Welfare System

This question is being ask by many and According to thefreedictionary(2012) the meaning of the word 'POSH' is Smart and fashionable. Then moving over the topic, there are several welfare strategics in different country in the world, in this case i will give a brief writing work of the welfare in y country Nigeria.

In my country the retirement age are in different categories, which is the the male and the female, this both group  do not retire at the same age for the men, it is at 65 and for the women is 60, which most people find this annoy, with the idea the retirement age should be both the same, for me i will go with the people that said the retirement age should be the same for both parties. 

For the old people in my country they are pay a particular money every month, which is know as pension, due to where they have gone so far when they were working and that will be the rate of the pension going to be paid.

 Unemployed people normally found in all most all the country of the world, and it can not be said it is everyone with participate in the benefit most country gives, for my country Nigeria there are said to be benefits given in a way of training them to find a handwork. By so doing the Unemployed are given soling machine for the tailors and cars given to drivers for transportation etc. IT can be said the government of my country proves for the unemployed.

 I will say there are shelters offer for does that need it that is normally done by the governmental people in the housing aspect of the country.

Reference 

thefreedictionary (2012) Available at: 
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/posh
(Accessed: 12 Dec 2012).
      

QUALITY OF LIFE IN STUDYING IN UK

The quality of life can be in a different view to most people, in form of work, schooling, etc. However this is about the studying aspect in the UK, and it can be said that I am a overseas student from Nigeria which is located in west of Africa, know to others as a place of green land and for the climate. Came into Britain to study at Glamorgan University which is located in wales a place of beauty, there are great differences between where I'm from to where I am, and studying in the UK has great impact on me both positive and negative. Below are some ways i has impacted me.

Language   

It can be said that the studying in UK has affected the way i speak  my English and the way i put words together, relating to people with English has improved. Although it is know that my country Nigeria was colonialism by the people of the old days from UK and it is expected to give me an advantage over speaking the English language but i can say it is not all true, in Nigeria the way we pronounce and relate is different from the British people with worlds like 'cheers mate', that is one of the way it affected my language.

Clothes and Weather 

fashionbombdaily (2012)

dailymail (2010)

If writing about clothes you will need to go into why this clothes are being worn which is the weather,because it is said the weather is what being consider before choosing what to wear. There is a big difference of the way you dress in UK and the way you dress in Nigeria, in my own opinion the way that is know of me dressing is very different for the way i dress now because you have to put on about 2 to 3 thick layers of clothes before going out to avoid getting cold because in UK the climate is know to be very cold and this is a big different comparing to Nigeria. Below are some clothes worn in UK and also the weather,

bbc (2010)

Food  

Food can be said to be one of the great impact in which the foods found in the UK are mostly bark food and the taking of hot tea or coffee, because of the weather there are more of hot food, in Nigeria there is no such think as hot tea because the weather will be too hot for a cup of hot tea so most people that normally drink tea uses cold water in making tea.

Reference  

BBC, (2010) Extreme World: Hot and Cold  [Online]. Available at::  

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11875131
(Accessed: 12 Dec 2012).

Dailymail, (2010) Weather update [Online]. Available at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1250144/UK-weather-Snow-disrupts-travel-Kent-roads-south-east-England.html

(Accessed: 12 Dec 2012).

Fashionbombdaily, (2012) Fashion Bomber of the Day: Nonso from Essex [Online]. Available at:http://fashionbombdaily.com/2012/04/18/fashion-bomber-of-the-day-nonso-from-essex/
(Accessed: 12 Dec 2012).

Presentation Review

marxist (2011)

In the last class in which presentation were on the UK riots, which was presented by the fellow students of the IFP group Glamorgan University. The first group to present goes by the name of Ayo and Timi and went further to another group and then another in total there were four groups in all. There is going to be a brief summary of what each presenter had to say on the topic.

 Group 1:  Discuss base on the the following key points. 

