CREDIT CARDS RUINING OUR LIVES

    I chose this topic because credit cards became an integral part of our lives. This topic has a huge importance in terms of individual and societal. Without a doubt, credit cards have advantages. However, its disadvantages are more than its benefits. Using credit cards carelessly affects domesticity and the young negatively.

      To begin with, families suffer from cards, because all families can’t imagine their life anymore without credit cards and they purchase not only their necessity but also inessential stuffs. Consequently, they find themselves in debt off and their own stuffs are brought order of attachment by government. For another thing, the young are under the influence of credit cards. Initially, these cards seem to angels for young people but later they understand that all credit cards are nothing more than trap. However, they provide installment.

     People who can’t pay their card dept off, for paying debt, they try to find a solution but solution, which they find, is not a fair way.

     To sum up, I totally agree that credit cards are not beneficial to us. In other words, credit cards set a trap for us by giving extra attractive installment. So, I don’t have any credit card and I won’t in the future. If I have money to me, I spend money but if I haven’t, I don’t buy anything. I think it is the best way of shopping ;)

                                   

                             SOCIAL NETWORK SITES

     I chose this topic because I know how much social network sites have influence on our life. This topic has a huge significance in terms of both personal and societal. The world, we live in, can’t be thought without internet and network sites. I would like to make an interpretation about this topic because it recalls for me an exceptional event which took place in my university campus. I want to narrate this incident briefly. One fine day, I went on the internet and I saw an invitation for snow war which would be arranged by the youths who stay at dormitories. Firstly, I had no intention to attend this organization because of my notion which was that nobody would participate in this war. I couldn’t imagine that all people would be informed of it in just two days. So I didn’t emphasis on the invitation about snow war and I forgot it. But two days later, somebody threw a snowball to the windows of my dormitory. Then I and my roommates heart a lot of noise from outside. When I looked at the outdoors, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Almost all undergraduate people from all dormitories on campus came to our dorm by holding handful of snow. At that moment I understood how the social media influences people. This impact is positive.

   Besides, because of social network sites, people publish their all individual information and ill-intended people can reach their information easily in this way. Even where they live and work is easily accessible. So I have enough background information on this topic. That’s why I determined this topic. Eventually we are a fragment of the world of social media.

VIDEO:


I chose to upload this video, because I like it so much.The young are in pain because of the snowball, but at the same time they prolong to throw the snowball to each other by yelling ‘hit-hit-hit’J In my opinion, two people who are recording this video have more fun than people at the war do. Since the two people are not in pain. They take a shelter and just observe and also laugh the others. I am so sorry that I could not exist in this war at that day,because I had a temperature. Hence I had to watch them by looking at the window of my dormitory:( But this year, when the weather is snowy, I will attend this operation irregardless of illness even if I am sick, I promise myselfJ

Video Reflection

Video Reflection

1) All students are pleased with being student in US. Krisha thinks that the system in US. deals with the creavity and team work.Linxi thinks that taking a major in chine is too hard to accomplish. America suggests more opportunities for practice.

2) Krisha chose the US. for her education in order to existin a creative environment and attend the team work in education. Briefly, their education system in their country is less flexible and doesn't give such facilities.

3) Linxi liked the idea of drying machine in the US. Arata have to take an entrance exam and choose a major program in their country.Then they have to maintain studiying it.According to krisha, their education system in her country is very hard and strict but the system in the US. is more flexible.

4) International students have to pay approximately 30.00 dollar in per year for beign student in US.However, it may alter according to which program they have.

5) Generally they had cultural difficulties. They trouble with communication, habits, adjustment to a new environment. But Arata didn't have difficulties as many as Linxi and Krisha because he already went to high school in another country.Yet,as Linxi and Krisha, he had some difficulties in culture.

6) Absulately they had cultural shock. What cultural shock for them is the difficulty they have adjusting to a new culture that differs markedly from their own.I m sure that if ı went to USA.,I would have same difficulties and maybe ı would live more challenges than they do. if ı were them, ı would trouble with especially communication to other people because ı m being very embarrassed while ı am talking to someone in English but ı believe I will overcome this by practice.In addition, ı don't think that ı could be accustomed to US. cuisine:S because ı am loving Turkish cuisine:)

Being a Metu Student

BEING A STUDENT IN METU

    I am sophomore in METU. Firstly, I wanna mention about the load of our lectures.We already studied so much at high school.As this is not enough, We try to overcome in such a heavy course.Particularly in the first term, like every students,I had academical, social and psychological hardships.To be honest, I wish ı had studied and grade-grubbed less. But this did not happen. I supposed we would have lots of time for outdoor and indoor activities and university would be different from high school like universities in the TV series.But we do not have enough time to participate in communities which include just METU students because of heavy lessons.Instead of joining these activities, most of us would like to rest at their dormitories apart from studying. In that respect,METU does not satisfy me.However, campus life is awesome thing in METU.Lush grass, bushy forrest and historical buildings can be seen at everywhere.They all give me spring time flavor that we almost never know here.Since I am Aegean people,I admire sunny weather and ı hate cloud, rain, dry cold.So the muggy weather in campus makes me depressed.
    Like most of the young people, I stayed in the family nest before coming here.I was so happy at that time.Because staying at home affects my life positively in terms of economics.While I was living with family,I had fewer expenses.But now I have a very large expenditure.As this is not enough, I do not know how the money is spent sparingly here.
    Additionally, since I began to live at dormitories without my parents,sister and my little nephew:(.I have missed them so much.Also, living in dorms has a lot of difficulties.For example, I have to stay in the same room with three people other than myself.I need to plan my sleep and wake time according to their forms of life.However, dorm life is not always a bad influence on me.Because I had no idea about cooking before I began to live alone.Then I discovered that I am good at cooking as housewives:)
     Briefly, being a METU student gives us so many opportunities for the rest of our life.Because METU makes students reliable, diligent, explorer, ambitious, forward-looking,considerate and accomplished.Despite some difficulties, being a metu student is a priviledge and a distinguished feature from other university students for me.