Thursday, December 12, 2019
Graphs
Yesterday I took information from the students in room 1 to find out room 1's favourite app. I made 2 graphs to show the data. Leave a comment :)
Friday, November 22, 2019
Tiktok 💜🖤
WALT: Write an explanation
Success Criteria
*Has correct structure
*Relates to the topic
*Ends with a concluding statement
Tik Tok (previously known as Musical.ly) is one of the most popular apps ever, it is a platform designed for creating, sharing and discovering 15-60 second long videos which people use to express themselves. It is known for the use of popular songs being lip-synced to, dancing, comedy acts, story-times and POV’s (point of views).
The app Musical.ly was bought in November 2017 by Chinese developer ByteDance, for markets outside of China. In August 2018 they merged with the app VideoStar and rebranded the app to TikTok. TikTok is not available in China however the app Douiyn is the TikTok equivalent app in China, and its servers are based in countries where the app is available. TikTok owner ByteDance is a $75 billion Chinese tech giant. At the beginning of 2019 it had 188 million new users.
TikTok is available in 154 countries worldwide with 500 million users. 41% of users are aged between the age of 16-24, 55.6% of users are Male and 44.4% are female. India has many users (which is interesting because it is banned in India), and accounts for approximately 25% of app downloads. TikTok is intended for 13+ users according to the app's community guidelines. The app can be safe for teens with proper parental guidance. It is successful because social media is a big thing these days and young people are embracing it because it is easy to use and entertaining.
It became successful due to the rise of social media through the use of phones and devices. TikTok’s success is largely due to the popularity of Musical.ly. It is currently the most popular app in the USA with over 26 million monthly active users. There are many famous people that use the app such as; Britney Spears, Will Smith, Gordon Ramsay and The Rock. These famous celebrities bring attention to the app from their reputations and fan following.
TikTok has been banned in two different countries; India and Indonesia. In both countries the governments felt that it encouraged inappropriate content and was targeting youth and children. Both countries rescinded the bans after TikTok implemented safety protocols and age verification policies. Currently TikTok is not banned in any countries.
How do you use it?
1. Download the app and sign up.
2. Set up your profile.
3. View the video feed.
4. Like, comment, or share videos you enjoy.
5. Search for videos.
6. Follow users via videos. search, or TikCode. (Every profile has a code that can be used to copy and paste and it will take the user to their profile.)
7. Set up your shot and pick out special effects.
8. Record the video.
9. Post the video (to the public or to your friends) or save it to your drafts.
TikTok is an educational and entertainment app and you can learn from the videos and enjoy them. TikTok is one of the most popular and most used social media apps currently in the world. Give it a try and see if you like it.
In my opinion, I think Tiktok is a really fun and entertaining app, where you can learn so many new things. It also helps with your memory by learning different dances, some are very fast and some and slower. Some have many disparate and difficult moves. I personally have Tiktok and use it a lot, it definitely isn't a waste of time in judgement.
Thank you for reading and please leave a comment telling me if you have Tiktok or not!
Success Criteria
*Has correct structure
*Relates to the topic
*Ends with a concluding statement
The Origin Of Tiktok
Tik Tok (previously known as Musical.ly) is one of the most popular apps ever, it is a platform designed for creating, sharing and discovering 15-60 second long videos which people use to express themselves. It is known for the use of popular songs being lip-synced to, dancing, comedy acts, story-times and POV’s (point of views).
The app Musical.ly was bought in November 2017 by Chinese developer ByteDance, for markets outside of China. In August 2018 they merged with the app VideoStar and rebranded the app to TikTok. TikTok is not available in China however the app Douiyn is the TikTok equivalent app in China, and its servers are based in countries where the app is available. TikTok owner ByteDance is a $75 billion Chinese tech giant. At the beginning of 2019 it had 188 million new users.
