Dictionaries on Web

 

 Merriam Webster

This dictionary has ads at both sides of the searching spot/square which makes the dictionary-site a bit confusing in my opinion. A thing I like about this dictionary is that it has a button where I as a visitor can listen how to pronounce the word I looked up. It also has synonyms at the bottom of the site which is a big plus if you are struggling with a varied vocabulary.

 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse

 

Cambridge dictionaries online

This dictionary is the most confusing of the tree I chose to use, mainly because it has too many ads. A funny thing with this dictionary is that it has a button for pronouncing the word in British English, and in American English. This dictionary is not to prefer for people in a hurry because of all the ads which makes it cumbersome.   

 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Heinle`s Newbury House Dictionary

This Dictionary is tidy and without ads which makes it less confusing than the others I used. It is easy to understand, and looks up new words fast with good descriptions and examples . Another thing I like about this dictionary is when I looked up words a list words stating with the same letter showed up on the left side of the searching square. I liked this Dictionary best manly because it is tidy without ads which makes it easy to understand.

 http://nhd.heinle.com/Definition.aspx?word=horse

Color Blitz

Every single spring the Hindus celebrate the beginning of a new season with a festival called Holi, or the festival of colours. Thousands of Hindus takes part of this spectacular coloured event in all Hindu countries all over the wolrd.

There are many purposes of why Hindus celebrate this festival, but the main and foremost is to welcome the start of a new season with new opportunities and joy. Originally the purpose was celebrating commemorating good harvests and the fertile from the past year. The way the Hindus celebrate this event is completely different from other festivals, the special thing is that people throw coloured powder in the air, and at each other. The coloured powder is a symbol of enjoying spring's abundant colors and saying farewell to winter. The festival has also a religious purpose, it is related to the Hindus Gods Shiva and Krishna, but today the festival is celebrated independent of religion. People have fun and celebrate the amazing event with enthusiasm, humour and pleasure all over the world.

 This picthure is taken under the festival celebrations in Berlin, July 29

Living in Norway

When I first got this assignment of writing a blog post about Living in Norway I was sceptical. To be honest my attitude was a bit negative, I had absolutely no clue of what I could write about.

Eventually I began to write down the first things that popped into my head when someone mentions the word Norway.

 When I usually hear the word Norway I think of random facts, for instance that our country has many incredible resources, for instance oil. By selling oil to other countries our nation gets rich, which again makes us to one of the best counties in the whole world to live in. When I sit here in my warm and comfy bed with absolutely no worries but what to wear tomorrow, one little thought pops up in my head;  maybe a country isn`t all about the money  and the wealth, but about the people who live there. I think that one of the reasons that Norway is one of the best countries in the world to live in, is the way have way we care about each other. I have to say that behind the prosperity and superiority of our country, hard work and struggle can be found. So when we think of Norwegians in an all over perspective, can we then allow us self to act superior to other states and nationalities?

 

 My opinion is that we have right to be proud of our country, and what we have achieved. I think we should be grateful of being a part of Norway, and since we are as strong and careing as we are today, I think that we should use our knowledge to help other countries.