FREE REFLECTION

    Tea is my favourite drink and I am sure many people also like drinking tea. Tea is the most important beverage in Turkey because Turkey is the country that tea is consumed almost at any time. There are several reasons why Turkish people love drinking tea so much. First of all, tea is a traditional beverage in our culture. It is grown in Rize and Turkish tea is different from other nations' tea. It is a figure of Turkish culture.We drink it in special tea glasses ,and every Turkish family has a tradition of tea brewing. Secondly, tea has an effect of relieving one's tiredness. You can see people who say "when I drink tea, I feel myself rested ". I think, this comes from the brotherhood of tea and cigarette. People smoking love drinking tea while they are smoking. Tea and cigarette is known as a good match. This relaxing sense may come from cigarette. Thirdly, tea is an inseperable part of chatting. In Turkish culture, if you have a guest, you usually bring tea to your guest not even asking. Tea is seen as a part of good and nice chatting. To sum up, tea is an important culture figure in Turkey and it is consumed excessively by especially Turkish people.



     
                                            

REFLECTION TASK 3

       If I were a jury member of the committee choosing the person of the year, there would be some characteristic traits that I look for in the candidate. The first characteristic treat that should be in my candidate is honesty. I think honesty is one of the most important things that one person should have. I must trust that person when I meet someone . The second one is to be merciful. Mercy comes from heart and heart is the source of all emotions like love or happiness. Mercy is a part of human being. If one person did not have mercy in his/her heart, I would not call him/her as a human being. The third one is to be respectful. Respect towards people is important for me. Being respectful shows that you care about other's lives, thoughts and emotions. When you are respectful to others, you also show respect for yourself. The last characteristic trait that I look for in the person of the year is to be thoughtful . That is important because you think other people instead of just thinking of yourself. To sum up, I choose the person of the year according to honesty, mercy, respect and thoughtfulness. In my opinion, a good person should have these characteristic traits.

REFLECTION TASK 2B

       There is a TV serial known by almost everyone -Friends- . Friends is one of the most beautiful and funny TV serials that I have ever watched. There are six main characters as three women and three men. These people are different from each other in terms of jobs, likes or dislikes. The TV serial tells about these people's lives. While watching Friends, you can whether laugh or cry. I wish that TV serial did not finish, so I can watch its new episodes. I can say there is nothing that I do not like in Friends except for few points. For example, Ross is a character who is a paleonthologist. No one in the TV serial cares about what Ross does or underestimates his job. However, I think Ross' job is different and attractive for me. I must confess that there are also very good scenes and effective messages wanted to be given to the audience. For instance, as I said before, all characters are very different from each other, but they integrate these differences into the TV serial with coherence and harmony. They complete each other and they give a message to the society. This message is that being different is not a bad thing and do not be afraid of being different. To sum up, Friends is a TV serial that should be watched by everyone.

   

REFLECTION 2A

       Technology encompasses the biggest part of people's lives in today's world. It has both advantages and disadvanteges. First, I will mention about some advantages of technology. One advantage is that technology in medicine is very important for people's lives and society's development. If there is high technology in medicine, there could be many opportunities such as curing diseases with advanced machines, modern operating rooms thanks to technology. Another advantage is that technology provides people to contact with each other quickly and continuously. For example, someone who lives away from his/her family can always talk with his/her parents or friends via smart phones and the Internet. Moreover, people follow each other thanks to social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. Second, there are also some disadvantages of technology. One disadvantage is that   some people use techonology to deceive the innocent or take advantage of them.Online thieves can steal people's money easily through online accounts. Another disadvantage is that  people are losing their communication skills, ,and they have no time for their families or friends. They are always busy and have something to do. Technology makes people alone and unhappy. They are always in contact with the Internet in daily life. Unfortunately, this makes people be addicted to the Internet after a while. To sum up, technology covers the whole part of people's lives.

PARALLELISM

PART 1

1.My friends are neither anxious to see the items in the museum nor happy about the admission price.

2.At my training session,I was not taught only how to work the register, but also how to treat customers  courteously.

3.The doctor promised neither causing  pain during the procedure nor leaving  a scar.

4.Bert will meet us either at the restaurant or at the taxi stand.

PART 2

1.The understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair and a red face.

2.When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or a wood stove.

3.When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only  helping him with his homework assignments but also participating with him in school activities.

4.It is better to be happy than to be sad.

5.The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward" in German, "malicious" in Spanish and
"sneaky" in Russian

6.The contract was illegible, lengthy and awkward.

7.Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.

8.Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and to make money.

9.The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays and going trendy restaurants in the center of the city.

10.Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also check the controller.

11.The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and competendly.

12.Please return the medical either to Dr. Jones or to Dr. Maclntyre.

13.This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance and for comfort.

14.Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as getting what you need.

15.The process seemed to Beth both boring and annoying.

My comment on a news headline "Paris attacks" from BBC

                 My comment on "Paris attacks:Hollande blames Islamie State for act of war"
                                                                                 
       I woke up with this news in the morning.I am so sorry about people who died in explosions in
Paris.I am able to understand very well those people in Paris as we have lived an explosion in
Ankara about a month ago.That was so bad and painful.Almost two hundred people died in that explosion in Ankara.People in Paris and the government think that the explosions were carried out by IS militant group.They say that the explosions are related to Syria and Syrian people.What's more,the president of France, Mr Hollande has declared three days of mourning just like we did in Turkey after the explosion in Ankara.In addition to this, Mr Hollande has banned in and outs on the borders.       Turkey should have done the same thing after the explosion.Turkey's borders are truly off-guard.People can enter Turkey whenever they want.Therefore,we have a great deal of people coming from other countries as they have no place to go.Some of those people are Syrian and France is so angry about Syria and Syrian people right now.In other words, I am concerned about Turkey because it seems that Turkey will be affected by this event in a bad way.

IMAGINE

                                                          "Imagine" by Büşra AKIN


                                                     Imagine there is whole happiness
                                                           It is possible if you want
                                                                No evil below us
                                                              Above us only clouds
                                                            Imagine all the people
                                                                happy together
                                                          Imagine there is no racism
                                                            It is not tough to apply
                                                        Nothing to shoot or to be shot
                                                                And no hatred too
                                                              Imagine all the people
                                                            not having bad emotions


                                                              You may say I'm a crazy
                                                              But I'm not the only one
                                                        I hope someday you'll be like me
                                                        And the world will be like I said


                                                               Imagine no enviousness
                                                                  I suspect if you can
                                                          No need for sadness or sorrow
                                                               A brotherhood of man
                                                               Imagine all the people
                                                                 laughing all the time


                                                              You may say I'm a crazy
                                                               But I'm not the only one
                                                         I hope someday you'll be like me
                                                         And the world will be like I said