What's your dream about a better world?

If I could imagine a better world it would be a place where all men 15-35 had to go to mandatory paintball matches every weekend. I am not a diehard fan of paintball, but I do think it's super fun and if men were all playing paintball every weekend in some Ender's Game style War game competitions, it would be a harmless and even productive way to release all of our aggression, competitiveness, cruelty, etc. We'd all come back to work on Monday morning calm and satisfied having released gallons of testosterone from our brains the day before. I guess woman benefit from the team-building exercises and direct (as opposed to gossiping and messing with eachothers psychology) communication. ok, paintball for everyone!
Well, that's my opinion, here is what Larisa from B4 had to say:

What's Your Dream About a Better World? There is an old story about a man who wanted to change the world, to make it better... I would like to tell you this story. Once upon a time there was a man whose name was Edward - just Edward. He was seriously worried about peaple on the world, becouse all they became lier, mean and arrogant. Words like "trust", "love", "respect" were disapearing day by day... So...he decided to go to a philosopher to ask him for any solutions for saving the piece in the world. He foud a thinker-philosopher and asked him:" I want to change the world, to make it prettier... How can I do it? What I have to start with?" The old man looked in Edward's eyes long and then said:"Oh, my son... If you realy want to do this, then listen to me attentively. The world is so big, so you must choose a country in the world you will start with. You know your county better then others, so choose it... But it is still a very big area, for this reason you have to choose a city in the country. It could be your own city, becouse you know it well." Edward was listening intently. Old man sighed with langour and then went on: "After that you have to choose a street in the city. It would be easier to start with the street you're living in. Next choose a house in the street. I advise you to shoose your own house, I mean your family. But that is not all. You should decide who will be the person in your family you will start with?" Then Edward looked excitedly to the philisopher and exclaimed: "Oh, now I understood you! If I want to change the world I must to change myself firstly! I must make myself better, be an example for my children..." The story is very long, I told you just a little part of it. At the end Edward changed himself, after that he successfuly made a lot of people around of him kinder... When I dream for a better world, I just wish everybody try to change themselves for to be better, kinder, more honest and humane...

your own book dictatorship

Imagine if like Chairman Mao, you could be a dictator and make everyone in your country read the same book. What book would it be? This is what B3 said about it.

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If I was a dictator ı wouldn't make people read any book because everyone has free will . Everyone is able to think whatever he/she wants , everyone agree or disagree whatever he/she wants . I think interfering with someone is the most silly thing , especially in this century . On the other hand this dictatorship can be back affect . Everyone should be respectful for all people's behaviours , thoughts and choices . However, if ı had to make a choice ı guess ı would prefer to make people read Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky . I believe that we we need in our times is being more concsientious. Poeple do not show any pity to each other , but this book could tell and show poeple how much a person can pay for a murderer just by listening himself .
-oğuz

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There are many ideas all around and these are spreaded all of the country in the world so the stitation is that people who depentend on a new ideas, don't know exactly what they should do something about that. it couse a lots of confusions between human beings because if there are many ideas , it can be different ideas there. this is in use everywhere. this is like " nothing is true because thoughts always different". on the other hand if i were a dictator i would requre people tO read specific books. i mean firstly my nation should be aware of what are they and they should think about them seriously. i wouldn't requre political books because everybody has right to choose it i don't hinder that it can caused confusion because this time people can argue with themselves quicly so that i would read to them personality books for devoloping them to understanding that the world is big enough for all of us to live there friendly , it has too many secret inside which we don't know yet and the world give us what we want frankly.i suppose to requre for them to read " secret " to understand what human beings actually do just use their mind.

