mandag 28. november 2011

Forsinket bildebeskrivelse av Ola, Andreas og Øystein

Bileteanalyse:
            Bildet som er beskrevet kan kalles flere ting. Nøyaktig hvilken type bilde det er kan ikke helt besvares. Mange kan tolke det som et landskapsbilde, andre noe annet. Det vi helt klart kan si er at dette bildet er et fotografi, tatt av en mobiltelefon.
Bildet er et fotografi (i sin helhet) av to personer som ser mot hverandre. De går sammen på en gangbro som strekker seg over en lang linje. Været er grått og man kan se at det har regnet ved å se på selve broa som er bløt. Personene står i forgrunnen og er også hovedmotivet i bildet. Det fokuseres på personene og på hva de gjør. Bildet er tatt i normalperspektiv eller øyehøyde som vi vil kalle det, og det fordi man ser at kameraet er rettet mot personene i samme høyde som dem.

Forgrunn:
            I forgrunnen står de to personene og ser i retning mot hverandre. Det er her hovedmotivet ligger, nemlig de to personene. Det er vått og glatt der de går, og vi kan se et gjenspeil av dem på den våte broa. Vi kan også se et gjenspeil av gjerdene som strekker seg langsetter broa.
Mellomgrunn:
            Vi vil si at mellomgrunnen er det lille landskapet av hus og trer vi kan se bak hovedmotivet. Hele dette landskapet strekker seg over hele breddesiden på bildet. Landskapet går i en slags kurve fra venstre til høyre, hvor det til venstre er litt lavt og til høyre en del høyere. Landskapet ser tettbygd ut med mange hus. Vi kan også skimte en grønn slette (idrettsbanen) nedenfor det tettbygde landskapet. Det strekker seg også en lang stolpe midt i mellomgrunnen. Fra normalperspektiv ser stolpen høyere ut enn mellomgrunnslanskapet.
Bakgrunn:
            Vi vil si at bakgrunnen er den store grå himmelen bakerst i bildet. Den store grå himmelen sier at været er trist og regnfullt. Det er et bevis på det våte underlaget i forgrunnen. Den grå himmelen sier også noe om stemningen i bildet. Grå farge og regn sier gjerne at det er trist og noe amper stemning, og denne detaljen har for flere stor betydning for tolkningen av bildet.
Komposisjon
Mellomgrunnen i bildet viser en ro og avslappet stemning. Det brede landskapet ligger som en slags bølge og skaper en rolig og noe dyssende stemning. Men de ulike delene av bildet kan virke som om de strider litt imot hverandre. For mange, skaper den grå himmelen en noe trist og frustrerende stemning. Folk gruer seg til å møte stygt vær, så en slik himmel skaper gjerne tristhet og dårlig stemning. Dette strider litt mot den avslappende mellomgrunnen med dens bølgende, dyssende linjer. De lange, rette linjene i forgrunnen derimot, stemmer godt med mellomgrunnen. Rette, solide linjer gir som vi vet en ro. De gjentatte gjerdeplankene som ligger loddrett i gjerdet skaper også en rytme. 

onsdag 16. november 2011

Tasks from class

TASKS
·        - What is the difference between looting and rioting?
Looting is a less risky activity than rioting, because looting involves a wider range of people, like children, women and older people, so violence is mostly not involved in this.
·        - Define the underlined (blue) words and phrases. Also note down other words you find difficult, and find out what they mean.
Social exclusion: Rights that everyone should be available to, like health care and democratic participation, are sometimes not available to some groups/organizations/ethnic groups etc. These processes can be called social exclusion.
Disregard social norms: To “ignore” the social laws, which are the accepted behaviors within a certain group.
High-unemployment: A high amount of people that don’t have a job and income.
Criminologist: A scientist that specialize in criminology and how criminal people act like.
Opportunism: A conscious strategy or behavior where someone exploits the surroundings to their own good/advantage and doesn’t respect the ideal principles, the relationship between thinking and reality.
Lack of intervention: when someone doesn’t have the ability to try to reduce suffering within the society/group etc. through an armed conflict.
Consumerism: The interaction between individuals (the consumer) and the society in growth economy.
Catalyst of unrest: Making the unrest come faster than it should.

