ROTAMAG DECEMBER 2020

rotamag ISSUE6,dec2020

NEW WYEisAhRes 2020hasn’tbeenthebestyearwe’veeverhad.Fromnaturaldsasterstothecoronavruspandemc, we’vegonethroughthngsthathavechangedourlves.Wehaven‘tbeenabletogotoschool.We haven’tbeenabletohugourbelovedones.Everythnghasbecomeonlne.Nowadays,wecan‘teven magnealfewthoutwearngamaskoutsde.Nomatterwhat,weshouldbehopefulforthenext year.ThankstoCovd-19vaccnes,hopefullylfemaybegntogetbacktonormaln2021. Weaskedourstudentsaboutthernewyearresolutons.Theywroteusabouttherdreamsandwshes for2021.Inthefollowngpages,youwllbereadngaboutthewshesofourstudents.AstheEnglsh DepartmentofRotaSecondarySchool,wehopealltherwshesanddreamswllcometruen2021.

“Mywshesfor2021aretobehealthyandhappy,tomakenewfrends,togotoschool,toseethe peopleIlove,tohugmyfrendsandtogotoCanada,whch sthecountryIwanttogothemost.” -CeylnAdaKALIR “Iwshthecoronavruspandemccouldend n2021.Ihopemygradeswllbegood.Ihopemy parentswllgetmeadog.Iwshpeaceforthewholeworld.Iwshahappynewyeartomyteachers.” -DefneMelsÜNGÖR “Mybggestwshsthatthepandemcendsn2021andwecangotoschool.Iwanttogooutmore oftenandbemoreactve.Iwanttovstnewctesandcountres.I’dlovetospendmoretmeplayng basketball.I’dlovetoseemyschoolfrendsandteachers.Iwanttostudyharderandbemore successfulatschool.Iwanttoreadmorebooks.Iwsheverybodytobehealthyandhappyn2021.” -DorukAYGÜN “In2021Iwanttobehealthyandsuccessful.Iwllstudyharder.Ihopethepandemcwllbeover.” -DuruDAŞ “Frstofall,Iwant2021tobeahealthyyearforme,myfamly,frendsandteachers.Iwanttogo backtoschoolandhavebettergrades.Ihope2021wllbeamuchbetteryearthan2020.” -ElfÖzümBAL “IwshIcouldgetmoredrawngtoolsnextyear.IwshCovd-19wouldgoaway.IwshIcouldvst EnglandandseetheJubleeClockTower.IwshIcouldgetbettergradesnnewyear.IwshIcould gototheTwtchCon,buttsmpossblebecauset’sforpeopleaged16+.It’sjustadreamfornow.” -MelekAzraGÜNEŞ “Frstly,Iwshhealth,happnessandpeaceformeandmyfamly.Ihopemyolderssterswllbe successfulnthermportantexams.IhopeIwllpassallmyexamstooandgethghmarks.Ihope Covd-19wllendsoon.IhopemyfamlyandIwon’tcatchthecoronavrus.Iwshthatmyblogwll getbggerandbggereachday.Ihopetohavemorefollowersnashortperodoftme.Ihopetobuy newbooksandstatonerysupples.Ihopetherewon’tbenaturaldsastersanymore.Ihopewecan reduceglobalwarmng.Ihopetwllranmoreandpeoplewllplantmoretrees.Ihopethattheworld wllbeabetterplaceforbothusandotherlvngbengs.In2021,IhopeIcanmakemoreclose frendsthatIcanchatwth.Fnally,IhopeIcan mprovemyEnglshskllsnextyear.” -NdaDefneDEMİR “Ihopethatwewllspendthenewyearaswewsh.Iwanttobehealthyandveryhappywthmy famlyn2021.Iwanttostudymoreandbemoresuccessful.Thswholeperodhasbeendffcultfor allofus,Iam awareofthat.Ihopewewllgetthroughthesehardtmestogethernnewyear.” -SemhaEcrnKILINÇASLAN