-ılgım

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DİCE MAN

İf I were him\her,I would choose this book.Life is really hard about the election because people are forced and this book has found solutions for some situations.But sometimes these are wrong solution.The book about a psychiatrist bored from the monotony of life.Luke Rhinehart is living in Manhattan with his wife and two children.Luke roll their own religion by creating a simple life changes forever.Rhinehart and patients within a short time the only way to salvation of the dice to decide to leave everything as they begin to believe.Sex, drugs and therapies to throw the dice on his new religion and moral behavior, depression refers to a conservative.He thought his life and it aims to change the world.A man's mind, this book can do their own luck in life and tried to explain what could be very successful, tells the story of an extraordinary man.Successful operation of the dice man and mankind is trying to show new ways.In the foreground the sexuality.People do not think of anything else, or if the relationship with the opposite sex is completely based on luck, sometimes seem to explain.In fact due to chance, and when human life really do not know what to expect.And I think we live in this life, often due to chance.may seem very trivial but I think everyone should read the book of and personally I would not ban this book when I were them

-ezgi

favorite place to relax

Here are some places where B3 really finds solace and comfort


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My favourite place is Polonezköy. When I go there I feel really happy and relaxed. This place is very silent for you if you live in a city centre. You can see lots of barbecue restaurants there , absolutely you should't forget waiting for waste meat from barbecue. When you go there you feel you are in a different country. Moreover this place isn't so far from city centre. Especially if you love travelling you can go for only walking. I think especially while you are going you feel really good because you must go in a forest road if you want to go Polonezköy. You should breath as much as possible so you should open your car's windows and enjoy the forest fresh air. I want to live this type of place all of my life so I go Polonezköy at my odd moments and I recommend everyone to go this place.

oğuz
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yeap,I have.my special place is window of my room which has a great view.this place which makes me feel peaceful and so happy at the same time helps me to write some short stories/poems.on the other hand ıf I start to watch the great view I can't sleep a long time actually I don't want to sleep to not desert my place.I don't know exactly but I think I chose my place while I was a little child because I argued with my brother who is older than me.I never forget how I cried so I had gone to my room at a run then I stood to my bed and reached my hand to open the curtain.actually the sky,the buildings,the sea were only a view but that view fascinated me and made me relaxed.ın this way this place became my place.
Esin

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A live does not always put forward to easy thing. Sometimes we can not cope with difficulties,so we want to be alone .
We do not want to speak with people. We save ourselves from people . Then we do not find answer for questions . Just we want to forget
the problems. Therefor we find one place. We project it in our brain . When we go there , we forget everthing or we analyze our problems
in there.
My place is in my brain . When ı want to save myself , I do not speak with people . Just I close my eyes , I do not speak and I go
there . Sometimes I relax in there. Do ı always analyze my problem? No , I do not but I love be alone ,listen my brain and my hearth when I have
a problem. Because I do not like speak my problem with people or with my friend.

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-special places-
Everyone has a special place in his life has its own separate.Imagine living in that reality may not be.Some of the trees by the sea while others are among.but the only common point is their location. special and the only place they forget everything.my special place in tree and got sea.ı forget the smell of wood, the sound of sea things I find happiness.After more rain to ı come here like.because the tree is even more vibrant, fresh sea smell.After the rain of sun after all the air gives a separate for them.ı founda this palce when ı was 11.but it's time for me to not expect so much meaning.We've discovered a ride with my family weekend.started to go every weekend, and now many of them I wanted to go.because I forgot everything.ı got to there when ı am very happy to scream and when ı am sad,ı go there to cry .brings me to another place can forget everything it.I think everyone should own a special place to be.sometimes people like to describe the contents but it does not find someone to.people needs at times like this where there is such.everybody has a place like these but it is important to notice.

Ezgi

lying

Here is what B3 thinks a World without lies would be like...



Before thinking about a world without lies, we should explain, what "lie" is . Lie is a noun or action of "not telling somebody the truth.", simply. I think, we lie others because of them - because of their reactions to our real actions.It would be nice if we never do something wrong for others. but it's impossible at least! it's impossible to be perfect or living without mistakes. we're human beings! we hide our weakness (so our mistakes) from the others; may be not to lose them or may be not to hurt them. I mean it make their lifes easier as much as ours.

