I was going to take some time out to catch up on Eastenders, but I just couldn't get the alien looking symbols of Shorthand out of my head. I woke up this morning looking forward to our first Shorthand lesson, 4 hours of going through the alphabet made me feel like I was back at primary school... only with it not being so simple, and endless exceptions to words and squiggles swimming in my head. 10 pages later, full of lines, dots, dashes, crosses (black spots) and generally to any normal person mess, I can thankfully say I've picked up the alphabet quicker then I thought. Then it all took a turn for the worst, and shorthand evidently is a memory game; certain symbols with quadruple meanings and endless rules of thumb or should I say 'thm' as written in the skeleton form, just have to be learnt. So 30 minutes everyday it is for me!
Right my brain is boiling over, and so is my pasta bye!
Friday 30 September 2011
Thursday 29 September 2011
Philo-help-sophy
The day is drawing to an end, and the late nights are catching up on me... I cannot see how my aim to read five chapters of 'McNae's' and the whole of book one in 'Russell' by Tuesday is going to help me to stay awake. I am determined to become a philosophical wiz, slowly but surely so that I can have intercultural conversations down the pub; even though I have never touched upon philosophy in my life until now. Whilst I was sat in the lecture hall, I couldn't help but look around and compare with others how many notes everyone was taking, each new fact felt like a boomerang had hit me in the face, I was struggling to keep up with the fast pace. Putting that to one side, here are some bits and bobs of what I managed to recover from the lecture:
1. Logic was Invented by Aristotle (Greek philosopher) between 1400 and 1600 - This is the principle of valid inference and correct reasoning. Here is an example:
"All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates are mortal."
Avicenna was a mathematician that also used Logic.
4. Al Ghazali was a very religious man, who believed anything not written in the Qur'an was spoken by the devil.
5. Johannes Gutenberg invented 'The Printing Press' around 1440.
6. If you were accused of being a witch you would be thrown in to the river; if you sank you were not a witch, and if you floated it was a sign that the devil had helped you. In that instance, if you were a witch you were burned. A nice little interesting fact to end the night on.
At the moment my notes are still a little disjointed like the wires in my brain, I'm praying this is going to get easier. 'Russell' is coming everywhere with me from now onward, I have got to be optimistic!
1. Logic was Invented by Aristotle (Greek philosopher) between 1400 and 1600 - This is the principle of valid inference and correct reasoning. Here is an example:
"All men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates are mortal."
Avicenna was a mathematician that also used Logic.
2. Romans are the source of power -
Greeks are the source of culture
3. The decline in the Roman Empire, led to the 'Dark Ages' and civilization collapsed.
4. Al Ghazali was a very religious man, who believed anything not written in the Qur'an was spoken by the devil.
5. Johannes Gutenberg invented 'The Printing Press' around 1440.
6. If you were accused of being a witch you would be thrown in to the river; if you sank you were not a witch, and if you floated it was a sign that the devil had helped you. In that instance, if you were a witch you were burned. A nice little interesting fact to end the night on.
At the moment my notes are still a little disjointed like the wires in my brain, I'm praying this is going to get easier. 'Russell' is coming everywhere with me from now onward, I have got to be optimistic!
Google is a Monster
Good Morning World,
The sun is shining beautifully which must mean today's going to be a good day... full of reading, writing up notes and blogging. I was about to sign up for a Youtube Account but turns out I made one in March 2010, Brain is right, "Google is a monster" - It dominates the entire internet, and rightly so!
This is the root of everything on this course, so everyone should check it out! http://www.winchesterjournalism.co.uk
I'm off to watch COSMOS now, in desperate hope it is going to make my overloaded fuzzy brain from the HCJ lecture a lot clearer.
Bye for now!
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Media Law - Lecture 1
Today's first session began with witty digs at what some tabloids like to call 'news'. In particular, the article "Brickfast" which reveals how a girl gobbles bricks as if they were biscuits for breakfast is certainly factual for the public... mhmm?
One thing is for sure, It has taught me to put on my journo goggles from now when 'tucking' into a newspaper. Don't always skim against the surface, dig deeper, because the underlining story is she probably just eats dust from the brick, rather then the extravagant photo shopped sized brick the public immediately see on her plate.
In case you're interested, here is the link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3836252/Girl-eats-bricks-like-cookies.html
Well, sweep the dust to one side, and on to a more important topic; Media Law. I have to admit it, I'm feeling like a little fish swimming around in a sea full of sharks, but I'm going to share with you what I've learn't today regardless.
The law is split into two main types:
1. Civil Law - This is a dispute between two people e.g. divorce
2. Criminal Law - This is an act that breaches statute e.g. murder
There are three levels of court:
1. Magistrates Court - lowest level of court dealing with non-indictable offences (minor crimes)
2. Crown Court - high level of court dealing with indictable offences (major crimes)
3. County Court - administer lower level of Civil law then high court
Standard of Proof:
Criminal Case - 'Beyond reasonable doubt' - In other words, you must be sure they are guilty by supporting your charge with 1 of 3 things: eye witness account, confession, or forensic evidence.
Civil Case - 'On the balance of probability' - Suggesting that the accusations are more then likely correct.
I guess McNae's and I will be spending a lot of time together now that learning the law has commenced!
One thing is for sure, It has taught me to put on my journo goggles from now when 'tucking' into a newspaper. Don't always skim against the surface, dig deeper, because the underlining story is she probably just eats dust from the brick, rather then the extravagant photo shopped sized brick the public immediately see on her plate.
In case you're interested, here is the link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3836252/Girl-eats-bricks-like-cookies.html
Well, sweep the dust to one side, and on to a more important topic; Media Law. I have to admit it, I'm feeling like a little fish swimming around in a sea full of sharks, but I'm going to share with you what I've learn't today regardless.
The law is split into two main types:
1. Civil Law - This is a dispute between two people e.g. divorce
2. Criminal Law - This is an act that breaches statute e.g. murder
There are three levels of court:
1. Magistrates Court - lowest level of court dealing with non-indictable offences (minor crimes)
2. Crown Court - high level of court dealing with indictable offences (major crimes)
3. County Court - administer lower level of Civil law then high court
Standard of Proof:
Criminal Case - 'Beyond reasonable doubt' - In other words, you must be sure they are guilty by supporting your charge with 1 of 3 things: eye witness account, confession, or forensic evidence.
Civil Case - 'On the balance of probability' - Suggesting that the accusations are more then likely correct.
I guess McNae's and I will be spending a lot of time together now that learning the law has commenced!
Saturday 24 September 2011
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