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YOMOINNGI M nYoon-G,betterknownbyhsstagename SUGA,sagoodrapperoftheK-popgroup BTS,buthesactuallyatalentedproducer andasongwrteraswell.Beforehebecame famous,hefaced many dffcultes.He nevergaveuponhspursutofhappness and ntheend,succeeded nfulfllnghs dream.Althoughhenowhasanetworthof8 mllonUSdollars,therewasatmewhenhe hadtolveoffof2dollarsaday.Heworkedan unpadpart-tmeggatarecordngstudo.Plus, hewasarapperandanundergroundproducer beforeheaudtonedforBgHtEntertanment whchwasnotan nfluentalrecordlabelthen. When Bg HtEntertanmentconducted arap competton,hegotthe2ndplace.Afterbenga traneeforthreeyears,here-sgnedwthBg Htasasongwrter.Hsparentswerenotfully supportveofSUGA andhstranng.After thesetoughtmes,hebecameasuperstarand provedhmselfaswellashswholefamly. He saphlanthropccelebrtywhooften donatestosocety.Hehasdonatedover 100 mllon to the Korea Pedatrc CancerFoundatontohelpchldrenwth cancer.M nYoon-G sabraveyoung man who dd notgveup untlhe becamerecognzedbytheworld.Hes a successfulrapper,producer,and songwrter.Forthose who have dreams,don'tbedscouragedby toughchallengeslfebrngsasone dayyourrayoflghtwllcome! İpekIşıkÇOKYAŞA,6-A

AJR AJR sanAmercanndepoptrothatscomposedofJack,RyanandAdamMet.Thebandwrtes, producesandmxesthersongsthemselves.Thermuscstylehasbeendescrbedas“eclectc” combnngpop,electroncanddubstepmusc.Theleadsngeroftheband,JackMet,whocanplay multplenstrumentslkeukulele,drums,keyboard,andgutar,andthemuscproducerRyanMetlve nthesameapartmentandcreatetherrecordsntherlvngroom nsteadofabgstudo,whleAdam Metmostlysngsthebackvocalsandplaysthebassgutar.Theystartedperformngaround2006.They beganbyperformngcovers,andalsoputoutanowremoved2010EP.In2012,RyanMettweetedthe lnktoavdeoofthersong“I'mReady”toabout80celebrtes.Afterthat,theystartedbecomngmore popularduetothefactthatoneofthecelebrtessawhstweetandhelpedthem bengknown.The band'ssecondEP“Infnty”wasreleased nSeptember2014.LvngRoom,therdebutalbum,was released nFebruary2015.ThebrothersreleasedtherthrdEP,“WhatEveryone'sThnkng” n September2016,whchfeaturestheleadsngle“Weak.”ThesnglehadbeencertfedPlatnum nthe U.S.,Canada,Norway,NetherlandsandBelgum,andGoldnGermany,Italy,Sweden,andAustrala. Ithasover500mllonstreamsonSpotfy.Therthrdalbum,Neotheater,debutedat#1onBllboard's TopAlternatveAlbums.Therrecentalbum“OKOrchestra”wasreleasedonMarch26,2021along wthan nteractvegamenamed“OKO World”ontheband’swebste.Thealbum has13tracks. MelekAzraGÜNEŞ,6-C

WORLD environment day WorldEnvronmentDay scelebratedannuallyon June5.ItstheUntedNatons'prmarytooltorase awarenessandmoblzepeopleforenvronmental protecton.Inotherwords,tscelebratedtoncrease envronmentalawareness.A themeand forum are determned each year for the program, and busnesses, non-governmental organzatons, communtes, countres and celebrteswho wlldraw attenton to envronmentalproblems partcpatewthntheframeworkofthstheme.WorldEnvronment Day,whchhasawdereachand sknownaroundtheworld,s celebratedwththepartcpatonof143countres.World EnvronmentDay,whchwasfrstheldn1974,has sncethenservedasan mportantplatform to raseawarenessonmarnepolluton, overpopulaton,globalwarmng, sustanableconsumptonand wldlfecrmes.In1974 the frstWED was heldwththetheme \"Only One Earth\". Thethemefor2021 s “Ecosystem Restoraton” and s hostedbyPakstan.On thsoccasonUNDecade ofEcosystem Restoraton wll also be launched. DefneMelsÜNGÖR,6-B

