Hola MaHigh School Volume 8, issue 1, January 2019
The health issue for students Energy drinks
Nutrition
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Table contents of
letter 06 Editor’s Welcome to the new-look Hola MaHigh-School
need YOU 08 We Can you write real articles? if you can: welcome!
Contributors
Can you write real articles? if you can: welcome!
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Not so easy after all
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food court 14 The Try this recipe
Energy drinks 18
Hola MaHigh-School Volume 8, issue 1 January 2019
This is serious stuff
22 Nutritional Masiziba tells us what we should eat and drink as students
Masiziba at UFS Masiziba is on her life’s journey
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I am a designer
Fikile is talking to us about being a graphic designer at VUT
It is showtime! Movies!
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US closing down This is bad news!
Culture, myths Marcia is talking to us
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The conspiracy Hanging rock
Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO
2019 is officially here. That means .. back to school. It also means that we welcome grade 10s. but also wave goodbye to our grade 12s, having left us last year.
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The problem is of course – as always – to balance ‘serious’ articles with ‘readability’. This issue will look at the transitions – from everything to everything really. But we have also looked at other things. In essence: start paging and have a good read!
Sybil
We need writers! Hola MaHigh-School is YOUR magazine. That is why we would love to see students writing for students about student life and everything of importance to a student in any grade10-12 across the country. What is required? That is easy: You have to be in grade 10-12 somewhere Impeccable in your preferred language-and that might not be English. We try to be more than just English. Passionate about your topic of choice - no dull articles here. Do you get anything out of it? Well, not money, sorrry. BUT if we publish your articles you will have: Your bio in a commercial magazine A photo of yourself You can put it all on your CV you can use us as a reference
Is it important? YES it is. Look what Rofhiwa said: My name is Rofhiwa and I love to write. I have used my skills to express my thoughts on international dealings of the world which have been published in Hola MaHigh-School. It has paid off, not only is my work printed for young people in the country to read, but it also contributed to me gettng a bursary from CNBC-Africa to do my post-graduate studies. Would be a lot harder to get by if I didn’t have a platform like Hola MaHigh-School.
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Meet our contributors I am Masiziba Hadebe. I study a BSc in Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State. I am originally from a small rural town in Mpumalanga, Balfour. My hardworking trait proves that anyone, regardless of the background, can make it. I love plants and animals. During leisure, I read anything readable and interesting. Writing is and will always be my passion, I would starve food just to write! Pinky Rapoo is a creative writer by nature and not yet by profession.She lives in Vosloorus and is currently in grade 12 at Vosloorus Comprehensive SecondarySchool. Listening to music is her hobby,writing is her passion. Her motto is “Think twice before speaking,think three times before acting and think thoroughly before writing”.
My name is Marcia Ramodike, a 20 year old young lady from Limpopo at Lenyenye. I am doing my second year law degree at the University of the Free State and I am also an author of a book entitled from an empty pride to a full price which is touch based on issues that affect black families such as black tax. I am very passionate about writing. It is actually my first love. I love chilling indoors while reading books and novels; I am a fun, loving person who always smiles and care about other people. My favourite quote is “when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world it turned into a butterfly “.
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Coping on your own For many students, arriving at school is the first time that they are truly living on their own. They have left the safe environment of the family home, and they no longer have a responsible adult watching over them. They are expected to take care of themselves as best they can, figuring out tasks like washing their clothes, cleaning their room and cooking for themselves. While most college students are up to this task, it is still a significant, life-changing event with an initial shock that can generate stress for many people.
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Source: https://adrenalfatiguesolution. com/coping-with-stress-at-school/
Food Try this on
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The fiery dinner: First we need to go buy/find the following: Coriander seeds Cumin seeds Whole black pepper corn Dried red chillies
Action 1: Let it fry a bit to get the flavours out – NO OIL! Action 2: Put these things in: Black cardamom Green cardamom Cinnamon sticks Cloves Amchar powder Chilli powder Turmeric
Action 3: let it fry up a bit and then: blitz the lot into a powder
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mily this weekend with it for the weekend. Here goes: Now we find the following: Chicken breast Lemon juice Ginger garlic paste Salt
Action 4: Marinade for 15 minutes then add curd and tikka masala Action 5: marinade for 2 hours Action 6: cook rice Action 7: grill chicken Action 8: mix a bit of soy sauce with the remnants of the masala chicken marinade Chop all of these things and fry in oil Garlic Spring onion Red onion Fresh chillies Add: Ginger garlic paste and salt
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What is Freedom Park? This is all from their website: Freedom Park celebrates South Africa’s heritage. It is a centre of knowledge aimed at deepening the understanding of the nation. It strives to accommodate all of the country’s experiences and symbols to tell one coherent story. Freedom Park is a national and international site that celebrates the ideals of liberty, diversity and human rights. Freedom Park is a cultural institution housing a museum and a memorial dedicated to chronicling and honouring the many who contributed to South Africa’s liberation. The museum aims to preserve and narrate the story of the African continent, and specifically South Africa, from the dawn of humanity, through pre-colonial, colonial and apartheid history and heritage, to the post-apartheid nation of today. It is a long walk, spanning some 3.6 billion years. Vision To be a leading national and international icon of humanity and freedom. Mission To provide a pioneering and empowering heritage destination in order to mobilise for reconciliation and nation building in our country; To reflect upon our past, improving our present and building our future as a united nation; and To contribute continentally and internationally to the formation of better human understanding among nations and peoples; The Freedom Park cultural precinct: • Advocates for tolerance, inclusivity, transparency, and accountability; • Archives and preserves South Africa’s indigenous knowledge; • Tells the South African story as it unfolds; • Honours those who gave their lives for South Africa’s freedom; • Provides a place where visitors can experience the diversity of our history and remember loved ones who played a role in the country’s history; • Provides a venue where South Africa’s unique heritage and cultures can be remembered, cherished and celebrated; • Fosters a South African community spirit, by being a symbol of unity through diversity; and, • Works with African and other international institutions to tell the story of Africa from an African perspective.
