Feed back on my presentation

Presentation is where you give a speech to an audience to convince or deliver a message to them. Today i have done a presentation in class infront of my class mates and my teacher. During the presentation i was talking about my major i have chosen for next year which is law with business. furthermore, i also discussed some points about law and business. It was a great experience and it was amazing.

Here are some of my strengths and weaknesses:

Strengths :

• Up beat, enthusiastic
• Clear , well projected
• Signal language
• Gestures
• Eye contact, but more needed

Weaknesses :

• over reading from both notes and slides
• Didn't include any text references or bibliography
• Body position - i should face the audience properly

In my next presentation I'm aiming to improve all my weaknesses and practise more to become more professional in the way i present my presentation.

The Welsh Government 

This task blog is about the Welsh Goverment , and the changse that took  place in the referendum last year ? I didnt have any clue about the Welsh goverment and the referundum that took place last year.

A 'yes' meant ability of passing on all subjects in the 20 devolved areas without UK Parliament's agreement. No effect on the Assembly making laws in more areas than before. It also removes involvement of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords in scrutinising proposals giving Assembly power to make laws. Instead, its the Welsh Government and Members of the National Assembly responsibility deciding usage of the Assembly?s law-making powers.?

No negotiation between the governments of the UK and Wales over what law-making powers should or should not be devolved to the Assembly needed.

Assembly laws aren't called Assembly Measures. Proposed laws are called Bills, and enacted laws called Acts. Measures made continues being called Assembly Measures having same legal effect. Changes are non possibility of making Acts.

Legislative Competence Orders aren't necessary, Its requests to the UK Parliament allowing the Assembly making laws in new subjects within the 20 devolved areas.?t necessary, Its requests to the UK Parliament allowing the Assembly making laws in new subjects within the 20 devolved areas (Welsh assembly, 2011 ).

Bibliography :

National assembly of wales (2011) Referendum. Available at: http://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/vote2011/get_involved-referendum.htm
(Accessed : 8 November 2012)

Time Management

Time management is all about how each individual divides 24 hours of a day into all the tasks and errands that need to be done. According to Ward (2012) "Generally, time management refers to the development of processes and tools that increase efficiency and productivity." Each person has to know what to do and when to do it in order to accomplish everything. Decide when to sleep, when to get up, when to leave the house, when to get back and so on.

My strengths are dividing my time equally and planning a day ahead what I'm going to do, this benefits me a lot because nothing happens at last minutes, I know when to do everything, and makes me feel much better knowing that I will finish everything. On the other hand, my weaknesses are actually sticking to my plan and doing it on time, and sometimes there are a lot of plan changes, or I'd become too lazy to go and do what I have to do.  

The first thing I have to focus on doing is committing to all tasks and work I set to myself. I have to do it without cancelling anything just because I'm bored. Secondly, i have to set some time for myself, a period of time where I can relax and spend it on myself only without worrying about anything. Last but not least , I  have to focus on finishing everything early enough to have enough time of sleep, so that when I wake up in the morning I don't feel tired.

Bibliography:

Ward, S. (2012) Time managment. Available at : http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/timemanagement/g/timemanagement.htm 

(Accessed : 8 November 2012) 

Advantages and disadvantages of being a EU member

*The EU stands for European Union; this is a group with the aim of having political and economic unity.


Advantages:

-A Louder International Voice:

Working together gives the insurance that all concerns are taken on the international stage.
400m people are represented when spoken about the EU ( more than the population of US and Russia combined) (123HelpMe,2012).

-Greater Protection for Workers:

Exploitation by employers is prevented with the protection by the European Working Time Detectives (123HelpMe,2012).
Rules are set by detectives (e.g.: number of breaks and holidays per year) they also cut down average working hours to 48 per week(123HelpMe,2012).

-Greater Equality and Social Inclusion:

Increasing the standard of equality for the EU citizens is taken seriously. They have the protection of preventing employment discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability and age (123HelpMe,2012).

-Environment Protection:

International co-operation and action help preventing environmental pollution. Thus, Britain has cleaner water, cleaner air and cleaner Beaches because of action at the EU level (123HelpMe,2012).

-Law Enforcement:

EU co-operation is trying to prevent and decrease organized crime, drug trafficking and terrorism (123HelpMe,2012).

Disadvantages 

There is a number of disadvantages for the UK had it decided to become a member of the EU. This includes costs, practicality of policies, issues associated with the Euro currency, migration and bureaucracy, meaning there would be less democracy.

It is estimated that EU membership costs the UK 6.4 billion pounds, with other sources suggesting that the actual cost ranges between 300 and 873 pounds per head. 

Because a lot of the funds received by the EU are diverted towards the Commonwealth Agricultural Policy (CAP), it was deemed inefficient as this placed low prices on food and subsequently resulted in higher prices for the consumers. It was therefore evident that over-supplying and wastage became an issue. Although changes to CAP have reduced this wastage, the issue is not entirely eliminated.

Although admitting to the EU does not automatically mean imposing the Euro, the EU has survived on unifying the currency and depending on the Euro. This has been problematic. 

