emperor‚ but saving his own life. Not caring about leaving everything‚ his whole emperor and the people. As Justinian was leaving onto the ship he looked behind him and saw Theodora stubbornly refusing to leave. He then realized that to her dying and empress was better than just leaving everything behind. After Justinian realized this he decided to stay (Emperor Justinian and the Byzantine
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nation does indeed fall‚ it usually ends up on the shoulders of the person who is leading it. Three leaders that helped make their empires great‚ or created controversy and division‚ included Darius I of Persia‚ Alexander the Great of Greece‚ and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. These three individuals helped drastically develop their nations
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these plates shift that will cause the ground above it to move. These events are called earthquakes. The Three Gorges Dam may have been tied to major earthquakes including the one in May of 2008 which killed 87‚000 people (Wu 1). The Three Gorges Dam is the largest dam in the world (Wu 1). It is located in China. With all the weight the dam puts the ground under it puts stress on the plates which causes them to shift and cause earthquakes. However‚ that
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metallic shields ‚swords and armour which would have used up a large portion of their money. The second least that I think was not that important in building an empire was the political factor because the political factor was more about how the emperor/empress is financing the empire’s money and how strong are they in the world and to make sure the empire is doing anything to enlarge its self (meaning taking over
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The food that I couldn’t live without As our world is developing with new ideas/technology and so does the demand grows for Indian IT skills globally. As days goes every chief is trying to bring new tastes into this world‚ so does the traditional cuisine of Indian subcontinent become more hot around world. A dish that’s origin is unknown‚ thus still loved by an overpopulated subcontinent not in millions but in billions‚ a dish that is considered amongst luxuries to the street food of Lahore
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The Danger and Pointlessness of Total Equality In the story "Harrison Bergeron"‚ author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. described a sort of dystopia where everyone is "equal". There was a government that made it it’s duty to force equality upon every citizen in the form of handicaps. There were handicaps that were instilled upon a person if they were more beautiful‚ strong‚ intelligent‚ and talented than the "average" individual. These hinderences were dangerous‚ torturous‚ and discouraged any type of possible
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talking and enjoying their afternoon at Hannah’s place‚ Michael told her that he was supposed to be in school‚ but he had missed too much of tenth grade‚ thus if he wanted to pass the class he had to work like “an idiot” (Schlink 35). After that‚ Wu 2 Hanna was really furious. She was disappointed that Michael took the matter of education lightly. She scolded Michael “Out. Get out of my bed. And if you don’t want to do your work‚ don’t come back. Your work is idiotic? Idiotic? What do you think
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singing to them. He dances so beautifully that he manages to defy gravity‚ springing thirty feet to the ceiling with his empress‚ where he kisses her. Vonnegut hints that Harrison is something of a sexual superman‚ and it is clear that if he succeeds in his plan to overthrow the government‚ he will father a line of superior children. But the murder of Harrison and his empress shows that in the America of 2081‚ those who are brave enough to show off their gifts will not be allowed to live‚ much less
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Tang San became the first person to eat a mushroom sausage‚ six illusory wings swiftly appeared at his back‚ and in the split second Zhao Wuji pounced‚ he brought his body to rise into the air. “I’m sorry‚ teacher Zhao. I have to find Xiao Wu‚ even if she is already dead I still must retrieve her body.” By now‚ everyone at last saw Tang San’s blood red eyes. Naturally they understood the extreme grief in his heart. “Seven Treasure Words‚ second spoken: Speed.” Ning Rongrong’s clear voice echoed
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What attempts did the Qing Dynasty make to reform and strengthen their state in this period? Why did these attempts fail? What similar troubles hampered the establishment of the new Republic? In accordance to documented historical accounts of the Chinese population‚ the Ch’ing‚ or the Qing were the last recorded dynastic reign to instil an imperialistic regime on the Chinese population‚ and the lands that it over ruled. Although‚ there were various other regimes that enriched the Chinese culture
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