The welfare system

Social security is programme applied to help citizens who are in certain condition. Such as child's health and safety, people who is in need for money and disability.

In Britain the retirement age is 65 for men and 60 for women and that can change offer the years. The unemployment people can benefit from the social security programme .Also, they can get huge help to search for job by job center and the can apply for Jobseeker's allowance. Children benefit which are tax free paid every month or week to their parent or to who responsible of them.

     Direct Government (2011) Pensions and retirement planning. Available at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_4017919

(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

National Health Service

(NHS) National Health Service it is public healthcare funding system in the United Kingdom. Which provide free health care to public, recently there has been different issue that face the Organization.

One of the biggest problems that NHS faced today is expensive treatments. Expensive treatments can be affect the public and employee. For example, the rare of doctor and the get paid less. Secondly, the government use NHS as political ball. Thirdly, lack of funding cause to cut nurses and other staffs jobs and that affect the patient. Also, long waiting lists. Many people complain from staff shortages and that because of lack of funding. Some people issue that the main problem not the lack of funding but the funding that available is spent in the wrong way. Also some issue such as high caesarean rate, infection control, obesity in pregnancy, financial challenges, cutbacks and shut down of the Albany. Also, New drugs, new medical technology and treatments for previously untreatable conditions. The chronic diseases for older people. The huge increase in population effect the NHS. Finally, the main point is that NHS cannot offers for every one care system and will not in the future until they find solution for some of big issue.

NHS principle

1.     That it meet the needs of everyone

2.     That it be free at the point of delivery

3.     That it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay

opinion

I watched the blood donor video and I enjoy it, it shows how donned blood can be helpful

Reference

wikipedia.org/. (2011). National Health. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service_(England). Last accessed 6 May 2011.
  John, R. (2011). socialistparty. Available: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/6762. Last accessed 20th July 2010.

Social class

Social class is a group of society estate based on their economic success or cultural arrangements or accumulation of wealth. There are three levels of social class working class and medium class and upper class. There are huge differences between working class and upper class girl on general behaviour, voice/accent, posture and appearance. 

 

Working class girl

She is outgoing girl freedom to do whatever she wants to, she can be emotional or energetic. She has local accent of northern and she does not has to speak in formal way. She wears what normal working class 

does without any rule or certain way to dress.

Upper class girl

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She is top of society and under the eye of her society she has to act in certain ways, she has to be act and talk in formal without any appearance of emotional. Her posture should be up her shoulder and her chink and the position of her body should be forward. Also, she has to wear formal clothe for her appearance

What tasks were undertaken by the 3 people assigned to help her change?

1-tim wolker

Teach her thing should be doing and thing should not doing in high society

2-keny dial  To change her accent 

 3-jaen brock smith

Posh society and manner

opinion 

One of the huge different that surprise me her accent changed, because I think it is difficult to change someone accent.

Posh

Means: Elegant, swanky, rich

Come from: it that PO and SH were scrawled on the steamer trunks used on the voyages, by seamen when allocating cabins

Reference

phrases.org.uk. (2009). posh. Available: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/port%20out%20starboard%20home.html. Last accessed 20th July 2010.

sport

The famous sporting venue in tennis, football, golf, rugby, cricket and horse racing in the United Kingdom. The most famous and old tennis venue in UK is the queen’s club that named after queen victoria in 1886.football is popular sport in the UK the main venue is Wembley stadium in Wembley Park, England. The Golf lounge is famous venue in golf which located in Scotland, UK. lord’s cricket grown in St Johns Wood ,London is famous cricket venue.

. The next major event in the UK sporting calendar is tennis Wimbledon which is oldest tennis tournament, was founded in 1877.

Football

Football is huge sport in the UK the most famous league is premier league which is include popular UK team such as Man utd, Liverpool and arsenal. Manchester united are the most successful premier league who won the title 12 time.in 1999 was the most memorable time for Manchester united when they won  the European Champions League trophy to the league title and FA Cup. The second most successful team is Liverpool they were the Champions league for six season and they won the competition in 2005.The premier league is professional English league between countries primary football competition. The season run from May to august, each team playing 38 matches which is in total 380 matches.

Reference
wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League. (2010). Premier League. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League. Last accessed 20th june 2011.

Newspaper in UK

Some of popular newspapers in the UK are Guardian, Independent, Mail, Metro and Mirror. The different from a tabloid and a broadsheet is that the broadsheet is larger than the tabloid and contains formal news such as government and political. unlike, tabloid about celebrity and gossip. Usually the broadsheets are not colored and has small picture used for formal news. The tabloids are colored and has a lot of pictures used for informal news.

The Guardian contain different topic crime, health, political and Business. The front page is containing social issue such as health care. On the other hand, the times newspaper which is knowing as first newspaper in the world the times target business in general and consider for economic news. The sun is the biggest selling news in the UK contains several of different topics such as entertainment and health.

