Should School Uniform Be Mandatory? (Argumentative Essay (2) Second Draft)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      09.05.2014

                                                                                    Deniz Yeşilyurt

                                      Should School Uniform Be Mandatory? 

   Clothing plays an important role in social and cultural life. Uniform which is a part of clothing is a necessary thing in life. It stands for formality in work life. It is the symbol of formality not only in work life but also in school life. If free clothes are worn in the school instead of uniform, it can cause disintegration of order in the school. Therefore, school uniform should be mandatory in the schools because school uniform is a significant factor for discipline in the school, discrimination among students and a sense of identity.

   First of all, school uniform is the first condition for discipline in the schools. Some people say that school uniform should not be compulsory in the schools. Researches show that uniform is an important factor for discipline. Peter Caruso researched positive effects of uniform for school in 1996 and he explained that school uniform minimizes discipline problems. Also, uniform improves relations between teachers and students. Researches prove that students are more respectful toward teachers when they wear uniform. When they are in uniform, they feel ready to start their duties. As a result, uniform makes a positive contribution to discipline of schools and students’ attendance in lesson.

   Second, school uniforms prevent discrimination between wealthy students and poor students. If students do not wear uniforms, it can cause some problems. For example, poor students cannot wear different clothes everyday while wealthy students wear. It causes that poor students have negative emotions toward the wealthy. Proponents of free clothes in the schools claim that students should be allowed to express themselves by wearing clothes that students decide. It is not a way of expressing themselves. They can express themselves in different ways such as singing, writing poetries. At the same time, it causes unnecessary affectations among students. Thanks to school uniforms, these negative things can prevent and students focus on their own works.

   Third, uniforms give students a sense of identity. Some people say that free clothes are important factor for children to have identity. Students are representatives of their schools in uniform. Uniform shows people that students are part of a school. When wearing uniform, people can distinguish students according to their uniforms. Also, teachers can recognize their own students with uniform. If students wear clothes that they want, teachers cannot find out who is the guilty when teachers come across an event. For example, when a student who studies in a different school breaks the window of school, he/she cannot be caught because of his/her free clothes. If students put on uniform, teachers can find the guilty easily. Therefore, uniforms should be compulsory.

    In conclusion, school uniforms have benefits both students and schools. Wearing uniform is an important factor to provide discipline, prevent discrimination among students and have a sense of identity. Therefore, school uniforms should be mandatory in the schools. If students continue putting on uniform, they will not spend time for their clothes and will be aware of their tasks. As a result of this, success of school and students’ success will increase.   

Should School Uniform Be Mandatory? (Argumentative Essay (2) First Draft)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                09.05.2014

                                                                                                  Deniz Yeşilyurt

                                                                                                                 

                                            Should School Uniform Be Mandatory? 

   Clothing plays an important role in social and cultural life. Uniform which is a part of clothing is a necessary thing in life. It stands for formality in work life. It is the symbol of formality not only in work life but also in school life. If free clothes are worn in the school instead of uniform, it can cause disintegration of order in the school. Therefore, school uniform should be mandatory in the schools. School uniform is a significant factor for discipline in the school, discrimination among students and a sense of identity.

   First of all, school uniform is the first condition for discipline in the schools. Some people say that school uniform should not be compulsory in the schools. However, researches show that uniform is an important factor for discipline. Peter Caruso researched positive effects of uniform for school in 1996 and he explained that school uniform minimizes discipline problems. Also, uniform improves relations between teachers and students. Researches show that students are more respectful toward teachers when they wear uniform. When they are in uniform, they feel ready to start their duties. As a result, uniform makes a positive contribution for discipline of schools and students’ attendance in lesson.

   Second, school uniforms prevent discrimination between wealthy students and poor students. If students do not wear uniforms, it can cause some problems. For example, poor students cannot wear different clothes everyday while wealthy students wear. It causes that poor students have negative emotions toward the wealthy. Proponents of free clothes in the schools claim that students should be allowed to express themselves by wearing clothes that students decide. It is not a way of expressing themselves. They can express themselves in different ways such as singing, writing poetries. At the same time, it causes unnecessary affectations among students. Thanks to school uniforms, these negative things can prevent and students focus on their own works.

   Third, uniforms give students a sense of identity. Some people say that free clothes are important factor for children to have identity. Students are representatives of their schools in uniform. Uniform shows people that students are part of a school. When wearing uniform, people can distinguish students according to their uniforms. Also, teachers can recognize their own students with uniform. If students wear clothes that they want, teacher cannot find out who is the guilty when teachers come across an event. For example, when a student who studies in a different school breaks the window of school, he/she cannot be caught because of his/her free clothes. If students put on uniform, teachers can find the guilty easily. Therefore, uniforms should be compulsory.

