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Advertisement by: Nicholas.

What is it trying to do?

Convince you to buy Heinz sauce.

Who is the target audience?

Anybody.

Why is this ad so effective?

Because it is funny and goes well with the motto.

Ask Questions and Recieve an Honest Answer or Lie?

I have chosen to ask questions because I could find out many things if I can ask questions. Lying could make me feel guilty and I may not be believed anyway. I would definatley choose asking questions because I am a curious person.

Jonas' Journal

Today was the ceremony of twelve. I was very apprehensive about what assignment I would be given. But when the elder skipped my name I was on the urge of panicking. But soon the elder corrected my fears by announcing I had been chosen. I am now the receiver, but a little more than apprehensive.

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Symbolism:

Most ads show symbolism as an object standing for what their advertising. This ad, however, uses reverse symbolism; using what their advertising (PSP) to stand for something else (Handcuffs).

Body Language:

The body language of the police show that they are attentive and fixated to solving the problem at hand. The body language of the man is similar, showing that he is fixated on the PSP.

Camera Angles:

The camera angle of this ad does not specifically highlight anything, instead shooting the scene from a point where everything can be seen clearly.

Special Effects:

There are no obvious special effects in this ad, though the city in the background may be added in or Computer-generated.

Lighting And Colour:

The whole ad is pretty well lit up, even though it is set near night, thanks to lights on the police car and in the background.

Beauty And Social Standing:

No real models appear in this ad, though the police man in the foreground is obviously a high ranked officer.

Layout And Graphics:

The actual PSP that is being advertised is small compared to the ad as a whole, allowing the every detail of the scene to be seen.

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Cosmo's Art Supplies.

Targeted at Artists (all ages).

Are you a frustrated artist, fed up with terrible painting supplies? Then you will love Cosmo's paint supplies; a shop that sells paint that doesn't become flaky and dries fast, a large selection of brushes with straight bristles and canvases that range from classic to modern; all for incredibly low prices! That and much, much more are available for testing and buying at a painter's heaven, Cosmo's paint supplies, where everything is made from robust substances. If you don't like what you buy, we'll give you your money back; Cosmo's paint supplies makes everyone happy!

The Giver so far in 20 words (count them!)

The people in The Giver

live very differently than us.

They refer to ages as

nouns and ride bicycles everywhere.

Aspects of a mystery

The picture of a man with a cap and magnifying glass is a picture of Sherlock Holmes. He is a famous detective.

There is a picture of someone getting their pocket picked. In this picture the lady is the victim.

There is a picture of a star wars book called the only witness. In this book some one must be saved because they witnessed a crime.

There is a collection of cluedo cards. The people on these cards are the suspects in the game of cluedo.

The picture of a fish is a red herring. A red herring is something the throws the good guy off the trail.

The stick figure picture of someone holding a gun is the depiction of a crime.

Monk 1

Today and yesterday in class we watched an episode of the TV show Monk which goes with our mystery unit in english class. Here is a synopsis of the episode;

"An old woman named Martha is found dead after being hit by a baseball being used by a young baseball league. There is nothing criminal about this but when Martha's family come to visit Martha's home they find a package which had been sent three days earlier. The package has been opened and inside is a voodoo doll with abaseball attatched to its head.

Inspector Monk, Natalee (Monk's secutary), Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher are soon at the death scene. When Monk, Stottlemeyer and Disher start joking about witch -doctors and voodoo Natalee rounds on them and insists that voodoo is real. While Natalee argues against Monk and Stottlemeyer, Disher receives a call and soon repeats it to the others. There has been another voodoo death.

The team are meated at the dead man's house by the police. The police hands Monk a newspaper about the incident of a golfer being struck by lightning and the article has a photo of a paramedic next to a stretcher. Inside the house is a voodoo doll with a lightning bolt coming out of its head. It was posted three days before the man's death. The case is becoming spooky and Natalee is becoming scared.

The next day Natalee comes barging into Monk's home with a suitcase and insists on Monk coming with her on a vacation. Monk asks her to call Captain Stottlemeyer to see if this is okay. Natalee picks up the phone and chats sweetly into the phone. When she finishes Monk notes that the phone Natalee just 'called' the captain on is unpluged and Natalee breaks down. She confesses that she was hust trying to get out of town and away from the case. Mr. Monk tries to calm her down but Natalee reveals that a third voodoo death has bee found."

