The History of Israeli sports is a short one. Israel did not really put emphasis on physical conditioning or athletic ability until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is due to the fact that the Greeks, inventors of the Olympics, were very
Read more…Most Afghanistan holidays are Islamic holidays because of its large presence in Afghan culture. Eid is one of the most popular Islamic holidays which is widely celebrated in Afghanistan. It is a big celebration that notes the end of Ramadan. During R
Read more…In America, time is very important. "Time is Money". Time is important in the social world and even more important in the business world. Americans do everything around the clock and it is very rare that time doesn't matter. To "be on time" usually m
Read more…"Hair styles which show dependence or approval of loose and immoral political, cultural or
intellectual groups inside and outside the country is not permitted."
This is the 7th regulation listed in a booklet the Film Ministry in Iran printed in 1984.
This week in class we learned about different common animals, such as: cow, cat, dog, bird, lamb, pig, fish, and chicken. These were not too difficult to learn but a helpful tool was the previous video I posted. Haktan sent me this video for practice
Read more…I consider myself a big eater and when I say that, I truly mean that I
absolutely love to eat. Ice cream, spaghetti, pizza, grilled cheese,
chicken fingers, you name it, I eat it. That being said, I thought
there was nothing better to do a cultural p
In the chapters we read, there were many interesting points regarding how the brain processes languages that we learn. There are many parts of the brain that work together in the language-aquisition process, therefore it is important to use many type
Read more…Before diving into the Hebrew language, I thought it would be fun to learn some interesting facts about the language itself. However, because Hebrew is essentially completely new to me and I do not know much of
anything about the language or the Isra
I thought we were supposed to do a fair amount of cultural posts throughout this semester, but I haven't seen any added here... Maybe I'm just putting it in the wrong place?
Anyway, I've started doing some thought for the Cultural Project, and I inten
I've always been interested in etymology and I like looking up the roots of words to see the patterns between them. In particular I've noticed that traditions and perspectives of different cultures can be seen in how they mark time, in the meanings b
Read more…The institution of marriage vastly changes throughout the world and it is much different in Turkish culture than in others. During our MLC 105 class we briefly spoke about the institutions of marriage and a discussion of Turkish marriage would be ap
Read more…If anyone is ever interested in how Turkey compares to Bollywood or Hollywood, take a look at Nuri Ceylan. The man in my opinion is a genius. I had to study a few of his films in another class, and although I did not like them at first (he is notor
Read more…It might be hard to believe for us, but in 1923, there were executions that occurred because people were wearing a fez. You see, the fez was the symbol of the Ottoman Empire as part of an effort by Mahmud II to make the Ottoman Empire more modern or
Read more…To many people, this name means absolutely nothing. But to others, this was the man that everything possible. This is the gazi, the warrior, Ataturk - the Father of Turks.
Obviously, I can go on and on about such an important political figure..
Read more…The Economist has a regular blog named 'Johnson' after Samuel Johnson, who published his Dictionary of the English Language in 1755. Reading this blog's posts will certainly make you more aware of the links between language and culture. Of particul
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