Journal 4

　
                                                  A WAY OF FEELING DIFFERENT 　
     Where to watch the movie is the issue that most people have difficulty in answering.While some of them think that watching a movie at home is more appealing,others think that watching a movie at the theater is more preferable.However,they are all aware that there are many differences between watching a movie at home and at the theater.These differences outnumber the similarities.

       There are only a few similarities between watching a movie at home and watching a movie at the theater like emotions that we feel and comfortableness.Firstly,both can give us a feeling of mercy,sympathy,sorrow,happiness.Watching a movie affects us profoundly.We can be affected either negatively or positively.Having watched it,we can feel more stronger.In the second place,in both of them,we feel we are relaxed and we watch the movie comfortably.At home,we lie on the sofa,we can rest.Similarly,at the theater,we sit in a comfortable way and we are away from all the material things.

         Besides these similarities,there are many differences between watching a movie at home and at the theatre such as a movie's atmosphere, price, being open to differences, the possibility of disturbance. First of all,there is a different atmosphere in the theatre.In contrast to home,in theaters,we watch the movie with effects.Home and theatre are different from each other in terms of sound system and visual images.Even a different voice tone provides us with more horror and romantic elements.Secondly,while we have to spend a lot of money to watch the movie in a theatre, there is no such an obligation at home. We can easily buy a cd/dvd and watch it at low cost. In the third palce,while we are watching the movie in a different place with different people,we can benefit from their perspectives,thoughts.Their comments enable us to develop our mind's.We have a chance to regard ourselves as a differnt people.Lastly,in the theaters,there is a possibility of being disturbed. That is,one can lose his concentration when someone goes in the cinema hall.When you have to go out of this hall,you can disturb other people.Also in theaters,one can miss some episodes when he goes to loo.On the other hand,at homes,one can watch this movie in one room alone without limitation or disturbance.Homes are different from theaters in this point,too.

       In conclusion,the differences outnumber the similarities between watching a movie at home and at the theater.They are similar in terms of emotions that we feel and comfortableness.They are different from each other with respect to the movie's atmosphere,price,being open to differences and the possibility of disturbance.I believe watching a movie provides us with empathy and tolerance feelings.It does not matter where to watch a movie as long as a movie can move us.

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                                                       A CHALLENGING DECISION

     There are many questionnaires about university student's choices.Whether they would like to stay at home or in dormitories varies from one student to another.Some of the students think that there is no difference between these two things.Unlike them, it is believed that there are some differences..Surprisingly, these differences outnumber the similarities.

     Both staying at home with families and staying at the dormitories provide us with a few things like emotional support,responsibility and safety.Firstly,we can feel stronger in both of them.In the former occasion,we know that our family supports us,we can share our feelings with them.Likewise,in the latter occasion,we can talk with friends,they support us.Sharing some feelings with both family and friends makes us happy and a hopeful people.In addition,we are aware that we have some responsibilities in both of them.For instance,we must be tidy in both cases.We must obey some rules like not making any noise.If we make a noise,our neighbours can be disturbed.Similar to this,other students staying at dormitories can be effected.Finally,in both places,we feel that we are in a safe environment. Our family protects us from all the evils at home.Similarly,there are security guards at the dormitories.

      Besides few similarities,many differences exist between staying at home and staying at the dormitories such as freedom,personal growth,lack of privacy and noise.First of all,while we are staying with parents,we can feel we are restrained,we are not free.Families can sometimes intervene in our lives.They say you must be at home until 11 o'clock.In contrast to this,while we are staying at the dormitories, we have more freedom.We can go out with a friend at every hour.Another aspect of the freedom can be decision making process.We sometimes think we are over 18, so we can make up our minds.At these times,living at dormitories is more preferable.In the second place,in the dormitories,we can develop ourselves more personally as compared to staying at home.For example,our parents insist that we should study hard,they wake us up early.However,there is no one to wake up us in the dorms.This provides us with self-discipline and time managment skill.In the third place,we have a chance to stand alone at home whenever we need.On the other hand,this seems to be impossible mostly at the dormitories.Lastly, home has a peaceful and silent environment.Nevertheless, many a people staying at dormitories makes a lot of noise.

     In conclusion,the differences between home and dormitory outnumber the similarities.The dormitory and home are similar in terms of emotional support,responsibility and safety.They are different in ways of freedom,personal growth,lack of privacy and noise.If I had to choose one of them,I would eliminate the option of living with parents. I think living at dormitory is more adventegeous than living with parents.

