The impact of ICT on an adult in employment.
The impact of ICT on an adult in employment. Frank Keating is a sports columnist for the Guardian and an author; several of his publications have appeared in the Guardian, Rugby World and Wisden Cricket Monthly. He now works from home and is required to use a variety of technologies to get his work back to the Guardian offices in London. Frank tends to use the vast majority of the available technologies for work use and not as much for his personal use. Technologies Frank uses at work and home:- * Computer - Apple Powerbook. * Dictaphone - Pearlcorder S701 Microcassette Recorder. * Mobile Phone - Nokia 5210 * Email * Internet * Video * Sky Digital Computers One of the initial computers which Frank operated was a Tandy 102 Portable Computer in the year 1983, it was one of the first laptops made and it was very popular and reliable and because of this many journalists including Frank used it, the main predicament with the computer was it only had 16 kilobytes of storage - just sufficient to store 2000 words. Before using this laptop Frank was required to use a typewriter, the first typewriter he used was a Coronet Super 12 typewriter, typewriters were much slower than modern computers and laptops and any errors that Frank made needed to be corrected manually often making him take longer even trying to write the shortest of reports, any duplicates of work he made
The 'Haunted' House
The 'Haunted' House It was the Christmas holidays and beady eyes phased with curiosity were glazing over us. I felt as though everyone was staring at us, and we were now the central attention of our new, humble town, Gravesend. As our entire luggage was being unloaded, I noticed that everyone was glaring at us as if we did not belong here. I felt uncomfortable and insecure. The neighbourhood itself appeared rather pleasant and, on the road, children were playing with each over and they all seemed to be enjoying themselves. As my father opened the door to our new house I flew inside and ran up the stairs immediately to see what my bedroom was like. The walls were pale green and my curtains and carpet were of a similar, but darker colour. By the time everything had been unloaded from the removals lorry, my furniture was positioned well in my room. My family and I began to get settled in. Months passed and neighbours had come over to introduce themselves and offer their aid. These neighbours had gradually become good family friends and I had made a couple of friends myself. I met Ron through his and my parents, who started talking to each over ever since we moved in. Ron was my age, Asian and well-built. I then met Mickey through Ron, whom I did not know so well. I was fitting in with everyone else and my family and I were finally not getting the attention that we got when we
Review of a live piece of theatre - Blood Brothers
GCSE Drama paper 1-unit 2 task 3 Review of a live piece of theatre Introduction: We went to see the "Blood Brothers" on the 23rd of May at the Phoenix Theatre. The plot of the story was that there were two twins separated at birth. One of the twins grows up in a middle class house hold. The other one in a working class house hold we see the different ways in which they grow up and the clothes that they wear are different. The play examines the issue of social in Britain. Structure: The plot was structured at the begging there was a death scene of the two twins the rest of the piece was a flash back the mother of the twins was on her own and she had seven children already and she had twins coming she didn't have enough money to feed the seven children and could not feed two more she worked with a rich woman who did not have any children the narrator was saying what was happening in each scene. Characters: Mickey was the twin in the working class he had bad clothes he had a green jumper which had holes and he put it over his knees his face was all dirty and you know from his body language that he was a little boy because he was jumping on the floor and he pretended that he had a horse his mum was telling him not to play up there. In his monologue his body language was that he was sitting on the floor and saying what he was not allowed to do but that he was almost eight
shirley valentine
Modern Drama Assignment 'Shirley Valentine' by Willy Russell Focusing on the 3 extracts from Shirley Valentine, but referring to the play as a whole. Show how Willy Russell presents Shirley's life. The play of Shirley Valentine is about a middle aged women who was a rebel in her younger days, she goes on holiday to find a better life, she goes to find 'Shirley valentine' because she was bored and depressed just stuck in her house all the time. She feels that she is taken for granted and thinks there is a better lifestyle waiting for her. By the end of the play we see that Shirley and Joe are reunited just like they were when they were young. Willy Russell takes us into flashbacks through the whole story; this is one of many dramatic techniques used in the play to show Shirley's past. Russell showed the couple as a loving young couple but they end up as an older couple feeling young again. In the first extract we are shown Shirley and Joe as a young happily married couple painting their kitchen. They are playful and loving. Willy sets the atmosphere as a happy one. Shirley has a high self a steam and she is enjoying herself with Joe. The language used in the first extract is in a rude manor but it's playful as they are young and happy. He uses words like 'you little bugger' and 'you're a bloody head case'. Some people may find this offensive but I think it sets a joyful
Shirley Valentine.
