time really. help out with dinner tidy the table up. eat . sleep. staying at ataahuas it cool. oh bro let me tell you I was a mad bum waiting for her to finish work at the train café, I would sit there oh my days how could I let myself look such a bum waiting for a friend it made me realize that I needed a job or a sport to occupies myself from over taking someone’s personal space oh mate. but she bought me heaps of food and lollies I felt like I was a homeless thing like oh my gosh I’m not homeless I just want that independence when I’m out with my mates and you know stop spending their money and use mine. I need a job! we went out paihia quite a few times for lunch but it was like really windy out there so I was freezing, everyone was freezing. I had my jersey on but it was still freezing. my holidays was peaceful and at home.

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Fumio Kishida

Fumio Kishida was born on the 1st of July in 1957 located in Tokyo/Japan.  In 2021 Fumio Kishida became minister of Japan.  Soon after Fumio KIshida had the office, he had many challenges like having the need to come up with a solution to put a stop to the spread of COVID-19. The way he vowed to pursue a new form of capitalism to promote a fairer distribution of wealth. On the 29th September in 2021, he defeated Taro Kono in a runoff voting term. Fumio Kishida had won the vote and soon became the leader of the LDP-(Liberal Democratic Party) in Japan. He also replaced an outgoing party leader known by the name of Yoshihide Suga.

What did Fumio Kishida achieve?

Fumio Kishida has achieved becoming the japanese Politician who has also served as LDP of Japan, he has also achieved being the head of the Kochikai and then became the president  of Japan in 2021. He has achieved becoming president, he is serving as both prime minister and president of Japan. Kishida had entered politics and was elected to the house of the representatives in 1993 as a LDP leader. He has been given credit for his communication skills, he engages with others smoothly including other world leaders. He is good at delivering the government’s talking points.

How did he become president of Japan?

Fumio Kishida and Taro Kono had been in a runoff voting session to see which of these two will be the new president of Japan. On the 29 of September, Taro Kono had made it to the second round of the runoff election along with Fumio Kishida. And lost with 170 votes towards Fumio Kishida, he had gotten 257 votes. 

In the results he had the most votes so he had then became president of Japan. 

Thing to know about Fumio Kishida:

When Fumio Kishida once said he was interested in politics, his father tried to push him down another path. Then said “There’s nothing sweet about the political world”. 

Fumio Kishida is prime minister of Japan and also the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

(mikaila, kelsey, skyla)