Newspaper Comparison

Nowadays, the media has many methods of reporting news to the public. Newspaper has been one of the best to deliver a wide range of local and international affairs. As usual, there appear to be some newspaper that have more proficiency than others. This blog will compare a newspaper with a tabloid in several aspects.

Aspects of Comparison	The Telegraph	Mirror
Language	The author used a set of formal vocabulary such as: “Cost of a child hits record £222,000”, “…raising a child…”, “…nursery care…”.	The author often used informal vocabulary and phrasal verbs throughout the article such as: “The cost has rocketed to £222,000…”, “...bring up…”, “…darling…”, “…babysitting…”.
Content details	More detailed information and estimations about the in the future. Examples: “… this is set to reach £350,000 by 2023 if costs continue to increase…”, “…London (£239,123), the South East (£237,233) and the East of England (£233,363) have remained the three most expensive places to raise children.”	The text is quite short and concise. Basic information are included. Example:  “… £19,270 feeding one child and £16,195 on holidays…”, “The most expensive area to raise children is still London at £239,123.”
References used in the article	Supported by three references are used. Two are in-text and one is a direct quote. “…LV='s annual Cost of a Child Report show that…” “According to LV=, more than four…” “…said Mark Jones, head of protection at LV=” <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]-->	Supported by two references are used. One is in-text and one as a direct quote. “…according to the Cost of a Child report.” “Mark Jones, for LV=, said…”
Visual images	One large focused picture of a child and his mother kissing him is displayed for the main topic.	One large picture for different ethnicities of children.

Bibliography

Gammell, K. (2013) ‘Cost of a child hits record £222,000’, The Telegraph, 24 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/9823143/Cost-of-raising-a-child-hits-record-222000.html (Accessed: 24 January 2013).

Sayid, Ruki. (2013) ‘Baby boom: Cost of raising a child rockets by 58% in a decade’, Mirror, 24 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/cost-of-a-child-report-222000-to-bring-1552229 (Accessed: 24 January 2013).

 

Crime & Punishment

1) Should the death penalty exist as a punishment for murder or terrorism?

In the past, the authority of justice was extremely tough. There was either a life sentence or an execution. Nowadays, regime has changed to have some of tolerance, and human rights organisations have appeared to fight these extreme verdicts. " Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by the state to kill the prisoner." (Amnesty, 2011).

2) Should the main purpose of prison be punishment or rehabilitation?

Detaining criminals in a prison and freeing them after they serve their sentences would not change much in their behaviours. Accordingly, Modern prisons are heading toward schemes to rehabilitate the prisoners and prepare them to be freed the community. A ministry of Justice spokeswoman (cited in the Huffington Post, 2012) stated that the prisons are presence to protect the community, and to punish and rehabilitate prisoners thus they are less likely to commit crime.

 

3) What is the best way to deal with juvenile crime such as joy-riding, Vandalism and graffiti?

Regarding joy-riding, in my home country of Bahrain its sentence has some tolerance. It is dealt with by fine and delaying the date of the driving test for 6 months. When it relates to vandalism and graffiti, their sentences are much strict. They may be a fine or serving one to two months in prison.

4) Is it ever right for political activists to break the law?

As the political activists are there to reform the government policies, it does not make sense if they break the law. But sometimes they beak laws that they think they are not fair and they need to be changed.

5) How strict should the law be with people who drink and drive?

Although, these people often cause accedents, in most countries they are only fined a small amount of money. Authorities should treat them accordingly to their criminal registery, also to how dangirous their driving is.

6) Which is the more serious problem in your country – tax evasion or social security fraud?

The social security fraud appears to bethe most common in my country. Usually who commits this kind of crime face low income problem. Therefor, the authorities are trying to trace these people that could be fined or prisoned.

 

7) Should the police have the right to stop and search you in the street without a warrant?

The duty of police is to keep order in street. Hence, if there is no mystry in the behaviour of the drivers behaviour they should disrupt them.

8) Should the law respect the rights of homeless people to squat in unoccupied property or shop doorways?

The state is responsible of providing shelter for its people. So if there are people still have nowhere to go the law should respect thier condition.

9) Should smoking cannabis be a criminal offence?

Cannabis is a kind of pisones that is harmful for human being, and more dangerous than smoking tobbaco.

 

Bibliography

Amnesty International (2011) Abolish the death penalty. Avilable at: http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty (Accessed at: 24 January 2013).

Huffington Post (2012) ‘Prison Overcrowding Undermining Rehabilitation, Says Report’, The Huffington Post, 6 March [Online]. Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/05/prison-overcrowding-rehabilitation_n_1322339.html (Accessed at: 24 January 2013).

 

 

London Riots 2011

Police officers in riot gear block a road near a burning car in Hackney (Macgregor, 2011)

Following Arab Spring in 2011, there were many peaceful demonstrations in London. These protest soon turned into riots and violence. I first knew about it when I was reading BBC News. There were many photographs of young men published online were clashing with police. Petrol bombs were intensively used from the rioters’ side, and in contrast police fired teargas canisters. The violence was dominating the scene all over the capital. As a result, many were arrested, injured and many shops were closed and ruined.