TikTok is available in 154 countries worldwide with 500 million users. 41% of users are aged between the age of 16-24, 55.6% of users are Male and 44.4% are female. India has many users (which is interesting because it is banned in India), and accounts for approximately 25% of app downloads. TikTok is intended for 13+ users according to the app's community guidelines. The app can be safe for teens with proper parental guidance. It is successful because social media is a big thing these days and young people are embracing it because it is easy to use and entertaining.
It became successful due to the rise of social media through the use of phones and devices. TikTok’s success is largely due to the popularity of Musical.ly. It is currently the most popular app in the USA with over 26 million monthly active users. There are many famous people that use the app such as; Britney Spears, Will Smith, Gordon Ramsay and The Rock. These famous celebrities bring attention to the app from their reputations and fan following.
TikTok has been banned in two different countries; India and Indonesia. In both countries the governments felt that it encouraged inappropriate content and was targeting youth and children. Both countries rescinded the bans after TikTok implemented safety protocols and age verification policies. Currently TikTok is not banned in any countries.
How do you use it?
1. Download the app and sign up.
2. Set up your profile.
3. View the video feed.
4. Like, comment, or share videos you enjoy.
5. Search for videos.
6. Follow users via videos. search, or TikCode. (Every profile has a code that can be used to copy and paste and it will take the user to their profile.)
7. Set up your shot and pick out special effects.
8. Record the video.
9. Post the video (to the public or to your friends) or save it to your drafts.
TikTok is an educational and entertainment app and you can learn from the videos and enjoy them. TikTok is one of the most popular and most used social media apps currently in the world. Give it a try and see if you like it.
In my opinion, I think Tiktok is a really fun and entertaining app, where you can learn so many new things. It also helps with your memory by learning different dances, some are very fast and some and slower. Some have many disparate and difficult moves. I personally have Tiktok and use it a lot, it definitely isn't a waste of time in judgement.
Thank you for reading and please leave a comment telling me if you have Tiktok or not!
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Writing a recount
WALT: Write a recount
Personal Goal: use more complex punctuation and join paragraphs
Prank calling people
Yesterday (20th October) Franky, Maria (Franky’s mum), Jess, Rosie and I were coming back from Hanmer Springs. We were all jaded, none of us were even talking (which is rare). We were about 45 minutes away from home.
Out of nowhere Maria said, “Lets play truth, dare or promise!” Rosie and I were confused because we had only ever play truth or dare before. She then explained that promise meant that you had to promise to do something for someone.
We had a few rounds of the game, everyone was just choosing truth, until Jess asked Franky ‘truth or dare?’ Jess couldn’t think of anything so I gave her an idea. The idea was to prank call someone. Jess dared Franky to do it and she agreed. Franky dialed a random number from her phone and called. The man picked up, he sounded like an indian man, like the next 4 people we called.
We were saying things like, “I know you stole my chicken nuggets at McDonald's yesterday, and I would like you to know that I want them BACK!” And various other things. Maria then asked “Do you girls have your caller ID’s on?” We all still had them on so we turned them off as soon as we could figure out how. We remained prank calling other people for the rest of the car ride.
At one point we started going through our contacts and calling people we didn’t think would recognise our voices. We called a few people from Marias contacts, and a few from mine. Before we knew it, we were dropping off Jess at her mum’s house (she was the first one to get dropped off). Next Rosie and I got dropped off at our houses and Franky went home.
The next morning Franky got a few calls from people she had prank called while her caller ID was on and so did I.
Personal Goal: use more complex punctuation and join paragraphs
Prank calling people
Yesterday (20th October) Franky, Maria (Franky’s mum), Jess, Rosie and I were coming back from Hanmer Springs. We were all jaded, none of us were even talking (which is rare). We were about 45 minutes away from home.
Out of nowhere Maria said, “Lets play truth, dare or promise!” Rosie and I were confused because we had only ever play truth or dare before. She then explained that promise meant that you had to promise to do something for someone.
We had a few rounds of the game, everyone was just choosing truth, until Jess asked Franky ‘truth or dare?’ Jess couldn’t think of anything so I gave her an idea. The idea was to prank call someone. Jess dared Franky to do it and she agreed. Franky dialed a random number from her phone and called. The man picked up, he sounded like an indian man, like the next 4 people we called.
