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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,…

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects at least 27 million people in the world, and affects even more people in underdeveloped countries. As a psychotic disorder, its symptoms include a loss of reality, hallucinations, delusions, and thought disruptions. This disease has no cure, and persons can be diagnosed with schizophrenia as early as 16 years old. There are many traditional treatments for schizophrenia that help relieve the patients’ symptoms, such as the use of psychoactive drugs.…

Hito Steyerl - A case study of an up and coming Stakeholder in the Art Market. Hito Steyerl (b1966) Munich, is a filmmaker, philosopher, theorist and writer. Steyerl studied film at Tokyo’s Academy of Visual Arts and at the University of Television and Film in Munich. She also holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She is based in Berlin where she has been Professor for Experimental film and video, University of Arts Berlin since 2011. Some of her other…

For my entire life, my family and I have moved every 3 years. I was born in Minnesota, but I later moved to Virginia. After that, I moved to Seoul, Berlin, then Istanbul. Finally, I moved back to Virginia to finish my education. With each change, I changed, too. My thoughts, personality, the way I viewed the world, all were subject to change depending on where my home was. xxxxxxx But one thing never changed. Going to college was something I never questioned, because of what a letdown it would…

firm desire to find answers to research questions that are relevant to my interests and that I thought to be relevant to many people as well. I am an international and a multicultural student, coming from Istanbul, Turkey, who grew up in a Turkish culture. I went to a German High School in Istanbul and was exposed to both German and Turkish cultures at the same time. Since I moved to the United States for college, I am having different experiences every single day in an American culture. Being…

carrier airline of Turkey that is situated at the Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, and Istanbul. The airline flies over 280 airports in 110 countries in Asia, Europe, South America, North America, Africa, etc. It is the world's 4th largest carrier when measured by the number of destinations served. It also has codeshare agreements with about 40 other airlines. They operate their carrier at the Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) and Sabiha Gökçen…

 First Americans came from Asia about 30,000 years ago. These people became the American Indian population of North, Central and South America. American Indian groups were divided into tribes, and sub divided inti clans. They adopted a simple culture and no writing systems were created except for pictographs.  The exception was the Mayan Culture of South America. It flourished for about 900 years excelling in mathematics and astronomy. They developed a calendar and a sophisticated written…

parents sold their children to slave dealers to pay debts, but Mamluks and Ottomans slaves voluntarily sent their children into slavery with the hopes of better opportunities. During this time, many Ottoman Egyptian slave dealers would travel to Istanbul bringing young girls back to Cairo. Toledano expresses that Shemsigul’s parents sold her into slavery due to the poor living conditions that existed in the Circassian lower class in hopes that she would become a part of the Ottoman elite (83:1).…

A little less than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history,…

The literary works Medea, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Male Desire Female Disgust; The reading of Hustler, all include several reoccurring themes. One of these themes is social class. Social class is a division of a society based on social and economic status. Social classes have been common practice for centuries. Social class is in a nut shell the pecking order of society based on finance. In the United States today we often hear the levels of social order referred to as white or blue…