ROTAMAG APRIL 2021

rotamag ISSUE10,april2021

Healthsdefnedasastateofcompletewell-bengntermsofsprtual,physcalandsocalaspects.It sthemostmportantthngnourlves.Snce1945,Aprl7hasbeencelebratedasWorldHealthDay, aglobalhealthawarenessday,wthadecsontakenbytheUntedNatonsnordertotakecareofour health.Itdrawsattentontoaspecfchealthproblemtopeopleallovertheworldeveryyear.Thedate ofAprl7alsomarkstheannversaryofthefoundngofWorldHealthOrganzaton(WHO)n1948. Theorganzatonhastoomanygoalsanddutes:Itactsasamanagerandcoordnatornnternatonal studesnthefeldofhealth.ItestablshesandmantansacooperatonwththeUN,specalzed organzatonsandhealthadmnstratons.Itassstsgovernmentstostrengthenhealthservces.It provdeshealthservcesandemergencyad.Itfacltatesthe mprovementofnutrton,housng, entertanment,economcandworkngcondtonsandallotherelementsrelatedtoenvronmental healthbycooperatngwthothernsttutonswhennecessary.Itdevelopsmovements nfavorof motherandchldhealthandwelfare.Itencouragesandgudesresearchesnthefeldofhealth.It facltatesthemprovementofnormsofeducatonandtranngofhealth,medcalandauxlarystaff. Itprovdesallkndsofnformaton,advceandassstance nthefeldofhealth.Itstandardzes dagnostcmethodsasnecessary.Itdevelopsandestablshestheacceptanceofnternatonalnorms regardnghealthproducts.The2021WorldHealthDaythemetookplace nthecontextofthe COVID-19globalpandemctourgecountrestobuldafarer,healtherworldpost-COVID-19. MerçNazYENEN,6-A

Children’s ay ThedateofAprl23,1920wasoneofthe mostmportantturnngpontsnthehstory ofourcountry.Onthatday,theTurksh natondeclaredtssoveregntybyfoundng theGrand NatonalAssemblyofTurkey undertheleadershpofMustafaKemalAtatürk. MustafaKemaldevotedthsdaytoall chldren. It’s been celebrated as Natonal Soveregnty and Chldren'sDay every year.In 1979,for the frsttme,our natonalholday wascelebrated nternatonally. After UNESCO proclamed1979astheInternatonal YearoftheChld,TurkshRadoand TelevsonCorporaton(TRT)organzedthe frstTRT InternatonalAprl 23 Chldren's Festval.Fvecountrespartcpatednthsfrstnternatonal celebratonofthefestval.ThsmadeTurkeythefrstandtheonlycountrywhereaholdaywas devotedtoallchldrenoftheworld.ThedateofAprl23remndspeopleofmportantvaluesand responsbltes.Atatürkwantedyoungpeopletoprotecttheconceptsofdemocracy,freedom, ndependenceandnatonalsoveregnty.ThechldrenofTurkey,whoarethefutureofthe country,shouldgrowupbengconscousofthesevalues.Everyyear,thechldren nTurkey celebrateNatonalSoveregntyandChldren'sDayasanatonalholdaytokeepthesevalues alveandcommemoratethefoundatonoftheAssembly.Chldren'sDaycelebratonsoftentake placeoutdoors.Schoolspartcpatenweek-longceremonesmarkedbyperformancesnlarge stadumswatchedbytheentrenaton.Becaıseoftheongongpandemc,RotaCollegewll celebratethsdaybylvestreamngaspecaleventonYoutubeonAprl23at10:00a.m. DefneMelsÜNGÖR,6-B

EASTER EastersaChrstanfestvalandculturalholdaycelebratngtheresurrectonofJesusfrom thedead.Chrstansbelevethattstheholestdayoftheyear.ThedateofEasterchanges everyyear.ItscelebratedonthefrstSundayfollowngthefrstfullmoonwhchsonor afterMarch21st.ThedateofEastercelebratonssdfferentforthetwotypesofchurches, RomanCatholcChurchandEasternOrthodoxChurch.Thsyeartwascelebratedon Aprl4nmostcountres.EasterscelebratednseveralwaysnnorthernEuropeandthe Unted States.Chldren aregven basketstofllwthcandy.Eggsare panted,decoratedandhddenfor chldrentofndthatthe“Easter Bunny”supposedlylad.Theegg s a symbolof new lfe for Chrstans.So,Eastereggsare used as a symbol for the ressurecton ofJesusChrst. Nowadays,mostEastereggs aremadefromchocolateand covered n coloured fol. Tradtonallychckeneggs wouldbehardboledand thendecoratedbyhand. DamlaTAŞELİ,6-D

