Kia Ora, I am Patrick and this week in writing we have been learning about Procedural writing. Procedural Writing is basically a step-by-step instructional piece of text. Our task was to make a Procedural text about one of the sports we have to do on Athletics day. I chose to do Shot put because It is a pretty easy sport to write instructions about.

Anyways, Enjoy my Procedural writing.

How to throw the perfect Shot Put, For beginners 

You will need the following Materials:

• Shot put
• Hoop

INTRO: Firstly, you will need to place the hoop onto the ground and step in it, after that you will position yourself into the hoop. Then you pick up the shot put and place it against your neck. Make sure the shot put is in your writing hand to make it easier.

YOUR POSITIONING: Once you feel comfortable in your position, you point the opposite arm somewhere in the air, that will help you with your targeting.

THROWING IT: Now after you have done these steps, you then push back then pull forward and throw! But in Shot put, you don’t throw it like how you would a normal ball. In Shot put you have to push the ball out of your hand. Like this. 

WHAT YOU DO AFTER: After you have pushed the Shot put out of your hands, you then need to step behind your hoop and then go run to where your Shot put has landed, then pick it up and place it into your hoop.

Congratulations! You have done it. You are now a future Tom Walsh or Valarie Adams.

Hope you guys liked it and enjoyed it. Click this link for the Images and Gifs. QUESTION ALERT!!!!!!! What is your favourite Athletics sport? Mine is Shot put! Goodbye and have a good day!

Why did Yugoslavia disintegrate? Hello, My  name is Patrick and I will be answering the question on why Yugoslavia disintegrated. But first, What is Yugoslavia?

Yugoslavia was a large country that sat on the Balkan peninsula between the years of 1918 – 2003. Yugoslavia consists of 6 nations. Those 6 nations being Slovenia, Croatia, Monetenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. But what caused this nation to disappear?  Lets find out shall we!

Why did Yugoslavia dissapear?

Between 1929 and 2003, Yugoslavia was a sovereign nation. The main causes of its dissolution were a combination of centrifugal nationalist tendencies and cultural and religious differences, as well as memories of atrocities committed during World War 2.

Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia, the first three of the six former Yugoslav republics to declare their independence which happened in 1991 , followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, Montenegro and Serbia in 2006, and Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008.

A very short explanation today since mine are so long. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! What was the official name of Bosnia? Have a great day everybody!                                                                                              Thank you to @thegeotraveler on TikTok for helping me with some information.

Image of the flag of Yugoslavia, followed by a map that is a gif on the nations of Yugoslavia is slowly formed.

With 30 members—28 European and 2 North Americans—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, often known as the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance. Today I will be reciting the countries of NATO, When NATO was founded and why NATO was formed. Enjoy.

The Countries in their real full names:

The Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Estonia, North Macedonia, Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika, Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, Republic of Albania, Republic of Kosovo, the Hellenic Republic, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Italy, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, French Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United States of America, Dominion of Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Poland, ROMÂNIA, Reino de España, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom and Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska. Copy and paste to google if it may be in another language you may not understand.

Why was NATO formed?

In the years following the Second World War, the North Atlantic Alliance was created. Its goals were to safeguard European peace, foster collaboration among its members, and protect their freedom – all within the framework of fending off the Soviet Union’s (Communist Russia) danger at the time.

When was NATO founded?

NATO was founded on the 4th of April  in Washington D.C. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States were the first 12 to join the alliance. North Macedonia is the most recent member.

I hope you guys have learnt some information about NATO. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! Where in the USA was NATO founded in?

Goodbye and have a great day!

The Union Jack, flag of the United Kingdom. Today I will be showing you the 3 crosses that are seen on the flag, and what they mean.

Cross of St. Andrews, representing Scotland.

The Cross of St. Andrews is the white cross in the shape of an X. Why is it in the shape of an X? When Saint Andrew, one of the Apostles, was being crucified by the Romans in A.D. 60, it is said that he believed himself unworthy to be crucified on a cross like that of Christ, and so he met his end on a ‘saltire’, or X-shaped cross (St. Andrew’s cross) which became his symbol.

Cross of St. George, representing England.

