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    1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha" ? Answer: Muhammad Iqbal 2. Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha" ? Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar 3. Which is the worlds oldest news agency ? Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse) 4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ? Answer: Chloroacetophenone 5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations ? Answer: Ham Radio 6. What is the national flower of Pakistan ? Answer: Jasmine 7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach

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    for 7 straight years‚ Russia invaded Sweden and took St. Petersburg in a short‚ precise war. The two rulers also have different philosophy and ideals. Frederick focus more on physical action and powers‚ such as discipline and honor. While Peter focuses more on advancement in military and civil science and education. Their difference in goals may have being the cause of difference between the two rulers. While Peter have vast amount of land to build on‚ Frederick must carve out his empire‚ and then reform

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    murder has affected Macbeth’s life in many ways. He’s lost his peace of mind‚ his moral core has been destroys‚ his relationships collapse and his kingdom loses all respect for him. The effects on Scotland have been the loss of control and a proper ruler‚ unnatural occurrences in nature‚ murder and a civil war. Murdering Duncan has ruined Macbeth’s peace of mind. Immediately after the murder‚ Macbeth is guilt-ridden and fearful. He claims that while he was in the process of killing Duncan that he

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    for autocracy in Russia was Nicholas II. Nicholas II knew himself that he had little to no experience in ruling 132 million people‚ but Nicholas’ strong belief in his “gift from God” gave him the confidence he needed to accept position as supreme ruler. He was quoted as saying that he will “uphold the principle” of Autocracy as firmly as his late father did‚ this “obsession” could have also had led to his downfall in the long run. Apart from having full control over Russia‚ Nicholas II also had

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    Absolute monarchy can be defined as “a political theory that encourages rulers to claim complete sovereignty within their territories” (Joshua Cole‚ 2011). Absolute monarchy allows monarchs to take any form of action they desire without any restriction from laws or constitutions. Usually‚ in cases of absolute monarchy the monarch is a king‚ queen‚ or individual of royal descent. These kings typically rule with mild selfish ambitions and want simple political power and wealth. This form of government

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    The Rise to Power: Jack vs. Ralph “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek” - President Barack Obama (Brain Quotes 1). President Barack Obama‚ a national leader uttered this quote in his 2008 election campaign. Though not a new concept‚ the truth of the matter has been explained many different ways throughout decades. For example‚ the author of a 1954 novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding explores

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    a result the monarchs could control the nobles in a peaceful and secretive way. They were both considered as ruthless monarchs. Luck was also a necessary condition for Louis XIV to become a successful leader. Why he did similar things as Peter the Great but always made them better in more efficient way. France had XX before Louis became the monarch Both of these two absolutist rulers‚ Louis XIV and Peter the Great have

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    Throughout history‚ geographic features have had an impact on historical and cultural growth of civilizations‚ empires‚ and regions of the world. This statement is proven with many civilizations‚ including the Greeks‚ Phoenicians and Assyrians‚ which were all very prosperous and successful. Many of the accomplishments of the empires above had a lot to do with their location and surroundings of their region. Due to the mountains in Greece‚ a unified empire could not be formed‚ therefore many city-states

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    loaned to you‚ and native troops who are desirable‚ and mixed troops who are composed of all types of armies. Machiavelli explains in his novel how a prince is supposed to act as a ruler to Italy. The final thing Machiavelli talks about in his novel is Italy’s current political state. Machiavelli raves how the past rulers of Italy have lost their states by ignoring the issues of principality and armies that Machiavelli explains in The Prince. The novel concludes by Machiavelli explaining how the Medici

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    These vary from faithfulness‚ charity and self-preservation. Though he gives us these characteristics‚ he explains why a prince needs to look charitable while scouring for opportunities to flaunt his authority. This soon leads to him encouraging rulers that they should not ignore obvious imperfections like deception and cruelty when it could potentially profit for ones government. In Contrast Machiavelli appears to have some trouble esteeming his self-description of cruelty and shows why it should

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