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Not really: Energy drinks can give you a boost when Monday morning hits you hard. But that fizzy beverage isn’t doing much for your body beyond your temporary pep.
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But I need it? Actually, your body does not need it. Mattei emphasises that the current evidence does support that the health risks outweigh any short-term perks you might experience from your energy drink. Believe it ornot, there is something simple to drink:
WATER Your move, then, is to nix them from your diet altogether. As obvious as it sounds, reaching for water can help, she says. Staying hydrated naturally keeps your body running no funky ingredients or added sugar necessary. There is no simple cure for ‘abusing’ your body. ‘un-abuse’ your body is better than drinking sugar. PS: there is a reason why we now have a sugar-tax.
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Graphic Design from a 2nd Year’s Perspective Okay I have one word to describe this course – challenging. Yes emotionally, physically, intellectually and financially challenging. I am where I am supposed to be because I am passionate about graphic design. However, for someone who hates it, it is a nightmare and a half. I remember the first 6 months of my first year were confusing and exciting at the same time. The deadlines and load of work was enough to drive anyone insane, and it did at one point and that was all good since I figured it was part of the journey. This is my inside story as a graphic design student. When I first saw my timetable I thought they made a mistake: 12 modules for the whole year from 8:00 am to 17:00 every Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on a Friday and that was besides the deadlines and lots of school work which spans theory and practicals. This course has taught a few life lessons I would like to tell anyone who wouldd want to study this course or any course in general and they are: • Surround yourself with great friends, you will need them.
• Don’t procrastinate (do it right away no matter how small the task it). • Always listen to advice but learn to trust your own judgement (I had some serious confidence issues when it came to my work and my lecturers picked that up). • It is okay to make mistakes and learn from them. • Don’t take criticism to heart. It hurts but use it to do better next time. • Be kind and generous (you never know, really know, who will help you with a certain project). • Read books outside your academics (It keeps me sane). • And lastly: make the library your best friend.
Graphic design is a fun course that has made me view the world from a different perspective. Now I see beauty in everything and everwhere. At first I had no idea why we had drawing as a subject but the more I learn, the more I get to understand its relevance as a visual communicator. Graphic design has a lot of opportunities as well, as the course has photography in it. It spans it all and one can work as a graphic designer, advertising and branding, illustrator, web designer, photographer and animator.
Graphic desing: My Like any other course it has its downside like when you can’t get one creative idea and you have consultations with the lecturer and they want scamps (rough sketches of your idea) and you are the only one left behind and you can feel the roar of the deadline in your ears. I too have had pretty bad days, of course. I remember one time last year during drawing class I couldn’t get my shading right. I just sat there staring at my drawing and the next thing I knew I had tears in my eyes. Now I laugh about it and how stupid I must have looked to my classmates and friends.
I am not going to lie and say this is easy. It is not! I learned to let myself be teachable and to always practice. I know there is one person who wants to know how this course is and all I can say is unless if you are passionate about it, can withstand the crazy deadlines, sleepless nights and loads of work then don’t do it. It takes a lot of discipline to manage your time and also not forget about your social life. There are a number of institutions that offer this course and they are as follows:
y story - Fikile Zulu Universities 1. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2. North West University 3. University of Johannesburg 4. University of Pretoria 5. University of Stellenbosch University of Technologies 1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2. Central University of Technology 3. Durban University of Technology 4. Tshwane University of Technology 5. Vaal University of Technology Independent Schools and Colleges 1. AAA School of Advertising 2. Artshub Institute 3. Cape Town Creative Academy 4. City Varsity 5. CTU Training 6. Dada 7. Elmi College 8. Friends of Design 9. Greenside Design College 10. Inscape Design College 11. Oakfields College 12. Open Window School of Visual Communication 13. Prestige Academy 14. Red and Yellow Graphic Design 15. Rosebank College 16. Ruth Prowse School of Art 17. Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography 18. Vega School of Brand Leadership. Where do I see myself in 3 years from now especially where graphic design is concerned? I see myself studying towards my Mtech and practicing as a graphic designer
Showtime!
