Global Challenges - ``The lack of clean water``

  Do you remember this blogpost? What are your thoughts about this issue?

 

 

 

Today we saw a movie called `` Last call of the Oasis`` that discusses several Global Challenges. That’s why; I’ve decided to write a blog post about one important Global Challenges,the lack of clean water.

 

 This is what I found interesting about the movie: ``Last call of the Oasis``

Water. It's the Earth's most valuable resource. Our cities are powered by it, agriculture and other industries depend on it, and all living creatures need it to survive. But instead of treating it with care we've allowed it to become polluted with toxic chemicals and agricultural and industrial waste. And it's very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough to sustain life on the planet.

And now I’m just wondering how everyone can be supplied sufficient clean water without conflicts.

Water is vital for all functions of civilization, and without it, nothing can be done. Our life depends on it, and many people think (As one of the ladies in the movie said: we all have seen this picture out of space on the earth: there is plenty of water, why should we care?) I do not really think that people are aware of how important issue actually is. In Africa each year thousands of people dye because of the lack of clean or actually any access to clean water.  There are many ways to avoid this problem. As the professor mentioned in the movie, people are using  water unnecessary  like watering their lawns . People invented many ways on how we can avoid using too much water in our houses. 

Just look at these links :     

  http://www.sun-mar.com/  

 http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/sustainable/waterless-toilet.htm

 

I think it is amazing what people are able to invent regarding environmental issues.

What do you think about waterless toilets, do you think that you would buy one and have it at your cabin instead of the regular one? 

-Ewa   :)

Pros of being multilingual when you live in 21.st century

This is actually my ``headline`` for my `in depth project`. I wanted to combine both: A pros of being multilingual, but also all the opportunities we have. There are really good topics to write about, since I can use myself as an example, since I moved to Norway six years ago.  My in depth project will contain : - examples from media  , -my own story  - other articles  -possibility of  studying abroad -international English – Why I chose this subject and what is so special about this class - possibilities-working abroad  and communication. I hope you’re looking forward to hear more about it!  

The White Tiger!

I found some interesting quotes from the book we´re reading. I´ve actually changed the book some weeks before winter break, but I´m finally finished. To be honest I´ve read more interesting books than this, but it was much more interesting than Joy Luck Club. I liked some parts from the book, especially some quotes, which I want to share with you. In general the book is about a man coming from a really poor family and trying to `escape` `from this poor pattern. He is writing his own history, sharing his thoughts about India, caste-system, and many other unfair `` things`` in a diverse population. The main character divides people by two groups: upper class: Light and lower class: Darkness. He could experience both of these, first in his childhood, then later in his life.  He tells his story about how he killed his boss, and started his own company. It was a really catching moment when main character was at the marked a saw some chickens in a cage, and he describes it with a picture of how poor people are caged, and cannot escape from their destiny because of the caste system. This part really gave me some thoughts about how lucky we are, here in Norway without any caste-system, and being able to decide our future.  One thing which I really liked about this book was that it left me with many thoughts and reflections about the life and how thankful we should be.

 

 ‘What if one day, for instance, a driver took his employers money and ran? What would his life be like?’  ‘I will answer both for you. It would, in fact, take a White Tiger.’ (Page 169&170)

Here Balram, main character thinks for the first time in a not-loyal way about his boss. He begins to imagine which possibilities he seems to have if he commits a crime. This thought comes up several times in the book. His thinking changes from total loyalty towards his boss to the opposite. The ‘White Tiger’ is in this novel symbol for someone who can manage to escape from the system in a way, also from caste system. White Tigers are a rarity like people from the Darkness who get into the Light. Balram calls himself as a self-made entrepreneur, since he managed to escape from the Darkness.

-Have you read this book? 

Have a nice day, Ewa! 

Second world war!

Here is my part of an oral presentation about Second world war!

Second world war was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939.

The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, beginning with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.

 

It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust and the first use of nuclear weapons in combat, it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.

-Ewa