The Cross of St. George is the big red cross we can see in the centre. The St. George’s flag, a red cross on a white field, was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 for their ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the Genoese fleet. The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege.

Cross of St. Patrick, represents Northern Ireland.

The Cross of St. Patrick looks like the Cross of St. Andrew but instead of it being white, it is red. Saint Patrick’s Saltire or Saint Patrick’s Cross is a red saltire on a white field, used to represent Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The red saltire’s association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when the Order of Saint Patrick adopted it as an emblem.

If you don’t really understand, here is a image that gives an easy explanation on where the crosses are.

I hope you guys have learnt something today. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! Do you have a Saint named after you? I do, mine is St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. Have a good day! Goodbye!

Genghis Khan. A Mongol Warrior. By Patrick Dibnah.

Hi, My name is Patrick and I am a student at St Francis of Assisi school and is a really big fan of History and Geography. I have been learning about Greek Mythology earlier in this 2 week break, Now I am focusing on Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Here I present to you, what I have learnt so far about Genghis and his empire.

Who was he? The Mongol Empire, which later grew to be one of the biggest empires in history, was founded by Genghis Khan and he was the first khan. By bringing together many of the nomadic tribes of the Mongol steppe, he attained authority and was dubbed Genghis Khan, or the Universal of the Mongols.

What is the Mongol Empire? Compared to other countries, Mongolia now is quite normal in size. However, earlier in the 12th century, it was enormous. What would it resemble? Consider a nation that runs from the present-day Korean Peninsula to the present-day Czech Republic. Very long, I’m aware. A fun fact Russia was dwarfed by its size.

Was Genghis wealthy? Genghis would make Elon Musk seem poor if he were still living today! With a total wealth of 120 trillion dollars, he is one of the wealthiest leaders to have ever walked the Earth.

How did Genghis die? Genghis died on August 25 1227 due to a horse that threw Genghis to the ground that caused multiple injuries, He never recovered. Ögedei Khan then took his place.

Well that is what I have so far. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! I have 2 questions for you fellas out there. Question 1. What is the capital of Mongolia? Question 2. What were the 2 countries I mentioned that represented how long the Mongol Empire was.

Have a blessed day everybody!

Here is a picture of a comparison of the Mongol Empire and a picture of Genghis Khan (More of a portrait actually).

Welcome to my blog, Humans, Monkeys, Pokemons, and Dinosaurs. I’ll be discussing the conflicts I think are the stupidest ever today.

1.Reconquista (741 year fight) (741 year war)

The Christian states’ sole objective in this conflict was to drive the Muslim states out of what are now Spain and Portugal. This war is stupid in my opinion because it lasted so long—Adolf Hitler invaded the majority of Europe in just 4 years!

2.The Australian Emu War

I think this conflict is stupid for two reasons. One of its national idols was among the thousands of people they were slaughtering. 2. The farmers might have simply purchased several scarecrows or made their own to scare the emus away, and they could have lived happily ever after.

3.35 year conflict

Okay, you must confess that the 335-year conflict had never been mentioned before. Let me summarise everything for you: there was a conflict between a small nation and an island off the coast of Italy. That’s correct, a 335-year conflict involving an Italian island and a minor nation.

I hope you guys can see the point that I am trying to make about why it was so stupid.

Now I have a question for you Humans, Monkeys, Pokemon’s and Dinosaurs put there. What is a war that you think that New Zealand could win?

Hello, and today I’ll be presenting some geographical facts you probably didn’t know.

Number 1:  The U.K. has specifically attacked 9 out of 10 nations on Earth.

The only countries that the U.K has never attempted to attack are Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Pacific (Marshall) Islands, Monaco, Mongolia, Paraguay, Togo, Principe, Sweden, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Vatican City. That is 22 countries that the U.K has not attempted to attack, can you believe it!

Number 2: Denmark owns 2 different countries.

Greenland and the Faroe Islands are owned by the country of Denmark, in case you didn’t know! According to google, Denmark and Norway declared their ownership of the island in order to increase trade and power. When the union was dissolved in 1814, Norway lost authority over Greenland as a result of its precarious position. In accordance with the Danish Constitution, Greenland adopted Danish citizenship in 1814 and was fully assimilated into the Danish state in 1953.

