Bystander Effect

Bystander effect

Have you ever encountered someone struggling to carry something? Did you lend that person help? Or you didn’t?

The bystander effect refers to the act of not helping or not having the courage to stand up and assist someone if they are needing help. This happens in a place where it is crowded or you are surrounded by a group of people. 

You might be thinking that it is just normal to help someone if they need one. Like if you see a man accidentally tripped and dropped his paper bag full of orange and apples where they scattered along the way, of course, you will come near him and help him pick the fruits. Why? Because it is the most logical way of thinking if you happen to experience this circumstance. But the situation gets different if there are lots of eyes looking at you. Imagine the same situation again. A man tripped and dropped his newly bought fresh fruits but in a place full of people passing by a street. Would you help him? 

The thing is there has been a lot of experiments about this bystander effect and they have proven that you are less likely to help someone if there are a lot of people around you. This is because you are torn between helping the man or waiting for someone to do what you are thinking of doing. This is called the diffusion of responsibility. Every person who’s witnessing the struggle of a man is not responsible for helping him but inside their head “someone should do it”. Until no one’s actually doing it.

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Presentation Reflection

ESOL SPEECH PRESENTATION

   Have you ever experienced presenting in front of people?. This term in our ESOL class, we've been presenting one by one about our chosen topic. Our topic is about a person or a thing or an event that is important to us. Most of us are done now and I reckon this week, all of the presentations will be finished.

How was your presentation?

   I was one of the first people who presented in class. Of course, it was nerve-wracking. The fact that there were a lot of eyes looking at me was giving me anxiety already. My presentation went well and I am so proud of myself. It wasn't perfect but I believe that I have presented it well the way I wanted it to be.

Good things about your presentation

• Well-prepared - I am happy to say that I prepared really hard for my presentation. It took me hours to practice my presentation. It wasn't blood, sweat, and tears but I worked hard for my presentation. I looked at how much time my presentation will take and I had adjustments to improve my presentation.
• Topic- The topic I have chosen was really important to me. It was about my favorite book entitled "He's Into Her" by maxinejiji. This story was a big inspiration for me and that pushed me to be more confident in presenting.
• Delivery- I would say that I did a great job in presenting my speech. I have used some of the skills in public speaking such as good eye contact, well-structured ideas, and etc. But I wouldn't say it was perfect of course.

Bad things about your presentation

• Stuttering ( at first )- I admit that I have committed some mistakes from my presentation. Just like what I have said earlier, my presentation wasn't perfect. In the first part of my presentation, I knew that the pressure and anxiety of being in front of a lot of people were crawling into my system. I was still getting used to it and I stuttered in one word. It was hard to remember the speech while being conscious of my body language ( to now show nervousness) and also interacting with the audience. Eventually, when I got the hang of it, everything became subtle.

All of these things that I have talked about my presentation are from my perspective. So, there might be more errors that I didn't notice that others might have.

Reminder

Just like what Ms. Briggs said, public speaking is a skill. It is hard to do but you surely can learn how to do it. Practice. Practice. Practice. And she also said that it is alright to make mistakes while presenting in front. As long as you don't show the audience that you have made a mistake. Keep on presenting and chin up! You can do it. Smash that presentation.

ESOL Information Report

The Kea

The kea is a type of parrot that lives in the alpine regions of South Island in New Zealand and they are known as the 'Clown of the Alps'. The kea is currently smartest bird in the world.

Keas are big birds and they are great at flying. Their feathers are greenish and brownish in color but underneath their wings, they have their feathers in scarlet color. They have sharp curvy and black bills. They also have dark brown eyes. A female kea usually weighs in about 800 grams and a male kea weighs in about 920 grams.

Kea birds feed off plants, insects and some animals. This means keas are omnivores. They commonly search for food on trees and sometimes they also make a hole in rotten logs using their strong feet with their sharp toes to scoop for huhu grubs. Some keas feed themselves by eating the remains of dead animals like deers, tahr, chamois, and sheep. In rare cases, there were keas who sit on top of sheeps' back and prod forcefully through the inner of the sheep to obtain their fat.

There have been conflicts between keas and human since then. But the current conflicts that people have on keas are: keas still target high country sheep and keas being ruinous on people's property. The Kea Conservation in New Zealand manages conflicts like these and help people for solutions.

Term 2 Reflection

I am supposed to do this on my journal but since it's about academic and school stuff, might as well share to you my reflection in finishing the 2nd term of this year.

How was term 2?

It was tough and stressful. Actually, it was tough not only in my school life but also in my personal life. I realized that senior year is really different from the junior years that I've had here. I started to face the hardship and difficulties in this first year of my senior years. It is a gratitude that I was able to overcome all of the challenges that term 2 gave me. And it is really a challenge when my chosen subjects were giving assessments at the same time. My brain was really burnt out. But I did my best. I worked hard and everything pays off.

