Task:
Is it important that people stay informed? (Newspaper, TV…)
News is everywhere. News becomes old very fast, so we have every single day new ones. Newspapers and TV publish all about society, politics, stars, fashion, culture and much, much more into the world in a few moments. But is it really important to stay informed? Yes, of course and in the following paragraphs I’ll try to explain why.
The first advantage on news is that we can use it for conversations. It’s much easier to find a topic of conversation, when we know what’s going on in the world. Moreover you should be able to form an opinion about different topics, what is nearly impossible if you have no idea about the topic itself. For example, if your employer ask you what you think about the happenings in Iraq, it would be quite embarrassing to know nothing about it. To have no idea about different topics and as a result no concrete opinion, can say much about your personality. You seem uninterested and maybe boring. If you stay informed it appears open minded and more modern.
The second point is that news gives an outline about changes and your surroundings. Time goes fast, everything is changing and it can be exhausting to be aware of all the fast moving incidents. Consequently we have to be careful that we aren’t drop behind. Everything flows and nothing stands still. We have to accommodate to this flow, otherwise we risk getting lost in a speedy society. News keeps us up-to-date and helps us to get the awareness of this change and recognise the consequences.
Finally, especially news about politics is really important, because of the responsibility we all have as a member of a democratic state. In my opinion, it’s important to know what’s going on in the own and also in other countries. What are the main problems? How should they be solved? And so on. Most of it is presented by the news, which gives us the information we need to think about it and decide which party goes along with our beliefs. Due to the fact that I think that a dutiful person goes to the polls, it is necessary to stay informed and also think about these information.
To conclude, I suggest, that there is less and more important news, generally. But even if you are not able to follow every piece of news, you should try to stay informed. Because as a intelligent person of our time with a rapid change, you have to know what people talking about, built your own opinion and be aware of the incidents around you. News can help you not to drop behind.
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Donnerstag, 26. Februar 2009
Sonntag, 22. Februar 2009
Graph description
This graph gives us a comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the period 1980 - 2005. Years are indicated on the X-axis whereas the Y-axis expresses the DJIA. In general there was an upward trend over the period. It shows a steady increase in the DJIA until 2000, especially from 1995 till 2000, where you can find rapid rise. But 2000 followed an abrupt drop till 2003-2004. However the DJIA stabilised and start to increase again.
Sonntag, 1. Februar 2009
APPLICATION
Dear Mrs. Gilhooley,
Application for the midwife position
I am writing to apply for the midwife position, which was advertised on the Daly News. As requested, I am enclosing a completed job application, my certificate, my resume and two references.
I am very interested in this job and I think it would fit in with my education, skills and experiences.
I just finished my education at the FH Hatfield, where I could gain experiences in the areas of pregnancy care, birth and post-care, due to the very practice related education. I did different placements in the Hatfield hospital. More about the placements you can find at my resume and one of the references.
I am especially interested in maternity ward and childbed. One of my reasons for my applying is that your clinic practice alternative medicine like acupressure. My compulsory optional subject was Chinese Tuina Therapy and I would be glad if I would have the possibility to practice that.
I look forward to hearing from you. I can be reached anytime via my cell phone 0074/34948577. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Anna De Gaspari
Application for the midwife position
I am writing to apply for the midwife position, which was advertised on the Daly News. As requested, I am enclosing a completed job application, my certificate, my resume and two references.
I am very interested in this job and I think it would fit in with my education, skills and experiences.
I just finished my education at the FH Hatfield, where I could gain experiences in the areas of pregnancy care, birth and post-care, due to the very practice related education. I did different placements in the Hatfield hospital. More about the placements you can find at my resume and one of the references.
I am especially interested in maternity ward and childbed. One of my reasons for my applying is that your clinic practice alternative medicine like acupressure. My compulsory optional subject was Chinese Tuina Therapy and I would be glad if I would have the possibility to practice that.
