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Monday, July 03, 2006
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Saturday, March 04, 2006
Overweight?
Many people, all around the world are becoming overweight. This problem is especially common in the United States. Many people in the United States are overweight because of their habits of often eating fast food, and sedentary lifestyles as a result of technology. Compare to other countries for example Turkey; in the United States we can see the people’s overweight problem more often. One of the most important reasons of that is Americans comfortable life, provided by technological developments. Another important reason of that is American’s consumption of junk food such as gravies, dressings, ketchups, mayonnaises more than Turkish people.
In the United States, it is very common to eat at fast food restaurants. There are many fast food restaurants like Burger Kings, Mc Donald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wendy’s and so on. We can see these restaurants very often. When I came to the United States I was surprised about the diversity and quantity of the fast food restaurants. Almost every 1 or 2 miles I was seeing the group of these restaurants. Now, they still survive and we can understand that fast food is one of the eating habits of Americans. Of course in Turkey there are fast food restaurants but there are not as many as in the United States. Turkish people often cook at home instead of going to the fast food restaurants.
Even if Americans do not go out, most of the time they consume easy to prepare food or canned food. They are also consuming lot of junk food such as dressings, sauces, and gravies that have many calories. Consuming these unhealthy and fatty foods causes Americans to become overweight. The Turkish people eat more healthy food than American people. They prefer to consume fresh food such as vegetables and fruits as substitute meat. For example, in Turkey, people usually use oil, vinegar, or lemon for their salad instead of regular salad dressings that are holding a great deal of calories. However, Americans usually have for their salad with dressings. Consuming healthy nutrition would make differences between being healthy person and overweight person.
Technology is the one of the important reason for Americans of being overweight. Technology is growing very quickly in United States and it makes life easier. Phones, cars, dryers, and the Internet could be good examples for it. When we use technology, we do not need to make effort as much as we used to do it. For example, before having dishwasher, we were washing them by the hands. While we were washing the dishes we were doing much more effort than we are doing now. Another example is dryers; after washing the clothes, we put them in the dryer, before we hanged them on string. Cars would be also a good example for the technology. It makes our life so easy. In United States we can’t see the public transformation like busses, train, and subway very often. Almost all Americans have their own car and they prefer to drive than to walk or to use transportation if any. They drive from their house to everywhere without any effort.
Actually, now we even don’t need to walk from parking place to the store to buy something, we can do that on the Internet or by phone without any movement. Now many restaurants in United States have delivery service such as, Papa John’s. You can call them and they can bring your house what you order. Internet also avoids exercise. We can buy many things on the Internet, books, flowers, foods so on. Of course we can see some of these examples in Turkey but if I compare American people to Turkish people, I would say that Turkish people have more action in their life. For example most of Turkish families do not have dryers. They still make effort to get the clothes dry. Moreover, because of traffic jam, gas expenses, and parking lot problems Turkish People usually do not drive their cars very often like Americans drive. For example, in Turkey many small markets close to our house. Most of Turkish people walk to local market for buying newspaper and bread every morning. In the United States If we need to buy something we have to drive because we don’t have any close place that we can walk. If we would like to walk, even it is hard to find sidewalks. These things seem very little detail but I think that if we get them together it would make a lot of sense.
Americans’ eating habits are very different from those of Turkish people. I can give an example by my own experience about breakfast style of Americans and Turkish people. In United States, many people have breakfast with French toast, pancakes, ham, bacon, eggs, cinnamon rolls that are covering a lot of fat and calories. However, in Turkey, people usually have more healthy food at breakfast such as cheese, tomato, olives, jelly, butter and eggs.
For instance, when I came to the United States, I gain 12 pounds in 4 weeks because of consuming fast food instead of vegetables, having unhealthy foods such as chips, using ketchups, mayonnaises, sauces, gravies. Before I left Turkey most of time I was consuming a lot of vegetables, salads without any dressing, a lot of fruits and water. I was cooking at home healthy food instead buying cookies, chips or ordering fast food. When I arrive to the United States I started to gain weight because of changing the way of my eating habits. I started to have salad with dressing, eat my meal with using different kind sauces and gravies, drinking sodas and having higher calorie food like biscuits and gravies, pancakes, cinnamon rolls. In addition, I get used to easy life quickly and instead of cooking at home, I went to fast food restaurants very often. Another reason of why I gained so much weight was not doing any exercises or not doing any effort because of the comfortable and easy life provided by technology.
In Turkey, to get to my job first of all I was walking to bus station, after took the bus, I was walking to subway and then after took the subway I was walking to my work which is .5 mile far away. There was no chance to go there without walking. Many people go to their jobs like me in Turkey. Now, I am taking my car from garage and I am driving wherever I go. I do not make any effort to go my school or shopping or my friends house.
Turkish people are making more effort and consuming more healthy food than Americans consume. Actually, as I mentioned above, the overweight problem of Americans is based on the technological development and improvements. Fast food and easy to prepare food are technological developments in America and they affect their lives in terms have providing easy and comfortable life style. Of course having comfortable life is very good idea but at the same time it destroy many people’s health.
In the United States, it is very common to eat at fast food restaurants. There are many fast food restaurants like Burger Kings, Mc Donald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wendy’s and so on. We can see these restaurants very often. When I came to the United States I was surprised about the diversity and quantity of the fast food restaurants. Almost every 1 or 2 miles I was seeing the group of these restaurants. Now, they still survive and we can understand that fast food is one of the eating habits of Americans. Of course in Turkey there are fast food restaurants but there are not as many as in the United States. Turkish people often cook at home instead of going to the fast food restaurants.
