Today I'm going "On Air" again! I am presenting a project I have been working on for a while, it's about the use of critcism in English Literature. Kind of interesting to see if there are any differences from how criticism was uttered some centuries ago compared to today. My slides are simple and the only reason I'm using them is to illuminate some points.
fredag 8. mai 2009
tirsdag 5. mai 2009
Today's presentation
A very simple presentation. Just needed to illuminate some important points and show a few pictures.
søndag 3. mai 2009
Sizzlers
Sizzlers: Although I created this blog to write about news in our world and the society, I need to express my joy over the new Les Mills programs. This post is for those of you who haven't participated in a BodyPump 70- or BodyAttack 65-class yet. Awesome tracklists and choreography!
BODYPUMP 70 Sizzler: The key focus of BodyPump 70 is perfect timing. This means your body spends more time under tension and this will get you shape fast! The music in this release really ‘goes off’ - and keep an ear out for beats you’ve never heard before in BodyPump.Game on in the Squat Track! Challenge yourself with more resistance. Don’t be fooled by the slow start and the Pop-Rock nature of the track - the back half bites hard with four sets of Singles and Bottom Halves back-to-back to finish! Go a little bit heavier in the Chest Track - Infinity 2008 is awesome and builds anticipation before you pump it! The new tempo means your muscles will be under tension for the maximum amount of time.True Believer will inspire you to give it all you’ve got in the Back Track, before Christine Aguilera’s Keeps Gettin’ Better drives you through the Triceps Track. You don’t need but get ready to feel the burn in the Pushups and Kickbacks! Rock through the Biceps Track with Nickelback’s Gotta Be Somebody where Singles are the name of the game.
Take a deep breath before the Lunge Track. Sash! is back for this endurance track that is VERY intense and includes Lunges and Squats with heavy weight. Ouch! Another classic Rock track is in the house with Thunderstruck motivating you through the Shoulder Track. There’s a new move in the Abdominals Track - The Rotator Plank. Kanye West’s Love Lockdown is unlike any Abs Track - get ready for a dark, dim, sexy beat!
BODYATTACK 65 Sizzler: BODYATTACK® 65 is about challenging yourself and your members, and providing enough options so everyone can achieve their personal best! The music will keep your energy levels high and you’ll be moving continuously with hits from Fall Out Boy, Vanessa Hudgens and Lady Gaga. That’s Not My Name provides the perfect energy for Track 2. This track has something for everyone with numerous options for both beginners and advanced members. You’ll be on fire in Track 3 with a huge amount of energy coming from the big moves and big music. You’ll reach your first peak with the new Squat Jump in Track 4, Tubthumping, before hitting the upper body with the Walking Back & Forward Plank in Track 5. This is a different way of conditioning the core and shoulder girdle stabilisers with gentle lengthening of the hamstrings as you move backwards and forward. Sing along to Rhythm Of The Night in Track 6, while getting up close and personal with your members as the class comes together on the floor for the Running Track. There’s work to be done in Track 7! Welcome on the tennis court! Be light and lifted in the Run and low and strong in the Bounces, like you’re waiting for a serve! Track 9 is challenging, with the energy pumping all the way from start to finish, but you’ll be motivated to keep at it with the aptly named Jump. An awesome peak for an awesome result!
