"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should have made World History

"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should                have made World History

  

 

 Have you ever heard of an entire country that went up against tanks, and armed soldiers shooting to kill? Have you ever heard of a 15 year old boy, running outside in the middle of the night, in the name of Freedom and Democracy? A 70 year old man on friggin' crutches hobbing away, shouting, To Freedom or Death?

  Seems like some 300 type crap, dunnit? Well, it happened, 2 years ago, on the Night of 15th July, 2016. (I'd been in Turkey for less than 2 months).

  An attempted coup was taking place, soldiers were taking over TV stations, and bridges, before President Erdogan called and told the nation to come out into the streets, and stand up to the coup, and it's engineers. 

  And come out they did, in droves, in crowds, challenging the soldiers, unafraid to die, because they believed in something higher than themselves, they believed in Freedom, and Justice, and nothing would stop them. And when I say nothing, believe me, I mean, nothing..

  Not tanks, not armed, ready to kill soldiers, not helicopters, all ready to fire on civilians. And they did. In that night, over 100 people died, men, women, and youngsters, the youngest being only 15 years old.

  In the History of the World, nothing like this as ever happened, where civilians went up against soldiers, the military, earning my complete respect and loyalty. Of course, it was extremely underplayed by mainstream Western media, as is usual with the news. 

  But this act, by the people, for the people, and from the people, should never, ever be forgotten, and I hope that there will always be noble people who believe in something bigger than their own peverted self, and will never let this be forgotten.

  Have a beautiful day, and a beautiful life..Goodbye.

My Take on Gun Laws

                           My Take on Gun Laws

  
  Gun laws...holy God, a controversial topic to discuss, but I'll do my best not to tread on sore toes.
  First of all, let me make totally clear that I don't support everyone buying tons of guns, no matter who they are. But the truth is, the criminals are gonna get their weapons of mass destruction anyway, whatever law gets passed.
  But ok, you know what, let's play along for a minute; let's pretend we ban all guns. SO people start stabbing each other with knives, so ok, we ban all knives. SO, the bad guys start getting guns and knives on the Dark Web, so we begin to regulate what ISPs can be displayed, but then, guess what? 
  People start throwing acid at each other, and so we make a petition with over 500,00 signatures to ban owning bleach without a license, RATHER than fixing the problems in our sick society  that lead people to want to stab, shoot, and throw acid at each other.
  I think it's a kind of whitewash, like Global Warming to distract the general population from the real problems that plague us.
  And let me just make clear that just because I don't fully support Global Warming, doesn't mean I don't care about our environment, or nature. It just means there are other, more important problems around, such as that half the earth's population, more than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. 22,000 children die each day, just from poverty, says UNICEF, while the richest 1% owns HALF of the world's wealth. 
  Almost $3 trillion have been spent on the war in Iraq, enough to end to end World Hunger for 30 years!
  I'm sorry, I kinda got sidetracked there, I just get kinda heated sometimes. Anyway, if you want to know more about why Global Warming is overrated, go ahead and read the author of Jurassic Park Michael Crichtons excellent "State of Fear". 
 https://www.amazon.co.uk/State-Fear-Michael-Crichton/dp/0007181590/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529676608&sr=1-1&keywords=state+of+fear

  Anyway, gun laws. Let me just conclude in saying that I'd be a lot happier if the goverments would just fix numerous problems that could actually make a difference, such as that, in America, there is approximately one divorce every 36 seconds, which is nearly 2,400 divorces each day, or that every 40 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide, adding up to 3,000 each day. We don't need to change the world all alone; we just need to change ourselves, the rest will come naturally. 
  Please share, and give me your views on the topics mentioned here. I love you all..

   

  

Funniest Memes and Texts of the Week 1

               Funniest Memes and Texts of the Week 1

What's up everyone, I decided to make a new series, showing the 20 funniest memes of the week, and I tried to make them have as little swearing as possible, with no sexual content. Enjoy, and Share!!