Even if Americans do not go out, most of the time they consume easy to prepare food or canned food. They are also consuming lot of junk food such as dressings, sauces, and gravies that have many calories. Consuming these unhealthy and fatty foods causes Americans to become overweight. The Turkish people eat more healthy food than American people. They prefer to consume fresh food such as vegetables and fruits as substitute meat. For example, in Turkey, people usually use oil, vinegar, or lemon for their salad instead of regular salad dressings that are holding a great deal of calories. However, Americans usually have for their salad with dressings. Consuming healthy nutrition would make differences between being healthy person and overweight person.
Technology is the one of the important reason for Americans of being overweight. Technology is growing very quickly in United States and it makes life easier. Phones, cars, dryers, and the Internet could be good examples for it. When we use technology, we do not need to make effort as much as we used to do it. For example, before having dishwasher, we were washing them by the hands. While we were washing the dishes we were doing much more effort than we are doing now. Another example is dryers; after washing the clothes, we put them in the dryer, before we hanged them on string. Cars would be also a good example for the technology. It makes our life so easy. In United States we can’t see the public transformation like busses, train, and subway very often. Almost all Americans have their own car and they prefer to drive than to walk or to use transportation if any. They drive from their house to everywhere without any effort.
Actually, now we even don’t need to walk from parking place to the store to buy something, we can do that on the Internet or by phone without any movement. Now many restaurants in United States have delivery service such as, Papa John’s. You can call them and they can bring your house what you order. Internet also avoids exercise. We can buy many things on the Internet, books, flowers, foods so on. Of course we can see some of these examples in Turkey but if I compare American people to Turkish people, I would say that Turkish people have more action in their life. For example most of Turkish families do not have dryers. They still make effort to get the clothes dry. Moreover, because of traffic jam, gas expenses, and parking lot problems Turkish People usually do not drive their cars very often like Americans drive. For example, in Turkey many small markets close to our house. Most of Turkish people walk to local market for buying newspaper and bread every morning. In the United States If we need to buy something we have to drive because we don’t have any close place that we can walk. If we would like to walk, even it is hard to find sidewalks. These things seem very little detail but I think that if we get them together it would make a lot of sense.
Americans’ eating habits are very different from those of Turkish people. I can give an example by my own experience about breakfast style of Americans and Turkish people. In United States, many people have breakfast with French toast, pancakes, ham, bacon, eggs, cinnamon rolls that are covering a lot of fat and calories. However, in Turkey, people usually have more healthy food at breakfast such as cheese, tomato, olives, jelly, butter and eggs.
For instance, when I came to the United States, I gain 12 pounds in 4 weeks because of consuming fast food instead of vegetables, having unhealthy foods such as chips, using ketchups, mayonnaises, sauces, gravies. Before I left Turkey most of time I was consuming a lot of vegetables, salads without any dressing, a lot of fruits and water. I was cooking at home healthy food instead buying cookies, chips or ordering fast food. When I arrive to the United States I started to gain weight because of changing the way of my eating habits. I started to have salad with dressing, eat my meal with using different kind sauces and gravies, drinking sodas and having higher calorie food like biscuits and gravies, pancakes, cinnamon rolls. In addition, I get used to easy life quickly and instead of cooking at home, I went to fast food restaurants very often. Another reason of why I gained so much weight was not doing any exercises or not doing any effort because of the comfortable and easy life provided by technology.
In Turkey, to get to my job first of all I was walking to bus station, after took the bus, I was walking to subway and then after took the subway I was walking to my work which is .5 mile far away. There was no chance to go there without walking. Many people go to their jobs like me in Turkey. Now, I am taking my car from garage and I am driving wherever I go. I do not make any effort to go my school or shopping or my friends house.
Turkish people are making more effort and consuming more healthy food than Americans consume. Actually, as I mentioned above, the overweight problem of Americans is based on the technological development and improvements. Fast food and easy to prepare food are technological developments in America and they affect their lives in terms have providing easy and comfortable life style. Of course having comfortable life is very good idea but at the same time it destroy many people’s health.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Violence and Media
Violence on TV, in the movies, in video and computer games is increasing all around the world. Unfortunately, violence in the media has a many effects on the young people. Some people try to act what they see on the media and it affects their behavior negatively.
Television is very important in our society. In the United States, many people addictive to the TV. I believe that it is hard to find any house without television in the US. Many people watch TV very often and they think that violence makes television more interesting and exciting. Producers know that and they try to make their programs interesting and full of action with violent. In my opinion, the problem is that children do not know exactly how to deal with that violence. When children watch the programs or the movies which are full of action with violent, they try to copy the actions what they see on the TV. They think that they will be like the TV heroes that they love so much. For example when they see their heroes fighting with someone they think that it is very normal to fight with people. I believe that it is very dangerous for the children because it gives damage children's personalities.
