Estonians

And yet the article for Manchester Evening News, written with the purpose to inform, doesn’t do much to inform us what it’s like to be homeless. Granted the Estonian man has broken English but we are only provided with “It’s not good.” We are given an essence of what it’s like, but only from an outsiders perspective. In contrast, the it is made very clear of what the homeless man in Dickens’ piece thinks of his…

best known for the fact that it was mainly fought on a lake that was frozen solid. The battle gained this title from the unusual battleground that was used, but it can also be referred to as the Battle of Lake Peipus. The fight between Russians and Estonians took place at the two countries central border of Lake Peipus on April 5, 1242, and ended that same day. The geographical factors found in this battle make it one of the most impressive in history. The Battle on the Ice was fought for…

The Crusades were a series of historical events that were holy wars and pilgrimages fought against the Seljuk Turks and the Fatimid Caliphate. Both of these Caliphates were of different sects of Islam which meant they would not assist each other in case of an invading force.Although the Crusades were not successful militaristically, they were successful in other ways. In 1095 at the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to reclaim the holy city of Jerusalem, which at the time…

The nation of Tuvalu is proud to be part of the United Nations General Assembly seeking to “examine potential threats to territorial sovereignty and security as a result of Cyber Terrorism, produce effective legislation on the production, stockpiling, and use of biological and chemical weaponry, and discuss the militarization and weaponization of space” (Mahmoudi 2). These issues are important to Tuvalu because we understand that one country affected by any of these actions will cause a global…

These days tourism is a standout amongst the other created industries in the world. People travel every day and do not even think about the consequences of the changes that they bring into destinations. Tourist’s arrivals significantly affect many factors of tourism destination, such as economic, environmental and socio-cultural. According to Godfrey and Clarke (2000), tourism can bring many economic and social benefits into destination, such as job creation and money income. In addition to…

The performance I attended was at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University. This concert was a preview of BCE’s performance this upcoming Thursday at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Conference. The works of Ratniece and Hearne will be performed at the conference. The program we started with was Horo Horo Hata Hata by Santa Ratniece, followed by a few other pieces. This was my first time at the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, it was a very interesting…

Vinton G. Cerf’s article, “Internet Access is Not a Human Right”, discusses about the issue raised from the relationship between internet access and the human right. Cerf argues against the idea that recognizes internet access as a human right. A brief analysis of the purpose, audience, arrangement and content of the article can help us to see how Cerf makes a convincing conclusion based on the argument discussion. The decisive title of the article, “Internet Access is Not a Human…

February 14 is called “Ystavan Paiva” in Finnish and “Sobrapaev” in Estonian. Both words literally translate to Friend’s Day. People exchange gifts and cards amongst friends, with the greeting “Happy Friends Day.” 7. Let Animals Decide Your Fate Some people who are uber superstitious believe that certain animals spotted…

Good usage of data As an Internet-based company, Uber has obtained tons of data each week from its 1M requests made by its users. The way how company analyzes and uses this data could be crucial to determine its strategic positioning. In terms of Uber, it well leverages the retrieved data by creating a big data platform combined with mobile apps (Brookes). As stated in an article “Start-up lessons from Uber,” big data provides the app with the ability to obtain and analyze users’ information to…

• Sing a greeting song. This is epic! You can enter the room and sing a song to wake the person up! Whether you hit the tone or not, the important thing is your thought of having a nice wake up surprise and good morning greeting for the person. You can even make your own song and play with the lyrics by using the words that are really inside your heart. • Joint exercise. If you are one of those health buff persons, the best way to say good morning to a certain person is probably to have an…