“Idon’twantnewyeartobelke2020.Iwshayearwthoutcoronavrusandearthquakes.Iwantto gooutsde,Idon’twanttostayathomeallthetme.Iwanttogotoschoolandplaywthmyfrends durngbreaks.Iwanttogoshoppng nmalls.Iwanttowatchflmsnthecnema.Idon’twantto strugglewththenternetconnectondurngonlnelessons.Iwanttovstmyrelatvesmoreoften.” -DefneKAR “MynewyearresolutonsaretogotoIstanbul,vstAfyonandswmbothntheseaandnthepool. Ihope2021wllbeamuchbetteryearthan2020because2020wastheworstyearIhaveeverhad. IhopeCovd-19wllcompletelygoawayandIwsheveryonetobehealthy nnew year.” -MaydaÖZTEPE “Iwantahappyandhealthynewyear.IwanttohaveacutepuppyandIwanttogotoDsneyland. In2021Iwanttosolve100questonsaday.IwanttomprovebothmyEnglshanddrawngskls.” -ZeynepElaİŞERİ “2020wllbeovernafewdays.Ihavealotofdreamsandwshesfor2021.Iprayforabetterworld everyday.2020hasbeenadffcultyearforeverybodybecauseofthecoronavrus.Ihope2021wll beabetteryear.Ihopeeverybodytobehealthy.Healthsthemostmportantthng.Ifyouarehealthy, everythngspossble.Iwshenoughbreadandcleanwaterforeveryhuman.Iwantaworldwthout war.Oneofmypersonalwshesstolearnhowtoplayamuscalnstrument.Iwanttodoalotof thngsn2021becauseI’vestayedathomemostofthetmethsyear.Iwanttogotothebeachandto the cnema.Ihope Ican go to schoolregularly.Imssallmy teachersand frends.” -HandeBAYRAK “In2021,IwanttolearnnewlanguageslkeKorean.Ialsowanttomakenewfrends.Iwanttobe moresuccessfulatschool.Most mportantly,Iwanthappnessand health n new year.” -NlAVAR “IwantthepandemctoendandIamlookngforwardtotheopenngofschool.Ihopenewyearwll brnghealth,happnessandlovetoeveryone.ImssthosedayswhenIusedtocomplanallthetme. Ihopen2021Icangoout,seeflmsnthecnema,gotoschoolandtalktomyfrendsateachbreak.” -RüyaBALTALI “Iwanttogobacktoschooln2021becauseImssmyteachers,myfrendsandface-to-facelessons. Iwantto vstmybestfrend who lves n Italywhen thecoronavrus sfnallyover.” -TuanaİremÇAKIR “In2021Iwantthepandemctoend.Iwanttobemoresuccessful,takeatrpabroadwhenthe pandemcends,readmorebooks,exercsemore,haveanewhobby,buyanewphoneandbehappy.” -ZeynepYağmurAKKERMAN

“Ihopethecoronavruspandemcwllend n2021.IhopeIwllhaveapet.IhopeIwllgoto Malatyaandseemycousns.Ihopewewllhaveanewhouse.IhopeIwllplaytennswthmyfrends agan.IhopeIwllgototheseasdeandswm.IhopeIwllbuyanewbcycleandrdetnthenature. IhopeIwon’thaveonlnelessons.Ialso hopenotto usemysmartphonetoo much.” -ArdaKAYA “Inormallydon’tlkemakngawshlstbecausewhenmywshesdon’tcometrueIbecomeverysad. Iwshhealthforme,myfamlyandmyfrendsn2021.Iwanttobeveryhappyandlaughverymuch. Ialso wantto be patentand successfulnextyear.Iwsh money too,who doesn’t?” -BertuğŞEN “Ihopeallpeoplefromallaroundtheworldwllbehealthyn2021.Iwlltrytoreadmorebooksnext year.Iwlldomoreexercse.Iwlltrynewrecpes.IwlllstentomuscnsteadofwatchngTV.” -DoğaBÜYÜKCAN “Ihopethatthepandemcendsnnewyear.Iwanttodscovernewsongsn2021.Ihopetofnshall mytestbooks.Iwanttolearnhowtocookbytryngsomeeasyrecpes.Ihopetoreadatleast50books nextyear.Iwanttobemoreorganzedandmoreoutgong.Ihopetodrnkmorewater.Iwanttospend mostofmytmewthmyfamly.IwanttoplaysnowballandIhopetogoonavacaton.” -EknÇİFÇİ “Unpopularopnonalert!Ithnk2020hasbeenaprettygoodyear.Iknow somebadthngs happened,buttherewllalwaysbebadthngs.Quarantnnghasbeenadfferentexperenceforus. Ofcourse,Ihope2021wllbebetter.Frstofall,Iwanttobehealthy.IwanttowntheMath competton nJanuary.IstartedtolearnhowtoplaythegutaramonthagoandIwanttoplayt better.Iwanttogobacktoschool.ImssmyfrendssomuchandIcan’twattoseethem.Ialsowant tomprovemyEnglshandbebetteratspeakngEnglsh.Ihopeeveryone’swsheswllcometrue.” -ElfGÖKSEL “In2021Iwanttotrytocookdfferenttradtonalfoods.Iwantto mprovemyselfandstart journalng.Iwanttostartreadngaboutmythologytoo.Ifthepandemcends,Iwanttovstdfferent countres.Iwantto mprovemyFrenchandGerman.Ihopetoplaythegutarmuchbetter.” -İldaBALTACI “Frstofall,IwantCovd-19toend n2021.Toomanypeoplededbecauseofthevrusandmore peoplewllde.Secondly,IwanttohavenewcomputergamesbecauseIamboredbengathome.” -MelhYAVUZYILMAZ . “Becauseofthecoronavruslfe’sbeenborng,butsooneverythngwllbebetter.Ihopewecango outandhavefunn2021.Iwshhealthandfunfornewyear.Iwanttogotoschoolandmeetmybest frends.Imssmyfrends,teachersandschoolalot.Wewon’tbeabletocelebratethenewyear together,butwe wllspend tme together when the pandemc fnally ends n 2021.” -MeteKÜLAHLI