·       -  Could this happen in Trondheim? In Oslo? Why/why not?
It’s said in the article that the stealing and robbing were a reaction of high-unemployment and low-income families. Since Norway is such a wealthy country with good social security and low unemployment I don’t think something like this would happen in Norway. Norwegian people wouldn’t solve something with crime and stealing, they have other and better solutions. In Oslo, there are some bad environments/groups and neighborhoods where something likely may could happen, but also here people are much wealthier than in other countries, so anything that bad like what happened in Tottenham couldn’t happen.
·        - What can this say about the social conditions in England? How may this be connected to the traditional class system?
It comes to me that the social class system is still a reality in England, where the poorest people are the disadvantaged with a bad education, job etc. and the wealthiest are people with better education and childhood. England is still affected by the traditional class system, but in a little newer version. 

søndag 23. oktober 2011

At the Nelson Mandela museum

To day I'm going to Qunu, a tiny village in South-Africa's Eastern Cape province. You're may wondering why I'm going to such a small place like this, but it's actually quite obvious. This is where the great Nelson Mandela grew up! The Nelson Mandela museum is also here which I'm planning to visit! :-)

A reminder of apartheidSo here I am, at the Nelson Mandela museum, the museum of one of my greatest idols! This is a big thing for me, cause I've always admired what Nelson Mandela have done for this country. From 1948 to 1994, South-Africa has been under control by the Apartheid-system. The white people, which settled in the country for a long time ago, took over the country and ruled the country for over 40 years! The Apartheid politic was literally based on racism. The government decided that the white people was going to have more rights than everyone else. White people were able to vote, to live in the best areas and so on. The other people in South-Africa were divided into specific racial groups which had their on places to live, and these places were absolutely NOT as beautiful and wealthy as the areas the white people lived in! Nelson Mandela was one of those (those=a lot of people) who were against the apartheid-system. Nelson Mandela was willing to fight this system even more than everyone else, and unfortunately he was sent to prison because of his thoughts. After being released from prison in 1990, he became the first non-apartheid, black president in South-Africa in 1994!

The Nelson Mandela museum has a wide range of gifts that Nelson Mandela received after being released from prison in 1990. It's very interesting to see how many people who wanted to meet this man after his hard work for killing the apartheid-system! The gifts showcased in this museum are gifts from all around the world, from normal people, governments, organizations etc. Nelson Mandela insisted that these gifts were not only for to him. These gifts were given to the whole nation! Mandela decided that these gifts were going to be displayed in the area he was born, in Qunu. An example of these gifts is this ornamental elephant foot (as we can see in the picture) which was a gift from Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe.

It has been an honor blogging about South Africa. I have experienced so much, and I've seen so many fantastic things! I hope that one day I can go back to South-Africa and witness this beautiful country once again. Bye South-Africa! I'll miss you!!

Day 2 in Cape Town

Cape Town WeatherAfter a relaxing day at the beach, I was ready for a little more action-filled, interesting day. It was so much more to see than the South-African beaches. To be honest, I didn't make a schedule for my trip before I traveled here, so I'm kind of taking this trip on the fly. What to do on a beautiful day like this?

As I was walking down the street in my bermuda-shorts and t-shirt, admiring the lovely weather and the beautiful city, I suddenly spotted the South-African flag, waving in the warm, pleasant wind. I was curious about this flag, I had to find out what this flag represented. So I sat down at the closest cafe and did some research. As you can see on the picture, the flag has quite a lot of sections, with its own color. This flag was actually made in 1994 by a man called Frederick G. Brownell, which is a heraldic technician. That means he has a lot of knowledge about weapon brands and coat of arms. Brownell did also make the national flag of Namibia. As we can see in the picture of the South-African flag, it has sections with the blue, red and white color. These colors represent the country's European heritage. Holland and Great Britain were the colonial powers in South-Africa, and as you maybe know, red, blue and white are part of Holland's and Great Britain's flags. The black part of the flag represents Africa, and the horisontal Y represents that these two once will be united.

onsdag 19. oktober 2011

Arriving in South Africa!

Finally I'm here! In Cape Town, South Africa. I've been looking forward to this day for so many weeks now, and finally i have arrived. All of the things i want to do, see and explore! I can't wait to see more of this beautiful city! But first, after a long and exhausting flight (With lots of turbulence i'm afraid), I have to relax a bit. And I know exactly how ;-)!