We were saying things like, “I know you stole my chicken nuggets at McDonald's yesterday, and I would like you to know that I want them BACK!” And various other things. Maria then asked “Do you girls have your caller ID’s on?” We all still had them on so we turned them off as soon as we could figure out how. We remained prank calling other people for the rest of the car ride.
At one point we started going through our contacts and calling people we didn’t think would recognise our voices. We called a few people from Marias contacts, and a few from mine. Before we knew it, we were dropping off Jess at her mum’s house (she was the first one to get dropped off). Next Rosie and I got dropped off at our houses and Franky went home.
The next morning Franky got a few calls from people she had prank called while her caller ID was on and so did I.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Sacred
This weeks virtue is Sacred. We had to make a blog post about something that is sacred. I decided to choose myself, because I am sacred. I am sacred because I just am.
What does sacred mean ?
Something sacred is holy, devoted to a religious ceremony, or simply worthy of awe and respect. ... Sacred is an adjective used to describe a person or thing worthy of worship or declared holy. It usually appears in a religious context, but an object or place set aside for a particular purpose can also be sacred.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The Rosary
This month is October, the month of Mary/rosary beads. We made blog posts about the rosary. Enjoy an leave a comment.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Writing in Paragraphs (ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ)
Name: Grace Date:23/9/19
WALT: Write in paragraphs
Personal goal: Use a good amount of punctuation
Subject of paragraph: Cheerleading stunts
Cheerleading can be very complicated, especially when you get into higher levels. One of the main parts of cheerleading is stunting. Stunting is when you lift people up and throw them into the air. Some stunts consist of: mini-stunts, baskets, main-stunts and pyramids. There are 5 different roles you can play in a stunt: ‘backbase’, ‘main-base’, ‘secondary- base’, ‘front-base’ and a ‘flyer’.
Different roles
The ‘flyer’ is the one who gets thrown up or lifted into the air, the rest of those people are lifting up the flyer. The ‘backspot’ will be at the back of the flyer on most occasions, holding their ankles or thighs. The main base and the secondary base hold the flyers feet, they will usually hold one foot each with their hands underneath their feet. Sometimes if the flyer is only standing on one foot and holding the other with their hands. The main base will still hold the foot like normal, but the secondary base holds underneath the flyers foot with one hand and with the other they hold underneath the flyers knee. The front base is in front of the flyer, usually holding their shins.
Different types of Stunts
Mini Stunts are where the bases will usually just hold the flyer near waist level or on someone’s shoulders. Mini Stunts are only used in Level 1R and Level 1. A basket is a stunt where you throw the flyer up in the air. While they are in the air they do some sort of twist or flip (if they are in Level 3-6, if in Level 2 they may only throw them into the air). Baskets are only allowed in Level 2-6. Main Stunt is where the main and secondary bases will usually hold the flyers above their heads (Level 2-6) or at their chest (Level 1-6). When they are holding them at their chest they will only be on one foot with the other by their knee, or holding it in the air in front or behind themselves (sometimes this is the case). Main Stunts are used within all levels. Pyramid is when there are multiple stunts in the air, usually the flyers will do skills that are a level above them and they will have a bracer (a flyer on someone’s shoulders or at chest height, holding the flyer doing a higher level skill).
Thank you for reading this, I hope it makes sense.
WALT: Write in paragraphs
Personal goal: Use a good amount of punctuation
Subject of paragraph: Cheerleading stunts
Cheerleading can be very complicated, especially when you get into higher levels. One of the main parts of cheerleading is stunting. Stunting is when you lift people up and throw them into the air. Some stunts consist of: mini-stunts, baskets, main-stunts and pyramids. There are 5 different roles you can play in a stunt: ‘backbase’, ‘main-base’, ‘secondary- base’, ‘front-base’ and a ‘flyer’.
