ROTAMAG MAY 2021

rotamag ISSUE11,MAY2021

M AY 1 LABORDAY Inthelate19thcentury,tradeunionandlabormovementsgrewrightalongwithcountlessindustries, promptingtradeunioniststobegintochoosevariousdaystocelebratethepeople’slabor.Inthe UnitedStatesandCanada,aholidaycalledLaborDay,wasfirstproposedinthe1880s.Severalyears later,in1887,NorthAmericaofficiallyestablishedLaborDay.Today,InternationalLaborDayiscel- ebratedoneverycontinent.Itisanannualholidaytocelebratetheachievementsofworkers.Labor Dayhasitsoriginsinthelabourunionmovement,specificallytheeight-hourdaymovement,which advocatedeighthoursforwork,eighthoursforrecreation,andeighthoursforrest.LaborDay,also knownastheInternationalWorkers’Day,iscelebratedonMay1everyyearacrosstheglobe.Some countriescelebrateaLaborDayonotherdatessignificanttothem,suchastheUnitedStatesand Canada,whichcelebrateLaborDayonthefirstMondayofSeptember.Thedayisobservedtospread awarenessamongthepeopleregardingtherightsofworkersandmarktheirachievements.InTurkey, LaborDaywasfirstcelebratedin1923officially.Itwasdeclaredanofficialholidayin2009.Aparade andotherevents(marches,meetings,ceremonies)areheldonthedaytocommemoratetheoccasion. BaharEceDEMİRKAYA,6-B

Wealllovethe worldwide pop culture phe- nomenonStarWarsfilm series,butdidyou know thatStarWarshasitsowndaythatpeoplecelebrate? StarWarsDayisaninformalcommemorativedayobservedannuallyon May4tocelebrateGeorgeLucas'epicmediafranchise,StarWars.The 4thofMaywasacceptedastheStarWarsDaybecauseofthepunonthe readingofthefamousphrase“MaytheForcebewithyou.”Itallstarted whenStarWarscreator,GeorgeLucas,wasaskedduringa2005inter- view onaGermannewsTV channeltosaythefamoussentence “MaytheForcebewithyou.”Upondoingso,theinterpreterin- terpretedthesentenceintoGermanas“Am4Maisindwirbei Ihnen”(OnMay4wearewithyou)anditwasairedonTV. In2008,thefirstFacebookgroupsappearedcelebrating StarWarsDaywiththesamepun.StarWarsDaycelebra- tionswerefirstorganizedinToronto,Ontario,Canadaat theTorontoUndergroundCinemain2011.Since2013, TheWaltDisneyCompanyhasofficiallyobservedthe daywithseveralStarWarseventsandfestivitiesat DisneylandandWaltDisneyWorld.In2015,onStar WarsDay,astronautsintheInternationalSpace StationwatchedStarWars.ThousandsofStar Warsfansenjoythisdaywithpartiesandcele- brationsaroundtheworld.Peopleusuallywear acostumeoftheirfavoriteStarWarscharacter, bringtheirlightsabers,watchsomeStarWars filmsorplaysometriviaonthatdaytocom- memorate the epic space opera saga. ZeynepYağmurAKKERMAN,7-D

may 19 ataturkthecommemor..atıon of youth And sportsday TheCommemorationofAtatürk,YouthandSportsDayisan annualTurkishnationalholidaycelebratedonMay19.Itisan importantdayforTurkishpeoplebecausethefirststeptofreedom andindependencewastakenthatdayin1919.TheWarof IndependencebeganwithMustafaKemalAtatürk’s arrivalinSamsunonMay19,1919.Withhis landingatSamsun,MustafaKemalstarteda movementthatwouldsavethewholecountry from enemies.Atatürk'sjourneytoSamsun strengthenedthenationalunityandsolidarity. AtatürkfoughtagainstenemiesintheTurk- ishWarofIndepedencebyshowingall hisstrengthandlovefortheTurkish nation.In oneofhisspeeches, Atatürkdeclaredthatheconsid- ershisbirthdayasMay19, inclearreferencetothe beginning ofthe na- tional struggle in 1919. The Great Leader’s accep tanceofMay19as his birthday showstheimpor- tanceofthedate in our history. The Turkish nation won the battle with honor andtheRepublicwas declared on October29, 1923 following this success. DefneMelisÜNGÖR,6-B

