HEE act of kindness

20/03/19, Wednesday

• Why don’t more people do this? Because people sometimes don't feel confident or comfortable with helping other people thinking that they can't do anything to help.
• What would the world be like if we all did this? I think the world would be a better place and there would be no problems with people who are struggling.

11 worst countries for Child Labour

19/03/19, Tuesday

LINK TO MAP:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mXX0oVchHN2Z0U2MCfS6RRJ7SF9gNvJ6&usp=sharing

   These are 11 of the countries that still use child labour and the amount of work they receive is extreme. To see more information about the work and the percentage or number of the children working click on the pinpoints. Some pieces of information may not be accurate.

Millions of children are used in slave labour and this takes away their human rights. Most of the work done by children are Agriculture, Mining, Services, Fishing, Construction and Manufacturing. Some countries remain at high risk with child labour, examples of these countries are Eritrea, Somalia, and Pakistan. Families who live in poverty often need their children to work to earn money. They do labour because they’re poor, they need to work to help their family and sometimes because the children are forced to do labour because of their parent's debt. There are children suffering because of working conditions. Working conditions Cause suffering because they work day and night causing fatigue and the dangers of the area the children are working in.

UNWIND Part Three - Transit

13/03/19, Wednesday

1. In the course of the book, Connor and Risa get separated from Lev, who travels for a time with another character. Why do you think Shusterman chose to split the narrative into two distinct threads? What do you think this achieves? How does this affect the evolution of the characters? I think that Shusterman chose to split the narrative into two distinct threads because he wants us to know that the characters can end up in a different situation or to introduce a new character or a new idea.
2. On the novel touches on same-sex relationships. Has the attitude toward same-sex couples changed (for better or worse) in this futuristic society? Explain your response.  I think the society's attitude has changed towards the same-sex couples for better because we can't keep judging people forever because we won't improve our society if we just do this forever judging people and not really thinking about instead of judging of people we can just focus on the future and focus on our own life instead of meddling with other's lives.
   

   
3. P130 begins our journey into understanding a little more about Cy-Fi. Through his character, what do you learn about the effects of unwinding on both the donor and receiver?  That a donor doesn't notice that they're being used, they don't notice that they're doing something not right to the donor. The kid who donated bits of his brain to Cy-Fi thinks that he's still alive kinda like imagining it.
   
   
4. What is the real reason Cy-Fi need to get to Joplin, Mo? Pg 131 I think at this point Cy-Fi doesn't know. I think all he knows is that he needs to complete something there or he needs to achieve something there.
5. What is the significance of Connor holding in his anger around Roland? Pg 147 Because it's what Roland wants him to do he wants him to get angry and fight him so Roland can get revenge or fight back.
6. Connor's anger and lack of impulse control is often a problem for him until he learns to control and channel his emotions. Do you ever feel like your impulses are stronger than your will? What strategies do you use to control your feelings? Do they work? I think that my impulses are stronger than my will I often act because of my impulses and I can't control myself at that point. I listen to music or write something to control my feelings I think it works most of the time.

STEM-CELL RESEARCH- This is a topic that looks at a number of the same question raised in unwind. Read the article below to find out more.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6171083.stm

Stoked - Connection tasks

12/03/19, Tuesday

The Baby Box

The baby box was common in medieval Europe where parents can leave their unwanted baby. Some say that a heated box with a nurse watching over it is better than leaving a baby in the streets but the UN says that it defiles the right of the child.

Links:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18585020

In the U.S.A:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572852/Indiana-state-introduce-baby-drop-boxes-allow-mothers-leave-unwanted-newborns-safety.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abandonment#History

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

The second connection is the underground railroad a secret association that helped thousands of slaves to freedom one of the causes of the civil war. It was established at around 1780 and ended at around 1862 with the start of the civil war. The notable figures are Harriet Tubman, William Still, Levi Coffin and John Fairfield. The safe houses are called "Stations" or "depots" the safe houses were run by "Stationmasters."

Links:
https://www.historynet.com/underground-railroad
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad

SUICIDE BOMBERS
The last connection is the 'Suicide Bombers' they relate to The Clappers. The Clappers are "young terrorists" their circulatory systems have been pumped with a chemical that makes their blood explosive. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/world/asia/afghanistan-bombing-attacks.html

SOST Harriet Tubman Poster

05/04/19, Tuesday

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What I found interesting? The way they rescued them is what I find interesting because they need to risk getting caught.
What I already knew? I already knew that Harriet Tubman was one of the most notable figures.
What I want to learn? I want to learn how they built the organisation.
Why Harriet Tubman was an important figure? Because she rescued many people and she had the courage to rescue slaves.