Video games also have violent. I believe that playing these kinds of games affect to children harmfully. When you play a game like that, you have to react fast, and you have to kill as many persons as you can. You have to destroy something, and finally, you have to survive. Obviously, there is no doubt that it has a certain negative influence on children. Children easily become addicted to video games. If children play video games continuously, they become to be aggressive, and argumentative. In addition, their attention period decreases because they are used to seeing action all the time. In video games, they have their own world where they allowed doing everything they want. Even if it is only a game, kids start to live with the characters that are in the games. They cannot able to see which is real which is not, they cannot tell between reality and fantasy. They feel like they are hero and they can do whatever they want in the real life. I think in some video games that, there is too much violence. It influences teenagers negatively, and teaching them the wrong values.
These kids also have some problems at school. Before teenagers play video games, they played some sports and read books. Now instead of those activities, they have computers. They get addicted to these games very fast. Sometimes they forget to do their homework and other things. For example, they can spend a whole day playing a video game in which they shoot and kill some monsters or enemies. They enter a new unreal world and they forget everything.
If there are no violence in the media, everyone would have to learn only from real experience and the world can have less violent.. Parents should teach their children that there are good things and bad things, and they should help them to know what is wrong. Now, many parents try to control monitor what their children watch on TV. Sometimes it is very difficult because many parents work and they have to leave their children alone. Many people know that, since television was invented, the world has changed a lot because of this violence programs and movies. Media violence shows to children to see violence as a normal thing.
I think that video games, movies, and television include too much violence. Children who watch and play these games can affect by very aggressive content. Even though, they like to play strategy games where they figure out how to kill someone, they do not realize that they are becoming aggressive. Those video games teaching the wrong values and sometimes children give a very evil reaction. Since increasing violence has become a part of our culture today, we have to think about its influence on children.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Television is very important in our society. In the United States, many people addictive to the TV. I believe that it is hard to find any house without television in the US. Many people watch TV very often and they think that violence makes television more interesting and exciting. Producers know that and they try to make their programs interesting and full of action with violent. In my opinion, the problem is that children do not know exactly how to deal with that violence. When children watch the programs or the movies which are full of action with violent, they try to copy the actions what they see on the TV. They think that they will be like the TV heroes that they love so much. For example when they see their heroes fighting with someone they think that it is very normal to fight with people. I believe that it is very dangerous for the children because it gives damage children's personalities.
Video games also have violent. I believe that playing these kinds of games affect to children harmfully. When you play a game like that, you have to react fast, and you have to kill as many persons as you can. You have to destroy something, and finally, you have to survive. Obviously, there is no doubt that it has a certain negative influence on children. Children easily become addicted to video games. If children play video games continuously, they become to be aggressive, and argumentative. In addition, their attention period decreases because they are used to seeing action all the time. In video games, they have their own world where they allowed doing everything they want. Even if it is only a game, kids start to live with the characters that are in the games. They cannot able to see which is real which is not, they cannot tell between reality and fantasy. They feel like they are hero and they can do whatever they want in the real life. I think in some video games that, there is too much violence. It influences teenagers negatively, and teaching them the wrong values.
These kids also have some problems at school. Before teenagers play video games, they played some sports and read books. Now instead of those activities, they have computers. They get addicted to these games very fast. Sometimes they forget to do their homework and other things. For example, they can spend a whole day playing a video game in which they shoot and kill some monsters or enemies. They enter a new unreal world and they forget everything.
If there are no violence in the media, everyone would have to learn only from real experience and the world can have less violent.. Parents should teach their children that there are good things and bad things, and they should help them to know what is wrong. Now, many parents try to control monitor what their children watch on TV. Sometimes it is very difficult because many parents work and they have to leave their children alone. Many people know that, since television was invented, the world has changed a lot because of this violence programs and movies. Media violence shows to children to see violence as a normal thing.
I think that video games, movies, and television include too much violence. Children who watch and play these games can affect by very aggressive content. Even though, they like to play strategy games where they figure out how to kill someone, they do not realize that they are becoming aggressive. Those video games teaching the wrong values and sometimes children give a very evil reaction. Since increasing violence has become a part of our culture today, we have to think about its influence on children.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Thursday, February 02, 2006
E.S.L.
Have you tried to learn any another language? When I arrive in the US, my biggest problem was language differences between here and Turkey. I have been in difficult situations many times because I could not speak English very well. I have two memories from that time I can never forget.
One time, I went to Wal-Mart for printing my film. When I got there, I recognized that I had one more frame of film left. I saw one man who was around 70 years old. He was working there and giving shopping carts to people. Before I gave the film for printing, I decided to ask him if he could take my picture. He smiled and said “sure.” He put on his Wal-Mart uniform and posed. I was surprised because I was trying to give him my camera to take my picture but he was waiting for me to take his picture. Suddenly, I understood that I had told him “Can I take your picture?” instead of “Can you take my picture?” but I didn’t tell him that I asked wrongly because he had already posed and also seemed so happy. Finally, I took his picture. It was so funny. The picture is still in my album and people who see his picture ask me “Who is that guy?” and I explain to them what happened on that day.
My other funny experience happened at the Texas Roadhouse, which is on Rockville Road. I was on my first date with a girl. We went to the steakhouse and we had a great dinner and chat. We were trying to understand each other because my English was not good enough to understand and talk to him. Most of the time, we were using our body language, but anyway everything was ok until I went to the restroom. I walked to the restroom area and started to stare at the doors because one of them says “gal” and the other one says “guy.” I know man-woman, girl-boy, lady-gentleman but I didn’t know guy or gal. I had never seen these before. In Turkey, restroom doors have signs with men’s and women’s shoes or hats on them. This time they wrote gal and guy! I had no idea about their meaning. After I looked and waited a little while I decided to try one of the doors because I knew that he was watching me. I tried and I was wrong. I was in the woman’s restroom. Suddenly I went back and I entered to the other door. I was so embarrassed because he saw me. Actually, I made fun of myself more than he made fun of me and I told that it was going to be our secret.
