Dogs used as Ball Dogs ;)

IALT: Write about dogs replacing ball boys in Tennis Tournaments.

To hear about dogs replacing ball boys is amazing, but for two years straight is exceptional! A Tennis Tournament in Brazil uses dogs as ball boys to fetch balls and place them where the player is stationed. Although dogs adore the sight of balls, it sound out of the blue that they are being trained to fetch balls and place them where the player is waiting. Dogs will be used and the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo to collect balls and give to players who are competing against each other. 

6 dogs will be specially trained for the spectacular job, although they won't have to be ball dogs for the whole tournament. The name of the dogs are named

1. Cindy
2. Nanda
3. Pretinha
4. Mia
5. Arlete
6. Ovelha

They all come from two different dog shelters located in Sao Paulo and will be available for adoption at the end of the tournament. Last year the 4 dogs that served as ball dogs all found a loving home where they continue to strive as respected dogs who do amazing acts for the sake of humans...

I think that this article is mind blowing because hearing a dog retrieving balls at a tournament is rarely heard/seen of! I myself have a uncle who owns a massive dog who will do anything to have a ball in his mouth. His name is Sergeant and he is an American Bull Mastiff. They can grow up to amazing heights and can be sometimes ridden as a pony. 

But hearing this out-of-the-blue act is absolutely CRAZY! 

I am a dog's person and I love dogs no matter the size and breed. I can cope with any dog, just those who have been taught and are obedient. 

It makes me smile to hear about dogs being used to replace humans and I hope this act can continue to run for as long as dogs can be trusted. 

Here is my writing about dogs taking over humans as ball boys. Dogs have taken the place of retrieving balls at a Tennis Tournament in Brazil, hearing about this amazing talent is both amazing and crazy. Reading about this made me enjoy it and want to witness it for real life. 

What are your thoughts on this article?

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Many thanks :) 

Importance of Internet

I am learning to write about why the Internet is important.

The world hasn't always been the way it is now, not always fast paced, and it wasn't so "fancy". It seems hard to believe even for me and I've been on the internet for over 7 years straight! Before email addresses belonged to an individual everyone had Facebook accounts and an Iphone in their pocket. The first major development was the new era of the Internet. While it technically arrived in New Zealand for university students, it wasn't until somewhere between 1996 and 2001, before Internet was rarely used, but in our days Internet is used normally in our everyday lives. 

The White House, a building that holds some importance in the world wasn't introduced to Internet until 1994! Even New Zealand's own Parliament, Where the Prime Minister at the time Jim Bolger was yet to be connected in 1996. Everything started evolving faster with the arrival of the well known website "Google" in 1998. Youtube arrived in 2005, and then Mark Zuckerberg came up with an idea to create a world-wide website called 'Facebook' in 2006. Therefore Facebook is still widely used around the world as creating an account is free and always will be.

All this happened before the first Iphone was released in mid 2007. Although the Internet has evolved fantastically, it's important that we continue to strive for improvement. We mus explore and innovate. You never know innovation must just be around the corner. 

So..... What are my thoughts on this article?

Well back in those days Technology wasn't invented yet and everyone was used to using pen and paper, type recorders, chalk and black boards... But in our days we have something called "Internet" and "Technology" where we can use it to search something in a blink of an eye. Computers have taken the place if Pen and Paper, White Boards and Markers have taken the place of Chalk and Black Boards. I am one of those people who use the Internet in my daily life, from school to my own loving home. 

The Internet has helped this generation create things that no one has ever imagined creating. Internet helps up in school,jobs,travelling,Adding, etc. Without Internet my class would be back to using Pen and Paper just like the old days. Now that we have Internet, everything has evolved and now huge companies are creating more and more creative objects that can have a huge impact on future generations.

I sometimes ask my teachers what did that use back in their days as school children, always the same answer "Pen and Paper, nothing like what we have these days" Even my own family members, I sometimes ask myself what if I had been in the place of those before using Pen and Paper without having a clue that something called "Internet" would be create years on later. 

As a person who uses Internet in my everyday life, I think Technology these days should've been created back in the days so that those people could have a first class experience on what using Chromebooks, and Ipads feels like. 