TheCOVID-19pandemichashadasubstantialimpactonthefilmindustryin2020.Acrosstheworld, cinemasandmovietheatershavebeenclosed,film festivalsandawardceremonieshavebeencan- celledorpostponed,andfilmreleaseshavebeenmovedtofuturedatesordelayedindefinitely.Dueto cinemasandmovietheatersclosing,theglobalboxofficehasdroppedbybillionsofdollars.Many blockbustersoriginallyscheduledtobereleasedsincemid-March2020havebeenpostponedorcan- celedaroundtheworld,withfilmproductionsalsostopped.InTurkey,cinemasarestillclosedbecause ofthecoronaviruspandemic.Onethingisforsure,we’vemissedgoingtothemovies!Accordingto therecentstatementsmadebythegovernment,movietheaterswillnotreopenuntilJune1,2021in Turkey.However,TurkeyisplanningtograduallynormalizefromcoronavirusrestrictionsasofJune 1,whichmeanswemayhopefullywatchmoviesinthecinemasoon!Therearelotsofnewmoviesto bereleasedthisyear.Herearesomeoftheupcomingmovieswhichourstudentsareexcitedabout!

Spider-Man:NoWayHomeisanupcomingAmericansuperherofilmbasedontheMarvelComicscharac- terSpider-Man,co-producedbyColumbiaPicturesandMarvelStudios,anddistributedbySonyPictures Releasing.ItisintendedtobethesequeltoSpider-Man:Homecoming(2017)andSpider-Man:FarFrom Home(2019),andthe27thfilm intheMarvelCinematicUniverse(MCU).Thefilm wasdirectedbyJon Watts,writtenbyChrisMcKennaandErikSommers,andstarsTomHollandasPeterParker/Spider-Man, alongsideZendaya,J.B.Smoove,JacobBatalon,MarisaTomei,JamieFoxx,BenedictCumberbatch,and AlfredMolina.FilmingbeganinOctober2020inNewYorkCityandwrappedlastMarch.Marvelfansthink Spider-Man:NoWayHomemightrevealthemostambitiousMCUcrossoveryet.It’sknownthatthethird Spider-Manfilm,whosetitlewasannouncedonFebruary24,willbeacrowdedcrossovereventfeaturing numerouscharactersfrom previousfranchises.AlfredMolina’sDoctorOctopus,whoappearedalongside TobeyMaguire’sversionoftheweb-slingerinSpider-Man2(2004),willappear.Joininghim isElectro (JamieFoxx),thevillainfromAndrewGarfield’sTheAmazingSpider-Man(2014)–andverypossiblythe SinisterSix.FanshavefantasizedabouthowtheMCU'smultiversewillplayaroleinthismovie,andhaving bothAndrewGarfieldandTobeyMaguireinvolvedwoulduptheexcitementtonewlevels.Threedifferent Spider-MenagainstaSinisterSix'sworthofbadguysissettingupthecraziestSpideysolooutinginthe character'son-screenhistory.Spider-Man:NoWayHomeissettodebutintheatersonDecember17,2021. ItwillbereleasedaspartofPhaseFouroftheMarvelCinematicUniverseandafourthSpider-Manfilmis alreadyindevelopment!We’reexcitedtoseeourfriendlyneighborhoodSpider-Maninthecinema! BilgePARLAR,6-A

