SLANG.

                                      THE LANGUAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE



The slang terms that are most used by young people
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The language that is most loved by young people, they use this language to communicate with their friends. slang makes life easier to every young person because the is no need to use big words when you talking to your friends. There is also a big problem when a person use a slang most of the time, because you might use a slang in a wrong place, like in an interview so you should be careful were you use slang language. Slang is the language of young people, slang can be described as informal, nonstandard words or phrases (lexical innovations) which tend to originate in subcultures within a society. It is a fast moving river and although its bends and flows seem the same. People argue that slang in the form of AIM lingo causes students to under-perform in English tests or exams because they do not always fight the tendency to use AIM abbreviations. Slang in the form of ghetto lingo is also problematic when it comes to tests because, students forget to write in a proper English and they mix English with slang. When people lament the state of the English language, they often criticise new vocabulary, such as the slang, buzzwords and jargon that arise from young people, advertising, and technology. But new vocabulary marks linguistic change only in a relatively superficial way. Significant changes in language happen more slowly.

                           COOL CAMPUS SLANG

-aw yea - Oh, yes.

  

-balla' - Someone who flaunts money. 

-ballin -   To flaunt money. To be noticeably rich.

-bank - money. Usually a lot of it. "He got bank!"  

-be easy - A plead for someone to calm down or relax.

-wassup - (derived from "what's up?") What is going on? How is it going?  Good to see you. 

-you feel me? - A question asked to make sure someone understands you or where you’re coming from. See “feel me.”

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SNOW

                                     


                     SNOW IN JOHANNESBURG



Students at wits were excited to see snow, they were taking
pictures others were playing around with a snow.
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Everyone in Johannesburg was so excited to see the snow, others it was their very first time to see the snow they usually see it on televisions/movies especially young people. the noise that their were making usual told me that some of them they never sow it before, they could not resist their excitements some students did not even attend classes; come outside despite the cold wind pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country. The falling of the snow was such a good experience for many young people in the city of Johannesburg because we never thought that in Johannesburg can fall a snow, but it did this is such a blessing said fezeka PR Student in University of Johannesburg. Venetia Phakula, forecaster at the South African Weather Service, told the Mail & Guardian. Snow is a rare occurrence in Gauteng, with snowfall having been experienced in May 1956, August 1962, June 1964, September 1981 and on June 27 2007. September 1981 has the greatest snowfall on record, with statistics showing snowfall accumulating up to 10 centimetres across the province. What causes a snow  "The snow is actually caused by the pressure in the upper level of the atmosphere. It is not very common to experience this

 in the northern parts of the region," said Riet.

The tables at the University of Johannesburg student centre
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             FOUR TIPS FOR DRIVING IN A SNOW

• Remember in bad weather stopping distances can increase significantly.
• Always apply brakes gently, Release them and DE-clutch if the car skids.
• Ensure tyres are in good condition for maximum traction on slippery roads.
• Use major roads for journeys and beware of black ice.

SPORTS.

             YOUNG PEOPLE AND SPORTS



These young people are enjoying to play different sports which makes them healthy and ready for every
challenge they come across.  from left to right Dlamini, Brown, Terry, Smith, Miyer and Klee.

 Sport is very important for young people. Every young person should practise some sport, it is very essential. If you practise sport you will have a healthy life, you must not drink alcohol and you must not smoke. It is wonderful for the heart and lungs. because, you burn a lot of calories. If you take up a sport you won’t have limits, you’ll meet new people, new friends and Sport helps you if you have any problems,... and it joins all the countries together. As the London Olympics game is trying to inspire a generation of young people; "by giving hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK opportunities to learn new skills, try different activities and communities as a result of the London 2012 games; and improving the lives of millions disadvantaged young people around the world".



These young girls from Kokstard are playing soccer,
you can see that they love this sport because
 they play with their foot they dint have soccer boots,
that show that they love football no matter what!.



Practising a sport is very easy, and you only need to feel like it. In my town Kokstard, the main sports are football, basketball and Ruby but the common one it football because everyone loves football. The are sport based programme that have been shown to improve the learning performances of children and young people, encourage school attendance and a desire to succeed academically. Sports also provide a forum for young people to learn how to deal with competition and how to cope with both winning and losing, it can also have a positive benefits academical.

Finally, I think you should practise sports, it is the best thing that you can do. Just do it! Take up a sport!

Laughter is the best medicine.

                                    LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE.


 

business people laughing from left T Nkosi, N Smith and A George.
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Laughter is still the best medicine, and the only one perhaps that has no side effects. When a person loughs you get to see the other side of him/her. Just hearing people laughing at about anything can certainly bring us to burst of laughter too. Still many believe and would agree that to certain extent laughter is as good a therapy in relieving stress as those recommended by the experts. However some still believe that when we laugh, the process can make our stomach and our lungs expand, which also improves our blood circulation, boost the immune system, strengthen the heart, lowers the blood pressure, and give the nervous system a good stimulant.

