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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The first dimension found by Hofstede’s analysis of POWER DISTANCE involves human inequality in areas such as prestige and power. Istanbul University has a high power distance. In the structure of universities organization held some in higher status than others‚ which gives them the ability to influence and determine the behaviors of others such as students‚ clerks and academics. Higher status have some privileges and symbols like ’prof’. As we can see the units are separated such as classrooms
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Donatello’s equestrian statue of Erasmo better known as the Gattamelata was built in 1453‚ during the middle of the Italian Renaissance. This statue stands 11 feet tall and was the first example of such a monument since ancient times. There were other statues of such scale in the 14th century but none that had been created in bronze and all were placed over tombs rather than erected to be a standalone piece. Donatello portrays Gattamelata sitting atop his horse staring off in the distance‚ his face
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The Ottoman Empire lived longer than many states in the past because its lifetime was about six hundred. So‚ how did the Ottoman Empire survive so long? In my opinion‚ it was because of the diversity and religious tolerance in the Empire‚ a good administration‚ and military talents and techniques‚ so I can pick some of them to show them as the major historical legacies of the Ottoman Empire‚ such as the diversity and religious tolerance‚ and military talents and techniques. In addition to this‚ I
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What is the Armenian Genocide? The Armenian Genocide is as mass genocide that killed 1.5 million Armenians‚ assyrians‚ and greeks. The ottomans carried out this act of hatred toward these group of people. The start date was April 24‚ 1915 to 1917 but the month when is ended is unknown. Many of the Armenians‚ assyrians‚ and greeks question why there group of individuals were killed. The attacks that the ottomans carried out were mass deportation of the groups but mostly mass murder. The Armenian Genocide
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The two primary readings that I decided to analyse are Catherine of Siena: Letter 74 To Pope Gregory XI‚ in Avignon and Jean Froissart: On The Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453). As a woman‚ Catherine was an influential person religiously‚ which was not common during this period. Catherine of Siena‚ a servant to the poor and sick and a spiritualist‚[1] encouraged Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome because she believed the Papacy did not belong in Avignon‚ but belonged in Rome [2]. She convinced the Pope
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Relatability in Popular Television There are many factors that contribute to a television show being considered “amazing”. While the action scenes and attractiveness of the actors help to make the show more interesting‚ the relatability and quality of the actors themselves are what really makes a program stand out from the rest. The 10th episode of the 11th season of Supernatural‚ “The Devil in the Details” possess all the qualities that any great episode would‚ such as relatability and outstanding
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which persuade or influence behaviour of viewer. Sexuality has been constantly being exploited in advertising‚ but somehow the exploitation depends on how people derive the meaning in an ad and decide whether it subverts or reinforces the culture. Crowley (1993) argues that women are often being exploited as sex object. She summarized the representation of women in advertising and the media that‚ “For more than a decade‚ research has found that the portrayal of women in the media and in advertising
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3 Rome Total War vs Actual Rome The Roman Empire era lasted from 32 BC to about 29 of May 1453 with the fall of 1453. It was a great nation with great advancements in technology‚ medicine‚ and science. On of Rome’s great attributes was the way they battled. The game total war gives you the experience of taking command of a roman army‚ lets you conquer and control cities but how good does it really portray the war‚ the roman army and its settings. Here we will compare historical events‚ roman army
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tenets‚ core principles of scientific management neglected under Fordism were implemented through the search of flexibility‚ applying rationalist ideas like standardization and efficiency (Crowley et al‚ 2010: 423). Thus‚ this movement is “perhaps more aptly termed Neo-Taylorist than Post-Fordist management” (Crowley et al‚ 2010: 422)‚ which shows Taylorism still influences it a lot. Secondly‚ every “standard operating procedure” has its basis in Scientific Management (Kanigel‚ 1996: 45). Many employees
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