List of newspapers in the United Kingdom

BBC News  

Sky News

 BBC 'On This Day'

 ITN   

News Now CNN

 Reuters  

 Times

 The Guardian 

 Independent

 Sunday Times

 Daily Telegraph

 Financial Times

 Daily Express 

Daily Mail

 Daily Mirror 

Sunday Mirror

 Daily Star

 News of The World

 The Sun.

Reference

thebigproject.co.uk/news/. (2010). newspaper . Available: http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/. Last accessed 20th june 2011.

Media TV

Know days Televisions are part of people live that they cannot life without it. TV is popular media to learn, entertain and watch news. Some of TV popular channel in UK BBC news, ITV, GMTV.

BBC channel

It is British broadcasting channel and knowing as the largest broadcasting in the world within 23 thousand staff. The BBC was founded   on 18 October 1922 by British broadcasting company Ltd.BBC channel is not controlled by government it is independence channel without any  intervention. The budget for BBC considers the second largest budget of UK broadcasting.

ITV channel

It is oldest commercial network in UK and provides competition to BBC channel. The ITV channel was founded on 1954 by British commercial television.ITV is controlled by The Independent Television Authority.ITV hold different kinds of programme in National and international news, Regional news, Sport and Children's programming.

GMTV channel

It is British broadcasting and it is owned by ITV plc.The GMTV had the licence since 1993 and it is own by different company.

Referencing

Smith, A. (2010). bbc channel. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/. Last accessed 20th june 2011.

Crime and Punishment

Death penalty

I think should exist as a punishment for murder or terrorism to stop them. Also, I believe the main point of person is to rehabilitation and help the prisoner to back in the right way.

Joy-riding, vandalism and graffiti

 The best way to deal with joy-riding, vandalism and graffiti are community service and rehabilitation. The political activists have no right to break the law because the law set up for all society level. People who drink and drive can be major dangers to the society and cause death and accidents so the law has to be very strict on them.

Homeless right

The police should have no right to stop and search people without warrant. Some people suggest the law should respect homeless people right to squat. On the other hand, some people see it is not right. The main question is smoking cannabis criminal offence? Yes, if it 

is in public. No, if it is in previous place.

Finally, the most common issue in my country is social security fraud.

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Reference

Swansea.com. (2009) Crime and Punishment. Available: http://www.swansea.towntalk.co.uk/events/d/19757/. Last accessed 6 May 2011.

Education

In the UK there are nurseries school, children can start at the age of 3 or 4 they can learn the basics. In the KSA there are nurseries schools children can attend from the age 3 to 5 .student in the UK start school at from age five to sixteen. There are two kind of school in the UK independents and state. The different between them state school funded school and independents fee charging. And there are 3 terms for every year. the Britain system divided into primary at the age of 5 to 11, secondary from 11 to 18 and tertiary post - 18.in the KSA students start from the age six to seventeen . There are two kind of school in the kSA private which is fee charging. And public is government funded. There are 2 terms. The Saudi Arabia system elementary school from 6 to 11, intermediate school from 11 to 13 and high school from 13 to 17.

independents school in the UK

private school in the KSA

Valentine's Day

                                                          Valentine's Day

Valentine day is celebration on 14 February every year. It’s the day people show their affection for another person or people by sending anonymous flowers, cards, and chocolates with love message. Valentine, the name comes from famous saint. There are several stories but the most known story about saint valentine is that he was a priest on third century AD from Rome. Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is huge celebration of love worldwide. In the most romantic day 12 million cards are sent, 7 million red roses are sent and around 30 million WUBMV messages sent. Valentine's Day didn’t become popular in the UK until 7 century and by 18 century it was traditional to swap messages .The first Valentine’s Day message was a pome from Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife in 1415.

The governments

The cabinet is the most powerful of these politicians namely the prime minister and the other members of the cabinet and the leading politicians in the government party usually become members of the cabinet. There are meeting once a week and there are20 members.
Single party is all members of the government belong to some political party. Coalition governments are several parties involved. The PM has more power than the queen, cabinet reshuffle mean job cabinet changed. Civil servants are the everyday management of the governments is done by the civil seervice.When the government changes the civil service will not change. Being a civil servant better than being a minister because, it is permanent job and bay better. Finally, the local government responsible for public hygiene, environmental health inspection and collecting rubbish.

advantages and disadvantages of European Union (EU)

Some people suggest that the most advantage of the EU is the enormous huge of war reduction with a lot of the benefit to all the countries that is part of the European Union. And other advantage is A European currency that maintain stability and vapor trade. And Europe strength other member countries that is part of it to become stronger against the other economies.THE Europeans can move around freely seek for job, trade and education in countries that not their own .the disadvantages are countries cannot be independence by their decision as there part of EU .and lots of economies change as trade patterns. Also, free movement can cause lack of lab our and capital. It is hard to find one currency because of unstable economies. And last not least the Reduction of sovereignty as the power goes to the EU which is not always benefit to every country.

saint david's day

Saint David's Day is very important celebration in Wales, each March 1st every year there are meeting, party and concert, the date 1 of march is chosen as remembrance of patron  sent davids death on 589. On the 18th century announced that saint David’s day is national day of celebration in wales.The symbol of Saint David's is leek and daffodils

In the bigger cities of Wales there is food, Festivals, concerts, music, sports, culture events and streets parties occur.

