Social Class

In British, the society is divided in to 3 social classes: upper class, middle class and working class. Usually, people can see the differences between the classes. According to the video in Channel4 (2011), it can be clearly seen the differences between a Northern working class lady and upper class lady. When she became upper class lady her physical appearance changed for example, her clothes and hairstyle changed to classic style. Also, it is clearly the way of speaking has changed to more seriously way. In addition, it hard to accept other people's lives as the lady said in the end of the video she didn’t like the upper class life because they always talk about money. Therefore, these are some differences between the upper class and working class.

POSH: phrase for Port out, starboard home. The word usually refer to upper class people which it mean elegant, swanky and rich. Many people believe the word came from the old story when British people travel to India by ship (The Phrase Finder, 2010).

_____________________________________________________________

References:

Channel4 (2011) Shop girl to It girl. Available at:http://www.channel4.com/programmes/faking-it/4oD#2922253. (Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

The phrase Finder (2010) Posh. Available at:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/port%20out%20starboard%20home.html

(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

Sport

In British sport is important to most of the people, they take part in many popular sports. The main sports are football, tennis, golf, rugby, cricket and horse racing. Each of the sport has it sporting venue. Wembley stadium is famous stadium for football and cricket in the world, placed in London in the 19th century. Moreover, Twickenham is sporting venue for rugby, also it located in London since 1910. The Wimbledon, one of the popular tennis places. In addition, the Ascot Racecourse venue is the famous in the world for hours racing. Furthermore, St. Andrews golf course is one of the main golf places in British. Therefore, those are the best venue for every sport (Trev, 2010).

There is yearly calendar establishing which represent the date of sporting events. The next hours racing will be in 22 June 2011 (BBC 2011).


___________________________________________________
Reference:

Trev (2010) The Ten Greatest Sporting Venue in Britain. Available at:
http://www.ukseries.com/blog/2010/11/the-ten-greatest-sporting-venues-in-britain/
(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

BBC (2011) Radio Merseyside. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hb7y0
(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

Crime and Punishment

Every human know the meaning of crime, each crime has specific punishment. Nowadays, juvenile crime is the main crime in British. The young people make this type of crime, for example: joy riding, vandalism and graffiti. Moreover, community service and rehabilitation can be the best way to solve this problem. Furthermore, the political activists should not break the law. They have the power which people can learn from them how to respect the law. However, people cannot drink and drive because they are putting their life and other people life’s at risk. Government should put strict laws to drink and drive crime. On other hand, tax evasion and social security fraud are common problem over the world (IEA, 2011).

_____________________________________________________________

Reference:

Institute of Economic Affairs (2011) Crime and Society.  Available at:

http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/Crime%20and%20Society.pdf

(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

NHS

The National Health Services is the main organisation in UK that offers health care. NHS provides people many services that help them in their health life, for example; emergency and urgent care, hospital service, dental services and other important services. This blog will consider the GP services and social care services.
General practitioners (GP) is the first places people have to contact for their health problem and then they direct the patient to other NHS services. The GP gives people:

·      Advice on health problems,

·      Vaccinations,

·      Examinations and treatment,

·      Prescriptions for medicines, and

·      Referrals to other health services and social services (NHS, 2010).

Social care services are for people who need consultant help like, for people with psychological problems or housing problem. People can find them in hospital, schools and many other places (NHS, 2009).


In conclusions, NHS has many services and benefits, which can help people.
__________________________________________________

The Free choice video has been chosen to comment on it. Firstly the interviewed people do not know which hospital they can choose. In April 2008, British people had the choice of any NHS hospital they want. In addition, people think that this idea is good for them. It helps people to choose the nearest hospital to their home also to make the transportation easier. People have 3 methods to choose their hospital. They can do it by online ‘health space’, in GP surgery and or bring the chosen appointment book line.

_____________________________________________________________


Reference: 

NHS (2010) NHS General Practitioners. Available at:
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/doctors/Pages/NHSGPs.aspx

(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

NHS (2009) Social Care Services. Available at:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/social%20care%20services/Pages/Socialcareservices.aspx

(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

Welfare System

Welfare is systems that help and sport people who needs. This blog will consider about the benefits In the UK.

