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.