    In conclusion, school uniforms have benefits both students and schools. Wearing uniform is an important factor to provide discipline, prevent discrimination among students and have a sense of identity. Therefore, school uniforms should be mandatory in the schools. If students continue putting on uniform, they will not spend time for their clothes and will be aware of their tasks. As a result of this, success of school and students’ success will increase.   

Should Schools Provide Moral Education for Youth? (Argumentative Essay (1) First Draft)

                                                                                                                     04.05.2014

                                                                                                             Deniz YEŞİLYURT

                                                                                       Argumentative Essay First Draft

                                      Should Schools Provide Moral Education for Youth?

 Moral values have an important role on training the youth who have humanitarian qualifications. Moral values lead to the youth in order to have positive behaviors and to be accepted in the community. Parents are primarily responsible for their children’s moral education. Parents should follow closely children’s behavior development which starts to form from the age of 3-4. Also, they should begin to give children moral values from the age of 7-8 when children begin to understand moral concepts. In fact, children’s moral education starts in the family at first. Despite of this, schools should provide moral education as families are insufficient for it.  

  First, some people may think that moral education should be left to parents and it cannot be provided in the school. They think that school is a place that students learn only things in the books. Actually, schools are places that children start to socialize and to understand what is true or wrong. Individuals can socialize by connecting with other people. In this process, environment is an effective factor to form children’s moral values. When the youth communicate with others, they can learn something such as how to speak in public, how to behave to elders. In the school, students can learn something which they did not learn from parents. Schools are places for not only teaching but also education.

  Second, responsibility awareness has an important role in view of moral education. Everyone has some responsibilities as an individual. Some people say that responsibility awareness is acquired in the family. However, it is acquired in the school thanks to moral education. The youth perform their responsibilities and it materializes as a result of moral education which is provided in the school. For example, students’ tasks which are given by teachers arouse sense of responsibility in students. They are aware of their duties and know that they will be punished if they do not their tasks.  On the other hand, they know that their family will be insightful and will not get angry if they do not their tasks. As a result, youth avoid fulfilling their responsibilities. Therefore, moral education should be provided in the school.

  Third, moral education has an important factor to be conscientious individual. Some people say that children can learn social values and attitudes in the family and can be sensitive to these. Some of children grow up in a family which is not sensitive to these social values. As a result, moral education should be provided in the schools. Thanks to this, individuals can be more sensitive events which happen their around. For example, individual who learnt being fair about any subject in the school can be more conscientious when he/ she comes across any situation.

  To sum up, moral education is a long progress which lasts from birth to death. Even though it starts in the family, it is not left to family. As families are inadequate for children’s moral education, it should be continued in the schools. Children can acquire moral education by socializing, having responsibility and being conscientious. Thanks to school, children can have these facilities which are basic for moral education. Therefore, moral education should be provided in the schools.

THE CAUSES OF THE OBESITY (CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY (2) SECOND DRAFT)

                                               

                                                                                                                                 25.04.2014                                                                                                                                 Deniz YEŞİLYURT  

                                                      The Causes of the Obesity

   Nutrition is one of people’s basic needs. Nutrition, which is the basis of health, is necessary for maintenance of physiological functions, growth, development and a long life. It does not mean to satiate the stomach. A sufficient amount of nutrients the body needs must be taken for a healthy diet. Undernourishment leads to some health problems. One of the results of imbalanced diet is the obesity. There are a lot of reasons of the obesity. The most important causes of the obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and psychological problems.

  The first cause of obesity is unhealthy eating habits. Eating too quickly is one of the unhealthy eating habits. When you are eating quickly, your stomach cannot send feeling of satiety to the brain. This materializes in twenty minutes. As the stomach does not send signals to the brain, you go on eating. This leads to intake excessive calorie which causes obesity. Skipping meals is another bad eating habit. You should avoid skipping meals because it causes eating more and turning into fat what you eat. Another unhealthy habit is eating large portion. It leads to take much more calorie than you need. As a result, eating habit is an important cause of obesity.

