Glamorgan Life

                              Glamorgan Life

                         
                          Glamorgan University (2009)

  When I start my university I started a new life with university and its name is university life.

When i study in my country I do not have any responsibility because my parents do

everything for me but know it is very difficult for me because I have a lot of responsibilities.

but university life is very good because i met a lot of people in the university and outside. On

the other hand my English become better and I can talk exactly now. Everything is very

good just the weather is not good for me because in the Cyprus the weather is always hot

but in the Cardiff its always raining and always cold so I need to adapt this weathers.

However, Cyprus and UK do not have very big difference so everything is okay and it is

very good adventure for me without my family and without my friends.


Glamorgan University (2009) Available at: http://expatriation.monipag.com/files/2012/12/university_glamorgan_union_r190511_rr3.jpg
Accessed(15 March 2013)

Presentation

                                      Presentation

                                                               Christopherwitt (2010)


According to Jill Barrett (2011) Presentations are very important for all our life because

when we start to university or job we need to use presentation a considerable number of t

imes.


Today, in our class we do presentation with my class mates and with our author Gaby. I do

not separate too much time for this presentation but after than I think I need to separate too

much time for next time to talk more and doing a good presentation. I forget to write

conclusion and references for pictures. My presentation is not very bad and my class mates

encourage me for doing it well it is  very good thing because you feel good when they try to

help you.


Next time I spent my time for my presentation because these presentations are really

important for our education and our work.


                         

Bibliography


Barrett, J. (2011) Presentation.
Available at: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/interview_presentations.htm
(Accessed : 07 March 2013).

Christopherwitt (2010) Man Presenting.
Available at: http://christopherwitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Man-Presenting.jpg
(Accessed : 07 March 2013).

Subject Degree

                                                          Computer Science


In the Cyprus you can study Computer Science and it is very easy because university can accept you

very easy and without ielts or AS.

                   

                                                               CSSC (2009)


Between the Cyprus and UK we have a considerable number of differences because of this I choose

the UK for studying my subject. Today English is very important all over the world and in the Cyprus

the subject is English but it is not quality like UK. On the other hand in the Cyprus University

Education is not very good but in the UK it is very quality. However when the people become a

teenager they want to stay and live alone so they choose another country for studying.

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                                                           WISC (2012)   




Bibliography                   


CSSC (2009). Computer Science.
Available at : http://www.cssc.asn.au/images/lan.jpg
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WISC (2012). Computer Science. Available at :  http://www.doit.wisc.edu/images/email/technews/Georgii1.jpg
(Accessed : 07 March 2013).

Academic Culture And Culture Shock

Academic Culture Shock

                                    Universities News (2012)
My exchange experience at the University of Glamorgan proved to be academically challenging. While my friends and I worked hard in all of our classes, we found that Glamorgan teachers valued completely different things from our teachers at home. For example, my teachers at home rewarded students for originality in their work, while my Glamorgan teachers wanted me to show that I had the most thorough understanding of the course material without necessarily presenting anything new. Plucinska (2012) suggest 'Sometimes though, a new educational institute can work to a student’s advantage'.

Plucinska (2012) held 'Academic culture shock is just one part of going away on exchange, along with the shock of being away from your family and friends and the culture you’re familiar with'. Just as one can learn from the other trials that living and studying in a new country and culture ultimately introduce, a change in academic criteria can help a student learn how to be more flexible and skilled in a variety of academic settings. Not every new institution poses the same challenges, and you will either fit in better or worse depending on a variety of factors. Every educational institute is different, just as every cultural setting is different. One of the biggest benefits of travel is learning how to adapt to these settings while overcoming the challenges that they present.

Plucinska, J. (2012). Academic Culture Shock. Available at: http://blogatquic.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/academic-culture-shock-2/
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Plucinska, J. (2012). Academic Culture Shock. Available at: http://blogatquic.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/academic-culture-shock-2/
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Universities News (2012). Glamorgan University.Available at: http://www.universitiesnews.com/2012/07/04/glamorgan-and-newport-agree-to-form-new-university-for-south-wales/
(Accessed : 28 February 2013).

British Culture

British Culture

                                                        Insight-Dev (2012) Big Ben

Abbott (2013) held 'in a speech on Tuesday that fast-developing technology and an "increasingly pornified British culture" has led to a secret garden, strip-tease culture in British schools and society, which has been put beyond the control of British families'.It is by no means an easy task to define what British Culture is. Some people tend to see British culture mainly in terms of traditions and symbols : they might, for instance, use ‘Big Ben’ and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to define ‘Britishness’; others may simply describe British culture in terms of its component institutions, such as the ‘British education system’, the parliamentary system, food and drink, etc.

