Significance of WW1 - The Last Post

When do you hear this song ?

You Hear "The Last Post" on ANZAC day, things that have to do with war and peoples funerals who served in the wars.

Why is this song significant/important to NZ ?

The Last Post bugle call is courtesy of the New Zealand Defence Force. The Last Post was used in wartime to tell people the battle was over for the day.The Rouse is a bugle call that is often played after the 1 minute of silence at a service.

What is the history behind the last post - why was it played and when

It originated with British troops stationed in the Netherlands, where it drew on an older Dutch custom, called taptoe, from which comes the term tattoo as in Military tattoo. The taptoe was also used to signal the end of the day, but originated from a signal that beer taps had to be shut, hence that the day had ended.

What does this song represent?

The Last Post is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day's activities.  It is also sounded at military funerals to indicate that the soldier has gone to his final rest and at commemorative services such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day

Parihaka - Tim Finn and The Herbs

 Parihaka - Tim Finn and The Herbs

My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer,

Events conspire to bring us to our knees,

My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way, 

Rise up, defend yourself, never give in,

Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti,

The endless tide is murmuring his name. 

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,

Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,

He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,

He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,

But he loved the silence of the river,

He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,

And even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain.

I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.

One day you'll know the truth,

They can't pull out the roots,

Come and take me home,

To weep for my lost brother.

They gather still, the clouds of Taranaki,

His children's children wearing the white plume,

So take me for the sins of these sad islands,

The wave still breaks on the rock of Rouhotu.

And when you taste the salt that's on your pudding,

And when you taste the sugar in your soup,

Think of Te Whiti, he'll never be defeated,

Even at the darkest hour,

His presence will remain,

I'll sing for you the song of Parihaka,

Come to Parihaka,

Weep for my lost brother,

The spirit of nonviolence,

Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka.

What is the main message of this song ?

The main message of this song was what happened in Parihaka and how bad it was.

What line explains their passive resistance method ?

"Come to Parihaka, Weep for my lost brother, The spirit of nonviolence, Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka."

What does "they can't pull out the roots" refer to ?

It means you can't take me away from who I am and you can't keep me from being me.

How long were people affected?

people were effected for a long time and even now people can still be effected.

Spritiuals

 What are spirituals ?

The spirituals are the songs that Africans sang it lifted their spirits they used them during ceremonies and helped them escape.

Who is Harriet Tubman ? 

She is an ex-slave who helped thousands of slaves escape, she used songs to send messages to slaves. 

Wade in the Water. God’s gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children all dressed in Red?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that Moses led.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in White?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones of the Israelites.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

Chorus

Who are those children all dressed in Blue?
God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones that made it through.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

They used this song to tell slaves to go into the river so the dogs and slave-catchers can't sniff them out.

DLO

 In English we have been working on some skills in film here are some definitions and examples.

Art

 In the last three weeks of school we have been doing some nice drawings in art we have been doing shading and tons of other skills to get better at free hand sketching.

Here is some of my work showing some shading:

Holiday

 On the holiday I went to the school everyday to shoot some hoops and play spotlight. Spotlight was fun because i was never in and it was fun hiding knowing that the person in is right there. When I was shooting hoops I was insane because I did a 360 ooga booga booga and then I did a full court shot and got it in and my friends paid me 10 bucks. I also did some gaming played among us most of the time it is a game where you get into a space station and you are either a crew mate or an impostor the impostor is supposed to kill the crew mates and the crew mates are supposed to do tasks in order to defeat the impostor. So I played that for ages and I got an impostor once and I won the game because I killed all the crew mates. Its always boring being a crew mate because there is no action and all you do is tasks. My favourite part of my holiday was all the gaming I did but the occasional go outside was alright as.

B & E

 Was your business a success ? 

Yes, my business was a success, within 15 minutes all our toffee apples were sold out and we ran out of bread for the sausages after like an hour of the start of market day.

How much profit did your business make ?

We made $210 so we made a profit of about $190 !!!

3 things you learnt from B & E ?

Team work, Good service skills, Sales skills

What things would you change next time ?

Nothing. all was good !

Highlights from the day ?

Buying yum food, trying the BBQ, and overall the day was good !