BlackWidow isanupcomingAmericansuperherofilm producedby MarvelStudiosanddistributedbyWaltDisneyStudios.Itisbasedonthe comicbookcharacterofthesamenamepublishedbyMarvelComics.It isthetwenty-fourthMarvelCinematicUniversesuperheromovieand isscheduledtobereleasedonJuly9,2021.Thefilm wasdirectedby CateShortlandandwrittenbyEricPearsonfromastorybyJacSchaef- ferandNedBenson,andstarsScarlettJohanssonasNatashaRoma- noff/BlackWidow alongsideFlorencePugh,DavidHarbour,O-T Fagbenle,William Hurt,RayWinstone,andRachelWeisz.Setafter CaptainAmerica:CivilWar(2016),thefilmseesRomanoffontherun andforcedtoconfrontherpast.ThemainvillainofthefilmisTask- master,whocompletesmissionsfortheRedRoom,atop-secret Soviet(andlaterRussian)trainingprogram whichtakesyoung womenandturnsthem into“BlackWidows,”eliteassassins.The characterhasphotographicreflexesthatallowsthemtomimictheir opponents'fightingstyleinorderlearnhowtouseitagainstthem, andusestechniquesfromothersuperheroesinthefilm,suchasIron Man,CaptainAmerica,WinterSoldierandSpider-Man.Develop- mentofaBlackWidowfilm beganinApril2004byLionsgate, withDavidHayterattachedtowriteanddirect.Theprojectwas cancelledandthemovierightsforthecharacterreturnedto MarvelStudiosinJune2006.Johanssonhasappearedinsever- alMCU moviesstartingwithIronMan2(2010).Afterthe hiringofSchaefferandShortlandin2018,MarvelandJo- hanssonhaveexpressedinterestinasolofilm several timesoverthefollowingyears.Filmingtookplacefrom MaytoOctober2019inNorway,Budapest,Morocco, theUnitedKingdom,AtlantaandGeorgia.Thefilm wasdelayedthreetimesfrom anoriginalMay 2020releasedateduetotheCOVID-19pandem- ic.Finally,BlackWidowisscheduledtobere- leasedintheUnitedStatesonJuly9,2021, simultaneouslyintheatersandthrough Disney+withPremierAccess.Itwill bethefirstfilminPhaseFourofthe Marvel Cinematic Universe. İpekIşıkÇOKYAŞA,6-A

I’mgoingtotellyouaboutthenewmoviecomingsoon,SpaceJam:ANewLegacy.Thefirstmovieisoneof myfavoritemoviesandIheardthatthesecondfilmisgoingtobeincinemasonJuly16,2021.I'llbelooking forwardtothismovie.Whatisthestoryabout?ThefilmfollowsLeBronJames’journeytorescuehisyoung- estsonDom(CedricJoe)afterthelatterbecomestrappedinavirtualworldbyanevilAIprogram(Don Cheadle).Despitethepairbeingreunited,however,LeBronistoldbyCheadle'sAIcharacterthathe mustleadtheTuneSquadcomprisingcharacterslikeBugsBunny,LolaBunnyandDaffyDuckto victoryovertheAI’sdigitalbasketballchampions,knownastheGoons,beforetheduocan returntotherealworld.TheGoonsaredigitizedversionsofprofessionalbasketballplayers, soLeBronandtheTunesSquadwillhavetheirworkcutoutforthem.Ifthefirstfilmwas anythingtogoby,though,LeBronandhispalsareboundtofindsomehumorous waystogetoneovertheiropponents,rescueDomandallowtheJamesfamilyto returnhome.Thefilmwillfeaturebothreal-lifepeopleandcartooncharacters. I’m 100% percentsurethatthismovieisgoing to bereally good! ZeynepMinaYURTTAŞ,7-A

Heyguys!I’mMina.Ihopeyouguysaredoingwell.I’mgoingtotellyouaboutthenewfilmofthelegend- aryFast&Furiousseries:Fast&Furious9.Iloveeverymovieinthisseriessomuch.First,Iheardthatthis moviewasgoingtobereleasedinMayandIwaslike“OMG,Icannotwait,”butitwaspostponedbecause ofthepandemicandweareallwaitingforitrightnow.So,what’sthenewfilm all about?Thankstothetrailer,wenowhaveaclearideaofwhattheupcomingfilmwill beallabout.TheninthinstallmentoftheFastandFuriousfilmserieswillseeDom Toretto(VinDiesel)tryingtoliveanormalandquietlifewithLetty(MichelleRo- driguez)andhisson,littleBrian.However,Domisboundwithhisdangeroushis- tory,andsoonhefacesathreatthatwillforcehimtoconfrontthesinsofhispast tosavethosehelovesmost.Domcomesfacetofacewithhisforsaken brother,Jakob(JohnCena),who'saskedbyCipherfor helpintakingDomandhiscrewdown.Jakobisupwith aworld-shatteringplotpromptingDom toenlistthe helpofhiscrewtotrytostophisbrotherfromhis sinisterplans.Thefilmissched- uledtobereleasedthisJune. ZeynepMinaYURTTAŞ,7-A

