Argumentative Essay

                           Instruction of Foreign Language in Kindergarten  
        Without any doubt, knowing at least one foreign language is really needed in almost all of the parts of the world nowadays.  Both in peoples’ education, working and social lives, a foreign language has a leading role and nobody can deny this.  No matter how old people are, it is taught all age groups to make them not only qualified but also sophisticated human beings.  However, there is a much-debated issue on foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten or it should not begin.  While many people are against the view of foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten, there are also numerous people who are in favor of this idea.            
            In the first place, there are some people who do not support that foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten in terms of children’s not having enough ability to learn another language except their mother-tongue.  These people assume that at this young age, the learners should first comprehend their own language properties.  Otherwise, they can be confused and even the process of learning their native language can be difficult for them.  However, the proponents of the idea that foreign language education should begin at a very young age claim that because of those children’s having a better capacity to acquire and absorb the knowledge, they are good at learning a new language easily when it is compared with older people.  Also, one of the other benefits related to this aspect is the learners’ being able to have an accent by imitating their teachers while they are doing the lesson or activities.  To exemplify, there are interdental words in English and many of the Turkish people have some difficulties in saying those words.  But, if the little children start learning English language in kindergarten, when they talk to native speakers in the next years, they think that there is no difference between themselves and those native speakers in terms of being able to produce interdental words.
         In the second place, the people who are against learning a foreign language in kindergarten consider that there can be some problems in the future because instead of children, it is the parents who decide on what language their children should learn.  In the oncoming years, those children may realize that the language they have started to learn in kindergarten does not draw their attention anymore. Additionally, the learners can think this foreign language they know does not have any proceeds when they settle on their occupation.  As a result, the language that has been learnt may be just a waste of time for them.  On the other hand, the ones who stand up for the idea that the education of foreign language should be given at a young age defend that this kind of instruction should not be thought as a waste of time even if the new language is not used in the future.  These supporters believe that if a child who begins learning a foreign language in kindergarten does not even use that language in his oncoming years, it does not mean that he will not use it until the end of his life.  For example, there is a girl who starts learning Spanish at a very young age is expected to know English when she decides on her occupation.  Even though this child will not use Spanish while she is working, one day the girl may make up her mind to advance in her career path and she may go to Spain.  Thus, in spite of the fact that the parents choose a different language for their children without asking their opinions, there are not any negative sides of this choice. Also, there is a famous saying about this aspect which is “One language means one person, two languages mean two people.”  
         In the final place, while speaking with a native speaker or with their teachers, the possibility of the children’s making grammatical mistakes or not being able to understand what is asked can cause the learners be ashamed of themselves.  This point is last but not least for the opponents of instruction of a different language in kindergarten.  These people believe that if one of the students does a mistake when he is speaking, the friends of him may make fun of him.  As a consequence, the child can lose his self-confidence because of his friends’ not tolerating his mistake and this situation can affect the rest of that child’s life.  On the contrary, instead of losing her self-reliance, the proponents of the opinion that foreign language instruction should start in kindergarten assert that this type of foreign language learning constructs it.  For instance, if the young student answers a question and both his teachers and friends congratulate him by applauding, that student starts thinking he is good at this lesson and he believes in himself, too.   Furthermore, foreign language education at a very young age can offer a chance to make cultural connections.  According to Melissa Sherrard, it is thought that children who are educated a foreign language at an early age expose to other cultures in a positive way. These children are able to know some information about the other peoples’ values, traditions and also language characteristics by studying a new language. Through getting better in terms of making contact with different people from different parts of the universe, the learners become more and more concerned with and they also become aware of there are many other ways of lives different form their own ones.       
          Taking everything into consideration, despite the fact that there are lots of humans who say that foreign language instruction should not begin in kindergarten in the sense of children’s not having enough skills to learn a new language at an early age, parents’ deciding upon which language their children learn and the probability of the young students’ making some mistakes which affect them negatively; there are also several other people who advocate the view of education of foreign language should start in kindergarten regarding absorbing and acquiring the information better at this age, having benefits in working life and building self-reliance. From my point of view, I support that the instruction of a new language of course should be given to children at an early age. Related to my opinion, there is a very famous Turkish proverb which says “You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.”      



