On October 11th it is estimated that crowds of 100,000 people descended on Dublin to protest the water charges. On November 1st there is another protest planned in Dublin and also in various towns and cities around the country.
Speeches, national and international media coverage and contact information for local Facebook and Twitter groups are also available on this video for the protest on November 1st.
Right2Water The Day Ireland Roared
Directed and edited by Marcus Howard
A selection of interviews and footage at the Right2Water groups featuring Derek Byrne, Joan Collins TD, Bríd Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett, Elizabeth Hourihane, Councillor John Lyons, Chris Wakefield, Kieran Allen and others. This protest has been mentioned in Sydney, Russia and Iran and is seen as one of the largest protests in Ireland in recent years. Interviewed and edited by Marcus Howard.
Guidelines: This should be a “real life” CV, presented on 2 pages and word processed.
Follow appropriate layout for a CV.
Structure-headings, logical order, reverse chronology, Essential components- personal details, education, qualifications, work experience, referees etc Relevance, consistency, focus on future career and job opportunities
Presentation – word processed, two pages attractiveness Your CV
is what sells you. In 2012 in Ireland it is an employers market. You are
now in a more competitive market for jobs than in 2006. As a result,
you may be competing for a job against someone with 10 years experience.
Your potential employer hasn't met you yet and you are one of a bundle
of CV's. At this stage your CV and cover letter is the only piece of
information they have about you. How are you going to promote yourself?
How are you with your CV, going to make the difference between getting
an interview or not? Is there
spelling mistakes? Over 80% of CV's have spelling mistakes in them.
What signal are you sending out to your employer about you if there are a
lot of spelling mistakes?
Youtube Video
Jobs Club 2: CV Preparation - TV3's Ireland AM with Brightwater
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What was difficult in this task?
What did you learn?
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Was the topic explained well or not?
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The letter
should be word processed, following current business conventions, consisting of
2-3 full paragraphs. The letteran application for a course
Assessment Criteria
Structure - conventions of address, layout, word
processed Content, correct use of grammar,
spelling punctuation etc
Poor writing skills can lead to a
negative perception of the business you are representing.
It is therefore very important to
decide when constructing your letter: Purpose What is the point of
the letter you are writing? What message are you trying to convey? Audience Who are you writing
this letter to? If it is to a customer complaint, should you take more care
regarding how you will phrase the letter? How can you address the issue while
maintaing a positive image for your company? How important is this for you if it is a letter of application Information Gathering What
information do you need to send this letter. What sources do you need to
research? Main
Points What are the main points you want to cover? Put them in a logical
order Youtube Video
The Key
Forms of Business Writing: Basic Letter
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Life
Skills & Writing Letters : How to Address a Business
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Directed and edited by Marcus Howard. A selection of speeches and footage of activists for civil rights such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and John Lennon who argued for organised non-violent civil disobedience and protest to bring about change. Also featured in this video are speeches by JFK presenting his cause for peace and RFK delivering the news of Martin Luther King's murder. They were all assassinated for their individual stances.
Your Task 1-Open up Google images and select a selection of images of fast food advertising 2-Find out by looking up Google some facts about fast food 3-Put the images into iMovie (you can create a movie or a trailer) 4-Put in short facts and statistics about fast food and obesity.Keep it simple. 5-Record your voice explaining anything about the facts you might also think is important for iMovie 6-Place some music over it 7- email to me
A vast majority of children have recognised the McDonalds symbol before they were even able to speak. Overweight children have been given fast food in hospitals. Approximately 67% of parents in Ireland believe their obese or overweight child is of normal weight. McDonalds feeds approximately 45 million people everyday which is more than 15 times the population of Ireland. It has been stated that if you have eaten a Big Mac, large fries and large Coke you would have to walk non-stop for six hours to burn off the calories you gained. As fast food is a significant factor in contributing to obesity, increases in coronary heart disease, cancer, stroke, hypertension, gall bladder disease and diabetes can be partly blamed on our fast food culture. This excerpt from Primetime looks at how there are increasingly worrying signs that Ireland is facing an obesity epidemic. It is over 5 minutes long.
Ever wonder how big McDonald's and other fast food companies are? Here is a video presentation presenting facts and figures about the fast food industry.
A selection of Burger King ads. Do these models look like they are regular consumers of a Burger King diet?
Here is David Beckham in an advert for Burger King for the 2012 Olympics. Do you think it is right for a sports celebrity to be a celebrity endorsement for a fast food company? Is it sending out mixed messages? What messages do you think they are?
The sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics were Cadburys, McDonalds and Coca-cola. For an event which promotes health and sport this was an interesting choice of sponsors.
Notice how many times McDonald's cups or logos appear in the advert below. Why do you think McDonalds do this?
McDonald's 'We All Make The Games' Olympics TV Ad
Here is another take on this advert.
Why do you think Coca-cola wants to be associated with the Olympics? Do you think it sends out any mixed messages to young people?
Coca-Cola London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Ad
Here is a very interesting video about the tricks advertising companies go to in order to make their food look better. Also remember that in todays world, these images can be photoshopped also just like the models explained in the previous thread. Do you think this is fair or not?
Speeches from Seamus Sherlock and Maeve Curtis regarding Irish Water and how people are fighting paying water charges in Dundalk. Edited by Marcus Howard. Filmed by Roisin Curtis. #irishwater