Different roles
The ‘flyer’ is the one who gets thrown up or lifted into the air, the rest of those people are lifting up the flyer. The ‘backspot’ will be at the back of the flyer on most occasions, holding their ankles or thighs. The main base and the secondary base hold the flyers feet, they will usually hold one foot each with their hands underneath their feet. Sometimes if the flyer is only standing on one foot and holding the other with their hands. The main base will still hold the foot like normal, but the secondary base holds underneath the flyers foot with one hand and with the other they hold underneath the flyers knee. The front base is in front of the flyer, usually holding their shins.
Different types of Stunts
Mini Stunts are where the bases will usually just hold the flyer near waist level or on someone’s shoulders. Mini Stunts are only used in Level 1R and Level 1. A basket is a stunt where you throw the flyer up in the air. While they are in the air they do some sort of twist or flip (if they are in Level 3-6, if in Level 2 they may only throw them into the air). Baskets are only allowed in Level 2-6. Main Stunt is where the main and secondary bases will usually hold the flyers above their heads (Level 2-6) or at their chest (Level 1-6). When they are holding them at their chest they will only be on one foot with the other by their knee, or holding it in the air in front or behind themselves (sometimes this is the case). Main Stunts are used within all levels. Pyramid is when there are multiple stunts in the air, usually the flyers will do skills that are a level above them and they will have a bracer (a flyer on someone’s shoulders or at chest height, holding the flyer doing a higher level skill).
Thank you for reading this, I hope it makes sense.
Monday, September 23, 2019
15 minute narrative
Last friday we had to write a narrative in 15 minutes with the following punctuation . , ! ? " " ( ) ...
This is the narrative that I wrote. Enjoy :)
They were sitting in class on the last day of school, waiting for the bell to ring. Vanessa sat there on her phone scrolling through Instagram, wishing she was like all the influencers she followed; pretty, blonde, perfect, skinny, tan, the list goes on. Then, she saw one of her friends posts… It was a picture of Vanessa’s boyfriend and Vanessa’s friend, the caption was ‘should’ve had life360’ (an app to track where people are). Vanessa’s boyfriend didn’t have instagram, so he didn’t know that she knew about him cheating on her. Vanessa went over to her friend and started yelling at her, “HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!” “Do what?” Her friend responded with, “YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!” Vanessa ran out of the classroom crying, heading towards her boyfriends class. She stormed in, walked over to him, and slapped him. To be continued...
This is the narrative that I wrote. Enjoy :)
They were sitting in class on the last day of school, waiting for the bell to ring. Vanessa sat there on her phone scrolling through Instagram, wishing she was like all the influencers she followed; pretty, blonde, perfect, skinny, tan, the list goes on. Then, she saw one of her friends posts… It was a picture of Vanessa’s boyfriend and Vanessa’s friend, the caption was ‘should’ve had life360’ (an app to track where people are). Vanessa’s boyfriend didn’t have instagram, so he didn’t know that she knew about him cheating on her. Vanessa went over to her friend and started yelling at her, “HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!” “Do what?” Her friend responded with, “YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!” Vanessa ran out of the classroom crying, heading towards her boyfriends class. She stormed in, walked over to him, and slapped him. To be continued...
Colours in Māori ♡
A couple weeks ago we learnt how to say most colours in Māori, so I made a blog post about it. I hope you enjoy!
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Why everyone should learn to swim!
WALT: Swim at QEII
For the next two weeks my school is having swimming lessons at QEII everyday.
So I decided to write a exposition about why I think everyone should learn how to swim.
My first reason is that our country is surrounded an ocean. If you ever go to the beach you are most likely to go in the water, which means you will need to know how to swim if you get caught in a rip, or even go out a little deeper than your knees, otherwise you could get in serious trouble. You could get knocked over by a wave, and if your out deep then it won't be very easy to get back up if you can't swim.
The same goes for lakes and rivers, although they are a little different. Lakes get very deep very quickly. One moment the water could be up to your knees, then you slip and the water is over your head. Rivers can be very dangerous because some of them have very fast and strong rapids, which won't be easy to swim in. So you'll have to know how to swim properly.
