Croatia

A Woman Called Croatian Doctor Dolittle Doctor Dolittle of Croatia is a nickname we all love to call her, but that nickname makes her angry, too. Doctor Ingeborg Bata is a veterinarian at Zagreb Zoo. A woman who once had a leopard for a pet, an elephant for her best friend and cared for babies like little lions and little seals. In her life, there are no free days and no vacations. Her life is dedicated to those who need her most, to all kinds of animals. Treating animals with the same…

Ethnic Nationalism Source of Communities of Fear Nationalism, according to the most widely accepted definitions of, is the doctrine that the state and the nation should be congruent. However, there is much more to add to the definition of nationalism today in connection to the ethnic and civil society. The definition of nationalism depends on its context. The typology of nationalism defines its strength and/or weakness to its relationship among the community in which it’s defined. While civil…

Thomas Edison and Nickola Tesla were both amazing inventors of the late 19th century/early 20th century. In 1884, Tesla, who was born in Croatia, moved to the United States to work for Edison. While both were great inventors, the two were very different people. Tesla was not a good business man. He invented for the love of innovation. While Edison, in contrast, was an inventor for the business of it. Edison did not just invent a product, he invented a full systems. Each item in his system was…

Now that we are all pinching pennies, a lot of people are traveling together with coworkers, friends or family, or perhaps with a tour group. There are times when I enjoy charting the waters on my own and times when I welcome the kindred spirits of fellow travelers on my journeys. If you are new to this type of traveling or if you would just like to make your trips better, there are certain behaviors and attitudes that are different when traveling with a group of two or more people. Here are…

After the bubonic plague main Islamic dynasties were The Ottoman Empire, The Safavid Empire, and The Mughal Empire. Each empire share the core Islamic beliefs but they differ in their unique political features. The Ottomans adopted Sunni view of Islam, while inclusive the traditional ways of Byzantine Empire and trying new ways of integrating diverse people. The Safavids are the supporters of Shiite vision of Islam and Mughals ruled over the wealth but severed realm that is today’s India,…

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My Influential Person, My grandma Mary Someone in my life that influences me is my grandma Mary, she is my mom's mom, she’s in her early sixties. She makes the best meals ever, whenever my mom works, and she does not work she picks me and my brother up and brings us to her house and makes us the best dinner’s. SHE cares about my family and my cousins. She is always there for me and my family. SHe is very gentle , quiet, and she cares about everyone. She loves to bake and sew. SHe’s always…

The History of Future is my new project which its sole purpose is to bring you knowledge about the great things that we take for granted in our day by day life, present great geniuses which may or may not be known by the vast majority of people, weird and interesting things that had been done in the past and influenced the future and many other things. In the first article I will present you a great man, a man that invented the 20 century. The first person I will present you and probably the…

New immigrants and old--what people said The old immigrants. . . The new immigrants. . . came from northern or western Europe came from southern or eastern Europe were Protestant were not Protestant--were Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish were literate and skilled were illiterate and unskilled came over as families came over as birds of passage were quick to assimilate were clannish and reluctant to assimilate were experienced in the ways of democracy were radicals or autocrats had some money in their…

Between the years of 1992 and 1995, Serbia and Croatia invaded Bosnia in hopes to take over, and split all Bosnian territory. This occurred after the European committee declared Bosnia an independent state. Religious tensions were also a contributing factor in the war being started. This was the worst act of genocide since the Holocaust. In April of 1992, The European community recognized Bosnia as it’s own country. This upset the Serbs because they opposed the creation of a Bosnian state…