Reading Log #6

Reading Log #6
Title: War for the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Text Type: Film
Date Finished: 15/9/17

Summary:
The Film, War for the Planet of the Apes is the third instalment in the trilogy directed by Matt Reeves. The 3 films are remakes of the original Planet of the Apes movies directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. The film follows Ceasar - an incredibly smart, human like chimpanzee who is the leader of a massive family of apes - and his apes being forced into a brutal war between a army of humans led by the Colonel - a bad solider who is feared by the apes and other human armies. After the Colonel kills Ceasars wife and older son, Ceasar sets out on a revenge mission with 3 of his most trust worthy apes to kill the Colonel. After meeting new faces along the way and losing many of his apes, Ceasar finds himself and his kind in the middle of a battle between 2 different human armies which will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Personal Response:
Statement: An important lesson to learn from this film is to not let your bad side get the better of you.
Example: For example, when Ceasar finally gets the opportunity to kill the Colonel, he realises that his bad/evil side was taking over. Before he pulled the trigger he ends up stopping himself, even though the Colonel killed his family.
Explanation: Throughout the whole film, Ceasar battles with his bad side. We see this in multiple situations throughout the film. They all come to a climax when Ceasar sneaks into the
Colonels office to find him drunk and vulnerable. Ceasar grabs a gun and struggles extremely hard not to pull the trigger. We can physically see by the expression on his face that Ceasar is fighting with his bad side. Ceasar finally decides not to kill the Colonel. This contrasts with the scene where Maurice - a gentle, Orangutan who is one of Ceasars closest friends - tells Ceasar that he is starting to act like Koba - a very bad ape who was obsessed with killing the humans and with that obsession, started killing apes that stood in his way. From that point on Ceasar made sure that he did not end up like Koba.
Your Link: This relates to the real world because in the real world, real people fight with there bad side. An example would be if there was someone who, in the past got brought up doing terrible things wants to do something terrible now but he knows its wrong, therefore he has to not let his bad side get the better of him.

Personal Response:
Statement: A character I related to was Maurice
Example: For example, throughout Ceasars revenge mission to kill the Colonel, Maurice tries to stop him because he is worried Ceasars newly found hatred for humans is going to get him killed.
Explanation: Maurice has been Ceasars best friend and possibly his most trust worthy ape since the first movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. When Maurice told Ceasar that he was starting to act like Koba, that really made Ceasar think about what he was doing. This shows the impact Maurice has on Ceasar. I relate to Maurice because I have also tried to talk my friends out of doing stupid things. I understand how difficult it is when you are worried for a friend so you try and talk them out of what ever it is they are wanting to do.
Your Link: This relates to the the real world because there are plenty of real life scenarios where normal people have to stop there friends or family from doing something stupid that could possibly get them hurt of killed. An example of this would be a friend trying to stop another friend from doing drugs.

Reading Log #5

Reading Log: #5
Title: From crystal meth addiction to world athletics title - long jumper Luvo Manyonga's great leap.
Author: Reuters
Text Type: Article
Date Finished:

Summary:
Luvo Manyonga is a South African 26 year old who won the world championship long jump title, after missing out on an Olympic gold medal in Rio and overcoming a drug addiction. He led in the final from the second round with a leap of 8.48 metres - the third best mark of 2017.

Personal Response:
Statement: This article is relevant to students my age because it shows how much drugs can hold you back in life and ruin your career.
Example: For example, after coming from a township just outside of Cape Town, South Africa, Luvo Manyonga was given an 8 month suspension in 2012 after testing positive for the drug tik - the local variant of crystal meth.
Explanation: The suspension would of made him feel like he let his friends, family and himself down. From this students my age can learn not to take drugs as it will ruin your career and life.
Your Link: I think this article relates to the real world because there have been plenty of famous celebrates who have ruined there careers due to drugs. Students my age look up to these celebrates. This could cause students my age to try and get addicted to drugs. This contrasts with the film Walk the Line because like in this article we see a person with a very good career and we see it get destroyed for some time due to drugs.

Personal Response:
Statement: An important lesson to learn from this article is to never give up on your dream no matter what or how many set backs you experience.
Example: Luvo Manyonga got suspended from Long Jump for 8 months in 2012 for testing positive for the drug tik - the local variant of crystal meth.
Explanation: Luno Manyonga never gave up on his dream. He won the world championship long jump title in 2017 at the age of 26 with a jump of 8.48 metres - the third best mark of 2017. At one point Manyonga admitted that he was only 5 percent away from death. After all of these set backs Manyonga worked hard and never gave up which eventually won him a world championship.
Your Link: I think this article relates to some of the people in the real world who have terrible set backs which are very hard to recover from but they never give up and they don't stop fighting until they conquer there dream. Also, from this we can learn not to ever give up on our dreams no matter what or how many set backs we experience.