I am pretty sure that many people have a problem like me on their first visit to the United States. I had a really hard time when I came here because I could not speak English well. I believe that it is difficult to live here if you don’t know enough English.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
One time, I went to Wal-Mart for printing my film. When I got there, I recognized that I had one more frame of film left. I saw one man who was around 70 years old. He was working there and giving shopping carts to people. Before I gave the film for printing, I decided to ask him if he could take my picture. He smiled and said “sure.” He put on his Wal-Mart uniform and posed. I was surprised because I was trying to give him my camera to take my picture but he was waiting for me to take his picture. Suddenly, I understood that I had told him “Can I take your picture?” instead of “Can you take my picture?” but I didn’t tell him that I asked wrongly because he had already posed and also seemed so happy. Finally, I took his picture. It was so funny. The picture is still in my album and people who see his picture ask me “Who is that guy?” and I explain to them what happened on that day.
My other funny experience happened at the Texas Roadhouse, which is on Rockville Road. I was on my first date with a girl. We went to the steakhouse and we had a great dinner and chat. We were trying to understand each other because my English was not good enough to understand and talk to him. Most of the time, we were using our body language, but anyway everything was ok until I went to the restroom. I walked to the restroom area and started to stare at the doors because one of them says “gal” and the other one says “guy.” I know man-woman, girl-boy, lady-gentleman but I didn’t know guy or gal. I had never seen these before. In Turkey, restroom doors have signs with men’s and women’s shoes or hats on them. This time they wrote gal and guy! I had no idea about their meaning. After I looked and waited a little while I decided to try one of the doors because I knew that he was watching me. I tried and I was wrong. I was in the woman’s restroom. Suddenly I went back and I entered to the other door. I was so embarrassed because he saw me. Actually, I made fun of myself more than he made fun of me and I told that it was going to be our secret.
I am pretty sure that many people have a problem like me on their first visit to the United States. I had a really hard time when I came here because I could not speak English well. I believe that it is difficult to live here if you don’t know enough English.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Hitchhiking
I grow up in little village Yarimca next to Izmit, which is fifty miles far from Istanbul. In turkey most of the people uses public transportation. Since lots of people uses public transportation, it is much cheaper compare to drive your own car. We had a family car but since gas prices four times more expensive than the U.S. we usually try to use it with a group of people. For instance if my Father wants to go to Izmit, he would prefer bus, unless we all want to go there together. Also there are trains and ferries we can take.
I did not have regular income at that time. Most of the time I took buses or trains to get around. Maybe that is the reason I miss public transportation sometimes. Some people prefer hitchhiking. I personally don’t like it especially in U.S. but honestly I did several times when I was a teenager with my friends. It was fun at that time. Meeting other people, talking with them and get the destination you want to go. It is faster than bus or train. More important it is free. When you think gas prices outrageously high, some times hitchhiking was the best alternative when I was teenager.
When I was sixteen years old I liked to hang out with my friends, like every body. One day my friend and I went to Izmit to see another friend. On the way back we decided to use our hitchhiking luck, while we were waiting for the bus. A car stopped and we got in. We introduce each other and start to talk about ourselves. He was a sergeant in the Turkish army. He was going back from Ankara to Istanbul from weekend trip. He saw his fiancé and he was sad to leave her in Ankara. He was really tired driving long ours, which was the reason he stopped and have us in his car.
When we came to our destination Yarimca, I offer him cup of tea. He except it and had a cup of tea with us in our neighborhood café house. I was happy to make a friend and give him some uplift to keep him awake. He left to Istanbul and we go back to our houses.
Couple days later I saw his picture on the national newspaper put by his parent. I read the article. After he left us he had a fatal accident with his car and he died. I was really sorry for him even thought I met him just for couple hours.
I’m not hitchhiking now but whenever I see a hitchhiker I remember him.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
I did not have regular income at that time. Most of the time I took buses or trains to get around. Maybe that is the reason I miss public transportation sometimes. Some people prefer hitchhiking. I personally don’t like it especially in U.S. but honestly I did several times when I was a teenager with my friends. It was fun at that time. Meeting other people, talking with them and get the destination you want to go. It is faster than bus or train. More important it is free. When you think gas prices outrageously high, some times hitchhiking was the best alternative when I was teenager.
When I was sixteen years old I liked to hang out with my friends, like every body. One day my friend and I went to Izmit to see another friend. On the way back we decided to use our hitchhiking luck, while we were waiting for the bus. A car stopped and we got in. We introduce each other and start to talk about ourselves. He was a sergeant in the Turkish army. He was going back from Ankara to Istanbul from weekend trip. He saw his fiancé and he was sad to leave her in Ankara. He was really tired driving long ours, which was the reason he stopped and have us in his car.
When we came to our destination Yarimca, I offer him cup of tea. He except it and had a cup of tea with us in our neighborhood café house. I was happy to make a friend and give him some uplift to keep him awake. He left to Istanbul and we go back to our houses.