Tracklists:
BODYATTACK 65:
1. Everywhere - Master Blaster
2. That’s Not My Name - Kopy Katz
3. Baby I’m On Fire - DJ Razorsharp
4. Tubthumping - Smash & Grab
5. I Don’t Care - Fall Out Boy
6. Rhythm Of The Night - Amber Luck
7. Don’t Want To Go To Bed Now - Southern Light
8. True Faith - Kelly Duncan
9. Jump - Tony Moroni & The HardOutCrew
10. Sneakernight - Vanessa Hudgens
11. Pokerface - Lady Gaga
12. The Best Is Yet To Come - Hinder
BODYPUMP 70:
1.Warmup: Don’t Leave me with the Light On - Danzel
2.Squats: It’s All Your Fault - Pink
3.Chest: Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project
4.Back: True Believer - E-Type
5.Triceps: Keeps Gettin’ Better - Christine Aguilera
6.Biceps: Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
7.Lunges: Raindrops (Encore Une Fois) - Sash! feat. Stunt
8.Shoulders: Thunderstruck - Hinder
9.Abdominals: Love Lockdown - Kanye West
10.Cooldown: If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
BODYPUMP 70 Sizzler: The key focus of BodyPump 70 is perfect timing. This means your body spends more time under tension and this will get you shape fast! The music in this release really ‘goes off’ - and keep an ear out for beats you’ve never heard before in BodyPump.Game on in the Squat Track! Challenge yourself with more resistance. Don’t be fooled by the slow start and the Pop-Rock nature of the track - the back half bites hard with four sets of Singles and Bottom Halves back-to-back to finish! Go a little bit heavier in the Chest Track - Infinity 2008 is awesome and builds anticipation before you pump it! The new tempo means your muscles will be under tension for the maximum amount of time.True Believer will inspire you to give it all you’ve got in the Back Track, before Christine Aguilera’s Keeps Gettin’ Better drives you through the Triceps Track. You don’t need but get ready to feel the burn in the Pushups and Kickbacks! Rock through the Biceps Track with Nickelback’s Gotta Be Somebody where Singles are the name of the game.Take a deep breath before the Lunge Track. Sash! is back for this endurance track that is VERY intense and includes Lunges and Squats with heavy weight. Ouch! Another classic Rock track is in the house with Thunderstruck motivating you through the Shoulder Track. There’s a new move in the Abdominals Track - The Rotator Plank. Kanye West’s Love Lockdown is unlike any Abs Track - get ready for a dark, dim, sexy beat!
BODYATTACK 65 Sizzler: BODYATTACK® 65 is about challenging yourself and your members, and providing enough options so everyone can achieve their personal best! The music will keep your energy levels high and you’ll be moving continuously with hits from Fall Out Boy, Vanessa Hudgens and Lady Gaga. That’s Not My Name provides the perfect energy for Track 2. This track has something for everyone with numerous options for both beginners and advanced members. You’ll be on fire in Track 3 with a huge amount of energy coming from the big moves and big music. You’ll reach your first peak with the new Squat Jump in Track 4, Tubthumping, before hitting the upper body with the Walking Back & Forward Plank in Track 5. This is a different way of conditioning the core and shoulder girdle stabilisers with gentle lengthening of the hamstrings as you move backwards and forward. Sing along to Rhythm Of The Night in Track 6, while getting up close and personal with your members as the class comes together on the floor for the Running Track. There’s work to be done in Track 7! Welcome on the tennis court! Be light and lifted in the Run and low and strong in the Bounces, like you’re waiting for a serve! Track 9 is challenging, with the energy pumping all the way from start to finish, but you’ll be motivated to keep at it with the aptly named Jump. An awesome peak for an awesome result!Tracklists:
BODYATTACK 65:
1. Everywhere - Master Blaster
2. That’s Not My Name - Kopy Katz
3. Baby I’m On Fire - DJ Razorsharp
4. Tubthumping - Smash & Grab
5. I Don’t Care - Fall Out Boy
6. Rhythm Of The Night - Amber Luck
7. Don’t Want To Go To Bed Now - Southern Light
8. True Faith - Kelly Duncan
9. Jump - Tony Moroni & The HardOutCrew
10. Sneakernight - Vanessa Hudgens
11. Pokerface - Lady Gaga
12. The Best Is Yet To Come - Hinder
BODYPUMP 70:
1.Warmup: Don’t Leave me with the Light On - Danzel
2.Squats: It’s All Your Fault - Pink
3.Chest: Infinity 2008 - Guru Josh Project
4.Back: True Believer - E-Type
5.Triceps: Keeps Gettin’ Better - Christine Aguilera
6.Biceps: Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
7.Lunges: Raindrops (Encore Une Fois) - Sash! feat. Stunt
8.Shoulders: Thunderstruck - Hinder
9.Abdominals: Love Lockdown - Kanye West
10.Cooldown: If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
mandag 27. april 2009
Social studies: Swine Flu
An important aspect of our society is our health status, and as a new, and serious sickness is developing I fint it right to blog about it.
Health officials worldwide rush to contain a spreading swine flu outbreak. As many as 103 deaths in Mexico are thought to have been caused by swine flu.
Historians have always said that a new pandemic like the Spanish Influenza, the black death and SARS will strike our world and kill millions of people sooner or later in the future.
May this disease, the swine flu, be that next pandemic?
The latest news right now (14:23 GMT) is that four persons have been hospitalized in Denmark due to symptoms related to the disease, and one man is being tested in Haugesund.
