1887‚ Lenin was expelled from his university for starting a student riot. In 1890‚ he got into another university and got a law degree in one year when the course usually took three years. He became a lawyer. He also started to visit communists in the city of St. Petersburg. In 1895‚ he went on a visit to Europe. When he returned he brought back communist books and leaflets. This was strictly forbidden in Russia and he was arrested and sent to prison. He was exiled to an area called Siberia. He had
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Vatican City Vatican City is a country of religion. A mere .44 square kilometers in total‚ the city-state is the central hub for the governing body of the Catholic faith; thousands of followers worldwide come annually to view the numerous artistic masterpieces and visit the center of their beliefs. Religion is found in virtually all aspects of Vatican City and can be seen in its culture‚ politics‚ and economy. The culture of Vatican City is dominated by religious aspects and traditions. For one
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Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City‚ looking for this strange site. They finally
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Liverpool /ˈlɪvərpuːl/ is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside‚ England‚ United Kingdom along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. It is the fourth most populous British city and is the largest in Northern England with a built-up area population of 552‚267.[4] In 2011 the population administered by Liverpool City Council was 466‚415[5] and is at the centre of a wider urban area‚ the Liverpool City Region.[6] Historically
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Butuan city was the site of the first formal hoisting of the Philippine flag in Mindanao. And it was the home of the balanghais or butuan baots‚ famous pre-historic native boats in the southeast asia. Butuan is situated in the northwestern part of the carag region. It is the seat of government of the region and serves as its trading center as well. The city’s strategic location makes it a natural gateway to the different prime destinations in the region. Agusan provinces provided the people
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Sex and the City: Sex and the Single Woman Sex and the City is a comedy series on HBO based on the lives of four single women in their 30’s‚ living in New York City‚ trying to succeed in life and love. The show captures all the trials and tribulations‚ in and out of bed‚ women go through while trying to find the perfect mate. Between the four ladies‚ they spend most of their time searching for the perfect pair of Jimmy Choo shoes‚ sipping Cosmopolitan’s at social events and engaging in meaningless
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HARYANA STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION BAYS NO. 67-70‚ SECTOR-2‚ PANCHKULA-134151 Advt. No. 2 / 2011 Date of publication: 06.12.2011 Closing date for receipt of applications in the Commission’s office: 07.01.2012 Applications are invited through registered post for the under mentioned posts on the prescribed application form‚ the format of which is given at the end. The candidates are advised to strictly use this format of the application form only otherwise their application will be rejected. The format
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Book Review: The city of joy by Dominique Lapierre Feb.14/2012 The city of joy is a touching international bestselling novel turned movie‚ which depicts a story of love‚ kindness and faith in the slum of Anand Nagar. The novel features 3 main characters Stephan Kovalski (a Catholic priest)‚ Max Loeb (an American doctor)‚ and Hansari Pal (an Indian rickshaw driver). The novel goes into depth about the different trials and tribulations these 3 men face. Their lives in the slum are that of starvation
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concepts; the “City of Peace” and the “City of God.” Although history has proved the “City of God” to be true‚ the former has rarely occurred for continuous decades. Jerusalem is constantly a city in dispute‚ where even the age of the city is an example of this concept. Jews consider Jerusalem’s history to start 3000 years ago when David established the city as capital of the United Kingdom of Israel. Palestinians‚ believing they are the descendants of the Canaanites‚ say the city is 5‚000 years
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Mud City The main character in the book is named Shauzia‚ Shauzia is a Fourteen-year-old that dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France‚ but it is hard to reconcile that dream with the terrible conditions of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives. She has tanned skin and brown eyes‚ short hair‚ and she wears a salwar kameez (long‚ loose shirt and trousers‚ worn by both men and women. A women’s salwar kameez has different colors and patterns and sometimes elaborately
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