mandag den 5. marts 2012

Different ways of presenting the same news


”11 year old girl dead hours after fight at school” did http://www.vladtv.com/ write February 28, 2012. The same day did the Danish online news site, www.nyheder.tv2.dk write: ”US. 11 year old gild kills her friend.” At this point are there already some differences in the way the two news sites haven chosen to present this piece of terrible news. The Danish version is differently more directly and harsh in the headline.

Thereafter, we take a look on the contents of the two articles. The American article tells us, that the 11-year-old Joanna Ramos died six hours after she had been in a fight with a classmate on the same age as her. The two girls had been in a fight over a boy, who they both wanted to go with to
their school yard brawl. After the fight went Johanna back to school, but because she complained that she felt ill and vomited she went home. Johanna’s mom said: "My daughter started complaining, saying she doesn't feel good, let's go home, so we went to home and I changed her clothes, and she go to sleep, that's the only thing that I know.  We took her to the hospital but it was too late. She was in a coma." The people who saw the fight wanted to stop it, but some boys who wanted the fight to happen kept them back. The end for the article says, that there are no arrested yet.

The two articles chose both to quote this:
"I personally don't hear of 11-year-old fights like this, especially girls. I can't say they never happen but I think everyone was completely caught off-guard by this event." The differences are just, that the American article says that this is the police spokeswoman Nancy Pratt, who said this. At the other hand says the Danish article, that it’s doctor Keith Black, who said this.

In the Danish article is it the same reason they mention for the reason of the fight. The same thing is valid for the boys, who hold the people, who tried to stop the fight back and the same concluding remark is there about, that no one are arrested is present. However, the Danish article mention, that the dead girl was 10 years old, which is different from the American article. Other contradictory comment is, that the Danish article says, that she went directly to the hospital after she started complaining. Additionally, does the Danish article also mention, that the doctor of Johanna told the family, that she was alive, but that he few minutes after told them, that there was nothing they could do to save her, which isn’t mention in the American article.
           
Accordingly to superior I can conclude, that the to articles are different in the ways of choosing facts and are dissident with some of the details, but that they overall tell the same story. 

tirsdag den 7. februar 2012

A fair trade company by Josephine, Axel and Eduardo

The company's principle is that you turn your old lovely stuff in, they sent it to Africa; they make your old product into something else, something you will be happy about so you then again will use the thing you love which just has a different facade now. The company will subsequent sent your old-new product back. All the money the company owns is fair trade and will go directly to Africa. The money will help African people to get a better life. 



I think personally that this is a really good idea. We all have some old stuff we love too must to throw out, but at the other hand something we never are going to use again. I especially like that this is a fair trade store which means that my happiness for my old-new product also will make some African people happy and help them to get a better life.  

The owners of the company are Josephine, Axel and Eduardo

torsdag den 19. januar 2012

Rundetårn


I chose the Round Tower (danish: Rundetårn) in Copenhagen as my building, which is one of Denmark's most famous buildings. King Christian 4. built the Round Tower between 1637 and the 1642. The tower is the first part of the Trinity complex that united church, library and observatory in one building. It’s 34,8 Meters or 114.2 Feet high.  

The Round Tower is the oldest functional observatory and it has been used to look at stars since King Christian 4. built the tower in 1642. Today it’s a long time since the scientists left the big telescope, but the observatory is still used by amateur astronomers and the tower's many guests.

Around the observatory runs an outdoor platform overlooking Copenhagen.
The road to the top goes through the spiral staircase, which also leads to the old Library in the middle of the tower, where there have been exhibitions, concerts and events since 1987.

When Christian 4. back in the days were building the Round Tower, the project was often stopped because of lack on money. At this reason the churches in Denmark and Norway were imposed to pay a part of their income to the building in the construction years.

The latest news from the Round Tower is that it got an extensive reconstruction. In 2008 they finished the reconstructions of Library Hall (current exhibition and concert hall), the bell ceiling and the old apartment on the top of the tower.

I chose this building because with out considering my house, this is the building there mean the most to me. I have past it a million times and it makes me happy every time, because I have so many unforgettable memories from there.


View from Rundetårn