Sociolinguistics

 I mostly come across with the positive faces of the people in my life which may be a consequence of our national features -because Turkish people have a sincere culture- or maybe I am also that kinda person, too and I attract the people similar to me. For example, we have met with my best friend at secondary school and she is still my closest friend. She never accepts if I don't meet her whether if I have important jobs to do or not. I have to meet her and if I don't, she says "You don't want to be with me". I can never reject her. She always wants to be accepted. Ninety percent of the people I have met mostly use their positive faces. This includes even our grocer. This may be the opposite for the English people because they tend to be much more free and respected. So, I think culture affects the face we choose to use in most of the time. 

 This week we have learned how to write a research paper. Since I have written research papers before in my other lessons such as critical reading and study skills, I feel less anxious this time. Experience reduces anxiety, you know. However, I am still nervous because this lesson is a little bit complex. It is a combination of sociology and linguistics but I still like it. I am having difficulty choosing my topic because there are enourmous amount of studies that can be conducted in this field but I will figure it out. Generally writing a research paper is tough and it requires lots of mental work. I think this will be beneficial and improve me very much.