Monday, February 23, 2009

The international crisis frightnes students

The U.S. economy has destroyed 159,000 jobs in September, a figure far worse than expected raised fears that the recession is already there in the first world economy.

Nowadays, a lot of people are worried about their future.
The international crisis could engender an increasing unemployment for the next years. How do act future active people in front of this crisis?
Gladys, French student within
Winthrop University, explains that she is frightened by rising unemployment in the world: “The unemployment rate in France was already very high before the crisis, approximately 12%, if the United States has known too an increase of their rate of chomage, as for year 2008, such a raising around 6%, we then become aware that it's a criticism situation!”, she argues. Marie, her roommates, French students too, is worried about the recognition of its graduates when entering the labor market: “Will I get the opportunity to work in the field that I would? Is my work will be paid at fair value? That’s many questions which all students used to wonder all the time”, she says.
So what are the sectors which are touched by this international crisis? The numbers are flat: the automobile sector is the most touched.
However, a lot big companies are undergoing money problems and they have to reduce their cost.
Saïd, professional soccer in Charlotte, explains that the sector of sports is also touched by this crisis: “During 2007, it was easy to be sponsored by large as Nike or Adidas. Today very few large sponsors dare bet on soccer team with young professionals. They can no longer afford to invest. They prefer to keep their budget for already famous teams .” He explains. Therefore, the communication sector is in a critique situation.

Today, Barack Obama has decided to take some important measures for improve the economy growth. Those are explained in this video: Barack Obama: Confronting an Economic Crisis

The International crisis touches also France


Everybody in France are talking about international crisis tough french people will be able to get away from it.
The french government is confessing today that France is also really touched by this crisis, because the purchasing power is decreasing a lot, and prices don't stop to increase. A lot of employees are seeing their companies shut up, therefore, a lot of industrial actions was triggering the last week. So, the french president Nicolas Sarkozy decided to take measures in favor of work such as the mean to pay traders: ' I want that they abandon their bonus: ' I noticed what Barack Obama decided about this question and I would like to follow him on this topic.' Sarkozy wants to also increase the unemployment indemnification, he has to debate it with social partners.
French people stay septic about those measure application but certain have belief on the future.

The economic crisis: The American universities are in the turmoil.



The American Universities are also touched by the International crisis. The American universities’ money are really in down.


Harvard anticipates a decreasing of 30% of its capital, that is 10 billions of dollar’s. Actually a lot of students are getting into debt when they were registers in September, and today they are in money difficulties.


According to many reports that the College Board has published in 2008 October, the higher education’s cost has increased between 4,5% and 6,5% in dollars during 2007-2008.


However during those two last years, the students was able to take out a loans with prime rates which allowed to modest students to register more easily in Universities. But, on the short run, this foreign aid did not compensate for increasing of studies cost for the most modest families until 2007 and so, the register cost, plus the housing’s cost stood for 55% of the sales’ household, for the 2007 years against 39% in 2000.


According to a report published by the Project on Student Debt, more of two third of students are today into debts. It’s a dangerous fact for the future.




International crisis has consequences on Newspapers'life

Today, the press in the USA knows an important crisis. So, how to explain the crisis’scause? And what are the consequences of this crisis for press in America?
The international crisis could be a cause of newspaper's problems. Banks can not give them loans and it’s difficult for them to endure with their own resources. Elsewhere, the media group Tribune, which is owner of the prestigious Chicago Daily Tribune and Los Angeles Times, announced last week that it had placed under the protection of the bankruptcy law. So, it seems that even the big newspapers companies are touched by this crisis. For instance, the New York Times, is badly affected by this crisis, and it has taken out a loan of 225 billions dollars making a mortgage about its headquarter from Manhattan. Therefore, to save money and to go on living, statistics shows us that American press has dismissed 15.400 people in 2008. Moreover, a lot of local newspapers dismiss in first foreign reporters. Is it the solution in order to reduce newspapers cost? So, if there would be less and less information about regional and local news, press would be really smaller and readers would not have an access about news of country. This issue looks like as a censure in the United States!


Therefore writing press in the United States is really touched by international crisis and by increase of internet using. Newspapers should be optimistic in order to overcome the issue. Press should be more attractive for readers who prefer to find news on internet cause of their purchase’s decrease. Newspapers should be patient.




Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Be careful about Internet!

Internet could lead to a disappearance of others media like TV or newspapers.

 Today, a lot of newspapers are beginning to close, because a lot of people prefer to read information on the net. Perhaps it is fuller?
But, we haven’t to forget that Internet is a big web with all and nothing!
Indeed, many sits like Wikipedia present a lot of information but they aren’t sure and reliable, because people can change them entering in sits.
Moreover, even if internet allows most of companies to communicate quickly by mail with their employees, I’m not sure it’s a good thing finally. Indeed, we can notice that internal communication is bad when societies are sending much of e-mails. Mail box is saturate quickly and employees stop reading their e-mails, or forget information because they are much plentiful!
To change it, we don't have to forget others media and we must be careful about most of information that we can read on the net.

How is evolving the International communication?


The international Communication has evolved significantly since those fifteen last years thanks to different ways.

Firstly, Internet has evolved really since those last years. It’s a way very useful to meet people in whole world and to keep contact with them.
Indeed, we can chat with software like MSN or SKYPE and webcams allow to talk and see your partner anywhere we are.
Secondly, phone has evolved too with cheaper season ticket to call at abroad.
Then, we can notice that several treaties have allowed to open borders. For example, in Europe, Lisbon’s treaty deals with a share of constition for all European countries.

Monday, February 9, 2009

About my hometown...

Would you like to take some nice holidays in France?
Do you know Nimes, in south France?
Actually Nimes is the capital of the Gard department. Nimes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination.
Everybody will be impressed by its maison carree or its arenes, which was built during the roman empire.
People could take a lot of walks within Les jardins de la Fontaine, where atmosphere is calm and balmy.