David and Victoria Beckham 'getting posher', study finds

There is a study conducted on the famous couple, Victoria and David Beckham, on how certain circumstances may have affected their pronunciation of words. Researches have compared the couple’s pronunciation back then and now which concluded that their pronunciation has become more elegant. The hypothesis is that once someone passed puberty, his pronunciation is fixed. However, research shows that even during adulthood a person may improve his speech. Furthermore, there is lot of factors such as social mobility, that can play a big role on how someone pronounce words.

I strongly believe that someone’s pronunciation can change due to circumstances because I have experienced it myself. When I first started attending classes of English I could not pronounce the TH, but after a while of hearing it and practicing with it I can finally say I can dominate it. The strongest motivations why I wanted to be able to dominate the TH are both instrumental and integrative. The Beckham’s motivation is instrumental because they have to adapt their speech to where they live and for the careers they are pursuing. By adapting their pronunciation they sound more upper-class.

Bibliography:

Smith,S.(17april 2013),Newsnight. David and Victoria getting posher, studies say. Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22179969

Atkins and the never-ending battle over carbs

The article that I have read is about the never ending battle over carbs.  Dr. Atkins has started the idea that carbs makes you fat and contributes to obesity. Dr. Atkins created the Atkins diet and it was a big hit around the world. More than three million people in the UK had tried this diet.  After years of experiments conducted on this area, medical professionals argues,  that this diet does not help the weight –conscious on a long term. But the fact is, people will do whatever it takes to look thin so that they can feel good.

My opinion is that there are a lot of programs that claim to help in the process of losing weight. However, I believe in order to lose weight, you have to balance your food intake and exercise. Regardless, you should bear in mind that every individual has a different body type and  metabolism. What a lot of people do not know is the fact that fruits and vegetables are carbs as well. Every individual should prior to plan to lose weight, conduct a rigorous research about losing weight. Lastly, losing weight should be taken seriously and not taken for granted.

 

 Bibliography:

Barford,V(17april 2013),BBC news magazine.Atkins and the never –ending battle.Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22145709