According to BBC News (2011) the riots erupted on 6th August over a death of unarmed man who was shot by police, since, the violence commuted to famous cities around England such as Tottenham, Birmingham and Manchester. The incentives beyond the riots appear to be more than shooting unarmed man. Generally, Those who took part in fight with police were almost young men reportedly come from poor communities, and they are unemployed (CBC News, 2011). Penny (cited on the CBC News website, 2011) claimed that "The truth is that very few people know why this is happening."

Authorities reaction to riots was to restore order and peace, and not to allow terror emerges on Britain’s streets. Thus, enormous number of troops intervened to deter rioter from vandalizing public and privet properties. Police arrested many and promised to bring them to justice.

Bibliography

BBC (2011) England riots: Maps and timeline. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14436499 (Accessed: 10 January 2013).

CBC News (2011) Getting to the root of the U.K. riots. Available at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/08/09/f-uk-riots-faq.html (Accessed: 10 January 2013).

Macgregor, L. (2011) Police officers in riot gear block a road near a burning car in Hackney [Online]. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2011/aug/09/london-riots-croydon-hackney#/?picture=377701208&index=16 (Accessed: 10 January 2013).

My Visit to the Senned

Two weeks ago my tutor, classmates and I visited the seneed that is located in Cardiff Bay. When we first arrived we went through the security device. We had to take away everything contains metal so that the alarm would not turn on. Then we got inside the senned and whated for our journey guied.

The guied took us through the senned and explained what the building was made of, and how it is working. The building looked very impressive because its wall made of glass and everyone cand see it inside out because it is completely transparent.

The inner decoration was designed creatively environmetly-friendly that a zero maintenance is used. The selling was made from wooden planks taht could not become corrupt, and in the middle of the building there was a huge wooden cylinder called the tree. Its job is to work like an air-conditioner by letting air in.

Finally, we had a look at the hall where the politicen gather. people can stay in overlooking sight where the hall can be seen clearly. Also, there are interpretting service that able non-english speakers understand what is beign discussed.

In conclusion, constructing such a massive project like senned costs a huge amount of money, but when it is completed it saves a lot of money as well. This building can last for long ages because of its nature and it does not need a constant maintenance very often.

Team Work

It is widly agreed that the cooperative work is crucial and highly demanded for the professional career. Employers recruit those who have the skill of working harmoneously within a team. Workers need to have the skills of communicating with all mempers of the team, and commiting to their tasks. What I benefited most from my class today was that it is always easier to solve problems by team work method. It can save time and efforts as the load of the work is distributed on all of the members. Also, they share knowledge and diffrent ways of critical thinking. This surely will improve the feasbility of their solutions to the issues.

The Welesh Assembly (The senedd)

1. Who designed the building ?

It was desgined by Richard Rogers.
2. When was it opened and by whom ?

The Senedd was opened in 2006 by the queen.

3. What materials were used ?

The upper part of the roof is an aluminium standing seem roof with the underside being a woven timber soffit. The roof is supported by structural steel columns. The frame is constructed mainly from steel, and the outer walls mainly from slate and glass. The plinth is made from reinforced concrete and slate. The Siambr desks and public gallery seating is made of Welsh oak

4. What is particulary special about the building ?

it is environmently-friendly, the design is always trying to reduce the consuming of water and electricity

The Houses of Parliament

The Building of the UK Parliament

        Despite that any democratic country in the world either monarchy or republican has its own regime that differs in the futures from others, they have the same essence but with varied forms. Mainly, the most powerful authority in any democratic government is the House of Parliament, and the UK's one is the most deep-rooted experiment among the world, which apparently made some countries that were previously part of the British Empire embrace a similar approach.

        The UK Parliament building that is located beside the river Thames in the center of London was constructed in the 19th century, and it is the most famous in the world. This is mostly due to its distinctive ancient architecture, in addition to the attractive popular clock tower that known by Big Ben. It is usually referred to as the Houses of Parliament, because it contains the two houses assemblies which are the House of Common and the House of Lords.

      The most effective is the House of Commons, which is made up of 650 publicly elected MPs that represent various constituencies around the United Kingdom. It is powerful part of the UK politics because its essential roles are to consider and propose new laws and regulations, and can investigate the government policies through questioning ministers about current affairs. The House of Commons administration is formed of the Speaker which is the chair of the house and it is a MP elected by the other MPs for this position. Basically, the speaker keeps order and allow MPs to give their opinions and comments about the issue, and make sure that MPs adhere to the house rules. Then the political parties opposing each others led by their presidents.


       The House of Lords is the second essential chamber of the UK Parliament. It is an independent body apart from the House of Commons and complement to its roles. On the contrary, the House of Lords consists of 760 members who are assigned by the Queen and they come from different professions and some do not have political experience. The chamber shares tasks with the House of Commons in making laws and scrutinize the government policies. Similarly, the House of Lords has a speaker chairs the daily businesses of the chamber and have the same job as commons house speaker.


       At the end, this majestic edifice has a vast influence on the progress of the different sectors in the country, especially on the economic, the education and the social aspects. It is always possible for public to go on tours to have a close look at the two important houses of the parliament, and know their historical development, and the story of the building construction.


For more information:

www.paliament.uk

The Big Ben

The House of Commons

The speaker's chair

The House of Lords