I look forward to hearing from you. I can be reached anytime via my cell phone 0074/34948577. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Anna De Gaspari
Montag, 29. Dezember 2008
Verbesserung der 1. Schularbeit
There are so many different types of families, extended families, nuclear families, foster and adoptive families and also more and more single parent families or same sex families. But which one is the perfect family? A family has to be loving and warm. It’s absolutely unimportant what kind of family it is, because each has the potential to make you feel loved. And that’s what makes a family perfect.
The play “virgins” presents a nuclear family. Superficially they are normal, living in a suburban terraced house like many others. But I’m still quite certain, that they are a negative example. There are so many problems, for example the parents. The woman is the provider, who calls the shots, while her husband is a push man, who seems to have problems with his role. Especially the father-son-relationship is really bad. The father even insults his son, doesn’t understand or trust him. In addition, the son has a lack of respect and is cheeky. Everyone in this family doesn’t fit here style and cannot express the feelings, apart from Zoe, who is somewhat different.
Therefore, when you analyse this family, you can see that it’s really important to have a clear role in the family. It’s not important who is the provider and who the homemaker. Both mother and father, have to be satisfied. Of cause, there are single-parent- families, where one person has to be both, but also such people should feel good in their role, because unhappy parents mean difficult family situations. In my opinion parenthood and marriage should be together, but sometimes it’s better to split up, because a happy mother or father is better than unhappy parents.
Children are the soul of a family. Without children it’s not really a family. But how many children does the perfect one have? I think it has to be more than one, because children shouldn’t be alone, as nothing is more horrible than a latchkey child. Moreover brothers and sisters are important for a good upbringing, because that’s how they learn how to fight and to share. Although I like big families there shouldn’t be so many children that parents don’t have got enough time for each of them. A child shouldn’t feel like I-am-just-one-of-many-others.
Upbringing is one of the most important things in society. Both parents, if there are two, have the same rights and should try to do the best. Furthermore it should be clear how they define a good upbringing. Parents can be strict or not but they have to love their children trust them and help them whenever they need help. In many cases people with a good and warm upbringing do the same for their children, which is important for a good society.
To conclude, I want to say that I strongly believe that every kind of family can be a perfect one. A family loves you whatever you do. They forgive and try to understand you. A perfect family tries to do the best to make you feel at home.
The play “virgins” presents a nuclear family. Superficially they are normal, living in a suburban terraced house like many others. But I’m still quite certain, that they are a negative example. There are so many problems, for example the parents. The woman is the provider, who calls the shots, while her husband is a push man, who seems to have problems with his role. Especially the father-son-relationship is really bad. The father even insults his son, doesn’t understand or trust him. In addition, the son has a lack of respect and is cheeky. Everyone in this family doesn’t fit here style and cannot express the feelings, apart from Zoe, who is somewhat different.
Therefore, when you analyse this family, you can see that it’s really important to have a clear role in the family. It’s not important who is the provider and who the homemaker. Both mother and father, have to be satisfied. Of cause, there are single-parent- families, where one person has to be both, but also such people should feel good in their role, because unhappy parents mean difficult family situations. In my opinion parenthood and marriage should be together, but sometimes it’s better to split up, because a happy mother or father is better than unhappy parents.
Children are the soul of a family. Without children it’s not really a family. But how many children does the perfect one have? I think it has to be more than one, because children shouldn’t be alone, as nothing is more horrible than a latchkey child. Moreover brothers and sisters are important for a good upbringing, because that’s how they learn how to fight and to share. Although I like big families there shouldn’t be so many children that parents don’t have got enough time for each of them. A child shouldn’t feel like I-am-just-one-of-many-others.
Upbringing is one of the most important things in society. Both parents, if there are two, have the same rights and should try to do the best. Furthermore it should be clear how they define a good upbringing. Parents can be strict or not but they have to love their children trust them and help them whenever they need help. In many cases people with a good and warm upbringing do the same for their children, which is important for a good society.
To conclude, I want to say that I strongly believe that every kind of family can be a perfect one. A family loves you whatever you do. They forgive and try to understand you. A perfect family tries to do the best to make you feel at home.
