''Article #5'' /multimedia (2nd semester)

Hello everyone! Here is a video for you. This is about power phrases mentioned in one of my previous journals. In the video, 50 words related to power phrases is introduced.I think it can be helpful for all of us. 

In daily life, we are experiencing some occasions in which we have difficulties. In such cases, all we should do is keep calm and act as if anything problematic could be solved. So the key words in this video can considerably help us in daily life. For the sake of all humankind, power phrases have an important role in our relationships and we all should take them into consideration in any case that can be faced in our life. Never forget that all words have a power and this power is undeniable if we demand better relationships and a better life.

Revised Journal 2 (2nd semester)

Reflection on ''Article #5'' (2nd semester)

This article informs us about ''power phrases'' that can be beneficial in getting respect from the others. Before expressing my own comments on this topic,I admit that the author is exactly on my side. 

Many people may have asked this question to themselves at least once; ''How can I get respect from the others?'' In daily life, we are necessarily struggling for having a status among the people around us,which may sometimes  wear us down. When asked why, majority of the people can not give an exact answer to this question even though it is highly clear. It is simply because of human nature. When entering into a new community, we try to make ourselves realized by the others just by following our instincts,which of course does not directly mean that when attracting attention,we are getting respect,as well. Getting respect is more than getting realized. Our speech and attitudes toward the others determine the limits of respect that we get.What we think and say should go with each other.Then, you will be sure that the others will act in the same way toward you. An old saying may help us to get the point;''what goes around,comes around...'' In addition to our extrinsic attitudes, how we behave ourselves is also crucial.That is to say, it will be weird to expect respect from the others if you do not have respect for yourself. First you believe in yourself, and then the rest will absolutely do the same toward you. 

All in all, I am of the opinion that this article is highly informative and can give us hand to understand how to get respect.

Revised journal 1 (2nd semester)

Reflection on ''Article #3'' (2nd semester)

Whether or not women and men can be friends is a topic opened to discuss. While many support that ''yes,they can be friends'', the others are against to this idea. In this article, some possible results of friendship between men and women was discussed.

Friends can be defined as siblings that are not given by the God. According to this definition, our friends are our siblings at the same time. So, there should be an unbroken bond between us and our ''real'' friends. Some reasons may harm this bond. For instance, the relationship between a man and a woman may turn out a dating,which is a damaging effect on intimate feelings of friendship. This is not their fault but a possibility. Such situation may somehow occur and pose a threat to female-male friendships.

In this article, the writer is also talking about benefits that individuals can get. For example, female-female friendships are generally based on more emotional occasions.  In any negative situation that is undergone, you pour your griefs out to your female friend and her reaction may be away from logic. That is to say, she may approach in an emotional way and her efforts to help you may results in more trouble. But in female-male friendships, women are more lucky compared to the other option which is female-female friendship. Men can calmly handle the situation thanks to their nature. In this case, women obtain more benefit in friendships with men.

To sum up, two main possible results of female-male friendships are obvious and each is a common situation. They can differ in some conditions. In my opinion, men and women can be friends regardless of negative samples.

Here is funny image for you :)

''Article #4''/multimedia (2nd semester)

Hi everyone,let me introduce you to this guy! He is Enrico performing at Biscolata advertisement. He is an Italian and as we see on TV he is good at making cookies. I chose this video for the article to show how talented Italian boys are, although his talent shown is just for the advertisement :) Before these ads, a lot of people are not aware of the brand ''Biscolata'' or they do not prefer to buy that much. But after these ads, people especially girls begin to consume more and we witnessed that Biscolata as a brand is really good at advertisement. In addition to their success in ad, they also show us boys' skill in cooking. As it was stated in the previous article, Italian boys get informed about cooking by living with their families for a long time. This can be shown as an advantage for the situation mentioned.

Enjoy the video! :)

Reflection on ''Article #4'' (2nd semester)

This passage declares that Italian men generally live with their family and it is a signification of good sense and good cooking. They prefer to stay with their families and still feel free and comfortable. I support this idea but it is well-known that boys generally live more independently compared to opposite sex and  it is not so common for them to be bound to their families.

