journal 2

                                                                 
                                                                    TWILIGHT
              

       
      Twilight is one of the most impressive series I've ever watched.Although I've watched this series at least ten times,I still watch it ,tirelessly.In fact,I dont love the novels related to vampires,or any other vampire series.Yet,this seems to be attractive in many ways.I think the most attractive thing is Jacob...:)This is a series of four vampire-themed novels by American author Stephenie Meyer.Those are relatively successful.As far as I remember first part was released in 2008.When I watched it,I thought how I would wait for following parts.I was impatient.I want to talk about these.

      Twilight starts out in the perspective of seventeen year old Isabella Swan, "Bella" who has a normal boring life, until she moves to Forks, Washington with her father Charlie. She doesn't expect anything to change.She thinks that  what could happen in a small town where it never stops raining? But she was wrong.As soon as she laid her eyes on Edward Cullen, her life changed completely. He,his brothers and sisters were so beautiful, and she couldn't help staring. At first she tries to avoid Edward, and acts as if he was annoying. But,she wants to get to know him.Afterwards, she  finds out that he is different that he is a vampire. Though Edward tells her to stay away, she still tries to talk to him in school, and finds any excuse she can to be near him. Their relationship strenghtens, and she finally begins to realize that her life is in danger because of her hanging out with the Cullens. Just one simple game of baseball( it is vampire baseball) She encounters a tracker (James). James instantly becomes obsessed with Bella, and decides to track her. The Cullens try to keep her safe, but since Bella is so stubborn, she decides she will go after him herself. She will do anything to try and save her mother. She meets James in a ballet studio where he attacks her. Edward and the Cullens defend her.Edward and Bella promise each other that they will be together forever....

                                                                             NEW MOON       

                                           
      New Moon picks up where the Twilight movie left off. It’s Bella’s birthday, and much to her disappointment, both her dad and her absentee mother have gone out and bought gifts that she had told them not to. Not only that, but the whole Cullen clan decide to throw her this elaborate birthday party with much too expensive gifts.After this birthday party,something goes wrong with her.Bella falls into a deep depression. Her father decides it’s high  time to send her back to her mother. aAter an experience with a biker guy she finds that she can actually see and hear(or she thinks) Edward when she’s in danger, she decides that she needs to start being adventurous so that she can see the love of her life all the time.So during the next few months, Bella has a really full schedule. She reignites her relationship with Jacob and stands by his side while he rebuilds a couple of motorcycles that were destined for the junkyard, she learns to ride one of them, and finds out that not only are there vampires in the area but there are also werewolves.She also discovers that there is a vampire who wants to kill Bella  because Edward killed this vampire's mate. Since Edward is stuck on Bella, Victoria figures its only fair that she must kill Bella. While Victoriais planning some tracks,Bella wants to see his love again and decides that cliff diving is the way to do it. She takes a flying leap off the cliff, almost drowns but Jacob rescues her. But thanks to another person’s death, a ill timed phone call, and a mixed up message that got to the wrong person, Edward is under the impression that Bella is dead and decides to do the only sensible thing – head for Italy to royally tick off the Volturi, a group of vampires that stick to the old ways and don’t want any human to know they exist.
Alice comes to find Bella, they race to Italy in time to prevent Edward from making a serious mistake, and the Volturi allow  them to go on the condition that Bella is made a vampire.


     I like both of the two plots,although these plots are similar with  other plots.This film takes place in amazing places.I like those places too much.This comprises of romantic and horror elements.I advise you to watch these series:)


     


    


   

  EXERCİSES:

1- COLD COMFORT

Not so long ago, many of us resisted separating  glass, cans, and paper out of our garbage. What a hassle. Today, of course, every second-grader knows that the world's resources are limited and that recycling helps preserve them. We act locally, while thinking globally. It's time to bring the same consciousness to health care as we face a growing medical crisis: the loss of antibiotic effectiveness against common bacterial illnesses. By personally refusing—or not demanding—antibiotics for viral illnesses they won't cure, we can each take a step toward prolonging overall antibiotic effectiveness.

Media reports have likely made you aware of this problem, but they have neglected the implications. Your brother catches a cold that turns into a sinus infection. His doctor treats him with antibiotics, but the bacteria are resistant to all of them. The infection enters his bloodstream—a condition known as septicemia—and a few days later, your brother dies. (Septicemia is what killed Muppets creator Jim Henson a few years ago.) Or instead of a cold, he has an infected cut that won't heal, or any other common bacterial disease, such as an ear or prostate infection.

