Mr Futbol Fred

1.) Which countries have banned the Internet?
China and Myanmar.

3.)3.) Provide evidence of at least FIVE sources (Websites, newspapers, blogs, videos ect) that discuss the reasons why these countries have taken such a drastic approach.

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10748

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7292130.stm

http://www.itp.net/news/511899-facebook-myspace-to-be-banned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7264000/7264277.stm

http://myamarnews.blogspot.com/2008/03/questionable-referendum-in-burma.html

4.) Discuss how you would feel if the Australian government banned the Internet. What privileges would you lose? (2 Paragraphs)

If the Australian government banned the Internet I would feel very upset abd frustrated. There are many privaledges that I would lose such as, speeking to friends on msn messenger rather than calling them and wasting money. I would also lose a great resource in which you can find information for school work and general information.

    I would also be dissapointed because then we cannot watch and see the scores of sporting matched that I missed. Also, if i am bored I cant play and online games because the internet would be banned.

1.) Define the term “Moral Maturity”

Moral Maturity is marked by depth and consistency of moral judgement; by recognition that any moral judgement may be fallible.  Moral maturity is a requirement in the person who is to apply a body of knowledge or a skill to the solution of a problem.

2.) Read the following article:http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html

Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.
Because firstly he did something wrong in damaging a vehicle, and then when it came to his consequences he would not accept them.

3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.

Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of right and wrong — also referred to as “good and evil” — used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values –shared within a cultural, religious, where as immorality is the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.

4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.

http://au.video.yahoo.com/video/play?ei=UTF-8&vid=2183884

Govenor Spitzers behaviour would be regarded as immoral because he was an American Politician who many people may look up to because he was supposedly a great family man. His behaviour woukld also be regarded as inmmoral beacause he has 3 children of his own. That would make him a very bad influence.

Newspaper Editor

Do you have the passion to be a newspaper editor? We are looking for someone with a cunning eye who knows where to place certain articles in a newspaper according to their importance. You must be able to correct any mistakes that the writer has made and style the article into newspaper format.

You must have taken writing, history, political science and economics courses in your High School years. You should also have taken some science courses. You must have a bachelor’s degree in journalism or another liberal arts field. You must also have a degree in news-editorial journalism.

You must be creative, must have some sort of experience in editing newspapers. Must be able to work in teams and must have great attention to detail and want to be part of a growing organisation.

The salaries for newspaper editors varies greatly depending on the experience and talent of the individual and on the size of the newspaper. Newspaper editors earn an income of $43,620 per year. Senior editors often earn $70,000 or more per year. Most newspaper editors receive health insurance and paid vacations.

For further information call the number 9637 2746

or email: Maristtimes@hotmail.com

1) Using the Internet research and find descriptions for the roles of the following newspaper personnel:

- Editor:

• Providing guidelines for preparing and submitting manuscripts.
• Establishing and enforcing authorship criteria.
• Treating all authors with fairness, courtesy, objectivity, and honesty.
• Establishing and defining policies on conflicts of interest.
• Protecting the confidentiality of every author’s work.
• Establishing a system for effective and rapid peer review.
• Making editorial decisions with reasonable speed and, when the manuscript is potentially appropriate for the journal, with input from peer reviewers who have adequate expertise to judge the manuscript, and communicating these decisions to authors in a constructive and helpful manner.
• Establishing clear guidelines for authors regarding acceptable practices for sharing information before and after publication.

- Reporter: A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

- Journalist: A writer for newspapers and magazines -

- Designer: Theater professional whose job it is to envision any of the following elements in a play: costumes, sets, lights, sound or properties.

1) Explain the difference between ’secular’ and ‘non-secular.’

Being secular is being separated from religion. Activities such as going to Mass and praying are non-secular activities.

2) Provide FIVE links to media organisaions who provide media to the public.

http://ninemsn.com.au/

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/

http://www.theage.com.au/

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

http://www.smh.com.au/

3) Select ONE event current in the news media and provide a summary.

Wing on NRL sidelines for three months-

A visit to a specialist has confirmed that South Sydney halfback Craig Wing will need shoulder surgury and 3 months of rehabilitation after. He will undergo arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction on tuesday after dislocating it on Friday night, playing against his former team, the Sydney Roosters.

Interactive:

The Rabbits are offering the viewers to look over the destruction they have caused. The sentence “we lost the fights” tells the viewersof how the Aboriginals fought with the White men but lost the fights. Most of them were massacres where the White men killed many Aboriginals in certain areas. The demand in this page are the four possums that are chained up near the rabbit. The offer in this page are the two rabbits. One is blowing a horn in the top right corner of the page, and the other one is holding a gun in the bottom left corner of the page.

Compositional: The arrangement of the text in these pages is very simple, yet effective. The sentence “we lost the fights” is the only sentence within this DPS. This text is located down in the far right hand corner of the page. In this DPS the most salient image is the picture in the lower left hand corner of the page. In this picture we see a rabbit holding a gun with four chained up possums.

1) Describe the Australian Government’s NetAlert Program.

NetAlert provides practical advice on internet safety, parental control and internet filters for the protection of children, students and families.

2) Discuss they have implemented such a program.

To help children and families enjoy all the benefits of the internet in a safe and rewarding way.

Representational:

There arent many participants in this image. However there is a huge connection between them. The Rabbits in this book and in these two pages do not look cuddly and friendly, but the complete opposite. They have sharp firm ears, and they are wearing suits. The black background symbolises the colour of death and with the flags on the top of the page it symbolises triumph. There is also a Rabbit blowing a trumpet showing victory. It is very likely that the Rabbits symbolise White men who came into Australia, destroyed nature, took over the land and kept breeding so that there were many of them. In the bottom left corner of the page, there is an image showing what I believe is one of the “Rabbits” kind (White man) holding four possums which I believe is symbolising the Aboriginal people who were captured by the White men and could have been part of the Stolen generation. In this picture there is a big graveyard where there is a remnants of dead possums. Some visual techniques that help put across the meaning are reading path which is the path the viewer takes when they gaze around the visual art and vector which are lines drawn around a picture to represent what draws our eyes.

A great story of colonization , told from the viewpoint of native animals. This picture book talks about the consequences of the arrival of a group of rabbits with entirely different ways. They bring new food and animals, and they make their own houses to live in, eventually dominating the environment and its other inhabitants. In this book there are many different colours representing different things. For instance on DPS 8 the colour black is representing death amongst the Aboriginal people when the Rabbits(White men) came in and took over all the land, killing many inhabitants. Some visual techniques that help put across the meaning are reading path which is the path the viewer takes when they gaze around the visual art and vector which are lines drawn around a picture to represent what draws our eyes.