McGovern (2013) states 'that landmark historical events such as the location of Stonehenge, or who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar will give those new to the UK a starting point to learn about important periods of history'. In recent decades, the Royal Family has served as a strong focal point for the nation, able to bring together a diverse group of people from different faiths, religions and traditions. In many ways, the British monarchy has been very successful in galvanising a diverse population within Britain and providing a common focus at special times. Yet there are signs that while the monarchy continues to be much admired across Britain, regardless of age, class and even ethnicity, its function is a changing one, and it cannot be used straightforwardly to connote British culture either.


The recent Olympic games in London, especially the opening and closing ceremonies, provided an opportunity to look again at what defines 'Britishness' and 'British culture'. Both ceremonies provdided a delicate balance between tradition and modernity, and took account of a diverse history, with multiple definitions of what it means to be 'British.'



Bibliography:

Abbott, D. (2013) British Culture Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21127073  (Accessed : 21 February 2013).


Insight-Dev (2012) Big Ben Available at: http://insight-dev.glos.ac.uk/departments/international/current/living_in_the_uk/PublishingImages/Big%20Ben.jpg
(Accessed : 21 February 2013).


McGovern, A. (2013) British Culture Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21234254
(Accessed : 21 February 2013).

Famous Sports In The UK

                                                     Famous Sports In The UK

The most popular sports in modern-day England are:

• Rugby
• Cricket
• Football


Significantly, football and cricket both have their roots in England and are now two of the most popular, successful and lucrative sports in the entire world. Sports that are played on an individual basis and feature highly in England include:

• Tennis
• Golf
• Athletics
• Motor sport
• Horse racing

                        Sports Direct - the UK's Number One Sports Retailer (Sports Direct 2013)


• Rugby

 Stocker M.(2010) suggest: Rugby is so popular in the UK because it was invented here so weve had a long time to build good facilities for everyone to use, it is also a sport that everyone can play nomatter how fast or strong you are.
6million people tune in to watch this every year in UK alone rugby is a diffrent sport to all the others. becauses its fun.

• Cricket Bradman D. (2013) said: Cricket was invented in the vast fields of England, supposedly by shepherds who herded their flock. Later on this game was shown benevolence by aristocrats, and now has the stature of being England's national game. After a century now, cricket stands in the international arena, with a place of its own.

• FootballCharlton B. (2013) said: Football dates back hundreds of years. Nowadays it is England's premier sport. There are a total of 92 professional clubs in the English Football League. Most players are semi-professional, and have full time jobs as well. The highlight of the English football year is the FA Cup Final, held each year in May.

The English love football so much that they have turned most of their main players into elebrities; who are always at the centre of the media's attention. The likes of David Beckham, Bobby Charlton and George Best have become heroes for the hundreds of thousands of kids who are out having fun, playing football in parks, playgrounds and on the streets.


Bradman, D. (2013) Cricket. Available at: http://www.topendsports.com/sport/cricket/basics.htm (Accessed : 07 February 2013).




Charlton, B. (2013) Football. Available at: http://england.costasur.com/en/sports.html (Accessed : 07 February 2013).




Stocker, M. (2010) Rugby. Available at: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_rugby_so_popular_in_the_UK
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Sports Direct (2013) Famous Sports In The UK. Available at: http://www.cwjobs.co.uk/CompanyBrowse/Sports-Direct_ProfileFrameset_c598762.html  (Accessed : 07 February 2013).

Welsh Language

Welsh Language

                                       Martin Johnes, Swansea University  14 April 2011


1- How many people speak this language in the world today ?

Welsh Government (2012) There are 575,730 individuals who speak or use Welsh.


2- Where are the main areas in the UK where this language is spoken ?

1	Gwynedd
2	Anglesey
3	Carmarthenshire
4	Ceredigion
5	Conwy
6	Denbighshire
7	Powys
8	Pembrokeshire
9	Neath Port Talbot
10	Wrexham
11	Swansea
12	Flintshire
13	Rhondda Cynon Taf
14	Bridgend
15	Merthyr Tydfil
16	Vale of Glamorgan
17	Caerphilly
18	Cardiff
19	Torfaen
20	Newport
21	Blaenau Gwent
22	Monmouthshire

3- What is the history of this language in the UK ? When was it first spoken ? Who by ? What is the story behind its arrival in the UK ?