It is mov
I picked some info at MSN on the films we are about to encounter in 2019. This is a direct quote from MSN on the stuff I like: Music! “The current trend for popular musical extravaganzas on the big screen shows no sign of abating just yet. Last year, toe-tappers The Greatest Showman and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again proved to be box-office gold, while Bohemian Rhapsody became the highest-grossing music biopic of all time. Unsurprisingly, there are a trio of films hoping to repeat their success in 2019: Elton John biopic (or “fantasy musical”, as star Taron Egerton prefers to call it) and a big-budget adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, featuring an A-list line-up of singing and acting talent (Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba and Judi Dench, to name a few)” Cats is a winner. It had premiere in London in 1981 and ran for 21 years. The US version – Broadway – ran for 18 years. It is nearly where a full generation has grown up with Cats. According to Wikipedia, it is getting a new lease on life and being staged in London again. That is an amazing career.
vie time in SA It gotta’ be the film. The topic is made for film. The plot is great and the characters are head-strong and used to betrayal, murder, conspiracy and feminine rivalry (as the myths will have it). The background is of course the real-life drama of the two queens in Britain. Elizabeth I did not have a good start in life after all. Her father married her mother (Anne Boleyn) and had her beheaded when Elizabeth was 2 years old. Mary was 6 days old when her father (King James V of Scotland) died. She was brought up in France and duly married the heir to the French throne. Less than a year later, he died. So, back to Scotland where she married again. This time to Lord Darnley. But he died after a huge explosion destroyed his palace and he was found killed in the garden. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell was a suspect, but nothing could be proved. So Mary got married to him. These two characters are battling it out for the combined crown of England and Scotland. The real-life ending is rather gruesome – let us see if the movie dares to depict that! Tell me if this is going to be boring!
It is showtime!
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It is pshycology There are plenty of horror movies out there, but why do we want to watch it? Isn’t is a bit too gory and incredible and ‘scary’? There is some psychology behind it of course!
It IS pshycology - really
Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein, a professor of social and organizational psychology at the University of Utrecht says:
“People go to horror films because they want to be frightened or they wouldn’t do it twice. You choose your entertainment because you want it to affect you. [..] They want those effects… [Horror films must] provide a just resolution in the end. The bad guy gets it. Even though they choose to watch these things, the images are still disturbing for many people. But people have the ability to pay attention as much or as little as they care to in order to control what effect it has on them, emotionally and otherwise.” OK, so even though it is scary I can still control the effects.
ike Watching Scary Films? It is complicated
According to a 2004 paper in the Journal of Media Psychology by Dr. Glenn Walters, the three primary factors that make horror films alluring are tension (generated by suspense, mystery, terror, shock, and gore), relevance (that may relate to personal relevance, cultural meaningfulness, the fear of death, etc.), and (somewhat paradoxically given the second factor) unrealism. Gore and things I get. Relevance like chain saws I get, but also that it must be unrealistic – probably to not frighten me too much though. There are no monsters under my bed!
But why? still
Many theories and none are convincing. It goes from identify with the bad guy, or with the hero – who defeats the bad guy in the end. Gore because we have a primordial instinct for gore. Scary, because it breaks any norm we might have. Basically, none of these theories fully explain why we love watching scary films. Different people like watching for different reasons and no theory has been put forward that explains everyone’s motives and reasoning. I will continue to enjoy watching even though I don’t fully understand my own motives. Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ in-excess/201510/why-do-we-watching-scary-films by: Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D. This is an extract from the above article.
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US is not a country, really. It is 50 states (countries, yes!) who have elected to be in a federal government. In essence, forming a super-national body to take care of common duties. These can be foreign policy, taxation, law, and other good things. However, the 50 states are still very much in control of their own budgets and so on.
The budget needs to be agreed upon. Typically it is not a big deal.
After all, department of defence, department of home affairs, department of ‌ and so on are rather straightforward. These things are done at a non-partisan level.
There is a dead-line
for having the budgets signed off. If the deadline cannot be met, the federal government cannot do expenses. Bills and salaries cannot be paid. It sounds harsh and it is intended to ensure that the deadline is met. Who would like to face the wrath of public servants who have not received salaries?
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Australia Myth: The Hanging Rock
The Hanging Rock Mystery
The theories on this one range from an UFO abduction to an accidental time travel incident. A group of schoolgirls visited Hanging Rock one Valentine’s Day in 1900, disappeared and were never heard from again. But as it turns out the story was fabricated by an author, Joan Lindsay in 1967, in a book called ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’. The story even tells of a professor who went missing along with the girls, and the eventual finding of one of the girls. As people read the book, the urban myth developed and other stories were created around the girls’ disappearance. The author never confirmed whether the story actually happened or not, and deliberately left the book ending open-ended. In fact the final twelve pages of the book, which constitute the last and twelfth chapter, were published after the author’s death. The story places a great deal of emphasis on clocks and time, and this maybe the reason time travel was linked to the mystery.
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