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EMEL KÜÇÜK (GÜMÜŞHANE TÜRK TELEKOM FEN LİSESİ)

                 MY CHILDHOOD AGAIN

    When I went out on the street after the quarantine, the sight I saw hurt my heart. I thought of my childhood. Children playing in the streets, old people who get angry when the ball is in front of the ball house where the children play, the little ones who dream and draw pictures with the hope of a happy future, the young people who are looking for books and teachers for their education, and even more. I would have liked to. I would like to be a child again and run in the rain, when I was sick, I would like to watch the rainbow that comes out after the rain while drinking the soup my mother made by the burning stove. I would like to be naughty again, run and play until I get tired. Studying at night when my only concern is the next day's exam; I would like to study at school again at that time. I would like to be a child again. However, when I was only 25 years old, my soul was tired enough to make me feel 60 years old. 

 I cant carry the weight of life on my shoulders, I wish I could be as carefree as my childhood. I wish I had a soul like those children. But now I realize my responsibilities and integrate with them. I need to get things right, taking care of my wife and children is my biggest mission. My life is finally telling me that I have to do something, and I motivate myself with the beauty of it.The quarantine has affected me and my family a lot, both in terms of social life and the economy. But now I will go to work for the first time in 2 years.

    As I showupworking, I feel a feeling of apprehensionblended in withfervor. It'sbeen a long time since I lastworked, and I don'tknowwhat's in store. I make a fullbreathandstride inside, preparedtoconfrontanythingchallengeslieahead.

    The initial not manydays at workareoverpowering, and I windupbattlingtostayaware of thehighspeed of thegig. Not set in stone tosucceed, and I propelmyselfharderthan at anyother time. Gradually, I begintogetthehang of things, andmycertaintydevelops as time passes.

    Beyond work, life goes on. My familyand I keep on exploringthehighpointsandlowpoints of daytodayexistence, yet we do as suchwith a newlydiscoveredfeeling of versatility. Werequireeveryday as it comes, andwetrackdowneuphoria in thelittleminutesthatmakedailyroutineworthexperiencing.

    Notwithstanding the difficulties that actually lie ahead, I feel a feeling of expectation for what's to come. I realize that I can never return to my young life, however I can make new recollections and encounters that will shape the individual I am today. As time passes, I develop further not set in stone to capitalize on the existence I've been given.

    But sometimes things don't go the way we want. One accident was enough to ruin my whole life. I lost my entire family in the accident. My eyes could no longer see. I regretted. I was very sorry that I did not die there that day. Only my survival was a great punishment. But in fact, I had already inflicted the greatest punishment on myself. My eyes could be reopened. There was the opportunity. But I saw it as unfair to my family. A great disrespect to them... I realized how easy my life used to be on my first job search. Nobody wanted to give a job to a blind person. Maybe they were right. What could a blind person do? maybe a desk job? It was very difficult. Facing the harsh reality was utter disappointment.

    Because I now have a family that I am responsible for and children I have to take care of. I have had a long time to think about these during the quarantine days. My own childhood and what I experienced at that moment were such opposite senses that for a moment I felt empty. Then life started again, nature came to life again and the hopes that had been exhausted in me grew again. Because life went on despite everything.

Even though I couldn't go back to my childhood, I could have given my own children a very good life. With all these thoughts, I hugged life again with four hands.

   SCHOOLS WRITING THE COMMON STORY:

    ELİF ALAN İNCE VE ŞENİZ ŞENCEBE ŞEKER (MİLAS SEBAHATTİN AKYÜZ FEN LİSESİ)

    EMEL KÜÇÜK (GÜMÜŞHANE TÜRK TELEKOM FEN LİSESİ)

    FÜSUN BAYKALA (BURSA HAVVA ASLANOBA MESLEKİ VE TEKNİK ANADOLU LİSESİ)

    MELTEM YAŞAR (ŞAHİN ŞEN KIZ ANADOLU İMAM HATİP LİSESİ FEN VE SOSYAL BİLİMLER PROJE OKULU)

    EWELINA KOWALSKA ( SZKOLA  PODSTAWOWANR 361 W  WARSzAWIE        Warszawa, Poland)

    HİKAYEYİ RESİMLEYEN OKUL: 

    EMEL KÜÇÜK (GÜMÜŞHANE TÜRK TELEKOM FEN LİSESİ)

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ÖMER YILMAZ , MESERRET ÖZGE ERKAL  (ZONGULDAK SAİME TOPTAN SOCIAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL)

The Earthquake

No one knew that night that they wouldn't be able to make it out the next morning intact. They brushed their teeth as they do every day, said good night to each other, and went to sleep. Who knew the next morning the kids wouldn't be able to go to school and the adults wouldn't be able to go to work? No one who went to bed peacefully that night could wake up peacefully. Everyone woke up with a big jolt. Many of the newly awakened stayed at home, while those who were awake rushed out. As the ground continued to shake, houses began to collapse. As unsound and damaged buildings collapsed one by one, people began to wake up. Then the shaking stopped abruptly. This great earthquake caused great destruction in 10 cities. Buildings collapsed. The roads weren't even visible from the rubble. Some of the roads were broken and collapsed. As the sun began to rise, the news of the earthquake spread to other provinces in the country. The tremors continued. Even if there was little violence, the place was constantly shaking. When the sun rose and people in other cities began to wake up, everyone was crushed by this news. No one expected to wake up with such bad news. 

    While the people struggled for life, the people living in another city did not know anything. 

Some of them sought help from the internet, while others died under buildings. Life was so interesting that 58 thousand people under the rubble unwittingly talked with their families for the last time a few

hours ago, and saw their loved ones for the last time. 

This great earthquake in the middle of winter affected everyone. Some froze to death and some died of starvation. 

    The sun had risen for them for the last time and For some people, the struggle for life begun Survivors are struggling to survive,they couldn't get over the shock of the event.They didn't have any hope.They felt hopeless because of the earthquake.A few days ago, while they were lying in their warm beds,Now,they were staying in tents in the snow. 

Instead of those who died in the earthquake; Citizens living in another city woke up to a frightening morning. 

    Those who came out from under the rubble were lucky but what about the childless families left behind? Or what would happen to those families who lost their children? Those families had lost an arm. They had lost their reason to cling to life overnight. This was unbelievable for them. What about those people who stood under the rubble for days? Even if they came out from under the rubble, they would struggle with many diseases because they were dehydrated. Provinces were officially wiped from the map. Families who came out of the rubble began to stay in tents. The people caught outside in the earthquake are Mom! Father! they cried. Those who survived the wreckage, but whose families remained inside, were devastated.Our famous, rich people had sent aid trucks. Clothes, food, drinks, blanket etc. but Hatay's roads were very bad. Because of their roads, help arrived late.