Sarah G's Media Review #2

How can people determine the factualness of the media? Is there bias involved with content portrayed in a television show whether it is meant to be fiction or nonfiction? Regardless of the genre, there will always be a form a bias behind every story in a television series because television is a form of media created by individuals who describe their own perspective and interpretation of an idea.

In the ever growing T.V. series, “13 Reasons Why”, teenager Hannah Baker is subjected to a number of different types of bullying and abuse following her move to a new school. The objectification, and series of unfortunate events eventually lead her to take her life. However, prior to her death she records 13 tapes explaining the 13 people who were the reasons why she committed suicide. The series has resulted in dispute over the accuracy of how the topic of suicide is presented, and is one
example of how the media is capable of altering reality.

Through its effect on the audience, especially teenagers, “13 Reasons Why” has become such a widely renown series, some describing it as “unflinching and raw”. On the other hand, the depiction of suicide is contentious and induces those who may not be well-educated in the topic, to interpret it exactly the way it is presented. Although it is only one television series and one small example of how effective the media can be at altering our own beliefs, it is continuing a snowball of media, mind control, and transformation people are going through on a daily basis, whether they realize it or not.

Geo News- Dog gets put on wrong plane

On Wednesday, April 19th a labradoodle named cooper got put on the wrong WestJet plane and ended up in a province.  Coopers owner were going to Jamaica for a wedding so they were sending there dog to Deer Lake N,L. WestJet accidentally sent Cooper on a plane from Halifax to Hamilton. When they were in Hamilton they let cooper go outside on a leech to do his business and he ended up getting lose from the WestJet workers. They put a search on for cooper and called the owners to let them know what has happened. Westjet flew the owner to Hamilton so they could help find there dog and get it back. Cooper was found by some locals and he was scared and hungry but other then that all safe. I would say this would fall under resource because the dog wasn't getting the basic needs when he was out in the wild. I feel that WestJet should of gave the owners of the dog a free trip to wherever they wanted because of the problems they went through.

 After he was found

Nicole's media review #2

             The Toronto Star wrote an editorial on ending child poverty here in Canada. This editorial highlights the fact that in 1989, the House of Commons were dedicated to put an end to child poverty in Canada by the year 2000, known as Campaign 2000.  28 years later, child poverty has gone up to 18.3% from 15.8% since 1989. Thus showing that child poverty did not end, but unfortunately has gotten worse. The Toronto Star sends the message of how Canada might be in the top ten wealthiest countries, but ranks 26 out of 35 wealthy nations for child inequality and is in definite need of change.

Sarah C's Media Review #2

             The newly published article in The Globe and Mail I’m a Syrian Refugee in Canada: This is What 2016 Meant to me written by Nabel Alali, is a personal story about journey of man and his family to Canada after fleeing Syria 5 years ago. Throughout the article he talks about the process, the struggles and his gratitude towards Canadians. This is recommended for anyone who is seeking more information, or for those who may be hesitant about the idea of Syrian refugees entering Canada. It shines a light on the positive, and promotes acceptance.

Eric- Media review 2

Hope for Wildlife is a rehab center for animals located in Nova Scotia. It is filmed and made into a documentary series on television. More than one thousand injured and orphaned animals every year are helped. This series captures the devotion of veterinarians, volunteers and staff struggling to save every animal they can. The purpose of the show is to educate the world about the problems in the environment involving animals and what can be done. This TV show wants everyone to be aware of this environmental issue, which is animals matter. Without them ecosystems will corrupt. Their message is one must care for animals, because every animal matters.

Media Review #2. Rebecca Burns

The children's book Little Things Make Big Differences is a very inspirational book with a huge message behind it. This book is about Rehema, she is a young girl who lives in the African country Tanzania. Rehema was infected with malaria when she was a baby, but she survived because her parents were able to get treatment for her. In her story, Rehema shares how children all over the world can help fight malaria. This book is based around the world issue of malaria and how it can be prevented.

Awesome read!

http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
The link above is to a national geographic article that frankly shocked me.
It is about a massive floating pile of garbage in the Pacific. And no one seems to know how to clean it up. Or simply don't want to because according to the article it would "bankrupt any country that tried".  Hay here is a wacky thought how about a group of countries that contributed to the mess all chip in a little bit.

I also found a few more article that you may find interesting.
https://www.generalkinematics.com/blog/top-10-recycling-countries-around-world/
http://www.canadianrockies.net/banff/poaching.html
http://www.wwf.ca/

Geo News - Fort McMurry Wildfire Causing Evacuation For Local Hospital.

The issue in this article took place in Fort McMurry on May 3rd 2016, this article was written on April 18th 2017. In this article the author talks about how Mavis Ure was in a tricky situation on May 3rd 2016 just after giving birth to her two twin boys she was asked to evacuate the hospital because a wildfire was headed towards Fort McMurry. Mavis and her husband then got on a bus that was taking them to Suncor Fire bag Oilsands facility that was about 120 km northwest of Fort McMurry even though it was only 120 km away it took over 9 hours to get there because of the traffic. After getting there Mavis was cleared and was able to just relax, even though she was worried about the long term affects the smoke would have on her newborns. I think this article is environmental because of the effects of the wild fires as well as resource because there was the lack of medical attention available while they were being transported. I think that people have somewhat overlooked not only the physical damages of the fires but the health and emotional damages that the fires did cause.