Ramadan Ramadan sthennthmonthoftheIslamccalendar,observedbyMuslmsworldwdeasa monthoffastng,prayer,reflectonandcommunty.AcommemoratonofMuhammad'sfrst revelaton,theannualobservanceofRamadan sregardedasoneoftheFvePllarsofIslam andlaststwenty-nnetothrtydays,from onesghtngofthecrescentmoontothenext. Fastngfrom sunrsetosunsetsoblgatoryforalladultMuslmswhoarenotacutelyor chroncallyll,travellng,elderlyordabetc.Thepredawnmealsreferredtoassuhoor,andthe nghtlyfeastthatbreaksthefastscalledftar.Thesprtualrewardsoffastngarebelevedto bemultpleddurngRamadan.Accordngly,Muslmsrefrannotonlyfromfoodanddrnk,but alsosnfulbehavor,devotngthemselves nsteadtosalatandrectatonoftheQuran. Ramadan satmeofsprtualreflecton,self-mprovement,andheghteneddevotonand worshp.MuslmsareexpectedtoputmoreeffortntofollowngtheteachngsofIslam.Thefast begnsatdawnandendsatsunset.Inaddtontoabstanngfromeatnganddrnkngdurngths tme,MuslmsabstanfromsnfulspeechandbehavourdurngRamadanfastngormonth.The actoffastng ssadtoredrecttheheartawayfrom worldlyactvtes,tspurposebengto cleansethesoulbyfreengtfromharmfulmpurtes.MuslmsbelevethatRamadanteaches them topractceself-dscplne,self-control,sacrfce,andempathyforthosewhoareless fortunate,thusencouragngactonsofgenerostyandcompulsorycharty.Muslmsalsobeleve fastnghelpsnstllcompassonforthefood-nsecurepoor.Atsunset,famlesbreakthefast wththe ftar,tradtonallyopenngthemealbyeatngdatestocommemorateMuhammad's practceofbreakngthefastwththreedates.The ftarmealsannouncedeveryevenngby strkngthebedug,agantdrum,nthemosque.Tradtonaldshesareoftenhghlghted, ncludngtradtonaldesserts,partcularlythosemadeonlydurngRamadan,suchasgüllaç. KağanBOZOĞLAN,6-C

Hello!I’mİpekIşıkÇokyaşafrom6-A.I’dlove togveyousome nformatonaboutthsyear’s OscarsAwards.ThenomneesfortheOscar Awards,whchwllbegvenforthe93rdtmeat the ceremony onAprl25 thsyear,by the AmercanAcademyofMotonPctureArtsand Scences,havebeenannounced.“Mank,”drected byDavdFnch,whchstarsGaryOldman,Amanda Seyfred and Lly Collns, became the most nom natedflm foranOscar.Youcanseesomeofthe peopleandflmstocompetefortherenownedOscar statuetteattheawardsceremony,whchwaspostponed fortwomonthsduetothecoronavruspandemcbelow. BESTFILM NOMINATIONS:TheFather,Judas andtheBlackMessah,Mank,M nar,Nomadland, PromsngYoungWoman,SoundofMetal,The TraloftheChcago BESTACTORNOMINATIONS:Rz Ahmed,ChadwckBoseman,Anthony Hopkns,GaryOldman,StevenYeun BESTACTRESSNOMINATIONS: CareyMullgan,AndraDay,Vola Davs,FrancesMcDormand, VanessaKrby BESTDIRECTOR NOMINATIONS: ThomasVnterberg, DavdFncher,Lee IsaacChung, ChloéZhao, Emerald Fennell