Freitag, 5. Dezember 2008
Letter of complaint --> sexist advertisement
Gartenstraße 24
A- 6840 Götzis
December 4th, 2008
RTL Television GmbH
50858 Köln
Dear RTL- Team,
advertisements you broadcast
I am often watching your channel. But I had to notice that you broadcast many dubious advertisements since a few weeks. I want to complain about how you present women in such advertisements and how you create a wrong image.
A large percentage of the advertisements you broadcast are things for women, which should help them to look younger, slimmer, and fresher. Is this the only way to look good? We can see many semi-nude girls with a perfect (of cause retouching) body, which has nearly nothing to do with a natural look anymore. There are unnatural men too, but not as intensive as women.
Do you know what you are doing to many young girls? You create a wrong idea of how they should look like and so many poor girls try to reach this impossible look. I’m sorry to say this, but things like that are blame for beauty craze, more and more plastic surgeries and anorexia. Women lose their self-confidences and lose their ways. And also men start to believe that a woman should/can look like this, which is even worse. In my opinion such advertisements are sexist and discriminative.
I can only try to talk to people like you. I hope I present my concern understandable and I would be very glad, if you decide to limit this kind of advertisements.
Yours sincerely,
Anna De Gaspari
A- 6840 Götzis
December 4th, 2008
RTL Television GmbH
50858 Köln
Dear RTL- Team,
advertisements you broadcast
I am often watching your channel. But I had to notice that you broadcast many dubious advertisements since a few weeks. I want to complain about how you present women in such advertisements and how you create a wrong image.
A large percentage of the advertisements you broadcast are things for women, which should help them to look younger, slimmer, and fresher. Is this the only way to look good? We can see many semi-nude girls with a perfect (of cause retouching) body, which has nearly nothing to do with a natural look anymore. There are unnatural men too, but not as intensive as women.
Do you know what you are doing to many young girls? You create a wrong idea of how they should look like and so many poor girls try to reach this impossible look. I’m sorry to say this, but things like that are blame for beauty craze, more and more plastic surgeries and anorexia. Women lose their self-confidences and lose their ways. And also men start to believe that a woman should/can look like this, which is even worse. In my opinion such advertisements are sexist and discriminative.
I can only try to talk to people like you. I hope I present my concern understandable and I would be very glad, if you decide to limit this kind of advertisements.
Yours sincerely,
Anna De Gaspari
Sonntag, 30. November 2008
PLASTIC SURGERY
Pro:
-when you’ve got an accident and are disfigured you could try to get back (nearly) your look before it back.
-when you’re inborn with something (e.g. a hair let): with a surgery you could have a more normal life
-when you’re ill (e.g. breast cancer) you’re able to rebuild parts of the body
-If you’ve got mental or physical problems with your look or get bullied because of it a surgery could help
-when you’re very unhappy with your looking, get discriminated and can’t live longer with your body surgeries could help.
Con:
-when you’re too young and still growing a plastic surgery could destroy your body or cause pain
-it’s becoming normal to have a plastic/cosmetic surgery, but you don’t think about the risks
-it’s dangerous too because there are too many incompetent surgeons who do a botched job
-often it’s just a waste of money (money could be used e.g. for poor people…)
-after a plastic surgery most of the patients have an unnatural look
-young people with surgeries might change their opinion about this decision when they’re older
Additional thoughts:
-plastic surgeries shouldn’t be that usual as nowadays
-people who consider a plastic/cosmetic surgery should be more sceptical
-society should change the meaning of beauty -old age should be accepted
-especially teenagers shouldn’t try to imitate their idols-more working places, more hospitals are built
Anna, Larissa, Ruth
-when you’ve got an accident and are disfigured you could try to get back (nearly) your look before it back.
-when you’re inborn with something (e.g. a hair let): with a surgery you could have a more normal life
-when you’re ill (e.g. breast cancer) you’re able to rebuild parts of the body
-If you’ve got mental or physical problems with your look or get bullied because of it a surgery could help
-when you’re very unhappy with your looking, get discriminated and can’t live longer with your body surgeries could help.
