'Chav' is not a good thing!!

Advantages: Being called a 'Chav' is not a good thing!
Disadvantages: You get labelled by fashion!

...What is a Chav? I have been doing allot of research into this subject as I recently held a Chav theme party at my house! I opted for an outfit similar to that of Vicky Pollard Little Britons comedy Character. I apologise if I offend anyone in advance. Description: Chav stands for 'Council Housed and Violent' and they usually come from an uneducated background. Chav's are renowned for they're anti social behaviour and have become a sub-cultural stereotype. Recently Chav's have been represented on our TV screens by Catherine Tate's character Lauren the teenager 'Bothered, am I bothered', 'Are you disrespecting my family?' and Little Britain's Vicky pollard 'Yeah but no but'. I am going to take you through some of the traits of a Chav looking at their clothes language etc and then I will give my personal view of a Chav...

LIZKEMPO 30.01.2006 · Read review
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The soul of the country is dead.

Advantages: None, its too late.
Disadvantages: We have lost the heart of Britain

.... "Blair's legacy" seemed to be the most apt slot to fit this into so here I am back again like the phoenix. I feel President Blair as he became known affectionately and sarcastically in his later years was no worse a prime minister than many others that litter our historic past. Please bear in mind this is just an opinion. Opinions are opinions and we all have those, and that is exactly what they are, just opinions. No one can say an opinion, interpretation or perception is right or wrong. As Mr Blair wrenched power from the Tories in a landslide victory some of us may have thought a new dawn, and fresh beginning beckoned. I was not one of those people. I gave up long ago the belief that new governments will ever give us what we all want and have seen in my 51 years successive governments, many of these so-called new dawns. After...

milleniumzeus 25.07.2008 · Read review
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Big Brother is watching you!!

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...An open letter to my fellow members of Great Britain. I feel the need for a rant, for a loud and long rant. I am going to drag out my battered old soapbox, stand on it and vent my spleen against this nanny state of a country that we now live in. Let me start by saying that I am a decent law-abiding 57 year old and that I in no way condone underage drinking, I know that it is something that has been going on for as long as I can remember (and I am an old biddy!!) I am sure that like me, most of you have read the many newspaper reports since the change in age restrictions in shops. The latest one I saw was when Tesco asked for ID from an 80 year old man when purchasing a bottle of whisky!! Now either that regenerating cream he uses is bloody good or the staff at Tesco is bloody stupid - and I know which I believe!! Let me...

oldchem 03.09.2009 · Read review
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What Colour Is Love?

Advantages: Introduces colours and animals to young children.
Disadvantages: None

...This is a lovely book aimed at pre-school and Early Years children. - The story - This story is about a little elephant, referred to as 'small, smooth and grey' throughout the book, who wants to find out what colour love is and begins to ask different animals who are in his vicinity. ~ Old wrinkly Grandad asks if it could be green, but grass is green so love might be blue? ~ The little elephant then asks the tiger if love is blue and he responds with, since the sky is blue, perhaps love is yellow. ~ He then moves on to the lion and asks if yellow is the colour of love. The lion says "This hot sun is yellow - isn't love red?" And so the story progresses with the little elephant asking different animals if the love is the colour that the previous animal suggested covering, white, pink and orange?. until by the end of the day...

neenn 26.03.2008 · Read review
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What colour is YOUR parachute?

Advantages: Inspiring and motivating
Disadvantages: religious US-centric author

...What Color Is Your Parachute is a job hunting manual, but it is also a great deal more than that. This book does not simply give you tips on how to write a CV or to succeed in an interview, but it offers what the author likes to call a "life changing job hunt". The book concentrates on the job hunter him-/herself and how through getting to know what you really desire in life you can find the perfect career. So far more than 8 million copies have been sold, the book appears in 12 languages and is in its 36th year of publishing. Richard Nelson (or Dick as he apparently likes to call himself) Bolles is a graduate of Harvard University in physics and a graduate of the General Theological (Episcopal) Seminary in New York City. His interest in theological matters is obvious throughout the book. He is now in his 70s and as well as What Color...

