Burger King

Burger King 

I used to make delicious hamburgers
People would eat when they were hungry
Now in the morning I live in a small house.
Look at the castle I used to own.
I used to make people happy
Listen as the crowd would laugh
Now I'm a poor man
One minute I discovered a new recipe next they stole it from me.
I discovered that this recipe was really more delicious than I thought
And it was mine once upon a time, it was.

Sentence Variety Exercise 9.10 Editing activity

1. Because she has a very good diet, Sandra is always healthy.
2. The common cold can make you feel very miserable; therefore, you should stay at home in bed.
3. Although I have been maintaining a very healthy diet, I've been sick.
4. She exercises regularly, consequently, she is in very good shape.
5. With excellent nutrition, a generous supply of vitamins, a lot of rest, and plenty of exercise, you can recover in a short time.
6. Not only is medicine important when you're sick, but taking care of yourself is also important.
7. The relationship between body and mind is interesting.
8. Many doctors charge very expensive rates as my doctor does.
9. The magazine I read is about how to increase longevity through better health.
10. Since the sun shines my window, I have my plants in the window box.
11. I heard about an acupuncture clinic which also has a specialist on herbal medicine.

Exercises on paralellism

#1: Our beagle loves hunting. Someone opens the back door for her and she barrels down porch steps into the yard. She runs back and forth on grass vigorously and her nose cruises the wet grass for smells. These are smells of cats, rabbits and other presences which are too subtle for human detection. She sniffs and spins her tail in quick circles. First it spins clockwise then spins counterclockwise. These two activities,sniffing and spinning, always happen together and seem to propel her along.

# The Government Printing Office in Washington D.C., is a source of helpful information. Most people don't know about it. It is the official publishing house for the federal government. The GPO publishes brochures and books on wide amounts of subjects. These subjects range from the dangers of X-rays from home Tv sets to the identification of mushrooms. About 27.000 publications are presented with the Superintendent of Documents. Many of them are inexpensive but there is no price at all for some.

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

Reflection task 1a

About Me

I graduated from METU. I studied Foreign Language Education there. After I had graduated, I was confused about what my plans were. I made a few trivial translations. Then I realized that it wasn't what I looked for. I decided to have a master's degree from Oxford and I managed. Recently I have been looking for a doctorate program and making translations. I guess I will have it from Oxford again. I think I must mention myself except school, too. I live in İstanbul. Actually my sister and I used to live together at this house but due to her job she left. And yes, I almost forgot, she married three months ago. I live alone and often visit my parents and hometown. I am a lazy person. I don't like working. I have a gym membership and I rarely go there. I like shopping and watching movies. My friends and I travel in holidays. Not only in summers, but also in winters. I don't like historical places, I am interested in fun parts of these travels. We are trying to learn new languages and developing those we know. I like taking photos of cities we travel. I have a huge album of them. And my apartment's walls are full of  photos. I like looking at them again and again. By the way I'm planning to go to Bali with my cousin next summer. It will be really enjoyable. That's all. :)

Here are some of my photos :)

A DIFFERENT VERSION OF "IMAGINE"

"Imagine" by ELİF ARMAĞAN

Imagine people don't be sick
It's hard even if you think
No sedan chairs below us
Above us only the sun
Imagine all the people
Living healthily
Imagine there's no night
It isn't possible to have that sight
Nothing to start or finish
And no death too
Imagine all the people
Living forever

You may say I'm a little being ridiculous
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll share these dreams
And the world will be full of immortal people

Imagine no bad weather or natural disaster
I don't know if you can
No need for huff or insult
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Are honest and friendly

You may say I'm a intolerable person
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll share my dreams
And the world will get rid of the global warming