Everybody knows that lying is a wicked part of humans. we don't have to tell lies. but sometimes we really need it. at that times, lying is the best action we do :) as i said before, lies can reverse those bad stiuations. rescue us and save that moments. afterall we can admit, at the right time, if we want. because lying eats into our minds sometimes. Actually, lying is not good for us but if we need it, we must use it to make life easier.

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I personally think that my life would be easier if there was nothing that we call lie. First of all ı would trust everybody much easily as they would not be able to hide their true identities. So ı would have much closer relationships and this would give me more energy and support in my social life. And other than my personal life and close relationships, the lack of lie in our lives would make social life easier. There would be less deception and fraud so people would live in a more harmonious way.
However, lying sometimes can protect some social relationships. We call these lies as "white lies". For instance, ıf we do not like a person but we have to be in touch for some reason we can pretend to like him/her. This action usually includes lying too.we do not say "ı do not like you and do not want to see you in fact".
Considering all these facts, ı again prefer a life without lies and think that it is better to be honest and live in a honest society than live an easier life.

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If we could never tell a lie,we had less fear and worry,because while general of us are telling lie,we avoid eye contact or seem too worried.telling lie can make our life easy or make difficult.sometimes we have to give difficult decisions and we can prefer telling lie, in that time,telling lie is very logical for us.for instance you have a child who is very sick, will actually die.you hate telling lie to your child, but you have to do this.because your child wants to live,go to school,grow up...so sometimes telling the truth isn't necessary.on the other hand the person who is selfish can't tell the truth and sometimes he/she can change the another person's life or plan,negatively.for instance anIf one of the couple who love each other tell lie to other,(the partner)other doesn't want to care her/his darling and finally this situation hurt their realitionship.because they can not trust each other.so telling lie is not correct/wrong.

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The worst thing in life is a lie.Liar people think suppose to deceive other people but firstly they deceive theirselves.I hate lie especially in bilateral relations and friendship relations.You tell a lie one time that shake your reliability.People dont trust to you before.You're telling the truth if they think they are lying.Some situation lie will be inevitably sometimes.To tell a lie makes it easier to become world.We do something easier or ewerybody have secret and dont want to say our secret some lies about that.We called pink lie.These will not hurt the lives.We dont very angry when we learn.We say we do not want one more.But may opposite of the this situtaion.Sometimes they cause of the serious problems.Many people are injured.Nowadays everyone says lie to each other.Everyone is moving in the direction of interest.This situation makes it difficult to live.because it is necessary to rely on someone to live.İn Our life must be a person we can believe our eyes closed.

Finally we dont tell a lie including pink lie.I think we must not give place to lie in our lives even worse end.We must tell the truth.So ı think everything is easier.Everything is more transparent.People will trust each other and we live better

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Driving Dangerously and Community Service

This weekend C2 had a challenging writing assignment. We read an article by Oğuz and Arda about traffic problems in Turkey and how the lax standards for obtaining a driver's license and the ineffective enforcement of traffic laws are responsible for up to 6000 traffic deaths in Turkey a year. We learned about Community service as a way to punish minor offenders in America and UK and we asked the question Should young people in Turkey be made to do community service if they are found to be driving dangerously? Here are two students responses:



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MORE EFFICIENT PUNISHMENT


Traffic accidents are a very big problem in Turkey. Whether young people have a license or not, they are in traffic. So what do they cause everyday? We know that a driving license if not enough to be in traffic with a vehicle. If a person drives a car, that person has to have responsibility.
Every year, lots of people die in traffic accidents. And we know that these accidents happen because of irresponsible young drivers. They are so reckless that they don't know how they damage their surroundings. Actually, their parents should be responsible for this. And they should educate their children. Because everyone only has one life and wants it to be a long life. So drivers should know the importance of this. Especially young people who have committed a traffic crime, they should be punished. As a punishment they may pay money or prison is good. But I believe that these are not enough sometimes. If that person has the resources, he/she can pay and go out easily. This isn't hard for him/her. So they should be given another punishment like community service. This is more meaningful and beneficial for them.
Community service is better than paying money. It teaches people much more things like helping people and animals or doing other good things for humanity. I think punishments should be more beneficial for everybody. So especially young people should learn all of this.
I realized that prison and paying money doesn't teach some values about people. Some people don't know. And if we know and teach others, maybe some people can change. If we can't change all of people, only one person may be important for the World. And one day the world can vary.
Burcu Çiy

