The mass media have great influence in shaping peoples idea

Today the media play a big role in our daily lives; there is no one who can deny the media brought the good things and sometimes brought bad things. From this point I will explain the positives and negatives. 

First of all, let me start with the positive aspect ; there is  no doubt the media in all types provide a great service ; for example the media connect us with each other all over the world easily and quickly ; we can know about what happens in the US or UK within seconds by watching the television  or listening to the radio. In fact the media help people broaden their ideas by providing them which good and useful information submitted by great people who have experience and knowledge in various fields; for example in the UAE the majority of people don’t know about the diabetes but through the newspapers and other media the people get good awareness about this and knew that this disease came in first in disease in the UAE and the second country in the world. Another important thing the media are good at is helping the society especially the parents in the UAE to send their children to school specially  the girls and also give good example in how the media play a great role in raising awareness and encouraging the society to learn . Moreover the media help travelers by providing them with good information about the other countries.

If you turn to the negative aspects you will see there is a lot of information which is not true and real and you should be more careful about what you read or hear for example what happened in Iraq ; then media played a bad role by sending wrong messages for the receivers in both sides Iraq or US people .

In conclusion, there are many things positive; as well there are many things negative but I believe the media provide us with the great services that help the society in all aspects.

Fishermen by Region

The bar graph shows the number of fishermen,in millions,of different regions in 1970, 1980 and 2000. Also the table shows the world’s top ten exporters of fish in 2000.

In 1970 Africa and Europe had the highest number of fishermen which is 12 million each, followed by Asia, then South America and the lowest is North America which counted for 5 million fishermen. After 10 years North America jumped sharply from the lowest to the highest number of fishermen, 15 million fishermen, followed by Asia then Africa then Europe and at the end is South America .In 2000 the fishermen in Asia have the highest recorded in history with 26 million fishermen and the lowest is Africa. The table shows the top ten fish;exporting countries in 2000;five of them were Asian, with Thailand number one followed by Norway and the lowest is South Korea.     

The number of fishermen didn’t change in 20 years period in South America but there were a lot of changes in Asia.    

The survey in 2002 of economy and business class travellers.

40 years ago people used to travel overseas by ship and it took one to two months for a long journey, but nowadays travelling has got a lot easier by air and it takes one day or less than a day.

People move to new cities or new countries more than ever before to study or work but they have a lot of challenges which  will face them. Firstly the different culture from their Own culture; they need to adapt their behavior. Secondly they will be far away from their family and home. Thirdly the type of food is so different from their food they were having in their countries.

Overall, there are many strategies for how they can live in another culture. Firstly they can use mobile phones and Skype and the other social sites. Another strategy is to do research about the country that you will visit and what you should do and what you cannot do.

Overall, there are many challenges they will face but there are also so many strategies they can use when they visit other countries and it’s good for their experience.

USA and EEC unemployment levels

The line graph shows the USA and EEC unemployment levels each year between 1972 and 1981.

The category with the highest rate in 1972 was USA men and women. In the first year the rate stood at 5M; it then fell slowly to almost 4M in 1973, before it rose dramatically to 8M in 1975. After that it decreased again to 6M in 1979, before it reached a peak in 1981. In contrast the EEC men and women rate was 3M in 1972 and then it fell slightly to 2.5M before it increased sharply to 6M in 1977. Then it stayed stable at 6 for a couple of years before it rose to 8.5M in 1981. The category which fluctuated is USA men. It started in 1972 with the rate at 3M and in 1981 the rate was 4.5M. Whereas the rate of EEC men was 2M. In 1973 it dropped slightly to 1.5. After that the rate rose slightly to 4.5M in 1976. From 1976 to 1979 the rate remained stable and it increased again to 5M in 1981.

Overall all categories went up in the final year comparing to the first year.

4-line time graph

The 4-line graph shows unemployment levels for men and women together, and for men only, in the EEC and the USA, 1972-81.

The highest rate of unemployment throughout the period was for USA men and women. There was a small drop in 1973 from 5M to 4M but then a sharp increase to 8M in 1975. From 1975 to 1979 there was a gradual decline but then a steep rise to 9M in 1981. For EEC men and women there was a similar drop in 1973 from 3M to 2.5M, followed by a fairly sharp increase to 6M by 1977. Levels remained steady for two years but then rose quickly to almost 9M by 1981. The lines for EEC men and USA men are quite similar. There was a drop in 1973, followed by an increase to 4M in the USA and 3M in the EEC. Both levels then remained pretty steady until 1980 and then there was another rise to 5M in the EEC and 4.5M in the USA.

The levels for men and women in both regions rose to almost 9M by 1981.

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CINEMA MARKET IN BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA

The bar chart shows movies shown in Britain and Australia, by country of origin, in 2000. The line graph shows cinema attendances in the same countries, 1980-2000.

US films were by far the most popular. Nearly 80% of films shown in Britain, and nearly 70% in Australia were US movies. The remaining 20% in Britain were almost entirely British. In Australia, 10% were Australian, 5% British and just over 15% from other countries. Cinema attendances were predictably higher in Britain throughout the period 1980-2000. The figure in 1980, 100M, fell sharply by half in 1982. There was then a dramatic rise to 120M in 1986. After another drip in 1988, attendances climbed steadily to over 140M in 2000. In Australia also attendance halved from 40M in 1980 to 20M in 1982. The figure then increased to 40M again in 1984 and remained steady until 1990, after which it rose steadily to 90M in 2000.

US films were most popular in both countries and cinema attendances higher throughout in Britain.