The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul‚ the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616‚ during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques‚ it also comprises a tomb of the founder‚ a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque‚ the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become
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BLUE BRAIN 1. Introduction The name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Computer simulations in neuroscience hold the promise of dramatically enhancing the scientific method by providing a means to test hypotheses using predictive models of complex biological processes where experiments are not feasible. Of course‚ simulations are only as good as the quality of the data and the accuracy of the mathematical abstraction of the biological
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The Blue Jar The Blue Jar contains a variety of important elements in terms of prose fiction. With a unique plot structure‚ manner of symbolism‚ theme‚ and depiction of characters‚ Dinesen develops an interesting work of fiction that seeks to instill certain ideals in the reader. The point of view is that of an omniscient narrator. The Blue Jar’s plot follows the track of exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action in a unique manner with a “double plot” mechanism. Also‚ it isn’t solely
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The Blue Boy Summary: In Gary Stephen Ross’ excerpt‚ “The Blue Boy‚” he describes Vancouver through the eyes of the main character. The character recounts a story of his travels that he would take with his father and brother from Toronto to Vancouver. The character highlights the ongoing transformation of the city and describes how it has evolved over time. In the beginning of the excerpt‚ he describes what he saw Vancouver to be in the 60s: a small city with little to offer. Contrastingly
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In the poem "The Weary Blues”‚ Langston Hughes describes an evening of listening to a blues musician in Harlem. “The Wear Blues” By: Langston Hughes Droning a drowsy syncopated tune‚ Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon‚ I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other night By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . . To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano
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Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918)‚ also widely known as the Red Baron‚ was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. He is considered the top ace of that war‚ being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Richthofen was born into a Prussian aristocratic family on May 2nd 1892. He was a ‘Freiherr’‚ a title of nobility that translates as ‘Free Lord’ but is usually translated as ‘Baron’ – hence
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Executive Summary Blue Moons‚ Pty Ltd was a business specialising in the creation and production of sailing boats. Their traditional strategy was to offer clients with low cost products with reasonable short production time. However‚ due to incurring problems in relation to clients preferring products from competitors and the decline in profits and market share‚ Rob Inglis the owner of the business decided to implement a new strategy. The purpose of this report was to identify whether it is beneficial
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Blue Jeans: Born to last Hardeep Singh Gill COMM171-341 Catherine Boote June 28‚ 2013 The article “Blue jeans: Born to last” by Leslie C. Smith was published in Globe and Mail in 1992. Smith gives the brief details and the history of world popular blue jeans. The main idea of the essay is that how blue jeans came into life and what does it represent. In 1980’s‚ during the time of gold rush‚ French cotton called denim came into being which replaced canvas and people called
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Reservation Blues‚ a novel by Sherman Alexie‚ depicts the story of an unlikely group of Indians coming together to chase their dreams with the help of a magic guitar‚ Big Mom‚ and their Indian blood as they struggle with the realities of being Indian in a white world. The protagonist Thomas is the lead singer for their band‚ Coyote Springs‚ and a reservation outsider. Victor‚ Junior‚ Chess and Checkers are the other band members‚ each of them as unlikely to be in a band as Thomas. Reservation Blues sheds
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RED COLOUR There are many colours in our world. Think of how bland and unexciting it would be without colour. Colours light up our surroundings‚ and inspire us to be creative. Also‚ we can learn many things from the natural colours we see and what they symbolize. Red always represents action‚ vigour‚ passion‚ and anger‚ which are all very active feelings. Where do we see red? How about…stop signs? They catch drivers’ eyes‚ as they require an immediate response to stop. To ‘raise a red flag’ means
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