Athens vs. Sparta: An In-Depth Look at the Differences between Two Legendary Greek City-States

 1D)At the end of the Greco-Persian Wars, Athens assumed preeminence in Greece, becoming increasing imperialistic. While victory over Persia was due to the synergetic unity of Hellenic military forces, cooperation rapidly evaporated when Sparta, alarmed by domestic Helot rebellions, withdrew and became politically isolated. In doing so, it left Athens’ military unchecked to, by … Read more

Modeling Airport Terminal Buildings’ Service Level with Fuzzy Set Method

 HAVALİMANI TERMİNAL BİNALARI HİZMET DÜZEYİNİN BULANIK KÜME YÖNTEMİ İLE MODELLENMESİ İsmail Aydın Mimarlık bölümü, Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi 2254.Sokak No:2 41400 Gebze/Kocaeli, Türkiye Özet.  Dünya sürekli bir gelişim ve değişim göstermeye devam etmektedir. Her sektörde olduğu gibi mimarlık da bu durumdan çok fazla etkilenenler arasındandır. Geçmişte temel ihtiyaçlar doğrultusunda ortaya çıkan mimarlık, çağın … Read more

Capitalism and Violence in Fight Club: An Analysis

 I am Jack’s Complete Lack of Surprise – Capitalism and the inevitability of violence. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) tackles the issue of contemporary capitalism in many ways, but often in conjunction with the themes of gender, mental health and personal identity and also war and terror (which are all in themselves inextricably linked), … Read more

Nazism as a Political Religion: Examining Structural Aspects

 Nazi ideology and practice has been examined in scholarly discourse as representative of a cultural movement of mass appeal, venerating sacred objects, carrying out specific rituals and even possessing a single leading figure. In hindsight, one could attribute these to a unique cultural occurrence as evident by those in support of the German Sonderweg … Read more

Starbucks Corporation: Industry Overview, Vision and Mission Statements, and Marketing Strategy

  Introduction; Starbucks Corporation is well known American organization, famous for its specialty espresso, advertisements and inspiring service around the world. Established in 1971 in Seattle, Washington. As stated by Starbucks (2018), they have around 182,000 employees working across 19,767 company operated and licensed stores in 62 nations. Their product blend contains cooked and … Read more

The Unmatched Respect and Love for Women in Native American Culture

 Women are constantly seen as objects of their outward beauty. Countless societies have labeled women as incompetent, naive, or simply worthless for nothing but standing there and looking pretty. There are only a few cultures in the past that have undeniably supported women for something other than their sexuality or their ability to reproduce. … Read more