annaroos1 09.05.2006 · Read review
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Cute Is What They Aim For

Advantages: A beautiful album consisting of 12 strong tracks
Disadvantages: Some dodgy lyrics at times

...Cute Is What We Aim For are a four piece Power Pop band hailing from Buffalo, New York. Having formed in 2005, the band released this début album 'The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch' in 2006 through the record label Fueled By Ramen. Shifting 13,651 album copies in the first week of release, the album broke the record label's internal record set by Panic At The Disco's 2005 release of 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' by a massive 4000 copies. Given that Panic At The Disco's album went on to become a Platinum selling album (selling over one million copies), this is quite an achievement. The band have gained massively in popularity since the release of their album last year, and have unsurprisingly now been snapped up by Atlantic Records. 'The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch' is one of my favourite albums from recent years...

RazzaLazza 06.10.2007 · Read review
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Is there really that much of a difference

Advantages: A sign of the times
Disadvantages: You decide

.... On the most part they were harmless since they became bored and found something else to occupy their time. I am not in any way sticking up for the reckless and unacceptable behaviour of some Chavs, but I can see where they are coming from. They are disillusioned have no grasp of what is expected in today's society and they have no discipline. In the past there has been at least the opportunity to partake in other things, like youth groups and the like. As I walk down the street I see groups of youths huddled together drinking their Buckfast or whatever and they have no direction no hope and no future as they see it. The idea that all seems forlorn is not a new concept either most generations have some kind of rebellion against society but it usually passes. These groups of lost youths are not totally to blame for their situation, we the public...

donf18 15.10.2006 · Read review
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What It Is To Succeed

Advantages: Wide range of vocals, good use of intruments, some extremely catchy songs, clever lyrics
Disadvantages: A little 'samey', two unnecessary tracks

..."What It Is To Burn" is Finch's first major release, and it does not disappoint. Described as a "post-hardcore" band, Finch brought a unique style of rock music to the masses, a style which has been used over and over again since by numberous bands. Right from the opening track, "New Beginnings", you can tell that this band have something different about them. The lengthy, gripping intro is perfect for an opening track; it acts as a real introduction to the album. Instantly after, everything else comes into play; powerful drumming and swirling guitar riffs are all here, and a truimphant opening song is upon you. So far, so good. The second track, "Letters To You" was the first single released from the album, probably due to it's catchy pop-rock chorus, amongst other things. An impressive, technical song, where the guitar lines seem...

blueblood121 01.09.2005 · Read review
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Is the English language being abandoned?

Advantages: ?
Disadvantages: Bad spelling and grammar becoming acceptable?

...their best pupils to bring along. I have worked in this place for almost a year and a half now, and it is actually something I fell into by accident, not something I have any background in. I think I did notice the things I am about to talk about early on, but for some reason, it has become more and more noticable to me over the past few weeks. So what is this problem I've been noticing? Well, quite simply, it is the disrepair the English language seems to be falling into. More importantly, it is the lack of concern that teachers, and others in 'authority' roles seem to have about the matter. Many of the students we work with - in fact, I would go so far as to say a majority - have an appalling grasp on the English language and the correct way in which it should be used. Now, I'm not preaching here under the illusion that my own...

Magdalena 09.03.2006 (17.02.2009) · Read review
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What is beauty?

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...This review gives my own personal opinion of how deep beauty really is, but of course as with all things people do have their own points of view. Whereas I understand that I have to respect another person's own slant on things even though I may not agree with them, I just hope that you like what I have to offer. In my own mind, beauty is more than skin deep. Thouguhts can be just as beautiful as the outward appearance, as I only found out in work this week. I do of course work as a nurse, and one of my patients asked me this week to help one of her wounds to stop itching. I stated that as she had a plaster cast on, there was nothing that I could do - I said that I understood how horrible it was for her, not to be able to scratch it for her. She then told me that this was the best thing that she had heard all week, another person...

dynamicnurse 14.02.2008 · Read review
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