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grew so unbearable that Lady Montague also observes and writes about, how “’tis the Emperor’s interest to flatter [the janissaries]” (Montagu, 105). The groups’ power became unchecked and tension between the Sultans and janissaries magnified. Ahmed III was the first ruler of the eighteenth century. His close ties to the European rulers lead to prosperous relations with the French and Swedish. Ahmed, during his reign, afforded refuge to Charles XII of Sweden after the Swedish defeat under the hands

Suleyman was one of the most respected and powerful sultan’s to take the throne of the Ottoman Empire. This logo exemplifies both his power and his devoutness to Islam, indicating his key traits and values. Suleyman was a very religious man, as he even called himself the “Shadow of Allah in the Earth” ("Famous Suleiman the Magnificent Quotes"). Furthermore, he was even named after the Hebrew king, Solomon, who was deemed by the Quran was one of the wisest rulers (Ramirez et al. 501). He constructed

Everyone strives to be great and leave a lasting legacy. This includes the nations of the present, present, and future. But, how do nations become great? Powerful militaries, strong economies, and stable internal affairs are what make nations great, but how are these achieved? The answer to this question can be found by looking at the past. One time period to observe is the 15th and 16th centuries. In this time many civilizations rose to new heights across the globe. Obviously the greatest of the

Mehemed II the conqueror, who is considered the real creator of the empire, took a newly built and advanced navy across Pera to the Bosporus, to attack both of the walls of Constantinople in order to conquer the city. He later renamed it Istanbul. Selim the Grim created the Ottoman navy, which effectively captured Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria and was then able to acquire the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Sultan Suleiman drove the Ottoman Empire to conquering most of its lands. Suleiman conquered

ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman the Magnificent protected religious freedoms because of the history of Muslims, Christians, and Jewish people living peacefully in millets. Suleiman the Magnificent was born on November 6, 1494. His father was Selim the First and his mother was Hafsa Sultan. At age seven, he went to school and studied in literature, science, literature, marital tactics and theology. According to the Venetian envoy Bartolomeo Contarini, “ Suleiman was friendly, good-humored, enjoyed

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plays to a different era. In fact, contemporary elements in films like Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet and the most recent Much Ado About Nothing by Joss Whedon have definitely bring valuable new readings to the text. Embracing this trend, Richard III (1995) by Richard Loncraine shifts its background to 1930s Britain. Starring Ian McKellen as Richard, the movie makes an undeniable connection to Nazi Germany; very details include costume design, set and prop, and cinematography choices all closely

While researching the country of Hawaii’s musical culture and history I was able to find some very interesting things that are present in modern Hawaii. From the causes of musical oppression, fight for independence and revival of Hawaiian culture I will talk about how all of these contributed to the current culture of Hawaiian drum dance. First I will talk about the history and culture of the Hawaiian natives and how this has had its effect on Hawaiian music. In 1778, the first European to come

John Caird’s vision for his production of Hamlet was to give it a “suffocatingly religious” atmosphere where “the set was part cathedral, part castle, part graveyard, part attic” (Bate 202). Together with set designer Tim Hatley, he succeeded. Amy Gamerman of the Wall Street Journal characterized the set as “dismal” and “vacant-looking.” The set was comprised of luggage, suitcases and old trunks that were stacked, torn down and restacked again in different ways to make different scenes. Presumably

A little background information about the Saw movies is the first Saw movie was released October 29 2004, along with the newly created series, the second Saw movie was released October 28 2005, almost a year after the first movie of the series was released. The Saw movies are an established movie franchise. These movies are very dark as well as gory, which appeal to those who are fond of graphic horror. The first Saw movies was directed and written by James Wan, the second Saw movie was directed