Nowadays you hear about climate change wherever you go. Almost every day you can read in the newspapers about catastrophes caused by the climate change. Nevertheless, the changes are accelerating and soon there will be no more polar ices and more and more animals and species are becoming more or less endangered. We have since long heard of these changes, so why is it so hard for humankind to understand what is actually happening?
First of all, I believe that more or less all people are greedy, in one way or another. Buying clothes and things that once were produced in a country far away, by children that work more or less for free, is cheaper than buying something produced in a factory where people actually get properly paid. The demand for new things keep accelerating too; humans keep on wanting new technology which makes different companies producing more and more advanced stuff.
Secondly, people are lazy. By having a mobile phone, you do not have to worry about finding a telephone when you need to call someone. I do agree; having a mobile phone makes communication quicker and easier. However, people survived without those things fifty years ago. They did manage to walk to a phone booth or even all the way home.
A third possible cause for these changes is the fact that we get too much information. I believe that people cannot handle all the information, so they choose to look away. Another reason could be that the truth is simply too inconvenient to handle. If you do not want to realize, then you simply do not, and if you do not see it, it is not there.
Climate changes have been going on for ages. It was climate changes that once caused the Ice Age and it was climate changes that made most of the ice melt. However, I believe the demand for an easier and cheaper way of living makes the climate change even faster, in a highly unnatural way.
tisdag 28 april 2009
fredag 17 april 2009
Hilarious men, fat cops... and a lot of blood... You have made my day!
I have never been very fond of American television programmes. I have never watched an episode of the famous OC and I cannot stand Desperate Housewives. Of course, I have watched a few series, mostly drama and comedy, but I must say that I strongly favour British television programmes. To my opinion, there is no comedy show like Peep Show and British murder series are simply the best!
Peep Show has unfortunately not been broadcast in Sweden, at least not as far as I know. This series is about two guys that live together and they are both quite pathetic. They always start arguing about something, mostly often about women. Nevertheless, their friendship survives everything. What is really fun with this series, though, is the way in which it is filmed. You always see everything through the different characters’ eyes and you can also hear the thoughts of the person through whose eyes you are looking at the moment. I can assure you, if this series would be broadcast in Sweden, I would not miss one episode.
As I wrote above, I like British murder series and two of my favourites are The Chief Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Wire in the Blood. I think I like them since there are strong female characters in both of them. The fact that I like them both very much is quite interesting since they differ a lot from each other. The Chief Inspector Lynley Mysteries is often very simple, and there are often quite clear motives behind the murders. You always get in touch with the murderer on a very early stage and you can be sure that you will be mislead by some strange character that fits in perfectly as the murderer. Wire in the Blood, on the other hand, is always very psychological and often quite scary. You never really know who the murderer is and sometimes you still are not quite sure when the episode has ended. It is always very violent and raw. In spite of those differences, I do like both these series a lot.
Britain has produced a lot of great police characters, and as I talk about them, I cannot keep away from talking about the funniest one ever; Detective Chief Inspector Frost. This fat little guy with his wide, grey moustache and his ugly hat is someone that everyone just has to love! He can seem quite lazy, but there is no mind as sharp as his. And no character in the world has punch lines as funny as his. There is never much blood in this series either, so it is a series that quite young people can watch as well, unlike for example Wire in the Blood.
You can talk about television programmes and series forever. Everyone has their favourites and the ones that they detest. Luckily, there are television programmes for everyone and although many series are quite the same, they all have their own charm.
Peep Show has unfortunately not been broadcast in Sweden, at least not as far as I know. This series is about two guys that live together and they are both quite pathetic. They always start arguing about something, mostly often about women. Nevertheless, their friendship survives everything. What is really fun with this series, though, is the way in which it is filmed. You always see everything through the different characters’ eyes and you can also hear the thoughts of the person through whose eyes you are looking at the moment. I can assure you, if this series would be broadcast in Sweden, I would not miss one episode.
As I wrote above, I like British murder series and two of my favourites are The Chief Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Wire in the Blood. I think I like them since there are strong female characters in both of them. The fact that I like them both very much is quite interesting since they differ a lot from each other. The Chief Inspector Lynley Mysteries is often very simple, and there are often quite clear motives behind the murders. You always get in touch with the murderer on a very early stage and you can be sure that you will be mislead by some strange character that fits in perfectly as the murderer. Wire in the Blood, on the other hand, is always very psychological and often quite scary. You never really know who the murderer is and sometimes you still are not quite sure when the episode has ended. It is always very violent and raw. In spite of those differences, I do like both these series a lot.
Britain has produced a lot of great police characters, and as I talk about them, I cannot keep away from talking about the funniest one ever; Detective Chief Inspector Frost. This fat little guy with his wide, grey moustache and his ugly hat is someone that everyone just has to love! He can seem quite lazy, but there is no mind as sharp as his. And no character in the world has punch lines as funny as his. There is never much blood in this series either, so it is a series that quite young people can watch as well, unlike for example Wire in the Blood.