I don't have much time for anything else so I will finish the story in a second post
To be continued...

The Plastiki

The Plastiki is a new boat that floats using 12, 500 recycled plastic bottles. It will be on a trip from San Fransisco to Sydney to raise awareness of plastic bottles left in the ocean. 1 million sea birds and 100, 000 marine mammals die by becoming tangled in or eating rubbish left in the ocean each year.

Being 60 feet in length and weighing 12 tons, the Plastiki has many modern sailing devices and also has eco-friendly systems such as solar panels, wind turbines and bicycle generators.It will take approximately 3 months to reach Sydney and the crew will visit a few environmental hotspots en route.
The crew will only be eating food from a can and fruit and will only be drinking rainwater. Everyone on board is a strong supporter of reuse, reduce, recycle and rethink. Good luck Plastiki!

Vocabulary Definitions

Mildew- Damp or wet clothing that has been left and smells.

Out of the blue- Spontaneous, preposterous idea that has nothing to do with the conversation.

Hesitantly- Doing something while hesitating.

Hatch- A trapdoor on a ship's deck that leads to the lower levels.

Orientation- Knowing exactly where you are.

Chateau- French word meaning big house, like a manor.

Thunderous- Deep and not unlike thunder. It could be used to describe a sound or a temper.

Contradiction- Arguing against a statement with force.

Faults- Mistakes or cracks on something.

Preserve- To keep something and keep it in its original state.

What I know about Haiti

1. The main causes for Haiti's poor state before the earthquake is bad politics and government, not much schooling and such a large population for such a small country.

2. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and the 4th poorest in the world.

3. Haitians were slaves of France until 1791, when the Haitians made a reveloution and killed 150,000 french, the most ever killed in a revelotion.

4. In 1802, Nepolion sent an army of 20,000 frenchmen to recapture Haiti.

5. After all of that it must be very hard for an over-populated country to rebound.

Haiti Update

Haiti's status has not improved over the last week. Now the shock of the earthquake is over and people are rushing to help and causing chaotic situations.

Such as the situation at Haiti airport. With places for 18 planes and only one runway, the 17 countries trying to have help sent to Haiti are finding it difficult to get to the ground. The picture to the left is of Haiti airport, or what it used to look like.

Earthquake in Haiti

In Haiti, 3 days ago, there was a massive earthquake that leveled many buildings. Haiti is a small island located in the Caribbean sea. It is near the island of Cuba and shares an island with the Dominican Republic. The Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince was feared to be hit the worst with around 50, 000 thought dead.
The picture above shows many people who have lost their homes. Many people and celebrities from all over the world are donating money to th red cross service, who are helping give these people shelter.

My Christmas Holidays

Christmas

On the 18th of December, a week till christmas, I attended an Australian Embassy christmas party. The party was held at the Australian Ambassador's residence and I had to arrive early because I had to practice some christmas carols I was going to sing with some other children.
When the guests arrived the children started singing and soon all of the adults had joined in. Afterwards Santa Claus appeared and gave out presents from under a big christmas tree. I received a book I had wanted for christmas. Finally everyone entred the dining room for food. My favourite food was the rocky road.
Altogether it was a fantastic christmas and celebration.

Vocbulary Pictures

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A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens

*****

A Christmas Carol is my favourite classic. It follows the story of Ebeneezer Scrooge, a crabby, money-loving businessman whom Disney's Scrooge McDuck is based on.

Scrooge's story starts on Christmas eve, exactly 7 years since his business partner, Jacob Marley, had died. Scrooge ended Christmas eve by putting down an offer of a Christmas dinner by his nephew and denying some money to men who want to donate to the poor. Then he grudgingly allowed his clerk christmas day off and left his counting house for home.

But Scrooge wa in for a big surprise when Jacob Marley decided to visit him. 7 year-dead Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge of their wasted time on Earth and that Scrooge will be haunted by three spirits.