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How can young people who drive dangerously be prevented? Do you think community service is a good solution for young drivers? I think that this is a good and different way. In Turkey, young people really drive dangerously and fastly. There are many causes of this situation.
First of all, in Turkey, traffic is a very big problem. Many people are killed each year for this reason. So something must be done. Especially for young people. Young people aren't aware of of everything. They aren't really conscious of everything. The only thing they think about is their speed and maybe they see it as a game. But they can't see that they are playing with the lives of people and this is still the same in Turkey. Serious solutions can't be found for these issues. So community service is a good solution for young people. Community service can prevent their driving of cars so fast. It glues responsibility to young people. Community service is a different way so it can be effective.
On the other hand, some people think that it isn't a good way. They think it isn't enough for young people and that this problem cannot be solved with community service. It may not be sufficient, but it is a good start. Young drivers' thoughts change with community service.
In conclusion, Community service is the best solution for young drivers. It changes their thoughts about traffic and it reduces traffic accidents so it is worth trying!!

Serap Arslan, Yağmur Sadakaoğlu


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making inferences

This week in class we asked what happened to lead to this situation:

last night my mother ran into my room screaming ''get up get up ,we have to leave immediately''


Here is everyone's story...

last night my mother ran into my room screaming "get up" immediately.Everything were swinging. That was an eartquake. I was really exhausted, sleepy so ı couldn't understand anything. I asked what's happening my parents told me to get ready fast. Than we got out our home.Everyone was outside. Some buildings were broken down.Some people wanted to help but everyone seemed like in shock. Everyone started to help the people who were stucked in the debris of their houses. Meanwhile, there were still many aftershocks. Approximantely 6 hours later an emergency came then started to lift broken walls and they tried to resque who was injured. The area was really crowded and noisy. We moved away to find a safe place to sleep and rest after such a horrible night. However, its really hard to forget this disaster...


-new country new life-
last night my mother ran into my room screaming ''get up get up ,we have to leave immediately''.I didn't understand what will you doing
and she awoke me in midnight.She was talking on the phone at the same time she was making account of their argue.A little time later I understand to their talks
my father called my mum.My father and mum were dıvorced and my father was dısmıssed from hıs post.He attends to us thenceforth.He always damage us but my mum is gentle with him who is speaking harshly.I thınk thıs nıght ıs dıfferent to everytıme.yes yes surely thıs sıtuatıon ıs dıfferent.My mum fınıshed her talkıng anda she saıd to pıck off my clothes.I dıd them and I ran to car quıckly.My mum was waiting me in the car.We moved away from our house and my mum started to talk.My father was comıng home I thınk he damage to us.My mum dıdn't want to explaın all talks.Because,she doesn't want I am enemy to my father,but she doesn't know besides I don't like my father date from their seperatıon.Because,my father isn't good.firstly,he started to drınk so he lost my mum.Secondly,he started to smoke hashısh so he goes through a crisis and then he lost hıs work,nowadays he losts me but he doesn't know this situation.We exited to countryand we found a hotel.When she was cool,she explain them.My father smoke agaın and he damaged to us from all events,so he bought gunand he was comıng to home.Our lıfe is bad through my father.The night we stayed at hotel.When I woke up,I saw my mum.She didn't sleep.She make a decision and we will move to another country.May be her thinks new life country new life.This situation will be good to us.Two weeks later we moved from there and now we start new life in new country..