Couple days later I saw his picture on the national newspaper put by his parent. I read the article. After he left us he had a fatal accident with his car and he died. I was really sorry for him even thought I met him just for couple hours.
I’m not hitchhiking now but whenever I see a hitchhiker I remember him.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Saturday, January 28, 2006
My Name
What is in a name? Does my name serve any importance in representing me? Five letters and two syllables make up my name. Which part of me does that represent? I believe that a person’s name does contribute in their identity or character. Ozgur is the first name given to me by my parents. It means a lot to me. Because of the repetition of its use over time, it always belongs to me. It is only time and reappearance that creates familiarity with in me.
After I came to U.S. I had big time problems with my name. People were looking at me questions on their face after I told them my name. For this reason, if I did changed my name to something similar Oscar. It did not cause a lot of difficulty with those around me because they are already familiar with the name Ozgur and they accepted easily my new name Oscar. Whenever my new friends call me old friends did not surprised. Now I have a problem explaining my new names spelling because I still use the old spelling.
The meanings of people’s names though, are related to their self and personality. One of the main reasons why I think that a name does represent a person is because the parents choose a name at the time of a baby’s birth. We do not even select our own names but still our names connected to us and I believe it represents our characteristics. My name meaning in English is freedom. I always the rebel in our family and care about my own freedom more then any body in our friend hood.
I think our names can change with every shift of our beliefs. Your name is who you are; it takes very big part in your identity.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
After I came to U.S. I had big time problems with my name. People were looking at me questions on their face after I told them my name. For this reason, if I did changed my name to something similar Oscar. It did not cause a lot of difficulty with those around me because they are already familiar with the name Ozgur and they accepted easily my new name Oscar. Whenever my new friends call me old friends did not surprised. Now I have a problem explaining my new names spelling because I still use the old spelling.
The meanings of people’s names though, are related to their self and personality. One of the main reasons why I think that a name does represent a person is because the parents choose a name at the time of a baby’s birth. We do not even select our own names but still our names connected to us and I believe it represents our characteristics. My name meaning in English is freedom. I always the rebel in our family and care about my own freedom more then any body in our friend hood.
I think our names can change with every shift of our beliefs. Your name is who you are; it takes very big part in your identity.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Climate
Every year thousands of people visit or migrate to the United States. Some for their business, some for their education, some want to live more comfortably. As people have said before it is the land of hopes. I thought about my decision one and a half year and I decided to come U.S. Yeah! I was hoping nice weather shining sun nice house by the ocean.
I choose U.S. to establish a new life because it is difficult to start a new life in a different country than U.S. I visited U.S. in the past and I really liked the people I met. They were friendly and welcome.
When I came to U.S. my first shock was climate. When I arrived to Indianapolis, I couldn’t get use to climate. In Turkey we have four seasons. In fall weather is not so cold. Sometime it rains and most of the time sun shines. We can go outside just with a raincoat or jacket. There are just three months we have winter, from December to March. During the winter it only two three times we can see snowstorms or not at all. In spring and summer the weather is wonderful in Turkey. The sun is always shining.
The weather in Indianapolis is very cold compared to Istanbul. I was really surprised when I saw frozen lakes everywhere and see people on them trying to catch fishes. The other thing I noticed was some collage people wearing shorts and sandals while I was wearing coats and gloves. I’m used to ware gloves and tick socks when it is snowing.
I have forgotten what was the color of the ocean. I can see only snow when I look outside. I had to run my car fifteen minutes to worm it up before I leave the house. I have to watch weather news everyday. I have to be rally careful where I walk, I might fell down and hurt myself on the ice.
I think I’m learning how to fight with cold in winter times in Indianapolis. I should learn how to enjoy it and be happy with it.
Note: I love to live in Indy and I’m not homesick. I’m not missing my country at all. I’m really happy to be here.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Watch the movie
I choose U.S. to establish a new life because it is difficult to start a new life in a different country than U.S. I visited U.S. in the past and I really liked the people I met. They were friendly and welcome.
When I came to U.S. my first shock was climate. When I arrived to Indianapolis, I couldn’t get use to climate. In Turkey we have four seasons. In fall weather is not so cold. Sometime it rains and most of the time sun shines. We can go outside just with a raincoat or jacket. There are just three months we have winter, from December to March. During the winter it only two three times we can see snowstorms or not at all. In spring and summer the weather is wonderful in Turkey. The sun is always shining.
The weather in Indianapolis is very cold compared to Istanbul. I was really surprised when I saw frozen lakes everywhere and see people on them trying to catch fishes. The other thing I noticed was some collage people wearing shorts and sandals while I was wearing coats and gloves. I’m used to ware gloves and tick socks when it is snowing.
I have forgotten what was the color of the ocean. I can see only snow when I look outside. I had to run my car fifteen minutes to worm it up before I leave the house. I have to watch weather news everyday. I have to be rally careful where I walk, I might fell down and hurt myself on the ice.
I think I’m learning how to fight with cold in winter times in Indianapolis. I should learn how to enjoy it and be happy with it.
Note: I love to live in Indy and I’m not homesick. I’m not missing my country at all. I’m really happy to be here.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Watch the movie
Libraries
I love to go to libraries. Public libraries in the United State offer many services such as, books, videos, CDs and cassettes that anyone can borrow for free. Also many of them offer special programs such as literacy services (for adults who need to learn how to read). Libraries also offer meeting rooms for community use, and Internet access. Self-service features on the Internet allows you to search for books, view your library account, to check for holds and over due book fees. Library is a key element in providing for an informed public.
