Assignment 4, March 30
The grading of children in primary school
The children know a lot already from early age. My thoughts in connection with my statement are about the influences from TV, computer and journeys in general, concurrently with the society and all impressions there are. E.i. how all this have influence on us. We become splintered, the children as well as we do.
With early grades, let say in the 1st grade, written reports of childrens academic progress do well. These will help them structure their subjects, see their achievements and I mean also push them! Open new prospects from time to time. They have something to struggle for. The orderliness becomes also good with demands. There are many children in the school together and they need a good structure. It will work even for the children who have some kind of difficulties, for the climate in the classroom and totally in the school.
Therefore I'm for grading of children in primary school. At the age of 14 it is really remarkably too late to introduce grades for the first time I think. Grades in the 6th grade is a good change, but why wait I say? I don't see the contents of the proposal as if the children become extra high burden and pressure from it.
Still they are children, depending on how we educate them and so they are at breaks, that's my opinion. The level of education is as we all know suited to them. I agree with the writing about that the "laissex-faire attitude does not benefit a child". They need a good preparation for higher studies from the beginning of their schooltime as a basic ground. They also need feedback, it will stimulate.
That's also right then, what's written, "one has to catch the problems early, so the problems can be fixed early". They benefit by it in their future, with higher studies and applying for a job. At least, a good basic ground favours further studies.
måndag 29 mars 2010
fredag 12 mars 2010
The non-sleeping helper deserves to be Christmas Gift of the Year 2010!
Margaretha Karlsson
Essay, March 13, 2010
Now there is what I can say a revolution! A thing that can feel when you are tired by driving, is on the market. Yes, it´s true. It´s a little box, you can wear in your pocket or in your bag if you want or somewhere else in your car. It,´s of course important that the box is in connection with its flexes, which shall be in contact with your skin, i.e. two small electrodes on it, likely those ear shells. A good place for them is on your neck. Put them there and these will feel your tiredness through impulses under your skin to your ear shells and then further to the box! It gives you then information about where you can stay because you are tired or where you can get coffee for example. Just drive until it speaks! I´m convinced of that these little thing will be the ultimate Christmas Gift, even the best Christmas Gift this year! That´s because we want to keep up a good road safety.
Margaretha Karlsson
Essay, March 13, 2010
Now there is what I can say a revolution! A thing that can feel when you are tired by driving, is on the market. Yes, it´s true. It´s a little box, you can wear in your pocket or in your bag if you want or somewhere else in your car. It,´s of course important that the box is in connection with its flexes, which shall be in contact with your skin, i.e. two small electrodes on it, likely those ear shells. A good place for them is on your neck. Put them there and these will feel your tiredness through impulses under your skin to your ear shells and then further to the box! It gives you then information about where you can stay because you are tired or where you can get coffee for example. Just drive until it speaks! I´m convinced of that these little thing will be the ultimate Christmas Gift, even the best Christmas Gift this year! That´s because we want to keep up a good road safety.
Sometimes when you have been driving your car, you have at any time been tired, haven´t you? A delicate question is what you do then, when you are tired. Do you stay for a break, open the window at your side for fresh air or do you drive further...? The first alternative is, without any doubt, the best! But, that´s for sure, most of us don´t take one´s time to follow that example. -"I put on my radio and sing at the same time, so I can be awake", maybe we think and do, or don´t we? Nobody in that position don´t directly think about the road safety. -"I can cope with it, there´s no time to stay and where should I stay?...", do we think. Cold shiver runs down my back...
Well, I know that we already have this GBS navigatör, -"not one more thing in my car!" somebody may think. I maintain that this is different. Your hand on your heart, we will get there and we will save lifes, don´t we? A good help for you will this box be. It will help you to be a better car driver, even without this box in the future. Of course you don´t need it when you go shopping but for longer journeys, a couple of miles and more. You can´t go along without it!