   The second cause of the obesity is physical inactivity. It is a big factor for obesity. If you are not active enough, you cannot burn calories which are taken from the food you eat. When you look at around, you can see that people are not active enough. You work by sitting at a desk during a whole day. In addition to this, you prefer using bus or your own car in order to go to somewhere instead of walking. Furthermore, you spend your spare time by watching TV, surfing on the internet or playing computer games rather than doing exercises. Additionally, while you are doing these activities, you are eating junk food. So, you do not waste the energy which is provided from foods. Consequently, all of them lead to obesity.

   The third cause of the obesity is psychological problems. Eating habits can be affected by spiritual elements such as joy, sadness, anger, happiness. When you are depressed and unhappy, you want to eat more. As long as you eat, you gain weight. Also, when you are stressed, you can learn some pleasurable behaviors and can use these behaviors as defense against stress. For example, you can be happy when you eat chocolate in depression. As a result of this, you want to eat chocolate whenever you feel depressed. Also, you want to eat the other foods by generalizing this situation.

   To sum up, it is clear that main causes of the obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and psychological problems. Eating quickly, skipping meal and eating large portion are unhealthy eating habits which lead to gain weight. Psychological problems and the lack of physical activity are the other causes of the obesity. Consequently, you should care about your health to avoid obesity. Being careful about food you eat and doing exercise are the key of healthy life.

                                                                                                       

THE CAUSES OF THE OBESITY (CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY (2) FIRST DRAFT)

                                                                                                                       24.04.2014                    

                                                                                                                       Deniz YEŞİLYURT  

                                                The Causes of the Obesity

   Nutrition is one of people’s basic needs. Nutrition which is the basis of health is necessary for maintenance of physiological functions, growth, development and a long life. It does not mean to satiate the stomach. A sufficient amount of nutrients the body needs must be taken for a healthy diet. Undernourishment leads to some health problems. One of the results of imbalanced diet is the obesity. There are a lot of reasons of the obesity. The most important causes of the obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and psychological problems.

  The first cause of obesity is unhealthy eating habits. Eating too quickly is one of the unhealthy eating habits. When you are eating quickly, your stomach cannot send feeling of satiety to the brain. This materializes in twenty minutes. As the stomach does not send signals to the brain, you go on eating. This leads to intake excessive calorie which causes obesity. Skipping meals is another bad eating habit. You should avoid skipping meals because it causes eating more and turning into fat what you eat. Another unhealthy habit is eating large portion. It leads to take much more calorie than you need. As a result, eating habit is an important cause of obesity.

   The second cause of the obesity is physical inactivity. It is a big factor for obesity. If you are not active enough, you cannot burn calories which are taken from the food you eat. When you look at around, you can see that people are not active enough. You work by sitting at a desk during a whole day. In addition to this, you prefer using bus or your own car in order to go to somewhere instead of walking. Furthermore, you spend your spare time by watching TV, surfing on the internet or playing computer games rather than doing exercises. Additionally, while you are doing these activities, you are eating junk food. So, you do not waste the energy which is provided from foods. Consequently, all of them lead to obesity.

   The third cause of the obesity is psychological problems. Eating habits can be affected by spiritual elements such as joy, sadness, anger, happiness. When you are depressed and unhappy, you want to eat more. As long as you eat, you gain weight. Also, when you are stressed, you can learn some pleasurable behaviors and can use these behaviors as defense against stress. For example, you can be happy when you eat chocolate in depression. As a result of this, you want to eat chocolate whenever you feel depressed. Also, you want to eat the other foods by generalizing this situation.

   To sum up, it is clear that main causes of the obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and psychological problems. Eating quickly, skipping meal and eating large portion are unhealthy eating habits which lead to gain weight. Psychological problems and the lack of physical activity and are the other causes of the obesity. Consequently, you should care about your health to avoid obesity. Being careful about food you eat and doing exercise are the key of healthy life.

The Effects of Stress ( Cause Effect Essay Second Draft )

                                                                                                                                              17.04.2014

                                                                                                                                  Deniz YEŞİLYURT                                              

                                                        The Effects of Stress  

  Stress is an inevitable part of life. It gives people an opportunity to behave better toward surrounding stimulus. If you are not stressed, you are died because it means that you do not have enough energy to react to the stimulus coming from environment. On the other hand, excessive stress can be fatal. In this case, people waste excessive energy. This causes some problems on health. Therefore, stress has negative effects on the health. Stress affects the health in terms of body, mood and behaviors.

  First, the primary effect of stress is on your body. Stress leads to some problems which are related to skin. When you are angry or stressed, your muscles contract. As long as this contraction is repeated, it causes the line on your skin and wrinkles on your face. Also, oil and moisture balance of the skin is affected by stress. As a result of this, acne increases and allergic reactions start. At the same time, stress leads to high blood pressure and heart disease. When you get angry, your blood pressure increases and it causes celebral hemorrhage .

