Hello everyone
It seems like all of you have disappeared even Nadja who was very active in writing. I hope you all are fine. I have finished my course in CELE and I am having now a short rest till September when I will start my master's study.
I wish the best for all of you.
regards
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April 2009
My home town is called Misurata.It is a coastal town located in the northwestern part of Libya. Its culture is Arabic and Islamic. It differ from Nottingham in many ways. I started seeing the differences immediately when I arrived in the UK.
The first thing I noticed is the weather. I left Libya in a beautiful summary day, and my children had been on the beach the day before. On the contrary, the same day was rainy here and the worst thing is that it continued raining all the "summer". And although Misurata's weather can be changeable, It just takes place on some days during spring and autumn. Unlike here in the UK were this changeable weather lasts for the whole year.
People are another thing which is obviously different. In any street in my town you can see people greeting and shaking hands. In addition, it is rare to see an old person who is carrying the grocery by his own.Usually you see a younger person walking long side him.Whereas here in Nottingham people are cold and terse, even the neighbours don't know each other. Also, I feel sorrow for old people who I see in the street because they have to do everything by themselves though they struggle to walk.
Another thing which I'm going to compare is the houses.Our houses in Misurata are bigger, usually bungalows with big gardens as my country is vast and has a small population. Some houses have more than one floor, yet their stairs are wide and comfortable. While the houses in Notingham are mostly detached and their stairs are narrow and almost vertical.
The last thing I want to compare is the transport. The public transport is much better in Nottingham. In my town we depend on our own cars or taxis. There are no regular buses inside the city. There are not any trains or trams.Moreover, the roads are not as good as the ones here.
In spite of being on the same planet, Misurata and Nottingham , from my point of view , are completely different. Their culture, religion, architecture....etc are very dissimilar. Therefore, I find my life here is not easy,yet interesting because it's different.
The first thing I noticed is the weather. I left Libya in a beautiful summary day, and my children had been on the beach the day before. On the contrary, the same day was rainy here and the worst thing is that it continued raining all the "summer". And although Misurata's weather can be changeable, It just takes place on some days during spring and autumn. Unlike here in the UK were this changeable weather lasts for the whole year.
People are another thing which is obviously different. In any street in my town you can see people greeting and shaking hands. In addition, it is rare to see an old person who is carrying the grocery by his own.Usually you see a younger person walking long side him.Whereas here in Nottingham people are cold and terse, even the neighbours don't know each other. Also, I feel sorrow for old people who I see in the street because they have to do everything by themselves though they struggle to walk.
Another thing which I'm going to compare is the houses.Our houses in Misurata are bigger, usually bungalows with big gardens as my country is vast and has a small population. Some houses have more than one floor, yet their stairs are wide and comfortable. While the houses in Notingham are mostly detached and their stairs are narrow and almost vertical.
The last thing I want to compare is the transport. The public transport is much better in Nottingham. In my town we depend on our own cars or taxis. There are no regular buses inside the city. There are not any trains or trams.Moreover, the roads are not as good as the ones here.
In spite of being on the same planet, Misurata and Nottingham , from my point of view , are completely different. Their culture, religion, architecture....etc are very dissimilar. Therefore, I find my life here is not easy,yet interesting because it's different.
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Globalization have a lot of effects, one of them is the effect on people's languages. As human all over the world are able to communicate very easily by new technologies, which mainly use English, some experts predict that some languages might disappear and English will be the global language.
Some people claim that English will continue its spreading, since it is the language which dominated new technologies as computer and Internet.However it is not completely true.Actually,these products have a wide range of languages in order to be worldwide marketed. for instant, I can change the system in my computer into Arabic easily.In addition, there are thousands of Arabic websites and search engines are available in Arabic.
Another argument is that English may not replace other languages, but it effects them.Although it is true,it also happens the other way around. English has been effected by other languages ,too. As a result of those effects English has a major change.so, maybe after 50 years it will be so different from what we are learning now.
In conclusion, every day languages are changing as rapid as our world is. And the number of spoken languages is decreasing. From my point of view, every language faces the challenge of developing and surviving, even English does.I don't think English will dominate the world. If the global language existed one day, it probably would be mixed from different languages all around the world.
Some people claim that English will continue its spreading, since it is the language which dominated new technologies as computer and Internet.However it is not completely true.Actually,these products have a wide range of languages in order to be worldwide marketed. for instant, I can change the system in my computer into Arabic easily.In addition, there are thousands of Arabic websites and search engines are available in Arabic.
Another argument is that English may not replace other languages, but it effects them.Although it is true,it also happens the other way around. English has been effected by other languages ,too. As a result of those effects English has a major change.so, maybe after 50 years it will be so different from what we are learning now.
In conclusion, every day languages are changing as rapid as our world is. And the number of spoken languages is decreasing. From my point of view, every language faces the challenge of developing and surviving, even English does.I don't think English will dominate the world. If the global language existed one day, it probably would be mixed from different languages all around the world.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Refugee
Nowadays,humans are facing severe problems. one of the most difficult and complex is (refugees).
This expression is defined as " a person who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution".
This problem has been effecting the humankind for ages, especially after the second world war, thus the office of the United Nation High Commission for Refugee (UNHCK) was establish in 1950.
Although there have been some other human rights organizations which work with UNHCK to protect and help refugees, the number of refugees has risen to over 41.9 millions by 2008.Therefore, there are a lot of them who can get no help. However,the exact number of refugees can be even higher than what we think, for some countries don't register all the refugees who cross their borders.
Most of the refugees leave their countries due to conflicts in there. For instance, the American war in Iraq left more than 16% of the Iraqi population uprooted. Also, the war in Gaza added thousands of Palestinian refugees inside Gaza to other 7 millions Palestinian who have sought refuge in different countries.
Other people have fled from their houses because of natural disasters damaged their properties, like Tsunami or volcanoes. In addition, climate change is one of the major reasons which increases the number of refugees since it makes floods,drought, hurricanes,....etc happen more frequently.
To sum up,refugees crises are tough ones,so finding a solution to them is not easy. However it is vital. In my opinion, people's behaviour is the cause of most of them.Thereby I believe that people can find a solution if they have the will to change.
This expression is defined as " a person who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution".
This problem has been effecting the humankind for ages, especially after the second world war, thus the office of the United Nation High Commission for Refugee (UNHCK) was establish in 1950.
Although there have been some other human rights organizations which work with UNHCK to protect and help refugees, the number of refugees has risen to over 41.9 millions by 2008.Therefore, there are a lot of them who can get no help. However,the exact number of refugees can be even higher than what we think, for some countries don't register all the refugees who cross their borders.
Most of the refugees leave their countries due to conflicts in there. For instance, the American war in Iraq left more than 16% of the Iraqi population uprooted. Also, the war in Gaza added thousands of Palestinian refugees inside Gaza to other 7 millions Palestinian who have sought refuge in different countries.
Other people have fled from their houses because of natural disasters damaged their properties, like Tsunami or volcanoes. In addition, climate change is one of the major reasons which increases the number of refugees since it makes floods,drought, hurricanes,....etc happen more frequently.
To sum up,refugees crises are tough ones,so finding a solution to them is not easy. However it is vital. In my opinion, people's behaviour is the cause of most of them.Thereby I believe that people can find a solution if they have the will to change.
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