Image caption : Man is showing poster of the protest Image credit: Sukrity Sharma
On the 2nd of November, 2019 ,I went to the protest despite of the weather because it is very serious situation at the moment in Dublin. When I arrived there, the people were slowly gathering for the protest at General Post Office. They were from the People from Profit party, locals , a news reporter, a member of city councilor as well as students who document the protest for their studies. The protest was especially targeted to the bystanders and the youths. They wanted to make people aware. There was a news reporter named Tom Douglas from the radio station called Dublin’s Q102 FM. He was covering the news by pre-recording the interviews of the protesters. It was for a news bulletin. I interviewed the protesters who are the member of the People from Profit party in which he said that they are there because of what the financial Minister said and put forward; joining this protest is the way to show the disapproval of the Minister’s words. I interviewed the city councilor who is extremely supportive. She marched all the way till the end in the rain. She was generous enough to speak her opinion about the homeless crisis. I learnt the condition of the homeless crisis is huge than what I thought. Despite of the Ireland being considered as a develop country; there are a huge problem of housing and homeless.
I got this opportunity to learn about the ethic of Journalism by observing a professional journalist on how to take an interview. However, I didn’t got the opportunity to interview more people as they were in rush with the protest due to bad weather. In spite of that, I have to keep in mind that weather will always be challenging for a journalist because I found difficult to keep up with them during the march on the street and I was all wet. But, my persistent and determination for a news report. In terms of writing this report, headline is one which took much time to create one. It was not easy to remember all the details of interviews vividly. So, I pre-recorded the interview so it will be easy be to write on my report. Overall, I got an amazing experience of being in action as a Journalist.
Content writer is the best job you can think for if you are want to take your passion for your writing to the next level. You choose your own design , your writing style and the best part is you can make living out of it. All you need to do is write ! write! and write! Don’t hesitate and postpone your writing. The more you write, the more you get your audience interested.
There will be times when you are not sure about it. If that is the case, ask your colleague to read it and they will give you advice. Another the fact is that DEADLINES ! yes ! it is scary even I find myself scary. When you are a content writer , deadline should always be your priority . It is important because the SEO of the website demands you to make a more content so that you can make it to the top.
First of all, first you need to generate ideas and lists of the important ideas or keywords, you want to write including what your audience and clients demands from you. Take a deep breathe and roughly write ideas and then start with an introduction after that come to the main point. Don’t run around the circle because that not what your audience wants . After all this is done, PROOFREADING ! is must because you are going to post something that will be seen online. You won’t want to make a fool out of your simple grammar mistakes , will you ?
The best possible way to be a content writer is to practice your writing and write some more.
On 6th December, 2019 at 8:30 am, the lecturers gave us instruction and send us to different locations. We had to make a news report in order to submit before the deadline. I was sent to the criminal justice court, Phoenix Park where I was told to cover a news report on a sentence case. When I arrived there, it was holding many other cases before the hearing of the case I need to write on. Around 11:40 pm, the case opened for hearing. It was my first-time ever going to the court for a hearing. I was thrilled to see the procedure towards a hearing .
The Juries of the court first have to take an oath before opening the case for hearing. Unfortunately, I faced a challenge along the way. The judge decides hold the case till Monday at 11:30 am. I was not alone to cover this case, I shortly join my colleague who was to cover the same case. I asked my friend call our lecturer and discuss what will be the next step. He suggested to go to the museum which held a photography exhibition.
We rush to the location because it was almost pass our deadline to submit the news to our lecturer. Unfortunately, we got lost for three hours and I panicked. But, I told myself that worrying doesn’t help so we again tried to go back to the right direction and we made it finally . However, time was running out and we had two and half hours left in our hands. So, I took pictures of the exhibition and some details about it. Since it was one way towards city Centre, we had to walk for 45 minutes to catch a bus to the college. I finished my report within the nick of time.
In the end, I got the experience of the court hearings and struggle to keep up with the time to cover a story.
I Vlog myself and talked about my experiences of living and studying here in Dublin, Ireland. The scene was shot at my room because I thought that audio quality will be better than shooting outside. I chose a close shot for the frame in this video because it will be able to focus mainly into the interviewee’s emotional aspect through this interview. It will help to convey the message of the video’s subject matter clearly. In the frame, there is an adjustment of the top wall composition where the wall slightly rides above my head. I used the Flimicpro application from my iPhone. I first started by dragging the square focus reticle to set my focus point on my face. Then I dragged my circular point on the view for a proper exposure shot. On that day, it was raining. My room didn’t give much light so I adjust the exposure reticle by 410, swiping the left slide. After that, I locked my white balance in an auto-locked on record for my shot from the imaging icon in the lower-left that shows AWB in the orange color. The temperature was 4517k whereas TINT shows +6k in my white balance After all the settings were done, I started recording up to 1 minute and 58 seconds. The lesson that I learnt was of many. First, you need to be persistent on taking video unless you got that right frame. From this exercise, I realise that without a proper technical knowledge, one cannot master the correct way to film with a proper lighting. Second, in the real scenario, I have to step up from my shyness and interview one as interviewing is the essence of Journalism.