The twin boys after Mavis Ure Had a C- section. 

One year later.

Geo News: Police Officers Start Project to Stop Street Racers and Stunt Drivers in Ontario

On Tuesday April 18th 2017 the Toronto Police Service, Halton Regional Police, York Regional Police and other law enforcement agencies from across Ontario started Project ERASE, or "Eliminate Racing Activity On Streets Everywhere." The project is a collaborative effort with the provincial government, and it aims to stop stunt driving and speed racing. There has been a major increase in stunt driving charges in Toronto this year. Over 110 charges laid so far this year. In 2016, around 200 charges were laid. One incident earlier this month involved a haul of luxury vehicles impounded for stunt driving on Highway 400. Officers funneled a dozen vehicles, which included a Lamborghini,
 a Porsche and a Rolls Royce to the nearby ONroute service center.

Donations

Over the past few weeks we have made big leaps towards the day of our event: We have received donations from Brewery Bay, Metro, Giant Tiger, Food Basics, Zehrs, and No Frills! We received multiple gift cards as donations and Giant Tiger donated hula hoops as well as soccer balls! We have also presented to two Harriett Todd classes and are still contacting the others. We are currently holding a bottle drive this Saturday April 22 from 9am-12pm outside the school in the parking lot and are also holding are in the process of contacting Boston Pizza for another fundraiser. Dominoes is busy for the rest of the year so we are unable to do Raise the Dough so we might go to other pizza restaurants and try them.

Follow us on Twitter for more recent updates as well as photos!

TLSS poverty awareness

In the last couple weeks we have made progress with our endeavours. The Teacher Bake-Off that we helped organized was a success! Approximately fifteen teachers participated by selling their yummy treats. The leftover food was then sold later that night at the annual Twin Lakes Volleyball-a-thon. By the end of the day we raised a total of 674.25$! The money raised was donated to the nutrition committee at Twin Lakes. The teacher who raised the most money, and won the award, was Ms. Racco and Mr. Cook with their cotton candy and other treats. By making all their treats pink they not only raised money but also raised awareness of bullying. Thank you to all the staff and students who helped make this fundraiser such a success!

 

Heart and Stroke Big Bike

To support the Heart and Stroke foundation in their goal to keep Canadians healthy, I am putting together a team of staff and grade 12s from Twin Lakes to ride the Big Bike. A team of 29 will power the Big Bike and literally stop traffic in support of heart and stroke research, while promoting healthy physical activity. The information meeting will be held soon and then we will be riding the Big Bike on May 11. This also supports my global goal of Health and Well Being.

Colour Me Twin

This is another update on colour me twin. last week we went to two public schools and gave them our presentation on the event. We have been giving out letters to different companies asking for donations and we have received a few donations from places like Giant Tiger, Brewery Bay, and a few others. We are just waiting to hear back from other schools so we can give them our presentation. Keep checking @TlssWellBeing for updates on fundraisers. #colourmetwin

Wellness Wednesdays

I am currently focusing on helping local health in my community, so I created Wellness Wednesdays to help mental health at my school. Every Wednesday at lunch, a room at my school will be a calm place for students to relax and de stress. There will be soft music, dim lighting, tea, and colouring. The first Wellness Wednesday is April 19.

Color Me Twin

Hey everyone! 

We are almost finished planning our fun day for the grade eights of our feeder schools that will be happening on May 30th. Unfortunately, two school have said that they cannot attend, but that has not discouraged us! We will be going to two of the schools today as they have said yes to our fun day (Uptergrove and Harriett). It has been a bumpy ride for us because a lot of the principals of the schools have not answered the email, but we are working hard to get in contact with the schools. We are hoping that this will be a big success and bring awareness to the need of education and health, especially in the countries around the world that need our help with those aspects of living. We hope that doing this fundraiser will encourage people to continue being involved with helping give underprivileged people the chance to education and a healthy life.

Thank you so much for any help that you may have given or will give in the future. 

See you on May 30th!

The is an update on Colour me twin. In our group we have been working on contacting different businesses and company's to get donations for our fun day! We have also been contacting the feeder schools to see is they want to come to this fun day and multiple have contacted us back to let us know if they can come and only one have said they can't. we have been tweeting and updating that account so follow @TlssWellBeing

Wye Marsh

The Wye Marsh field trip is a go!!

On Saturday May 20th, TwinLakes Ecoturtles is planning a field trip to the Wye Marsh in order to provide students with the opportunity to learn more about our local wetlands and their impact on the environment.

We plan to schedule an hour long guided canoe tour, along with other features such as a discovery hike, dip net activity, and bannock roasting.We will ask the biology teachers, green team, and outer club to help promote this trip, and hope it will be a success!!

Stay tuned to learn more about Ecoweek, which will happen the week of the Wye Marsh trip, and follow us on twitter for more freshwater fun.

@TLSSEcoTurtles