The librarians are there to help you, and one of their tasks is to issue library cards. The process is simple and involves filling out a form and signing at the bottom. You will need to show a picture ID and proof of residency such as a driver license and utility bill. The card allows you to hold and borrow books, tapes and videos.
The process of finding specific material is simple if you fallow the process. Step one is to enter the information desk and ask an attendant for assistance. Attendant looks up the specific material on the computer and he writes the materials location code on a piece of paper. If you familiar with the system, it is easy to locate the material. You can start at the proper shelf and fallowed the numeric sequence until you reach your desired book or material. After find your book you can go to check out desk to check out your books. Librarian enters all the checked out book information in to library computer and enters return date information in to the books, materials. Successfully completing mission should take about less then ten minutes if you know what books you want.
Libraries vary in size and shape but all appeal to mainly sight, sound and touch in the same way. One sees books, desks, chairs, and computers, meeting rooms, periodicals and many visitors. Each produces unique sounds such as the flipping of pages, clicking of keys, shuffling of chairs, hushed conversations and the scratching of pencils. Equally unique are the multitude of textures. In a short visit a patron may encounter the sleek pages of a newspaper, the smooth surface of a table, the softness of a comfy chair and the cold stone of a library.
The cards and the assistants are free of charge but very valuable. Many of the services are free and help opens many doors to a lifetime of learning.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
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The librarians are there to help you, and one of their tasks is to issue library cards. The process is simple and involves filling out a form and signing at the bottom. You will need to show a picture ID and proof of residency such as a driver license and utility bill. The card allows you to hold and borrow books, tapes and videos.
The process of finding specific material is simple if you fallow the process. Step one is to enter the information desk and ask an attendant for assistance. Attendant looks up the specific material on the computer and he writes the materials location code on a piece of paper. If you familiar with the system, it is easy to locate the material. You can start at the proper shelf and fallowed the numeric sequence until you reach your desired book or material. After find your book you can go to check out desk to check out your books. Librarian enters all the checked out book information in to library computer and enters return date information in to the books, materials. Successfully completing mission should take about less then ten minutes if you know what books you want.
Libraries vary in size and shape but all appeal to mainly sight, sound and touch in the same way. One sees books, desks, chairs, and computers, meeting rooms, periodicals and many visitors. Each produces unique sounds such as the flipping of pages, clicking of keys, shuffling of chairs, hushed conversations and the scratching of pencils. Equally unique are the multitude of textures. In a short visit a patron may encounter the sleek pages of a newspaper, the smooth surface of a table, the softness of a comfy chair and the cold stone of a library.
The cards and the assistants are free of charge but very valuable. Many of the services are free and help opens many doors to a lifetime of learning.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Watch The Movie
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Internet And Kids
I’m very sensitive about kids using Internet without any control. Nowadays computers everywhere and everything is accessible very little thing left inaccessible.
There is not much people left in our culture have not meet computers. We accepted them easily. They entered our lives so fast by computing necessities and saving time. We start to see them in the Universities, colleges, high schools and now primary schools. It kept its freedom but sometimes let others use our freedom.
When kids are growing up they are meeting the computers as a toy, after that they are having fathers old computer. It is really nice to see kids going to nickelodeon.com and play personality improving games. My main concern is kids around 12 years old going Internet without provisioning. Especially when they are on the Internet very long hours. Today computers brought lots of good things as well as bad things. Every day we are reading articles about people who are taking advantage of teenagers. We should be careful about young people who are starting to meet the outer world. We should not let them stay in front of the computer several hours. We should monitor pages they are going and give them advices about the pages they are going.
In my opinion we should introduce them the other type of activities like sports, traveling, art, socializing, etc as well as the useful web sites… What do you think?
Ozgur Coskun
Laughs By Bora Coskun
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There is not much people left in our culture have not meet computers. We accepted them easily. They entered our lives so fast by computing necessities and saving time. We start to see them in the Universities, colleges, high schools and now primary schools. It kept its freedom but sometimes let others use our freedom.
When kids are growing up they are meeting the computers as a toy, after that they are having fathers old computer. It is really nice to see kids going to nickelodeon.com and play personality improving games. My main concern is kids around 12 years old going Internet without provisioning. Especially when they are on the Internet very long hours. Today computers brought lots of good things as well as bad things. Every day we are reading articles about people who are taking advantage of teenagers. We should be careful about young people who are starting to meet the outer world. We should not let them stay in front of the computer several hours. We should monitor pages they are going and give them advices about the pages they are going.
In my opinion we should introduce them the other type of activities like sports, traveling, art, socializing, etc as well as the useful web sites… What do you think?
Ozgur Coskun
Laughs By Bora Coskun
Click on it to watch it.
Comparing education systems between Turkey and U.S.
Comparing Education,
I would like to compare education systems between Turkey and U.S. The education system in Turkey, which is my home country, is different than from here. If we start with elementary school, every resident was supposed to go to elementary school for five years according to constitution. 1998 they rose to eight years and combined elementary school with middle school.
In addition, we have three years high school education and we have different types of high schools such as vocational, art, science, private high schools etc. When we go to vocational high school, we will be trained for specific areas like electrical mechanical computer. Right after vocational high school, we can easily start to work as a technician.