In the UK, there are many advantages to get like, housing, sickness, maternity and death grant. The age of pension and retirement is not the same. The age retirement in UK is same for the men and women which the can retirement over 50. However, the age of pension different for the men and women and the age can be changed by the years. Nowadays, the State pension age for men is 65 and women 60 to 65 started from April 2010 who is born on or after 6 April 1950. The pension is 102.15 per week for old people and some of them take more. Also, some people take more because they get additional State pension. Secondly, unemployed people have benefits, which they can get support and help to find a job from Jobcentre Plus. Furthermore, the also can acquire Jobseeker's Allowance. On the other hand, children in UK can as well get their benefits. Every child can have a tax-free payment; it paid monthly and sometimes weekly. The parents on someone who are responsible for the child can get the payment. Therefore, these are some benefits in UK (Direct Government, 2011)


______________________________________________
Direct Government (2011) Pensions and retirement planning. Available at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_4017919
(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

Media-Newspapers

In British there are many different newspapers. The independent, The Guardian, and the Daily telegraph are the most popular newspaper in British. A broadsheet and a tabloid are tow type of newspaper. There are differences and similarities between them. This blog will consider about the differences between a broadsheet and a tabloid.

Broadsheet is the large in the size than the tabloid. It is serious and academic article. Moreover, inside the broadsheet newspaper there is small paper like, the mail. The Independent newspaper is one example for broadsheet. However, the tabloid is less serious and academic where it is easier for people to read and understand because of the simple language and consist of more pictures. Therefore, those are the differences between the broadsheet and tabloid.
_________________________________________________

Five various newspapers have been selected in the same date Monday 9th May 2011.
1. The Independent: Shadow over Sellafield.
2. The daily telegraph: Workers are 40 pc better off in public sector.
3. Western Mail: Work with labour to from new coalition, parties are urged.
4. Echo South Wales: This Hilton is “too cheap” for Butetown.
5. The Guardian: Nato units left 61 migrants to die of hunger and thirst.

The main news in the newspaper can clearly observe because the topic title written by large font and there is summary under the title which at the end of the summery they write expressions like, “continued on page”. Also, some times it takes most of the front page. Moreover, all the newspaper consists of the same main news, but in different page and title.

Media-TV

Nowadays, TV became the most important media to the world. Each country has it way of broadcasting. This blog will consider about the broadcasting in British and Qatar.

Firstly, in British there are many televisions broadcasting. The main broadcasting in British is BBC (British Broadcasting Company), which is the first broadcasting company in British. It is independent company of government, but also the government can influence the company to do not show something. Moreover, advertisement is significant part in media. It is one of the ways to funding the company. In TV the advertising usually promote for the goods like food, drinks and shops. Each advertisement takes for 1 to 3 minutes. One other hand, the in the UK TV channels there is many programmers represents, for instant: documentary, news and children programmers. In addition, TV soap operas are serials with daily life. There are serial and series programmers. In serial the main actors or characters unchanged from serial to serial but each episode have it storyline. However, a series is particular number of episode. But, in serials there is no specific number of episodes it is continually (Chandler, 1994).

In contrast, most of TV broadcasting in Qatar control by the government. Qatar has many channels and the most popular channel is Aljazeera. Moreover, Aljazeera shows the world events news. The channel is not control by the government. The advertisement in Qatar channels is same as the UK channels which they advertise the different type of goods (Qatar Embassy, 2010).

In conclusion, British and Qatar has it own methods of broadcasting and each of then depends in it is government.



Reference:

Chandler, D. (1994) The TV Soap Opera Genre and its Viewers. Available at:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/TF33120/soaps.html#A
(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)

Qatar Embassy (2010) Qatari Media. Available at:
http://www.qatarembassy.net/media.asp#The_Qatari_Media
(Accessed: 17 Jun 2011)