25 Mart 2013 Pazartesi

Reflection on ''Slow Food Movement'' (2nd semester)


As it is inferred from the video, ''slow food movement'' mostly concerns about how to enhance quality of food without damaging resources of the earth. The motto of this movement is ''good,clean,fair food'' and I assure you that it is so close to achieve what is targeted. It aims not only to provide people with reliable food but also to make it possible to prevent cultivation from dying. I agree on such a beneficial idea due to the fact that it can really help us to become concious of what we consume and how it is produced. Firstly, despite developing techniques and increasing awareness, the importance of some basic needs like nutrition are dramatically ignored. We say that we have no enough time for anything and it is waste of time to investigate details of the food we consume. What we miss is that whether it is safe or not directly affects our health.  By this way, slow food meets the needs thanks to its organic and healthy content. Secondly, slow food is in favour of nature during process. Contrary to fast food, production phase of slow food contains organic farming as stated in the video. That is to say, there is no pesticide or hormone that causes harm both to items and our earth. In addition to them, another mission of this movement is preserving and even promoting local food items.In their opinion, people sending fast-food away, gets inclined to more local and traditional cuisine that is among our cultural values. For instance,in each region of Turkey where wide range of food served, people still prefer same kind of fast food items,which goes against the concept of slow food movement that aims to prevent localization from disappearing. On the whole, I support such organization and I’m of the opinion that it must be applied in Turkey,as well.





10 Mart 2013 Pazar

rock-paper-scissors (2nd Semester)

Rock-paper-scissors was once among the most desirable games;however today,the interest of the young has changed into more technological ones. Thanks to the ones still interested in, the game is luckily not out of date. Also strangely, according to some people, it is thought to be played to decide who is victim. That is to say, think of a situation in which either of twosome is supposed to perform a task.Then the game starts and the winner gets rid of the task while the loser gets obliged to achieve it. Let me give you more details about  the rock-paper-scissors. It is the game played by twosome.While playing it, players shape their hands like rock,paper and scissors. First rule is that the ''rock'' runs over the ''scissors'',the scissors cuts the ''paper'',and the paper covers the rock,which composes base of the game. Another rule is that each player is supposed not to show their hands to the other player. In such case, no fair play can occur. Moreover, both player is to show  their hands at the same time,so that they can not catch sight of the next action of each other. As for where and when it can be played, I can definitely say that no specific time or place is avaliable. Whenever you get bored, all you should do is finding an opponent to play with. Contrary to the games that are demanding and hard to afford, rock-paper-scissors can easily appeals to your desire of entertainment. Leave those games mentioned for a while and enjoy the rock-paper-scissors! May the best man win!