For the next two weeks my school is having swimming lessons at QEII everyday.
So I decided to write a exposition about why I think everyone should learn how to swim.
My first reason is that our country is surrounded an ocean. If you ever go to the beach you are most likely to go in the water, which means you will need to know how to swim if you get caught in a rip, or even go out a little deeper than your knees, otherwise you could get in serious trouble. You could get knocked over by a wave, and if your out deep then it won't be very easy to get back up if you can't swim.
The same goes for lakes and rivers, although they are a little different. Lakes get very deep very quickly. One moment the water could be up to your knees, then you slip and the water is over your head. Rivers can be very dangerous because some of them have very fast and strong rapids, which won't be easy to swim in. So you'll have to know how to swim properly.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Sleep hygiene
Sleep Hygiene
WALT: understand what factors promote good sleep
Today we learnt about what factors help us to sleep well and what factors impede sleep.
Habits & behaviour to promote sleep:
Drink milk before bed
Read before bed
Draw before bed
Listen to soft music
Relax and do something calming
Have the right lit room
Have a regular schedule for sleeping
Leave door open to let heat in
Have a shower or bath before bed (warm/hot)
Habits & behaviour that hinder sleep:
Drinking caffeine
Having a lot of light in your room
Using technology before bed
Full or empty stomach
WALT: understand what factors promote good sleep
Today we learnt about what factors help us to sleep well and what factors impede sleep.
Habits & behaviour to promote sleep:
Drink milk before bed
Read before bed
Draw before bed
Listen to soft music
Relax and do something calming
Have the right lit room
Have a regular schedule for sleeping
Leave door open to let heat in
Have a shower or bath before bed (warm/hot)
Habits & behaviour that hinder sleep:
Drinking caffeine
Having a lot of light in your room
Using technology before bed
Full or empty stomach
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
✰ Christchurch City Council coming into our school ✰
Yesterday Celia and Georgina from the Christchurch City Council came into our class to continue on with our visit a couple of weeks ago. We had a chance to vote for a person we thought that should be the mayor of Christchurch. We also had a fake meeting where Franky, Jesse, Kade and I were skater dudes and had to say to the community board that we thought we should get a skatepark in our area. At the end the community board agreed to build a skatepark even though there were a few people who disagreed with the idea, such as locals who disagreed because of noise and model train engineers who were next door from where the skatepark was gonna be built who were concerned about the security of it, and how the trains were going to get a bunch of graffiti on them. We did a couple other things before it ended, although I don’t have a great memory so I can’t really remember what we did.
If you’ve got this far, thank you for reading !
If you’ve got this far, thank you for reading !
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Our field trip!
This post is about Room 1's field trip to the Christchurch City Council and The Arts Centre/Rutherfords Den. Enjoy!
Monday, September 2, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
My dream bedrooms :)))
This term we're learning about sleep, this post has some of my dream bedrooms. Enjoy!
Friday, August 9, 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Sleep!
This term we're learning about how to be mentally healthy. At the moment we're focusing on sleep, I have made a post about ho many of hours different people sleep.
Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range is 14-17 hours
Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range is 12-15 hours
Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range is 11-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range is 10-13 hours
School age children (6-13): Sleep range is 9-11 hours
Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range is 8-10 hours
Younger adults (18-25): Sleep range is 7-9 hours
Adults (26-64): Sleep range is 7-9 hours
Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range is 14-17 hours
Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range is 12-15 hours
Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range is 11-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range is 10-13 hours
School age children (6-13): Sleep range is 9-11 hours
Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range is 8-10 hours
Younger adults (18-25): Sleep range is 7-9 hours
Adults (26-64): Sleep range is 7-9 hours
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Bishop Barry Jones
Bishop Barry Jones of Christchurch May 2007 - February 2016
Barry Jones was the 9th Bishop of the Christchurch Diocese. He was born in September 1941 in Rangiora, New Zealand and was educated at St Josephs Convent Primary and St Bedes College. He studied for the priesthood at Holy Name Seminary Christchurch and at Holy Cross Seminary College, Mosgiel.
