Human Rights

This week in my class 10Ak have been learning about Human rights and what we think it might mean, here is a poster I have created on Human rights.

While our focus was towards Human rights, I have learn't so many new things on Human rights, before creating this poster, I did not know most of these Human rights. 

There are 30 Human rights.

Arthritis

What is Arthritis?

Arthritis is another way of saying joint pains or a joint disease, there are also around 100 different types of Arthritis and any relative conditions. Anybody can have arthritis (Children, Adult, sexes, ages, races) etc, it is also the leading cause of most disabilities in America, around 300,000 children and 50 million adults have some type of Arthritis. It can be for all ages but is commonly known to be on older ages and in woman. 

What are the symptoms of Arthritis?

Symptoms of arthritis are, Stiffness, pain, burning sensation in the area, & swelling, these symptoms can come at random times, and can either be a mild pain or a very severe. Arthritis can also be able to cause permanent joint changes in the area it effects you.

Where is Arthritis found in the body?

Arthritis is found in areas where there are joints, so would be in places like,  your elbow, shoulder, feet, fingers, back bone/spine, neck, hips, knees, wrists, hands, heel & toes.

Curiosity Topic 6

I wonder... Part 6


I wonder what is the world's largest statue?

The world's largest statue is called the Spring Temple Buddha. It was created to honor India's first deputy prime minister, named Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It took 11 years to build from 1997 to the 1st of September 2008. The height is said to be 153 m in height including the pedestrian building the monument is currently on. In October 2008 the hill that the monument is standing on, was reshaped adding extra height to the statue, making it a total of 208 m (682 ft).

The cost to create the statue was estimated around $55 million dollars. The estimated pieces of copper used to create this was around 1,100 copper pieces, and weighing over 1,000 tonnes. The named of the statue came from the nearby Tianrui hot spring.

Curiosity Topic

I wonder part 5

I wonder when was the first airplane invented and who created it?

The creators of the aircraft were the Wright brothers, also known as Orville (Born on August 19th 1871) and Wilbur (Born on April 16th 1867). Wilbur was the oldest and Orville was the youngest.

The first-ever airplane that was created, was named 'Wright brothers' but then got named properly at Kitty Hawk called 'Flyer', it was created and named by the Wright Brothers. The aircraft was created on December the 17th 1903 in North Carolina. The Wright brothers had begun building their aircraft in 1896 at their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. The Wright Brothers had originally 4 models and were happy when one of them generated. It was their first successful aircraft, while they were timing them, the Wright brothers used a stopwatch to time the Kitty Hawk flights.

The first flight lasted 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet long, and the pilot flying the aircraft was Orville's brother, Wilbur Wright.

The Wright brothers are known for inventing,engineering, pioneering, building and are known for being the first people in history to create a successful aircraft. 

Ray Columbus

Simple, Complex Carbohydrate, CHO & Glycemic Index

Complex, Simple Carbohydrates, CHO & Glycemic Index

There are two different types of Carbohydrates and they are-

 Simple & Complex.

The 5 sources to carbohydrates are-

Sugars, starches, fibers, grains & Beans/nuts

The difference between simple and complex are-

Simple: Is that it is quickly digested and absorbed, it also doesn't keep you full for a while.

Complex: It keeps your stomach full for a longer lasting time and it slowly digests your foods.

What is their function?

It is giving more energy to the body like a supplier, the brain needs simple carbohydrates glucose as an energy source. It may also help metabolism.

Here is a photo of CHO Foods.

Why was our pita pocket a good source of CHO?

Because for one it had bread which is a source in the foods area, and it also has Grains in the pita bread and Legumes such as plant-based proteins. It also had good protein in it such as the chicken that was cooked. 

Know your rights!

What is the Fair Trading Act?   How does it affect me?

• What is the Fair Trading Act?

The Fair Trading Act helps the community or other people to not be ripped off or be treated with no respect by a shop worker or manager, they also make sure that the products being sold or traded are safe and in good condition. They do this to help the community and people feel safer and not have to worry about fake products for example if a trader said that they have a very old compass which would be made out of gold and it was actually plastic but the buyer didn't know that until they got home they would feel ripped off. That's one reason as to why The Fair Trading Act do what they do to help the people.

• What is the commerce commission’s goal?

Their goal is to suggest and bring forward more competition/s in New Zealand's management or economy.

• Who besides the commission is responsible for the act and can take their own legal action?

Other countries are also responsible and have a right to take legal action as well as the commission groups. Also, the customers and consumers can take legal action if something is wrong or if they would get disadvantages, they would also be able to report it.

• Who are the two types of groups the act applies to?

It applies to shops, trading groups or just any running businesses. It also applies to customers and consumers.

Understand your compliance obligations

• What do the acts apply to?

It applies to consumers in the act and helps protect product markings or anything such as goods in the agencies and businesses.

• Does it only apply if you intend to deceive?  Explain?

It depends if the producer believes the buyer, because if you don't have the receipt then the law does apply to you. But in any way of it, it depends on what the situation is.

• Whose ‘shoes’ must the business put themselves into?

The business would have to picture themselves in customer's or consumer's shoes to look at it from their point of view, but then they would also have to think about the business and the business's reputation.

• What is the commission empowered to do?

The commission is empowered to support or promote competition, also influencing services or control of supplies.

Reporting a business

• If you need to report a business, how do you do this?

If you want to make a complaint to a business, you could search up their e-mail, phone number, website or visit their business in person.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!