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Travel Literature

The use of travel writing to inform the audience at home about the world abroad is not new. The History by Herodotus offers an ancient example. Written some 2,500 years ago, this was history based on what the author personally saw and heard as he traveled throughout his world (which was essentially the region around the Mediterranean), as well as what he had read. Herodotus is noteworthy for two other reasons. He was a storyteller whose narrative was not limited only to military and political happenings>>>

Deal No Deal

According to a recently released cable obtained by WikiLeaks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was slapped in the face by Revolutionary Guard Chief of Staff Mohammed Ali Jafari. According to the cable, Ahmadinejad surprised the Supreme National Security Council by taking a liberal posture on opposition protests. The president allegedly argued that people felt "suffocated," and that allowing more social and personal freedoms, as well as more freedom of the press, would help to defuse the situation>>>

The battle that charged everything

By the reign of Darius I of Persia (522-486BC) the Persian Empire was colossal stretching from Asia Minor and Thrace in the west, to India in the east. In the province of Ionia in western Asia Minor, Greeks were subjected by the Persians since the reign of Cyrus the Great. The ruler of the city of Miletus, Aristagoras decided to rebel against Darius and Persian rule. He led an army on a rampage throughout the coast of the Aegean, attacking the major Persian naval bases. Soon however Darius began to prepare an army to strike back against the Greek rebellion>>>

لباس سه‌تکه‌ی ماندگار

هیپی‌های دهه ۶۰ میلادی در قرن بیستم، بزرگ‌ترین ضربه حیثیتی را بر «کت و شلوار» وارد آوردند و بعد آز آن‌ها میلیاردرهای «سیلیکان ولی» نظیر روسای آپل، گوگل، و فیسبوک نیز به تقلید از آن‌ها روی خوشی به کت و شلوار نشان ندادند. ولی بی‌تردید کسی نمی‌تواند منکر شود که این مدل لباس از جمله دستاوردهای است که توسط بریتانیای کبیر! به پدیده‌ای جهانی و ماندگار تبدیل شده است>>>

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