Subject: Home Appliances Industry in Turkey Turkey has risen to become one of Europe’s leading home appliances manufacturers. The white goods sector provides jobs for over two million and has a production capacity of more than 25 million units per year‚ which is the second largest capacity in Europe after Italy. (ISPAT‚ 2010) The home appliances sector in Turkey earned revenue of $8 Billion in 2008‚ and approximately 16 million units were produced of which approximately 12 million were exported
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Minoan Pottery Minoan Pottery took a great part in gaining information about the Minoan Civilization. Archaeologists were able to find dates of certain events or eras‚ types of Minoan culture‚ and the different stages of Minoan civilization was found. Minoan pottery comes in many different forms and sizes along with patterns and style. It has been discovered that Minoan pottery making started in the Neolithic times. (Neolithic meaning the "New" stone age. It was the time close to the Bronze Age)
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In the article‚ Organized Greek Games‚ William J. Baker describes the difference between Ancient Olympic Games and Modern Olympic Games‚ relationship between religion and Olympics‚ and Greek philosopher’s thought on the role of athletics. Athletic festivals were an essential part of Greek civilization for thousands of years. Moreover‚ the history of organized athletics can tell us the history of Greek. There were hundreds of athletic festivals which are the mixtures of athletic competition and religion
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Though the Capitol most actively runs the Games‚ it could be argued that the entire society grants its support by refusing to boycott or challenge the ubiquitous Games. Katniss does note that law requires citizens to follow the Games‚ but throughout the book are indications of the population’s wild support. When Katniss volunteers to take Prim’s place‚ her district shows its dissent against the Games by refusing to applaud‚ which suggests that refusal to honor the Games is an option‚ even if it might
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Myths are more comforting than reality Since the first known civilizations and cultures‚ up to the industrial revolution and sudden expansion of education‚ myths and legends have occupied an important place in human understanding of reality. With their help‚ people have explained not only everyday events that were difficult to conceive‚ but also the unusual and rare ones. They were the source of comfort at difficult times‚ restoring people’s faith in justice‚ stability and worth of ideals. Myths
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One of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient times is a water tunnel‚ 1‚036 meters (4‚000 feet) long‚ excavated through a mountain on the Greek island of Samos in the sixth century B.C. It was dug through solid limestone by two separate teams advancing in a straight line from both ends‚ using only picks‚ hammers‚ and chisels. This was a prodigious feat of manual labor. The intellectual feat of determining the direction of tunneling was equally impressive. How did they do this
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AMERICAN TRAVELER Volume 3 ‚ number 3 a publication of carl’s travel network summer 2011 SMOKERS MEET NEW RESTRICTIONS DURING TRAVEL Travelers should be aware of increased constraints on the ability to smoke in public places. About five years ago‚ smoking was prohibited on all domestic airline flights. TRAVEL TRIVIA: Q: what city is said to take its name from a Huron word meaning “meeting place of the waters?” A: Toronto Now‚ the Dallas-fort worth airport recently declared the
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The Allied powers were to a great extent responsible for the Ottoman Empire becoming the Turkish state in 1923 by sparking the conflict in Turkey. This is seen through the wartime agreements of the allies and their involvement in the War of Independence in Turkey. However‚ the nationalists within Turkey who were led by Mustafa Kemal and the involvement of Greek forces played a much greater role in the ongoing struggle to abolish the Ottoman Empire during the War of Independence. The ruler of the
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The Battle of Halicarnassus An important Persian city was Halicarnassus which was used as a supply base. Whose fortifications included a “45 foot wide moat‚ which was 22 feet deep and a six foot thick walls; and high masonry towers” (2004‚ p94) in which Memnon and his troops were defending. The city could easily be supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege
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You’re going to love Turkish oil wrestling‚ seriously (-- removed HTML --) In North America we would consider a sport where the goal is to get your hand down your opponent’s pants something on the fringe of society. In Turkey‚ it is known as its national sport! Turkish oil wrestling is more complicated than it sounds and every year 1‚000 of the top competitors gather to determine the “baspehlivan” or chief wrestler of Turkey. History (-- removed HTML --) Oil wrestling has its roots as far
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