                                                REFERENCES         

Sherrard, M. The Advantages of Learning a Foreign Language at a Young Age.
Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/list_6801193_advantages-foreign-language-young-age.html      

Cause and Effect Essay

 

                            The New System of Education in Turkey       
          Without a shadow of a doubt, education plays an essential role in today’s world.  Each country competes with one another to give the best education with new approaches to their citizens and so, these countries want their citizens to be not only more qualified but also well-educated people.  Also, it will be easy for the countries to develop themselves.  For example, European countries implement an approach which is called life-long education to its citizens in order to enable them to keep up with the times. When Turkey is considered, it can be said that the government also provides some opportunities to its citizens to make them sophisticated mankind.  However, the education system that is applied in Turkey has been changed in recent times and its name is 4+4+4 education system now.  This change leads to some debates about whether it is good for the students or not.  Let us now mention both the causes and effects of 4+4+4 education system.
          The first cause of 4+4+4 education system is about students’ choosing their branches.  When the fourth grade students promote the next stage and become the fifth grade ones, they have an obligation to decide on what they want to be in the future.  Furthermore, while they are making these vocational decisions first, they think about their skills and wishes.  Then, the students continue their education life with the choices they make.  However, how these students who are from the fourth or fifth grade can be expected to make rational decisions?  According to the author, Andrew Finkel, the issue of students’ choosing their branches is not wanted to be done at an appropriate age (Finkel, 2012).           
        The second cause is having an individual achievement and providing equal opportunities to the students.  In other words, the students’ own success determines the way of their education.  To illustrate, if there are students whose grades are high, at the end of the year, their grade point averages are calculated by considering the performances of the learners both in spring and fall terms.  Besides, this system offers equal opportunities to the students when it is thought that they are creating their own future by getting higher or lower marks from their assignments or exams which affect the grade point averages.            

          Notwithstanding having some causes, 4+4+4 education system has also many effects.  The initial effect of this new education system is having lots of students from different age groups in one classroom.  To be more obvious, it can be said that when the students start the first grade, there will be several children who are both ready for the school normally and who are 66 month old.  Thus, the intelligence levels of them are not the same and maybe the 66 month old ones feel themselves insufficient in the view of having difficulties in comprehending the lesson.  Also, this situation can affect the young students’ psychologies negatively.         
          In addition, raise of child labor is the last impact.  First of all, what is child labor?  It is the process of a child’s working outside instead of taking education at school.  In this process, a child who is at a very young age is worked in unsuitable conditions and this harms the growing of that child.  In spite of compulsory education’s extending to twelve years, children are not compelled to go on their education life, unfortunately.  To illustrate, a seven year old boy is working on streets or roads to sell handkerchief or something else.  Also, this situation is really dangerous for the child because he is under the risk of hitting of a car.     
         Taking everything into account, even though the implementation of new education system in Turkey called 4+4+4 has several causes in terms of students’ choosing their branches and being able to have an individual achievement and providing the same opportunities to the students, it also has lots of impacts namely having numerous students from different age levels in one classroom and raise of child labor.  In my opinion, 4+4+4 education system needs some time to be on the right track.  When this happens, the new system will be more beneficial for children.    




                                           REFERENCES   
Finkel, A. (March 23, 2012). Turkey: What Everyone Needs to Know. What’s 4+4+4?.Retrieved from http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/turkeys-education-reform-bill-is-about-playing-politics-with-pedagogy/             

