(A Sonnet, I wrote this before I read that thing you said to someone who asked what type of poem we should write. And I liked it so I'm not going to change)
Mirrors
Able
to make imperfections enhance
coming away happy is unlikely.
Never quite the same upon second glance
it will make you rethink its loyalty.
Indirectly, the reflections murder
by manipulating society.
Teasingly it asks, still want that burger?
A photo shop induced anxiety.
To question its views though, no one daring
despite some distortion at its surface.
Believing lies, and soon second guessing
people kill themselves inside without trace.
Whilst razor sharp edges have ways to cope
your own insecurities hang up rope.
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Homework Post 18: Most Inspiring Teacher
My most inspiring teacher ever isn't one I have this year,
but my English teacher from last year, Miss Schroeder. She never failed to keep
class interesting whether through the actual work she set us, or the way she
reacted to things that happened whilst we were there. For just about every
single one of our assessments she extended the criteria allowing us to push the
boundaries of normal class learning by either making a movie, powerpoint, or
even writing poems instead of writing out boring old Positive, Negative, and
Interesting tables. She also let us play mass class games and let us have
movies playing in the background whilst we worked.
The best thing about Miss Schroeder though was definitely
her attitude. She was a complete and total free spirit and stayed calm despite
anything that was thrown at her (sometimes literally). In fact right now she's
on maternity leave and I think her kids going to be one of the coolest alive
just because of what a great person she is. Yep. Miss Schroeder's awesome (and
not because of the fact she sent people out to go and catch rainbows, or the
time we had a class party in English, or when she accidently dunked the pom
poms at the end of her beanie into her coffee, or when she always gave Shelly
half of whatever she happened to have for lunch, or when she pulled our entire
class out of module because we were bored, or when she let us just hang around
or leave stuff in her class or, or... there's too many things) but because of
her appropriate teaching methods ;)
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Homework Post 17: Olympic Opinions
Tae Kwon Do first appeared at the Olympics in Seoul, Korea
during the 1988 Summer Games as a demonstration sport. Once more it made an
appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,
Spain. It was made an official Olympic sport in the year 2000 at the games in
Sydney Australia, and has been at the games ever since. I don’t think Tae Kwon
Do should be included in the Olympics as it fails to convey the true spirit of
the sport.
There are two main Tae Kwon Do organisations around the world; the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, and the International Tae Kwon Do Federation. At the Olympics, the World Tae Kwon Do version of the sport is played. This version makes a mockery of what Tae Kwon Do actually is, displaying an undisciplined and reckless competition between athletes. An example of this is the way the athletes compose themselves throughout the sparring matches. Their constant screams, celebrations of scored points, and attitude towards the referees not only shows their lack of sportsmanship, but their lack of understanding for the art side of the martial art.
This sport has come under fire by the IOC, having been threatened to be removed from the Olympic Summer Games. The action came about after the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when one of the athletes after having been disqualified from his match, earned a lifetime ban for firing a kick at the head of the man refereeing his match. I think this assault should have sealed the fate of Tae Kwon Do at the Olympics, hopefully saving many martial artists from the disgrace it puts upon them every four years the games come about. As it has not yet been removed, I think the IOC should push for it to be taken off the list of 28 games to be played in Rio, 2016. Not only would this removal stop Tae Kwon Do from being ridiculed by the public every four years due to the reputation it has managed to gain, but it'd also save me from having to explain that I don't do that Tae Kwon Do. I do ITF Tae Kwon Do, the more respectable version of the sport.
There are two main Tae Kwon Do organisations around the world; the World Tae Kwon Do Federation, and the International Tae Kwon Do Federation. At the Olympics, the World Tae Kwon Do version of the sport is played. This version makes a mockery of what Tae Kwon Do actually is, displaying an undisciplined and reckless competition between athletes. An example of this is the way the athletes compose themselves throughout the sparring matches. Their constant screams, celebrations of scored points, and attitude towards the referees not only shows their lack of sportsmanship, but their lack of understanding for the art side of the martial art.
This sport has come under fire by the IOC, having been threatened to be removed from the Olympic Summer Games. The action came about after the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when one of the athletes after having been disqualified from his match, earned a lifetime ban for firing a kick at the head of the man refereeing his match. I think this assault should have sealed the fate of Tae Kwon Do at the Olympics, hopefully saving many martial artists from the disgrace it puts upon them every four years the games come about. As it has not yet been removed, I think the IOC should push for it to be taken off the list of 28 games to be played in Rio, 2016. Not only would this removal stop Tae Kwon Do from being ridiculed by the public every four years due to the reputation it has managed to gain, but it'd also save me from having to explain that I don't do that Tae Kwon Do. I do ITF Tae Kwon Do, the more respectable version of the sport.
Friday, 27 July 2012
Homework Post 16: Greatest Moment in Olympic History
The greatest moment in Olympic history was on the 24th of September 1988 at the Summer Olympics because of Lawrence Lemieux, a Canadian sailor. During the sailing competition, Lemieux was in 2nd place near the half way point of the Finn class race. Close by, the 470 class race was also under way, and Singaporean sailors Joseph Chan and Shaw Her Siew had been thrown into the rough waters. They were injured and unable to right their damaged boat when Lemieux noticed the capsized crew, and broke away from his current course to rescue them. After he rescued Chen and Siew, he waited for, and transferred the two sailors onto an official patrol boat before continuing on to finish his race in 22nd place. This act of selflessness not only earned him a place in the history books for exemplary sportsmanship, but the Pierre de Coubertin Medal in honour of his self-sacrifice and courage. I consider this to be the greatest moment in Olympic history.Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Friday, 13 July 2012
Monday, 4 June 2012
Homework Post 13: Collaborative story Part 1
The Crash
In a time like this, it was hard to work out who was to
blame. The old French man couldn’t have seen it coming. The ambulance worker
couldn’t have stopped. The market stall owner couldn’t have warned either of
them. Looking back on it now, it wasn’t actually anyone’s fault. However, the
public needed a verdict, and a person to blame. The crash had caused so much
grief, and without anyone to pin it on, the police would cop the rebuke.
Detective Jones had known this all along, and if he didn’t find a fall man, his
superiors would make sure he never saw field work for the rest of his career.
His first job was to face the media.
Walking out onto the podium, Jones could feel all the eyes in the room trained on his every move. The way he walked, stood, and even dressed was being carefully scrutinized by the journalists before him. Melanie, Jones’ personal assistant, had typed up his speech the night before. All morning he’d been rehearsing the thing, making sure it was word perfect. “Greetings,” he began, “The police department can in fact confirm the fatalities of 9 civilians after the fruit stand incident. We are currently inquiring into the cause of this tragic event, and should have a confirmed recount within the next month. The police are currently searching for any witness’ of the crash, and it would be greatly appreciated if they could come forward. Thank you”.
Part 2 can be read at: http://112506382.blogspot.co.nz/
Walking out onto the podium, Jones could feel all the eyes in the room trained on his every move. The way he walked, stood, and even dressed was being carefully scrutinized by the journalists before him. Melanie, Jones’ personal assistant, had typed up his speech the night before. All morning he’d been rehearsing the thing, making sure it was word perfect. “Greetings,” he began, “The police department can in fact confirm the fatalities of 9 civilians after the fruit stand incident. We are currently inquiring into the cause of this tragic event, and should have a confirmed recount within the next month. The police are currently searching for any witness’ of the crash, and it would be greatly appreciated if they could come forward. Thank you”.
Part 2 can be read at: http://112506382.blogspot.co.nz/
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