popular city of the beautiful country of turkey. historically constantinople, renamed to modern-day istanbul with the 1543 ottoman victory over the byzantine empire. (see: hagia sophia)

a state whose citizens get sick of it.
(see: syria)
(see: afghanistan)

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a city in turkey*
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the most paid hollywood actor for now.

i love you.

a country where there is no culture of resignation.

on june 1, 1812, president james madison asked congress to declare war against britain. with a navy of only 16 ships and a 7,000-man army, the united states was in no position to fight. "war hawks" were eager to conquer canada, however, and organized an invasion. the mission failed.

when, in 1814, napoleon was defeated in europe, battle-hardened british troops became available to send to america. one regiment sailed up the chesapeake river in august, defeated the militia, and marched into washington. as first lady dolley madison fled with a portrait of george washington, the british torched the white house, the capitol, and other buildings, then moved on to fort mchenry.

robert m. la follette was the most famous progressive in state government. he fought to overcome the all-powerful political party machines in wisconsin before being elected governor in 1900. his nickname was "battling bob." la follette's goal was to give the people more control over government. wisconsin became one of the first states to use a direct primary, where voters rather than political parties choose candidates to run for office. "battling bob" also passed a law requiring that civil-service workers take exams to qualify for jobs. that way, party bosses couldn't hire their friends in exchange for political favors.

to reduce the power of utility companies, la follette established commissions to watch the cost and the quality of service. professors from the university of wisconsin served on the commissions, and he worked with the university's president to make sure powerful lumber companies did not overuse the state's forests. la follette's reforms became known as the wisconsin idea.

a beverage for cool people. i do not know why but it seems to me that as if it is necessary to love coffee to be an aesthetic person. if you are not a big fan of coffee, there is no chance for you.

one of the must-read george orwell books to read. another one:
(see: animal farm)

some fav quotes:
--spoiler--
who controls the past controls the future.
who controls the present controls the past.

doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them:
war is peace.
freedom is slavery.
ignorance is strength.

big brother is watching you.

freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. if that is granted, all else follows.

we do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
--spoiler--

the current president of the united states. to me, he is a complete disappointment.

i am returning to my inner world. there is no room for disappointment.

comes from the greek word “kreas”, meaning meat.

my favorite spanish word. it is the time you spend at the table after you've finished eating.

the most battery efficient browser if you are in apple ecosystem. you should keep both chrome and safari regarding compatibility issues though.