WEDMOARYLJDI WorldEmojDaysanannualunoffcalholdayoccurrngonJuly 17,ntendedtocelebrateemojs.July17sfamouslydsplayedon theCalendarEmoj,whch swhy twaschosenasthedatefor WorldEmojDay,butthedaysmuchbggerthanjustoneemoj. WorldEmojDaysacelebratonofallemojs.Emojswerecreated byShgetakaKurtanthelate1990s,whchallow nternetusers toexpresstherfeelngswthouttheneedforwords.“Facewth TearsofJoy”emojwaschosenthe“WordoftheYear”byOxford Dctonaresn2015.CommuncatonntheInternetAgenowgoes farbeyondpressngsendonasmpletextmessage.Checkyour socalmedafeedsortextmessages.Howmanysmleyfaces,flyng hearts,fngers,anduncornsdoyousee?These conclttle Japanesemages,knownasemoj,aremorepopularonthenternet todaythaneverbefore-sonaturally,theyhavetherownspecal day.RecognzedonJuly17,WorldEmojDay saholdaythat valdatesourobsessonovertheseubqutousgraphccons.Whle sometmestheymayseemslly,accordngtovarouspsychologsts and researchers,they may play avtalrole n theway we communcatetoday.It’shardto magneaworldwthoutthem! BaharEceDEMİRKAYA,6-B

Father'sDaysaholdayofhonorngfatherhoodandpaternalbonds,aswellasthenfluence offathersnourlvesandsocety.IntheUntedStates,Father'sDaywasfoundedbySonora SmartDodd,andcelebratedonthethrdSundayofJuneforthefrsttmen1910.Thedays heldonvarousdatesacrosstheworldanddfferentregonsmantantherowntradtonsof honorngfathers.InTurkey,Father'sDayscelebratedonthethrdSundaynJuneandsnot apublcholday.ItwascelebratedonJune20thsyearnTurkeyandsomeothercountres. EylülAKBUĞA,6-B

Zodıac Astrologycangveusaglmpseofaperson'sbasccharacterstcs,preferences,flawsandfears.In Westernastrology,thezodac sdvded ntotwelvesgns:Ares,Taurus,Gemn,Cancer,Leo, Vrgo,Lbra,Scorpo,Sagttarus,Caprcorn,Aquarus,andPsces.Eachsgnhastsownstrengths andweaknesses.Inthsssue,we’refocusngon twosummerzodacsgns:Gemn andCancer. GEM INI JUNE 21 -JULY 20 IfyouwerebornbetweenJune21andJuly20(olddates:May22-June22),youarea Gemn.Gemn sanarsgn.HerearesomeofthefeaturesofGemns:Gemnsare adaptve.Theyareeasyandadjustable.Theyarewllngtotryanythngatleastonce. Theywlllkelyplanfunadventures.YourcrazeststoreswllnvolveyourGemn frends.Gemnsarealsounrelable.Duetothermpulsvenessandnabltytocommt, Gemnscanbefrvolous.BewarefyouareplannngwthaGemn;theycancancel youatthelastsecond.Theyarenotbad,they'rejustalttlerresponsble.Gemntresto avodresponsbltyandborngactvtesatallcosts.Maybeyoushouldn’trelyonthem tohelpyoupackormove,butyoushoulddefntelycountonthemforafunnghtout! CANCER JULY 20 -AUG 10 IfyouwerebornbetweenJuly20andAugust10(olddates:June23andJuly22),you areaCancer.Cancersawatersgn.Let’slearnaboutthecharacterstcsofCancers. Cancersareknownfortherkndandcarngnaturesandtheyarencredblynurturng whchsanextensonofthernaturallyemotonalpersonaltes.Indeed,wecanseethe proofofthsqualty ntheloyaltyandprotectonofCancer.When tcomestolove, Cancersarepartcularlygenerous,even ftheyexpectthesamecareandattenton n return(andthey'llbeunhappy ftheydon't).IfyoucomeacrossaCancer,don'tbe surprsedftheybecomealttlearrogant.Cancerslovetogetwhattheywant,andthey usuallytrytodotwthkndnessanddedcaton.Butfthatdoesn'twork,they'reready togobacktowhateverscausngthem pan.BewaryofangryCancers,asther emotons can make them nsecure and even manpulatve at tmes. İlkeÇAVAŞ,6-D

