Why are the social networking sites so popular?

  
Almost every one of us has written a paragraph about this topic and I chose it because I want to share  my opinion on it in this blog.

 Today billions of people use these social networking sites like facebook, twitter ..Why they are so popular is a very controversial topic. I think there are some reasons for that. First of all is that they are very entertaining.  People always love to know about other people and show what they are doing in their life to others. Thanks to these sites they can easily do these things and while they are doing this they really enjoy. Therefore, they like using these sites very much. Second reason is that these sites are FREE!! Money always be the most important factor in human life which determines what people do and do not. That means not that much people would  use them if they are not free. This, of course, also give chance to more people to use them. Final reason is the speed of these web sites. Many people can contact with each other very quickly and easily by using them. They do not need any other devices , they can use even their cell phones to reach a friend and give him the recent news or gossips. In conclusion, because of these reasons the social networking sites are very popular and commonly used in today's world.

                                                                                                                                                             HR

The Reflection Task 1b

Hello my friend, I am Halil Rıfat or in short form HR. I am from Sivas and living in Ankara because of my education. I am a student in METU and my department is Foreign Language Education. I want to find friends from other universities so let me tell you about myself a little bit. As I mentioned it before, I am a student and that is the biggest part of my life. Besides studying , I try to do some enjoyable things. I really music , for example. It has always been my dream since I was a kid therefore I really try to play some instruments and I started to play Ney almost 3 years ago. I am not very good at it but I like it. Another hobby of mine is theatre. I go to theatre at least once a month. I think it is one of the most beautiful art in the world. However, I also hate some things such as Frisbee. I think Frisbee is not a sport although many people say it is. That's all about me which I can share for now. In conclusion I really want to make new friends from different places so I hope this will be helpful :)

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 Hello, I'm Halil Rıfat, 33, from Sivas. I was graduated from METU English Language Teaching Department. After that, I started to work as an English teacher in a high school in a small town. I've been working the same town since then. Besides teaching, I have some hobbies such as music and retro things. Since the high school , I've been trying to play some enstruments but I can only play Ney and Baglama.I also collect some retro stuff like pocket watches and old records. My only dream is being retired and buying a house some distant part of the country.

   I am not a talkative person, that's why I could not find someone to share my boring life so I want to try this way. Thanks for reading..

        A MACROBIOTIC DIET  

          A macrobiotic diet is based on the concept of yin and yang in Eastern philosophy and the natural balance of nature. For example, there is no meat in a macrobiotic diet because the small number of teeeth in our mouth used for chewing meat compared to the other kind of teeth. Therefore, macrobiotics believe that we are not designed to have meat in our diet. When we chew the rice, natural sugar is produced in the mouth. So, we do not need any sugar from other sources. However, of course, we need vegatables along with brown rice becouse they are such a rich source of vitamins and other essential nutrients.

EXERCISES ON PARALLELISM

#1

Our beagle loves to hunt. When someone opens the back door for her, she barrels down porch steps into the yard. She runs back and forth across the lawn in ecstasy. Her nose cruises the wet grass for smells of cats, rabbit and other presences too subtle for human detection. She sniffs and spins her tail in quick circle. Firstly, it spins clockwise then counterclockwise. these two activities, sniffing and spinning always occur together and seem to propel her along.

#2

The government Printing Office in Washington D.C. is a source of much useful information; however, few people know about it. It is the official publishing house for the federal government. It publishes pamphlets and book on a vast number of subject ranging from the dangers of X-rays from home TV sets to the identifications of mushrooms. About 27,000 publications are offered through the Superintendent of Documents , many of which are inexpensive and there is no charge at all for some of them.

#3

A man, John Jacob Astor, reaped America's first fortune. He was a German immigrant, who made his initial money trading Indian furs. Astor was lowborn, uneducated, and he never learned to speak English properly. Therefore, he carried on his business to the end in an accent, which was redolent of  the Hamburg gutters.

       
         
              In 2080's the world was full with evil people who were educated badly and they ruled the countries very badly. The states were fighting with each other , a lot of people were suffering from that unfortunate situation. In these wars , the most evil weapons - nuclear weapons- were used by these poor educated people. Therefore, a lot of people were harmed dramatically , even the most innocent creatures in the world , babies. Moreover, there were worse things than that, people and also animals transformed into some kind of mutants. Almost every creatures in the world were extinct. Only a baby, a girl, a horse and a fly survived. The wars were continuing, there were no hope , no sunshine anymore.. and there were only one reason for all of bad things , the bad education system!

                                                                                                           The Pessimists           

                                                                              Elif   ARMAĞAN

                                                                                                                     Emre  AYDIN

                                                                                                                     H. Rıfat ÇELİK

TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE..

1. She runs a bed-and-breakfast establishment in Broadstairs. (TRA)
2. The dog was chasing him so he ran as quickly as he could. (INT)
3. Do you want any help? ~ No thanks. I can manage perfectly well on my own.(INT)
4. He had been managing the business for six years before it made a profit. (TRA)
5. I was out when she called.  (INT)             
6. She called me a cheat and a liar. (TRA)

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