If we chose to go to regular high school, we can go further and go to college, which is easier to go to college if you graduate from regular high school. I said easier because if somebody wants to go to college has to pass the three our two-step test that we usually prepared in regular high school. This is not meaning vocational high school graduate cannot go to college, for example if someone graduates from mechanical vocational high school, he or she can be easier to become mechanical engineer.
College education differs in many ways, such as attendance, exams and tools. Attendance in Turkey is not important as much as here. In U.S. if you want to pass a class you have to attend fully and pass the exams. In Turkey, class sizes are bigger, that makes less attention and less tools to students.
Exams we are having only mid term and final and you have to pass both of them to be able to pass the class. In U.S., we have to take more class to graduate, in Turkey less classes but we are getting more information and learning more in the class. In U.S. there is more tools like computers, visual equipments etc. that creates more creative students.
I can say education system in U.S. more organized and graduating more creative people. In Turkey, we are graduating with more knowledge but less creativity. I think it is easier to study in U.S. is you are ready to think.
Bottom line, Schools in Turkey graduating with more knowledge, but U.S. schools graduating more people that are more creative.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
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I would like to compare education systems between Turkey and U.S. The education system in Turkey, which is my home country, is different than from here. If we start with elementary school, every resident was supposed to go to elementary school for five years according to constitution. 1998 they rose to eight years and combined elementary school with middle school.
In addition, we have three years high school education and we have different types of high schools such as vocational, art, science, private high schools etc. When we go to vocational high school, we will be trained for specific areas like electrical mechanical computer. Right after vocational high school, we can easily start to work as a technician.
If we chose to go to regular high school, we can go further and go to college, which is easier to go to college if you graduate from regular high school. I said easier because if somebody wants to go to college has to pass the three our two-step test that we usually prepared in regular high school. This is not meaning vocational high school graduate cannot go to college, for example if someone graduates from mechanical vocational high school, he or she can be easier to become mechanical engineer.
College education differs in many ways, such as attendance, exams and tools. Attendance in Turkey is not important as much as here. In U.S. if you want to pass a class you have to attend fully and pass the exams. In Turkey, class sizes are bigger, that makes less attention and less tools to students.
Exams we are having only mid term and final and you have to pass both of them to be able to pass the class. In U.S., we have to take more class to graduate, in Turkey less classes but we are getting more information and learning more in the class. In U.S. there is more tools like computers, visual equipments etc. that creates more creative students.
I can say education system in U.S. more organized and graduating more creative people. In Turkey, we are graduating with more knowledge but less creativity. I think it is easier to study in U.S. is you are ready to think.
Bottom line, Schools in Turkey graduating with more knowledge, but U.S. schools graduating more people that are more creative.
Ozgur Coskun
DenizOzgur.com
Watch the Movie
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Life is Beautiful
Life is beautiful. I always complained about pain in my right tight. It started right after high school, about eighteen years ago. It was not big pain to make me feel to go to doctor but it was enough to make me complain occasionally. It was coming in and out, sometimes my pain was not therefore six month, and some times, it was bothering me weeks after weeks.
After high school, I start to work on the cargo ships. I sailed eight full years on the ocean liners. I was living on the water most of the time. My pain in my right tight was always there and it was bothering some times more. However, I was young and did not care.
When our ship goes to other countries instead of going to the doctor, I was spending my time, doing enjoyable things, such as shopping and visiting places. I always forget about it when there was better thing to do.
Once when we were in the middle of Atlantic Ocean I could not go to sleep because of the pain. When I touch my tight, I felt a little bump in the middle of it. Exactly it was between my knee and hip. It was not a big or a high bump but it was hard. I start to feel better; it was as big as a walnut. I got up and wanted to feel it better but it was not there. Next morning I decided to talk to one of the officer on the ship, which is responsible from health problems. I explained him what happened, I tried to show him the bump but no luck it was not there anymore.
After I stop working on the ships, I decided to come to US. It was a big change in my life. I got married and settle-down in Indianapolis. My tight was not bothering me as often as before but I know it was there. I was able to walk, run, bike even play soccer with no problem.
Winter of 1999 I started to have little pain and felt the little bump again. Little bumps still as big as a walnut and still it was some times there, sometimes not. That time I decided to go to a doctor.
At doctors office I tried to do everything to show him the little bump but it was gone. He told me there is nothing between knee and hip straight bone and muscles. He told me it might be a fat cell that he can remove it with a little surgery. I did not convince that was a fat cell. I left the doctors office until following year, it start to bother again. This time I went to another doctor to get second opinion. I was more curious than caring about the pain. I explained everything him over. He said He does not have any clue but he knows someone does. He sent me to a specialist.
Started over again, new doctor, new questions. He checks my tight and immediately he told me I have something wrong in my tight. Even I was not able to feel the bump at that moment, he was able to tell me something is wrong. I was happy to see somebody that can see my problem.
After I got my MRI result, I went to the same doctor. He was showing me four different spots on the MRI pictures. He was not sure what are they, but I had a chance to be a cancer. He wanted to send me another specialist.
It did not hit me hard at that time. I never thought about to be a cancer, or die, or any another bad things it might happen to me. I always felt secure and sure I was going to live and see my sixties… at least.