                 

Bioshock Infinite Parent Guide

                Bioshock Infinite Parent Guide   

                              

18+ Extremely violent, gritty game, low on sex, swearing

Positive Messages: 2/10

Very complex, and mature messages and themes concerning race, religion, consumerism, and philosophies such as American Exeptionalism, which states that the US has a special responsibility to spread democracy and "Freedom" in the world. 

  

Positive Role Models: 2/10

This is a tough one..there aren't really any positive, shining characters in this gritty universe, but all have their motives. Booker, although he's got a flawed and extremely complicated past, but tries to somehow stay on the right side of the path. Elizabeth, seems like a good and kind person, but has her dark, and even slightly disturbing moments. 

Profanity: 3/10

Surprisingly low for today's games: Sh*t can be heard a few times during play, and a few racial slurs and references, such as Injun, chink, etc.

Sex and Nudity: 2/10

Dialogue contains mild sexual talk, including references to fornication, and the clap.

Some low-cut dresses, cleavage.

Drinking, Smoking, Drugs: 7/10

Players can make their character smoke, and drink beer, wine etc, to gain or lose health, although there isn't any animation or real benefit. Children can be seen smoking, and there are fictional cigarette ads aimed at children.

Violence, Gore" 10/10

  Yeah, if this game were a movie, it would be rated R for Violence and disturbing Images throughout. Blood sprays when shooting enemies with a large arsenal of weapons, also giving the ability to shoot the heads off, with a sniper rifle for example.

  Players use vigors to burn, and electrocute people, can send crows at them, and use numerous other more fantastical abilities on enemies. However, the animations when first acquiring the vigors are the most disturbing; Booker's hands burn away to bone, etc.

  However, the most brutal gameplay violence are unquestionably the the Sky-Hook melee kills, with blood splattering and spraying as you smack and rip the metal hook into their face, neck, chest, or stomach, breaking their necks, ripping them open, or decapitating them.

  There are also quite a few disturbing cinematic sequences; At the beginning of the game, we see a man tied to a chair with a bloody bag over his head, and pooling at his feet, a chisel and hammer lie nearby.

  Booker attacks a police officer with the Sky-Hook, driving it into his face, blood spraying over the body, other characters, the ground and the screen. As the corpse falls, we see the gory indent on what's remaining of his face.

  We see a chinese prisoner tied to a board, before being attacked by a murder of crows, pecking at his face and body, leaving him dead and drenched in blood.

Frightening, Intense: 7/10

See Violence, Gore for details.

Strong horror elements are present later in the game, the violence can be seriously upsetting, and is guaranteed to disturb anyone who's playing it. There are a few more sequences, but they contains spoilers; you get the general idea. 

Mature audiences Only!!

Bioshock Infinite Game Review

         Bioshock Infinite Game Review

Info:

Released in 2013, developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K games, and starring Troy Baker, and Courtnee Draper. 

Review: Superb, but extremely violent and thoughtful shooter tackles complex ideas

  Sadly, there are seriously few video games worth playing, for their story, or thought-provoking themes and characters, and aren't so steeped in unneccesary gore and sexual content that you're completely desentisized, and consequently I don't really play many.

  But every now and then, there is a video game which can be considered a masterpiece, and has both a thought-provoking and deep story, and superb gameplay, graphics etc. Such is Bioshock Infinite, a masterpiece by every standard.

  When I finished it, I just sat there with mouth open, staring alternatively at the screen and at my brother, saying: What the heck did I just experience?"

  First, let me just start with the one thing that video games rarely had, or still have..incredible voice acting, by everyone, especially Troy Baker. Now to the story:
  
  "Bring us the girl, and wipe away the debt," are the instructions that bring Booker DeWitt to Columbia, a floating, huge city, where he needs to "kidnap" a girl, who has been locked up in a tower all her life. 
  But things quickly spin out of control, as they learn to work together and fight to survive as they begin to uncover the dark secrets of Columbia and its founding fathers.
  This game is masterfully written, with amazing atmosphere and depth that just makes it feel so realistic, coupled with beautiful aesthetics in perfect harmony.
  It also does a incredible job at foreshadowing the future, so at the end, when all the strings and ideas, and plot points come together, you're just stunned, and instantly want to play it again, when it all makes more sense.
  But, be warned..this game's "end" is reminiscent of something like Memento or The Prestige or Shutter Island, or whatever, your mind feeling like it got cooked.
  The gameplay is also amazingly smooth and enjoyable, with Fallout-like, sci-fi, but still nostalgic weapons, and of course the Vigors, which are basically the Plasmids from the original Bioshock. 
  My rating is totally 10/10. A masterpiece of gaming, in every single aspect.
  I will be posting a Parent Guide to this game, pretty soon, so stay tuned.
  Love you all, please give me your feedback, and have a fantastic day and life.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale Movie Review

