About 6 months ago I had the chance to visit The Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul‚ Turkey. And I was fascinated by the design of the place and the history that it carried. When we were asked to use a topic to write about‚ the only thing that came to my mind was the palace. When I first did some research about the topic I didn’t find much to write about and I found it difficult to link it to our course concepts but after getting some help from my classmates I was able to get a better picture of what
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Pittsburgh – the most livable city! Towns and cities have a long history. In the ancient world cities were developed in a number of regions and for a variety of reasons and motivation from religious to political views. The first true cities are sometimes considered to be large settlements where the inhabitants were no longer simply farmers of the surrounding area‚ but began to take on specialized occupations‚ and where trade‚ food storage and power was centralized (Gracias‚ par.1). An ancient
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thinking less of yourself‚ it’s thinking of yourself less. Humility is the quality of being modest‚ respectful‚ and lacking pretence‚ but is often misunderstood as being meek. A while ago‚ somebody mentioned to me that "windowsill" was voted the most beautiful word in the English language. What many people don’t realise is that words have enormous power. They can make us erupt into laughter or bring tears to our eyes. They can influence‚ inspire‚ manipulate and shock. They can build and destroy. Some
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The most beautiful gift in my life. If you ask me that what the previous gift in my life? I can give you exact definition of it‚ it is my family. We live in it and feel very warm. There are three persons in my family‚ my father‚ mother and I. We live together very happily and there are many interesting stories about my family. My father is a hard-working man whose efforts to provide his family a good living. He works as a doctor. He always tries his best to help every patient and make them comfortable
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MUSEUM REPORT ‘İSTANBUL MUSEUM of modern art’ ISTANBUL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART History of the Museum In 1987‚ the project of Istanbul Modern arose at the first International Contemporary Art Exhibition‚ namely the International Istanbul Biennial. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı‚ founder of Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts‚ impressed by the dynamism of the exhibition and proceeded to establish a modern art museum which is permanent. The Feshane‚ textile manufacturing factory
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to needs of the expanding villages and more sophisticated demands for new comers. RE-URBANISATION MEDC Notting Hill (London W11) During Victorian times Notting hill was a tough working class area. 1950s area synonymous with slum landlords and inner city deprivation. 1958 scenes of riots between African Caribbean and local Teddy boys. Past 30 years Notting hill now synonymous with gentrification with rocketing house prices. Period houses on Kensington Park road typically retail
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Christopher Anaya Oct‚ 15 2014 URBS 350 Citys Of The Third World Dr. Woldeamanuel Prior to watching this film‚ African Cities like Lagos seemed to be out of control with no structure what so ever‚ but in actuality they are not. The movie welcome to Lagos has open my eyes to the culture‚ economy and love for the city. A common misconceptions that is associated with Lagos is that it is filthy and surrounded by trash. Lagos has shatty towns built in illegal areas such as beaches‚ but the shatty
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I would have to say the most beautiful place ive been to is Croatia‚ Located in Europe. My parents and I went to Croatia for a Sailing Holiday. After a long tiring flight of 16 hours and waiting at Doha Internasional Airport for at least 8hours‚ we arrived at Zagreb‚ the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Spoiled by a coastline that lies only three hours away‚ Zagreb’s residents have a lively appreciation of the outdoors. Even in winter‚ the long‚ refreshing stretch of park that bisects
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Carla Robles Ten Most Beautiful Experiements What were those ten beautiful experiments? Science 110A Lundin December 02‚ 2010 What were those ten beautiful experiments? Science in all of its forms and varieties has surpassed many events that have changed its path and the way many individuals view the art. The experiments behind the many concepts of science seem all together complicated and uninteresting when viewed with the naked eye. But‚ when the cloth is pulled away from the shun reality
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III – Which are the largest city economies in the world and how might this change by 2025? This article updates an article published in our March 2007 UK Economic Outlook1 giving estimates for 2005 and projections to 2020 of the size of the largest 100 city economies in the world. The updated analysis and illustrative projections of GDP for different cities show how the GDP rankings of cities might change by 2025 taking into account the impact of the current economic downturn and the
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