Comparison and Contrast Essay

                                           Two Language Teachers
                       
           For a long time, language has a crucial place in every aspect of peoples’ lives and it will continue to save its importance in the future. People need it both in education and working life because it is essential to make contacts with foreigners. However, there is also an important point about how these people learn a language which is different from their mother tongue. Thanks to language teachers, learning a language is possible for all humans. When the techniques that teachers use while they are teaching a language and doing the lesson are compared, they may not use similar methods or strategies. Therefore, despite two language teachers’ having some similarities, they have many differences, too.  
         To begin with, graduating from the department of English Language Teaching is the first aspect. Both of these teachers take the same courses and learn the same instructions. Next similarity is working in a school instead of working in a language course. The teachers enter KPDS exam and pass it to start teaching at a state school. Moreover, having lots of responsibilities is the final aspect of similarities. In the environment of school or classroom, teachers have some duties such as teaching and preparing students for the future, taking care of them and dealing with their problems and questions.   
            Now, let us move on to the differences of two language teachers have. Teaching method is the first one. For instance, one of the teachers wants students to memorize all the topics that they discuss in the lesson while the other one does the lesson in more creative way by doing some activities. For example, the teacher gives a topic and wants his students to contemplate it by working in pairs or in groups. Thus, a good language teacher is the one who uses student-based teaching method whereas a bad language teacher prefers teacher-based strategy.            
       Second difference is related to making organizations. One of the language instructors plans everything in an effective way. He does not miss any parts that he is going to mention. What is more, according to Hezi Brosh, it is accepted that well-planning of content topics may be beneficial for the learners to separate and organize the main points of learning in the view of not only importance but also precedence (Eble, cited in Brosh, 1996). In contrast, the other one has no worries about how the lesson will go on or in which part he should start. Also, if the students do not understand the subject, the teacher just advices them read it again and ask their friends.            
     Finally, having different attitudes towards students is the last dissimilarity. To illustrate, one of these teacher is very strict, but he is good at teaching a language and he tries to clarify ambiguous points. On the contrary, the other instructor is really cute, but he does not help his students when they have difficulties in understanding. For example, one of the students cannot comprehend a text and the questions related to that text so he asks them to his teacher. Although the instructor knows the answers, he is not able to explain them to the child in a clear way.
        To sum up, in spite of the fact that two language teachers have similarities regarding graduating from the same department called  ELT, working at a state school and being responsible for the students, they differ from each other in terms of the way they teach, organization and having different attitudes towards students. It seems to me that, every single person can be a teacher but everyone cannot be aware of his responsibilities and cannot be effective enough.                  


                                                       
                                  REFERENCES 
Brosh, H.(1996). Perceived Characteristics of the Effective Language Teacher. Foreing Language Annals, No.2, 29.                       

Persuasive Essay

Which One is the Best Choice for Mothers?        
           
            In the world, there is an unchanging truth which is about humans’ choices. This truth is that choices which are made by people affect not only them but also the ones around them. Because of this, humans should first decide what is good and what is bad by considering every aspect. Then, they can do whatever they want. If I leave all people aside and talk about only mothers, I can easily say that in general, each mother wants the best for her children. However, just wanting is not enough. They should make an effort to achieve their wish, too. In this essay, I will mention whether mothers should work or take care of both children and house. While many people say that mothers should take care of not only children but also house, the others believe working is the best choice for mothers. Also, I am one of them.       
            In the first part, I will touch on the mothers who graduated from university. If those mothers succeed in finishing their university, it means that they did it not to stay at home but to work in their profession. So, working is an incontestable right for mothers. Besides, there is an option for working mothers about entrusting the children to their grandparents or to baby-sitters. These people can both take care of children and spend time with them in an enjoyable way.
            In the second part, earning money is necessary for mothers. Since, in today’s world, making both ends meet with one salary which is received by fathers may not be sufficient to provide all of the needs of children. Thus, mothers should also work and earn some money to give better opportunities to the children for their future. To illustrate, saving up for their education can be a good example.      
            In the final part, thinking themselves like an unsocial people and going into depression for mothers who do not work are the last points I will talk about. Providing that they do nothing except for taking care of the children and house, in a process of time, mothers can feel themselves like dissocial because of doing the same things again and again. What is more, they may miss the chance to discover the potential of working inside them. I mean by saying this, if they work, they can be aware of their abilities. 
            To conclude, although there are some people who think mothers should take care of the kids and house, there are also various people who consider mothers should work regarding receiving a recompense for their studies, earning money and feeling like unsocial people. I firmly believe that mothers should work if they find a job both to have a more beautiful life and to offer many chances to their children.

