(see: burning man)
(see: lake tahoe)
(see: death valley)
(see: las vegas)
(see: area 51)
(see: reno)
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nevada
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galatasaray
the most successful soccer team in turkey. their goal is to beat the non-turkish teams.
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meme
means breast in turkish.
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youtube
biggest free to use video streaming platform, released in 2005. originally started as a dating website, failed catastrophically, and was bought by google 18 months after its initial launch to become the massive video sharing platform it is today
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history
story of people.
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phillis wheatley
brought to boston as an eight-year-old slavery in 1761, phillis was bought by the wheatley family to serve in their house. the wheatleys saw how bright she was, and gave her an education. phillis became a writer; when she was 20, book of her poetry made her famous. the wheatleys gave her both her freedom and their name, and her achievement as the first slave to publish a book inspired free blacks for many years.
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mark twain
mark twain was the pen name of samuel mclemens, a writer and humorist whose works helped create an american literary style. his novels, short stories, and memoirs dealt with politics, racism, and national identity. twain was raised in hannibal, missouri, and used the mississippi river of his youth as a setting in his two most famous novels, the adventures of tom sawyer and the adventures of huckleberry finn.
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state government reform
in oregon, reformer william s. u'ren established the referendum, in which the people voted to decide some issues directly. in new york, governor charles evans hughes pushed through the first workmen's compensation act, providing benefits for injured workers.
the secret ballot was one of many reforms first proposed by the populists. in the past, each party had a brightly colored ballot; after marking it, the voter dropped it into a ballot box in full view of everyone in the room. the secret ballots looked the same and were marked in private, so people did not have to reveal how they had voted. -
existence
one of the main subject matters in philosophy. it even has a science: ontology
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jesse owens
in 1936, the olympic summer games were held in germany, and adolf hitler wanted it to be a great showcase of german-or aryan-racial superiority. but jesse owens, an african american track and field star, stole the show, setting records and winning four gold medals.
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tiktok
contrary to popular belief in turkey, there are amazing profiles that are worth watching everyday.
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marshall plan
even though turkey remained neutral until the final stages of world war 2, it also received help.
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airtag
you have to buy a case to attach it to your keys.
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once coupon a time
a website where you can find amazing coupons that work 100%. i used their free coupons more than 10 times, all of them were accepted immediately. especially, coupons for aliexpress are the best ones. sometimes they give a direct discount. for instance, no matter what the amount, you can use a 5$ discount for all the products, which means you can buy something for free up to 5$. i tried it and it was permitted. i feel like i am a total scumbag though :d
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pareto principal
the pareto principle (aka the 80/20 rule): for many events, 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. examples:
-you wear 20% of what’s in your closet 80% of the time.
-80% of the women date 20% of the men.
-80% of a company's profits come from 20% of its customers
-80% of all frustrations in a relationship are caused by just 20% of the problems
-80% of your stress can be linked to 20% of the people you surround yourself with
-20% of the foods you eat account for 80% of the weight you gain
-20% of your friends give you 80% of your enjoyment
-80% of the world's pollution comes from 20% of the factories
-80% of the awards/achievements go to 20% of athletes/artists/authors/actors
-20% of all the artists on spotify are responsible for 80% of the sales
-80% of your grades come from 20% of your efforts