Interview with Industrial Designers

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Melisa Raptopulos

1) Which style of sitting would be more efficient or effective in education? “Chairs should not be that comfortable to fall asleep.” Eli: I think it depends on the lecture that is given. For example in the lectures where teachers are explaining things I think it should be regular class system because it helps people [...]

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April Fools

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Elif Sarper

April Fool 1 – Selin April Fool 2 – Çağıl April Fool 3 – Ata April Fool 4 – Ansel April Fool 5 – İpek April Fool 6 – Ayşesu April Fool 7 – Nazlı April Fool 8 – Tuana April Fool 9 – Ela April Fool 10 – Dilan

Backstage, March 2013, News Read more

Is Middle East Boiling Again?

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by mraptopulos

The Arab Spring has not held back the Middle-Eastern countries to act against the freedom of their own citizens. Before the revolutionary movements in August, Saudi Arabia decided to ban Blackberry services for internet and instant messaging because they were concerned that such communications are encrypted and cannot be monitored. After their shocking decision, The [...]

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Interview with Feyyaz Berker

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Elif Sarper

If you were in your senior year of high school, what would you have liked to study in university? My thoughts have changed over time, parallel to how the world has changed over time. What will the next couple of years bring us, what will they take away from us? There are both good things [...]

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Reconsider Youtube

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Umut Sen

Most of the people, especially who are not very into new technological improvements, think that the internet is a violent place and kids should be kept away from it. Recent studies show this is just not correct. In this particular case, I will be discussing YouTube, one of the largest and well known website that [...]

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The Power Of Love

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by Ela Golhan

LOVE IN “1984” & “PORPHYRIA’S LOVER” Ela Golhan In both George Orwell’s novel,”1984″ and Robert Browning’s poem, “Porphyria’s Lover”, love is used strongly as a theme. 1984 is about two people rebelling against their government by being together and the former is about a psychopath with a very specific understanding of love, which ends up [...]

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Is It So Hard?

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by denizaysay

I am proud of people who can change the world without being intimidated. Sonia Faleiro lived for 24 years in New Delhi, a city where sexual harassment is as regular as mealtime. As a teenager she tried to protect herself because she had ambivalent feelings towards the people there. She wanted to stay away from [...]

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Romeo Will Never Die

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by leyla firatli

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a great Shakespearean tragedy that reflects the love and faith of the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. The play is set on Verona, during the Elizabethan period. Rome and Juliet has been transformed in many modern versions due to the fact that it has some elements that are [...]

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The Forgetful Sinner

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by apaksoy

His feet ached from walking on the stone road. He glanced at his baggy shoes that had gotten worn out over time as his hand reached for the rusty old doorknob. There was a trail of a crimson red fluid on his pale white hands, a fluid which he had not yet been able to [...]

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Mental Floss

Apr 24, 2013 by Fuat Guvenc Kutlusoy

- Next field trip of Aci High is going to be exclusive: 9,10 and 11th grade students are going to the equator. “This trip is extremely important for understanding tropical climates and the plantation of the area. All students must be very careful during this trip as there are many dangerous animals in the area. [...]

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Dilemma Caused By Historical Movies

Apr 24, 2013 by girmak

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest for movies, about history. When we look at this years’ Academy Award nominations we see movies such as: Lincoln, Django Unchained, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables. All these movies have different perspectives on events that happened in the past, and reflect the facts  from [...]

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Thousand Years

Apr 24, 2013 by Ela Golhan

THOUSAND YEARS (Verse 1) Montagues are atelic seeing them around all the time Makes me want to acwell Why they even try to fight us in the first place To trow That they could just beg to become One of us They decide to make a fool of themselves But then thou came (Chorus) I [...]

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Supreme Court Updates the Definition of Hate Speech in First Ruling of Internet Age

Apr 24, 2013 by cbcedetas

The right of hate speech in public in Canada gives the opportunity of a person to perform a protest against the thing he or she hates the most. At 1991, Supreme Court of Canada had an election on hate speech in public. This election ended by letting the people to have a more robust defense [...]

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Psy is the new ‘Gentleman’ of YouTube

Apr 24, 2013 by Debi Cakar

Gangnam Style was the most viewed and liked video in the history of Youtube. There were been 1.5 billion views, which made a life time break for Psy. He not only made a lot of Money but also gained social status. Now he finally came out with his new single called “Gentleman” which was aired [...]

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Interview with Yalçın Sadak

Apr 24, 2013 by admin

1) The word “communism” is redolent of Soviet Union and a lot of people view the collapse of USSR as equivalent to the collapse of communism. Do you agree with this idea? Do you believe that the Soviet rule was a form of government that reflected the concept of communism? (Melis Birgen) “Marx is a [...]

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Flying Cars

Apr 24, 2013 by defnekeskin

A company named Terrafugia is getting close to putting a flying car into production. It will be more like an airplane that rolls more than a car that flies. However you will be able to fly it between airports and drive it on streets. It will have electro-mechanical folding wings, an airframe parachute, disc brakes [...]

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Two Tears – Are Migrating People Happy ?

Apr 24, 2013 by Suay Ozgur

My story begins with a tear and ends with another. First tear is shed by a father who wanted to have a proper life, to go back to his country where he wasn’t born to but he belonged to. He had 4 kids and he continually told them stories, stories which kept his secret dreams [...]

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The Fight for Women’s Rights

Apr 24, 2013 by Melis Birgen

As the media is getting full of news about rape and violence against women, people start to take action and show their disapproval through protests. Many people from all over the world march, dance and shout slogans in order to show their support to those who are getting hurt and to force government to take [...]

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Learn Spanish with Music @ Açı

Apr 24, 2013 by Elif Sarper
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