According to BBC, the kingdom of Benin started in the 900s when the Edo individuals settled in the rainforests of West Africa. By the 1400s they had made a well off kingdom with a powerful ruler, known as the Oba. The Obas lived in palaces decorated with shining brass. Continuously, the Obas won more land and developed an empire. They additionally began exchanging with dealers from Europe and with other African kingdoms. Rather than utilizing cash they traded merchandise, for example, brass manilla bracelets, cowrie shells, guns from Europe, ivory from Benin, peppercorns from Benin and slaves from Benin ( BBC 1 ). Plankensteiner stated that, principally made of cast bronze and cut ivory, Benin craftsmanship was delivered essentially for…
Both journalists use quotes from the Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai. Usborne uses Ziauddin quote “she can do more than a doctor” to build her up as an individual. Husain instead uses a quote that describe the impact of Malala’s struggle to smile. Husain attempts to see a deeper struggle to humanize Malala. She uses another quote “it’s very easy to understand in a 15 year old” in regards to Malala’s struggle with her appearance. Usborne alternatively uses the voices of powerful people and…
communications, with a brief spell at the Highways Agency (now HE), including time as a BBC producer/broadcaster and manager at Inrix Media. At Inrix Media a large part of my work involved me liaising with the Police and Highways Agency to bring information from control rooms to the public via radio, web and mobile app. Most recently I held the post of Marketing Co-ordinator for a chain of 17 restaurants, and designed a marketing planner for the brand, as well as local restaurant sites. This…
They provide insight into global issues in a professional way that, in theory, should be un-bias. These companies both have their positives and negatives in relation to the way they present there information and the type of information that they do present. The benefits that come from using news sources are that they are very easily accessible. There is a wide selection of news reporting companies that display the news in different formats. BBC News portrays the news online and on television…
LICA 201: WORK PLACEMENT WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LOCAL RADIO? HOW DOES A LOCAL RADIO SEGMENT THEIR AUDIENCE? INTRODUCTION Until the 1970s the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting and Independent Local Radio in the United Kingdom did not exist in any form apart from pirate radio stations. However, that changed with the election of Edward Heath’s government followed by the introduction of commercial radio (Reynolds, 2007). I had the opportunity to work in the local commercial radio station…
Developmental Case History Introduction There are various theories in the field of psychology that seek to describe and define the chronological stages of human development. Amongst these, one of the most popular theories is that of the psychologist Erik Erikson. Furthermore, there is an interesting theory that focuses on human behaviors, appropriately coined “behaviorism,” that was studied and clarified by John B. Watson. In order to conceptualize the case of the chosen subject for this paper,…
Early in this story, the mother dies and she is surrounded by her three young children. The mother died because she was a drunkard and lost the control of her way and fell on a piece of wood placed beneath her door: “Idleness, sin, and drunkenness had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still aimed her wretched children. She had fallen upon the threshold of her own door, in a drunken fit and died in the presence of her frightened little ones” (1). Being jobless, the…
A Sadness, A Fear, A Happiness, A Name What is your name? Everybody has a name, but not everybody knows everyone else’s name. Names tell someone who you are, and to a person who knows you well, what your personality is. When you pass away, people mourn the gravestone that bears your name. Sometimes, people have the same name! Names can give someone feelings of fear, happiness, sadness, and lots of other emotions. Where did your name come from? I know where mine came from, and I’m going to…
In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. These differences in points of view created tension in both stories causing a disagreement. In Confetti Girl, The child wanted to be her dad’s focus however in return her dad wanted his book and English vocabulary to be his daughter's focus. In the Tortilla Sun, the child didn’t want her mother to have to go to Costa Rica since she knew that she was going to have to spend…
The reporting party (RP) stated mother Rosalba Cramer came into the Escondido Police Department to file a report regarding her 10 month old son Gabriel Munoz DOB: 6/4/15 skull fracture. According to the RP Rosalba arrived to the facility at approximately 11:00AM to breast feed her son. Upon arriving into the classroom the mother observed he child slump over in a high chair. The mother attempted to arouse her son to feed. The child continued to lethargic and refused to feed. A teacher named…