Ya'll I can relate to this HAHAHAHAHA

For those who are reading this especially those upcoming year 11's, I want to say that you should prepare yourselves. Being a year 11 student isn't a joke and it's going to be hard but you shouldn't forget about your well-being. It was one of my mistakes that I did for the past 2 terms. I've told you that my subjects gave me loads of tasks at the same time and that overwhelmed me. I have had a lot of breakdowns to the point where I couldn't reach my laptop anymore because I have nothing to type for my assessments. But the point here is that you shouldn't give up and be persistent. I have goals to achieve and so I need to work hard for those.

Is there anything you want to tell yourself?

There is a lot. The most important thing is a good job and well done. Two more terms to go and you're done wohooooo. I am proud of myself and keep working hard. Continue to get excellences and if you don't get excellences then resubmit. There are lots of opportunities to grab and so don't waste it. If you are getting tired and worn out then rest. You should always keep an eye to your well-being okay?. Always make time for your happiness, family, friends and most especially your services to God. I love you!.

What are the highlights of your term 2?

• Casio Calculator Competition 3rd place (yayyyy!)
• Polyfest 2019
• Musical Theatre Night Performances
• Biology Internal ( of course )
• Linear Algebra Assessment ( not easy but not too hard tho )
• Lots of credits getting in (owyesssss)

What are your goals next term?

• More credits to come ( ehemm excellences)
• Find an effective study strategy.
• More sleep than the last term.
• To study more with my friends ( cause it helps for me)
• Read more ( despite the busy schedule )
• Build good study habits.
• To track my progress ( on whatever like tracking habits, sleep, studying and etc.)
• Enjoy the term.
• Reduce procrastination ( most important)

ESOL RECOUNT

Trip to Willowbank

                    On Tuesday this week, 4th of June, our class in Year 11 ESOL went to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve mainly to learn about the kea. 

It was period 2 at 9:40 am when we gathered together at the ESOL room to prepare for the trip. We rode the bus Ms. Briggs rented and I was seated beside Devie. Behind our back was Roswell and Jhade who were really funny and loud.

When we arrived at the place, we were separated into three groups. Our group started in the river section where the eels are. The eels we saw were so big, bigger than my thighs!. Then we saw different types of ducks roaming around the place. The white swan was so graceful though. After that, we fed the deers that were so kind and friendly. Together with the deers was the cute little rabbit which I think was lost. We also saw the emu, wallabies, silver pheasant, scarlet macaw, lemur and many more. 

When it was 11 am, we went to the kea enclosure. A woman had given us a discussion about the behavior of the keas. I learned a piece of interesting information about the keas -the hierarchy between the keas. Keas have this kind of system where someone has either high or low ranking. I think it was Katie who is a female kea that has the highest ranking in the group of keas there.

After the kea session, we were able to go around the zoo. While we were roaming around, we were answering the booklet. There were lots of interesting animals. I can still remember the horse named Sam that I think was the one that Ms. Briggs told us about. I patted her in the head and she was lovely. At 1 pm, we went back to school and we went to our own subjects for the last period.

Overall, my experience for this trip was really amazing and cool. Like what Ms. Briggs said, it is really different when you get to see the animals than just sitting in the room and learning about them.

Year 11 ESOL Class

How to achieve E8 in an English Exam?

Things that I have learned about how to get E8 in an English Exam:

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• He said in his video that you have to elaborate on things you are writing such as explaining a specific language feature. You have to dig deeper into the text and don't just write what is obvious. 
• You have to add your personal voice. Write how can you link this to yourself and persuade readers that you have understood the text.
• Write an appreciation for the text. You have to persuade readers that the text had an impact on you and it gave you moral lessons.
• Talk about the effect of a language feature.
• Author's purpose of language features/choices.

Achieved vs Merit vs Excellence

 

1. Achieved - You will get an achieve mark on your paper if you have followed the basic instructions and rules. This is like the mark you will get if you have explained and wrote the surface level of the text.
2. Merit - The website says that you will get merit if you have written a text that has a convincing understanding. You have to extend your understanding of the text and add some more details to your text like explaining more about the language feature you chose, clearly giving an impact to an intended audience, writing a conclusion and etc. You will also be needing to put the purpose of the text you are writing about.
3. Excellence -  To get this mark, you have to provide a profound insight into the text. You have to give your perception about the text and link it to a wider world. 

Visual Language Features

After we finished creative writing, we now are learning and recapping film studies. Yesterday, we have assigned to make a slide about Visual Language Features. Devie is my partner and she did slide 2- 13 while I did slide 14-23. Below is our work. Check it out!