Number 3: Mauritius is closer to France than you think!

Mauritius, the most safest African country and most democratic African country. Mauritius is an island country which is also where my friend Louka is from, I bet you never knew that France owns war more land then you think, they own Reunion which is the island France owns that is near Mauritius. France owns the Island of Corsica which is right near the bigger Italian island Sardinia, they also own a cut of Antarctica which they named Adelie land.

Number 4: Australia is its own independent continent.

Hey kids! Name all of the countries in the continent Oceania! Oh sir, I can. New Zealand, Australia- WRONG! Australia is its own independent Continent! That’s right guys, Australia and Papua New Guinea are a part of the 8th continent of the world, Australia. Did you know that Australia once asked New Zealand to be a part of their continent, I think its pretty clear what New Zealand said.

Have a good day and I have a challange for you guys, Try to find the smallest country in each continent. Now what did you guys learn from today?

Goodbye!

Hey, would you like to learn with me about the 12 primary Greek gods in Greek mythology? Well then, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus are the 12 main Greek gods. But today we will be focusing on Poseidon, Zues, Hercules and Hera.

Let’s begin with a brief history of Poseidon. Poseidon is the god of the sea (and of water in general) in ancient Greek mythology. He also represents earthquakes and horses. He differs from Pontus, who represents the sea and is the first Greek deity of the waterways. Poseidon’s name translates to “lord of the earth” or “husband of the earth.”  Did you know that Poseidon’s huge three-pronged spear, known as a Trident, serves as his emblem? Very cool! “Isn’t the Neptune god of the sea?” I know you might have been wondering, but Neptune was Poseidon’s opposite in pre-Christian Roman mythology.

Moving onto, Zeus: Who is He? In Greek mythology, Zeus is the deity of the sky. Zeus is the most important Greek deity and is regarded as the king, guardian, and father of all other gods and mankind. Zeus wouldn’t be afraid of anything because he is a deity, right? WRONG! The goddess of night, Nyx, terrified Zeus. Zeus is younger and weaker than Nyx. Zeus had six children, with Hercules being the strongest. Let’s start by talking a little about Hercules.

Hercules was regarded as Zeus’s strongest offspring because of his strength, which was on par with that of the God of Thunder. Hercules’ twelve labours, which became one of the most famous stories in Greek Mythology, served as evidence of his power.

Now lets move onto Hera. Hera, the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, was connected to every facet of a woman’s existence. Romans called her Juno, the goddess of women, marriage, and childbirth. Hera’s wide, round eyes earned her the nickname “ox-eyes” from Homer, who also called her tall and attractive.

Anyways I hope you guys have learnt some facts today. I have a challenge for you guys now, can you name 1 fact you have learnt abut each Greek god you have learnt about today?. I want to thank Quillbot for paraphrasing sentences and creating sentence patterns for me. Anyways Goodbye!!

Hello everybody. As you may know, we have a long weekend for Queen Elizabeth the Second’s memorial day. Over this time period I have been studying some Geographical facts about Europe and Asia.

Here are some Geographical facts I have learnt about Asia.

1. The Mongol Empire was the second largest empire in history. It stretched from Korea all the way to Poland. (Very Big).
2. Most of Russia is in Asia, but most people want Russia to be fully European since that capital is in Europe.
3. North Korea and South Korea is smaller than New Zealand. I know, crazy right!
4. Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the world behind Greenland and New Guinea.
5. Did you know that Asia is the largest continent Population wise and Area!

Now here is the Geographical facts I learnt about Europe.

1. Europe is home to Sweden, and Sweden has the most islands in the world. Not even I knew that!
2. Somehow Europe is the most peaceful continent. (I do not understand because of Ukraine and Russia, The Balkans and the Greece and Turkey argument.
3.  Europe is described as peninsulas of peninsulas.
4. Did you know that Europe is homed to most Micro states. (Basically really small countries)
5. There are ONLY 50 countries in Europe. I would have thought that there would have been more.

Well that is my blog for the day. I hope you have learnt many things today. Comment below 1 fact you learnt about each continent. Goodbye!