Defining Essay about Optimism

  Optimism                
            Currently, the population of the world has increased really much and because of this case, the problems of people are also increasing day by day. Moreover, dealing with these problems is getting harder and harder for them. When people have difficulties in solving issues, sometimes they lose their positiveness and then give up thinking that the situation will not be good anymore. I mean, they cannot help themselves thinking bad consequences without making much effort to turn them into good ones. What is more, is the way people follow right? It is definitely wrong. Since, after every problem they face with, there is a solution or a bright light waiting to be found. I want to stress by saying these, being optimistic and not giving opportunity to negative thoughts to take possession of your positive beliefs are two of the most significant things that people should do in their lives. Furthermore, I have talked about being optimistic up to now but what about “optimism”? Optimism is a noun form of the term “optimistic” and according to the dictionary of Oxford, it is defined as “the feeling that the future will be good or successful.”  As a purpose of this essay, I will cover three main issues which are reasons of optimism, being an optimistic person and results of optimism.
           To begin with, let me discuss the reasons of optimism. People from all over the world have their own problems such as stress, financial difficulties and lots of responsibilities. Moreover, anyone can say that he/she has not got any problems and everything goes well. Because, no one else in this world lives on his/her own. To maintain their lives or to make both ends meet, people should solve their hardships by being optimistic. I mean, believing that there is contentment at the end of every hardship. To illustrate, if there is a person works in a company to earn his/her life at a low wage probably has a financial difficulty. In this situation, should this person leave the job? If he/she leaves, will everything be better? No, contrary to leaving the job, he/she should work more than before to earn much money without losing his/her hope.    
           Besides, how to be an optimistic person is the second issue. Each person has different characters from the other people and these characters may tell how he/she reacts to the problem when they face with it. If this person is doubtful or negative, it can be difficult for him/her to overcome the hardship in a short process of time. However, it does not mean that it is impossible to do it in a good way. The first thing a person has to do is to understand the situation of him/her. Next, believing and hoping all the time are really crucial things. If a man/woman believes he/she will be in a better condition, this thought encourages them to struggle against the problem. As a last sentence to that issue, I can say that always imagine good consequences of the problem and never lose the hope.         
            The third and the last issue are the results of being optimistic. To illustrate, if there is a man who tries to be optimistic can be more courageous and self-confident in the view of meeting new people, getting used to somewhere or passing the exams if he studies. Also, if a person is optimistic, this trait can affect not only his/her body but also mental health in a positive way. Since, there is not any word which is called “stress” in that person’s life. Thus, an optimistic person may live long, who knows.
            To conclude, I have talked about optimism by explaining these basic points which are reasons of optimism, how to be an optimistic person and results of being optimistic. I have said money problems or stress can be the reasons of having to be optimist and not only believing yourself but also hoping all the time could be the steps of being an optimistic person. Besides, if I summarize the results of it, being self-confident and being healthy can be two examples of this point. It seems to me that, life is too short to be sad and care all the problems you run into. Do not forget that all the bad memories or situations will pass but the good ones will be in your heart at any time you are alive.

Writing a compare and contrast essay about the films Slumdog Millionaire and A Separation