Far-fetched? It's not. The antibiotics crisis is real. Consider Streptococcus pneumoniae: This common bacterium often causes post-flu pneumonia. (Pneumonia and influenza combined are the  country's sixth leading cause of death, killing 82,500 Americans in 1996.) Before 1980, less than 1 percent of S. pneumoniae samples showed any resistance to penicillin. As of last May, researchers at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego discovered that 22 percent of S. pneumoniae samples were highly resistant to it, with another 15 percent moderately so. And the most recent statistics from the Sentry Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, which monitors bacterial resistance at 70 medical centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and South America, show that 44 percent of S. pneumoniae samples in the U.S. are highly resistant, and worldwide, resistance is at an all-time high (55 percent).

2-EXERCISE

Soccer — or football (or foosball or futbol), as it is called by the rest of the world outside theUnited States is surely the most popular sport in the world. Every four years, the world championship of soccer, the World Cup is watched by literally billions all over the world, beating out the United States professional football's Superbowl by far. It is estimated that 1.7 billion television viewers watched the World Cup final between France and Brazil in July of 1998. And it is also a genuine world championship, involving teams from 32 countries in thefinal rounds, unlike the much more parochial and misnamed World Series in American baseball (that does’t even involve Japan or Cuba, two baseball hotbeds). But although soccer has become an important sport in the American sports scene, it will never make inroads into thehearts and markets of American sports the way that football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and even tennis and golf have done. There are many reasons for this.

Recently the New England Revolution beat the Tampa Bay Mutiny in a game played during ahorrid rainstorm. Nearly 5000 fans showed up, which shows that soccer is, indeed, popular in the United States. However, the story of the game was buried near the back of thenewspaper's sports section, and there was certainly no television coverage. In fact, the biggest reason for soccer's failure as a mass appeal sport in the United States is that it doesn't conform easily to the demands of television.

Basketball succeeds enormously in America because it regularly scheduled what it calls "television time-outs" as well as the time-outs that the teams themselves call to re-group, not to mention half-times and, on the professional level, quarter breaks. Those time-outs in the action are ideally made for television commercials. And television coverage is the lifeblood of American sports. College basketball lives for a game scheduled on CBS or ESPN (highly recruited high school players are more likely to go to a team that regularly gets national television exposure), and we could even say that television coverage has dictated the pace and feel of American football. Anyone who has attended a live football game knows how commercial time-outs slow the game and sometimes, at its most exciting moments disrupt the flow of events. There is no serious objection, however, because without television, football knows that it simply wouldn't remain in the homes and hearts of Americans. Also, without those advertising dollars, the teams couldn't afford the sky-high salaries of their high-priced superstars.

If I were a boy..;)

  I'd love one girl forever
If I were a boy even just for a day
and cheat her never
Dont underestimate the girl
and treat them fairly
I'd dally with whom I wanted
and I'd never leave her
Cause she will never upset me

If I were boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to be girl
I'd swear I'd take care of her
I'd protect her from all the evils
Cause I feel how one feels when one is girl
When you find the one you wanted
Cause she's appropriate for you
and everything you had dreamed of

If I were a boy
I 'd not make any mistake
Tell her the truths
So she would think that I was reliable person
I'd respect the girls as a person
and I'd not make any discrimination
Cause I know that there is no difference between us
taking this into consideration


If I were a boy
I could everything better I could go on with the same people
How it feels to be uique,trusty person
I swear I'd take over all responsibilities on my own
I'd act wisely
Cause I know how it will work out all hardships
when you are such a sacrificing person
cause she is a great girl
and everythind you'd got wanted from the beginning

Its a little too late to regret,sorry
Say the truths always
Think you're like a girl
If you thought I'd marvellous for you
you were candid man
But you are just a boy
you dont understand
and you dont realize,ohhh
how it feels to love a girl

Someday you wish you had been a better man
you wont be as happy as her
you dont realize how you'd live without her
you dont want to accept this truth that it hurts
When you realized she'd live with another man
Because of your faults
You'd realize You were too regretful
And everything you had had ,disappeared nowIf I were BOY

VİDEO REFLECTİON 2: Dont make the children unhappy!

    From the past to present, people all over the world have determined to live together, which is called “get marriaged” in another word. So, they depend on for living each other. Nevertheless, some couples are unable to maintain their relationship; therefore they choose divorce as a solution.