Laughing can release a chemical in our body known as endorphin, which is a prove natural high stimulant. In like manner it decreases the cortisol level in the body, which is a chemical that tell us the level of stress a person is going through. The public relations point of view a people who likes to laugh they are easy approachable because there always a smile to a person who laughs. No one can ever question the benefits of laughter to a person. It has been proven that laughter can surely help us feel better when we are sad and down, Truly laughter is still the best medicine.   when laughter is shared, it binds people together and increases happiness Laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humour and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE.

                                    IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE.

South Africa is known as a country that has a high rate of "crime"  because most of young people  are exposed to drugs at a young age. They get into drug because they want to get rid of tress of not having food to eat and money to go to school. A 20 year old Brixton resident who live with the dead now enhances people lives as a beauty therapist, Jonathan George was once a victim to the Sorge of drugs, he started smoking drugs at the age of 18 with his friends. This young boy did not have someone to guide him. so he was guided by his friends.



Jonathan George awarded International certificate

 in beauty therapy by Dr Aleit Pretorious and Transformation

 and development centre. (http://www.google.com/)



Young people in our communities need people who would guide them through, but Transforming and development centre is there to help young ones at Johannesburg Brixton community (Gauteng). It applies cooperate social investment by helping young people in the  community who have special needs, disabilities and people who can not afford further education. The transformation and development centre PR is aiming to to assist young people among the community to attain various Milt-disciplinary skill such as beauty therapy, upholstering and automotive repairers. From a public relations point of view most young people lack a communication skill with their parents that is why they end up doing crime because they want money to buy something for themselves. Dr Aleit Pretorios and the centre have given a new leas on a life of a 18 year old boy who was addicted to drugs. He is been awarded International certificate in a beauty therapy and his life will never be the some, if you know of a young person who has lost track of his/her life just let that person know about the Transformation development centre in Brixton, because the centre it here to make a life change to the young minds that are lost. Don't experience with drugs because they will ruin your life.

Know your status.

                               
                                                     KNOW YOUR STATUS.

KNOW YOUR STATUS TODAY!!

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told SOWETAN "that he was not surprised to hear that 43% of people living with HIV also had a mental disorder." it is because many people do not worry themselves to go and test and when they found out that they are HIV positive, they panic a lot and forgetting that you can still live a healthy life with HIV, Am saying to you the is life after knowing that you are HIV positive. AIDS is a life-threatening disease caused by infection with the HIV (virus) which creates a condition where the body gradually loses its ability to defend itself against other opportunistic and potentially life-threatening diseases. HIV infection is spread only when an adequate amount of infected body fluid enters the bloodstream of a non-infected person.

It is important to know your status as young as you are do not wait until you get sick to go and do HIV test, it is your responsibility as an individual to go and test after three months, do not wait for the HIV & AIDS campaigns to come to you. People should know that, when you go for HIV & aids test it is not that you are living a careless life but it is for you to know your status, because there is a say that says " if you don't know your staters that mean you are positive. "In the beginning of the all four UJ campuses had campaigns about HIV & AIDS they do this every year because their mission is to develop effective strategies continually in order to ensure that students of the University are better prepared, both professionally and personally, to deal with HIV and AIDS in South African society.   there is no excuse for you not to test because in our campuses we have clinics and they are all free of charge. just take a step of change in your life and be free as young as you are, make a change in your life.

                                                           

                                                                      GOOD FRIDAY

On good Friday Christians remember the day when Christ was crucified on the cross.

 Good friday.
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Many people ask themselves what is good Friday, good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday.  some people may ask themselves Why is it called Good Friday? The name may be derived from 'God's Friday' in the same way that good-bye is derived from 'God be with you'.It is 'good' because the barrier of sin was broken.

what happened on Good Friday

Tree crosses, the middle cross was for Jesus
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Jesus was arrested and was tried in a mock trial, he was handed over to the Roman soldiers to be beaten and flogged with whips. A crown of long, sharp thorn was thrust upon his head. Jesus was forced to carry his own cross outside the city to skull Hill. H e was so weak after the beating that a man named Simon, who was from Cyrano, was pulled from the crowd and forced to carry Jesus cross the rest of the way. Jesus was nailed to the cross. Two other criminals were crucified with him, their cross were on either side of him.

A sign above Jesus read, "The king of Jews".

                                                     According to the Bible

The third hour of the day - Jesus was nailed to the cross
(9:00 am). The six hour of the day - the darkness covered the land
(12:00 noon). The ninth hour of the day - the darkness left and the Lord died
(3:00 pm). These hours in the bible are calculated from the first hour of the day, being six in the morning. His death paid the penalty not for his own wrong doings but for ours. We have no reason not to remember this day in our live. this is the powerful weekend you don't want to miss.