CLASS STRUCTURE IN THE UK

Class structure in the UK has been around since Medival times. It is beleived to have been started by the French in 900AD. It was then transfered to the UK by French settlers. According to History on the Net.com (2011), the system was in the order of King, Barons, Knights and villeins (Lower class citizens).This system was also under the rule of the Roman Catholic church. The UK still follows a monarch system but it is not as strict as it was in the early years.

These days, there isn't much difference seeing as the monarch system is still being followed. The only diffrence is that there are social classes outside the monarch system that such the working class, middle class and upper class whos wealth is none related to the royal family.

In Tanzania on the other hand, there is no monarchy system like in the UK. However, there used to exist a sort of ruling family where by one class would be in power of the whole village.According to everyculture.com (2012), the cheifs went by different names such as mangis or mtemis. The immediate members of the kings family were regarded as high class, the distant ones having some sort of wealth and so being regarded as the middle class. Individuals who owned large amounts of cattle or large pieces of land, had big families consisting of daugthers mostly where considered either as being middle class. Those who had small families, little or no labd or one or two cows were considered as the working class. Farmers also fell into this category.

This type of order died out as a result of colonialism and the present time is significantly different. Today,  high class social group consists of politicians,major businessmen,lawyers,specialist doctors and politicians. The middle class consists of doctors, university lecturers, businessmen, IT technitians and lawyers. The working class is made up of the police force, farmers,teachers, public service providers and semi skilled workers.

Welfare in Tanzania can be termed as "a work in progress". Services such as child supports services and pension provision may be seen as being under provided. Pensions provided by the Tanzanian government are not sufficient to cater to the daily expenses of the elderly, and so is deemed unreliable.

Every culture.com (2012) Chagga. Available at: http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Tajikistan-to-Zimbabwe/Chagga.html (Accessed 28 March 2012).

History on the Net.com (2011) Medieval life-Feudalism. Available at: http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm (Accessed:16 March 2012).

LONDON RIOTS 2011

Last year, the city of London experienced one of the worst riots in its recent history. From the sixth to the tenth of August 2011, different gangs in London set about destroying property and looting stores and houses. There where deaths reported and the destruction caused would surely live long in the memory.

The reasons for these riots are yet to be fully determined though. According to James(2011), the violence started of as a peaceful protest against the police shooting of Mark Duggan. This protest soon turned violent when a group of young people started throwing stones at the police. Another theory is that different gangs joined forces to put their views forward on community issues. With that, they also took advantage of the situation to loot stores and houses that where in the area.

Browning et al(2012)'As it happened:England riots day five',BBC News[Vidcast] Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675



Huges and Whitehead(2011)'London riot:police lose battle as lawlessness erupts',The Telegraph, 8 August [Online] Available at:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8690199/London-riots-police-lose-battle-as-lawlessness-erupts.html (Accessed:10 March 2012).


O'Brien(2011) 'London riots:Looting and violence continues',BBC News,8 August[Online].Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970(Accessed:13 March 2012)

QUALITY OF LIFE

The quality of ones life depends on their personal efforts and circumstances they are dealt with. Moving to the UK has provided me with a chance to turn my efforts into a preferable end product. Different challenges arise on a daily basis, but none is too big to overcome.

The university itself is a very modern one with some of the best facilities around. Add to that the knowledgeable teachers who are also understanding of matters outside the class room. With libraries, fast internet access, a sports centre and different places of worship, the university provides me with all the necessary tools to make my time in the UK a success. The environment also happens to be very conducive for studying as the university is located away from the city lights.

However, dealing with life in the UK can prove to be tough at times especially for international students such as myself. Adjusting to the food here is not easy and the cost of living is very high. There is also the aspect of dealing with anxiety which may be caused by bad news from back home. In addition to that, there is the most common problems almost all foreign students face which is home sickness. Missing friends and family can tend to bring you down and this could affect your academic performance. That said, it is important to always keep in touch with your family and friends.

In conclusion, I would say that the quality of life here depends on how you want to live. If you're a person who enjoys the simple things in life, you'll probably be ok. But if you're the sort of person who covets the extravagant lifestyle, you must be ready to deal with its effects.

MEDIA

Media is a channel where by information is spread. Seeing as information is transfered through various mediums, it tends to get distorted. One medium of distributing infomation is through newspapers. These fall under two categories, Broodsheets and tabloids.

There are differences when one looks at how news is presented in a broadsheet as opposed to how the same news is presented in a tabloid. Below is a table show the differences betweens news in The Sun and the same topic in The Guardian.

	broadsheets	tabloids
Writers voice	Balanced and unbaised
language	Formal language even when describing horrific  events	Use of informal language  e.g.   describing the offenders as an “evil pair”.
pictures	·         One picture ·         Viewer friendly	·         Lots of pictures ·         Disturbing in nature
Quotations used	both direct and indirect	both direct and indirect

Raif,S.(2012)'Pair jailed for'witch' boy murder',The Independent,5March[Online]. Available at:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pair-jailed-for-witch-boy-murder-7537120.html(Accessed:5 March 20120


The Sun(2012)'Witchcraft murder pair jailed for life' Available at:http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4173711/Witchcraft-murder-pair-jailed-for-life.html(Accessed:  4 march 2012)

LANGUAGE

About seventy million people world wide speak italian, with about sixty of them having it as a first language. In the UK, there are about 500000 Italians in London alone. With the UK being a diverse multicultural place, it comes as no suprise that italian is spoken in the UK.

The Italian language was brought to the UK via Italian immigrants who moved to the country before world war two. According to Edwards(2007), Italian immigrants moved to the UK so as to work in the brick-making firms in Bedford and Peterborough. This was back in 1945.

Since then, Italians in the UK have been quick to move into self employment. Since then, they have opened cafes and restaurants such as Valetino's, Bella Italia,Pizza Hut and Pasta Brown.

It is spoken in other countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Australia. Not only that, but it is also herald as the language most similar to Latin.













Convent Garden London(2008) Available at: http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/eating-drinking/restaurants-cafes-delis/italian/page/1 (Accessed: 27 February 2012)

Edwards, V.(2007)'Italian in the UK',BBC, March[Online]. Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/italian.shtml(Accessed: 27 February2012)

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MY PRESENTATION AND MY SUGGESTIONS

My presentation was based on business management. Below is a list of what I think where my stregnth and weaknesses.

STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES
professional	Referencing on slides and end(everything)
confident	Spelling mistake
Personalization of topic	Briefer points
enthusiasm	Consistency with punctuation
vocabulary	More definitions
Eye contact	More practice
gestures	In dept information
Well structured	More love pictures
Sympathy for audience
Well thought out
Built on info on slides

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is how one utilizes their time in respect to their tasks. There are different ways of managing time, but that doesn't neccessarily mean that one is easier than the other.

Time is a valuable resource which was gone can never be replenished. This being the case, it is important to be able to properly allocate our time to tasks in order of importance and urgency.

When it comes to me, I have run an analysis on my time management skills and the table below shows my strengths and weaknesses in that area.

My strengths	My weaknesses
Highly effective with the proper motivation	procrastination
Meeting deadlines	Poor prioritizing
	Inability to focus on task at hand

After evaluating my weaknesses, I deduced that my problem is that I think I have too much time in my hands. That causes me to develop an "i'll do it later" attitude. My strategies to solve these problems are to make a time table and abide by it.

Anna ,T(2011)'The secret to time management',The Guardian, 2April[Online]. Available at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/apr/02/the-secret-to-time-management(Accessed February 2012).