My Sister's Keeper

I am not a type of person who likes to cry. That is why I do not prefer the movies which contains too much sensuality. However, in the summer of 2009, I went to the cinema to watch the movie, My Sister's Keeper, with the insistence of my cousin. I refused firstly, but she convinced my in the end. I am so glad that she did. The movie was such an impressive one that I admired it. I loved the movie so much that I have watched it again recently. In the movie, there is a girl who is leukemia patient, Kate. Her mother, Sara, devotes her life to save Kate. She gives up everything; her job, her marriage, her husband, and her own life. While she is taking care of Kate, she unintentionally ignores his son, Jesse. Jesse is a dyslexic boy. He cannot read at all. However, his parent have no time to pay attention to him. That is why they send him to a boarding school that takes care of dyslexic children. He does not want to go and cries a lot. He gives his word to study more and be successful in the school just not to be sent. Sara and her husband, Brian, thinks of every possibility to keep Kate alive. Neither Sara's nor Brian's DNA doesn't match with Kate's. Then, their doctor makes a suggestion which is actually not legal. He suggests to create a baby, a donor born baby, who matches with Kate in terms of everything. Sara, of course, leaps at the chance to save Kate. Then, they have their third kid, Anna, who gives everything Kate needs. At the age of 11, she thinks that she has a life and she wants to decide to do whatever wants to. She hires a lawyer to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. She does not want to give some parts of her body to Kate anymore, which will certainly kill Kate. That is where the story starts. After she told this to her parents, some bad events occurs in their family relationships. Some of them get mad at Anna while others understand her. While they are quarreling with each other, Kate's situation gets worse. Since Sara dedicates her life to keep Kate alive, she does not aware of how tired her daughter is because of the curing process. Although Kate is tired of fighting against the cancer and wants to give up, her mother cannot see it just because she cannot stand the idea of losing her daughter.

Sara and Kate

Anna and the lawyer she hired

I chose this video because this is the official trailer of the movie. In this video, you can see the things I've just mentioned up there. At first, they are very happy because everything is okay. Everything is just how it should be. However, when Anna demands her body's rights, everything just breaks off. Brian and Sara have an argument  Jesse, the brother of the girls, gets angry to Anna because she is not telling the truth according to him. In addition, you see a boy who is also sick, Taylor. Taylor and Kate have grown close. He does Kate good. They stand by each other in the process of chemotherapy. Kate's illness gets better thanks to Taylor. I  strongly recommend you to watch this movie. You may not be interested in drama movies like me, but even I was affected by it. Thus, just give it a chance and enjoy it. :)

Revised Version - An Ideal University

A university should have some features. I mean that there are a lot of universities in Turkey, or in the world, but few of them can offer you the opportunities that a university should do. For example, the instructors should be followers of the recent developments. They shouldn't be behind the times as a university teacher. Also, there is a feature that is not about the ideal university, but I think this is a must. I think the university students must be conscious. They must be aware of the things that are happening around them. That's one of the important characteristics that a university student must have. Metu is the ideal university for me because I can find the things that I'm looking for. I think there are a lot of things that a university should have, but how the students think and how their mind works are the most important ones. I love being here. Thanks to all the features Metu has.

Revised Version - Being A Student At METU

I'm very happy to be here. We have the opportunities Metu offers us. It is not limited only academic opportunities. For example, I love fencing. And I can learn it here. I don't know any other universities that has a fencing club. This is a very small example of our possible chances at Metu.

Apart from this, Metu is a widely known university. Everybody knows that it is hard to study here which makes me nervous because I don't like studying hard, and I don't know how to do actually. However, I'll probably learn, or I'm going to be here forever, which means that I have to learn it. :)
Oh, there is one thing I'm not that content with. The bunks. The bunks in the dormitories. They are too old to be used. I'm so uncomfortable that I cannot sleep properly. However, in this subject, there's nothing I can do except for waiting.
That's all for now. I love Metu whether it is hard to study, or not. I love Metu whether the bunks are too old, or not. It is good to be here. Also, I think it is a privilege to be here.

