29 Mayıs 2009 Cuma

Harmful Technology…

Day by day, the world is increasingly changing. With the improving technology and communication, the world has become like a village. This improvement has limited the boundaries. Everyone can reach whatever information they need or want easily. Moreover, computer users around the world exchange information and this allows to reach information with the internet much more easily than before. From this perspective technology or the internet seems to have lots of benefits that ease life so much. However, it has some negative effects on social life. Several of them are that it makes people unsociable, it harms body and it affects children negatively.

Firstly, the internet makes people unsociable. In the past, people met and had long conversations with each other. They were very social and had a very good interaction with the others. However, these conversations began to decrease and people became unsociable after the internet. Normally, relations among people are very important in order for a society to be healthy. Meeting and talking face to face enable a society to be healthy. However, the internet restricts this. Additionally, the internet is a virtual world. Thus, the beauties of the real world are ignored by dealing with the internet most of the time.

Secondly, the internet harms body. It is a fact that the internet is absorbing. When entered once, it is almost impossible to leave it. Throughout a day internet users focus on it. So, this affects many organs negatively. Eyes and bones are only two of these organs. A herbalist named Robert McDowell says that sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time and making repetitive small movements with your fingers and wrists have a negative effect on our structure. Another harm to body is that computers release lots of radiation. When one is absorbed in the internet, this radiation causes a lot of harm to his­-her body. Actually, it is one of the main factors of formation of cancer cells.

Thirdly, it affects children in a negative way. In today’s world, children spend most
of their free time in front of computers, on the internet by playing games. This makes a child isolated from the society and causes waste of time. Instead of this, children may be directed to more beneficial studies. Along with this, raised as isolated ones these children will have bad relations with the others when they get older. This affects a child’s education and social life negatively.

As a conclusion, the internet absolutely eases life only if it is used in a beneficial, appropriate way and also not excessively. Otherwise, it makes people unsociable, it harms body and it affects children negatively.

Robert McDowell says: “Sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time and making repetitive small movements with your fingers and wrists affect our structure.”

Summer Vacations…

Usually, parents work during the whole year and also students go to school during almost nine months of a year. Throughout the whole year both parents and students are exhausted and want to have a vacation. Additionally, both of them have free time in summers and also summer is the hottest among the four seasons. All of these reasons contribute to the fact that summer is the most preferred season for vacations. Actually, there are many choices of summer holidays. Spending the vacation at a magnificent resort hotel along the seaside or in the mountains is only two kinds of them.

Firstly, people prefer luxury hotels along the seaside. In summers, cities near the sea are more preferable. For example, in Turkey the cities near the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea are more attractive to many with their luxury hotels and seaside resorts. In these magnificent holiday centres, the rich greens and blues are together. With their warm climate, they also draw attention of people. As another feature, there are many places to visit. The relics of ancient civilizations and amphitheatres are very attractive to visit. So, a holiday near the sea is fascinating.

Secondly, people prefer to have an enjoyable holiday in the mountains. First of all, the climate in the mountains is cooler than the beach. This is more pleasant for the ones who do not like hot weather. The houses in the mountains are another attractive thing. They are very authentic. Camping is another activity people can do in holidays and in their free time. Moreover, mountains are the best places for camping. In addition to this, some are very adventurous. Again mountains are the best places for the ones who are not interested in ordinary things or want to do something interesting or different. They feel as if they are in the innermost nature. All of them are the reasons why someone may choose a holiday in the mountains.

As a conclusion, a summer vacation at a resort hotel along the beach and a holiday in the mountains only two kinds of many choices. Some prefer the first one and some prefer the other. Both of them have own good qualities and each of them draws attention of different people with their wonderful features.

Economic Weakness in Turkey…

Turkey is a country which is rich in raw materials. Actually, there are many kinds of sources in Turkey. However, these resources are not used properly. So, this country is increasingly becoming very poor. Additionally, economic crises have also contributed to the worsening of the economy of Turkey. This worsening has several negative effects on education, health and social life.

Firstly, economic weakness affects education negatively. . There are public schools and special schools in Turkey. Because of the fact that this weakness results in unemployment, the ones who are poor do not have equal rights in education. So, the children of poor families do not get the same education as the children of rich ones. Another important effect is that students can not get effective education due to lack of tool and insufficient number of teachers. As a consequence of economic weakness, the government can not provide every tool that is necessary for education to every school. Insufficient number of teachers also contributes to this. Especially in the east of Turkey, this is a big problem because classes of different levels have to come together in one class.

Secondly, economic weakness has a negative effect on health. Because the government can not pay to enough doctors, the number of doctors in Turkey is not enough to meet the needs. Especially in eastern Turkey, there are few doctors in each village or town and these doctors can not satisfy all the patients. Another problem is that there are not enough medical tools in hospitals or medical centers. So, the problem or the illness of a patient can not be identified properly and so doctors can not provide the exact cure. All of these result in more deaths.

Thirdly, economic weakness plays a negative role on social life. First of all, this causes deformation in the structure of family. Due to employment, parents begin to quarrel and this affects child’s psychology too. Another thing is that corruption in the society begins to come out. Crimes begin to be more common as the economic state of families is worsening. People begin to meet their needs illegally.