Althoughalotofbadandstrangethngshappened n2020,wecannotunseethegoodthngs.The pandemcbrokeoutandweweremostlyathome.Wecouldn’tdomostofthethngsthatwecould normallydonprevousyears.Dstanceeducatonhasbecomethenewwayofteachng.Wehadto ncorporatemasksntoouroutfts.Ontheotherhand,wegottolstentonew htsongs.Studos releasedamazngTVseresandmoves.Therewereveryentertanngmoblegamesthathadbeen playedbymllonsofpeoplefromallaroundtheworld.So,wewantedourstudentsatRotaSecondary School to focus on the good and asked them about ther favortes of the year. Asaresult,ROTAMAGMagazneClubstudentscameupwthan deaofconductngasurvey abouttheBestof2020.Theydecdedon10dfferentcategoresandnom natedthemost outstandngpeopleandworkoftheyear.380studentspartcpated nthesurvey.Inthe followngpagesyouwllseethecategoresandreadaboutthewnnerofeachcategory.

BESTFEMALESINGER/BAND OF THE YEAR BILLIEEILISH WINNER BlleElshwasvotedthemostbyourstudentsbeatngothernomneesTaylorSwft, DuaLpa,SelenaGomezandBlackpnk.Who’sthssensatonalyoungsnger? BlleElshPrateBardO’Connell,knownasBlleElsh,wasbornonDecember 18,2001nLosAngeles,Calforna.Hermotherwasanactressandscreenwrter.Her fatherwasanactor.Bothofherparentswerenterestednmusc.Also,shehasabrothernamedFnneas O’Connell.Bllewashomeschooledwhlegrowngup.Herparents taughtheraboutmuscandthebascsofsongwrtng.Whenshe was8yearsold,shejonedachorandsangwththem for3 years.Bythetmeshewas11yearsold,shewasalready wrtngandcomposngsongsofherown.Otherthan musc,dancewasalsoherpasson.Shetookdance classesnherearlyteenageyears.Herolderbrother hadabandofhsown.Hehadwrttenasongnamed “OceanEyes”andaskedhssstertorecordtnher voce.Thssongturnedouttobethebreakthrough successforBlle.Sheandherbrotherdecdedthat tmustbeuponthemusc-sharngplatform “SoundCloud.”Thesongregsteredmorethan 10 mllon hts n ashortperod oftme. In2017shereleasedherEP“Don’tSmleat Me.”In2019,Bllereleasedherfrstfull studoalbumttled“WhenWeAllFallAsleep, WhereDoWeGo?”Thealbum becamethe best-sellngalbum of2019 ntheU.S.In 2020,Bllewroteand recorded thenew themesongforthelatestJamesBondflm. Thesong,“NoTmetoDe,”becameher frstnumberonesngle ntheU.K. Blle Elsh has receved fve GrammyAwards,twoAmercan Musc Awards, two GunnessWorldRecords, threeMTVVdeoMusc Awards,and one Brt Award.In addton to herawards,Bllehas brokenalotofrecords. ZeynepYağmur AKKERMAN