Here I am in my bed looking to ceiling and thinking what will happens if I die. What my parent will do? What about my brother and sister? What about my wife? My friends? What about my thought about my future, our future? Who will be doing it? Do I have enough time for my dreams? I never thought I could cry if I knew I would die sooner than I thought, but her I am looking to ceiling and could not stop the tears coming from my eyes.
Finally, I met the second specialist. He was hurry like all the other doctors. He briefly explained to me what is wrong; “It was a birth defect on my blood vessels. It will not affect anything. It might give me little pain when it is cold. Nothing worries about my leg or pain.” I said, “I wasn’t worried but curious until the first specialist now I’m happier than ever.”
An experience I learned an important lesson from my little pain. Now I know I should live every moment of my life with happily and consciously. Life is beautiful and we should fill with joy every moment of it.
After high school, I start to work on the cargo ships. I sailed eight full years on the ocean liners. I was living on the water most of the time. My pain in my right tight was always there and it was bothering some times more. However, I was young and did not care.
When our ship goes to other countries instead of going to the doctor, I was spending my time, doing enjoyable things, such as shopping and visiting places. I always forget about it when there was better thing to do.
Once when we were in the middle of Atlantic Ocean I could not go to sleep because of the pain. When I touch my tight, I felt a little bump in the middle of it. Exactly it was between my knee and hip. It was not a big or a high bump but it was hard. I start to feel better; it was as big as a walnut. I got up and wanted to feel it better but it was not there. Next morning I decided to talk to one of the officer on the ship, which is responsible from health problems. I explained him what happened, I tried to show him the bump but no luck it was not there anymore.
After I stop working on the ships, I decided to come to US. It was a big change in my life. I got married and settle-down in Indianapolis. My tight was not bothering me as often as before but I know it was there. I was able to walk, run, bike even play soccer with no problem.
Winter of 1999 I started to have little pain and felt the little bump again. Little bumps still as big as a walnut and still it was some times there, sometimes not. That time I decided to go to a doctor.
At doctors office I tried to do everything to show him the little bump but it was gone. He told me there is nothing between knee and hip straight bone and muscles. He told me it might be a fat cell that he can remove it with a little surgery. I did not convince that was a fat cell. I left the doctors office until following year, it start to bother again. This time I went to another doctor to get second opinion. I was more curious than caring about the pain. I explained everything him over. He said He does not have any clue but he knows someone does. He sent me to a specialist.
Started over again, new doctor, new questions. He checks my tight and immediately he told me I have something wrong in my tight. Even I was not able to feel the bump at that moment, he was able to tell me something is wrong. I was happy to see somebody that can see my problem.
After I got my MRI result, I went to the same doctor. He was showing me four different spots on the MRI pictures. He was not sure what are they, but I had a chance to be a cancer. He wanted to send me another specialist.
It did not hit me hard at that time. I never thought about to be a cancer, or die, or any another bad things it might happen to me. I always felt secure and sure I was going to live and see my sixties… at least.
Here I am in my bed looking to ceiling and thinking what will happens if I die. What my parent will do? What about my brother and sister? What about my wife? My friends? What about my thought about my future, our future? Who will be doing it? Do I have enough time for my dreams? I never thought I could cry if I knew I would die sooner than I thought, but her I am looking to ceiling and could not stop the tears coming from my eyes.
Finally, I met the second specialist. He was hurry like all the other doctors. He briefly explained to me what is wrong; “It was a birth defect on my blood vessels. It will not affect anything. It might give me little pain when it is cold. Nothing worries about my leg or pain.” I said, “I wasn’t worried but curious until the first specialist now I’m happier than ever.”
An experience I learned an important lesson from my little pain. Now I know I should live every moment of my life with happily and consciously. Life is beautiful and we should fill with joy every moment of it.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Getting ready for the big boom.
Well, I think Revver.com will start to make their first payments or already start to make their payments. Company launch around November. I'm expecting my first payment from them February 12th. Since I reach to my first $20 on December 12th I and they are saying they will make the payment two months after that day.
Around these days it must be exciting for them as well as others. Because when people start to get paid from Revver.com they will start to do more advertisement for their movies. I think they will be flooded by new movies and downloads.
Good luck to Revver.com and members. Here is one of my movie at Revver.com:
Around these days it must be exciting for them as well as others. Because when people start to get paid from Revver.com they will start to do more advertisement for their movies. I think they will be flooded by new movies and downloads.
Good luck to Revver.com and members. Here is one of my movie at Revver.com:
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Bora Coskun
I'm setting up a automated blog posting from any computer to my blogs. This emails also posting pictures to my website and my blogs.
So far I'm happy with my results on my web site http://www.denizozgur.com You can see my email picture (last 5 pictures) posts at the top banner. Also you can see last 10 bigger pictures on the following link. http://www.denizozgur.com/photo/flickr/index.htm
Here is the latest pictures at Flickr and http://www.flickr.com/photos/coskun/ and here is my blogs http://ozgurcoskun.blogspot.com/
So far I'm happy with my results on my web site http://www.denizozgur.com You can see my email picture (last 5 pictures) posts at the top banner. Also you can see last 10 bigger pictures on the following link. http://www.denizozgur.com/photo/flickr/index.htm
Here is the latest pictures at Flickr and http://www.flickr.com/photos/coskun/ and here is my blogs http://ozgurcoskun.blogspot.com/
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