UNWIND Part Two- STORKED

05/03/19, Tuesday

"You can't change laws without first changing human nature." - Nurse Greta

"You can't change human nature without first changing the law." -Nurse Young

1. Risa overhears two nurses debating law and human nature. Which argument do you think is stronger? Why do you think this? Write a paragraph explaining your thoughts on law and human nature. I think the stronger argument is "You can't change laws without first changing human nature." It's true that you can't change laws without changing the people first. People won't change if you change the law so you have to change people first. Some people don't follow the law the mother also said that the law doesn't know her and she won't follow it. Since the law isn't something every human follows and this is why we should change human nature first. The law won't have an effect if people don't follow it and it doesn't have a purpose if it doesn't mean anything to humans.
2. This section opens with a mother abandoning her newborn infant on the doorstep of a house in a good neighbourhood. As she leaves, she thinks "How wonderful it is that she can get a second chance. How wonderful it is that she can dismiss her responsibility so easily." In your opinion, by allowing new mothers to give up their children so readily, does it take away from the value of a child?  The value of the child isn't taken away everyone has the right to life and every life should be valued.
3. What is the role of a mother? Do you think the title of mother is something that should be earned or a natural right of the woman who gave birth? I think that it is a title that should be earned you need to prove that you can take care of your child. You need to show that you care for your child and that you are willing to be with the child until the child is grown up to gain the title of a mother.
4. What skills or attributes do Connor and Risa have that work well together? They are both skilled at caring for themselves and being confident with themselves and this helps them move on and helps them on their journeys.
5. Connor and Lev have very different experiences with storking. How has this helped shape each of their attitudes toward the society they live in? This helped shape each of their attitudes toward the society they live in since Connor learned that he shouldn't be unwound and he knows that the society isn't fair. Lev accepted that he is going to be unwound and he thinks that storking is something he should celebrate he thinks that society is okay and he is supposed to be unwound.
6. Connor is concerned the baby won't be loved, and ultimately will die, so he takes it. What does this show us about him as a person?  It shows that Connor wants the best for everybody he doesn't want them to end up like him being raised by his parents but getting abandoned in the end.
7. What makes Lev realise he doesn't want to be unwound? When he found out that the 'Holy Mission' was a lie he started to feel confused and lost when Pastor Dan called Lev still believes that he is supposed to be tithed but when pastor Dan said "Don't you see Lev? You can save yourself. You can be anyone you want to be now." Lev started to think that he doesn't want to die.
8. Each of the other characters on the run has a tragic background story. Why were Hayden, Roland and Mai set to be unwound? Which, do you think, is the most tragic? Explain your response. I think the most tragic background story is Hayden's story. I think that it's sad that his parents divorced and that they wanted he to be unwound just because they don't want the other to take custody of him.
9. What tattoo does Roland have? He has a shark tattoo on his forearm.

UNWIND Part-One Triplicate

01/02/19, Friday

  "I was never going to amount to much anyway, but now, statistically speaking, there's a better chance that some part of me will go on to greatness somewhere in the world. I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless." -Samson Ward

1. How much brainwashing do you think has happened for teenagers to make this sort of claim as they’re being led to their "death"?  I think a lot of brainwashing because teenagers think a lot about this stuff and I think that they forced the thought of them being led to their death out of their minds. They think that they are doing something good with their organs.
2. Why, do you think, has Shusterman chosen to have three characters tell their story?  I think Shusterman chose to have three characters tell their story to have different perspectives and to show that everyone has different opinions.
3. Lev is a tithe. This means that he is the 10% that his family will give back to the church as an offering. What are your thoughts on this?  I don't think this is right. Offering someone isn't how you give back to the church. I think that this is bad and the thought of giving your child up to the church to be an offering is a revolting act.
4. Rita is a state home kid - she was unwanted at birth, and now the state has decided she is no longer useful. Do you think that the state should ever be able to determine if one life is more useful than another? I don't think so, everyone has the right to live. They have their own choice to live, they also have the right to live. No one chooses whether you can die or not.
5. Connor's parents have chosen to unwind him due to his difficult behaviour. They have then booked a ticket to the Bahamas. In your opinion, how do parents view their children? Why do you think about this? I think that the parents view their children as a robot, something that they can replace easily and something that they can discard easily. I think this because it shows that they don't care that their children are getting their organs donated to someone else and it shows you that they think that they can replace their children easily like an object that can be replaced if they don't need it anymore or if they don't like it anymore.
6. Pastor Dan presents as being conflicted. What reasons might he have to encourage Lev in his journey as a tithe? Why does he encourage him to run? The reasons might he have to encourage Lev in his journey as a tithe is that he grew up with that or that he was forced to encourage Lev maybe it's what he believed in. I think he encourages him to run because he sensed that it isn't right and he cares for Lev even if he believes that being tithe is good he still cares for Lev telling him to run.
7. What is the story based on a nursery rhyme that circulates among the youth?  Humpty Dumpty, "You know that story? I thought they only told it in my neighbourhood." Lev mentioned