Trouble writing a cover letter ? Don’t worry . I have carefully research and design this sample for you so that you will know how to write one ? So, here is a sample for you when you apply for a job.
Sukrity Sharma
“your email address ”
your phone number
Honorable Sir/Ma’m,
My name is Sukrity Sharma. My hometown is from Kathmandu, Nepal and I live in Dublin . I have done my undergrad degree in Social Work from Kathmandu, Nepal. I am currently studying Master’s in Journalism and Public Relations at Griffith College, South circular Road, Dublin 08.
I have specialized training with women, children with disabilities and young girls associated with human trafficking as trainee and intern. Not only that, I have also developed research and administrative management skills during my work with Step Nepal where I worked as St. Xavier’s undergrad Intern.
Born in Kathmandu, I grew up listening to the stories of how during my birth I was by sheer grace of God saved from fatal disabilities. Had the pregnancy been mishandled, I might have ended up as one of these children that I now aspired to work for and bring light and meaning in their unstable lives of these children.
In addition, I grew up in a family of writers and teachers. My father being a poet and journalist, I learnt the idea of compassion and human contact as he worked on his books and had opportunity of traveling to remote areas in the Annapurnas when he was writing his famous books on the region. My mother being a book seller, I grew up reading classic literature including biographies of Gandhi, Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Devkota and Tagore.
In view of my qualifications, I consider myself suitable for any organization in your country as I know the inner mechanism of any institutions and inherent contradictions that might challenge the very fundamentals of any good work. I shall provide an innovative and creative learns to the children that will help that in their future growth development.
I am confident I shall prove to be a hardworking trainee and endeavor to meet the requirements for work recruitment. This excellent opportunity will not only boost up my career, it will enhance my skills to new higher levels of excellence and gain new experiences. I appreciate your time and consideration and look forward to hearing from you soon.
With regards,
Sukrity Sharma
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There are many examples online about how to write a mission statement when you want to apply for a college or university. Many student struggles on what to write and what not to write ? Mission statement is like your entrance exam where they give a bunch of questions and you have to write to impress . I also had a hard time writing it down to make it to the universities aboard. So, I design this sample for you to make a reference and start writing the most powerful statement the university has ever seen. Good Luck !
1. Personal Statement
Born in a family of writers and teachers in the Himalayan capital, Kathmandu, Nepal, I grew up listening to the stories of how during my birth by the sheer grace of God, I was saved from fatal disabilities. Had the pregnancy been mishandled, I would have been crippled for the rest of my life. In the light of this crucial event, my lifetime’s resolve has been to help and heals the children with disabilities and young girls subject to exploitation along with societal socio-psychological dysfunction. During my work with different NGOs as a St. Xavier College’s Undergrad Trainee and Intern, I became actively involved in these aspects of Social Work. By seeking a higher degree in Social Work in the US, I want to empower myself to make a tangible difference in the lives of neglected children in South Asia.
Since childhood, I have cherished a dream to seek admission for my MSW in the US because the Social Work education has the validity under Council on Social Work Education there. Nepal is a great destination for NGOs and INGOs for social workers and missionaries from all over the world. No wonder Nepal has the largest number of non-profits in the world at the moment. The situation is aggravated by Nepal’s position as a small landlocked country sandwiched between two giants, China and India. In the 90s there was a decade-long Maoist insurgency that caused over ten thousand fatalities and made many more women and children homeless, subject to exploitation. Nepal’s struggle to overthrow Monarchy and establish a Democratic Republic has also caused immense suffering to its people. Finally, the situation was worsened with the 2015 Earthquakes. Besides, Nepal has been considered to be cursed by a Satti, a young widow, meaning it’s destined to endless suffering due to known and unknown, social and geological, human and divine factors. This youngest republic needs attention from the world and its own people to redress its wounds. Hence, my MSSA degree at Mandel School will give me enough expertise to deal with the issues of charity and mismanagement of Foreign Aid and help me induce like-minded people in the areas to work more systematically to help innocent children and displaced men and women.
