Maori - The indigenous people of New Zealand

The Maori's are the indigenous people of New Zealand. They first immigrated from the eastern Polynesia in 950. The immigration is said to happened in three waves. First in 950, 1150 and 1350. They brought with them their own plants and animals. There is no animal on New Zealand that has its origin from New Zealand, except the bat.

In their new land, the Maori's developed their own culture, where they lived in small villages. The villages was actually very nice. Despite that the Maori's did not know about any form for metall, they still had houses made out of big wooden pieces, and with nice carvings.

Since there often occurred conflicts between the different tribes, the villages was often equpied with defence materials, such as walls, traps etc...

What I think about The USA

The USA

What do I like about the USA?

The first thing that poppes up in my head is the cultural influence USA has on the rest of the world. Movies, music, food etc...

I can say that I like something within all of these three topics. The American food, mostly known to be fast food, is very good, but unhealthy. I usually eat McDonalds or something like that once a week. I cannot go a day without my music, and the music I listen to is mostly from USA. I am not a person who watches movies 24/7, but the movies I have seen during my lifetime has its origin from USA, for the most. I am now watching Prison Break, which is a TV-series from the USA. So in genreal, there is alot of things to like about USA, after my opinion.
   
One other thing to include about USA, is that they are great at developing bikes. Cervelo, which is an Canadian bike, but developed i San Diego, USA,  to become as aerodynamic as possible, is used by several proffesional cycling teams in the world. They are also known in the cycling community for their good bike components. Especially wheel. Zipp is one of the hottest wheel-brands on the market for a cyclist and has changed the cycling cutlture, when it comes to aerodynamics.




Besides the cultural effects, there are some other things I easily can relate to USA, such as the President in the USA and their election, a big country with much great nature and their history such as WWII and Vietnam.

Scotland

So we are to write about a country in the UK. I have choose to write about Scotland. The capital city in Scotland is Edinburgh, but the largest city is Glasgow. In Scotland they speak scottish. It is quite similuar to English but with some changes. There are aproximatly 5.000.000 people living in Scotland, and it is slowly increasing because of less death, immigration and more children are born.

The climate in Scotland is temperate and oceanic, and tends to be very changeable. Scotland is warmed by the Gulf Stream, and therefore has much milder winters, but cooler and wetter summers. Scotland is quite famous for their highlands. The highlands are seperated into two different areas; North West Highlands and Grampian Highlands. These two areas are divided by Glen Mor, wich is lower land, and contain many lakes. Among these lakes are Loch Ness. The highest mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis, wich is located west in Grampian Highlands.

The scottish education system is very distinct from the rest of the UK. Scotland was the first country after Sparta in ancient greece, to establish an public education system. Scotland is also known for a long history of universal provision of public education.

Scotland has prtial self-government, as well as representation in the UK parlament. In 2011 the Scottish National Party (SNP) won the election. They had a majority within the parlament, after winning 69 of the 129 seats in parlament. This was the first majority in the modern parlament wich was established in 1999. Scotland does not have a prime minister, but instead there is one for the whole UK. David Cameron is the sitting prime minister.

The fish is a very important source of food and export for the Scotts. Fishing stations in the north of Scotland stands for almost 2/3 of all the fish caught in Great Britain. On the main land is grain and other corn-products grown. Sheep breeding is very common on the highlands in the north.

It was not untill the 18th century that Scotland started to develop heavy industry. It began with ironworks in Falkirk, before the River clyde came to use. Clyde provided UK with more than half of the shipping. But the most important manufactured contributing £800 million to the scottish economy, is whisky. The heavy industry is very reduced today, because it has slowly turned over to high technological industry.



I have been to London twice, and im going there next weekend. Besides shopping, there is not so much to do, unless you like to see monuments, but for me, that's boring. But it is not boring travelling to London. You don't really need more then four days, because you just walk around all day long, it is not like warmer places, where you lay on the beach for 5 hours, so if you are not used to stand for too long, you might get tired after a while.

