102-14. Our Blogging Queen
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
16. Last day of English class
Today the last day of english clas. Finally we make our presantation. Yesterday I finished writing I- Blog paper and I want to share my opinions about blogging also here. Altough first I did not like the blogging( maybe I didn't know how I am going to do that) then I started to like it. It feels you like you are famous writer and everybody reads you :) Last thing about english class I think this term passes very enjoyable I hope we will come togther for next english class as well :)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
15. About our presantation
When first presentation subjects were determined Burak chose V for Vendetta. Both Yavuzalp and Burak very happy first I didn’t understand anything. They said they watched this movie 4 times and they think it is very good. When previous weekend I watched this movie I agreed them. Movie was very good and I hope all my classmates liked after our presentation. Tomorrow last day for our class I hope our presentation will go well :)
Monday, January 4, 2010
14. practise essay
I tried to write an essay considering this question.
Apply the concepts in the texts by Kilbourne, Lessing and Tannen to your culture and analyse which motives could be behind these concepts with reference to your own experience.
But I also use "tough guise" as an source because it will also in the exam texts.
Culture and media are the main motivation when we apply three concepts from two article and two movies when we apply them to Turkish culture.
Turkish culture comes from Ottoman Empire. Before the republic of Turkey woman’s position in society is seen unimportant. Since woman do not have right to vote, go to school or working. This situation might be seen in some parts in Turkey especially Eastern part. In turkey there are woman whose income only depends on their husband and they could not gain their independence. So that reason men might easily show their masculinity towards woman because men may think their wives depended themselves. Sometimes majority of men see the same situation from his fathers. They think it is very normal think to behave their wife’s as an object. Woman’s role in the house only looks after children and doing housework. Another motivation is take role in here. It is media. According to Kilbourne woman are seen in advertisement as a doing housework, looking after children (1999). Both with the help of media and culture men see woman as working at home.
Woman and men are shown in media in a different way. When we make comparison between men and woman especially in the advertisement we realise some main differences. However in Turkish culture advertisement can be more conservative than American in usually in Turkish advertisement there are happy family who come together and having meal. I know that there are also advertisement which woman have role in but it is too much. However there are other advertisements especially Kilbourne says, woman shown as thin, sexy and they have to have larger breast. In these advertisement woman have to be beautiful whereas when we look at “Tough Guise” men usually shown as masculine like in the Marlboro cigarettes advertisement (2000). So that reason media determine men and woman’s behaviour. Girls and boys take a model of these advertisement figures so they may do everything in order to be like them. This is usually comes from in the very early ages. According to “Tough Guise” in these advertisement toys can be differentiate time to time. For instance, Barbies become thinner whereas boys’ toys become stronger and have large arms. So that children think it is good to be look like their toys (2000). In turkey there are some magazines which gives information about how influence boys, how look like thinner. These articles influence teenagers’ ideas. Kilbourne says (1999) in order to be looking thinner many girls have diseases called anorexia. Since media have a huge impact on them.
Women are used as an sexual object for many advertisement. This is done due to the fact that woman are marked both in the world and Turkey. Tannen claim that clothes, make up, hair shoes which woman wear all of them can be different. So they make woman marked whereas men’s cloth hair is unmarked (1993). When we think of turkey in that concept woman also marked. For instance every year there are celebration for coming new year at Taksim square but every year there are lots of men who behave woman especially foreign woman in a offensive way. So in here woman are marked. This also come from reason of cultural and media. Media because as in “tough guise” said men are tough, strong masculine whereas Kilborne says woman are more sexy (1999). So they see woman as a sexual object they think because of their power they have right to do what they want to woman even it’s offensive. This concept also related to another article which is “a woman on a roof”. Here is also there are masculine tough men who are looking at a sexy woman. Because of woman are marked, different from man they may think they have right to voyeur woman. In turkey this thing also happens. It is difficult to walking in mini skirt in the Istiklal Street because men whistle and they say offensive words.
If we analysing all four concept from different articles and movies we can realise there are some relations between them. This relationship caused by the media and culture issues. Here men and woman differences easily can be seen.
planing:15
writing:60
proof reading:8
Apply the concepts in the texts by Kilbourne, Lessing and Tannen to your culture and analyse which motives could be behind these concepts with reference to your own experience.
But I also use "tough guise" as an source because it will also in the exam texts.
Culture and media are the main motivation when we apply three concepts from two article and two movies when we apply them to Turkish culture.
Turkish culture comes from Ottoman Empire. Before the republic of Turkey woman’s position in society is seen unimportant. Since woman do not have right to vote, go to school or working. This situation might be seen in some parts in Turkey especially Eastern part. In turkey there are woman whose income only depends on their husband and they could not gain their independence. So that reason men might easily show their masculinity towards woman because men may think their wives depended themselves. Sometimes majority of men see the same situation from his fathers. They think it is very normal think to behave their wife’s as an object. Woman’s role in the house only looks after children and doing housework. Another motivation is take role in here. It is media. According to Kilbourne woman are seen in advertisement as a doing housework, looking after children (1999). Both with the help of media and culture men see woman as working at home.