Reading Log #4

Reading Log #4
Title: Lions Tour: No point whining about SBW red card - Steve Hansen
Author: Kevin Norquay
Text Type: Article
Date Finished: 8/7/17

Summary:
New Zealand's national rugby union team, the All Blacks played there second test match against the Lions - a team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - on the 1 July 2017. During the 25th minute of the first half, Sonny Bill Williams got red carded because of a no-arms shoulder charge on Lions wing Anthony Watson's head, forcing the All Blacks to play most of the game with 14 men against 15. Williams was the first All Black to get sent of in 50 years and the first New Zealand back ever.

Personal Response:
Statement - A person I related to was Sam Cane(open side flanker for the All Blacks)
Example - When Sonny Bill got sent off, the coaches made the decision to play 7 forwards against 8 instead of 6 backs against 7. This meant that blind side flanker, Jerome Kaino came off and Ngani Laumape came on in place of Sonny Bill.
Explanation - I relate to Sam Cane and all of the other All Black forwards because I play rugby. I've played 7 against 8 forwards before, after one of our players got red carded. I understand how challenging, tiring and hard hitting it can be. The All Blacks forward pack worked extremely hard and they played brilliantly, however after about 30 minutes the Lions figured out how to get around the All Blacks defence and managed to score 2 tries.
Your Link - This contrast with the first test the All Blacks played against the Lions where it was 15 against 15. In that game the score was 30 to the All Blacks, 15 to the Lions. The Second test match was 21 to the All Blacks, 24 to the Lions with the All Blacks playing with 1 less player. The All Blacks still worked hard as they always do in the first test but they had to work much harder in the second.

Personal Response:
Statement: I felt sorry for the All Blacks
Example: For example, when Sonny Bill got sent off which meant the All Blacks had to work really hard.
Explanation: When Sonny Bill got sent off, it changed the shape of the whole test. Not only did the All Blacks have to work extremely hard but with the numbers favouring the Lions, it costed them a win.
Your Link: This contrast with the first game where the All Blacks played the Lions 15 against 15. In that game the score was 30 to the All Blacks, 15 to the Lions. The Second test match was 21 to the All Blacks, 24 to the Lions with the All Blacks playing with 1 less player. The All Blacks still worked hard as they always do in the first test but they had to work much harder in the second.

red face pe

This photo is of a man with a red face. This is because he has been exercising and he is hot. When exercising the bodies temperature increases. This is because nutrients in our body are turned into energy in the from of heat. 

PE Biomechanics Levers

In the throwing activities, the distance achieved is directly related to the speed of the release. Generally, the longer a lever is, the faster the distal end of the object will move. For this reason, the farther a discus or hammer thrower can position the implement from the body (the axis of rotation) during the turns before the release, the greater the speed of release.

Acid and Base Reaction

Experiment - Producing Salts

Aim:
I want to produce copper sulfate salts by reacting copper oxide with an acid.

Equipment:
Copper oxide powder, dilute (1.0 mol L) sulfuric acid, 50 mL measuring cylinder, two 100 mL beakers, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rod.

Method:
1. Add 20 mL of sulfuric acid to a 100 mL beaker. Heat the acid untill it reaches 70 degrees. Turn off your Bunsen burner. Do not boil the acid.

2. Once heated, use a spatula to add pea-sized portions of copper oxide to the beaker. Stir the mixture for 30 seconds.
3. Repeat step 2 until no more will dissolve. Allow the beaker to cool.

4. Fold the filter paper and place it in the funnel. Place the filter funnel into the second beaker.

5. Make sure the beaker is cool enough to hold at the top. The contents should still be hot.
6. Gently swirl the contents of the beaker to mix, and then pour into the filter paper in the funnel. Allow to filter through.

7. Rinse the beaker you used to heat the mixture previously, and place it back on top of your tripod filled with 50-60 mL of water.
8. Place the evaporating basin on top of this beaker and carefully pour some of the solution from the other beaker into the evaporating basin.
9. Gently heat the beaker until the solution in the evaporating basin has reduced by half.
10. Leave the evaporating basin to cool. Once cool, move the evaporating basin to a warm place where it will not be disturbed (e.g. a window-sill) and observe over the next few days.

PE Biomechanical Principles (revision quiz)

1. Force Summation is... Using as many body parts as possible to get maximum force.
2. Projectile Motion has 3 factors impacting the projectiles distance. What are they?
Speed of Release, Angle of Release, Height of release
3. Balance and Stability are impacted by: BOS, COG, VLG. What do these stand for?
Base Of Support - width and points of contact
Centre Of Gravity - high vs low and shifting
Vertical Line of Gravity - always runs through COG
4. Newtons laws - there are 3. What are they? give a sporting example for each.
First law - The law of Inertia. Example - swinging on a swing
Second law - The law of Acceleration. Example - calculating how fast a rally car is going
Third law - The law of Action and Reaction. Example - hitting a ball against a wall