'We are the tenants'

 “We are the tenants”

• With close reference to the text, discuss the poet’s use of imagery to describe the North.

The poem 'We are the tenants' by Kapha Kassabova describe the immigrant experience of arriving in New Zealand. This poet uses imagery effectively to describe the North as a disappointment place. For example, the imagery in the second stanza used a simile; 'their lives were temporary just like ours', 'We have arrived in the o just as we arrived in the South before' This technique capture a negative picture of the North as a temporary place as they are always moving around packing their things to move into other places and start a new life. As they move over a new place they're receiving old mails that were old people mails. The author also used juxtaposition and repetition in the second stanza; 'We have been nowhere forever', 'We are the ones possessed by arrival', 'We wake up with the cockroaches of the strange mornings'. The technique juxtaposition is used in the first sentence giving us the message of the tenants that they're always arriving but never stayed. The word 'cockroaches' imply the feeling of revulsion and the 'strange' connoting the feeling of uncomfortable and disappointment of their everyday life. The metaphor in the third stanza 'We are the tenants of imaginary floors' suggest the idea of imagining the life they want and having a temporary place to live in and hopelessness. Lastly, the poet finishing with the strike of a metaphor comparing their world to the 'kingdom of some Pied Piper' which compare their life to the ancient german tale and they have no control to anything.

Compare and Contrast

Both Lament and Dreamers use the sea theme to develop the idea of grief and sadness. The poem "Lament' by Glenn Colquhoun discuss them in relation to losing someone that is important to their life that he even wrote in the poem that 'It does not matter if I am happy' giving us the idea of sadness and not letting go. However, the Dreamers give us the idea of letting go and acceptance.  Colquhoun poem has an indifferent tone and melancholic mood where Turner prose is the more sympathetic mood and having the idea of hope. Both poem and prose use the language features of simile and metaphor.

Unfamilliar

In the poem “Lament” one aspect of style which effectively conveys the idea of sadness is a metaphor. Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. For example in the poem  “It does not matter if I am sad, if my eyes are grey rocks in a stream or if my chest is a suitcase I have to sit upon”. Which explains that it does not matter if he's sad because Buck is gone and it is effectively used to manifest his grief. The effect of the reader is that they can relate in the poem which conveys sadness. Colquhoun also uses the language features of repetition to convey the idea that he doesn't care anymore to anything because Buck is gone. 

Character Strength ( Kiah Uri)

Gratitude:

• What circumstances make it most likely you will experience gratitude? What circumstances make it most likely you will express gratitude?

I mostly express my gratitude when someone is giving me something or they do something that makes me feel so grateful or happy because I feel so thankful and special when they show some kindness with me and I do the same thing with them.

• Are there people to whom you have not adequately expressed gratitude, as an oversight or intentionally holding it back (e.g., family, friends, co-workers, mentors, community members)? If so, why?

I do not show mostly my gratitude with people I just meet, because I don't know them well and I can't trust them. I don't feel like expressing myself with someone that will don't like me when they know about myself and they will judge me about some things so I really don't feel showing my gratitude with people I just meet.

• To what degree do you express gratitude to others out of a deep feeling of appreciation as opposed to a social convention?

I express my gratitude to others by being kind with them and appreciate their efforts for me because if someone shows their kindness with me it makes me feel loved and special. I always give a gift or something that makes them so thankful and great so they will always feel the gratitude or kindness that I have. 

Love:

• Who are the people who matter most to you across each of the domains of your life (friends, family, partners, co-workers)? How do you express love in a healthy way with each group? How does your love express itself differently?

I express my love to my family by being kind to each other, trusting each other and respecting each other. For my parents, I always show my love with them by honouring them, caring, respecting them, sweet words that make them feel loved, gifts, and making them proud of me by studying hard. For my siblings I just make them laugh, being kind and also respecting them. For my friends, I trust them, respect, make them laugh, communicating with them always, and care for them. Ging and taking love is important because you also need to receive love from others, not just you giving them. 

• What are the ways in which you express love to others, and how is it received?

I mostly express my love to others with words and action because I feel like it more matters when you do something for them rather than giving them what they want. 

• How well do you receive love? It is often easier to give than to receive, but good relationships are a two-way street. Do signs of love make you uncomfortable or afraid of what others may expect from you?

For me I know that received love when someone shows that they respect me, they care for me, love me, being kind, they trust me and they do things that make me feel so special and happy. 

Kindness:

• What is some way you have observed the expression of kindness and compassion by different people in different situations?

I think that by helping others and being nice to them. 

