Closed Websites

How wrong to close a website completely because of its content! It is an error! To close a website completely can be only in undeveloped countries.
We must agree and know that world, civilization which we founded above the world and us aren' t perfect. We can' t be perfect civilization which has perfect people and wholly innocent people never ever. Our children will born in disgusting world until the doomsday. We all are living its effects now. But neither ban nor hinder things worked or will work in the world where we think that we are cleaning it, making much pure it.
Today many websites are being closed for the reason which is using children. It is only exploiting our caring feelings! We are not sheep, we can raise our children as more sensitive people.
Inconvenient contents in website can be hindered, or website can be warned. But to close website totally can' t be acceptable.

(It gave me ideas. http://wolkanca.com/internetteki-sansure-farkli-bir-yaklasim/)

The one who says free downloading is harmful is don' t know what is like moneylessness or is the one who makes loss from free downloading. I can give you at least two reasons for why free downloading must be legal.
1. Original mp3s, films and other stuffs are too expensive to afford for many people. Moreover, access these stuffs from the Internet is easier than find originals from the Internet or place of sale. For example, I can reach any film or song from downloading program and download it swiftly but when I search it on the Internet, I have to do lots of procedure things.
2. Celebrities can make profit from live performances. They can give concerts or gain money from box-office receipts. Thus it provide benefit to both celebrity and us.
Some say, free downloading must be illegal because famous people can' t gain money from that. When their productions are free on the Internet, no one will buy originals and give money. But if free downloading is illegal, celebrities make a loss instead of make a profit. Because people will think their stuffs are too expensive and they won' t buy them, and because of free downloading is illegal neither can download them.

Downloading / Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement: Downloading stuffs from the Internet must be legal for everyone because of originals are expensive. Besides, celebrities don' t need to money from this stuffs. They can give concerts or make profit from films which are playing in cinemas.
Reason 1: Original mp3s, films and other stuffs are too expensive to afford for many people. Moreover, access these stuffs from the Internet is easier than find originals from the Internet or place of sale.
Reason 2: Celebrities can make profit from live performances. They can give concerts or gain money from box-office receipts.
Reason Against: Free downloading must be illegal because famous people can' t gain money.
Refutation of Opponent' s Argument: If free downloading is illegal, celebrities make a loss instead of make a profit. Because people will think their stuffs are too expensive and they won' t buy them, neither can download them.

Using English in Education in Turkey

English is used in many countries today as a mother tongue or second language. It grows fast and spreads all over the world. It is particularly in the areas of technology, business and mass-media. Most of the countries use it in education. One of these countries is Turkey. After World War II English gained popularity among Turks. Since that time, we have tendency to learn English and teach English.
English is one of the lessons which is taught in schools. It begins in 4. grade -even nowadays it is taught in kindergartens- and continues during our school life. It is given as optional subject behind German and French(in some schools) but majority select English or they have to select it.
Using English in Turkey in education has so many benefits. For example, in a scientific way. If our scientists want to follow today’ s technology or medicine, they have to know English very well. Else, economy of the country increases. Many companies in Turkey can introduce their products to foreign countries as long as they know language since English is an international language. So economic relationships are grow and increase. One of the other benefits is in touristic way. If tourists know when they come to Turkey we can understand what they say, they will feel more comfortable and safe in our country. So our country will get more tourists. And the more tourists come, the more money come. Depending on this, cultural interaction increases. More and more people learn about our culture and history. On the other hand, as long as we know about English we can go foreign countries. And from combination of all of these, because of knowing the other’s culture, Turkey can be more open to new ideas.
Using English in education has got personal benefits, too. Most important of all is job opportunity. We know that, especially English is prerequisite to be accepted for a job. Today English is required even from high school graduateds who want to get a job. Behind that, knowing English gets person to high status. It helps to increase one’ s cultural level and improve ability to express oneself beter to English speaking people. It provides being more social and talkative. When this is the case, knowing English makes it easy to communicate people around the world. If one knows English, he or she can visit every country even if he/ she don’ t know the native language. So, it helps one to have many different friends from different countries and improve his/ her understanding to other people.
English in education in our country is necessary as a contributory to improve communicational capasity of us. Therefore, English can’ t be considered abstractly from our educational system.

Attendance Problem

Forget about the idea that in universities, class attendance must be optional. How can we say that without thinking its negative aspects? First, let' s think about positive aspects.
If attendance is obligation for students, they have to come classes. They necessarily learn some things and it' ll be beneficial for them. Beside, if they attend classes, they can more easily socialize themselves.
On the other hand, if attendance is optional for university students, they will be more free and they won' t attend their classes at all.
If you leave the verdict to student, of course he won' t go classes. Because, naturally, laying in his bed or chatting or what else will attract him more than attend the class. They think students are mature enough to decide what they will do or what is beneficial for them. But they never think that students are young people and that is they have free styles, many decisions about different things and they want to do many things except study. With other view let' s think that this student attend class once. And found out that he didn' t like it. So he will decide to not to go classes anyhow call will not done.
Some think that like I said above, attendances in university must be optional for students. But with all those things, there is no way to accept that.

My Argumentative Paragraph' s Outline

Thesis Statement: University students should be attend to lessons regularly.
Reason: If attendance is optional for university students, they will be more free and they won' t attend their classes at all.
Example: A student attend class one time and find out that he/she don' t like it. Then he/she decides to not go.
Reason Against: Attendances in university must be optional for students.
Refutation of Opponent' s Argument: They think students are mature enough to decide what they will do or what is beneficial for them. But they never think that students are young people and that is they have free styles, many decisions about different things and they want to do many things except study.

Bus or Plane?