BESTMALESINGER/BAND OF THE YEAR BTS WINNER OurstudentsvotedthebandBTSasthebestmalemuscactoftheyear.Theother nomneesncludedHarryStyles,JustnBeber,ShawnMendesandTheWeeknd. BTS,alsoknownastheBangtanBoys,saseven-memberSouthKoreanboyband. ThemembersofthebandareJn,Suga,J-Hope,RM,Jmn,VandJungkook.Ther muscscomposedofK-pop,R&BandEDM.Theydebuted n2013wththesnglealbum “2Cool4 Skool.”Herearesomeofthefactsaboutthesensatonalband:TheywontheBlboardMuscAwards twceandtheybecamethefrstK-popbandtotakepartntheceremony.BTSsalsothelongestrunnng K-PopbandontheBllboardmusccharts.AlthoughBTShasgotm llonsoffansfrom allaroundthe world,theyarenotallowedtotakephotoswththerfans.Suga’sfamlyddn'twanthmtobentheband atfrst,buttheysupportedhm afterwards.Fortnte,oneofthemostplayedgamesntheworld,hasa versonofthedancesperformedbythemembersofBTS.NoneoftheBTSmemberssfromSeoul,the captalctyofSouthKorea.BTShasreleasednnestudoalbumssofarandsoldover20mllonalbums nlessthan7years,makngthem thebest-sellngKoreanmuscactofalltme.Theybecamethefrst Asanandfrstnon-EnglshspeakngacttoheadlneandselloutthefamousWembleyStadum n London,England.In2019,theywerefeaturednTmeMagazne’slstof100mostnfluentalpeoplen theworld.In2020,BTSbecamethefrstall-SouthKoreanmuscacttoreachnumberoneonthe Bllboard Global200 and US Bllboard Hot100 chartswth therhtsngle “Dynamte.” İpekIşıkÇOKYAŞA

BESTSONG OF THE YEAR DYNAMITE Thesurveyresultsshowed“Dynamte”byBTSwasthefavortesongofmostofour WINNER studentsn2020.Theothersongsnthscategorywere“AdoreYou,”“Don’tStart Now,”“NoTmetoDe,”“RanonMe,”“Heather,”“Intentons”and“Rare.” K-popbandBTSonceaganenjoyedahstorcsuccesswththersongDynamte.Themuscvdeo, whchfansflockedtowatchafterthesongwasreleased,becamethemostwatchedvdeoonYouTuben 24hours.ThebandmemberSugasad“Dynamtesaveryfunandcheerfuldscosong.Itgvesa messageofhappnessandtrust.Itsverybrghtandcheerful,soI'msurealotofpeoplecandanceto thssong.”JnsupportedSuga'sthoughtswththefollowngstatements:“Ihopepeoplecanget energetcbylstenngtothssong.”WhleanothermemberRM sad“Assoonasweheard t,we thoughttwasreallyfunand nterestng,”Jmnadded“Dynamte sasongthatcancheerup everyone.”Thesongtalksaboutjoyandapprecatonforthelttlethngsthat makelfebetter.Uponrelease,Dynamterecevedpostverevewsfrom musc crtcs.The song receved a “Grammy”nomnatonfor“Best PopPerformance,”whch made them the frst Koreanpopacttoreceve aGrammynomnaton. Thesongdebutedat numberoneon the BllboardHot100 chartand became the frstnumber oneofthebandn theUntedStates. On Spotfy,the songdebutedwth 7 mllon streams, markng the bggest openng-dayforasongn 2020.Thesongbecamea worldwdehtchartng n thetop10 n25countres. EylülAKBUĞA