Disney,whichhasrecentlyfocusedonlive-actionadapta- tions,ispreparingtocontinueitscyclewiththemovieCruella thistime.Aswecanunderstandfromthenameofthemovie,thefilm focusesonthecharacterCruellaDeVil,playedbyGlennCloseinthe 1996classicanimatedmovie101Dalmatians.Thefirsttrailerofthe movieCruella,starringEmmaStone,wasreleasedafewmonths ago.ThemovieisplannedtobereleasedonMay28th.Thelead roleofCruella,thelive-actionversionofthe101Dalmatians, whichhasbeenadaptedtothebigscreenandtelevisionmany times,isplayedbyOscar-winningactressEmmaStone.Thefilm focusesonthecharacterCruella,whogetsajobfordogsofthe Dalmatianbreed.Thiscrimeblackcomedy-dramafilm isdi- rectedbyCraigGillespiewithascreenplaybyDanaFoxand TonyMcNamara,from astorybyAlineBroshMcKenna, KellyMarcel,andSteveZissis.EmmaStonestarsasthe titlecharacter,withEmmaThompson,JoelFry,PaulWalter Hauser,Emily Beecham,Kirby Howell-Baptiste,and MarkStronginsupportingroles.Cruellawasplannedtobe releasedonDecember23,2020.However,duetothepan- demic,itwaspostponed.Atfirst,itwasrumoredthat Disneycouldcancelthemovie’stheatricalreleaseand presentitdirectlytotheaudiencesonDisney+.However, thefilm isnowplannedtobereleasedtheatricallyandsi- multaneouslyavailableonDisney+onMay28,2021.The movie'sreleasedateforTurkeyhasnotbeenrevealedyet. Weshouldnotethatthereleasedatesmaybepostponed once again depending on the pandemic conditions. SOM E OTHER M OVIES TO BE RELEASED IN 2021 TheSpongeBobMovie,PeterRabbit2,HotelTransyl- vania,Shang-Chi,TheBossBaby:FamilyBusiness, TheMatrix4,Eternals,JurassicWorld:Dominion, Minions:TheRiseofGru,Uncharted,FantasticBeasts 3,TheBatman,Venom 2,Cinderellaandmanymore. EylülAKBUĞA,6-B

Tom&JerryisanAmericananimatedmediafranchiseandcomedyshortfilmseriescreatedin1940byWil- liam HannaandJosephBarbera.TheseriesfocusesontherivalrybetweenacatnamedTom andamouse namedJerry.Tomwasknownasahappyfamilycatuntilhemetthemouse,Jerry.Sincethen,likeallcats, Tom’sbeentryingtoeatJerry.Peoplelovetheirfriendshipbecausetheyalwaysfight,buttheyknowthereis noexcitementinlifewithouthavingeachother.Sometimeswecanhavefightswithourbestfriends,butwe shouldneverleavethem.ThenewupcomingAmericanlive-actioncomedyfilmofthesamenameisbased onthesecartooncharacters.Thefilm’sproducedbyWarnerBros.Pictures.Itisthesecondtheatricalfilm basedonthecharactersfollowing1992'sTomandJerry:TheMovie.Thedevelopmentofthefilmstartedin 2009,butittook10yearstostartfilmingin2019.ThefilmfollowsJerrytakingrefugeinafancyhotel,which hasayoungemployeeteamingupwithTomtoexterminateJerrybefore animportantweddingtakesplace.Thefilm isdirectedbyTim Story andwrittenbyKevinCostello.ItstarsChloëGraceMoretz,Michael Peña,ColinJost,RobDelaney,PallaviShardaandKenJeongin live-actionroles,withNickyJam,BobbyCannavale,andLilRel Howeryinvoiceroles.Tom & Jerrywastheatricallyreleased byWarnerBros.PicturesintheUnitedStatesonFebruary 26,2021,alongwithaone-monthsimulta- neousstreaming releaseon HBO Max.Thefilm doesn’thaveare- leasedateinTurkeyyet.Wecan’t waittoseetheirnewadventures! İlkeÇAVAŞ,6-D