I can read your thoughts, i.e. thoughts of problem by driving, that the box will distract you, disturb your attention of your car, the traffic and the way. Yes, of course can I say, but to remark is that "MP-3" and other musical instruments also are disturbing, even your radio in your car when you have to change or put a CD in there or if you look for something sweet to eat for being awake... These little "non-sleeping helper box" is quiet, until you be tired... So, what can be the disturbance then, with the box?
The essenee with the box has to be that we react in the face of our driving habits, attached with our and the societys life style. Why we have to be so in hurry, always on way, even in our thoughts. And we have just a little or no time to reflect. Even not to take care of ourselves. Maybe this box can change our life from now on!
onsdag 24 februari 2010
Why does consumption increase even in a recession?
First of all it´s of course natural to consume when you need something. You need food to eat, clothes on your body, furniture in your home and a lot of things, at any rate do you believe you need a lot of things, consequently you buy often and so do others, you don´t even think about it. Nowadays our world is built up for consuming and your life is going fast, besides without any struggle if it is possible. When you for example are going to cook you even don´t need to cook at all. You can buy food which already is cooked. Articles aren´t of a good quality either, it´s necessary to buy new things almost the time.
Advertising has also influence on you, whether you believe it or not. You also consume or you "go out shopping" just to cheer you up with something new and when you are unlucky you do it, besides when it´s boring, because you need consolation. Then it´s about clothes and for example sweets, you buy more than usually of it, it´s a consolation just for the moment. Or you eat too much food, often unhealthy food. The later can make you ill and make you thick. It all turns in an "evil spiral", because when you have done this, i.e. bought things just for buying or eaten too much food your feeling isn´t quiet good. It has been too much of all. And the luck then was a shallow luck, not real. It was superficial. You´ll see this fact or not.
When a recession occurs over the world in addition to the usual life, you feel powerlessness and at the same time you feel anger. You will not face it, can´t understand and can´t deal with the politicians who govern and make decisions, which don´t make happy. In fact, it´s similarly with others, but you feel it´s unfair to you personally. You are suspicious against almost everything, because a recession will press you down, put you in a bad mood. You aren´t prepared. If you at the same time a recession occurs are unemployed, it´s much harder. You are twice unhappy, distressed. In a recession the economic systems will change, the allowance maybe deteriorate or even disappear. You will not accept. They could have planned a recession. Your reaction can result in that you´ll make quite contrary to the recession, in a way to protect yourself. You pattern your inner brake. You will not fall down, especially important when you have a family, children. No job, less money, it´s a matter of fact.
Nevertheless you need consolation. An easy way to get that is to consume. Who knows what will happen further you maybe think, better consume when time there is. At that moment you don´t think that much about money for the future, there maybe isn´t money then. You are sad in heart and forget problems when you buy. Time do you anyway have just for consuming. This is a kind of instinct of self-preservation, to come over the problem. Why be bored? When you consume, the world will change, not only for yourself, there will be jobs for some people to produce what you consume.
First of all it´s of course natural to consume when you need something. You need food to eat, clothes on your body, furniture in your home and a lot of things, at any rate do you believe you need a lot of things, consequently you buy often and so do others, you don´t even think about it. Nowadays our world is built up for consuming and your life is going fast, besides without any struggle if it is possible. When you for example are going to cook you even don´t need to cook at all. You can buy food which already is cooked. Articles aren´t of a good quality either, it´s necessary to buy new things almost the time.
Advertising has also influence on you, whether you believe it or not. You also consume or you "go out shopping" just to cheer you up with something new and when you are unlucky you do it, besides when it´s boring, because you need consolation. Then it´s about clothes and for example sweets, you buy more than usually of it, it´s a consolation just for the moment. Or you eat too much food, often unhealthy food. The later can make you ill and make you thick. It all turns in an "evil spiral", because when you have done this, i.e. bought things just for buying or eaten too much food your feeling isn´t quiet good. It has been too much of all. And the luck then was a shallow luck, not real. It was superficial. You´ll see this fact or not.