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FİRE İN SHOES SHOP

Last night my mother ran into my room screaming “Get up! Get up! We have to leave immediatly.” my mother very got anxious. She said we should go our shoes shop. Because in shoes shop started a fire. I got up immediatly I ran straight off the car. My mother didn't drive a car so she very excitable. Then I called a taxi. Traffic was very crowded. I said “faster, faster.” Taxi driver said “I could not go faster.” I was angry. In the meantime my mother thinking “How did it happen? Who did?.” The way didn't end now. It was become very long. Fortunately, we arrived. We looked but we didn't look a fire. Perhaps, one people called my mother with the phone ant that people said lied. I and my mother was relaxed then saw it didn't fired.


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Last night my mother ran into my room screaming "get up get up we have to leave immediately." It was after that moment that i realized how big of a problem. I got my mother and myself into. The day before, there was this man who approached me on my way home from school and wanted to steal my purse. First, i yelled really loud at the same time i tried to pull my purse away. However the man was very strong and so i was forced to release my purse because he was hurting my arm. Right after that, i remembered that i had pepper spray in my pocket so i pulled the pepper spray out and sprayed his eyes. The man screamed very loudly and he looked like he was in a great pain. He dropped my purse and said : "you will pay for this! I know where you live, just wait and see what happened!" from what my mother told me after we left our house was that a man had thrown a molotov cocktail through the living room's window. My mother had sensed a smell like something was burning and went to go check. That was when she saw the house was on fire...

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...... Last night my mother ran into my room screaming 'Get up! Get up! We have to leave immediately.Your sister will give birth. We are going to hospital.' I waked up .We went to hospital. When we were in hospital, my sister didn't come in hospital. Their car spoiled so they called the ambulance. We waited them. My mum was streched and my father was angry. I was bored to wait. For a long time they came in hospital. The doctors gave up my sister in operating room. My brother in-law was exhausted and anxious. We waited baby for 3 hours.Baby came 5:00 am.
We were relax , when we picked up baby. I looked baby , she was very beauty. She looks like me.The doctors said us 'You must go out and mum must rest.' We went to home so I came in my bed. I closed my eyes. Baby 's face came in my dream while I was sleeping. .......

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Last night my mother ran into my room screaming ‘get up get up get up we have to leave immediately. I didn’t understand anything. I just followed my mum. We ran very fast and then we are in our garden. First of all everything seems normal but I turn back and I dont believe this. Volcano… In Center of my town… Every body tried to ran away to volcano. My mum didn’t know what did we must to do. I said ‘ Mum we can go lake. İt is so far to volcano , maybe we are safe in there.’. My mum said only ‘OK’. I took car key very fast and get in to car and then suddenly we felt earthquek It was very big. And then I drove a car to lake. But roads were very bad. Every body ran away to town. It was big disaster and than we come city center. Everybody looked same where. So I looked there. It was imposible. I dont believe this. We saw a Alien robot and it is started to destroy our townEvery body screamed and ran imediately. Soldires fired robot but it wasn’t work. Robot had got big lazer weapon and 3 leg. We went to lake in this time army tired to stop this robot. It looked imposible but we must to do this. It had got a shield. I thougt ‘ we will die This bullshits kill will us’ and I sat . I just looked my town . It was my life my history but it was disappear in my eyes.

Robot come to very closed to us. And If it was catch us , ıt would took cage which in it’s inside. I saw that and I think a plan. It is very crazy but we had got plan and then I asked to soldires to gave my same grenede. I said I have a plan so he gave me grenede and I ran to robot and it saw me. I ran but slowly. I want to catching. And then robot took me cage. Maybe it is final chance. I fired grenedes to robot’s inside. BOMB… It fell down. I made it. I killed it. Everybody was very happy. We went downtown , one man screamed He said ‘these robots were all over the world’ We shocked. It just one robot and it was very difficult to kill. One hundred maybe one TAusand robot were wait us We didnt know what were we must do. It was just begining. Very dangereous mission waited us.

