The Lighter Side of History
The title of this column implies that history has a heavier side as well – the side that we mostly confront in elementary through high school. History is a fascinating subject. It contains most
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“The Sword of Doom”
Opens in a mountain pass. A dark stranger comes upon an old man, praying for death at a weathered shrine. His granddaughter is in the hills, listening for water. The stranger grants the old
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The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/IV) Name: Mahammad Mehtiyev Department: Economics/IV Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? People are warm and welcoming; also I like the food 🙂 Are there any
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Alzheimer’s: The Quest to Save a Neuron (Part I)
Alzheimer’s: The Quest to Save a Neuron (Part I) Alzheimer’s is a disease in which neurons, the cells in our brains, are destroyed. This happens, as neuroscientist and writer Lisa Genova has put it,
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Goodbye to All That: Songs That Remind Me of Bilkent
This is probably one of the most difficult pieces that I’ll ever write, as it’s an attempt to capture a span of 19 years as genuinely as I can. I am (hopefully) graduating this
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The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/II) Name: Aziza Javadova Department: IAED/III Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? I really like the fact that people who don’t even know each other
Read More »On Defining Moments
“We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don’t know we have been examined until it is over.” – John Bevere We all have defining events that change the course
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Humanity in Nature
Survival of the species is a race. Each living being wants to survive by obtaining the maximum amount of resources available. This is the law of nature, and it causes conflicts and violence. As
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