Shirley Valentine Essay Originally 'Shirley Valentine' was a sensational monologue performed by Pauline Collins. Willy Russell wrote it as a screenplay about a tedious and lone some middle-aged woman's story who is trapped in her marriage. She has the utter extravagant opportunity to escape from this miserable life of hers to go and search for the real 'Shirley Valentine'. During this journey we are shown the different stages of her life as she sees them. Russell has used devices such as flashbacks and voiceovers to make the screen play more interesting for the audience to understand. These devices play a big role in the structure of the play. This essay illuminates Shirley's transformation and how the formation of the play shows this. Russell has used a wide range of cinematic devices. This allows the audience to understand Shirley in a more better interesting and effective way. We are shown credits before the start. They overlay pictures of more domestic activities which any typical house wife would have to do. For example gardening and cleaning. We also hear a soundtrack which gives a negative feeling because of it's sympathetic mood. This gives us a clue about the film and also introduces the idea of regret. The lyrics describe some one who is not appeased and satisfied. This would make us think that the movie is about Shirley and her unsatisfied life. The film opens
Shirley Valentine
"Shirley Valentine" English Coursework Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine is a romantic comedy, set in Liverpool, about a woman called (Surprisingly) Shirley Bradshaw. She is married to a man called Joe. When Joe and Shirley were married, they loved each other passionately, but as the years went on her life became a routine of washing up plates, glasses and dishes and making meals for her husband. She has resorted to talking to the kitchen wall because she is bored and has no one to socialize with. Shirley though, can never remember the exact point in which her amorous marriage turned into a horrible nightmare. Her marriage becomes so routine that Joe eats particular meals on particular days and if he does not get them on the right allocated days he has a tantrum! The play is influenced by kitchen sink drama, which was around during the late 1950 to 1960.It was a straight realism with a focus on working- class life, social problem relationships. Many kitchen sink dramas didn't have a pessimistic atmosphere that pervades the play with characters trapped in realistic social situation. The title sequence and opening scenes help to establish Shirley's character, by demonstrating atmosphere background and expressions. Moreover, there is a lot we can deduce from images. Firstly there are sketches in the opening of the film which instinctively grabs the audience's attention
Shirley Valentine
SHIRLEY VALENTINE HOW DO THE DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PLAY HELP THE AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIRLEY'S TRANSFORMATION? The play, 'Shirley Valentine', written by Willy Russell tells the story of Shirley Valentine's life, showing her character transformation from Shirley Bradshaw to Shirley Valentine, it is a play about a stifled middle-aged woman who finds relief abroad from her tedious, routine lifestyle in Liverpool. The dramatic techniques used by Will Russell in the play help the audience comprehend the importance of Shirley's transformation. In this circumstance, it's Shirley Valentine and her life. Other dramatic devices used are, voice over, flashbacks, dramatic monologue, pathetic fallacy as well as others. These devices help us to understand Shirley's character and with this it easier to understand how Shirley has changed Willy Russell's authorial context is seen through the character of 'Shirley Valentine' and his past experiences of him growing up in a feminine household has influenced this play by being the basis of Shirley's aspects on life. The social historical context is also from Russell, Russell coming from a working class background and him being born in Liverpool which is where half the play was set. He started of as a hairdresser and from here he got an insight into womens life .He started to attend night class on drama and this
shirley valentine
How does Willy Russell invite the audience to sympathise with Shirley Valentine? 'Shirley Valentine' by Willy Russell is about a lower class woman who lost her fun loving self when she got married and found that no one really loves her. Throughout the screenplay she is on a metaphorical journey to find love again and in doing so, finding herself. He attempts to encourage us to sympathise with Shirley throughout the screenplay; he uses a variety of devices which help us to sympathise such as the use of flashbacks - so we understand about her past, the setting, his use of language, her actions, the way the monologue is used, the music and others. These techniques will be discussed in detail throughout this essay and other ideas such as reasons as to why he wrote this screen play was written. The setting of 'Shirley Valentine' is in Liverpool, a poor industrial area in Britain, this starts to make us sympathise with Shirley because we can see from that, that she must be having a hard life. Russell was born near Liverpool and was brought up with a family which held a tradition of storytelling. This shows that from a young age, he was able to create stories easily. Russell left school when he was only fifteen and had only been able to achieve one 'O level'; he was not a very academic person, just like Shirley. He later, influenced by his mother, became a women's hairdresser and
Our Day Out.
GCSE Assignment - Our Day Out Willy Russell wrote our Day out in 1977. The story is set in a working class area in Liverpool. The theme of this story is about a group of academically challenged children who go on a trip. The school is an inner city comprehensive school and many of the children come from poor or single parent families. The story tells us the troubles that the children and teachers come across. We also see changes in people's characters, we see how the trip has helped them to change. The aim of the trip is for the to have fun as the children are academically challenged with little chance of passing exams or getting a good job. There are two main teachers in the play; Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs. Both of them have different teaching methods and both of them work in their own way. Mrs Kay has a more sympathetic, caring and lenient attitude to the children, which would explain why the children like her so much. Mr Briggs has a harsh, stern and disciplined attitude to the children again which would explain why the children hate him so much yet fear him also. It is very clear from the beginning that Mrs Kay supports the children. She supports them in the way that she does because she knows that these children have no real chance in life and therefore feels sorry for them so she tries to support them as much as she can. These children will probably end up on the 'dole'
Our day out.
Our day out Our day out is written by Willie Russell the author is a comical and humorous within his text but within the text it also covers some serious issues with some serious messages, set in Liverpool where the author originates from is a deprived area, for the story itself it is about a school trip for the progress class to Wales to visit an old castle wreck but the progress visits a lot more than just the old ruins the basic plot is that of the class teacher Mrs. Kay to give the progress class a chance to have a bit of fun but it also tells us of the differences of teaching styles and how members of staff sometimes do hide their true feelings and when they are enjoying them selves show a completely different side of them selves and this particular book covers many different themes it shows us that of the class enjoying themselves, to Mr. Briggs being very angry with them but also it asks some very difficult questions , what does the government do for deprived children who do not have much chance to ever catch up to the levels and why do children "slip through the net" and why are there not the experiences, opportunities and again why is there not the support out there for them to find a good paying job? The author has based this story from his own personal experiences from when he himself lived in Liverpool as a child and like thousands of other children "slipped