I am waking up and I hearting scream. My mother is coming into my room and screaming ‘get up get up get up we have to leave immediately’ It should be joke. It isn’t be true. Maybe now show is starting again…

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Last night my mother ran into my room screming get up get up we have to leave immediately because the kitchen was burning so I woke up quickly meanwhile my mother took my sister and we went down the garden.Father called the fire brigade.Fire was spreading the hause.My neighbour woke up and went to the garden.Later fire brigade come and tried to put out fire quickly.At last fire extinguished.Although the house damaged we survived.

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Last night my mother ran into my room screaming 'get up get up, we have to leave immediately.I understand
what is happening within a few seconds.I just woke up.We ran out in panic.I was very afraid.After the earthquake
did anyone enter the house a few days.We set up the park on a park lawn.Our house was not damaged.But many houses
have been destroyed.Many people died.I sorry for them.on the other hand we were trying to reach our relatives.The
telefon lines were locked.When ı was 9 this event was affected me alot..

İt is a true story 1999 Gölcük Earthquake..

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Last night my mother ran into my room screaming "get up! get up! we have to leave immediately" because my father had heart attack and we was very afraid of it. I called the ambulance when my mother near my father. I know something about heart attack and I tried to do something which is very good for this situation. And finally the ambulance came and they helped my father. We went hospital and waited for him. Then the doctor came and say us "be relax he is good" there for we was be very happy.

Difficult Decision E-mails

look at what B3 had to say about Difficult decisions in general, and difficult decisions they've had to make in their life

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Deciding about the department I would choose ın unıversity, I think I did my hardest choice. The reason for this diffuculty was that I had to decide whether I would stay ın ıstanbul or go another city. staying ın ıstanbul would be more comfortable because ı would live with my family and could see all my friends. on the other hand, going another city would be difficult as ı would do all house work by myself and be away from my friends and family. ı thought living another city would be harder for my as ı was used to my mother's cooking for me and wah,ng my clothes for me. so ıt would be really diffult to eat only paste and eggs all the time when ı was alone. ıf you ask why the answer is simple: I only know these two dishes:) fast food is also ok for me for sometimes but ı can not survive eating them all the time in additon to that they are expensive for a student.
the other thing was choosing the department I wanted. At first, I thought being a vet or a food engineer could be good then I started to think that my ability was on more mechanical topics. I used to repair my toys and investigate their inside. ı would not be relaxed if I did not look what was in it. considering these ı decided to choose mecatronical engineering in okan university.Therefore, ı would stay in istanbul with my family and have the comfort ı was used to and at the same time ı would study the subject wich ı wanted...

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-ABORTİON-
how come a person wants to abate somethıng whıch ıs a part of her body?The base questıon:recover of the peoples' life or abate of their life..Definitely;this will be a difficult decision of our life.Needless to say that ;everytime we don't want to do this but sometimes we have to do this.When she will in gestation period,doctors accept of the baby have the healthy problems.For example;how fair to present that kınd of lıfe to a person.May be the baby have a bad life .For example ;he or she will be handicapped or disabled.Sometimes we will decree to this situatıon.If we have a chance to ask the baby wants to live this life ,what does say a baby ?
I thınk ın any case anybody want to have mental anguish in their life.On the other hand;may be they are an unborn child but they have a right to lıfe.Sometimes people have a baby only their enjoyment and this time people want to have an abortion.Never the baby hasn't got an abuse.To get the their truth isn't the right decision.Unborn child doesn't purge an offence.We have difficulties imaging for this situation.If we have this problem,how fair to coerced .This is very difficult question!!

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Difficult decisions sometimes change our life. İmportant thing is how cam we review this deciosn because it can change our life. For this reason we must think a lot for difficlt decions after decide. All people should decide some decions. For example study abroad , live another country or married are difficult decions for some people
In my life my difficult decion is study in İstanbul because my family live in Bursa. İt is sometimes hard for me but it is important my future life.
In Short difficult decisions are part of our life and we must carefull and be smart for this decisions.