I'm grateful for living in a priviledged country like Norway in which millions of vaccines have been stored for a situation like this, but I sure hope we never reach the step were our survival depends on them. My thougts go to victims in Mexico and to their families.
tirsdag 21. april 2009
The Nothing-To-Do Generation
I recently read an article in which the author tries to determine what British youths are like today. The author uses the following words:
“Theft, burglary, twoc (1), assault”
Hm, kind of generalizing I would say, but the sad fact is that this is actually the case. Young Britons differ from other youths by how they spend their spare time. The typical British youth is a hanging around a lot, basically doing nothing at all. Sadly, many old people are intimidated by the attendance of these youths.
However, the youths are aware of their unusual existence. In the article (2), one admits: “There ain’t nothing for us to do. We would rather be sitting the warm”.
This could be the problem exactly.
Compared to youths in the rest of Europe, young Britons are living much more “rough” lives. In a poll mentioned in the article it is stated: “Measured against German, French and Italian youngsters, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved I n more fights, and a higher proportion have had sex.” (2)
Personally I’m thinking that this article should inspire British politicians to advance this cause, yeah, to make an effort to change this negative trend.
NOTES:
(1): - Explanation of the term “twoc” – taken without owners consent
(2):- Article made by BBC NEWS
“Theft, burglary, twoc (1), assault”
Hm, kind of generalizing I would say, but the sad fact is that this is actually the case. Young Britons differ from other youths by how they spend their spare time. The typical British youth is a hanging around a lot, basically doing nothing at all. Sadly, many old people are intimidated by the attendance of these youths.However, the youths are aware of their unusual existence. In the article (2), one admits: “There ain’t nothing for us to do. We would rather be sitting the warm”.
This could be the problem exactly.
Compared to youths in the rest of Europe, young Britons are living much more “rough” lives. In a poll mentioned in the article it is stated: “Measured against German, French and Italian youngsters, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved I n more fights, and a higher proportion have had sex.” (2)
Personally I’m thinking that this article should inspire British politicians to advance this cause, yeah, to make an effort to change this negative trend.
NOTES:
(1): - Explanation of the term “twoc” – taken without owners consent
(2):- Article made by BBC NEWS
tirsdag 31. mars 2009
A little status update concerning Written Senior Project
As told earlier on the blog, I've chosen to do a project on suicides in the United States. The statistics show that the US has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Did you know that in the United States there's a person committing suicide every 16 minutes? Look at it this way; it simply means that 20 people have killed themselves during our English class today...
I've done research, gathered information and analyzed statistics. The writing remains.
In addition I intend to use the novel "The Virgin Suicides", by Geoffrey Eugenides; a fantastic and compelling novel about five bizarre teenage sisters who commits suicide.
I've done research, gathered information and analyzed statistics. The writing remains.
In addition I intend to use the novel "The Virgin Suicides", by Geoffrey Eugenides; a fantastic and compelling novel about five bizarre teenage sisters who commits suicide.
onsdag 25. mars 2009
The Power of Media: Barack Obama on Jay Leno Show
Jay Leno is a famous man in America. He is famous because of his success with his talk show called “The tonight show” – a show which is has become legendary in American television history. When someone like Barack Obama appears on that show, it can result in both positive and negative consequences.
One of the advantages is obviously publicity. The Tonight Show is a very popular show with many viewers, and guests have the opportunity to reach out to various people. The setting in the show is sort of informal, this is the time to chill and talk about other stuff besides politics. This setting enables the viewers to get an insight in how Obama is when it comes to his personality – they simply get to know him better.
I believe this is an advantage.
All publicity is good publicity, can’t seem to find any disadvantages about Obama’s visit.
Take a look at Obama's visit at Leno's here: http://online.wsj.com/video/obama-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/0EDC9754-D988-42FE-A131-EC9C8EDEFD6C.html
One of the advantages is obviously publicity. The Tonight Show is a very popular show with many viewers, and guests have the opportunity to reach out to various people. The setting in the show is sort of informal, this is the time to chill and talk about other stuff besides politics. This setting enables the viewers to get an insight in how Obama is when it comes to his personality – they simply get to know him better.
I believe this is an advantage.
All publicity is good publicity, can’t seem to find any disadvantages about Obama’s visit.
Take a look at Obama's visit at Leno's here: http://online.wsj.com/video/obama-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/0EDC9754-D988-42FE-A131-EC9C8EDEFD6C.html
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