Poppy Morah RosePerera,knownprofessonallyasPoppy sanAmercansnger,songwrter, muscan,andYouTuber.ShewasbornJanuary1,1995.Poppybeganhermuscalcareern2011. In2014,sherosetopromnencebystarrng nperformanceartvdeosthatpresentedherasan uncannyandrodenttywhocommentedonandsatrsednternetcultureandmodernsocety.The vdeosachevedvralfame.In2013,shereleasedBubblebath,herdebutEP.In2017,Poppy releasedherdebutstudoalbum,PoppyComputer,whchconsstedofartpopandbubblegumpop songs.Topromotethealbum,shewentonthePoppyComputerTour.In2018,Poppyreleasedthe surrealcomedyonlneseresI'm PoppyonYouTubePremum.Shealsoreleasedhersecond studoalbum,AmIaGrl?Incontrasttoherfrstalbum,hersecondalbumbegantoshowaheavy metalnfluence.In2020,Poppyreleasedherthrdstudoalbum,IDsagree.In2021,shereceved aGrammyAwardnomnaton.She’scurrentlyworkngonherupcomngnew studoalbum. MerçNazYENEN,6-A

April fools’ day AprlFools’Day soneofthemostlght-hearteddaysofthe year.Itscelebratedbyplayngpractcaljokesandspreadng hoaxes.ThejokesandthervctmsarecalledAprl fools.Itscelebratedforcenturesbuttsorgns areuncertan.Somesee tasacelebraton relatedtotheturnoftheseasons,whle othersbelevetstemsfromtheadoptonof anew calendar.AprlFool'sDay san annualcustom onAprl1.Massmeda canbenvolved nthesepranks,whch mayberevealedassuchthefollowng day.Thedaysnotapublcholdayn anycountryexceptOdessa,Ukrane, wherethefrstofAprlsanoffcal ctyholday.Thecustom ofsettng asdeadayforplayngharmless pranksuponone'sneghbourhas been relatvely common n the worldhstorcally.Thetrcktoa good Aprl Fools’ prank s plannng.Andyoualsoneedtobe thefrsttopulltoff.There’sno pontnpursungyourprank f someoneelsebeatsyoutot.Once the foolery hasbeen trggered, everyoneelsewllbeonhghalert andtheelementofsurprsewllbelost. BaharEceDEMİRKAYA,6-B

APRIL 2 AUTISM AW ARENESS DAY Autsmspectrumdsorder(ASD)sadevelopmentaldsabltythatcancause sgnfcantsocal,communcatonandbehavoralchallenges.There soften nothngabouthowpeoplewthautsm lookthatsetsthem apartfrom other people,butpeoplewthautsm maycommuncate,nteract,behave,andlearn nwaysthataredfferentfrom mostotherpeople.Peoplewthautsm often haveproblemswthsocal,emotonal,andcommuncatonsklls.Theymght repeatcertanbehavorsandm ghtnotwantchange ntherdalyactvtes. Manypeoplewthautsm spectrum dsorderhavedfferentwaysoflearnng, payngattenton,orreactngtothngs.Sgnsofautsmspectrumdsorderbegn durng early chldhood and typcally lastthroughouta person’s lfe. WorldAutsmAwarenessDaysan nternatonallyrecognzeddayonAprl2 everyyear,encouragngcountrestotakemeasurestoraseawarenessabout peoplewthautsmspectrumdsorderthroughouttheworld.Itwasdesgnated bytheUntedNatonsn2007.Thsdaybrngsndvdualautsmorganzatons togetherallaroundtheworldtoad nthngslkeresearch,dagnoses, treatment,and acceptance for those wth autsm spectrum dsorder. İlkeÇAVAŞ,6-D

TEMI Tem sarobotdesgnedtobean ntellgent homeassstantthatrespondstoyourvoce.It cannavgatearoundyourhouse,playmusc, startvdeochatsandhelpwthyourdalytasks. ItwascreatedbyYossWolf,thefounderofthe Tem Company n2018.Tem hasaslghtly smlar bodytoahumanbody.Itcantravel aroundusngtstwowheelsandhasascreenon top.Tem usesAmazon’sAlexaasapersonal assstant.Alexaspeaksseverallanguages.You cantalktoAlexathroughvocecommands. Whenyouareshoppng,youcanselectthe categoryoftemsyouwanttobuyonthescreen ofyourTem and twlltakeyoutotheasle. Whenyouareoutsde,andyouleftamemberof yourfamlyathome,youcancheckonthem usngTem'svdeochatfeaturethatsconnected toyourphone.Itcanalsohelpstudentslearn anysubjectnschool.Tem sthefrstrobotthat truly nteractswthhumanswhleprovdng flawlessautonomusnavgaton,dynamcvdeo andaudoexperencesandadvancedartfcal ntellgence.You can learn moreaboutths vdeo-orented, autonomous personal AI assstantrobotvstngwww.robotem.com.You canevenorderonefrom theoffcalwebste! MelekAzraGÜNEŞ,6-C