   Second, another effect of stress is on your mood. Lack of motivation and anxiety are the consequences of stress. When you are stressed, you cannot motivate on something easily. At the same time, you feel anxious yourselves. For example, a hardworking student failed in an exam even though he knew everything. It could be because of stress. As he was stressed and felt anxious, he could not focus on his exam. Also, stress results in irritability and restlessness. If you are stressed, you can be more irritable and you can offend your friends unwillingly. For example, as you are stressed because of your job, you can rebuff your colleague when they ask you about work. Furthermore, you can have sleep problems because of stress. For instance, when you cannot get enough sleep, you can feel tired and sleep at work or school.

   Finally, your behaviors are affected by stress. When you are stressed, it causes angry outbursts.  It means that you can wreak your anger on somebody. For example, when you got angry for getting low mark in exam, you could accuse your friend for listening music while you were studying. Moreover, stress causes overeating or under eating. When you feel stressed, you can eat much more or less. Furthermore, drug and alcohol abuse are results of stress. When you start to use drug or alcohol, they cause addiction. As they numb your brain, you can feel relaxed. Therefore, you want to use them to feel calm constantly. Also, stress affects your social life.  You can have the sense of loneliness and isolation. You can feel overwhelmed. As a result of this, you can not want to take part in crowded places or any activity.

  In conclusion, stress has effects on health in many ways.  It has major effects on your body, mood and behaviors.  Stress leads to some health problems on your body such as wrinkles, heart attack, and high pressure blood. It affects your mood in terms of lack of motivation and anxiety or irritability and restlessness. Angry outbursts, drug and alcohol abuse and feeling overwhelmed are the effects of on your behaviors. 

Effects of Stress ( Cause Effect Essay First Draft )

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    15.04.2014

                                                                                                                                    Deniz YEŞİLYURT

                                                                 Effects of Stress  

  Stress is an inevitable part of life. It gives people an opportunity to behave better toward surrounding stimulus. If you are not stressed, you are died because it means that you do not have energy enough to react to the stimulus coming from environment. On the other hand, excessive stress can be fatal. In this case, people waste excessive energy. This causes some problems on health. Therefore, stress has negative effects on the health. Stress affects the health in terms of body, mood and behaviors.

  First, the primary effect of stress is on your body. Stress leads to some problems which are related to skin. When you are angry or stressed your muscles contracts. As long as this contraction is repeated, it causes line on your skin and wrinkles on your face. Also, oil and moisture balance of the skin is affected by stress. As a result of this, acne increases and starts allergic reactions. At the same time, stress leads to high blood pressure and heart disease. When you get angry, your blood pressure is higher and it causes celebral hemorrhage.

   Second, another effect of stress is on your mood. Lack of motivation and anxiety are consequences of stress. When you are stressed, you cannot motivate on something easily. At the same time, you feel anxious yourselves. For example, a hardworking student failed in an exam even though he knew everything. It could be because of stress. As he was stressed and felt anxious, he could not focus on his exam. Also, stress results in irritability and restlessness. If you are stressed, you can be more irritable and you can offend your friends unwillingly. For example, as you are stressed because of your job, you can rebuff your colleague when they ask you about work. Furthermore, you can have sleep problems because of stress. For instance, when you cannot get enough sleep, you can feel tired and sleep at work or school.

   Finally, your behaviors are affected by stress. When you are stressed, it causes angry outbursts.  It means that you can wreak your anger on somebody. For example, when you got angry for getting low mark in exam, you could accuse your friend for listening music while you were studying. Moreover, stress causes overeating or under eating. When you feel stressed, you can eat much more or less. Furthermore, drug and alcohol abuse are results of stress. When you start to use drug or alcohol, they cause addiction. As they numb your brain, you can feel relaxed. Therefore, you want to use them to feel calm constantly. Also, stress affects your social life.  You can have sense of loneliness and isolation. You can feel overwhelmed. As a result of this, you can not want to take part in crowded places or any activity.

  In conclusion, stress has effects on health in many ways.  It has major effects on your body, mood and behaviors.  Stress leads to some health problems on your body such as wrinkles, heart attack, and high pressure blood. It affects your mood in terms of lack of motivation and anxiety or irritability and restlessness. Angry outbursts, drug and alcohol abuse and feeling overwhelmed are the effects of on your behaviors.