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hi ecem what are you doing my beautiful ex girl friend...I missed you baby,i hope you are happy.I'm very changeable at the moments because ı'll go to hıgh school and i have to decide where i want go to.I'm asking that you think which üniversity do i decide to.I think, i should go to istanbul so i want to study engineer and if i study in istanbul,i can improve my self in there.Furthermore my brother is in istanbul this situations turn me to istanbul but this city is very crowded and it's got air politions and you know i don't like it.
I hope you'll turn me
P.S. i still love you...good bye see you

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Hi Matthew!
I hope you feel good,I will tell you about my most difficult decision.My topic is selection üniversity.
First of all I had a strong üniversity exam and I got a good mark,but the important question is where I go to the üniversity.Everybody was saying something for üniversity.First I wanted to go to Uludağ Üniversity than I went to Okan Üniversty information office and I dicided to go to Okan Üniversity.I know I choose the best thing for me.I hope,have nice years:) see you.
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in life we must take difficult decisions.I think the most difficult decisions to be taken in life is marriage sweetheart.because to find the right person to decide to spend a lifetime with him is rather difficult.a person who decide to marry think about this issue very much and should give the most accurate decision.because when we get married we start a new life with husband or wife and we take all responsibility for life ourselves.therefore We must make the best choice.our husband or wife have same thougts and look to life same place,should have the same education level.because if couples have diffrent education this situtation will cause some problems.the same time couples should have good financial income.therefore Nothing happens without money.in marriage families get on well each other.because on both sides want to be with their children.all in all They always encountered.
finally marriage is a difficult decision.before we take this decision we should be considered.We have to get their ideas of our family.We must be sure against a well known.
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Marriage is the most difficult and important decision of life. Marriage needs more responsibility. Because of military in Turkey people generally marry after military. Marriage has many advantages and disadvantages for examle a married person can easily work formally because he/she have to earn money for their family and has to live more regular. On the other hand many companies wants their workers young who did their military and single. They thinks that single and young people wants to make a good career and they are more ambitious than married ones. In Turkish culture marriage is so popular and the age average of the people who married are so young. According to this statement we can easily understand that old Turkish culture not overlaps with new metropolis rules. After marriage nobody can live like the same life style before they married so the people who wants marriage has to think a lot because it is an important decision. Marriage life changes people so some people beware for marriage because nobody wants change like a father or a mother in a short time. Teenagers are rebellious so they don't want marriage because of disadvantages for themselves. In conclusion marriage is an important decision so be careful to make that choise...

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I gonna tell you the most terrible desicion of my life. It is about a kind of examination called 'öss' which is the worse part of education systym in our country. I had it about one year ago then i passed it so i had to decide what i wanna be. I really though about it with my family andit was really hard to find right choice because this desicion was going to affect all my life. Everybody said something about it so my head was increasingly confuse . The most important part was what İ really wanted and that really sucks . Those were the days i got some help from student adviser that took our few days just choosing faculity but the most difficult one was ordering the choices because it could force me to change my hometown and it should be nightmare to change my life that i used to. At the end i passed it i didn't feel bad because İ'm here where i really want to be. I had to give up a lot of thing that i used to like friends, our places. There are so far away from here and that blows. I missed them so much but i belive in my luck because i' m happy there for being here. i love my new friends and school too.