 In school children dress in traditional Wales’s costumes, Girls in school wear tall hat a petticoat and overcoat. Boys wear long wool socks and black shoes and white shirt black trousers.

Children in the school enjoy tradition Wales’s music and dance. Saint David’s day is special day to Wales with great history.

The house of parliament

There are two houses of Parliament: the House of Commons and House of lord ,the house of common has more power than the house of lord. There are 659 constituencies in the united kingdom and there are 529in England and 72 in Scotland there are in different  geographical size after  general election a political party forms, first past the post system mean when all the MPs are elected. The political party with most MPs forms the government and the leader of that party becomes prime minister.

There are currently 469 women MPs, There are 143 women in minister, The first women MPs was Countess Constance Markievicz she was elected to house of commons in 1918.

travel to london with my friends

I decided with my friend that we will go to london and we only have 7 houre to spend so we have to plan it very will so we can enjoy our time and haveing plus so frist we set up the plan and that include when and where to go and we decided to choose one museum to go one intertainment place and one garden and one place that poppular in the city so we can enjoy of different side of london .
frist we are going to
big ben

big ben the clock tower of the westminster palace .it is known as worlds largest chiming clock and I think we should to see it .
regents park

regents park it is in north -westren part of central london it is known as royal park and it is include design garden and nice lake boating area and children play ground and london zoo ithink it will take us more than one houre to enjoy this beautyfull places.
bukingham palace

buckingham palace it is the place of  british monarch it is very  interesting to see me and my friends can not wait to see it .

zoological garden

to enjoy the beauty of natuer yhere is no better place than zoological garden there we can enjoy animal in ther nature and enjoy there hapit wiehout traditional box like a cage this so amaze us we are looking for it .

after that we have different chooses of transport London has one of the best urban transport systems in the world comprising the subway, buses, trams and river.

london taxi ehich is tourist experience
buses taer are so many and in different shape.
london underground  which is worlkd famous .

Ithink now we are ready to go to have great time and  nice experience and un forgetablel journy.

travel to london

i decide with some friend that we will take trip to the most wonderful city this city known by one of the world’s leading business, financial and cultural centers in today’s world london. and we onlay have 7 houres so first we set up the plan that we are going to

       BIG BEN
                                                 
The Big Ben, as it is known, is the clock tower of the Westminster Palace. It holds the title as the “world’s largest four-faced chiming clock”. The clock itself was built in 1854, but the tower was only constructed four years later, in 1858

Tower of London

 this tower has served many purposes, the latter being a World Heritage Site and museum. At first, it was a fort, which then turned into a prison, where very famous figures, such as Guy Fawkes and Queen Elizabeth 1


 had beeBuckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British monarch.is very interesting, and is a must see for anyone visiting this palace
imprisoned

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is located in London just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. The Abbey is a living church where worship still takes place today and it is also the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. St Edward the confessor's shrine is at the heart of the Abbey Church and is surrounded by the tombs and memorials of many great men and women from British History.

Regents Park

Regents Park is one of London’s most beautiful open spaces. . Situated in the north-western part of central London, the 166 hectare (410 acre) park is one of the Royal Parks of London and is mainly open parkland which enjoys a wide range of facilities and amenities including designed gardens, a lake, a boating area, sports pitches, and children’s playgrounds and London Zoo

Zoological Garden, London

This is a completely different concept for displaying animals - instead of the traditional box-like cages there are large amorphous enclosures within which the cage is hardly noticeable. The look of the natural habitat of the animal has been re-created, mainly through imaginative landscape design. Grassland, arid zones and watery landscapes are all there and many unusual plants have been included for effect. The public are 'managed' by the design of the enclosures themselves which provide a natural separation from the animals

after that we have different chooses of transport London has one of the best urban transport systems in the world comprising the subway, buses, trams and river.

frist london taxi

London taxis 'part of the tourist experience'

second buses

london runs a large proportion of  buses as double deckers

finally the undreground 

The Underground map is world famous

so for great experience we decided to try them all and after that we are looking for unforgetable experience .

wales

Wales is beautiful country and it is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Britain. It has population of three million wales has over 1,200km of coast line. The highest mountains are in the north and central area. Cardiff is wales capital is the country most populous city and for period was the biggest coal port in the world. Wales’s economy depends on the public sector, light and service industries and tourism. Also wales share a close political and social history with rest of Great Britain. It has retained distinct culture, a wale is represented by national team regulated and organized by over fifty national government bodies of sports in wales.