We argued about it in our lesson. Some of us said "Of course bus, because it serves everywhere, mostly everytime.". Others said "But plane is safer than bus and it is more comfortable. It has a toilet!!" :) One of my friends said that if plane has an accident, we will certainly die. But if bus has, it can' t be happen. I don' t know. I think both of them have adventages but buses more easy reach than planes.

S.L. / 2 Place Comparing

In Second Life today, we had 2 places to compare. My first was 'Info Island- Alliance Virtual Library'. There was snow and lot of pines. I saw huge snowman and tiny snowman. I didn' t understand much but there was a volcano or like that. In that place, I saw performing arts. There was a stage and front of it stools. Peace Park-Religious Resources was in it also. My second was about 'Baroque Period'. It was marvellous... Firstly, I was in a dublex house which has wood floor. There was a piano and I played it. In second floor, there were pictures and portraits. It was like an art house. Then I went out of house. Surroundings are very green in contrast to first place! There were statues and various instruments! I thought that it must be place which I must pass my life! Anyway there was a river or lake which is so beautiful, so blue. There were trees. And finally, there was a building like church. First was cold place and second was it' s contrast. Second place was more friendly, more pure place than first. They haven' t got so many common things without art.

Just Think

Life sometimes can' t answer our questions, can' t meet our needs. We pray for various things, but things which God gives us are limited. We shout, cry, ask "Why my God, why am I here? Why don' t you make my wantings, why don' t you accept my prays? Why do you make me everytime sad?". After that, very few of us understand 'why' it is. Very few of us can cover up that trouble.
Just think that, we have very few difficulties in our lifes. For example, we have no lovers or we have too much homework. We can stay alone one day, we cry maybe. Then we obsess about those little things! Please, just think a minute! Out of our lifes, there are people who can' t find food, who can' t find clothes, who can' t warm!
So if you are among people who can understand what the meaning of life, please pray a little for others who aren' t like you.

His Culture

My dear dad' s culture about some topics which I don' t understand much is unbelievably large!! He knows nearly everything about everything :) Whenever I ask him about politic things or geogaphic things or general kwowledge etc., he has an answer. He always has something to say. I love that. Most I appreciate about him, he knows geographical features. I don' t understand geography but he does! He is like a geography professor more than history teacher :)

Our S.L. House

Hello everybody. It is our handmade house which is so colorful :) I made it with my dear friends, yesterday. We worked hard for it :p First, we made 6 cubes and then adjust their ranges and heights according to their functions. One of them was floor, 5 of them were walls. After adjust this things, we put them right places. We were careful about the matter that no gap must be left among walls except our "wall door" :) Then I made a pyramid and adjust it's measures. I put it to top of the walls. Anyway we coloured them and had a brake :) It was quite funny job, I enjoyed it :)

CLASSIFICATION OF METU STUDENTS

Dear friends, I have been here for a month but I have a lot of idea about METU students. I think, basically we can be categorized in 3 groups.
1. Who study a lot
2. Who study enough
3. Who study rarely
First group is composed by students who dedicate themselves to their homeworks or lessons. They are fanatic about their tasks and when they take low grades or fail their exam (which is not probable, actually), they double up with pain.
Second group is composed by students who study with due measure. If they have a homework (provided that it is must task), they do it with no exaggeration. They take place in social organizations. I think they are most normal students in METU.
Third group is composed by students who prefer wander around to study. They are funny and entertaining people and generally enterprising. They dedicate themelves to social activities. They like to put on frills about being a METU student more than study lessons. They get all the pleasure one can out of METU.
I am myself, in a second group I think and I love METU because it enabled me to observe lot of people profiles.

Second Life People (S.L.P.)

Second Life (S.L.) is a game which have different types of purposes in it. S.L. people can be classified in 3 groups. First of them is people who use it just for fun. Namely, they are logging in it, wandering around and doing chit chat with people. Second group is people who use it with educational purposes. They are searching educational places and teleporting there. They are not talking with chat English. Finally, third of them is people who want to create a new world for themselves. One of them said to me, " I like creating new things, I like to built... And here I can be creative. There is no gravity limits." .

Sultan Ahmet Mosque

This is Sultan Ahmet Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey. We can see it' s minarets with green lights on this photo. It has dark grey canopies and domes. On it' s walls we see ornaments and handicraftsmanship. It has beautiful, big door and marble stairs. In most of the building, we see marble. It is surrounded with marble wall with niche. Around it, we can see grass and trees. We see blue, clear sky. And I' m distilling on air :)

My Favourite One

She is the most modest and hard-working person I' ve ever seen in my life. She is always benevolent. She is a good advisor. She is a good reader, good writer and especially excellent teacher! She is never tired, she never complains. But of course, she can murmur sometimes :) When she boils over, she can be nagger but not more than it :)
She is my mom. She always be my model person because she is cultivated, well-being person and she is like an old wine :) She is sensible (and also sensitive).
She (45) has yellowish dark brown eyes, dark red hair. Her lenght 1.65 and her weight 53. She is fit woman with thin but strong body. She always get up 5 a.m. and do her morning gymnastic. I appreciate her to much!
I saw her first. First she told me that I' m human. First she taught me to be human. I miss her so much...

S.Ceren UYSAL

introduction

Hi, I' m Ceren. I' m from Bozüyük, Bilecik. I' m 18 years old. I have curly, brown hairs; brown eyes with brown eyebrows :) I am playing guitar, playing guitar and playing guitar so I can say that 'to play guitar' is my only hobby. But of course there are many other things. For example; i like sing a song, chatting with friends, riding a bcycle, go to gym and reading a book.
I was graduated from Teacher Training High School. This year, I am a METU student -proud of that-. This is not my first time in Ankara. I came Ankara a lot of time.
Anyway I really don' t know what I shall expect this lesson but I am sure that I will learn a lot of thing because I feel that I am so deficient about English.