     Hachi: A Dog's Tale Movie Review

                            

Info:

Released in 2009, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen.

Imdb Rating: 8.1 from 205,419 votes. Imdb Top 250: 210.

Review: Extremely emotional, sad, uplifting tale of true loyalty

  I saw a few scenes of this movie years ago, at my grandparents' house, and I knew right off the bat, that this movie would be tough to watch. But, I finally watched it, yesterday in fact, and..I mean, have you ever watched a movie with your family, like, I guess Braveheart, or Green Mile or something, and at the end, everyone around you was crying. It's pretty crazy, and I don't care how tough you think you are, if you don't cry when you watch, William Wallace shouting Freedom, as he sees his dead wife coming back, as John Coffey is whispering "I'm in Heaven, I'm in Heaven", then I'm sorry, but you're not a real human being. 
  And I have to say, Hachi raised the same feelings in me those other movies did, when faced with such extreme love and loyalty that literally goes beyond death and the grave, and that, in the end, no matter how sad, is still uplifting, in a beautiful way, knowing such feelings were created in us, and animals, and no matter how deep we fall, how deep the dark we sometimes venture into, there will always be light, which will shine brighter the darker it gets, which I think is an encouraging thought.
  Yeah, I know, extremely flowery and all that, but sometimes, you just need that. And  just because something is cliche, doesn't make it any less true, or powerful.
  Yes, I'm pretty sure this movie everyone will make anyone cry, and although this movie's age rating is G I'd still consider showing this to anyone too young as it is emotionally exhausting, and so I conclude, giving this movie a 10/10 on story, but overall an 8.5/10.  If you've seen Hachi, please tell me what you thought, and maybe you can raise some points I didn't think of.

I'm Back, People..

                                               I'm Back

Hey guys, sorry I was gone for so long, I just moved to Turkey, and had tons of stuff to do, etc. Suffice it to say, that I'm finally back again, and intent on broadening and extending my blog to other topics such as movies, and some video games etc.. Of course, I'll still do the book reviews and parent guides, I just want to broaden out. Love you all, have an amazing day, extending to life, and I'll write again very soon. And PLEASE, please comment and give me Feedback, so I know how and where I can improve..And I'm so sorry, but I had to change my URL to  http://ammarathaneum.blogspot.com/

The Green Mile Movie Review

  The Green Mile Movie Review

Info:

Released 1999, directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan. 

Imdb Rating: 8.5 from 935,962 votes. Imdb Top 250: 31

Review:Heartbreaking,mature tale with amazing performances

  One of my favourite movies of all time, and one of the few movies that really, really made me cry..The Green Mile.If you're old enough to handle this movie, as it's got some strong language, and some sexual references and implications, some truly disturbing scenes, and somber, extremely emotional material, go watch it. Seriously.

  Amazing performances, beautiful music, a superbly written story that never, ever feels bloated, or boring, even though most of the story is on one corridor, the "Green Mile".

  I think everyone already knows or can guess the ending, but I'll still try to stay away from major spoilers.

  Hanks plays a guard on Death Row, whose entire life is turned upside down by the arrival of the huge, but surprisingly gentle, and innocent-seeming John Coffey, whose charged with the rape and murder or two young girls, but seems to have a strange gift, which affects everyone around him.

  The themes in this movie are at times gut-wrenching, at time funny, at times uplifting, dealing with religion, God, justice, miracles, all interwoven in an almost fairy-tale like setting, all joining together at the heart-breaking final.

 My rating? For sure: 10/10.