Woman and men are shown in media in a different way. When we make comparison between men and woman especially in the advertisement we realise some main differences. However in Turkish culture advertisement can be more conservative than American in usually in Turkish advertisement there are happy family who come together and having meal. I know that there are also advertisement which woman have role in but it is too much. However there are other advertisements especially Kilbourne says, woman shown as thin, sexy and they have to have larger breast. In these advertisement woman have to be beautiful whereas when we look at “Tough Guise” men usually shown as masculine like in the Marlboro cigarettes advertisement (2000). So that reason media determine men and woman’s behaviour. Girls and boys take a model of these advertisement figures so they may do everything in order to be like them. This is usually comes from in the very early ages. According to “Tough Guise” in these advertisement toys can be differentiate time to time. For instance, Barbies become thinner whereas boys’ toys become stronger and have large arms. So that children think it is good to be look like their toys (2000). In turkey there are some magazines which gives information about how influence boys, how look like thinner. These articles influence teenagers’ ideas. Kilbourne says (1999) in order to be looking thinner many girls have diseases called anorexia. Since media have a huge impact on them.
Women are used as an sexual object for many advertisement. This is done due to the fact that woman are marked both in the world and Turkey. Tannen claim that clothes, make up, hair shoes which woman wear all of them can be different. So they make woman marked whereas men’s cloth hair is unmarked (1993). When we think of turkey in that concept woman also marked. For instance every year there are celebration for coming new year at Taksim square but every year there are lots of men who behave woman especially foreign woman in a offensive way. So in here woman are marked. This also come from reason of cultural and media. Media because as in “tough guise” said men are tough, strong masculine whereas Kilborne says woman are more sexy (1999). So they see woman as a sexual object they think because of their power they have right to do what they want to woman even it’s offensive. This concept also related to another article which is “a woman on a roof”. Here is also there are masculine tough men who are looking at a sexy woman. Because of woman are marked, different from man they may think they have right to voyeur woman. In turkey this thing also happens. It is difficult to walking in mini skirt in the Istiklal Street because men whistle and they say offensive words.
If we analysing all four concept from different articles and movies we can realise there are some relations between them. This relationship caused by the media and culture issues. Here men and woman differences easily can be seen.
planing:15
writing:60
proof reading:8
Thursday, December 31, 2009
13.Truman Show
Retrieved, December 31, 2009 from
http://thecia.com.au/reviews/t/images/truman-show-4.jpgActually today there were two presentations about movies. One of them is “The Truman Show” another one is “The Full Monty”. “The Full Monty” actually very unusual and funny movie actually when I compare to “Truman Show” but because of I watched “Truman Show” a few years ago I will make a comment on that. Its’ screenplay is very good. Actually it gets Oscar about this category. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/awards.
I think that Truman’s trying for going to new life or escaping from studio maybe can be liken to or representative of audience’s not avoiding from reality TV. Since as we can see from the movie everybody, even they are in the work, they leave everything and trying to watch this show. It says to us you could not escape from these kind of shows. As Rushide mentions one of his texts.
Friday, December 18, 2009
12. Pub Quiz
Retrieved from,18 December,2009 from:
http://udsu.co.uk/files/pub_quiz.jpg
I know this picture remainds you scrabble but we did not play this game :)
Yes, we win :) .It is very surprising thing for me because at the beginning of this competition actually I think White Butterflies will win :) in fact 3 groups get nearly close points. It was very enjoyable and it is good revision for everybody for whole term. However if I am not mistaken every each story or article not included in question. Because I only remember from competition was our presentation story which is “A woman on a roof” or maybe it takes my attention because of we prepared presentation on this. Finally I congratulate everybody for this good competition .
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
11.Marked Woman
Retrieved , December 15 ,2009 from:
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/advocat/marked.jpg
I want to mention 2-3 interesting points in the article called “Marked Woman”. First one is about chromosomes since until these years I learned that two Y chromosomes determined the sex which person become male or female. However in this article YY chromosome does not do anything. Moreover another thing which interests me is that Mrs and Miss issue. Before I read this article I have thought it is a bad thing for woman a marked by married or not. Also women do not have to announce everybody being married or not. Woman can use her surname although she is married. Thanks to Turkish legislation woman can use also their surnames. It should like this because everybody knows you with your name and surname. It is the same thing with changing your initial name with another name after 30 years :)
Monday, December 14, 2009
10. Comments on Presantation
On the previous Thursday me and my group members (Burak and Yavuzalp) make presentation on the article which is called “ A woman on a roof”. I want to share my opinions about our presentation. I think we missed some crucial points while we were preparing presentation such as we much emphasise on writer’s private life rather than her views of literature. Moreover we can add historical backgrounds about period when it was written. When I remembered my first presentation in prep school I was very excitement but in year I get used to it. When we are look at audience comments we see many of them like the covered picture, that woman sitting on roof, I think it is reason for that because of beautiful woman :) .If I find time to watch “V for Vendetta” for the second presentation we will start preparing it. . If I make critics other groups I think all of three were very good especially for the context of presentation. I hope everybody make better presentations for the second one :)
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