You can talk about television programmes and series forever. Everyone has their favourites and the ones that they detest. Luckily, there are television programmes for everyone and although many series are quite the same, they all have their own charm.
tisdag 14 april 2009
Childhood Memories
I believe that I had a very safe and secure childhood. I grew up in a so-called nuclear family, at least from the nineties' point of view. My parents still live together and I have two siblings; a brother who is two years older than I am and a sister who is six years younger. I have always felt very secure in the society where I grew up. Old and young people meet on different occasions, which secures the connection between the different generations. What I believe affected me the most while growing up are three different aspects; the way my family looks like, the fact that I am the second out of three children and the natural connection between young and old people.
As I wrote above, my parents have always lived together and naturally, that is my idea of a normal family. Today, though, many parents are divorced, they may not be married at all or a single mother can have a child, for example. Of course, all of those aspects of a family are just as "normal" as the kind of family that I grew up in. I believe, though, that when I will have a family of my own, I will do everything I can to make that family look a lot like my family. That is completely natural; that is what I am used to and it makes me feel safe. Everyone looks for things that make them feel secure, that is a way of surviving, I suppose. And, of course, the love that we have in my family has greatly affected me. That love has made me the person that I am today, a person who wants to love everyone and who wants everyone to be friends, no matter what differences there may be.
When I was a child, I played a lot on my own. My brother did not want to play with me since I was a girl, and I did not want to play with my sister, since she was so much younger than I was. Of course I had friends, but I liked playing by myself. This, of course, was helped a lot by the fact that I have always had a great deal of imagination. I could easily come up with different stories and I could keep myself busy for hours. I am afraid, though, that children today do not use their imagination in the same way that my generation did. They do not need to. Everything is already fixed. They can watch television programmes all day long if they want to, or they can sit by their computers. They do not need to come up with any characters or imagine what a person in a book would look like, since all books today have a lot of pictures in them. All the books that I read as a child were books with almost no pictures at all; I had to imagine everything. Hence, I want children of today to use their imagination more. I do not believe that children have the time to dream or imagine anymore. They are too busy watching television or playing computer games. That is what I want to give them; the opportunity, and the time, to dream.
Axvall, where I grew up, is a small village where everyone knows everyone and old and young people easily talk to each other. Of course this makes Axvall in general a bit conservative (if you are not from here, we do not want you to live here) but it has also made sure that the memories of the older generation live on. I have always loved listening to older peoples' stories and we got used to it, my friends and me. I remember an old woman who some friends and I used to visit. I cannot remember what brought us there in the first place, but I remember that we sat very silent when she told us about her own childhood. I hope that old people and children will always make use of each other. I think that both parts will learn a great deal from each other.
Your childhood affects you more than anything. As a child, you gain a lot of values and as you grow older, it becomes harder to change those values. I strongly believe that teachers and parents are the most important persons in a child's life and to make good, intelligent and loving citizens, we have to start working as soon as possible!
As I wrote above, my parents have always lived together and naturally, that is my idea of a normal family. Today, though, many parents are divorced, they may not be married at all or a single mother can have a child, for example. Of course, all of those aspects of a family are just as "normal" as the kind of family that I grew up in. I believe, though, that when I will have a family of my own, I will do everything I can to make that family look a lot like my family. That is completely natural; that is what I am used to and it makes me feel safe. Everyone looks for things that make them feel secure, that is a way of surviving, I suppose. And, of course, the love that we have in my family has greatly affected me. That love has made me the person that I am today, a person who wants to love everyone and who wants everyone to be friends, no matter what differences there may be.
When I was a child, I played a lot on my own. My brother did not want to play with me since I was a girl, and I did not want to play with my sister, since she was so much younger than I was. Of course I had friends, but I liked playing by myself. This, of course, was helped a lot by the fact that I have always had a great deal of imagination. I could easily come up with different stories and I could keep myself busy for hours. I am afraid, though, that children today do not use their imagination in the same way that my generation did. They do not need to. Everything is already fixed. They can watch television programmes all day long if they want to, or they can sit by their computers. They do not need to come up with any characters or imagine what a person in a book would look like, since all books today have a lot of pictures in them. All the books that I read as a child were books with almost no pictures at all; I had to imagine everything. Hence, I want children of today to use their imagination more. I do not believe that children have the time to dream or imagine anymore. They are too busy watching television or playing computer games. That is what I want to give them; the opportunity, and the time, to dream.
Axvall, where I grew up, is a small village where everyone knows everyone and old and young people easily talk to each other. Of course this makes Axvall in general a bit conservative (if you are not from here, we do not want you to live here) but it has also made sure that the memories of the older generation live on. I have always loved listening to older peoples' stories and we got used to it, my friends and me. I remember an old woman who some friends and I used to visit. I cannot remember what brought us there in the first place, but I remember that we sat very silent when she told us about her own childhood. I hope that old people and children will always make use of each other. I think that both parts will learn a great deal from each other.
Your childhood affects you more than anything. As a child, you gain a lot of values and as you grow older, it becomes harder to change those values. I strongly believe that teachers and parents are the most important persons in a child's life and to make good, intelligent and loving citizens, we have to start working as soon as possible!
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