• How are your kind acts received by others?

Helping them when they are in needs and by being nice to them at all times. Being kind for is the nicest thing to show with other people.

• What character strengths the best support your expressions of kindness?

I think respect because when you show your kindness with others it means that you're also respecting them and makes them feel like they are worth it to respect. 

Our Plans for this project # 1:

1. Organize a Zumba on Tuesday at lunchtime.
2. The money we collected from the Zumba will be used for buying our ingredients for "hammy sizzle".
3. We are planning to sell the hammy sizzle in the staff's room.
4. The money we collected from the hammy sizzle project will be used for another project for students which is selling healthy sandwiches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmK80de3blQ&feature=youtu.be
Date:
11/30/17
Action Taken:
Zumba
Outcome:
Everyone was dancing and enjoying.
Enablers:
Mae Rose, EJ, John, Franz, Joevick, Chammy
Disablers:
None
Reflection:
Dancing Zumba


Project #2:

1. We organised Zumba on Saturday at 10am at Wigram Park.
2. We collected $22 and we are going to donate that to the community of New Zealand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NehBLxQOeE&feature=youtu.be
Date:
December 2,2017
Action Taken:
Zumba
Outcome:
Everyone was dancing and participating.
Enablers:
EJ, Franz, Chammy, Joevick
Disablers
None
Reflection:
Zumba

MIEK CORPORATION

MIEK CORPORATION
Mae Rose Sasuman
Kiah Uri
Ej Daguinotas

POVERTY

Website Name	Link	Date we accessed site
Child Poverty in NZ	https://www.unicef.org.nz/in-new-zealand/child-poverty	11/16/17
GEOF397 Topics	https://geog397.wiki.otago.ac.nz/index.php/Poverty_in_New_Zealand	11/16/17
NZ History	https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/povert	11/16/17
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_poverty	11/16/17
Facts about poverty in NZ	http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/facts-about-poverty/	11/16/17

We have chosen "Poverty" as it is one of the most common problems we have in today in society. Being in poverty means experiencing hunger, debts and unaffordable or bad housing.

We then had to answer some questions about our topic:
Who is affected? Children, Youth/ Everyone
What are the issues? Hunger, homelessness, addiction, corruption, overpopulation, epidemic diseases, health issues, fewer job skills.
When and how did it start? September 18, 1937
Where is it happening?New Zealand and all over the world.
Why is this happening? Because of lack of education, overpopulation, epidemic diseases, and because of environmental problems.

Then we had to say what we plan to do to solve this issue:

We want to make some food for them and distribute maybe to people who need food.

Persuasive Essay

Introduction

Catch em (optional): More jobs and opportunities for teenagers can help our future

Thesis: The part-time job for teenager changed their life for a better opportunity.

List of points: This is due to saving money, helping our parents, and learn about time management.

SEXY Paragraph 1:

Saving money will help you in your future.

For example, at this age, you can save a lot of money for your financial future.

According to https://www.elitedaily.com/money/saving-in-your-teens-good/1682033 you may be learned and think about the importance of saving money.

However, most of the teenager now is working for a part-time job to earned money and to have better future.

SEXY Paragraph 2:

As well as working at the young age we can help our parents.

For example, my sister is working for a part-time job she helps our parents for the payment of the home rent.

According to http://work.chron.com we can help our parents by giving them of what we have even ourselves will help us by the experience and skills of what we learn about that work.

However, we as a teenager in this country which is New Zealand, we can work also for a part-time job when we in the right age, and help our parents by doing and giving them of what they want and what makes them happy.

SEXY Paragraph 3:

Learning about time management will make us more responsible for everything.

For example, my sister she is working and she can manage her time in study, time for family, and time for her work.

According to http://www.time-management-success.com, it’s better to manage your time for everything because you need that for your daily lives.

Especially for those students who are in senior high, they need to manage their time especially for their studies, time management is struggling at this young age.

Rebuttal (optional) Paragraph 4:

Lack of sleep may affect your health.

For example, more of the teenager now don’t have enough sleep because of social media, studies, and working for a part-time job.

According to https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/effects-on-body you will know what are the effects of having enough sleep and it may affect everything especially our study, family time, and work for a part-time job.

“Tragically”, lack of sleep may affect everything especially our health and it may cause depression and that’s the reason why some of the students now choose to work than to study.

Conclusion

Re-state thesis: Part-time job for teenager changed their life for a better opportunity.

Re-state list of points: This is through saving money, helping our parents, and learn about time management.

Punchline: ” It is called job and it means to suffer and success”.