INTERESTING FACTS THEQUEENOWNS ALLTHESWANSINENGLAND AccordngtoBrtshlaw,anyunclamedswanswmmng ntheopenwatersofEnglandbelongstotheQueen!The law orgnated nmedevaltmeswhenswanswerea delcacy forthewealthy,but tstllstands today. SUNGLASSESWEREDESIGNEDTO NewZeand HIDEFACIALEXPRESSIONSINCOURT Today,sunglassesprotectoureyesfrom brghtlghts. They'realsoafashonaccessory.Butsunglasseswere orgnallyusedbyjudgestohdetheremotonswhenthey were questonng wtnesses n 12th century Chna! AUSTRALIAHASAPINKLAKE LakeHllerstsontheedgeofM ddleIsland,whchsoffthecoastofWesternAustrala.It's knownfortspnkcolor,becauseofthepresenceofthealgae“Dunalellasalna.”Itcauses thelake'ssaltcontenttocreateareddye,whchhelpsproduce tsbubblegum color.And desptethehghsaltlevels,LakeHllerssafetoswm n! THELONGESTPLACENAMEIN THEWORLDIS85LETTERSLONG Unfortunately,thssoneofthefactsyouprobably can'trepeatto yourfrendsorfamly!That's because t's nearly mpossble to pronounce. “Taumatawhakatanghangakoauauotamateaturp ukakapkmaunga-horonukupokawhenuaktanat ahu” snNew Zealandand ts85letterslong. Atria Ihopeyou’veenjoyedthese nformaton.Iwll hopefullybesharngmore nterestngandmostly werdfactsthatyoumaynotknow nthefollowng ssuesofourmagazne!Staytunedandtakecare! ZeynepYağmurAkkerman,7/D

TRADITIONALDISHESSERIES DIMSUM Dmsum salargerangeofsmalldshesthatChnesepeopletradtonallyenjoynrestaurants forbreakfastandlunch.Inthetenthcentury,whenthectyofGuangzhou(Canton)beganto experencean ncrease ncommercaltravel,travelersconcurrentlybegantofrequent teahousesforsmall-portonmealswthteacalledyum cha,or“drnktea”meals.Yum cha ncludestworelatedconcepts.Thefrstsyatjungleunggn,whchtranslateslterallyas“one cup,twopeces.”Thsreferstothecustom ofservngteahousecustomerstwopecesof delcatelymadefoodtems,savoryorsweet,tocomplementthertea.Thesecondsdmsum andtranslateslterallyto“touchngheart,”thetermusedtodesgnatethesmallfoodtemsthat accompanedtheteadrnkng.Teahouseownersgraduallyaddedvaroussnackscalled“dm sum”totherofferngs.Thepractceofhavngteawthdm sum eventuallyevolved ntothe modernyumcha(brunch).Chnesedmsumculturedevelopedrapdlydurngthelatterhalfof thenneteenthcentury nGuangzhou.Chnesedm sum wasbasedorgnallyonlocalfoods. Asdm sum contnuedtodevelop,chefs ntroduced nfluencesandtradtonsfrom other regonsofChnaandthswasthestartofawdevaretyofdm sum.Thereareoverone thousanddm sum dshesnexstencetoday.Chnesedm sum hasaverybroadrangeof flavors,textures,cookngstylesand ngredents,andcanbeclassfed ntoregulartems, seasonalofferngs,weeklyspecals,banquetdshes,holdaydshes,housesgnaturedshes, travel-frendly, as well as breakfast or lunch foods and late nght snacks. MerçNazYENEN,6-A

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MAGAZINECLUBSTUDENTS BaharEceDEMİRKAYA,6/B DamlaTAŞELİ,6/D DefneMelsÜNGÖR,6/A ElfGÖKSEL,7/F ElsERSOY,6/C EylülAKBUĞA,6/B İlkeÇAVAŞ,6/D İpekIşıkÇOKYAŞA,6/A KağanBOZOĞLAN,6/C MelekAzraGÜNEŞ,6/C MerçNazYENEN,6/A TunaGİRİT,7/A ZeynepM naYURTTAŞ,7/A ZeynepYağmurAKKERMAN,7/D Thankyouall! EDITEDANDDESIGNEDBY AlCanKÜÇÜKYILMAZ