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)