Con:
-when you’re too young and still growing a plastic surgery could destroy your body or cause pain
-it’s becoming normal to have a plastic/cosmetic surgery, but you don’t think about the risks
-it’s dangerous too because there are too many incompetent surgeons who do a botched job
-often it’s just a waste of money (money could be used e.g. for poor people…)
-after a plastic surgery most of the patients have an unnatural look
-young people with surgeries might change their opinion about this decision when they’re older
Additional thoughts:
-plastic surgeries shouldn’t be that usual as nowadays
-people who consider a plastic/cosmetic surgery should be more sceptical
-society should change the meaning of beauty -old age should be accepted
-especially teenagers shouldn’t try to imitate their idols-more working places, more hospitals are built
Anna, Larissa, Ruth
Freitag, 21. November 2008
CITY - COUNTRY
The country lifestyles and the city lifestyles have a lot of differences. Both have positive and negative sides. In my opinion there are four fundamental varieties. Let my discuss the facts about these lifestyles below.
The first difference is the outdoor surrounding. When you leave your house in the country you’re in nature. There are trees and other small houses. However in a city there are nearly no “real nature” left. There you can find big and high buildings next to busy streets. But most cities have parks, where you can go and enjoy nature whenever you want. On the other hand the air will always be different. While the air in the country in fresh, the air in the city is full of exhaust gases and stench, which takes me to the next big difference.
Townsmen and countrymen have different requirement of locomotion, what influences the traffic. For example, without a car in the country can be a problem. There are further distances between e.g. shops. The national traffic system isn’t as good as in the city, where buses and the metro drive more often and till late in the night. This is very important if we look at the lack of parking area and the jams.
Another difference between country and city is the crime. It is certain that the city life is in most cases more dangerous than country life. Because differ from the quiet and mostly innocent country, in cities live many people of every social class. Sure, in countries can be crimes to and it can happed every time and everywhere, but in general the city life is seen as the “dangerous life”.
The last difference is the entertainment. Cities are full with it. There are many, many museums, restaurants, concerts, exhibitions, bars or whatever you looking fore. Cities can give you many different cultures. In contrast to the cities is it difficult to find entertainment you really like in countries. You haven’t as much choice as in a metropolis. Countries often have a lack of diversity.
To conclude I just want to say, that I would like both. In my opinion it’s a question of the age. City life can be wonderful if you are young and interested in culture and change. But in the childhood or old age I would prefer the country with the meadow in front of the house. But in the end you have to feel you at home.
The first difference is the outdoor surrounding. When you leave your house in the country you’re in nature. There are trees and other small houses. However in a city there are nearly no “real nature” left. There you can find big and high buildings next to busy streets. But most cities have parks, where you can go and enjoy nature whenever you want. On the other hand the air will always be different. While the air in the country in fresh, the air in the city is full of exhaust gases and stench, which takes me to the next big difference.
Townsmen and countrymen have different requirement of locomotion, what influences the traffic. For example, without a car in the country can be a problem. There are further distances between e.g. shops. The national traffic system isn’t as good as in the city, where buses and the metro drive more often and till late in the night. This is very important if we look at the lack of parking area and the jams.
Another difference between country and city is the crime. It is certain that the city life is in most cases more dangerous than country life. Because differ from the quiet and mostly innocent country, in cities live many people of every social class. Sure, in countries can be crimes to and it can happed every time and everywhere, but in general the city life is seen as the “dangerous life”.
The last difference is the entertainment. Cities are full with it. There are many, many museums, restaurants, concerts, exhibitions, bars or whatever you looking fore. Cities can give you many different cultures. In contrast to the cities is it difficult to find entertainment you really like in countries. You haven’t as much choice as in a metropolis. Countries often have a lack of diversity.
To conclude I just want to say, that I would like both. In my opinion it’s a question of the age. City life can be wonderful if you are young and interested in culture and change. But in the childhood or old age I would prefer the country with the meadow in front of the house. But in the end you have to feel you at home.
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