Two Noteworthy Films         

            In 1902, the first motion picture film which had a scenario was produced by Georges Melies and the name of it is “Le Voyage dans la Lune.” This film is the first but not the last one. After it, numerous films were produced, they are still being produced nowadays and they will be made in the future, too. Furthermore, among these several films, some of them could take almost all of the peoples’ attention in the world and some of them could not. The ones which caught interest and which were appreciated were able to win many awards or Oscars. For example, Slumdog Millionaire and A Separation are two of them which are successful in cinema sector. So, let us compare and contrast these two noteworthy films as a purpose of this essay.   
            The first remarkable similarity between Slumdog Millionaire and A Separation is the type of them. In both of the films, there are scenes related to drama. For instance, in a part of the film, Jamal who plays the leading role in Slumdog Millionaire remembers the days when he was kidnapped by some villains. Also, there is a couple who is about to divorce and has a child in “A Separation”. It can be seen in this film that how the members of a family can separate from each other. Another similarity between them is the situations which have the possibility of being met with in real life. Let me give an example for it, too. In Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal joins in a quiz show and in the other film, the couple wants to break up as I said before. So, these circumstances can happen. What is more, being accused of the leading actors is the last similarity. In the former film, Jamal is accused since he is thought that he is getting information while competing in quiz show. But the real situation is different, he answers the questions by remembering his childhood and he is not doing anything wrong. When it is looked at the latter film, Nader who plays one of the leading roles is blamed because of killing a baby who has not born yet. But the reality is different in here, too.  
            Now, I am going to state the differences between Slumdog Millionaire and A Separation. To begin with, filming location is the major difference between these two films. Slumdog Millionaire was filmed in India but A Separation was filmed in Iran. The second difference is the language. As it can be understood from the countries, the language in Slumdog Millionaire is English. However, Persian is used as a language in the film, A Separation. Moreover, while the films are starting, it can be seen that the blurbs of them are written in English and Persian. Having different endings is the final difference that I am going to mention. To illustrate, the former one has an ending which has both happiness and clarity. I mean, Jamal gains the money from the quiz show and he is with his lover, too. However, the latter has not only sorrowful but also uncertain ending. In other words, it is an open-ended film. There is an indefinite situation of the child’s decision about choosing his mother or his father to stay with.  
            To sum up, besides lots of similarities in terms of having dramatic scenes, having the possibility of facing with the same occasions in real life and being blamed of the leading actors, there are also differences between the films “Slumdog Millionaire” and “A Separation” in relation to the filming location, the language that is not only spoken but also written and having different endings with different impressions. In my opinion, Slumdog Millionaire is quite better than A Separation. Since, I did not get bored even a second from the beginning to the end of the film when I watched it.   

Types of Teachers

Types of Teachers  
           
            In school life, while they are taking education, students meet lots of teachers who may have a crucial place for them and who can affect the rest of their lives in a good or in a bad way. I mean, he/she can cause students to love or hate the lesson. Also, a teacher may influence them with his/her behaviors in the view of deciding on what the students want to be in the future. So, types of teachers can be categorized into three types according to the attitudes of them towards students.            
            To begin with, indulgent teacher is the first type. In this type, teachers care about their students and they have a good understanding. In other words, these teachers try to be helpful if their students are in a bad situation or if they have problems. Moreover, indulgent teachers know where to make the lesson enjoyable and where to stop. For instance, if the students are getting bored during the lesson, these teachers can tell stories and jokes to make them feel good for a while.  
            The following type is patient teachers. These teachers manage to keep calm despite the naughtiness of students while he/she is doing the lesson. Also, they do not get angry if the students do not understand the subject clearly. Patient teachers can teach it again and again until their students comprehend.    
            What is more, types of teachers have not only indulgent and patient ones but also disciplined ones. Disciplined teachers have strict rules and they want every single student to obey the rules, too. To illustrate, if this type of teachers give an assignment, they want students to hand it on time, not a day before or not a day after. Furthermore, because of the strictness of the teachers, students are afraid of them. 
            Taking everything into account, types of teachers can be divided into three when their attitudes are considered. These types are indulgent teachers who are merciful people, patient teachers who have the patience of a saint and disciplined teachers who are strict people. In my opinion, even though there are different types of teachers, all of them are very valuable for the world. Since, their job is blessed. I also want to mention teacher should not forget that they affect the lives of their students positively or negatively.  