Some fun-facts:
- Edinburgh was just like Rome, built on seven hills.
- Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire-brigade.
- The official animal of Scotland is Unicorn.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland#Government_and_politics
http://snl.no/Skottland
http://www.10-facts-about.com/Scotland/id/30

8 Mile

8 Mile

Last week, we saw the movie ''8 mile'' in school. The reason why we saw it, was because we were to see an example of the American dream. We were given a task, to write an film analysiz about the film. The movie is based on the life of rap artist Eminem. It is set during the time, before he became famous.

So the story is set in his hometown and neighbourhood in Harlem. In the film, it is winter. He doesn't have enough money for an own appartment, so he lives with his Mom. 8 mile, was the name of the street, where he came from.

Eminem, or in the film ''Bunny Rabbit'', is the main character. He works in a factory where they make car-parts. He has a talent for rapping, and rhyming, but in the start of the film, he thinks the opposite. His confidence is quite low in the start of the film, but it raises, as we get deeper into the movie. He is a very aggressive person, and he has alot of anger in him self.
Future, Cheddar Bob, SOL and DJ Iz, are the people in Eminems crew. The most important of them is probably Future. He's quite famous in Harlem, because he won the rap final once. Now he is hosting the battles. In the movie, there is a rivalization between two gangs. 313 street, and Free World. Eminem is part of 313 street.
His mother, was the person who gave Eminem, the nickname ''Bunny Rabbit''. She owns a little house in 8 mile. She is seeing a former classmate of Eminem, his name is Greg. In the movie, she gets a warning of eviction, and when Greg finds out, he leaves her. She was devastated after that, and started drinking.
Including these people that i have mentioned, is there alot bi-persons.

The climax comes very late in the movie, i would say. Before the final rap battle, he decides to enter after all, because in the first place, he was not actually going. Then he shows up to the battle and wins. But after the battle, the movie is over, so we did not get to see anything after that.

American West

In the American west, we find some of the most important and influental states in America. The following statese are included as a western state: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The biggest Metropolian Areas, or Citys are; Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside, Phoenix and Seattle. The famous city, Las Vegas, is the 10th largest city by population. The West, can be described as overall semiarid. Americans from the West are seen as shallow and too carefree.Many cities in the West have their own particular stereotypes – residents of Seattle are
stereotyped as chain-smoking, coffee-addicted, depressed, grunge-music listeners. The industry in the west is mostly based on farming, manifacturing, cultural and shipping industry. In the West, there are many different societys and areas. It varies from Urban, Outdoor, Industrial and Business environments.

Fun facts;
-Totaling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the entire United States.
-San Francisco Bay is considered the world's largest landlocked harbour.
- California is bigger than eighty-five of the smallest nations in the world.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_of_California's_important_industries
http://www.pashnittours.com/funfacts.html
http://englishrepublic.ru/Topics/AmericanRegions.pdf

Facts about USA

At 3,79 square miles and with over 314 million people, USA is the 3rd largest country in the world. USA's national anthem is: The Star - Spangled banner. USA were founded in 1776, when 13 British colonies decided to found a new land. During it's short existence, USA has managed to become the most powerfull country in the world. USA is a Republican federal government consisting of 50 states and some other autonomous areas. USA is the world's largest military force, they posses a large arsenal of nuclear weapons and have forces presented in all continents. Military service is voluntary. USA is affiliated with the UN, NATO and a number of regional federations.

This is what i associate with USA. A big county with many people.

Credit: NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive

Here is some fun facts about USA:

- Today, 66 percent of USA's population are considered to be overweight.

- Alaska has a longer coast-line than all of the other 49 U.S states put together.

- Montana has three times as many cows, as people.

TV series?

The Real Housewives is a reality series, following the lives of relatively affluent housewives and professional women in the suburban or urban areas of several American cities, with the suffix of the title taking on the name of that metropolitan region. The series air on Bravo in the United States, on Slice in Canada, and various other broadcasters internationally.

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy dramedy-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired on ABC from October 3, 2004 to May 13, 2012.

Friends is not actually an Housewife series, but if you look deeper into the ethics, morale and the meaning of the shows, you will see that what the producers of the show is trying to do, is to manipulate you. So remember until next time, don't watch Friends.

Lesson of the day; don't be late for school.