When a recession occurs over the world in addition to the usual life, you feel powerlessness and at the same time you feel anger. You will not face it, can´t understand and can´t deal with the politicians who govern and make decisions, which don´t make happy. In fact, it´s similarly with others, but you feel it´s unfair to you personally. You are suspicious against almost everything, because a recession will press you down, put you in a bad mood. You aren´t prepared. If you at the same time a recession occurs are unemployed, it´s much harder. You are twice unhappy, distressed. In a recession the economic systems will change, the allowance maybe deteriorate or even disappear. You will not accept. They could have planned a recession. Your reaction can result in that you´ll make quite contrary to the recession, in a way to protect yourself. You pattern your inner brake. You will not fall down, especially important when you have a family, children. No job, less money, it´s a matter of fact.
Nevertheless you need consolation. An easy way to get that is to consume. Who knows what will happen further you maybe think, better consume when time there is. At that moment you don´t think that much about money for the future, there maybe isn´t money then. You are sad in heart and forget problems when you buy. Time do you anyway have just for consuming. This is a kind of instinct of self-preservation, to come over the problem. Why be bored? When you consume, the world will change, not only for yourself, there will be jobs for some people to produce what you consume.
lördag 13 februari 2010
Assignment 1
1. The term style is associated with the receiver, which means who you´r writing to, if the letter has to be personal or inpersonal. If the receiver is a company or a private person. "It's look" of the letter, it´s appearance and form is also important.
2. Formal writing: Business letters, for example an apply for a job, a request for information, a letter to the tax authories or the immigration authorities, the curriculum letters which focusing on their particular text-type, it´s features as well as the function not less.
The formal letters appearance (Example 4 in AW but with the date line to the left):
- The heading, i.e. the address of the writer shall be upper to the right, below the date line written month and date, (it has to be a comma) year.
- The full address of the recipient shall be written to the left of the letter, four lines below the date line.
- The salutation, for example "Dear Mrs Marble," (comma). Write the name if the name/person is known, otherway only Dear Mrs,.
- The subject line shall be two lines below.
- The letters content has to be as clear as possible, not with an overflow of words but to be concrete and you as the writer have to be polite.
- "Yours sincerely" is a complimentary close, two lines below the last line of the message. You can use Best regards, or Regards, if the reciever is known.
- The typed name and title is writing four lines below the close.
- Enclosures, four lines below the typed namn, also with the title of the document.
An informal letter can look slovenly when not the purpose is clear. Think of the addressee´s reference, is there the real name of the recipient or not? Too much information make the reciepent tired of reading, maybe is it repeated and bad language make it blur and rude. The format of the letter is not structured, like the Example 8 in AW. You never start a letter with "I want..." and when you are a employee it´s really bad to be focused on yourself. You shall be curious about the job you´r searching for, tell them what you can do for them.
3. Own Text, formal (gick inte att få raderna under varandra):
The union Animals worth
Spinngatan 7
S-480 09 SPINNSTAD
Sweden
February 12, 2010
Ms Evelina Eriksson
The Animal arena
Hundgatan 2
S-123 45 Stockholm
Dear Ms Eriksson,
I´m very grateful to being able to help you with the arrangement for the Cat show of the year.
As you requested I have asked a lot of people on the list what they can combine to. Everyone take their own cages with. It will be ca 250 cages and also assessories, so you only need to let us be in your hall. I´ll be there of course with my own charming cat Nisse.
It will be small cats as well as cats about ten years old who are still in form and they are playful, know their own wearth.
Maybe you can sell food and vitamins this year too?
I look forward to this year show and to have the date and time for the all arrangement.
Yours sincerely,
Margaretha Karlsson
Encl. 1 list with name
Informal letter:
Februar 12, 2010
Dr Hans Jörgensen
Södersjukhuset
Department of spinn surgery
254 31 Stockholm
Application for operation
Dear Sir
I want to be operated within a week, because of my jobsituation.
I can be there about two-three days.
It´s importan for me to have an own room, so I can play which music I want and when I will when it´s boring. That I hope you will understand.
It´s necessary for me to eat as soon as possible.
You have to do the right thing to me.
Yours sincerely,
Margaretha Karlsson
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