Welsh Government (2012) In the sixth century Welsh was spoken in most of Britain, including Strathclyde in Scotland, which is derived from its former Welsh name. Some shepherds in Cumbria were still counting their sheep in Welsh in the twentieth century.

Although it may be old, the Welsh language is most certainly not old-fashioned. Arsenal footballer Aaron Ramsay, and singers Connie Fisher, Rhydian Roberts, Cerys Mathews and  Duffy all speak Welsh, as does BBC anchorman Huw Edwards and Guto Harri, Boris Johnson’s director of communications.

Hollywood also has fluent Welsh speakers in its midst with Fantastic Five actor Ioan Gruffudd and Brothers and Sisters actor Matthew Rhys both being proud Welsh speakers.

4- Any other  information about this language that you think may be interesting for other members of the class ?Welsh language is very difficult for me. It is very difficult to understand and talking I think.



Bibliography

Johnes M. (2011) Welsh Logo Available at: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-history/articles/2011/04/14/the-heroes-of-recent-welsh-political-history-91466-28520682/
(Accessed : 07 February 2013)




Welsh Government (2012) Welsh language Available at:  http://wales.gov.uk/topics/welshlanguage/publications/historyfactsfigures/?lang=en
(Accessed : 07 February 2013)

Two newspapers

                                                                 Two newspapers


The Guardian : The Guardian offers a compact digest of many stories. It contains
reports, features and book revievs and normally has about 3 stories on
the front page, it also has 1 or 2 images on the front page and
reasonable sized headlines, like almost all newspapers the guardian is
printed in colour and has a strip at the top with information about other stories  on it, the guardian consists of about eight columns and
has detailed information about particular stories on the front page,
the target audience for the guardian is middle class educated or
intellectual men and women, normally on their way to a reasonably or well paid job.

The SUN: The sun is a very modern, colourful daily
tabloid paper, which contains a very wide variety of reports and
stories on a range of subjects like celebrities, showbiz, politics,
world events sports etc, it only has one story on the front page but
has a large strip advertising another story,report,review,poster and
competition that is featured inside the paper, it has a very big headline
that takes up a significantly large amount of the page and a single image,
the daily express only has 2/3 columns of short text and is very
straight and to the point, it has a large target audience of younger
modern working class people, celebrities, the media, sports and politics.

FOR EXAMPLE : 

                 Dzyna - B poetry (2012)


The Guardian Article is : Mark Duggan was shot after raising weapon, firearms officer tells court
A firearms officer has said that Mark Duggan had been shot after raising a weapon at police, but said he had omitted this fact from the first statement he made about the incident.

A firearms officer has said that Mark Duggan had been shot after raising a weapon at police, but said he had omitted this fact from the first statement he made about the incident.
The shooting of Duggan on 4 August 2011 in Tottenham, north London, triggered riots that spread across the capital and to other cities across the country.

The firearms officer was giving evidence at the trial of the man accused of supplying the gun to Duggan.

The accused, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, denies handing over the gun just 15 minutes before Duggan was confronted by police and shot.

A jury at Snaresbrook crown court in east London heard the firearms officer, known as W70, give a dramatic and detailed account of the shooting from behind a screen.

W70 told the jury Duggan raised a handgun and was shot, falling to the ground as officers surrounded him after having forced a taxi he was travelling in to stop.

Hutchinson-Foster's barrister, Stuart Denney QC, asked W70 about the fact that his initial "short-form" report of the shooting did not mention Duggan raising a gun. However, this was mentioned in a fuller report made 48 hours later.

Denney asked: "Would it be entirely incorrect to suggest that you left out details such as that until you and your brother officers could check you were all singing from the same hymn sheet?"

The SUN Article is : Duggan's gun supply man guilty

                         Rex Features (2012)


Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, was convicted at  the Old Bailey today of passing the firearm to Duggan following a retrial.

Duggan, 29, collected the BBM Bruni Model 92 handgun just 15 minutes before he was shot dead on August 4, 2011, the court heard.

His death in Tottenham, north London, led to violent riots across the capital and nationwide.
Hutchinson-Foster had denied a charge of "selling or transferring a prohibited firearm" to Mr Duggan between July 28 and August 5, 2011.
But a jury of seven women and five men convicted him by majority verdict after a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court last year failed to reach a verdict.
Police had put Duggan under surveillance as they "believed he was intent on exacting revenge on another man for the earlier murder of his cousin".