    Nowadays, divorce is a popular tendency among many married people.However, divorce is nothing new.In recent decades, there has been a sharp increase in the numbers of men and women ending their marriages.This resulted from many factors, including the relaxation of legislation, secularization and heightened expectations for emotional satisfaction within marriage etc…In addition to these; extra marital affairs, emotional- physical abuse , addictions, workaholism, jealousy, change in priorities cause to divorce. Those reasons are so various that I can’t say all of them.

    But ,I think that changes in society and women’s changing roles in a society are the leading factors. In the past, men have to earn whole money to afford the expense of family, whereas woman only do housework, hence women have no money leading to depend on husbands’ money. Because of these situations, it is too difficult for most women to separate from their husbands. Nonetheless, these situations entirely change nowadays. The equality between men and women in roles are very clear at the moment, thus women can work outside to earn money, while men share the household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing as well as caring for children.Lacking of respect and responsibility, fidelity also cause this phenomenon. Couples living for a long time together can be boring for each other.Sometimes,couples cant rely on each other. A lack of communication result in divorce,sometimes. Owing to financial status in each family, many people are fairly busy. For this reason, they have inadequate time to talk to the problems with their partners, which produces the likelihood of divorce

   I agree with these reasons,absolutely.I choose this issue since I have read a magazine article arguing this subject recently.It affected me and I made up my mind to write my journal based on it.

   Many reasons underlying this phenomenon are shown to us ,in this video... But, the increasing rates of divorce makes me unhappy. I think couples must know each other well before marriage so that neither themselves nor their children can be affected. At least ,if they must break up, it is crucial that they decide this at the beginning of their relationship.

Rewritting of the paragraphs

      THE ORIGINAL ONE 1

   Our beagle loves to hunt. Someone opens the back door for her. She barrels down porch steps into the yard. She runs back and forth across the lawn in ecstasy. Her nose cruises the wet grass for smells. These are smells of cats, rabbit smells, and other presences too subtle for human detection. She sniffs. She spins her tail in quick circles. It spins clockwise first. Then it spins counterclockwise. These two activities always occur together. They are sniffing and spinning. They seem to propel her along.
 
     REWRITTEN 1

   Our beagle likes hunting.When someone opens the back door for her,she comes into the yard.She runs back and forth across the sward with excitement.Her nose scans the wet grass for scents. Those are scents of cats, rabbits and other existing creatures which are not noticeable enough to detect. She snuffs and spins her tail in fast circles. It spins clockwise initially. Afterwards, it spins anticlockwise. These two activities occur together all the time. They are snuffing and spinning. They appear to propel her along.

     THE ORIGINAL ONE 2
  
    The Government Printing Office in Washington D.C.  is a source of much useful information. Few people know about it. It is the official publishing house for the federal government. The GPO publishes pamphlets and books on a vast number of subjects. The subjects range from the dangers of x- rays from home TV sets to the identification of mushrooms. About 27 000 publications are offered through the superintendent of documents. Many of them are inexpensive. There is no charge at all for some of them.
 
     REWRITTEN 2
  
    The Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. is one of the resources of handy information. Not many people know about it.However,it is the official publishing house for the federal government. The GPO publishes leaflets and books on a huge number of issues. The issues vary from the dangers of x-rays from home TV sets to the evaluation of the mushrooms. Approximately 27 000 publications are offered by means of the superintendent of documents.In addition, lots of them are cheap. There is no charge at all for most  of them.

       THE ORIGINAL ONE 3

    A man reaped America’s first fortune. He was John Jacob Astor. He was a German immigrant. He made his initial money trading Indian furs. He was lowborn, uneducated. Astor never learned to speak English properly. He carried on his business to the end in an accent. The accent was redolent of the Hamburg gutters.
 

           REWRITTEN 3

    There was a man whose name was John Jacob Astor.He got America's first fortune. He was a German immigrant.  He raised his first money by trading Indian furs.He was not high-born, educated so, Astor could never achieve to speak English properly. He went on doing his business to the end in an accent. The accent was a reminder of the Hamburg gutters.


                                                                      

VİDEO REFLECTİON 1: true life international students'video reflection

  Students think of the benefits of studying in the USA.One of them thinks that she knows American culture better.She found many difference.Another one admits he likes American people.He regards them as being outspoken,outgoing and social people.They are really different from his home country.As they emphasize on indirect communition in his country,they have to read people's minds.However,in the USA,we must say what we think and this's much easier.The other one said she had so much experince that it is priceless for her.She has created a new goal in her life since she came to America.So,she works for her new goal.Introducing with new people also makes your mind more broad.In Japan cases,for instance,there is hardly anyone who is immigrant.What you will realize firstly is to break the borders,discriminations..