• London riot and the start date and the end date which is  6th of August and ended on the 9th of August
• Property damage 
• Cause of People being Arrested  
• It was also stated that the police are the cause of the initial riots  
• The way it spread from the center of London to other part of UK 

Reference :
BBC (2012) 'UL Riots 2011' Looking back at the English riots. Available at : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14452097 (Accessed: 22 November 2012).


Group 2: This second group was able to go further to give there point of view due to the research they conducted.

• Death of Mark Duggard.
• Harassment of the police 
• Massive destruction of shops and malls 
• Lost of properties 

Reference
BBC (2011) Causes of riots. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (Accessed: 23 November 2012).

Group 3: Discuss some good point and was able to dip in with more information as listed  below. 

• Police Pushed Stafford Scott (community) 
• Death of people
• People living in fear
• Use of mobile phones to give out information 

Reference :

Muir, H. (2012)' Tottenham riots : misssteps in the dance of police and frustrated community', The Guardian , 5 September[online]. Available at : http://www.gurdian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/05/tottenham-riots-police-community  (Accessed: 22 November 2012).

Group 4:  This group had to go beyond the London riot and went further to give the reasons of most riots 

• Disagreement between two or more people 
• oppression 
• Lack of fathers
• Racism 
• opportunism 
• Social exclusion 

Reference: 

BBC (2012) ' The competing agreement used to explain the riots.' Available at : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14483149  (Accessed: 23 November 2012).

Group 5: Which can be said to be the last group to present,where able to present and offer the audience  a good information on the riot which took place in London. Below are what are gotten from the presentation.

• The shot down of the 29 years old Mark Duggard by an police officer 
• Economic situation      
• The occurrence of  the London riot to Tottenhem 

Reference:
BBC (2011) Available at: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59851000/jpg/_59851787_012618269-1.jpg
(Accessed: 22 November 2012).

In conclusion the presentation was good and clear. However most of the groups where all about the same meaning which is the cause and the effect of the London riot, although others went further to speak on the general causes of riots in the UK.

Reference:
Alan, W. (2011) The riot in Britain [Online]. Available at:
http://www.marxist.com/riots-london-britain.htm
(Accessed: 07 Dec 2012).

Comparing and contrasting newspaper article McAfee millionaire in hiding

	Telegraph	Sun
Language	Formal e.g. denies summary execution. Vocabulary  e.g. recognise	Informal e.g. lifeless. Vocabulary e.g. under a box
Reporter’s	Open mined e.g. ‘he added’, "summary execution", Mr McAfee described how he had hidden	Not objective e.g.  "He is not a murder suspect, A single gunshot from a Luger 9mm, He denied being involved in the savage killing of the Florida native and even claimed that Faull’s killers had actually been looking for him, Wired reported
Content/Details	Dip in facts e.g.  In a telephone interview, conducted from a secret location	Lack of fact e.g. “It was extraordinarily uncomfortable," he said. "But they will kill me if they find me."
References	Given e.g. for the images  News5 Belize	No reference
Visual images	Lack of Images	Too many pictures being display by showing the face of person who died and the accused

References

Nick, A. (2012) 'McAfee millionaire's extraordinary plea as he goes into hiding in Belize over neighbour's murder', The Telegraph, 13 Nov [Online]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/belize/9674066/John-McAfees-Belize-plea-as-he-goes-into-hiding-after-neighbours-murder.html 
(Accessed: 17 Nov 2012).


Jack, L. (2012) 'McAfee millionaire in hiding after neighbour murdered', The Sun, 13 Nov [Online]. Available at: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article4641948.ece 
(Accessed: 17 Nov 2012).   

Nigerian Pidgin English In UK

 In the world today its said you can find the Pidgin English spoken widely in different communities in the UK and it was originated from the western part of Africa Nigeria, it is said and know that Nigeria is a land of many languages, and the Pidgin English is a common way in which most people interact, spoken as a kind of 
lingua franca that can be referred to simply as "Pidgin",  "Broken 
English" or "Broken" (nigeriandictionary.com 2012) 

  The Pidgin English is not alone spoken in the country Nigeria it has gone beyond the boarders  it can be said it is becoming the Africa's spoken language because it is not just easy to learn but it is said it could be also fun to speak with interacting, Most people well say that it takes time in learning their traditional language but for the Pidgin English it became easy to learn in that way when most travel overseas they will be able to relate with others which can be said to be form the same country (Nigeria) or Africa that in which can be said that was the over way it has come to countries in the Euro and Other in America. 