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It was six years ago.I made the most important decision of my life.That night, my friends came to me and we gossiped until that day.Then when the time was at 19:00, my friends decided to leave.I went out to see them off with my friends.we waited for a bus together.When they got in bus, I was waiting on sidewalk. Suddenly I heard brake voice.A car was coming toward me .I didn't have enough time actually any time.I couldn't know what will I do? I was afraid so much.I decided to run speedily but where? toward front or toward back!! I had to decide and I run toward front.I achieved to escape but I don't never forget that I felt wind of the car.
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Every people must give hard decisions in life.But in the life of people they usually have the most difficult decision.My most difficult desicions revelant to my life style.Firstly,this does not look like my decision, but when i grow older , i'm understand that ''it's my decision''. My speech,my method of execution,my request,my mistakes... When i noticed these differences , i understand that this is my :) . i can correct my mistakes when i realize it . For example , if i don't study my lesson , my parents be angry to me, nevertheless i still not study :). But , i know that's my fault not my parents. They spend a lot of money for me . i can compensation my fault . However i don't want study and i don't compensation my fault . At least not the life of other i m living my own life :).

Tony Hawk is awesome

For Tony Hawk, the Skateboard Is a Canvas

Published: February 6, 2010

I STARTED skateboarding because I never fit in with team sports. I was so energetic as a kid, and skating became my outlet. It was like finding a blank canvas.

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Greg Gorman

TONY HAWK

President, Tony Hawk Inc., Vista, Calif.

AGE 41

NUMBER OF BONES HE HAS BROKEN 3

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT Tavarua Island, Fiji

FAVORITE MOVIE STAR Benicio Del Toro

You can skateboard however you want, any style. You don’t have to listen to a coach or rely on a team. I played basketball and baseball but never felt that I was improving. But every time I skated, I got better at it.

When I started, the industry was relatively small, and there weren’t many competitions. There was no governing organization. To reach a professional rank, I simply checked the box on the form for professional instead of amateur. To enter competitions today, you need the support of sponsors and you have to qualify.

In the early 1990s, interest in skateboarding dropped off, and royalties and sales of goods I had licensed decreased. It was a difficult time financially. I learned that I loved skateboarding even if I didn’t get paid for it. I knew this all along, but that period really put me to the test. It also taught me to be self-motivated and to appreciate what I had.

In 1992, I started Birdhouse Projects to sell skateboards. In 1998, I started Hawk Clothing and later sold it to Quiksilver. I also started Tony Hawk Inc. that year, and it now has five divisions: merchandising, endorsements, events, film and digital media. In 2002, I arranged the first of the Boom Boom HuckJam tours that feature BMX bikers, skateboarders, motocross athletes and rock bands.

I’ve had people question whether I’m a real person. Parents have said they think I’m a video game character. We just released a new video game, Tony Hawk: Ride, which has a skateboard as a controller. Selling hardware is not easy because people are under the impression they’re going to have to upgrade it at some point. Our challenge has been to convince them that it’s not the case with this game.

I didn’t attend college, but I’ve never regretted it because skating presented such a great opportunity. I traveled extensively. I experienced so many things that I otherwise wouldn’t have, and I was exposed to so much culture.

I’m not saying that everyone should skip college, but I learned so much that I feel I’m self-educated. When my high school classmates were trying to figure out what they were going to study, I already had a career and a house.

I still come up against the attitude that skating professionally is a bad influence on kids or not a viable career option. I do my best to prove the naysayers wrong. There’s also a lot of pressure associated with the title of professional skateboarder. No matter where I go, people expect amazing feats. If I go to a public skate park, kids will sit down and expect me to entertain them.

I don’t think in terms of being an icon; I think about being a role model to my own kids. If what I do transcends that, fine. But I’m not trying to present an image that’s not me.

I took my 1 1/2 -year-old daughter on the media tour for the video game last fall. It was fun to have her along.

I see some of myself in my sons. My 8-year-old has learned that the brick finish on our house can be used as a rock-climbing wall. Recently I heard yelling outside. I found him clinging to the side of the house 10 feet off the ground. He couldn’t get down and wanted me to catch him.

Several years ago I started a foundation to build free skate parks in low-income areas. Kids use them from sunup to sundown. Our endorsement can help cut through the red tape in communities. So far we’ve had a hand in creating 450 parks.

As told to Patricia R. Olsen.