   They made up their mind to go to USA for education since this offered lots of things such as knowledge,researches,teory..Education system of USA changes the national  and regional boundaries.One says had she taken  it in China,she would have to get many high schools and confront with inexperienced groups offering this major.So.it would be too hard to got in.The most important thing taken into consideration  is the practise oppurtunity there.For instance,in 2008,six hundred twenty four thousand students came to America for these reasons and thus,they appreciate being studying there.

   Those thinking they had many differences compared to their systems are literally right in their statements.Based on creatively thinking and team work,European system is quite broad and exclusive.In USA,once you get on entry to college ,you'll be major.Those arent the cases you'll encounter in the Japan.In daily life,this difference can be felt in many ways.They've approved this system as they can develop themselves and improve their skills.They are addicted to ONU,they cant  delay their life due to town's size.Besides,they can communicate with other people as their class is small.They regard those people  as quite supportive.

    How much being a student at ONU costs is depends on which department you study.One of the girl said that it'd be about thirty four thousand dollars,including boarding,new pens..Apart from this,going their countries and going back to USA add this payment.It seems to be highly costing.

    They struggled with living in a small town.In addition to this,practising language seems to be challenging.Those having experienced culture shock asserted that this process  was quite natural as anyone else could experince.Culture shock refers to exciting feelings of surprise,encountering with unknown culture.All the students they introduce went through such a shock.Studying at abroad is good.I'm in the same opinion with them as in my country, there hasnt much chance to improve my language.This is necessary.one says ''Without this experience,I'd feel live in  a small glass ballon.I can hear,speak but I cant really touch it.''This statement illustrates all feelings.I'm planning to go abroad for studying.Without doubt,I'll gain lots of experinces.

transitive/intransitive

İntransitive:

- The crowd moves across the field in an attempt to see the rock star get into her helicopter.

-Here the verb "moves" is used as an intransitive verb and takes no direct object.

Transitive:
-Every spring, William moves all boxes and trunks from one side of the attic to the other.
-In this sentence "moves" is used as a transitive verb and takes the noun phrase "all the boxes and trunk" as a direct object.

journal 1

Being a university student didnt make much sense to me,at first.I used to regard it as only a promising future as most of the other people think in high schools.but,being a university student is completely different.I'm going through an adaption process from  being a high school to a university student at METU in many aspects.During this process,I'm accustomed to live in a grueling city.Metu campüs is so enormous that my adjusment to there is highly hard for me.Furthermore,we were lost for a few times in the first week.But the worst thing I have experienced is that:after walking too much,we realized that we had reached the same location:)In addition to these,I didnt get used to live in a dormitory at least in the high school.So,when I had to stay in the dormitory,I initially thought that I would have lots of difficulties,adjustment problems.this didn't turn out,fortunately.For the first time,I have been seperated from my family,and this is rather depressing period for me.

       Actually,I got information about dormitory life from the other girls who stay in the dormitory for three years.I'm lucky that I can feel my mother's support at  any moment I need.As I said before,I came up against many difficulties.Though I can come up with many solutions for some,there are still some unsolved things.As I solve those,I feel relaxed.What makes me more relaxed is that I haven't any lesson on friday.As a result of this,I go home twice a month.In doing so,I feel less homesickness.

     One of the things that leads to complication is being lack of practical skills like speaking fluently,exercising,listening.I realized that we had majored in theoretical dimension.So,during my first week,I had a difficulty in speaking fluently.In addition to this,learning germany seemed to me too challenging.But,as time goes on I’m accustomed to speaking germany.Thanks to my germany teacher,I like germany. Germany gives me so much pleasure that I couldnt have imagined such a thing before.

    I'm satisfied with being a student  at Metu in many ways, as well.İt provides its students with taking more responsibilities for themselves.Besides this,Metu broadens the mind of students.Campus is so much large that one can find lots of opportunities,activities they want.They can develop themselves not only academically but socially,as well. Metu library is relatively enormous.Access to the internet is possible almost everywhere.Student communities,sport clubs also exist.One of the important things is to manage the time efficiently. There are lots of students coming from other parts of the world..They can find a chance to make new and good friends.So many people can you meet that your views,ideas are reshaped.So,in this way student’s perspectives toward the world and approachment to the differences largely change. Being a student at Metu means to me working with the highest technology and learning new things everyday. As Metu has lots of things,it has fullfilled my expectations.I think this isn’t confined to being student here.It also exists after the graduation.

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