In Turkey, it is exact opposite with the situation in Italy. The older the boys get,the more free they become. People around them may criticize them blaming for being a burden on their parents' shoulders. It is not actually something to criticize or interfere. But as it happens in Italy, this situation can be helpful in boys' capabilities about cooking. Now that they spend more time with their mothers, it means that they can learn how to cook or to do some housework. In this case,girls that will get married with these boys are so lucky :)

In addition,if it was so in our country,such boys would sarcastically seem ''mamma's boys''. But in Italy,it is not like that,which is more reasonable to explain this situation. They seem more bound to their parents not poor or ''mamma's boys''. This is another important point for such condition. To sum up, Italian boys are happy with living in their families' homes and this contributes them in some areas such as cooking and the bound between them and their parents. I support this idea and state that it can be helpful for their personal developments and their future wives :)

Rowing/multimedia (2nd semester)

Here is a video basically demonstrating METU Rowing Team. In this video, you can also see how the boat is driven and the sporter moves on it. I must actually state that it is not as easy as it seems :) You must train for weeks just to set balance on the boat and understand the techniques that you are supposed to do. In addition to some theory based information, like any other sports, rowing has a soul that holds the team together and connected. When I was a sporter in Fethiye Belediyesi Rowing Team, I spent all the time generally with my teammates. They were really friendly and helped me in any challenge,which is a unchanging result of being at the same team. I miss them so much :)
Let me give you some information about METU Rowing Team. It was founded in 1962 in METU and the team maintains the exercises at Eymir Lake. We are such lucky students that we can row in Ankara thanks to METU! :)

Rowing (2nd semester)

Rowing is a sport that many still do not know.It is generally mistaken for canoeing.But after this journal,you will probably understand what kind of sport rowing is. To begin with history, it goes back to 16th century. First rowing race is said to take place at Thames River in England in 16th century. 

I was first introduced by rowing 5 years ago and I dealt with it for 2.5 years. It actually was really tiring and demanding to dealt with it. There were training hours twice a day,which is hard to follow everyday.However, it contributed a lot  psychologically and physically. Before talking about these advantages,let me introduce you to rowing as a sport. In rowing, the person on the boat drives it considerably by the strength of legs. At this point, arms have active role in collimating and also total strength shown by the person. Balance is another important point in rowing. The boat on which you stand is really light and small in size so you must set such a powerful balance that it can not sink with any move. Boats can be for one,two,four and eight people and each boat can have different features compared to the others. 

As for advantages, it contributed a lot in terms of psychological and physical aspects. Thanks to exercises that are scheduled by the trainer,I used to have more systematical life style. That is to say, as I did not want to miss any exercise, I used to plan everything in advance. Psychically, it shaped my body and made me more durable against the diseases due to healthy life it provided me.

In spite of challenges such as tiredness, it was really nice to deal with such sport :)

Democracy in Turkey/multimedia (2nd semester)

Look carefully at this picture. They are about recent resistance in Turkey. One is from local television channel and the other is from foreign channel called CNN International. 

Nowadays, "Gezi Park" in Istanbul is facing destruction by the government to build a new shopping center. The citizens are against it and they are are rising up in all parts of Turkey. Receiving orders from the authorities,the police in Turkey keep on harming the activists by tear gas and water cannons. Every day a lot of people living in different regions in Turkey are getting together and protesting the government and its destructive method triggering violence in the country. At first sight, you may not make a connection between democracy and this event in our country. But the recent resistance by the citizens is because of not only a park but our rights that are taken from us. For instance, today we can not celebrate our national occasions,violence on women is increasing day by day and a lot of is suffering from poverty. At this point, it is definitely fair to demand more democracy in all areas. 

Let's look at the picture again. While such violence is at advanced stage in our country, foreign media is broadcasting more objectively compared to local media. Our media is not reflecting the scenes as it must be and it supports the strategies of the government. Despite a lot of injuries and death,the government still avoid taking a step back.It persistently ignore the citizens of Republic of Turkey. I hope this excessive violence of both the government and the police will stop and the citizens' demands will be satisfied.

Comments (2nd semester)

http://iremoyku.blogspot.com/2013/06/journal-4-gymnastics.html

Dear İrem,

I really need to express that your style is so good. The way you begin your journal makes us focus on the topic. You are interested in gymnastics and actually do it recently. So as I understand,you are interested in the topic you write,as well. There is not a big problem about your grammar and method. But I need to talk about some minor mistakes. First of all, ''you can do other sports easier.'' If I'm not mistaking,it must be ''more easily''. '' it leads you know'' > ''It leads you TO know.'' Except for two mistakes,I did not notice any mistake. I hope to see your next journals. Congratulations İrem :)


http://inci010911.blogspot.com/2013/06/journal-entry-6-article-raport-talk-and.html