In addition, even a short stay in the Kathmandu valley will make one understand how critical the challenge of environmental degradation is at the moment. The current plight with the recurrence of drought, forest fires, flooding and earthquakes will only get magnified in the coming decades due to rapid climate change. In Nepal, as suggested by recent Environmental researchers, the recent changes in the Monsoon patterns have greatly aggravated poverty and inequalities of opportunities. While many are coping with the current predicament on a personal basis, the country must design and implement effective strategies to attain economic and social progress. Adapting to long and short-term climate-related problems needs creative engagement between the Government, the market actors and the civic movements. Also, the massive migration from rural to urban areas has largely contributed to the increase in pollution, unmanaged wastages in the Himalayan cities, especially, Kathmandu.
During my childhood, I lived in a quiet Shangri-La surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Today, the Kathmandu valley has turned into a miserable den of smoke and dust, a shanty town. In addition, due to the dearth of proper road infrastructure resulting out of the mismanagement of funds, the people are forced suffer from the dust-clouds stirred by endless road constructions along with smoke from uncontrollable vehicles plying on these unrepaired roads. This has made people suffer and develop diseases like asthma and other allergies, accelerating health hazards, especially infant mortality rate.
Climate change problem is crucial in Nepal to protect our fragile Himalayan eco-systems that are subjected to nefarious human encroachment and senseless modernization. As a social worker, it’s our ultimate mission to protect our beloved earth from harmful human activities. In our Hindu-Buddhist world, the Earth is compared to a Holy Cow, also a mother goddess. These days, the moment I step out of my house, I witness multiple piles of unmanaged wastage along the roads. The debris from road construction is everywhere. It has affected most of the inhabitants of the valley. For example, fearing I might develop dust allergy, I can’t travel long distance without a mask. The Nepalese seasons have also been affected by such hazardous activities. In last two decades, most of the trees in the valley have been chopped down and rice fields turned into residential colonies to meet the land requirement as everyone in Nepal wants a house in the capital, Kathmandu. Someone has to stop this before the situation turns beyond repair.
In this light, I believe a social worker has to first identify the problem and proceed to conduct research, employing different methodologies. The next challenge would be to address the people and explore the possibilities of action leading to a positive outcome and tangible results. Also, the Government will be urged to form policies to forge a bridge between people and the policy- makers to take a collective action. This way, we can address a problem and seek a solution by running nature-friendly programs to solve our problems. However, the social workers are making some progress in this context. Some NGOs are recycling the waste and making schools in remote areas for the underprivileged children and using local organic materials to teach the children in a practical way i.e. vegetables and poultry farming and the training them in an eco-friendly manner. Such new innovative ideas are currently trending among NGOs, making people aware of the ecological issues and its ethics. Thus, social workers in the NGOs are aspiring to use their resources and ideology to make a difference and meaningfully respond to the social issues in the Himalayan nation.
Moreover, in the US, Social Work Undergraduate and Master’s programs are accredited by the CSWE-accredited degree required to become a state-licensed social worker. Allowing social worker to professionally execute one’s duties as professionals will be of crucial significance. It is also preferable for the higher quality of education in terms of knowledge and professionalism. I am also interested in their practices and unique way of implementation from micro-meso-macro level intervention on the community, individual and family level. The universities in the States have a direct systematic theoretical framework of different sections of Social Work that is implemented under CSWE. In South Asia, Social Work has not been legalized as a profession. During my involvement, I would bring my innovation, creativity and new skills through the use of personal and local resources from different pieces of training and local expertise so that they can learn and implement the strategies to achieve desired goals.
As an international student from the little nation on the edge of the world that is still fighting for an all-inclusive and stable democracy, I feel the opportunity to seek admission in a prestigious Mandel School is a blessing for me. It’s a harsh truth that most of the scholars related to Social Work in my country don’t have proper access to the research material and information. I sometimes wish a large US institute like Case Western University Reserve had an outlet in Kathmandu to connect their resource and expertise to further cause of Social Work and justice in this Himalayan nation.
The Social Work in Nepal is at its early stage and has not been justly recognized like other professions in the country. Due to the continuous political instability and major political parties’ narrow, myopic and monopolized strategies, the distribution of the fruits of Foreign Aid and local support remains limited to loyal party cadres only. In addition, as most of the works of Non-Profits are primarily based in the Capital, only a drop trickles down to real Nepalese people. The violent incidents in recent elections also have affected the social workers as human rights defenders, because there were several disruptive incidents before the election and the human rights experts remained focused on the easily accessible parts of the capital only. Moreover, social workers are following the trend of seeking jobs only in INGOS for secure payment and position.