The Causes of European Union and its Possible Effects on the Participant Countries

Some Causes and Effects of European Union          
         In total, there are twenty-seven countries in European Union. So, what is it? European Union is a community which was founded after exposed to the devastation in the Second World War, aims to provide consistency and renewal the economy of European countries. At first, it was just an economic union but afterwards, European Union developed itself and became an important community in the world. Even though there are some causes of European Union, there are also several effects of it on the participating countries.   
            As a beginning, wanting to gather European countries under the same roof is the first cause of European Union. Because of gathering, this situation gives opportunity to European Union to be stronger with the power of participating countries. To illustrate, Germany participated in European Union in 1990. After that, democratization process began in the center of Europe and the relationships between European Union and the states of Central and Eastern Europe were built up.          
            Furthermore, the second cause is wanting to create a common commercial policy against the countries which are not the member of European Union. Also, this causes the participating countries to gain strength among themselves. In other words, this case can be called like trying to create a common market.         
            As I said in the introduction paragraph, there are both causes and effects of European Union. Some causes of it were examined and now let us look at its effects on the participating countries.           
            To begin with, education system is the first effect of European Union. In that field, the purpose among the participating countries is to enhance the quality of education and to benefit from these countries’ different education system. What is more, if European Union knows the other countries’ education system, the differences between itself and those countries can be discussed and compared.            
            Moreover, among the participating countries, a good kind of relationship has been associated in the economic field and it provided an opportunity to the emergence of Euro. Thus, all of these countries use Euro as their currency. This situation is considered as a daring enterprise, too.   
            All in all, besides European Union’s causes in the view of gathering European countries and creating a common trade policy, there are also its effects on the participating countries in relation to having education system and using the same currency. From my point of view, it is not really necessary to be a member of European Union. Since, it has also negative effects on the participating countries although I did not mention them in this essay.

How to improve your speaking in English?

Improving your Speaking in English          
           
            Nowadays, knowing a foreign language is such a crucial issue in all parts of the world. Not only in your education but also in your working life, you are expected to know at least one different language except for your mother tongue. Among the languages, English is both the most known and the most necessary one. So, if you want to be successful and respected, you should learn this language as quick as possible. However, learning English will not be enough for you. Also, you have to improve it in order to speak in a correct and fluent way. It will be easy to improve your speaking if you follow these three steps.  
            Watching movies or news channels is the first step of this issue. Of course you should watch them without subtitles. Instead of using subtitles, you had better use headphones to hear clearly. If you do like this, your brain will be affected directly in a positive way. Also, you can use the words and sentences which you heard in the movie while speaking.   
            The second step is listening music in English. You can have some fun while doing this step, too. First, try to guess what it is said in the song while listening. Later, open its lyrics and start to sing by looking and hearing them. Because of doing this, you will be familiar with the correct pronunciation of the words. Thus, while speaking with someone, your possibility of making pronunciation mistakes will be lower.      
            The third and also the last step is speaking too much with foreigners or your friends. In these days, social-network websites are very popular among people. You can create an account of one of them and you can meet with several people there. After meeting with them, you can start to speak each other via camera and microphone. What is more, if you do not have the opportunity of creating an account, you can do practice with your close friends who are trying to do same thing like you.    
            All in all, improving your speaking in English is needed to follow these steps such as watching movies or news channels, listening music in English and speaking with foreigners or people around you. In my opinion, it will not be difficult to improve your speaking if you keep these steps in your mind. Furthermore, these are both enjoyable and beneficial ways to improve it. 

