Reflection Task 2b

                             

                                         SLAP   HER

As the violence to women increases more and more every day thanks to their being ignored by society and government, I chose this video to take attentions to this sensitive subject. Today, women are exposed to violence all around the world in different ways. This violence does not only damage on bodies, it also diminishes their self-esteem, resistence and desire to advocate their rights.In the video, there is a social experiment on boys from different age groups. First, they are asked some questions about their names, ages and dreams. Secondly they meet with a lovely girl whose name is Martina.As Martina is a lovely and beautiful girl, boys like her and feel ashamed a bit.They are asked about what they like about her and caress her. Boys couldn't touch her easily, because they felt shy and avoid to do it.After making funny faces, they are told to slap her hard.Thus, boys get shocked and after thinking what to do, they say "no". Then, they are asked why not, and here are some answers;

-Why? Because she is a girl, i can't do it. Why? 'Cause i'm a man!

-Because you're not supposed to hit girls.

-I don't want to hurt her.

-Jesus doesn't want us to hit others.Because it's bad.

-First of all I can't hit her, because she is pretty and she is a girl.As the saying goes: "girls shouldn't be hit, not even with a flower/ bouquet of flowers"

-Because i'm against violence.

I think videomaker touches on a good point from a very different perspective.As children are more innocent than adults and not aware of discrimination, they see themselves as an equal.But we can't pass it without saying, these children are probably informed about respect and equality by their parents.To me, this is one of the most important roles of parenting.

But I wonder how these children would react if this girl wasn't Martina. I mean if they hadn't liked that girl's appearence, would reactions be the same ? To me, this is the missing part in the video.But in spite of everything, I would like to appreciate this videomaker for his/her nice idea.

                                   IN THE KIDS' WORLD, WOMEN DON'T GET HIT 

Reflection task 1b

I want to introduce you to Melike Acar who is a perfect and talented illustrator. Melike was born on 4th August 1978 in Istanbul.She had a problematic education life because of her dyslexia and not attendance. She went to Anadolu University- Faculty of Fine Arts, but couldn't manage to graduate. After leaving her college, she got some technics taught by Galip Tekin and started to work for some popular comics such as Leman, L-Manyak and Atom. However, after working for 6 years for these comics, she gave up working for them owing to some disagreements with editor.Now she works for world's famous companies such as Marvel, Upperdeck, Rıttenhouse, DC, Breygent, Image Comics etc. She even worked for popular rock band Metallica for their Orion Fest. Due to her hard working, she sees herself as an asocial person and describes herself as a zombie in mornings and a vampire at nights. She is an animal lover and as far as I know she has a cat whose name is Lavi and some other pets. She is also known as the hottest woman-illustrator on some websites.

Her sketches on Metallica plectrums

Some of her sketches for Metallica

sketch of Atatürk

When the teacher says;

          When the teacher says we have a make-up class, me;

Discover

Hi guys! Today, I want to introduce Murad Osmann to you. He is a great Russian photographer who has Turkish roots.He travels around the world with his lovely girlfriend Natalia and takes photos of his girlfriend. They share these photos on Instagram with FollowMe hashtag(#FollowMe).And I wanna share some of these incredible photos with you.

in Brazil (their first photo)

 at Igazu Falls

Platform 9 3/4 (from Harry Potter)

                                   

                                                                    at Amazon River

                                                                   at Amman Citadel

                                                                   at Dead Sea

                                                                        at İstanbul

                                                  at Basilica Di Santa Maria In Aracoeli

                                                                        in Hong Kong

                                                                     in Hong Kong

                                                                   in Hong Kong

                                                                         in İtaly

                                                                     in Moscow City

                                                                       in New York

                                                                      at İstanbul

                                                                              in Bali

                                                                       in Venice

                                                                   in Hong Kong

She said "YES"  :)

                                                   

                                                                                                                    Cennet Kalkan

Lana Del Rey - Without You

Parallel Sentences

1-Not only does she look healthy, but also she is in great shape.

2-The doctor wanted to find out why Linda was underweight in addition to her blood sugar level.

3-Following a regular program of exercise is more beneficial for me in contrast to being on a fad diet.

4-What i like best about my fitness center are the modern Lifecycle machines as well as a beautiful Olympic size swimming pool.

5-Jim is both healthy and athletic

6-Frank decided to join a fitness center, not only because of his son’s persistence but also he wanted to lose 10 pounds.

7-When Richard realized that his eating habits were the cause of his illness, he began to plan his meals both more conscientiously and carefully.

8-Julian decided to try a homeopathic treatment; furthermore, he changed his diet.

9-Shari really enjoys ocean kayaking in addition to going hiking in the desert.

10-This is a combination of vitamins that build up the immune system; moreover, they prevent infection from spreading.

Reflection Task 1a

Hi everybody! I’m Cennet.I was born on 2nd January 1996 so I’m a Capricorn.My parents first wanted my name to be Ceren but later because of my grandma (my dad’s mother), they gave me her name.I wasn’t glad about it when I was in primary school but now I like it.I graduated from Aksu Anatolian Teacher Training High School what is now Aksu Science High School.I come from Antalya, so as an Mediterranean person it is difficult to get used to the cold weather in Ankara.And when this bad weather meets with my prejudice about Ankara, I can say that I’m not so happy about being here.Being away from friends and family is also difficult. But my only consolation is studying in an university like METU.I’m so happy and proud to be here.

As to my family, I have a brother whose name is Furkan.He is 13 years old.We didn’t use to get along well with him before I came here, but now we miss each other.My mom’s name is Havva.She is 40 years old and was born in Burdur.My dad’s name is Metin and he is 43 years old.He was born in Malatya.But me and my brother were born in Antalya.

 As to hobbies and other stuffs, I like swimming, shopping, going out with friends, dancing and playing volleyball.I’ve gone to folk dance for a long time and bachata for a shorter time.I went to violin course but i had to quit because of school.I want to learn spanish as a third language.I also want to travel the world.I’ve been in Poland once thanks to Comenius Project and it was an amazing experience.I like almost all animals, especially cats.I think that’s because of my staying at village for a month when i was young.I can listen every kind of music if I like.I like especially Lana Del Rey.And as an end, I am a fan of Galatasaray.

                                                         

A photo from Antalya

My cat Tarçın 

A photo from our graduation

                                                                      Cennet Kalkan