He was ordained a priest by Bishop Ashby on 4 July 1966, aged 24. He was a priest for 40 years before he was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch on 28 June 2006, and consecrated on 4 October 2006. He was succeeded to the position of the Bishop of Christchurch by John Cunneen on the 4th May 2007. He died of a heart attack on the 13th February 2016 at the age of 74. He was buried in the Bromley Cemetery on 19 February 2016.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Downtown Seoul
Our Korean teacher Ms Han has recently been in Korea. She showed us some photos of where she went, this is on of the places she went to :))))) enjoy!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
How to convert a decimal to a percentage
In this video I will be showing you how to how to convert a decimal to a percentage. I hope you enjoy it :)))))))))))
Monday, June 17, 2019
Respect of Others (:
The virtue this week is 'Respect of others by listening'. This is the powtoon I made to show people how to show Respect. I hope you enjoy it and please leave a comment 👍
Monday, June 10, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
🙃 Sir Edmund Hillary 🙃
In Room 1 we have been learning about inspiring New Zealanders and we made slideshows about
Sir Edmund Hillary.
Sir Edmund Hillary.
! I hope you enjoy it !
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
!! The Holy Spirit !!
In R.E we have been learning about The Holy Spirit. We made blog posts about how The Holy Spirit helps people carry on the mission of God!
Friday, April 12, 2019
! ANZAC day !
It will be ANZAC day on 25th April and we made slideshows about ANZAC day !
:) Enjoy (:
:) Enjoy (:
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The Korean Flag - Taegukgi
This year we have been learning Korean with Ms Han (our Korean teacher). Last week we learnt more about the Korean flag !
The Duke Festival Of Surfing !
2 weeks ago the Duke Festival was on and we made slideshows about it. I hope you enjoy to all the people that can actually find my blog! ahahahahahaha
Friday, February 15, 2019
💙AbOuT mE 2o19💙
Me!
My name is Grace, I’m a year 8 at NBC and I’m 12 years old. If you didn’t know already, I looovvveeeee yellow, most of my stationary is yellow actually.I live at home with my Mum, my Mum’s boyfriend and my sister. Most nights I get around 9
hours of sleep and I’m always tired, but no matter if I get 10 hours of sleep or 4 hours of
sleep I feel the same!
I go to school like all other 12 year olds on Monday through to Friday and I love seeing my friends
each day. My favourite subjects are Maths and Art. I don’t like homework very much and think it’s
a waste of my precious time, so I procrastinate a lot with my homework!
My hobbies include; cheerleading, tumbling, watching Netflix, sleeping and looking at open
homes for some odd reason. When I’m older I would like to go to University and study some sort
of design (interior designing or an architect) because I love designing things and that will help me
earn quite a lot of money in the future as architects make an average of $73,344 per year!
Thank you for reading my introduction about myself!
💛Valentine's day💛
~ St. Valentine ~
Yesterday we had to find out 10 facts about St. Valentine as it was Valentine's day.
Here are my facts!!
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He was officially known a s St. Valentine of Rome
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He was the patron saint of love, young people and happy marriages
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His feast day is February 14th
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He healed a blind girl
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Emperor Claudius ii sentenced Valentine to death
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He was born in 226 AD
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His full name is Valentine of Terni
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His remains are found in several parts of the world
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He is represented in pictures with Birds and Roses
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He was a Roman priest and physician
Yesterday we had to find out 10 facts about St. Valentine as it was Valentine's day.
Here are my facts!!
He was officially known a s St. Valentine of Rome
He was the patron saint of love, young people and happy marriages
His feast day is February 14th
He healed a blind girl
Emperor Claudius ii sentenced Valentine to death
He was born in 226 AD
His full name is Valentine of Terni
His remains are found in several parts of the world
He is represented in pictures with Birds and Roses
He was a Roman priest and physician
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