Heyguys!I’mMina.IwantedtowriteaboutPolandbecauseIthinkPolandisoneofthebestcountriesin theworld.I’vebeentoonlyWroclawinPolandandit’samiracleplace.Polandisacountryrightinthe heartofEurope,withitsoutstandingculture,people,history,interestinglifestyleanddeliciouscuisine. PolandhasalsocontributedtosciencethankstosomeofthebestPolishminds.Ijustwanttogiveyouan advicebeforeyoucontinuereading:PleasedonotgotoPolandinwinterbecauseit’sfreezingthere! PolandisacountryincentralEuropewithacoastlineontheBalticSeainnorth.PolandisborderedbyGer- manyinwest,theCzechRepublicinsouthwest,Slovakiainsouth,Ukraineinsoutheast,Belarusineast andLithuaniaandRussiainnortheast.ThecountrysharesmaritimeborderswithDenmarkandSweden. Polandcoversanareaof312,685km²andhasapopulationof38.3millionpeople.Thecountry’sofficial languageisPolish.LargestcityandcapitalisWarsaw.Theircurrencyiszloty.Agoodunderstandingof PolishculturebeginswithPolishfood.Ifyouvisittheirrestaurants,youwillfindthattheyhavedeli- ciouspolishdisheswhichareverytraditional.Someoftheirtraditionalmealsare;roastvenison, smokedeel,roastduck,pickles,schnitzelandborscht.Theirmealsareverydeliciousandastrong partoftheirculture.WhatyoushouldalsoknowaboutPolishcultureisitsartandfashion.The countryhasverytalentedfilmmakerswhohaveemigratedandmadegreatHollywoodcareers. Manytopmodelsalsocomefrom Poland,asthecountryisrenownedforitsbeautiful women.Ifyouadmireart,thenPolandcanbeaveryinspiringplacetovisit.Alltheseas- pectsofPolishculturemakethecountryworthvisitingandtravellingaround.They alsohavebeautifulcitiesthatyoushouldgoto.Warsaw,thecapitalcity,Wroclaw, Krakow,PoznanandSopotarejustafew naturespotswithmagnificentcity parks and central plazas that are worth visiting and sightseeing. AsIsaidbefore,IwenttoWroclaw,soIwanttotellyouaboutit.Wro- clawisthehistoricalregionandcapitalofLowerSilesiainsouth- westernPoland.ItwasfoundedontheOdrariver.Itisthe fourthlargestcityinPoland,withapopulationof631,188, accordingto2012populationdata.Itisconsideredto bethesecondlargestfinancialcenterofPoland, afterWarsaw.Therearealotofplacestovisit inWroclaw.Ontherightpage,youcansee thephotosofsomeoftheamazing placesworthvisitinginthecity. Z.MinaYURTTAŞ, A



TwentyOnePilotsisanAmericanmusicalduo.Thebandwasformedin2009.Risingfrom Columbus, Ohio,TwentyOnePilotsmadetheirmainstream breakthroughwiththeirchart-toppingfourthrecord, 2015'sBlurryface.FeaturingtheGrammy-winningsingle\"StressedOut\"anditsfollow-upcharthit\"Ride,\" thereleasewascertifiedmulti-platinum andbecameoneoftheyear'sbest-sellingalbumsintheworld. Their2018follow-up,Trench,farednearlyaswell,goingplatinumandpeakingatnumbertwo.Theband enjoyedacouplemorechart-toppinghitspriortotheirsixthalbum,including2021's\"ShyAway.\" Formedin2009byhighschoolfriendsTylerJoseph,NickThomas,andChrisSalih,TwentyOnePilots builtanenormousregionalfollowingacrossOhio.Thetrioself-releasedtheirdebutalbumofrap-infused, high-techpopinDecember2009beforeThomasandSalihleftthebandin2011.FrontmanTylerJosephre- cruitedreplacementdrummerJoshDunandTwentyOnePilotscontinuedasaduo.Laterthatyear,second albumRegionalAtBestsurfaced.Vessel,theirthirdalbum,wasreleasedinJanuary2013andfeaturedthe platinum singles\"HoldingontoYou,\"\"HouseofGold,\"and\"CarRadio.\"TheBillboard200-topping fourthalbum,Blurryface,arrivedin2015.Thealbum'sGrammy-winningsmashhit\"StressedOut\"reached numbertwoontheBillboardHot100inFebruary2016.TwentyOnePilotsemergedin2018withtheirfifth album,Trench.Thealbummanagedtocrackthecharts,withTrenchrisingtonumberoneonBillboard'sal- ternativerock album charts.Theirsixth studio album,Scaled and Icy,wasreleased lastweek. MelekAzraGÜNEŞ,6-C KağanBOZOĞLAN,6-C

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