Young Teachers and the Dangers of Facebook

Thier have been alot of reports recently regarding the dangers of facebook regarding young teachers. It seems that teachers with low privacy settings are at risk of having thier private lives cross with thier career.Some incidents have lead to investigations and terminations because of inappropriate postings of pictures and status updates on the social networking websi...

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University of Winchester Catering - Good value for money?

As a catered student at University of Winchester, i rely on the food thats served each day to be both tasty and healthy. Of course, as students it's very important that we get good value wherever we can. Here's what a few people had to say about the University catering servi...

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Panama and Egyptian Journalists

Being a Journalist can be a very hard life, but it seems here in the Uk the laws are generally quite favourable to us and despite a slightly tainted image in the eyes of the public, we don't have the worst reputation in the country(i'm looking at you politicians). I hope to make this a regular blog post where i keep you up to date in the world of Journalism.The Republic of Panama is the southernmost country of Central America.It is believed that around half of all Journalists in Panama have been involved in a defamation charge. If found guilty,...

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Trafalgar Square Stabbing

Three men have been injured on thursday at about 4 pm. The men were stabbed at Trafalgar Sqaure.Passers by looked on in shock as a fight broke out at the very popular and often busy london location.Yahoo news are reporting that 19 men have been questioned about the incident.The 3 men are currently recieiving treatment.Read the Yahoo article he...

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Beckham Lawsuit Dismissed

A $25 Million lawsuit involving a publication about David Beckham has been dismissed.The publication involved (Touch Magazine) was accussed of slander and libel after alleging that the LA Galaxy star cheated on his wife Victoria.A US district court judge ruled that as a public figure, any allegations of this nature woud be of public interest. It was also said that thier were no indicationsof malice.The ruling will be appeal...

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HCJ Seminar Paper - Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)A Vindication of the Rights of WomenMary Wollstonecraft published ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ towards the end of the 18th Century. She seemed to feel that women were forcibly placed into a restricted role in society. Mary’s views have lead to her being considered one of the first feminists.‘The rights of women’ wanted then to continue to be feminine and to continue their domestic duties. But she also called for more respect, better education, as well as financial independence. She felt that education was...

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Egypt - Mubarak Resigns

It's been an exciting few weeks, and an even more exciting couple of days for the people of Egypt.Finally, Hosni Mubarak has resigned as President of Egypt. The announcement was met with cheers and celebration from those that have spent many days ensuring that he no longer had power.Mubarak was the 4th President of Egypt, and was in power since 1981. It took 18 days of protesting to finally get Hosni to stand down. The BBC claims that Mubarak has survived six assasination attempts during his reign.Many believed that Mubarak was going to announce...

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HCJ Lecture - Romanticism, Rousseau and The French Revolution

Romanticism is the next part of HCJ that we will be exploring. It had a dominant role in the 19th Century and contrasts with the 'clockwork' idea of empiricism. This is because it has no exact mearuements.Rousseau wass a philosopher in the 18th Century.At the time the main creative force that was Christianity had dissapeared.Rousseau was excited by nature, specifically natural elements such as the mountains and the waves. He felt that they were to be admired and respected, but at the timethey were seen merely as barriers.One day while listening...

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