  In addition according to transparent.com (2012) 

In linguistic terms, a pidgin is a simplified language developed for communication between two or more groups of people who do not share common languages, and must thus speak to one another using a language in which none of them are fluent. In the process, they may dramatically change the language - greatly reducing the complexity of the grammar, adapting the pronunciation to eliminate difficult sounds, and adding words from their own languages as needed. Pidgins are thus created out of necessity, and do not have native speakers. They also rely heavily on context and non-verbal clues, although basic standards tend to emerge over time.  

   Pidgin English has said to become more major in Uk than any other Country in the world, in communities like London, Manchester, and Liverpool, this can be said to be the main three site in which the population of speakers can be found, the language Pidgin English can be said to be first spoken in the Uk from those  who travel to the country in the early years mostly by the student who are to study over in the UK, for the language it was common spoken by student in a way of fun, singing and making words form the normal English to the Pidgin English .

   The people of the this language has also contributed to the culture of the UK, in different form like entertainment food and it is said that most of the business in the capital London  is own by this language speakers from hairdressers, radio stations, butchers, newspapers, estate agents and boutiques run by this language speakers. 

According to BBC (2005) Nigerians have contributed to the British media and entertainment industry and continue to ascend great heights.  The famous singer Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff, to a Nigerian sailor father and a mother from Yorkshire, who divorced when she was three.  Up and coming actor Chuk Iwuji played Henry VI with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was brought up in Nigeria until he was ten before going to boarding school in Surrey.  And of course, BBC London's own Dotun Adebayo hails originally from Nigeria.

Reference 


BBC (2005) Nigeria London.
Available at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/26/nigerian_london_feature.shtml
(Accessed 15 Nov 2012)


Nigerian Dictionary (2012) Pidgin English.
Available at:
http://www.nigeriandictionary.com/language.php?lang_id=63
(Accessed 8 Nov 2012).



Transparent Language (2012) Pidgin English Language Overview. 
Available at: 
http://www.transparent.com/learn-pidgin-english/overview.html
(Accessed: 8 Nov 2012).

Class Review of Performance on Presentation

       On the 8th Nov 2012, in which in class presentation was held,it can be said that everyone that attended the class will be able to present the way of a professional.

    Several people have different view on the meaning Presentation, it is not just the coming out to the general public and saying any words that comes to your mind. According to Gabby (2012) you must have the right methods to be a good presenter, this are some method in which could help and its also away I need to develop,

• Confidants
• Spelling and Grammar errors should not be in slide
• You need References Incorporated with own Ideas
• Timing
• Must be Prepared

 Although there was also some aspect that I made correct, which  are,

• Contents
• Clear enthusiastic Voice
• Continue with presentation despite the technical problems
• Also making eye contact

This is not just listed but are among the method on becoming a good presenter.

Time Management

    Although Time Management applies to different aspect of life but i will be writing more on the educational point of view in  Time Management and a little on other aspect.

     Timing is what  we live by on earth in anything done you need the time for example waking up in the morning  going to work or school  by 8am  that is a time factory most people live by. Managing your Time is away of life, in Managing time it enables keeping organisation to the world.

    

     According to managementstudyguide (2012) "Time Management refers to managing time effectively so that the right time is allocated to the right activity". there different aspect in which timing is required as follow,

• Effective Planning
• Setting goals and objectives
• Setting deadlines
• Delegation of responsibilities
• Prioritising activities as per their importance
• Spending the right time on the right activity

   This are some of the aspect in which time management can help both in the every life and goal.



Reference's

managementstudyguide (2012) Time Management. Advailable at: http://www.managementstudyguide.com/time-management.htm 
(Accessed 8 Nov 2012).