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Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby
''Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby'' is a satirical New Zealand television series, created and written by Danny Mulheron (who also directs and co-produces), Dave Armstrong, and Tom Scott. It stars David McPhail as the titular Mr Gormsby, whose politically incorrect attitudes and "old school" teaching style clash and contrast with the environment at the fictional Tepapawai High School. The show pokes fun at the New Zealand education system but also at modern New Zealand social attitudes more generally. Plot The story follows various events at a New Zealand ''low-decile'' high school in a low-income area having often poorly-qualified teaching staff and many students with difficult socio-economic backgrounds - mostly belonging to ethnic minorities, Māori and Pacifika. Characters * Mortimer Ellis Gormsby ( David McPhail) - Relief Teacher * Roger Dascent ( Paul McLaughlin) - The principal of Tepapawai Boys High School * Steve Mudgeway (Jason Hoyte) - The school counsellor * Fenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or exposing the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to question. Satire is found in many a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robins (actor)
Thomas Robins is a New Zealand Producer, Director, Writer and Actor who was the original host of ''Squirt'', a children's television series. He has also played roles in four films directed by Peter Jackson, the most notable being Déagol in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Retrieved 16 November 2008 Filmography Television Film References External links *Filmography of Thomas Robins at |
Hursh Saha
Hursh is an unincorporated community in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... History Hursh was originally platted as the Town of Urbanna in 1867. A post office was established at Hursh in 1882, and remained in operation until 1903. The community was named after the Hursh family of settlers. Geography Hursh is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area {{AllenCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halaifonua Finau
David Halaifonua (born July 5, 1987) is a Tongan national rugby union player who currently plays for Hull RUFC in the National League 2 North and for the Tonga national team. Halaifonua first played club rugby for Warringah, a rugby union club located in New South Wales, Australia, that compete in their competitions, the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New Cup. He then moved to France as he signed a contract for US Bergerac, who compete in Federale 1, the third level of domestic competition in France. During the 2013–14 season, Halaifonua joined fellow Tongans Hale T-Pole and Paula Kaho in Sri Lanka. He played for the Sri Lanka champions Kandy SC. On 4 December 2014, Halaifonua officially signed for English side Gloucester Rugby who compete in the Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season. Halaifonua made his international debut for Tonga in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup losing 22-36 to Fiji. On 26 April 2018, David left Gloucester, having played 44 times, to sign for new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Moore (New Zealand Actor)
Joseph Moore or Joe Moore may refer to: Politics and government *Joseph Moore (peace rider) (1732–1793), mediator between US and the Western Confederacy at Sandusky, Ohio in 1793 *Joseph Lytle Moore (1826–1871), Irish-born lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick * Joseph B. Moore (Michigan judge) (1845–1930), Michigan Supreme Court justice * J. Hampton Moore (1864–1950), mayor of Philadelphia and U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania * Joseph Moore (Newfoundland politician) (1869–1946), Newfoundland politician *Joe Moore (politician) (born 1958), Chicago alderman Entertainment and media *Joe Moore (actor) (1894–1926), Irish-born American actor * Joe Moore (television journalist), television actor and Hawaii news anchor * Joseph Patrick Moore (born 1969), American bassist *Joe Moore (musician) (born 1991), Australian singer-songwriter Sports *Joe Moore (speed skater) (1901–1982), American Olympic speed skater *Jo-Jo Moore (Joseph Gregg Moore, Sr., 1908–2001), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Education
Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement exploration setting to promote health and physical fitness. Activities in P.E. include football, netball, hockey, rounders, cricket, four square, racing, and numerous other children's games. Physical education also teaches nutrition, healthy habits, and individuality of needs. Physical education programs vary all over the world. When taught correctly, P.E. class can produce positive effects on students' health, behavior, and academic performance. As part of this, health education is the teaching of information on the prevention, control, and treatment of diseases. It is taught with physical education, or P.H.E. for short. Pedagogy The main goals in teaching modern physical education are: * To expose children and teens to a wide variety of exerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Hoet
Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Laclede County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Grace, Montana, an unincorporated community * Grace, Hampshire County, West Virginia * Grace, Roane County, West Virginia Elsewhere * Grace (lunar crater), on the Moon * Grace, a crater on Venus People with the name * Grace (given name), a feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters * Grace (surname), a surname, including a list of people with the name Religion Theory and practice * Grace (prayer), a prayer of thanksgiving said before or after a meal * Divine grace, a theological term present in many religions * Grace in Christianity, the benevolence shown by God toward humank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dena Kennedy
Dena-Marie Kennedy is a New Zealand actor, director and film production person. She is best known for her appearance as teacher, Miss Agnes O'Flaherty in the New Zealand television series ''Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby'', and has performed in numerous theatre and television productions. Career Kennedy graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). She was in the television production ''When We Go to War'' directed by Peter Burger. She was an assistant editor on the short film ''Suni Man'' (2012) written and directed by Hamish Mortland, line producer for ''The Last Saint'' written and directed by Rene Naufahu, and associate producer for on The Inland Road (2017) written and directed by Jackie van Bleek. She has been nominated for two Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards: in 2001 for Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year for her role in ''Have Car, Will Travel'' by Mitch Tawhi Thomas which won five Chapman Tripp awards in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lum
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Education Review Office
The Education Review Office (ERO) (Māori: ''Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with reviewing and publicly reporting on the quality of education and care of students in all New Zealand schools and early childhood services. Led by a Chief Review Officer - the department's chief executive, the Office has approximately 150 designated review officers located in five regions. These regions are: Northern, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Central, Southern, and Te Uepū ā-Motu (ERO's Māori review services unit). The Education Review Office, and the Ministry of Education are two separate public service departments. The functions and powers of the office are set out in Part 28 (sections 323–328) of the Education Act 1989. Reviews ERO reviews the education provided for school students in all state schools, private schools and kura kaupapa Māori Kura Kaupapa Māori are Māori-language immersion schools () in New Zealand where the ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Brophy
Geraldine Brophy (born 1961) is a New Zealand television, film and stage actress, theatre director and playwright. Biography Brophy was born in Birmingham, England to Irish parents. She and her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1972, when she was 12 years old. She attended Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt, Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt. She left school when she was 16 years old, and received her first professional acting role in 1983, at the Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North. The following year she joined the Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, Fortune Theatre company in Dunedin, and for ten years she was a core member of the Court Theatre (New Zealand), Court Theatre company in Christchurch. She has also appeared for Downstage Theatre and Circa Theatre in Wellington and Auckland Theatre Company. In 2002, Brophy played the title role in the New Zealand Actors' Company production of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', Leah. Brophy's first film appearance was in Fiona Samuel's film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