A M INECRAFTYOUTUBER Dream sapopularM necraftYoutuberknownforhsworldrecordonverson1.15and1.16M necraft Speedruns,theM necraftManhuntvdeoshemakeswthhsfrends,TheDreamTeam andtheDream SMP.Hesalsoknownforpartcpatng nM necraftChamponshps.Hehasrecentlystartedmakng muscalongwthM necraftvdeos.Hehasover22mllonsubscrbersandover1bllonvewson Youtube.M necraftSpeedrunsbascallyacompettontofnshthegameasfastaspossble.Dreamwas oneofthefastesttofnshthegame ntheworldonM necraftversons1.15and1.16.M necraft Manhuntsthemostwatchedandmostwell-knownseresonDream'schannel.InM necraftManhunt oneplayer,usuallyDream,attemptstofnshthegameasfastaspossblewthoutdyng,whleanother playerorteam ofplayers(the“Hunters”)attemptstostopthsplayerfrom beatngthegamebykllng them.Eachhunterpossessesacompasspontedtowardstheplayer'slocatonand sallowedtorespawn whenevertheyde.Thehunterswnthegame ftheplayerdesbeforebeatngM necraft.Thereare currently5hunters,whchareSapnap,BadBoyHalo,Georgenotfound,AntfrostandAwesamdude. NcolasPerezfromPaste,anAmercanmagazne,descrbedM necraftManhuntas“anexperencethat leavesmeslack-jawedeverytme”statngthattheformatofM necraftManhunt“seemstoguaranteethe hunterscomeoutontop.Butmoreoftenthannot,Dream pullsjustenoughacesoutofhssleeveto narrowlybeatthehunters,andeventuallythegame.”AlongwthYoutubersSapnapandGeorgenotfound, Dream samemberofthe“Dream Team.”Thegroupfrequentlycollaboratestocreatenewcontent.In May2020,theDreamTeamcreatedtheDreamSMPM necraftservertoplaytogetheronlne.Itsused byDream andotherpopularM necraftcontentcreators.CeclaD'AnastasofromW red,anAmercan magazne,descrbedtheDreamSMPasaformoflvetheatrewthover1mllonpeopletunngntothe lvestreamsdurngJanuary2021.Dream salsoapromnentpartcpant nmonthlyM necraft ChamponshpsorganzedbyNoxcrew.In2020,Dream camefrstnthe8thand11thM necraft Champonshps.InSeptember2020,durngthe10thM necraftChamponshp,heplayedforcharty. MelekAzraGÜNEŞ,6-C

WhatisRam en? Ramen(ラーメン)stheJapaneseequvalentofnoodle,whchsoneofthemostmportantdshes ofChnesecusne.Theword spronouncedas'raamen'byextendngthelettera.Itconsstsof Chnesewheatnoodlesservednameatorfsh-basedbroth,oftenflavoredwthsoysauceormso, and usestoppngssuch asnor (dred seaweed),menma,sausages,eggsand scallons. HistoryofRam en Accordngtoastory,ramencametoJapan nthe1880sthankstoChnesemgrantworkers. Chnesemgrantworkerswhowork nJapaneseportctessuchasYokohamaandKobewere eatngramencookedbyChnesechefs.Althoughthsramenpreparedatthattmewasdfferent from whattstoday,tstheancestoroftoday'sramen.Astmepassed,ramenbecameatrendy dshfortheyouthoftheera.Inthe1980s,advertsementsforramenbegantobemadeonTV,rado andmagaznes.Thus,ramenbecamethenatonaldshofJapan.NearlyeveryregonnJapanhas ts own varaton of ramen, such as the tonkotsu ramen and the mso ramen. Where can you eatRam en? Youcaneatramennrestaurants,cafeteras,convenencestores,vendngmachnesandRamen-ya whchsashopspecalzngnramennJapan.TherearerestaurantsnTurkeyofferngramen,too. How to eat? Ramenseatenwthchopstckswhchareusuallyavalableatthetable.AChnesestylespoons oftenprovdedaswelltohelpwthsmalltoppngsandfordrnkngthesoup.Ramennoodlesget soggy quckly and should be eaten mmedately after they are served. ZeynepYağmurAKKERMAN,7-D

international petdays InternatonalCatDaysacelebratonwhchtakesplaceonAugust8ofeveryyear.Itwascreated n2002bytheInternatonalFundforAnmalWelfare.Itsadaytoraseawarenessforcatsandlearn aboutwaystohelpandprotectthem.Manycountres,ncludngtheUK,celebratetheoffcal InternatonalCatDayonAugust8,butsomecountreshavetherownnatonalcatday.Forexample, ItalycelebratesNatonalCatDayonFebruary17whletheUSA celebrates tonOctober29. TheInternatonalDogDaywascreated n2004byanmalrghtsactvstColleenPage.Its celebratedonAugust26torecognzealldogs.Thsspecalday’spurposestoraseawarenessfor dogsandsupportdogadopton.InternatonalDogDaycelebratesthewell-bengandmportanceof dogs.ThedateAugust26holdsaspecalplacenColleenPage’sheartbecausetwasthedaywhen herfam lyadoptedherfrstdog“Shelte”from alocalanmalshelterwhenshewas10yearsold. DefneMelsÜNGÖR,6-B

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