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They say; shortly before the fall of Constantinople, Master Agop from Galata was the most valuable jeweler in Constantinople. He was as skillful as he was ambitious and greedy. One day, the thief Mekal, known for his boldness, knocked on his door, so Agop welcomed him into his home. Mekal was not an ordinary thief; he was both an opportunist and a very immoral man. He would loot the graves and mounds of rich people, kings, and queens, insulting the dead and their sanctities. He brought what he found to Agop, who sold them as raw gold. Mekal, as usual, narrowly escaped one of his heists, and as usual, he made his way to Constantinople. This time, he brought cursed gold from the plunder of Jer...
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The Covid-19 crisis, with all the horrors it has caused, has offered humanity an opportunity to reflect on itself and evaluate its point, even if it is delayed. In a very short time, we found ourselves worried about whether we could reach the objects we needed, whether we would lose our jobs or keep our freedom. Alienation is described as withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment: alienation viewed as a sense of detachment from the values of one's society, family, and even from one's own feelings from the values of one's society and family (S. L. Halleck). Different forms of alienation, such as cultural alienation, professi...
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This book explores the process of improvisation and outlines the ideal conditions for an inspirational creative state. Examining her own process as an artist and drawing on interviews with peers, the author considers how the forces of shaping (intellect-driven decisions) and letting-go (more intuitive moves) interact in improvisation. The book follows the journey of seven performing arts graduates and undergraduates, examining their experiences of improvisation and the interplay of shaping and letting-go. It reveals how the approach and methods of expressive arts can enrich an improviser's experience and spur the desire for discovery.
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2014. Across the globe, the nature of writing in the twentifirst century is coming under increasing scrutiny as technology becomes an ever increasing component of everyday life, and as measuring human output also takes hold in many disciplines. This book offers an alternative to these twin developments, providing instead many alternatives. Coming from an international set of authors with different world views, paradigms and praxes, the common theme of writing is explored with deep enthusiasism, interest in productivity and human capacity, and that leads to a polyphonic and progressive inquiry to the subject matter. Each author’s initial contribution suggest that writing as an object of study needs reimagining, be it connected to learning, knowledge creation, or artistic expression. Writing is a deeply ‘person’ centred process, and its open, transformative and multidimensional nature escaped definitions but can be understood through the metaphor of the gift.
Far and away the most popular sport in the world, football has a special place in Middle Eastern societies, and for Middle Eastern states. With Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this region has been cast into the global footballing spotlight, raising issues of geopolitical competition, consumer culture and social justice. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the complex questions raised by the phenomenon of football as a significant cultural force in the Middle East, as well as its linkages to broader political and socioeconomic processes. The establishment of football as a national sport offers significant insight into the region’s historical experiences with colo...
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS (at IAREC'17) (This book inclueds English (main) and Turkish languages) International Workshop on Mechanical Engineering International Workshop on Mechatronics Engineering International Workshop on Energy Systems Engineering International Workshop on Automotive Engineering and Aerospace Engineering International Workshop on Material Engineering International Workshop on Manufacturing Engineering International Workshop on Physics Engineering International Workshop on Electrical and Electronics Engineering International Workshop on Computer Engineering and Software Engineering International Workshop on Chemical Engineering International Workshop on Textile Engineering I...
Mathematical finance plays a vital role in many fields within finance and provides the theories and tools that have been widely used in all areas of finance. Knowledge of mathematics, probability, and statistics is essential to develop finance theories and test their validity through the analysis of empirical, real-world data. For example, mathematics, probability, and statistics could help to develop pricing models for financial assets such as equities, bonds, currencies, and derivative securities.
The authors argue that the potential threat of a resurgence of "fascism" has been consistently exaggerated from 1945 until present day; that the ongoing lack of conceptual and definitional clarity with respect to terms like "fascism," the "radical right," the "alt right," "white supremacism," "populism," "racism," etc., has enabled ill-informed or dishonest commentators to distort their meaning and abusively misapply those labels so as to delegitimize their political opponents; and that the political and economic elites in charge of contemporary Western societies are now deliberately exaggerating and exploiting the threat posed by the domestic radical right in order to facilitate vilifying, harassing, de-platforming, censoring, "canceling," and repressing disgruntled citizens (no matter where they may lie along the political spectrum) who openly criticize and vigorously oppose their agendas. The authors also advocate the use of well-established scholarly methods for carrying out research on the right and provide precise definitions of various terms in order to facilitate the development of more accurate categorizations.