“Choose the nearest star; decide how long you’re willing to travel, how fast you will need to go to get there in that time, what you will have to take with you, and how many should be in the crew. Make it a one-way suicide mission if you wish. As a final step, calculate the…
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Communism is a political ideology which once nearly ruled most of the world.It is based on the idea that people must be equal everywhere and the state must be more fair. If capitalism is a social system where individual rights and individual wealth is the priority, then communism is its opposite. ‘’Communism believes in equality…
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It’s a brand new year and people all around the world are celebrating different things in different ways. Here are some things that are being celebrated… On the 25th of January people in Northern Ireland and Scotland will be celebrating Burns Night also known as Burns Supper. This tradition is the celebration of the life…
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In the Google headquarters in Zurich there is a new perspective on office life. Built in an old garage this 12 thousand metre square modern office contains a mere workforce of 800 people. This office is aimed to please , its comfortable workspace and soft seating plan offers the staff an easy stress free working…
DetailsA mythology is a body of myths and legends. It generally includes gods, goddesses, heroes and explains the nature of the world and how it was created. It often also tells the origins of the culture or country it is from by telling different types of stories about them. Greek mythology, in particular, has been…
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What do we understand when we say roofs? Big ugly ones which cover a building? Have you ever thought that you can do millions of things with roofs of your houses? One of those things is making your roof “green.” Green doesn’t mean that it is just colored green. It means that there are living…
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Nowadays, humans are changing the environment around them in a vital way as a result of increasing population and expectations of living standards. Mankind has been damaging his environment for a long time, although he did not realize until recently greater what problems it would cause. Air pollution is an especially important problem for our…
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The topic of the headscarf and the turban are still discussed in contemporary news, regardless of more important topics. This is due to the immense amount of pressure felt by both sides: those who choose to wear them, and those that don’t. The following are my personal observations. The wearers of the turban are much…
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Water in plastic containers are in general not healthy, and the use of some kinds of containers contain cancer risk. Those kinds of grade plastics [number 3, 6 and 7) should not be used in food products. You will often find that they are used indiscriminately in Turkey. The numbers are on the bottom of…
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There are a lot of high school students in Turkey who are on the threshold of choosing a job for our future. Some have chosen their future job, but some have not and are unstable. The key idea for deciding your job is: “Trust yourself, and make sense.” Do not worry about your future job…
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Allowing turban in universities has always been a vital topic for the Turkish politicians since the 1950’s. Especially with the Ak Parti becoming the majority party in the parliament, the turban became a fragile symbolism for conservative citizens. Recently, YÖK approved the turban in universities which caused a huge commotion among people who call themselves…
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Modern, urban parents in 2010 are damaging their children more than prehistoric man did, according to Professor Darcia Narvaez from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Professor Narvaez says that today’s mothers and fathers are too preoccupied with their careers, blackberry addictions, and TV programmes to give their children the nurturing they require. The situation…
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