BESTACTOR OF THE YEAR DWAYNEJOHNSON WINNER OurstudentsvotedthelegendaryDwayneJohnsona.k.aTheRockasthe“Best ActoroftheYear.”TheothernomneeswereTomHolland,FnnWolfhard,Cole Sprouse, Samuel L. Jackson, Tmothee Chalamet and Km Woo-Bn. DwayneJohnson sanAmercanprofessonalwrestler-turnedactor.Hewasborn onMay2,1972 nHayward,Calforna.Hewasahghlysuccessfulprofessonal wrestlerbeforehestarrednflms.Johnsonsalsofamousbyhsrngname, “TheRock.”Bornntoafamlyofwrestlers,hewasnterestednsports whenhewasyoung.Heusedtopartcpate nmanysportng actvtesasaschoolstudent.Hewasapromsngfootballerand recevedafullscholarshpfromtheUnverstyofM am toplay defensvetackle.Hewashopefultomaketbgasaprofessonal footballer,butannjuryputafull-stoptohsfootballambtons. Instead,hedecdedtobecomeawrestler.Eventuallyhemade hsWWF debutandestablshedhmselfasasuccessful wrestler.Duetohspopularty,Hollywoodstudosmadeoffers tohm andhebeganhsactngcareerwththemove“The MummyReturns”n2001.Sncethen,hehasstarred ntoo manyblockbusterflmssuchas“TheScorponKng,”“The GamePlan,”“TheFastandtheFurous,”“G.I. Joe,”“Moana,”“SanAndreas,”“Baywatch,” “Jumanj,”“Rampage”and“Skyscraper.” DwayneJohnson smostfamousforhs portrayalofLukeHobbsntheFastand theFurousmovefranchse.Allthe movesstarrnghm havebeen super-htsand hehasreceved consderablepraseforhsactng sklls.Hehasalsowonalotof awards ncludng several “People’s Choce Awards,” “Kds’ChoceAwards”and “TeenChoceAwards.”He s marred to Lauren Hashan.Hehasgotasster and three daughters. MerçNazYENEN

BESTACTRESS OF THE YEAR MILLIEBOBBY BROWNWINNER OurstudentschoseM lleBobbyBrownasthe“BestActressofthe Year”amongnomneesZendaya,MargotRobbe,Scarlett Johansson,LlyCollns,ChloeGraceMoretzandAnya Taylor-Joy.Here’sallyouneedtoknow aboutthestar. M lleBobbyBrownwasbornonFebruary19,2004n Span.Shehasthreesblngs.ShegrewupnEngland, thenherfamlymovedtoFlorda,USAwhenshewas eghtyearsold.Shehadherfrsttelevsonadventure n 2013,starrng n “Once Upon a Tme n Wonderland.”Afterthat,wesaw her nmajor productons:NCIS,ModernFamlyandGray's Anatomy.In 2014,she played a role n “Intruders”asM raSorvno.Brownhadher realfamousfromthehtNetflxshow“Stranger Thngs”playngthecharacterEleven.In2018, BrownwasfeaturednTmeMagazne’slstofthe world'smostnfluentalpeople.Thatyearshewas appontedasaUNICEF GoodwllAmbassador, theyoungestpersonselectedforthsposton. Lastyearshestarred ntheblockbusterflm “Godzlla:KngoftheMonsters.”Shewasthe lead actress n the 2020 move “Enola Holmes”onNetflx.Sofar,shehaswon severalawardsncludng“MTVMove& TVAwards”and“TeenChoceAwards.” She’scurrentlyworkngonthefourth seasonoftheseresStrangerThngs. Nextyearwe’llbewatchnghern the flm “Godzlla vs Kong.” İlkeÇAVAŞ

BESTMOVIE OF THE YEAR enola holmes EnolaHolmeswaschosentheBestMoveoftheYearbyourstudentsbeatngother movesDolttle,SonctheHedgehog,Mulan,Onward,FeeltheBeat,MyOctopus WINNER TeacherandTheManEvent.EnolaHolmeswasreleasedonSeptember23,2020on Netflx.HarryBradbeersthedrectoroftheflm.Theleadactress,M lleBobby BrownplaysthecharacterEnolaHolmes,whosSherlockHolmes’lttlecuroussster. Ofcourse,thereareotherfamousstarsnthsmove:HenryCavllasSherlockHolmes, Sam ClaflnasMycroftHolmesandHelenaBonham CarterasEudoraHolmes.EnolaHolmessa mysteryflmbasedonthefrstbookntheyoungadultfctonseresofthesamenamebyNancySprnger. Inthemove,Enola'smotherdsappearsandEnolawantstofndhermother.Sheseekshelpfrom Sherlock and Mycroft,butthey gnoreheranddecdetosendhertoafarboardng school.However,Enola runs away from thereand contnuesto seek her mssng mother followng herbrother’smethods. Theflm receved generally postverevewsfrom crtcsandvewers. The flm became the bggest frst-day-openng Netflx flm n2020.Itwasalsooneofthemost searchedflmsonGoogle n2020.The producer,thedrectorand M lleBobby Brownsadthattheywouldlovetomakea sequel,butNetflxhasn’tannounced thattherewouldbeasequelyet. İlkeÇAVAŞ