Journal Entry 5

IN TIME

I want to introduce you the movie I recently watched, 'In Time.' I was waiting for it to come out impatiently, but I could not have time to go to the cinema when it came out. Anyway, I have watched it lastly and I loved it. I had learned its plot long before it came out. Let me mention the plot. It is quite interesting. The movie takes place in the future. In that future, people no longer use money. They have something much better than it. They use 'time.' Time is everything. Time is your money when you went to a restaurant, a hospital,  a market,  a bakery. In addition, you earn time when working. Shortly, time is everything you need. Moreover, it is your life time, as well. You buy and sell via your time, and also you live with it. When your time runs out, you die. There is a counter on everybody's arms. Every people grow up until they are 25. After 25, their counter starts to count down and if it reaches 0, it means that you are dead. Poor people dies in the streets. However, rich people live forever! They have billions of time. Imagine a world like that! It sounds both amazing and cruel to me. It is a very creative plot. However, I think the movie needs to be improved because such a beautiful plot must be shot better. The movie is not unsuccessful but the subject is so attractive and interesting that no matter what Andrew Niccol (the director of the movie) does, I think I would find it insufficient. The plot itself is written by him, as well. So, it is not his fault but that plot should be treated better, however hard it is. Anyway, I still recommend you all to watch it if you have not yet. It is worth watching at least thanks to the plot. In addition to those, Justin Timberlake as Will Salas is one of the leading actors, if there is a fan of him among any of you. Amanda Seyfried as Sylvia Weis accompanies to Timberlake with all her beauty.  Enjoy the movie. :)

VIDEO REFLECTION

I chose this video because it is the official trailer of the movie. It simply shows what you need to see. The reason why you see the guns in the trailer is that there is a misunderstanding. People who thinks Will as a time thief are the Time Keepers. Time Keepers are responsible for preventing time thieving and punishing if it happens. However, as I said before, they misunderstood the event. Will did not steal the time. It inherited to him. Until Time Keepers understand the truth, it will be too late for reversing the things which are already  happened and the secrets which are already come to light. Actually, Will says the truth, but they do not believe him. And that is where everything starts and gets complicated. You should see the whole movie. You really should. Enjoy it. :)

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Journal Entry 7

FENCING

I want to introduce one of my favourite sports, fencing. Fencing is an activity with bladed weapons and it is fundamentally based on fighting arts. Its becoming a sports branch is closely related to the duels which were made by swords in the middle ages. There are three kinds of weapons, Foil (Flöre),  Épée (Epe), Sabre (Kılıç). All of these three branches of fencing has the same point system, but the way of the scoring is different. I want to talk about the weapons now. Foil can be used when learning fencing because it is very light. Its targets are the torso, neck, and groin, including the back, but not the arms. Touches are scored only with the tip. In the competitions, the fencer moves forward-backward with small and fast steps. In Foil, there is a rule called "right of way" which means that if both of the fencers hit each other at the same time, the one who starts the attack earlier gets the point. Épée is sharper and heavier than Foil. In Épé, you can get point by touching to anywhere from the entire body. All of the hits must be with the tip, as it was in Foil. There is no rule like "right of way" in Épée. It both fencers hit at the same time, both of them are scored. Sabre is straight and flat. In Sabre, you target the entire body above the waist, except for the hands. If you hit your opponent with the edges of the blade or the point, you can get scored. As in Foil, the "right of way" is used when both fencers hit each other. Because it is a very dangerous activity, fencing has a lot of precautions. Fencers have to wear a form-fitting jacket covering groin, a plastron which is an underarm protector, one glove for the weapon arm, knickers which are a pair of short trousers that end just below the knee, high socks, shoes with flat soles, masks, and plastic chest protector which is mandatory for females. Fencing is a sport which is very enjoyable both to watch and to play. There is a fencing club in Metu and I am one of the members of it. I recommend you to go and watch the matches because it is really joyful to do so. :)

VIDEO REFLECTION

I chose this video because I thought that it could show you most of the things you should see, for example the salute. In fencing competitions, the fencers have to salute firstly their opponent, secondly the referee, and lastly the audience before the match started. In the end of the match, they have to shake hands with the gloveless ones. If the fencer doesn't do these, he or she will be disqualified. That's a strict rule. The matches you see in the video are the official ones. They salute, wait for the commands, and then start. "En garde" is one of the commands which are said before the matches start. "En garde" means "Take you guard". Then the referee says "Allez", which makes the fencers begin their match. And when referee says "Halt", the match is over. Referee says "Halt" when a fencer scores a hit, drops his or her weapon, steps out of the bounds, or commits a foul. As I said before, it is very enjoyable to watch and play fencing. You should see a match with your own eyes. En Garde! :)