RIVALRY

According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, rivalry is a "competition or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things." Rivalry usually shows up between siblings which live in the same house. Living and sharing their life together isn`t always easy. When new brother or sister comes home, they have to share many things but mostly parents` attentions. When my second- son was born, my first-born son who still needed me,was just fourteen-month old, but I had to spend more time with my new baby instead of him. At that time the whole life competition had began. He had changed his behavior to attract my attention. He was crying and acting like baby when I held my baby son. Furthermore, he was trying to hurt him when he was alone with the baby because of his jealousy. In his early childhood his rivalry was just with his baby brother. By this time his rivalry has changed its direction from his siblings to his friends. Some researchers say, that," a little competition which is a part of human nature isn`t a bad thing. Sometimes it can keep you working hard."

THE STORY OF NOAH`S PUDDING

Yesterday, I visited one of my friends, who served Noah`s pudding which is also known as ashura for her guests. Tasting the delicious ashura reminded me of the special story about Noah’s ark that I heard from my mother first time when I was a child. Thousands of years ago, The Great Creator sent the Prophet Noah to all humanity in order to call people to believe in one God. Noah called the people who had no religious faith to one God and the truth. However, most people, even his wife, didn`t believe him and called him crazy. Noah suffered with his people who believed him for eight-hundred years. One day God sent the Angel Gabriel to order Noah to build an ark. He started to build a ship with his believers according to the order of God.He also warned the others that a big flood was coming but nothing changed because they didn`t believe him. Several years later, he finished building the ship. After that ,God ordered him to take one male and one female of every kind of creature, the believers, and his family,except his wife, on the ship. For the last time, Noah warned the non-believers about the big flood again and gave them a chance to get onto the ship;however,they still did not believe him. Finally,it started to rain until everywhere was covered with water. All non-believers died in the flood,but Noah`s people survived because of the ship. For this reason, days passed on the ark; the food was almost finished. Therefore, Noah gathered all the foods together and mixed them for making a good meal on the tenth day of the first month of the year. On the next day the flood water drained out. Everybody on the ship began a new life after that day. Today, we call the meal ashura which means the tenth day of the month”, and we prepare it once every year to remember that special day in Turkey. Furthermore, we give a bowl of ashura to our neighbors and friends.If you know any person from Turkey, don`t forget to ask about ashura.

BENEFITS OF READING

Reading is the most important educational activity for building knowledge and achievement.
Reading gives us a lot of opportunities such as discovering new worlds, meeting new persons, having new experiences.To get these opportunities, you do not need any instructor. Books would be your guide, teacher, tutor, and whatever you need. I know a scholar who could not attend school after third grade and became a famous person.In addition to this, reading is the best way to learn a language. It improves vocabulary skills, grammar, and speaking. Sometimes, reading can be a kind of entertainment. Novels, stories, tales, riddles, puzzles, poems and world games help to entertain us. Furthermore, reading can help you forget your problems in your life. Reading also develops imagination and creativity of young generations. It also prepares them for the future and increases their achievements and directions.
In addition, reading can be very useful to get information about the advantages or disadvantages of your needs. It means being able to understand a contract, policies, labels, instructions, directions, and more.