One of my Lessons at the Department of ELT

One of my Lessons at the Department of ELT

            For about six months, I have been studying at Yeditepe University at the department of English Language Teaching. Today’s date is 22 March, 2012 and now I am in the lesson of the Survey of English Literature. Except for me, there are seven students and a teacher in the classroom. The teachers’ name is Nina and she is a native speaker, too. Nina wears casual clothes such as a pair of dungarees and a shirt. When I look at the environment of the classroom, I can see a board, a picture of Atatürk above it and a plan which shows the floor where my class is stated. Also, there is only one technological device which is called projector and the color of the walls is ice blue. What is more, all students have their own desks and these desks are placed randomly. At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher explains us the mid-term date, asks about what we did last week and talks about today’s topic. Of course, the topic is about one of the writers’ novel which is called Pamela. When she is talking about Pamela which was written by Samuel Richardson, she uses her notes to mention the most important points of it. Moreover, she is standing in front of the board and using her hands while speaking. After giving some information about the novel, she wants us to read the first two pages of it and to highlight the sentences. When we start to do so, there is a big silence in the classroom. Furthermore, I want to say that even though Nina is a native speaker, the way she speaks is not fast.      
            In my opinion, first of all, the environment of the classroom is very simple and this is suitable for us in the view of not taking our attraction. Then, there is no seating arrangement but I think it is not very important for the students who are at least 19 year old. Lastly, as far as I see, the way the teacher teaches is not only good but also clear and I am not getting bored during her lesson.   
         

A Sorrowful Man

     A Sorrowful Man                 

            Joseph seems very sorrowful in this photograph. It can be considered from the posture of him. Even though he has completely white hair which shows his senescence, on some parts of his head there is no hair. His forehead is wide and there are lots of both wrinkles and skin blemishes on it. These wrinkles and blemishes tell us he faced with several difficulties during his life. Joseph is beetle-browed. May be he tries to seem tough by posing like this since he does not want to express his sad feelings about his wife, Kate, who has died recently. Also, his eyebrows are not thick and the color of them is white, too. Below the eyebrows, he has colorful eyes which are looking directly into the camera with a big pain. Besides, he seems as if he is about to cry because of his being lonely. The way he looks also says that he thinks there is no point of living without his wife for the rest of his life. Therefore, he wants to die, too. What is more, Joseph has a wide nose. Below it, because of his old age, he has lost many of his teeth and that is why his lips seem very thin. Moreover, he has beard which covers half of his face but for its being white, it cannot be seen clearly. When we look at Joseph’s clothes, we understand that although he is not in a good situation, his dressing is really neat. May be this man thinks this is the last time that he was taken a photo before he dies. To conclude, when the photo was taken, it is seen obviously that there is a man who is weary of life. 

The Insane Child

                                               - The Insane Child -           

         Carters moved to a new lake house because of some different reasons. They were living in their new house without knowing anything about what they will face. Who could guess that house was going to bring bad luck?           
            Scarlett, 15 year old child of Carters, was insisting her father, Bobby, and her mother, Annie, on visiting her uncle, Peter, who she loved very much. The parents accepted her proposal and in a short time, they were ready to go. Maybe that was the last day for Scarlett in the view of sharing some time with her mother. There was half an hour left to reach Peter’s house, all of a sudden, Bobby saw a truck and because of high speed, he hit it. When Scarlett woke up, she was in her house with her father and uncle. The father explained the whole accident to Scarlett in details and said that unfortunately we lost your mother. However, the uncle did not say even a word. After a month, Scarlett recovered physically but she was still taking psychological support since she could not accept both the accident and her mother’s absence. In the meanwhile, she had to take education. Thus, she started to go to the school which was close to her house. In a short span of time, Scarlett had good relationships with her friends whose names were Natalie and Michelle. Because of getting along well together, she wanted to invite them to her house to meet her family. On the following day, they all were on the road of Scarlett’s house. When they reached there, Peter opened the door by welcoming them. After meeting with the uncle, it was time to meet with the father. As soon as they entered the living room, Scarlett said “here is my father” by signifying the sofa. Then, the friends looked her strangely and said “where?”

Outlines

→ Choose a particular person that you admire. Write the reasons for admiring him/her.

1. INTRODUCTION: 
Thesis: Elif Köse whom I admire from the age of ten up to now is the person I like really much in the view of being a good teacher and being an English teacher.          
2. FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH:
Opening Sentence: Being a good teacher is the first reason why I admire her.    
Detail 1: her attitudes           
Detail 2: doing the lesson in an enjoyable way       
Detail 3: taking care of her students            
3. SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH:     
Transition/Opening Sentence: The second reason is absolutely her being an English teacher.
Detail 1: helping me to decide my job         
Detail 2: going foreign countries      
Detail 3: her being well-educated    
4. CONCLUSION:     
Reconfirmed Thesis: Briefly, there are some reasons why I am the fan of my English teacher, Elif Köse. One of these reasons is her being a good teacher regarding her attitudes toward me and my friends, doing the lesson in an enjoyable way and taking care of her students. The other reason is her being an English teacher in relation to helping me to decide my job in the future, going foreign countries and her being well-educated.            



