Miek Corporation (PBL 2k17)

Miek Corporation

Members:
Mae Rose
Kiah
Ej

Topic:
We have chosen "Poverty" as it is one of the most common problems we have in today's society.
Being in poverty means experiencing hunger, poor health, debts and unaffordable or bad housing.

Website Name	Link
Child Poverty in NZ	https://www.unicef.org.nz/in-new-zealand/child-poverty	16-11-17
GEOF397 Topics	https://geog397.wiki.otago.ac.nz/index.php/PovertyinNewZealand	16-11-17
NZ History	https:// nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/porvert	16-11-17
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_poverty	16-11-17
Facts about poverty in NZ	http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/facts-about-poverty/	16-11-17

Who then had to answer some questions about our topic:

Who is affected?
Children, Youth, Adults, Senior Citizen
What are the issues?
Hunger, homelessness, addiction, corruption, overpopulation, epidemic diseases, health issues, fewer job skills.
When did it start?
September 18, 1937
Where is it happening?
New Zealand and all over the world.
Why is this happening?
Because of lack of education, overpopulation, epidemic diseases, and because of environmental problems.

Then we had to say what we plan to do to solve this issue:

We want to make some food for them and distribute to the people who lack finance/food.

Zumba Event Report:

The Zumba Event was held on the Gymnasium during lunchtime on 28th of November, the event was successful as many people came even though there is a lot of events happening outside the gym, the same time as this event. We collected $17 from this event.
We are planning to do another Zumba event this coming Saturday to collab with The Filipino Youth Group.

1st Action 

Zumba Action: https://youtu.be/SmK80de3blQ
Date: 30-11-17
Action taken?: We did the Zumba event and We collab with another group to plan and to make this event happen.
Enablers: The group we collab with which is Franz, Chammy, JoeVick and John and my teammates (Ej and Kiah), The teachers, The Filipino Youth Group.
Disablers: There were many events happening outside the gym during our Zumba so there were fewer people than what we expected.
Reflection: Overall, this event was a huge success and we learnt something from it and we helped those people in our community, school.

2nd Action: https://youtu.be/7NehBLxQOeE
Date: 2-12-17
Action taken: We held a Zumba event in the Wigram Park.
Outcome: There were students and parents who participated in this event.
Enablers: Mrs. Marijo  Flores, students, parents.
Disablers: The hot weather.
Reflection: Overall, We are planning to continue this event as it made the people around Wigram Park more active.

3rd Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSDskNSNIfM
Date: 5-12-17
Action taken: Another Zumba class for Year 7's and 8's.
Outcome: The kids
Enablers: Miss Tafau, Miss Merrin, Year 7's and 8's.
Disablers: None
Reflection: Overall, this Zumba class is a big success, the kids became more active and they are all looking forward to our next Zumba class.

We are presenting our Project using Powtoon.

Persuasive Writing 2k17

Paragraph 1:

Having a healthy lifestyle can change your life forever, healthy foods never fail us as it supports a lot of functions in our body.

According to www.healthyeating.org, It supports a lot of functions in our body such as your digestive system by making your body digest better and boosts your metabolism, circulatory system by giving strength to your bone marrow giving you more red blood cells and many other functions in your body.

Healthy foods do this as they give and consists a lot of vitamins and minerals that can help our body to function better and remove dirt, removes germs that can possibly be a disease, illness that can make us sick in the future and toxins that can harm our body.

For Me, Eating healthy foods can be a practice to have a healthy body and it can make a difference especially on your families and future generations to come.

Paragraph 2:

Eating healthy foods can give us a better body for the future you.

According to www.hhs.gov, the food you take each day can affect your health and how you will feel today, tomorrow and in the future.

Your diet can determine your future and helps you to maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of diseases such as chronic diseases, hypertension, diabetes and certain types of cancer.

In today’s society, unhealthy foods like fast foods, junk foods are giving us a different lifestyle, so eating healthy foods can give us a better future so teaching children how to eat healthy at a young age will help them stay healthy for the rest of their lives.

Paragraph 3:

Eating healthy foods can affect both mental and physical health, helping people be healthy in both.

According to www.webmd.com, by doing this it can help people shape their diets, they can improve their mental health and decrease the risk of psychiatric disorders and their physical health such as having a healthy and glowing skin, more resistance and endurance, and much more.

More research has been found that nutritious diet isn’t just good for your body, it can do good to your brain too. It promotes your mental health and physical health.

A nutritious diet can give you many benefits reducing the risk of mental illnesses, giving you a healthier body than before, removing toxins in your body and much more.

Conclusion

Re-state thesis:

Healthy living really can make difference in our physical, mental health

Re-state list of points:

It can support a lot of functions in our body, It can give us a better future by having a healthy body, it can affect your physical and mental health.