BESTSERIES OF THE YEAR GRAVITYFALLS WINNER OurstudentsvotedGravtyFallsasthe“BestSeresoftheYear”amongallnomnees ncludngTheMandaloran,GreenhouseAcademy,AlexaandKate,LostnSpace, The WorstW tch and The Inbestgators.What’s ths show allaboutthen? GravtyFallssananmatedseresfullofmystery,actonandlaughter.Itwascreatedby AlexHrsch.It’sabouttheadventuresoftwnsDpperandMabel,whogotothetownof GravtyFalls,Oregontostayattheruncle’sdurngthesummer.ThergreatuncleStanhasa“toursttrap” shopnthetowncalledMysteryShackwherehemakesmoneybydsplaynglesandmysterousthngs andsellngsouvenrs.Dpperscurousandntellgent,whleMabelssllyandcreatve.Theadventures ofthetwo,sometmestogetherandsometmesseparately,areatthecenteroftheseres.Thesereshastoo manypostvemessagesfortsvewerssuchasfamlytes,self-confdence,frendshp,honestyandsoon. TheseresfrstaredonDsneyChanneln2012.Theanmatonqualtyoftheseresssmoothand colorful,almostlkeaDsneymove.Thedesgnsofthecharacters(especallythemysterouscreatures) areprettycleverandattmesreallyscary.Thesereshasahugefandom.Ithasbeenwatchedbykds, teenagersandyoungadultsfrom allaroundtheworld.GravtyFallshasalargemerchandsencludng books,toysandvdeogames.Thesereshasalsorecevedcrtcalacclam.Ithaswonalotofawards ncludng two Emmy Awards, three Anne Awards and a BAFTA Chldren's Award. EylülAKBUĞA

BESTVIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR AMONGUS WINNER AmongUswasthemostvotedvdeogamenoursurvey.Othernomneeswere RocketLeague,CrashBandcoot4,Fortnte,BrawlStars,M necraft,StarWars SquadronsandDragonBall:Kakarot.Here’ssomenformatonaboutthegame. AmongUs sanonlnemultplayersocaldeductongamefrom developer InnerSloth.Youcanplaywth4to10people,(etherpeopleyouknoworstrangers).Inthegame,you playasacrewmemberaboardaspaceshp.Youtrytokeepyourshptogetherandreturnbackto Earth.Butonecrew memberhasbeenreplacedbyaparastcshape-shftngalenwhowantsto elmnatetherestofthecrewbeforetheshpreacheshome.Problem s,themposterlooksjustlke everyoneelse,andwllsabotagetheshpandkllofftherestofthecrew.Ifyouhavemoreplayers, youcanchoosetohavemorethanonemposter,too.Whyhasthsgamebecomesopopular?Ithas seenaquckrsenpopulartyduetoacombnatonofmultplefactors.It'saunquegamewthan nterestngasymmetrcalmultplayer,t'seasytolearnthankstoasmplepremseandt'savalablefor (almost)freeonavaretyofpopularplatforms,ncludngPCandmoble.AmongUswasreleasedon June15,2018.Sncethen,thegamehasreachedmorethan10mlondownloads!It’savalableon OS,M crosoftW ndows,AndrodandNntendoSwtch.The gamesalsoplannedforreleaseonXboxOneandXbox SeresX/S n2021.AsofNovember2020,thegamehad 500mllonplayersworldwdeandwonseveralawards. TunaGİRİT

BESTSPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR LEBRON JAMES WINNER OurstudentsvotedtheNBA starLeBron JamesastheBestSportspersonoftheYear. Stephen Curry,LewsHamlton,Lonel Mess, Chrstano Ronaldo, Serena W llams,NovakDjokovc,RogerFedererandSmone Blesweretheothernomneesnthesportscategory. Helloeveryone!I’mM nafrom7/A.Iamgong towrteaboutoneofmyfavortebasketball players,LeBronJames.Iamproudthatmostof thesecondaryschoolstudentsvotedLeBron asthebestnthesurvey.LeBron’snckname sKngJames.HewasbornonDecember 30,1984 nAkron,Oho,USA.He san Amercanprofessonalbasketballplayer. Heshowedtremendoustalentearly nhs lfe.Asafreshmanathghschool,heled hs team to two consecutve state champonshpsandhebeganattractngnatonal attentonforhsbasketballsklls.Hewastakenasthe numberoneoverallpck ntheNBA draftbythe ClevelandCavalers.Hebecametheyoungestperson n NBAhstorytoscore40pontsnagameandbecamethe youngestpersontownthe“RookeoftheYear”award.He wasunversallyprasedforhsversatlty,ashewasusedasa pont guard, shootng guard, and small forward. Hs hghlght-reeldunksandno-lookpassesthrlledhsfans.James’ team “M am Heat” won the NBA champonshp fortwo consecutveyears(2012-2013).In2013,hemadeNBAhstoryat age28bybecomngtheyoungestNBAplayertoscore20,000ponts. In 2016,hehad anotherNBA champonshp wth hsteam the Cavalers.HewaspartoftheOlympcgoldwnnngAmercanteam at Bejng(2008)andLondon(2012)games.In2020,hsteamLosAngeles LakerswontheNBAchamponshp andLeBronJameswasnamedthe NBA FnalsMostValuablePlayerforthefourthtme nhscareer. ZeynepM naYURTTAŞ

BESTQUARANTINEACTIVITY OF THE YEAR WATCHING WINNER NETFLIX Accordngtotheresultsofthesurvey,mostofourstudentspreferred“watchngNetflx”durngthe quarantneoverotherpopularactvtessuchasworkngout,dongyoga,drawngandcookng. Netflx sastreamngservcethatallowsyoutowatchmovesandshowswheneveryouwantto.A monthlysubscrptongvesyouaccesstoallttlesavalableonNetflxforyourcountry,whchyoucan watchonyourcomputer,mobledevce,smartTVorotherdgtalmedaplayer.Nowadays,Netflx s qutepopularnourcountry,especallyamongtheteenagers.Durngthequarantne,mostofushave watchedNetflx.Ifyoulkewatchngflms,youcanfndmy“NetflxMoveRecommendatons” n OctoberandNovember ssuesofourmagazne.HarryPotter,EnolaHolmes,Charle’sChocolate Factory,HowtoTranYourDragon,TheGrnch,TheChrstmasChroncles,TheSmurfs,Klaus,The PrncessSwtch,BacktotheFuture,Mowgl:LegendoftheJungle,FantastcBeasts,TheKarateKd, IndanaJonesandTheExtra-TerrestralaresomeofthemovescurrentlyavalableonNetflxTurkey. ZeynepM naYURTTAŞ

,KAGANBOZOGLAN'SFAVORITEFOOTBALLPLAYER: , CHRISTIANORONALDO ChrstanoRonaldosmyfavortefootballplayer.HewasbornonFebruary5,1985nPortugal.He madehssenordebutn2003atage18.WhenhsteamSportngCPdefeatedManchesterUnted3-1 nLsbon,hegottheattentonofUntedmanagerAlexFerguson.Afterthegame,Alexwantedtosgn hm andRonaldobecamethefrstPortugueseplayerofthewell-knownEnglshclub,Manchester Unted,sgnnga£12mlloncontract.HealsobecamethemostexpensveteenagernEnglshfootball hstory.Aheadofthe2009–10season,RonaldojonedRealMadrdforaworldrecordtransferfeeat thetme,of£80mllon.Snce2018,hehasbeenplayngforJuventus.RonaldohaswonfveBallon d'OrAwardsandfourEuropeanGoldenShoes.Hehasalsowonsevenleaguetrophes:fveUEFA ChamponsLeagues,oneUEFAEuropeanChamponshp,andoneUEFANatonsLeague.Football shspassonandhesoneofthebestfootballplayersofalltme.Hscurrentjerseynumbers7. 1.NoPRooLtE-AAlDcYeMALert’oInSST 32..WCaakllaMWeaBkaaby-S-hCaakrrlyaRaeJepsen 4.Chandeler-Sa a98p.7.l6La.5W.eyS.TtlatHsHohtetaleeerbprmnSypGheDEeoolaordwnna--cnMSPMeuuuaragss-ArtassMkeGrhsnmloak-gyreHOelCrlanorhr&ay-nQBScauteyseletelsnle

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