Bibliography:

Dzyna - B poetry (2012) Mark Duggan The man whose shooting by police sparked the Tottenham riots. Available at : http://emuzeum.tudomanytortenet.hu/casinos.php?q=where-was-mark-duggan-shot&page=6 (Accessed : 30 January 2013)

Guardian (2012) Mark Duggan was shot after raising weapon, firearms officer tells court

Available at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/20/mark-duggan-had-gun-says-policeman (Accessed : 30 January 2013)

Rex Features (2012) Mark Duggan, the man whose shooting by police sparked the Tottenham riots. Available at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/20/mark-duggan-had-gun-says-policeman (Accessed : 30 January 2013)

Sun (2012) Duggan's gun supply man guiltyAvailable at : http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article4772271.ece
(Accessed : 30 January 2013)

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Vector Illustration Of A Man In Jail Royalty Free Cliparts, Vectors (2008)



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

Today murder or terrorism is the biggest crime in the world and the death penalty is good for them because

they killed the acquited people.BBC (2000)  'A major study of capital punishment recently suggested that

more than two-thirds of convictions in the US are so flawed that they are overturned on appeal'.



2- Should the main purpose of prison be punishment or rehabilitation ?It should be rehabilitation due to some of them had the wrong guidance in there life .Benson (2003) "Prisoners were encouraged to develop occupational skills and to resolve psychological problems--such as substance abuse or aggression--that might interfere with their reintegration into society."



3- What is the best way to deal with juvenile crime such as * joy-riding ?
* vandalism ?
* graffiti ?

In my opinion the best way is the several day they need to stay in prison.




4- Is it ever right for political acivists o break the law ?No, because if they break the law they Contradict themselves



5- How strict should the law be with people who drink and drive ?They should Warn them and the drink drivers should pay money and if they do it again they need to stay several day in the prison.





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

In my country tax evasion is the more serious problem.





7- Should the police have the right to stop and search you in the street without a warrant ?No they shouldnt because people do not like this and sometimes it becomes very bad.




8- Should the law respect the rights of homeless people to squat in unoccupied property or shop doorways ?They dont have the right to live in other people property because its private. The governments should give them jobs to get home or give them places to live in .







9- Should smoking cannabis be a criminal offence ?It should because their negative impact on the people who use it they become addicted and they can die.



Bibliography :

BBC (2000) Deathly Penalty ? Available at : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/801390.stm

(Accessed : 23 January 2013 )














Benson, E. (2003) Rehabilitate or punish? Available at http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug03/rehab.aspx

(Accessed : 23 January 2013 )

Vector (2008) Available at : http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=prison&view=detail&id=63C886B338AE0EEE90ECE0AD0B33F64B0DD05868&first=36
(Accessed : 23 January 2013 )

                                                                       London Riots

I don't know anything about the London Riots, but I think when rioters don't like something about their lives they protest against the government or something, and they try to change governments or people`s ideas. They use banners, loud voices and they fight with the police for their protest. It is very bad for other people because sometimes riots damage their workplace or shopping places.

                                    

              Tottenham High Road in London during protests on August 6, 2011. Matthew Lloyd


Why did the riots happen?  

Alison Saunders (2011), Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, suggest "Their actions terrified innocent members of the public and they left a trail of destruction in their path.When the government creates some wrong ideas for its people, those people can start to protest against these ideas. It is very bad for a considerable number of people because it looks likes terror.The judge Tom Carter (2011) said: "It was a year ago today you were involved in the mob criminality that so disturbed the law-abiding public. When they start to fight with police, it is very bad for other people because they damage a considerable number of workplaces, cars and homes. When they fight a substantial number of people can bruise and some people can die. Shapps (2011) said "If someone has traveled for those riots, then the fact you have committed it in the next-door borough or somewhere else should count equally."

Bibliography :
 Carter T. (2011) Available at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/15/riots-map-happened-suspects-addresses
( Accessed 14 January 2013 )

Boston.com (2011) Available at : http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/08/london_riots.html
( Accessed 14 January 2013 )


Saunders A. (2011) Available at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/15/riots-map-happened-suspects-addresses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19182350
( Accessed 14 January 2013 )


Shapps (2011) Available at : http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/aug/15/riots-map-happened-suspects-addresses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19182350
( Accessed 14 January 2013 )