The notion of free labour movement meant that migration into the UK became overwhelming, with a prediction of an increase of 70m people over the next decade. This has resulted in higher house prices and congestion ( Pettinger, 2012 ).

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

123HelpMe (2012) The advantages of being a part of the European Union. Available at : http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=150248
(Accessed: 4 Nov 2012) 

Pettinger,T. (2012) Disadvantages of EU member ship, Available at : thttp://www.economicshelp.org/europe/disadvantages-eu.html
(Accessed : 4 Nov 2012)

Summary

A new government 


Previous prime ministers of the Labour Party, Tony Blair and Grodon Brown replaced by a partnership agreed on after intense negotiations between Conservative Party lead by David Cameron and the Liberal Democrats after an election of a new British government with the results of Conservatives winning 36% of the votes, Labour 29% and the Lib Dems 23%, the rest were shared by smaller parties. For the first time since 1974 no party had a hung parliament. Usually being either the Conservatives or Labour, The Lib Dems are now part of the government for the first time since WWII ended in 1945. Both are common but the free market, privatization and low taxation are favored by Conservatives whereas Labour has commited to greater social and economic equality. The country is divided into 650 constituencies,each has a MP. Mostly won by Conservative or Labour candidates, 650 seperate local elections happen, the Lib Dems are second, but only the winning party is represented in parliament. Lib Dems state unfairness of electoral system, demanding more proportional system. Finally, the Conservatives agree to an ‘alternative vote’ system for future general elections.  (insideout.net,2010) 

Education in Qatar and the UnitedKingdom

Schools and how they operate differentiate between each country and another. If we were to compare between the education in Qatar and the UK, there's definitely a huge difference between them. 

Children entering school in the UK would most probably be accepted into the school between the ages of 4 or 5 whereas in Qatar private schools accept students from the early age of 3 years old and 4 to 5 for public schools. 

Mentioning private and public schools, public schools in Qatar are owned and run by the government, the curriculum is mostly taught in Arabic and much simpler and straight forward than private schools. When graduating,  its all about the percentage you get, that's all. Where in private schools, IGCSEs are taken in year 10 and 11, then the students chooses between AS, IB and whether to continue to A levels or not. In the UK they'd study for 13 years and finish their A levels. This means in the UK the length of education is one year longer.

"The school education in Qatar is controlled largely by two bodies – The Ministry of Education and Supreme Education Council. There are also the privately managed independent schools in Qatar. Majority of these schools are managed and run for English speaking western expatriates, although local families too, send their children to these schools. The schools are for children of American, British, German, French, Pakistanis, Indians, Egyptians, Japanese, Filipinos, and several other nationalities" (Onlineqatar, 2005).

Nationalities in the school differ according mainly on the abilities of the student. From a stereotypical point of view,  someone that is good in English and speaks it fluently would most probably be in a private school, those who are weaker in English would be in public ones. 

Holidays in Qatar are mainly Ramadan, Eids, Spring, national and independent days and half terms. In addition, Christmas and Easter holidays in private schools. They are the same in the UK although without Ramadan and eid obviously.

                               

friends-of-teso-uganda.org.uk

( 1st October 2005)

    

                                           

scottishwater.co.uk 
(2011)

Biliography

Onlineqatar.com(2005) Education in Doha. Available at: http://www.onlineqatar.com/education/

(Accessed 18/Oct/2012).

UK flag Availabe at:http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/business/international/qatar
(Accessed 18/Oct/2012).

Qatar flag Availabe at: http://www.friends-of-teso-uganda.org.uk
(Accessed 18/Oct/2012).

The people of Britain

Britain is known as the United kingdom . England,Wales, Northern Ireland and scotland are the four nations that make up Britain. In Britain there are different types of nationalities around the four nations such as; Indian, Somalian, Arabs and Japanese people.

People who live in England are called British people. People who live in Wales are called " welsh " they have there own language other than English. "Scottish" people are those who live in Scotland and last but not least " Dutch " is a name given for those people who live in Nether Ireland. In my opinion i don't think british people will be offended if they were called british because this is who they are.

"National Symbols are defined as the symbols or icons of  a national community ( such England) , used to represent that community in a way that unites its people. This unity is based on a common pride, which is incited by different represenattions; i.e visual (e.g.the national flower), verbal (e.g. the national anthem) and iconic (e.g. the flag). These symbols are then used in national events and celebrations, inspiring patriotism as they include every member of that particular community , regardless of color or creed" (Kweet, 2012).

www.2cuk.co.uk
(October 14th 2011)   

  www.southcoastflagpoles.co.uk
   (2010)     

       




BIBLIOGRAPHY 

- A. kweet (2012) England national symbols . Available at :
http://www.england.org.za/national-symbols.php#.UHcrT2CExN0
(Accessed: 11/OCT/2012)

-  UK flag , Available at : http://www.2cuk.co.uk/uk-flag/
(Accessed: 11/OCT/2012)

-Scotland flag , Available at :http://www.southcoastflagpoles.co.uk/scottishflag.htm
(Accessed: 11/OCT/2012)