Thursday, 17 September 2020

Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment.

This news article is talking about how the Guardian has changed the language that was used about the environment problem, for example, they started using a new term such as climate emergency instead of climate change or global heating instead of global warming, by using this language, they push their readers to pay attention to this problem. the writer used many quotations to support his idea and to refer to this change and how it affects the environment, for example, the quotation of the United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres when talked of the climate crisis "we face a direct existential threat" and how the term "global heating" was more accurate to describe this issue.and many of political parties and other famous people like the pope have started using these terms. On the other hand, the writer light upon the carbon emissions and how it must halve by 2030, and on the destruction of the ecosystems and the side effect of this destruction, such as drought, floods and so forth, the Guardian has used another updating it is the global carbon dioxide level , this term was added to its daily weather pages and how this level has increased dramatically by the human activities all this change in the language has leaded people to pay their attention to this current problem. 

Monday, 23 March 2020

                        Nelson Mandela
1918 was born
1944 Nelson Mandela helped found ANC Youth League
1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm
1960 Mandela advocate armed struggle
1962 Mandela arrested and sent to prison
1990 Mandela release from prison
1993 Mandela awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1994-1999 Mandela became a president of South Africa

Turning points:
1960 Mandela advocate armed struggle
1962 Mandela arrested and sent to prison
1990 Mandela release from prison
Achievements:
1944 Nelson Mandela helped found ANC Youth League
1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm
1993 Mandela awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1994-1999 Mandela became a president of South Africa




Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Shoppers asked to shop as normal

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/companies/australian-shoppers-have-been-urged-to-shop-as-normal-and-not-stockpile-goods/news-story/40ae334506cc3157565ff799f986aa00

Summary:

The government is taking more actions to contain the shopping crisis and called people to calm down.
Home Affairs Minister warns shopping crime gangs, he said "We have some people profiteering, hoarding not for consumption and either selling overseas or in black market arrangement in Australia. We are going to come after those people and give them a fair warning now it won't be a pretty experience."
The government is now asking people do not hoarding items because there are more food in Australia and there are no reason to worry.
On other hand the Agriculture Minister asked Australian shoppers to shop as normal and do not stockpile goods,and he said "They need to take a deep breath, have a cold shower and understand that if they shop normally, then the shelves will be stocked normally."
The prime Minister called Australian people to stop panic buying and stop pilfering items from shelves as its "Un-Australian".
"That is not who we are a people. It is not necessary.It is not something that people should be doing".
In that context the supermarkets like Woolworths,Coles and ALDI have taken a more active actions by allowing to customers to buy only two goods from any single with some exceptions where no limits remain, like as fruit and vegetables, fresh milk and baby food.

Saturday, 29 February 2020

                                Fred Hollows
Timeline:
1929 Born in Dunedin,New Zealand
1935 went to North East Valley primary school
1942 bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Victoria University of Wellington
1958 married his first wife Mary Skiller
1975 his wife died

1961 study ophthalmology in Moorfields Eye Hospital in England moving to Australia in 1965 - move back to Australia
         - became an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of New South                   Wales in Sydney
1965–1992  was chair of the ophthalmology division taking care of the teaching departments at the University of New South Wales, and the Prince of Wales and Prince Henry hospitals
1980  married to his second wife Gabi Hollows
1987 visit Eritrea
1989 diagnosed with cancer 
1990 was awarded The title of Australian of the Year
1992 travelled to Vietnam 
1993 died from cancer
Turning points:
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
married his first wife
turning from charity work to studying medical eye
move to Australia
his first wife died
married his second wife
travelled over Australia
diagnosed with cancer
 travelled overseas (Eritrea, Vietnam) 
travelled overseas(Eritrea, Vietnam)
Achievements:

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)degree from Victoria University of Wellington
  • Study ophthalmology in England 
  • Associate professor of ophthalmology at University of N S W, Sydney 
  • Head of eye department at University of N S W and Prince of Wales and prince Henry hospitals
  • Awarded 
  • The title of Australian of the year
  • The Human Right Medal
  • Advance Australian Award for Aboriginal Eye Care 
  • Doctor of Medicine And Overseas Aid  
  • Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Science
  • Named Eritrea's first honorary citizen
  • The Fred Hollows Foundation 

                





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Wednesday, 26 February 2020

George Orwell
1903  was born in India
1904 moved back to England with his mother
1911 went to St Cyprian's School in Eastbourne
1917 he won a scholarship to Eton
1921 he joined the British police in Burma
1927  resigned
1928  journeyed to Paris
1932-1933  worked as a teacher in a small private school
1933  published his first book
1934  got a part time job in a second hand  bookshop
1934  published the  first novel Burmese Days
1935 published another novel. called A Clergyman's Daughter
1936 published another book Keep the Aspidistra Flying 
1936 married Eileen
1936  commissioned to write a book about poverty in northern England 
1936  fight in the Spanish Civil War
1937 published The Road to Wigan 
1938 wrote and published A Homage to Catalonia 
1938  suffering from tuberculosis
1938-1939 went to Morocco  
1939 published  another novel, Coming Up For Air 
1941 rejected for military service 
1941 to 1943 he worked for the BBC 
1943 he became literary editor for the Tribune a left wing magazine 
1945 his wife Eileen died 
1945 published Animal Farm 
1949 published masterpiece 1984 
1949  married  second wife Sonia
1950 George Orwell died
Turning points:
moved back to England with his mother 
won a scholarship to Eton
joined the British police in Burma after that he resigned 
journey to Paris 
worked as a teacher
published his first book
married first wife Eileen
fight in the Spanish Civil War
flee from Spain to Britain
suffering from tuberculosis
went to Morocco
worked for the BBC
his wife  Eileen died 
married  second wife Sonia
Achievements:
published a lot of books
commissioned to write a book about poverty in northern England
literary editor for the Tribune a left wing magazine