As a consequence, economic weakness has lots of terrible effects on the society and the people. However, the most serious ones are education, health and social life.

20 Nisan 2009 Pazartesi

Although internet has several positive effects on our life such as being useful for research and making our life easer, its negative effects such as making us unsociable and being harmful for our body are more serious.

27 Mart 2009 Cuma

A Second world…

A game called Second Life is becoming very popular day by day on the Internet. It was set up by a company and it presents you a second life in a virtual world. In addition to this, it enables you to make your dreams come true in the virtual world. It addresses to people in all ages. As to the reasons why it is played, there are several means. It makes you more sociable, helps to treat people with mental diseases and psychological problems and makes dreams come true.

It makes you more sociable. In this virtual world, people meet friends and they go out with them. Moreover, they get married and get divorced. They also have companies there and earn money. All of them help people to become more sociable and it improves communication.

It helps to treat people with mentak diseases and psychological problems. For example, people with mental diseases play this game and share their problems with each other there. They also do the activities they can’t do in the real world. Furthermore, the guilty that aren’t accepted into society play it to adapt to social life.

It makes dreams come true. In the real world, everyone dreams a lot. They want to make their dreams come true. Hard as they try, sometimes it may be impossible to have everything they want. Actually, people are limited by different obstacles in the real world. However, second life enables them all of their dreams come true.

In conclusion, Second Life is a virtual world that makes you lively. People prefer it; because it makes them sociable, helps to treat people with mental diseases and psychological problems and makes dreams come true.

14 Mart 2009 Cumartesi

Egypt in my dreams…

There are a lot of countries in the world. Each of these countries is a hidden paradise that is waiting to be discovered. Everyone of them has its own wonderful beauties. Some of them are unique in terms of historical qualities, some of them are splendid in terms of architecture and some of them has lots of natural beauties. For example, Paris may be the first choice of many. Because there is Eiffel Tower here, one of wonders of the world. It is also considered to be the center of fashion. Although it is magnificient according to many, Egypt is more attractive and interesting. It is one of the best examples of hidden paradises. Egypt is mostly preferred as one of the centers of tourism because of several reasons. One of them is that it is full of historical ruins, the second one is that there are pyramids there and the third one is that there is the Nile River there.

Egypt is full of historical ruins. It housed one of the strongest and most developped civilizations in the first era. Its name is Egypt Civilization. It was governed by kings. It was also very developped in science, math and astrology. The Egyptian even laid the foundations of Gregorian calendar thanks to their calculations.All of these draw attention of a lot of people about the history of Egypt and also make people have archaeological excavations there.

There are pyramids there. They are one of the seven wonders of the world. The kings had them built as graves for themselves. There are three big pyramids and lots of smaller ones. They are all masterpieces and made up of gigantic stones. They were built in such a way that only in certain times of the day sunlight can go in. Surprisingly, even today it is not known how they were built. They are all worth visiting.

There is the Nile River in Egypt. It is one of the longest rivers in the world and it makes it very important to go and visit it. In addition to this, because of the fact that Egypt is an arid country, the Nile has given life to the Egyptian by helping to water the land. The Egyptian even organised theşr life according to the flow of this river. It can be said that this river is very important in the history of this country and fort he Egyptian

In conclusion, Egyt is one of the countries I prefer to go if I have a chance. Because of the fact that it has full of historical ruins, there are pyramids there and there is the Nile River there, it is very attractive to me.

7 Mart 2009 Cumartesi

ABOUT MY CHARACTER

Being able to memorize whatever you read and then not forgetting it is a different quality, also an ability, that a few may have. Like this, any human being has his/her very own charestiristics that many find interesting or unbelievable. These may also be the traits that are hidden or not known by anyone. Just as everybody owns different features in himself/herself, I have such interesting traits as being meticulous, being able to remember someone even many years pass after I have seen him/her, making different calculations by using the numbers on cars’ plates.

I am very meticulous in terms of several ways.I can not put up with dirtiness at home, on streets etc… For instance, when I see rubbish on streets or something very disgusting at home, I am very angry with them. In addition to this, I am very fastidious about my appearance and anyone’s appearance near me. Being very careful about appearance is very important for it shows respect for people around you. When I want somebody to do an important thing for me, it should be done perfectly. It may be done for me or for anybody but it sould be perfect and the person should have responsibility.

I am able to remember someone even many years pass after I have seen him/her.I have a photographic memory and it provides me not to forget anyone even I have seen him/her once. It is a wonderful quality. I can recognize my oldest friends thanks to this quality. When I come across my old friends or relatives on street, I can easily remember them.

I make different calculations by using the numbers on cars’ plates. I divide the numbers on plates by two, three, five etc… I add the numbers one another, and this makes my mind very busy when I am outside. A first, all of them made me fun. However; they have become frustrating for me. Finally, I have become obsessed with making these calculations, and I can not get rid of it.

In conclusion, everyone has his/her own traits that are interesting according to some people. All of these make our lives more colourful. I have interesting characteristics, too. I am very meticulous, can remember someone even many years pass after I have seen and make different calculations by using the numbers on cars’ plates.