I would like to tell about the two fantastic films which I really enjoyed watching.
One of them is the "National Treasure 2". It deals with the adventures of a group of people who search a very valuable and enormous treasure. There are some written riddles about how to find the treasure and they have to solve them. Actually the riddle does not take them directly to the treasure, but it takes them to another riddle. The treasure they are after is the national treasure of America and their goal is not to be the owner of it, but to be the discoverer of the national treasure and present to the the United Nations. Finding the treasure is so comlicated that they even have to kidnap the president of America as a part their search. What's more, they have rivals who also want to have the treasure and they have to fight with.
Despite the challenges, they accomplish the mission and become famous as the discoverers of America's national treasure "the golden city".

The other movie I will tell about is "Chronicles of Narnia".The theme the movie deals with is the independence of a country from the command of a bad witch.
The mentioned country is independent from the world we live in and its inhabitants are creatures that are difficult to encounter in the real world, like speaking animals and half-animal people. Previously, king of the country was a strong lion called "Aslan", but a woman called "White Witch" beat the lion and dominated the country with her magical powers. The evil has been ruling the country and the season has been winter, since then.
However, there is a prophecy that one day four human beings will come from the other world and Aslan will beat the White Witch with their help. With the arrival of four children who come through the cupboard in their house, the prophecy comes true.
Aslan's army get a big victory against the witch's army and The White Witch is killed by Aslan. After that, the evil comes to the end, the season changes into spring again and the four children are declared the kings and queens of the country.

Culture and Traditions

There are lots of social groups all over the world. What makes them different and seperates with borders is definitely the difference between cultures.
Every society has its specific culture and thus customs and taditions which have been handed down from one generation to another for centuries. Customs and traditions make up the culture and they are composed of the society's way of life, religious beliefs, superstitons, their viewpoint on the environment and their general opinions, concepts and knowledge. Customs and traditions regulate people's relations and organize the society.
How they celebrate important days and ceremonies like weddings, how they greet each other, how they ask about each other's health, how they console each other in bad times.. All these depend on the culture and traditions of a society.

A funny anecdote from Nasreddin Hodja

One day, while carrying a heavy sack full of wood, a woodsman stumbled over a stone and his load fell out of the sack. Another man who was passing by saw him and said "If I help you pick up your wood, what will you pay me?" "Nothing" replied the woodsman and the other man accepted. After loading the wood back into the sack, the man said "give me my nothing" to the woodsman. The woodsman surprised said "I said I will give you nothing." After some argument, they decided to consult Nasreddin Hodja. They both told about their problem to the Hodja. Then, Nasreddin Hodja asked the man, who was expecting his nothing, to lift the right corner of the rug on the floor and see what is there. The man did as the Hodja said. "What do you see" asked the Hodja. "Nothing" said the man."OK,take it now," responded the Hodja. "it is your payment."

The cat's fate

During the Middle Ages, in Europe there was a belief that cats were related with evil, there was a secret devil in them and they had magic powers which they used for bad purposes. It was also believed that cats were helpers of witches. For this reason, people who kept a cat were suspected to be a witch or a magician. These people were often burned with their cats in their house. Cats were often exposed to torture and hunting.
Consequently, cats decreased in number and they became almost extinct. This paved the way for rat and mouse population to increase and to spread some infectious diseases. Deadly epidemics became widespread throughout the whole Europe. This led people to appreciate cats. Just towards the end of 17th century, cats got their former place as friends of people and hunter of mice.

Is Zaidi right for what he did ?

Probably you heard, an Iraqi journalist named Muntazer al Zaidi threw his shoes to George W. Bush. It hasn't been long since this event occured and it is one of the most popular topics on agenda these days.

George Bush had come to Iraq for a farewell visit so we may think that behaving in this way towards a guest is wrong. However they had come to Iraq not as a guest four years ago. They had their weapons, planes and vehicles for war and thousands of soldiers with them.
Americans occupied Iraq, killing lots of Iraqi people, harming their houses and personel properties meanwhile. They changed Iraq into a hell. From this viewpoint, it is possible to find Zaidi right for his action, because restricting one's independence is one of the worst things and Americans did this to Iraqis. He is supported by a lot of people all over the world and he is seen as a national hero in Iraq, because he reflected all Iraqis' feelings by his action.

What is important in a friend ?

Friendship is indispensable to human which is a social being. Social means, it can't live solitarily. People need other people in every period of their lives. Sometimes for help in tough moments, sometimes for sharing feelings, for feeling sad for something bad or feeling happy for something good together, they need somebody around.
Friends are important for shaping one's character. We gain lots of our characterical attributes through our friends. Many habits transmit to people from their friends. If somebody chooses bad people as friends, he also becomes bad; if he chooses good people as friends, he becomes good this time.
I think, for someone to be a real friend, he must be reliable, he must be sincere towards people around him. Because trust is crucial for people's relationships and nothing can be achieved, if there isn't trust between people. If I don't trust somebody, I can't be close to him, I can't be together with him or I can't tell my secrets to him.