After that Scrooge finds himself whiling through time, seeing the fate of all he knows and reliving his most emotional Christmases. My favourite part is Fezziwig's Party, a party in full swing with two fiddlers that Dickens describes unbelievebly.

Scrooge's journey through christmas past, present and future has made many films and I have just seen Disney's A Christmas Carol, 2009. An animated movie and very well pictured, after reading the book and seeing the movie I relised that the two were almost identicle. To the left is Scrooge from the 2009 film, whom I think has a very accurate expression on his face.

Vocab Words- Picture deffinitions

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Unequaled-

Water Questions 2

1. (Q) List the main reasons for water scarcity.
(A) Low rainfall, variations in climate, land degradations, population growth and water pollution.

2. (Q) What is a drought? What type of hardships do you think that a drought could cause if you were living in a village in a poor country such as Ethopia?
(A) A drought is when there is little or no rainfall and water scarcity in a large area. Hardships would be problems with washing and quenching thirst.

3. (Q) How does land degradation affect the supply of fresh water?
(A) It stops infiltration and creates run-off, thus transforming more fresh water from rain into salt water in the ocean.

4. a) (Q) What is El Nino?
(A) The strong winds that occur when the wind reverses over the Pacific.
b) (Q) Why does El Ninooften cause drought in Australia?
(A) Wind blows away storm clouds and water vaper in the air from Australia.

5. Observe the map showing the global effects of El Nino in 1982-83.
a) (Q) What effects does El Nino have on the availability of fresh water?
(A) El Nino takes away a lot of water from south east asia and Tasmania.
b) (Q) Name the countries and describe the problems that arose from decreased rainfall caused by El Nino.
(A)Indonesia; more air pollution and forest fires, Philippines; drought, Papua; drought and famine, Australia; drought.

Water Treatment Plant

As part of grade 6's 'water' unit we visited a water treatment plant. There we walked around the plant and learnt how they cleaned the water from the river.

Our first station was the filters. Water flowed into the water plant from the river and flowed through a filter to take out all of the large pieces of junk in it. It then went on to flow through a finer filter which took out all the tiny pieces of junk.

The second station was where special chemicals were mixed with the water to create floc. Floc is a combination of dirt in the water that the special chemicals make coagulate. The floc floats to the water.

Station number three was where all of the water flow into large pools to let the floc settle. Once it has floated to the bottom of the pool the floc is called sediment.

Station four is where chlorine is added. Chlorine kills most diseases and dirt. The disinfected water then flows out through a filter which removes all remaining chlorine and surviving diseases.

Our final station, station five, was a room with a few vials and chemicals where water is tested to see if it was potable, which means able to drink. Here we compared the dirty water with the clean water and saw the difference.

After the tour of the water plant we saw a movie about how to save water. In all it was an educational field trip.

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

*****
by Trenton Lee Stewart

Mr.Benedict, Reynie and the crew are back! For the second mysterious installment Mr. Benedict decides to hold a world-wide treasure hunt as a 1 year anniversary for defeating the evil Mr. Curtain. But Mr. Benedict's evil twin isn't gone forever! In fact, he has just struck again... by kidnapping Mr. Benedict and Number Two! Just when everyone was going to have a happy reunion! What could happen next? Why, a world wide hunt for the missing twosome of course!

New cast members are added into this life-threatening puzzle. Cannonball and Captain Noland help the children race across three adventure-filled countries in the fastest ship ever known to mankind... the Shortcut! McCracken leads an evil force against Mr. Benedict's strong troopers. Then there is Her Majesty the Queen, Kate's new falcon friend. But all of Mr. Curtain's carnivorous comrades are back too! Jackson, Jillson, Martrina, S.Q... all of the master mind's extreme executives are back and as mean as ever! (Except, maybe, S.Q.)

But along with these evil crew-members come the ten-men, business men armed to the teeth. Pencil darts, whip ties, shock watches, calculator bombs, even laser pointers with real lasers!
How can Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance work past these thugs? The answer lies in a book of hags and bullfrogs, clues and warnings, pigeons and falcons, deserted villages and dusk-wart, salamanders and sea-planes. Will team Benedict prevail, or will rules, schools, tools and fools be too much for them?