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intellectual conservatism. But in spite of these difficulties the Empire remained a major expansionist power until the Battle of Vienna in 1683, which marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe. The discovery of new trade routes by Western European states allowed them to avoid the Ottoman trade monopoly. The Portuguese discovery of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 initiated a series of Ottoman-Portuguese naval wars in the Indian Ocean throughout the 16th century. The Somali Muslim Ajuran…

Mediterranean routes, which irregular migrants take after escaping violence and risk their life. The sea territories in the Mediterranean involves take place in the Aegean Sea (Greece), the Alboran Sea (Spain), the Balearic Sea (France) and the Ionian Sea (Malta and Italy).9 Political and economic issues arise with the influx of refugees which becomes a burden when the number of refugees rises above the quota afforded by a particular country.10 There are counterarguments how procedures should…

The Life and Times of Caravaggio Known as one the fathers of modern painting, Caravaggio was probably the most revolutionary artists of his time. He often went against the norm by depicting events of the past as if they were taking place in the present day and used models in a hitherto unheard of manner – pulling people from the streets and painting directly from life. He was famous for his use of light and shade in his paintings. It was said that he wouldn’t allow anyone to pose in daylight.…

Fireworks companies across the globe compete by creating 30-minute displays, with the winner taking home the Jupiter award. Here’s a taster by a Swizz company that took part in the competition last year. 8. Malta International Fireworks – Valletta, Malta The tiny European island of Malta is host to another stunning fireworks competition. Six firework groups around the world compete by putting up a show combining fireworks and music. You can read about the show a bit more right here. 9.…

There have been many prehistoric structures found by archeologists all over the world, one of them being the megalithic temples of Malta. Archeologists have dated the temples from 4000- 2500 BC, making it older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. The temples were made out of stone and consisted of an incomplete dome and horizontal arch and post and animal hide coverings. Most of the temples had a basic floor plan of a variable number of hemispheric chambers branching off from a narrow entrance…

Paul’s life had been in trouble before For many years he had been traveled across the roman empire Preaching Christianity. But his message to teach christianity rubbed some people the wrong way. Once an angry in Jerusalem had almost killed him in A.D 57. But the romans arrested him saving his life from the angry crowd. Then put him Caesarea for two long years. Now in A.D.59 his life was still in danger but this time from sea voyage not a mob, Paul got on a ship full of grain that was heading…

of Malta”, or that it the New York Fire Department adopted the Maltese cross? Would they know that the first firefighters came from the holy wars and that during the battle the Saracens would throw flaming torches to catch the knights on fire? After they caught fire, their brave brothers would attempt to save them from a fiery death by trying to put the flames out. Afterwards for their bravery they would be awarded a medal that resembles the Maltese cross of today. The knights were from Malta,…

As the issue of illegal migration has been tremendous academic interest and the major concern of many countries around the world recently, we can look up by different literatures. However, there are few studies about illegal migration and the impact in Timor-Leste by local authors, giving the fact that the sensitivity of data and lack of statistical data regarding the issue. Theories of migration The reasons why people decided to migrate, by looking on Todaro (1969) and Harris-Todaro (1970)…

Character, Choices, and Community Dr. Marie T. Hilliard, a retired Kernel in the army and a member of Malta, expresses concern over ethical advances. We, the people, are subjected to ethical questioning when put into certain circumstances. Dr. Hilliard stated three scenarios that are called in at Malta repeatedly. As a concern citizen, she expresses her thoughts and concerns of people who have to deal with ethical events. The first scenario is of an “ob-gyn- service, Jordan, a lesbian nurse…

because he had a weird name they always assumed that he is “tal pepe" like his mother, because of the mean kids said that his aunt used to know his mother. A constant part of this story is that the family of this young boy came from the North of Malta and they are currently living in the South that could be that his mother is from the North and his Father is from the South, since the story gives you the impression that they live in the south, it also shows some kind of jealous that these…