MASS MEDIA

Like to say that throughout the history people understood that knowledge is power. That’s why people have always been eager to learn. The main source of information for millions of people is mass media. Mass media includes newspapers and magazines, radio and television.

Newspapers and magazines are the oldest and most widespread of the mass media. There are different national and local papers, dailies, weeklies and monthlies. They satisfy different interests and tastes.

Many people still prefer the radio. It’s good to listen to the radio in a car, or in the open air, or when you do something about the house. Listeners can tune into all kinds of stations: pop or classical music, news, sport or foreign radio stations. Besides, radio has fresher news than newspapers. They are informed every half hour.

Nobody will deny that television is the most popular type of mass media. It gives the opportunity to see the best actors, sport matches, to meet famous people. We learn about different countries, people and their customs, traditions, achievements and problems. We watch different talk-shows, TV-games, concerts, feature films and serials. At the end of my story I’d like to say that nowadays you can be informed even if you live in the Sahara desert.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  Science is creating wonders almost every day. What was once fantasy is now a reality thanks to the recent achievements of scientists.

 I think Electric engineering is the most powerful and exiting science nowadays. I am fond of electric engineering because it influences our lives and every day enters our flats. Picture-tube televisions have turned into LCDs  and Plasma. Computers have given away to laptops and notebooks. The mobiles have turned into a wonderful island of entertainment and communication. Internet has brought the impossible within means. Web has made online education possible through its territories. Cloning, space trips and robots are the miracles of the modern times. All these achievements are very important for us, especially for me, because I can’t live without my computer, MP3 and mobile.

The world knows the names of many great scientists: mathematicians, physicists, biologists, chemists, historians etc. As for me I think Newton was a really great scientist. He is considered the father of modern mathematics: he discovered the law of motion and the universal law of gravitation.

In conclusion I should say that our life is impossible without science and technology.

YOUTH AND SOCIETY

I think that the teenage years are the most wonderful years in our life. At this age we start a new adult life. We get more and more freedom. We can go to parties, discos, cafes, etc. We can have a lot of fun with our friends. We join together in a group to dance, read books, become members of youth organizations or representatives of subculture.

There are a lot of organizations, groups and movements, so young people can find a group or a movement that will suit their interests. The biggest youth organization in Belarus is the BRSM, which include 500,000 young people from 14 till 31. The main aim of this organization is to promote patriotism, involve young people in useful public activities.

Today many young people participate in exchange programmes organized either by schools or youth organizations.

Some young people set up environmental groups and join charity projects. I strongly believe that the initiative of young people should be supported by teachers, schools parents and other organizations.

It’s not easy for a teenager to find their own way of life still being involved in the social life of the country. At the end of my story I’d like to say that the real life is here in the family, in the country we live in.