                                                             

video reflection 4

                                                        
                                   VİDEO REFLECTİON 4


                                                                 MY FAVOURİTE CELEBRITIES




      Celebrities are the  prominent people that are in the public eye.Whatever they do,where they are,with whom they are,got papped right away.Some of them are my favourite ones.those are:Cansel Elçin,Serhan Yavaş,Taylor Lautner,Sezen Aksu,Rafet El Roman,Şebnem Ferah.I want to talk about them briefly. 
      Cansel Elçin was born in Izmir, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old. He has grown up trilingually and he can speak French, English and Turkish.He takes part in many films,series such as Küçük Kıyamet,Hatırla Sevgili,Gönülçelen,Kırık Kanatlar,120.As far as I remember I was 12 when Küçük Kıyamet was released.This was the first time I've seen him.He seemed to me too charismatic,attracting man.We were acquainted with him in Hatırla Sevgili.(Ahmet)

             
                         His gestures,mimics affects me:)
              His music skills,tone of voice are also impressive.
    







      Serhan Yavaş is also a good actor.I first saw him in 'Yemin.'I associated him with Tuba Ünsal too much.They match each other. In addition to this movie,he is an actor of Unutulmaz's Harun.:) 

   TAYLOR LAUTNER has been my dream ;P for four years.He is 20.Besides his acting,he is a model.I follow him almost every day.In first movie,I said ''He isnt handsom with long hairs.But next year,When I saw him I was very surprised his new style.This style affected me.He is different from all the men I have meet.

This style seemed to me unattractive.                                                 This style seems very attractive to girls.:)  

     

                                        SEZEN AKSU(LITTLE SPARROW)

    She is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer.She sold over 40 million albums worldwide.Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop and Minik Serçe ("Little Sparrow"). :)Although she was born in 1954,she is still like a young girl.Her voice is incomparable.Best known songs are Come on now,Sparrow and so on...My favorite songs are 'Gülümse' and 'Güllerim Soldu'.

 

            I highly advise you to listen this song. :)










                                              RAFET EL ROMAN


      
      Rafet El Roman  is a pop star in his home country. He got his name from a fictional character named "El Romano".While I was feeling bad,his songs makes me more depressive.But, after a some time, it provides me with good feelings,freshness.

Şebnem FERAH

Şebnem Ferah  is a Turkish singer and song-writer. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music style varies from pop

rock to hard rock though her later albums have progressively incorporated more of the hard rock sound.Her voice affetcs people very deeply.

I tried to express some celebrities to you in a enjoable way.I hope,you will enjoy it while reading my journal.

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                                                             'UNUTULMAZ'
     

      I want to remind you of 'Unutulmaz' series.It was featured on the television a long time ago.I have chosen this topic since I like it too much.Even though it does not include extraordinary issues,I was addicted to watching it without fail.This stems from maybe this serie's actors.I like Serhan Yavaş.As far as I remember I first saw him in the 'Yemin.'It was also one of my favourite series.He seems to me as a charismatic man.


    Harun(serhan Yavaş) heads the company.His family consists of his father (Feyyaz Arslanlı),his mother(Saadet),his sisters (Işıl and Nisa).Harun has a childhood friend who is called Batu.Melda has started to work for this company and Melda and Harun has a relationship.In addition to Melda's attractiveness,she is such a hardworking and idealist person that everyone in this company is impressed by her.Harun makes a proposal to Melda and he waites for the reply.Melda lives with her family.Her father(Cemil) is a mechanic and her mother (Turkan)is a housewife.She has two sisters and one brother.Ferda is not single and she has a problematic marriage,unfourtanetely.Eda is a gorgeous girl.She is studying at university.Kerem studying  in the high school helps his father in his available times.Cemil is a conservative person.Melda has not explained their relationships, and she tries to make a decision..If she accepts the proposal,she will talk about this issue with her family.But not yet.Afterwards,she decides to marry with Harun.Harun and his family comes their home.

at this moment Harun is shocked.Because,Eda(Melda's sister)is the girl that Harun has experiences something with this girl.They fall in love with again each other.







Melda is unaware of this situation.As episodes go on,situations are getting more complex.Batu has a villain man,actually.He sets a trap for Harun.Meanwhile,Eda is a pregnant woman.She tries to hide this fact from Harun.Because Eda sympathizes with her sister (Melda).Until some time,Eda could resist to Harun's insistences.Eda confesses the truth.They act independently without considering anybody no more.When Melda learns this thing,she is so disappointed.Firstly,she shouts her sister'how could you do such a thing,How could you provoke my fiance.'

After some time,Melda is indifferent to them.She decides to be happy.But,she starts to feel 'revenge'.

     
   Meanwhile,Harun and Eda have a baby.She looks like Eda.

 




    Melda(her aunt)kidnaps her niece.As sooan as Cemil    finds out those things,he has a heart attack.All the  members in this family let down.Batu and Melda cooperates.In addition to this,Aras is a man that who loves Eda frantically.



























However,whatever takes place cant destroy Eda and Harun's love.Their girl (Yağmur)prepares their third wedding ceremony.Love doesnt fade away.Yağmur,Harun and Eda have reached the happy ending. :)

       While I was preparing them,I was still excited,impressed.As title indicates,this serie is unforgettable for me. :) :)

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                                                                    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