As a genuine social worker one has to work on the major issues of the marginalized grass root level problems. I am sure my opportunity to study at Mandel School will also help me share my vision with fellow researchers and students. It’s my dream to open a nonprofit after my study in the States to make social work reach the remotest corner of the inaccessible mountainous region. As for the understanding, my application and the undergraduate record, I would like to collect thoughts and fieldwork of my future Mandel colleagues and compile them into one place to make it a casebook for social workers in Nepal and elsewhere. In my part of the world, a student of Social Work doesn’t have a recognized identity as in the West and no reservoir of research material to forge his path to work in the field. This topic was much debated among my friends and teachers during my study at St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu University. In fact, the topic was so important that it was the first choice of our seminar paper that in the final year of our study in Nepal.
2. Social justice Issue
In addition to the endless political instability, the Nepalese social structure is entrapped in the Middle Ages. The caste system is heavily prevalent in the Nepalese society; the malpractices of a traditional feudal society dominate the life patterns of our world. In spite the façade of modernity seen in major Nepalese cities, remote mountain regions and rural Terai belts remain entrapped in the clutches of an Orthodox worldview. This not only hinders the path towards proper political stability, it also encourages discrimination among the people, especially low caste, women and marginalizes ethnicities. Since the dawn of Democracy in 1990, the issue of formation of a New Constitution has caused upheaval and unrest in the social structure of the country where diverse groups have coexisted for centuries. This aspect of Nepalese society is of a great concern to me because it raises the issue of social justice and the rights required for the deprived people, especially women and low castes.
Besides, Nepal is diverse in many ways. This cultural and ethnic diversity can be a boon as well as a curse. A perpetuation of Old orthodox value system will ultimately lead to an unequal distribution of power in the country. The various ethnic groups find it hard to coexist with the dominance of the upper caste oligarchs. With the dawn of democracy, there seems to be a lot of conflict between various factions of the society. Due to this, Nepalese democracy sometimes appears to be moving on a razor’s edge. A strong democratic system with an equal opportunity to all regardless of class and creed is crucial to the harmony in the Nepalese society.
The main cause of this problem lies with the education system and the socio-cultural roots that the people are living with. The education system has not reached the rural areas and is focused in the urban areas only. Education will not only bring women empowerment but awareness of the larger vision of humanity that has for centuries shaped the ethos of the Western world.
If I have power as a social worker, I would use it to mobilize my resource to reduce the illiteracy rate in the inaccessible regions of Nepal. I will also channelize my infrastructure to promote women empowerment and break the cycle of discrimination in work division of the rigid social structure that we live in. I will initiate projects that will spread awareness and help people in widening their knowledge on such issues of gender discrimination, literacy of the girl child and economic and social injustice. I will open an NGO where I will invest my resources in providing access to the education to all regardless of the work, creed or color. I would also advocate the cause by playing a role as a modest mediator between the marginalized people and the Governmental agencies.
However, it is easier said than done. To connect with the people in the remote Himalayan regions, I will need to bring solid programs to help people in health and education sector. But the major challenges lie in corruption and unhealthy manipulation due to a nexus between Social Organizations and Government related bodies. This makes a Social Worker’s functioning impossible. If I can overcome this challenge, using my connections earned at home and abroad along with my expertise after my Degree at Mandel, I will be able to find a platform of genuine workers and non-profits that can operate to benefit the society and show them the path of modern democratic and just order where we can all progress collectively and harmoniously.
Due to the increase in unaccountability and lack of transparency of the governmental bodies in the public eye, the genuine functioning of Social Workers and Non- Profits will be a great help, acting as a mediator or catalyst between government and public to win the trust of the people and bring desired changes in the society. Thus the main problem a social worker faces in the country is the prevalent unstable and muddled polity that is affecting everyday life of general public. Only genuine support and functioning of Social Workers can bring dynamic change and required justice that the nation needs today.
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Sleep is one of the most essential day to day activities that a human being does, in fact every living being does. Without a proper sleep, your brain can’t function or maintain your body that helps your brain to learn and make new memories, helps in concentration and respond fast.
It is also important for the functions of brain and removes toxins while you sleep. You will feel refresh the next day. Sleep deprivation almost affects every kind of tissues or system, from your brain, heart and lungs to metabolism, mood even your immune against diseases.
The lack of sleep will increases the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes , depression even obesity. According to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, they are trying to find if there is any relationship between sleep and diseases or the risks involves due to lack of sleep.
Late night learners might get benefits of time to their study and assignment .But, it also hampers your study and mental health. According to the article in sleep education, the memory recall and concentration will impact your exam and ends up with low grades.