→ Why is art education necessary in the kindergarten?                   

1. INTRODUCTION: 
Thesis: Although all of the fields of education are significant, in kindergarten, art education is the most necessary one in relation to preparing children for primary school, providing children the chance of being creative and making them more optimistic people.
2. FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH: 
Opening Sentence: In the first point, art education is necessary to prepare children before starting primary school.           
Detail 1: for children, being self-confident 
Detail 2: to make children social      
Detail 3: making the children’s level better
3. SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH:     
Transition/Opening Sentence: In kindergarten, giving children the chance of being creative is the second point of why art education is necessary.        
Detail 1: revealing the talent which children have  
Detail 2: for developing their handcraft      
Detail 3: proving themselves clearly
4. THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH:
Transition/Opening Sentence: What is more, making the children optimistic person is the third and the last point.            
Detail 1: about solving problems easily       
Detail 2: teaching them how to be happy in every situation           
Detail 3: for children, seeing the life in a different perspective      

5. CONCLUSION:     
Reconfirmed Thesis: All in all, art education has a very crucial place in kindergarten from the point of making children ready for primary school, helping children to be creative and making them not only optimistic but also happy people.


→ Why do we need to learn a foreign language before puberty?    

1. INTRODUCTION:
Thesis: Even though there are many people around the world who learn a language after puberty, it may be good for you to learn it before puberty in terms of making connections with foreigners, not having difficulty in both working and school life and having some fun.           
2. FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH:  
Opening Sentence: Making connections with foreigners is the first necessity of learning a language before puberty.            
Detail 1: communicating with that country’s people easily
Detail 2: being aware of foreigner’s culture and life style  
Detail 3: understanding the world better     
3. SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH:     
Transition/Opening Sentence: Another necessity of learning a foreign language before puberty is not having difficulty in both working and school life.  
Detail 1: having a bright life 
Detail 2: adapting yourself to your lessons in a better way
Detail 3: making people respect you            

4. THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH:         
Transition/Opening Sentence: Besides making connections with people who are from a foreign country and not having difficulty in both working and school life, having some fun is the last necessity of learning a different language before puberty.     
Detail 1: improving yourself 
Detail 2: challenging yourself          
Detail 3: meeting different people and having friendship with them         
5. CONCLUSION:     
Reconfirmed Thesis: To sum up, learning a foreign language before puberty is such a significant issue regarding making connections, not having difficulty in life and having some fun. It seems to me that even if it does not matter how old you are when you decide to learn something, it can be more beneficial for you to learn a foreign language before puberty and as early as possible. Also, as it was said in one of the proverbs that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

                        Instructive Cartoons for Children          

            So far, technology has a very crucial place for people and it is being improved day by day for many different purposes. As it is known, television is one of the most known devices of this technology. Lots of people, especially children, spend at least an hour everyday to watch something on TV. Children are watching many cartoons without being aware of its effects. Although some of these cartoons can affect children negatively, there are also really beneficial ones to teach them being a good child. Caillou who both teaches children how to improve their skills and makes the children laugh from time to time is one of these beneficial cartoons. This cartoon’s purpose is to mention children that how they should react when they face with different situations or how to do their duties on their own without asking for help as much as possible. Besides, this cartoon is beneficial for children in relation to being helpful. For instance, my little sister, Beyza, is a fan of Caillou and she always wants to help my mother at house works. And of course this situation makes both Beyza and my mother happy. Consequently, if there will be more cartoons like Caillou and children are eager to watch them, it can be advantageous for the children in relation to developing their abilities. And I can easily say that it really works.