Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anotalia, largely in theNevşehir , Kayseri, Aksaray, and Nigde Provinces in Turkey.

According to Herodotus in the time of the lonian Revolt  the Cappadocians were reported as occupying a region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine (Black Sea). Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.


The area is a popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic, and cultural features.

 By Elif Basumli

JABUTICABA

Plinia cauliflora the Brazilian grapetree, or jabuticaba, is a tree in the family Myrtaceae, native to Minas Gerais and Sâo Paulo states in Brazil.Related species in the genus Myrciaria, often referred to by the same common names, are native to Brazil,



Argentina,Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia.



The tree is a slow-growing evergreen that can reach a height of 15 meters if not pruned. It has Salmon-colored leaves when they are young, which turn green as they mature.


The fruit is a thick-skinned berry and typically measures 3–4 cm in diameter. The fruit resembles that of a slip-skin grape. It has a thick, purple, astringent skin that encases a sweet, white or rosy pink gelatinous flesh.

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Dinosaur

The word dinosaur comes from the Greek language and means ‘terrible lizard’. The word was coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen in 1842 and was meant to refer to Dinosaurs impressive size rather than their scary appearance.


It is believed that dinosaurs lived on Earth until around 65 million years ago when a mass extinction occurred.



The first dinosaur to be formally named was the Megalosaurus, back in 1824.

   

A person who studies dinosaurs is known as a paleontologist.

Despite being long extinct, dinosaurs are frequently featured in the media. One of the more memorable examples of this is Michael Crichton’s 1990 book Jurassic Park. Adapted to movie in 1993, the story features cloned dinosaurs brought to life with the help of DNA found in mosquitoes trapped in amber.

                                   
                                by Elif Basumli

BLACK

Black is a Hindi and Indian English film released in 2005 and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The first half of the film was based on Arthur Penn’s The Miracle Worker (1962).Time Magazine (Europe) selected the film as one of the 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 from across the globe. The movie was positioned at number five.[1]        

Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.The story of Black is based on the true life story of Helen Keller. Michelle McNally (Rani Mukerji) who loses her eyesight and hearing a few months after birth and exists in a black world where she is isolated in the darkness of her own existence, trapped by her inability to see, hear and express.



She grows up becoming more and more frustrated by the black and dark world around her, making her a violent, uncontrollable eight-year old. Her parents, Paul and Catherine, are at their wits’ end trying to control her, until one day the light shines through the end of the tunnel.

Debraj Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan) enters their lives, an elderly alcoholic teacher for the deaf and blind, Debraj sees himself as a magician and is a disillusioned eccentric man. He takes it upon himself to bring young Michelle into the light.

He has harsh ways, he locks himself and Michelle in an empty room to teach her how to express herself, what things mean, what they are known as, and slowly she learns.

BLACK is the inspiring story of how Michelle transforms her life with Debraj Sahai’s help – who she lovingly calls ‘Tea cha’ (teacher) and tries to achieve graduation in a regular university.

Unlike other movies, Black only has one song called Mausam Ki Adla Badi Mein, performed by Kunal Ganjawala’s wife, Gayatri Ganjawala.

            by Elif Basumli

SHARK

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is also known as the cub, Ganges, Nicaragua, river, shovelnose, slipway grey, square-nose, Van Rooyen’s, and Zambezi shark The bull shark is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas along the coastlines and also in a few fresh water rivers and lakes The bull shark is the most frequent attacker of people, as it swims in very shallow waters where people swim and is an aggressive shark.

                         

Anatomy: The bull shark has a short snout that is wider than it is long (hence its name) Its belly is off-white, its top surface is gray, and its eyes are small The first dorsal fin is much longer and more pointed than the second dorsal fin The females are larger than the males On average, adult males are about 7 feet (21 m) long weighing 200 pounds (90 kg) Adult females are about 115 feet (35 m) long weighing 500 pounds (230 kg) Diet and Teeth: The bull shark eats fish (including other sharks and rays), turtles, birds, mollusks, crustaceans, and dolphins It will eat almost anything Bull shark teeth are triangular, serrated (saw-edged), and very sharp.

                                                                     
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HUNGER GAMES

The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.

The Hunger Games was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, byScholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as anaudiobook and ebook.

Miller writes:

"The rules are arbitrary, unfathomable, and subject to sudden change. A brutal social hierarchy prevails, with the rich, the good-looking, and the athletic lording their advantages over everyone else. To survive you have to be totally fake. Adults don't seem to understand how high the stakes are; your whole life could be over, and they act like it's just some "phase"! Everyone's always watching you, scrutinizing your clothes or your friends and obsessing over whether you're having sex or taking drugs or getting good enough grades, but no one cares who you really are or how you really feel about anything."


characters

Jennifer Lawrance
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Woddy Harrelson
Elizabeth Banks
Williow Shields
Donald Sutherlans
Stanley Tucci
James Newton
Paula Malcomson
Toby Cones
Amandla Stenberg

 
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ITALY

The center of the Roman Empire, Italy is amongst the most visited countries in the world. The rural south offers a quiet and privacy getaway with the wonderful Sicily and Neapolitan Riviera drawing the crowds. Head to north and you will have numerous artistic treasures in Rome and Florence, where Botticelli and Da Vinci plied their trades. From snow covered slopes for the winter sports to awesome beaches for the summer and numerous beautiful lakes, Italy has something to offer for everyone.

Official name: Italian Republic

 Population: 61,016,804 as of July 2011 Size: 116,348 square miles (301, 340 square kilometers); slightly larger than Arizona


Capital: Rome


Official Language: Italian


Literacy: 98.4%


Currency: The Euro


Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%


Climate: Cooler in far north; hot, dry in south


Agriculture Products: fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives, beef and dairy products, fish


Industries: tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics

                                         
                                                                                -Elif Basumli