Casey

 = = = My Dare =

=They whiz past me in a frantic blur. They could have been on fire and I wouldn’t have noticed. My mind was with me somewhere else, should I do it should I not?= =My train of thought was broken as Uncle Shaun yells, "there they are!" Dad comes up and asks me "are you coming?" I ask "is it scary?," in an almost whisper. He replies, "Yes, but not that bad.""O.K"I say, "I’ll do it." It comes out confidently but inside I am a nervous wreck.= =As we reach the top of the stairs I coax my Aunty, who is as nervous as I am to the gate. "No turning back now" I say quitely to Dad, Aunty Amanda and Uncle Bevan.= =When we get in the cart I’m worried I will faint. It takes off onto the track. I search for the Browns down below. We drop, my stomach drops. Dad yells for me to shut my eyes. I clutch Dads hand desperately. The loop the loop is over. Quickly so are the corkscrews. All of a sudden it’s finished.= =When we stagger off I have a huge smile on my face, jelly legs and a mixed-up stomach as we greet our family.= =Well I mean who wouldn’t? I’d just conquered the corkscrew roller coaster at Rainbows End!= =And it felt great!=  = =

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Palm Oil By-Product

I think farmers should only use products available in New Zealand to feed dairy cows in the winter. The palm kernel used at present is supporting the destruction of rain forests and killing animals. Firstly, we are cutting down trees to get the berries of them. Do you know that 78% of our oxygen comes from rainforests around the world? The people living by these forests are going to sacrifice from this; if it was me I wouldn’t be too happy! So, should we really continue cutting down these huge trees for the pay-off to be tiny berries. Secondly, we are sacrificing our environment for this! Along with the percentage of our oxygen, it is increasing pollution and making a bigger carbon footprint. I am sure we can find productive ways to deal with this! Thirdly, it is killing orang-utans! They are a strongly protected species and what harm have they done to us? We need our next generation to know what many of our protected species are! So, maybe instead of cutting down these trees we should focus on other ways to feed our cows, stop cutting down trees and to save our special endangered species.

One side of my piece represents the people of Parihaka. I have chosen words like Peace and Trust. I have also chosen a love heart as the people of Parihaka showed great aroha (love) to the soldiers right until their last fight. The dove really finishes this side off as it strongly represents all the villagers just wanted Peace and Harmony. However, on the other side of this piece I have chosen things that represent War and Rampage. I have chosen the words ‘Stay Away’ as this represented what the Europeans wanted the Maori to do as they wanted them out and to stay away. The policeman really once again ties off this side of the piece. It represents how the Europeans were not going to stop until they got there own way even if it meant bringing in the police and using guns. This is what my piece represents. I hope it has given you a strong message on what happened. ||
 * Parihaka- The Clouds Silver Lining  ||
 * Casey Brown  || My diptych represents what happened during the war of Parihaka.



** __The Clouds Silver Lining__ ** Wandering around, talking, laughing, Unsuspecting, unaware. Buying things and selling things, All this done without a care. A distant rumble, not very loud, Instantly silences the crowd. Urgent whispers echo round, Still, almost done with barely a sound. The rumble gets louder, not faraway anymore, You could hear the drop of an apple core.

The Europeans pull up to the gate, Each horse not a single second too late. They dismount and walk forward to the crowd, No one dares to speak out loud. They take away men, strong and brave, The people behind wondering what they could do to save.

But that is not there anymore, Just flowers, plants and trees galore. But Mount Taranaki once towered above this village. Which later the Europeans did pillage. But no what it will always hold, They Story of Parihaka, pure gold.

  =How the Moon Rose to the Sky. = 

 How the moon rose to the sky,


No one for sure knows how or why.





Perhaps it got pulled up from above,


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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">It gives us a bright, shining light,
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;"> ===<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">In what would otherwise be the pitch-black night. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 195%; text-align: center;"> MY PORQUOI: === ===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">A long, long time ago there was a dog that lived on a beautiful farm with lush green paddocks and lots of kind, compassionate animals to talk to. But dog was neither kind nor compassionate; in fact dog was just rude, ignorant and cantankerous. === ===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">One morning, dog was running, not looking where he was going when he collided with something and fell to the ground. Standing to find an old cow looking at him gravely, his lips pressed together in a firm, solid line. The old cows mouth began to move, but dog cut him off. “Get out of my way you silly old moo,” he scowled. “You think this is my fault,” remarked the shocked cow. “Well duh,” guffawed the dog, “anyway get lost!” The cow narrowed his eyes, put one foot forward in defiance and mumbled ===

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Dog felt a rushing sensation and yelped in surprise.
===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Yelped? He had never yelped before. He had sworn and yelled and cursed and screamed, but never had he yelped. He yelled at the cow, but all that came out was “woof woof bark.” He screamed and yelled and cursed and swore all night to the sound of woof woof bark. === <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">After awhile he realised that this was getting him nowhere because noone could understand him. He became quiet, meek and timid, always feeling sorry for himself. His friends felt sorry for him too so they went to the old cow and asked if they may to be cursed with a bark. So the old cow put one foot forward and said <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">‘You took pity on your friend, So you will be cursed with this bark until the end.’ <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> But such was cows annoyance that sadly in addition to dogs’ friends being cursed all dogs in the world received the curse. And It Has Been That Way Ever Since!

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