File:Fish hoek beach.jpgAfter checking in at the "One&Only Cape Town" hotel (which by the way is an absolutely fantastic hotel!), I went straight to the beach. I can't think of a better place to sit down and relax for a moment. Cape Town is actually quite famous for its beautiful beaches, which are big tourist magnets. The beach I visited is called Fish Hoek, an absolutely fantastic beach as you can see at the picture! Fish Hoek is a part of the False Bay, a sandy, long beach running from Gordon's Bay to Muizenberg in Cape Town. For some reasons, the sea around False Bay is some degrees warmer than the others! I think i have to test that by also visiting the other beaches in the city and take a bath there too. But now it's time to relax some more and get a good night's sleep. Soon I'll be sleeping like I was in a coma. See you soon :-)

fredag 30. september 2011

Krykker


Krykker er et støttemiddel for mennesker med fysiske skader, hovedsakelig i bena. De brukes for å kunne av-belaste et ben ved å sette dem ned i bakken i stedet for benet det gjelder. På den måten slipper man å få vondt. De er formet som en slags type staver med håndtak ca. 30-40 centimeter fra toppen av krykken. Håndtakene ligger loddrett utover, men staven ligger vannrett.

Jeg hevet krykken og la den dermed inntil døra. Den skulle virke som en døråpner. Jeg skjøv krykken mot døra slik at den åpnet seg. Jeg følte meg som en skikkelig gentleman! Men i det døra ble skjøvet opp, ville ikke krykken komme tilbake, selv om jeg rev og slet i den. Den satt igjen i dørhåndtaket! Jeg følte krykken langsomt ble bøyd, akkurat som en gummistang. Det var da jeg skjønte den var ødelagt…

onsdag 28. september 2011

My thoughts on Blood Diamond

First of all, i think the movie Blood Diamond was very good! I really enjoyed watching it. The story was very interesting and exciting through out the movie. The mix between action and a real story from real life were really good. While I was learning how life was in Sierra Leone during the civil war i also had a great time because of all of the action. Blood Diamond wasn't just another boring documentary!

About the analysis of "Butterflies"

I think the analysis was very good! The person who wrote it wrote something about all of the main things you should have in a literary analysis. These things are the plot, setting, characters, language and atmosphere, themes and the conclusion. As i can see, all of these were included in his/her analysis which made it pretty good. By reading this, you'll learn what to write about in a good analysis. You'll also learn how much you should write about each thing, because the writer of the analysis has a good use of paragraphs!

God argumentasjon

Når man skal argumentere for en god sak er det flere ting man burde vite for å kunne argumentere godt. Først og fremst behøver man god kunnskap og erfaring om det man skal snakke om. Dermed blir det gjerne mye lettere å argumentere for/mot saken det gjelder. Det hjelper nok også å være engasjert for det man skal argumentere for! Jeg tenker også at noen få, gode og gjennomtenkte argumenter er bedre enn mange, små argumenter. Ellers er det også viktig å bruke et godt språk. Bruk et språk som overbeviser og får deg til å virke særiøs, så det er nok kanskje ikke så smart bruke språket man bruker når man snakker med venner osv.

Norsk: Få meg på, for FAEN!

Da jeg så filmen, tenkte jeg først å fremst at skuespillerne ofte var dårlige til å kommunisere med oss som var seere. Jeg syntes at skuespillerne ofte var fæle å høre på, spesielt Arthur som snakket meget monotont! Han snakket ikke bare monotont, men jeg følte også at han var dårlig til å formidle det han skulle si. Man ble liksom ikke helt overbevist. F.eks etter at Arthur var borti Pikk-Alma med pikken, var det litt vanskelig å forstå at han var lei seg da han sa: "Takk ska du ha Alma!" Det låt både monotont og ikke overbevisende. Ellers synes jeg Pikk-Alma og venninnen hennes kommuniserte godt til oss da de viste sin frustrasjon mot hjemstedet deres ved å kaste pærer utover på fortauet. De var helt klart sinte og frustrerte, så det var ganske overbevisende!

me, myself and I

Hello! My name is Ola! I'm 16 years old and i go to school regularly. My school is called Thora Storm, avd. Adolf Oien. At my sparetime i play football for a team called Vestbyen.