Kublai Khan

war stories that still told today. Noor Inayat Khan was a big help to the Allies. Noor Inayat Khan changed the way women seen in war through her actions in World War II. This is proven throughout her childhood, her involvement with the Allied forces, her accomplishments as a spy, and her capture. Noor Inayat Khan had a rough childhood because she was an Indian princess, had relationship problems, and Noor Inayat Khan was born by Hazrat Inayat Khan and Ameena Begum and became an Indian…

materialistic goods. By 1973, one third of active soviet soldiers were on Afghan soil. Also, Daoud Khan liked having the aid of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which was established in 1965 upon the ideology of Karl Marx and loyalty to Russia. In the year 1967, the PDPA split in half. One of the groups of the PDPA were called the Parchamists and their leader was Babrak Karmal, who stood by Mohammad Daoud Khan. The second group of the PDPA was the Khalqis or Khalqists whose leader was…

Good evening everyone. If we look back for a century and according to the history, we no longer have to have a diploma from a major university in the United States of America, Afghanistan or any nation around the world to run a country. Vice President and later President Amin, was a Columbia graduated who sold his motherland to the Russians, and killed thousands and thousands of his own Afghan people in Afghanistan. And even the ones before and after him, who are responsible for the lives of…

One of our major and consent activities is making decisions. There are those decisions that we make from our own choosing, but most of the time they are forced upon us. Good and bad decisions help in shaping our future. Sometimes, though, life puts us into a position where we are forced to make an ultimate decision, one way or another. In the story, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the audience learns about decisions that could impact your life in various ways. Hosseini wrote about the life…

galaxies far, far away. Regardless of where or when the story takes place, particular conventions are always certain. One such convention is that when a new technology is central to the plot, the technology will cause harm. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan demonstrates this through the building of the Genesis project, Jurassic Park through the revival of dinosaurs, and I, Robot through the creation of robots and the “three laws”. These three films demonstrate how new technologies turn from…

“There are certain things men must do to remain men. Your computer would take that away.” Wise words from Captain James T. Kirk. “The Ultimate Computer,” an episode from Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek: The Original Series, effectively details human reaction toward technology and how far advancement should extend. Star Trek scrutinizes the consequences of space travel and exploration, advancement of technology, and militarization. In the episode “The Ultimate Computer,” the crew of the U.S.S.…

Religion greatly influenced the way that Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta viewed the local people and their ruler. Kublai Khan incorporated Christianity and other religions, and Mansá Músá assimilated Islam into Malian culture. It is important to look at the way each religion altered certain societies. There are differences between the people’s reactions to the religion, and how Polo and Battuta’s own culture and personality affected their perceptions of different societies. As a result, it becomes…

in China during Kublai Khan’s reign and came back to Venice to later be imprisoned in jail with a writer named Rustichello of Pisa. (Polo 617) Rustichello wrote the book Il Milione which later became famous and inspired many European…

Kublai Khan had Polo journey through Asia where he documented what he saw. Polo and Khan formed a long lasting strong friendship. Marco Polo was the closest person to Kublai Khan. After the twenty-four years of service, Marco Polo left China and traveled to Venice, and told crowds of listeners their reports of China. Many of the listeners…

Kublai Khan was considered the Great Khan. One of the main reasons behind his title is extreme military intelligence. It was mainly because of his strategic mind that the Mongols were so successful with their conquering. In Thorin's case, he is smart enough to know that he…