Here is my writing about why Internet is important?

Internet in our days is hugely used by many around the globe making it easier to access things we couldn't access back then. I enjoyed Reading about why Internet is important because I really didn't know myself, so I am now satisfied I know now the answer. A challenge I found was understanding some of the words because my Writing goal for this term is to use more academic vocabulary in my Writing, so this is only my first step to writing at the expected level.

Why do you think the Internet is important?

Leave you answer below and don't forget to leave a comment!

Many thanks :) 

Quad Blogging!

Today I was given the opportunity to comment on my peers for the Quad Blogging process.
I have 2 males and 1 female, one of the boy's name is Xavier and he goes to St Patrick's School, Mubashshir, and he currently attends Pt England and lastly a girl names Cherise and she goes to GlenBrae school, my cousins are former students at Glenbrae School. 

I've chosen to comment on the blog that Mubashshir owns, in his post he talks about "Water Worries" Looking after our Earth and not wasting water. While we have limited supplies of water, others around the world are suffering. To me I thought his blog post really showed critically thinking in the way he answered the questions that were assigned to him. 

Some of the questions he answered were like; 
Where can we get water from?
Has Earth always has the same amount of water? How does this work?
What are the four stages of the water cycle?
What is one of the main reasons why we are using more water?
And many more.


A questions that I came across fascinated me as I never knew that river existed. The question was : "What river has been named the 'dirtiest' river?" Mubashshir answered, The Citarum River. I thought it was really interesting and it hooked me into wanting to read more of what he is writing about. 

He also wrote a letter to Auckland Council.

Click here to access his letter:

Mubashshir's Blog

After reading all his quality work, I left a comment: 

The work that he did reflected on what a Year 8 student should be aiming for. 

I hope to read more and more work that he blogs as I am his quad blogging buddy for this year. He done an excellent job, and I am eager to continue commenting on his post's and learning more about him.

Here is my first blog post about a new process called "Quad Blogging" It's where you blog something on the internet and you get partnered with different students across the Manaiakalani cluster. I think it's to grow and develop me stronger bonds and learn about each other and how they learn. I enjoyed commenting

 on the work on one of my cluster peer's and his name is Mubashshir. 

Please leave a comment for more quad blogging posts!

Many thanks :)

Flooding in Chile Causing People

I am learning to write about the Flooding in Chile that cost people to stop drinking water.

Heavy drops of rain, causing rainstorms and landslides have contaminated a major river forcing the local people to cut off drinking water for at least 4 million people in Chile, South America. Officials said the water supply from the Maipo river would be cut to most of the city until the water flowed clear. Sadly there have been some deaths, and at least three people have been declared dead and 19 residents are missing as rivers overflowed and bridges couldn't withstand the incredible amount of force and we swept away. Claudio Orrego, the Regional Governor said weather conditions in the mountains near Santiago, which is the capital of Chile, remains 'very bad' Many bad landslides have been occurring in a very short space of time, he explains. 

Shops that are close have been attacked by people and have run out of bottle of water. Numbers of supermarkets reported fights occurring between people eager taste the refreshing taste of bottled water after what had been described as a severe natural disaster. Restaurants and businesses in the attacked area we ordered to stay closed and schools were forced to delay the start of the school year which started on Monday. The flooding follows months of drought and a series of deadly and overwhelming wildfires which burned for weeks. 

What are my thoughts on this article?

Well I am very sad to hear that the people of Chile had to experience what I think is a nightmare and a person's last wish. Without fresh water to drink and every other source of water contaminated I highly doubt that many people will survive until water is clean to be drunk again. I am also sad to hear that schools has been delayed because children in that country have no other way to educate themselves, and without school how will they learn? I highly recommended the Government to help them restore the water supply and help rebuild the country.

Here is my writing about a flood that hit Chile,

I enjoyed writing my opinion because it helps me type down what I have in my mind. 

A challenge I found was reading and finding out that the water is contaminated and therefore isn't good to drink. My next steps in learning is to write down some more in depth things.

Please leave a comment!

Many thanks :)