Dear İnci,

I have read your journal and really like it. You explained the topic in detail and it appeals to me a lot. I appreciate the way you wrote your journal. Some minor punctuation mistakes can occur. I wanna to show you your mistakes that I noticed.  ''For instance, they share secrets. relate experiences, reveal problems and discuss options and these are necessary for their development.''  Here is a punctuation mistake especially about full stop and comma. I believe you are already aware of it and you can easily correct it. Except for this sentence, I did not notice any problem about your journal. You are really good at writing. Congra İnci :)

http://rue-sama.blogspot.com/2013/04/article-reflection-multi-media-entry-3.html

Dear Ebru,

Firstly, I watched the video you uploaded. It maked me smile because we are all so :) It can be definitely said that you are good at writing and expressing the ideas you hold.However, I wanna show you some mistakes that you made. ''In this animation video, our addiction to the Internet displays explicitly. '' I got what you tried to say,but your sentence should be like that : ''In this animation video, our addiction to the Internet is displayed explicitly.'' But of course it is not because of your lack of knowledge. In addition to this mistake, in one of your sentences, you wrote ''two of them''. But ''both of them'' would be better. It is about your word choice. Except for these two mistakes,your journal is excellent :) I hope to see your next journals and I really appreciate you :)

http://osmangulgun48.blogspot.com/2013/06/sofuoglu-kenan-sofuoglu-is-professional.html

Dear Osman,

Your journal is really informative and thanks to you, I got more information about Kenan Sofuoğlu. He is really successful and you emphasized on it well. In spite fo your good writing,there some mistakes that should be corrected.First of all, ''He won lots of races and cups since then.'' Here is a grammatical mistake. As you know,if your sentence contains ''since then'',you should use perfect tense. In additiın, in your sentence : ''After he won the championship in 2010 he wore the Ottoman Bladder'', there is a punctuation mistake. You should put a comma between two sentences. Also,you should correct this sentence in terms of punctuation and spelling.>''He says because winners wear or do sth about their culture I decide to wear this bladder.'' Last mistake is in this sentence;''He lost his brother in 2002 than 2008 he lost his other brother and in 2010 he lost his father. '' You had better correct again your spelling. Except for them,I appreciate the way you expressed your ideas and congratulations Osman :)

Democracy in Turkey (2nd semester)

Despite economic growth in some areas, Turkey falls behind in political sphere and democracy. Development in economy does not mean a progress in democratic thinking  and political areas that are significant factors for entire development.

Firstly, in recent years Turkey has witnessed some setbacks in democracy. Many journalists have been arrested,which is a hindrance to freethinking and thus being a democratic society. Additionally, some branches of media and business have come under the rules of government and people representing many others have got deprived of freedom and some rights. 

Secondly, the strict policy of government has caused disruptions in governance. The party in power is of the opinion that; people thinking in the same way with them are good,but others not. Being antipathetic, such opinion might highly impede the public from participating in any political issue. It can be also observed that due to policy of government about other countries, Turkey is regarded as a warlike society.The president's approach to any war in any other country is not peaceful.

Thirdly,recent situation in our country is definitely an obstacle to democracy. A lot of people is striving for their rights,but there is no one to listen to them and their demands. They are explicitly ignored by the government and also shown as evil-minded.What a shame!

On the whole, as a well-known country, Turkey must give importance to democratic thinking and its policy as well as economy. 

This photo can sarcastically explain the recent situation.

Reflection on ''Article #3'' (2nd semester)

Whether or not women and men can be friends is a topic opened to discuss. While many support that ''yes,they can be friends'',the others are against to this idea. In this article, some possible results of friendship between men and women was discussed.

Friends can be defined as siblings that are not given by the God. According to this definition, our friends are our siblings at the same time. So there should be an unbroken bond between us and our ''real'' friends. Some reasons may harm this bond. For instance, the relationship between a man and a woman may turn out a dating,which is a damaging effect on intimate feelings of friendship. This is not their fault but a possibility. Such situation may somehow occur and pose a threat to female-male friendships.

In this article, the writer is also talking about benefits that individuals can get. For example, female-female friendships are generally based on more emotional occasions.  In any negative situation that is undergone, you pour your griefs out to your female friend and her reaction may be away from logic. That is to say, she may approach in emotional way and her efforts to help you may results in more trouble. But in female-male friendships, women are more lucky compared to the other option which is female-female friendship. Men can calmly handle the situation thanks to their nature. In this case; women obtain more benefit in friendships with men.

To sum up, two main possible results of female-male friendships are obvious and each is a common situation.   They can differ in some conditions. In my opinion, men and women can be friends regardless of negative samples.

Here is funny image for you :)