There is a co-relation between Sleep and mental health. The lack of sleep affects your mental health. With its problems, comes insomnia or other sleep disorders. The sleep problems are usually associates with anxiety, despression, dipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
“44% of students experience symptoms of depression. Also, 80% feel overwhelmed by academic responsibilities, and 50% have struggled with anxiety” National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012
When asked Janette, a student of Griffith college about if it affects your mental health and study, she said that it’s a normal situation that comes in everybody’s life , the only thing they can do is take it easy.
Likewise, Reky, student of Journalism says “when I was in my undergrad days and was working as a photographer, I didn’t get much sleep but eventually figured out how to balance between the sleep, study and work. Moreover, it did not mental affected my study nor body.”
A goodnight rest has its own peaks but how many hours should we know as “better sleep?” Some may say getting at least eight hours of sleep is a good advice. The high school teenager should have eight hours of sleep or sleep upto ten hours for a healthy lifestyle.
While, college students must have seven to nine hours of sleep. This timetable is usually popular when it comes to the topic of better sleep. Likewise, sleep pattern is also that much important to get a better sleep. Here is some pattern that needs your proper attention:
Sleep latency- how much time it will take you to go from you fully awake to sleep. Keep the track of your sleep latency by doing the sleep latency test (MSLT) so that you will know if you have a sleep disorder or not.
Sleep efficiency- It is the total time that you spend in bed. You calculate and compare the time you spend in bed without sleeping versus the time you sleep. Just divide the each of the time (in minute). A normal sleep efficiency is considered to be 85 %
Wake after sleep onset- It is also referred as WASO which is the amount of time you wake up in the middle of night before your waking time. Waking up too much in the middle of night is not a good sign.
Wake time after sleep offset- It is also called as “WASF” which is the amount of time you are awake for long after you wake up from your unusual sleep in the morning. If this happens a lot it will cause a disorder in your sleep
REM latency- It is the timeframe between sleep onset and REM sleep.
Flu- bomb is important for us to protect. At this time of the year, people are more prone to getting flu due to the weather. It is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the weather most likely to change every season. According to the HSE, 200 to 500 Irish die from this virus per year. In the weekly report of the first week of 2020 by Influenza surveillance in Ireland, the flu is ruling this changing season where 15 outbreaks, five acute respiratory infections and one because of type B flu and human metapneumovirus.
The flu which is also called “ influenza” has also a bloody history dated back from 1347 to 1351 when it was called “ Black Death” but the worst history of this virus comes from the First World War in 1918 when 20 to 40 million civilian died. At that time there was neither cure nor vaccine. The researchers from 1933 found that there are three types of this virus namely A, B and C. And, Jonas Salk and Thomas Francis found the vaccine in 1983.
The flu will first affect your throat; have fever, chills, fatigue and mostly coughing and sneezing. It makes you exhausted while you ache with pain, leaving a chronic cough up to six weeks. Some will also feel a mood swing. According to NHS, headache, loss of appetite, feeling sick and being sick are among the symptoms they have included.
Who gets the flu quickly? Pregnant women, older people, and children fall under this category. Not only them, but many can also get into serious trouble if we don’t take good care of ourselves. When it is left untreated, it will lead to health complications like pneumonia or bronchitis. You can also cure yourself by taking plenty of rest for several. Many take home remedies like taking a stream or drinking the mixture of honey and lemon with hot water. Taking a paracetamol is also good.
Government and health workers recommend the flu vaccination is best prevention from this virus. The government is raising awareness about the importance of vaccination by operating a campaign “European Immunization Week” across the EU. Even in the workplace, they provide the employee, the corporate winter flu vaccination service to prevent flu.
People don’t see Flu as a threat or a serious disease. If not vaccine in time, it leads to death. Discussions are going on whether or not the formulas of vaccination are works? Nowadays, most of the families have started not to believe in vaccinating their children. They believe it might destroy their children immune system or have a long term side effect. They prefer natural remedies than vaccine. According to an article about flu from the Irish Times, people believe that they are strong enough to fight against the flu. Doctor recommends that if a person comes in contact with the person regularly whether they are infected or not, should be vaccine.
As there is saying prevention is better than cure, it’s important to vaccine yourself with the flu vaccination so that you can save the trouble of getting the flu. It will come in effect within two weeks. The vaccine keeps on changing according to the weather. If you vaccine this year, it won’t work in the next year. It much doesn’t cost to get a vaccine. If you are 10 years and over its free if you have GP card or a medical card and is available at your local pharmacy nearby you. If you have any severe allergies from the vaccine, consult your doctor first before taking one.
Sukrity Sharma 