13. V for Vendetta

This week, our friends presented the film ‘’V for Vendetta’’. First of all i had been watched the film about one month ago and i was very impressed. The film shows us the power of media and also how it lies. First of all, we see that a lot of people from different ages watch TV. Watching TV is not something specific to an age group. The aim of the main character, 'V' who is wearing Guy Fawkes mask, is to make a revolution and change the fascist regime. Nobody was revolting before V. When V talked on television, he reached many people (because watching TV is really a popular thing) and lot of people started to support V's idea and revolt against the fascist political party. He succeeded in impressing many pople through the media.

“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” From V for Vendetta. Yes, in the film people could manage to change the fascist regime.

As i mentioned before, V was wearing Guy Fawkes mask but who is Guy Fawkes? Guy Fawkes was the man who tried to explode the parliament building like V many years ago. Guy Fawkes couldn't achive his goal, he was arrested and executed but V could echive his goal. Media's role is very important in that case. Guy Fawkes hadn't millions of supporters like V. V influenced and people started to support V after his propaganda on the TV and not ony V; V and his supporters achived the goal.

Also i want to add some important points that drew my attention; human rights violations...
the curfew
no right to protest ( Eve's parents)
using people as test subjects in experiments, they die
torture of homosexuals and so on...

12. Christmas Message For Sonja!

11. Things to do

'Colour Pencils' by ATKR, made available under a Creative Commons Licence.

Finally i submitted my final essay.There are in-class essay and final presentation left and also finishing our blogs and i-blog papers for Eng 101. I am very exited about the final presentation but unluckly the in-class essay, our presentation and my tll exam is on the same day :( I think i had to work hard and start working immediately...

10. Pub Quiz

Yesterday's class was very different from the other ones. We reviewed the course themes and texts with a British pub quiz! It is very inordinary that the words ''pub'' and ''quiz'' come together. It was very enjoyable and entertaining. I hope we will have one in a real pub :) There were two groups and four rounds with ten questions for each. Our group won with 25 right answers and we will receive an extra credit:) Its was a great opportunity and a lot of fun.

9. Practice presentations :)

'Arirang (DPRK)' by giladr, made available under a Creative Commons Licence

This week we did our practice presentation with my team members Gamze and Burak. It was my first presentation in english so i was very excited. we couldn't work enough before the presentation but it was good i think. We talked a lot and rest of the class shared their ideas with us. It was an enjoyable debate. Also the other presentation was very interesting. Their powerpoint slide show was very fantastic. Our slide show was not bad but we will do it better in our real presentation. Thanks to our teacher Sonja for her feedback and comments, they will help us a lot :)