Based on aesthetics, not nationalism.\n\nTwo personal favourites: 'Ashkabad' (city of love) and 'Philadelphia' ((city of) brotherly love).
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Casablanca... Reminds me of her... :)
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try dublin. its a nice place.
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your homeland is probably the best
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Yes, it is. The United Kingdom is great because of: Shakespeare, Yeats, Chaucer, Tennyson, Byron, Browning, Walter Scott, Swift, Holst, Elgar, Boult, Marriner, More, Becket, Pinter, McCartney, Lennon, Wellington, Montgomery, Slim, Auchinlenk, Haig, Malborough, Nelson, Pitt, Disraeli, Churchill, Richard Lion Heart, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Victoria, George VI, Elizabeth II and a myriad more of Britons who have made a great contribution to the world
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Wow...\nThat is a hard one. I'd say your love. Unless your only love IS your Nation:)
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Ottoman empire because of its legacy\nConstantinople-->Istanbul\nByzantum-->Turkey
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This is true of most nations. There is great diversity in India, There is in the US too. Look at Iraq. There are just three nations which are already diverse in a world which is becoming more diverse daily. I n my mind, it is important that the population of a country identify themselves as nationals of that country and participate in its culture to strengthen a sense of community. However, the thousands of years of separatism in ay given place does not allow any other nation to dismiss it, rationally. As a sovereign nation, it may be difficult to integrate the needs of all the subsets of communities, but it is impossible to say that a nation must first unite its population before we can build good relations with that nation. The stakes are so very high.
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New York has become a world class event, thanks in large part to the great Fred Lebow (God rest his soul).  But Boston still has history and tradition on it's side so I'll still say Boston.
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How about Rome, Jerusalem and Istanbul?
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I would say America.  Europe is pretty cool about things.  Thats mainly with my experience though.
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1. Countries Of The World\nEstimates of the number of countries in the world vary, depending on how a ‘country’ (‘nation’, ‘state’) is defined. At the beginning of 2004 there were 191 countries in the United Nations. A further three clearly independent countries do not have UN membership: Republic of China (Taiwan), Switzerland, Vatican City. Another seven claim independence, most having some degree of sovereignty - Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, Abkhazia, Bougainville, Chechnya, Dniestria, and Sahara. Several other territories (eg Aruba, Greenland, Isle of Man) have some degree of identity, with their own flags, postage stamps, uniforms, etc, and there are many groups claiming territorial autonomy amidst conflict in various parts of the world (eg Nagorno Karabakh, Krajina, Kosovo). The situation continues to change, as fresh political realities emerge (eg in South Africa, Palestine, and former USSR and Yugoslavia).\n\nSource: Crystal Reference Encyclopedia, © Crystal Reference Systems Limited 2006\n2. Nationalism\nA political doctrine which views the nation as the principal unit of political organization. Underlying this is the assumption that human beings hold the characteristic of nationality, with which they identify culturally, economically, and politically. A primary aim of nationalists, therefore, is to secure the right to belong to an independent state based on a particular national grouping. Nationalism is thus associated with attempts by national groupings to secure independence from dominance by other nation-states and to maintain that position against threats to it. It is often associated with the struggle against colonialism. More broadly, nationalism can be seen as a general political stance which holds that the principal aim of political activity should be to serve the national interest as opposed to that of a particular class or grouping. In practice, the national interest is, except in extreme cases such as war, open to different interpretations, and nationalism is often no more than an attempt to give legitimacy to a particular political standpoint. Nationalism, with the exception of anti-colonial movements, is based around a conservative, and sometimes romantic political philosophy that emphasizes the nation's past.\nSelf-determination\nA doctrine dating back to the 18th-c that cultural communities and national groupings have the right to determine their own destiny, including political independence and the right to self-rule. The principle that each nation has the right to fashion its own state is incorporated in the United Nations Charter, and is a major plank in anti-colonialism\n\n4.no. vary....political, monarcy, communist, democration, regimist, etc\n5. money, egoisme, nationalisme, power\n6. look at United Nations (un) resource\nAn organization formed to maintain world peace and foster international co-operation, formally established on 24 October 1945 with 51 founder countries. Its permanent headquarters are in New York. The UN Charter, which was drafted during the war by the USA, UK, and USSR, remains virtually unaltered despite the growth in membership and activities. There are six ‘principal organs’. The General Assembly is the plenary body which controls much of the UN's work, supervises the subsidiary organs, sets priorities, and debates major issues of international affairs. The 15-member Security Council is dominated by the five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, and USA) who each have the power of veto over any resolutions; the remaining 10 are elected for 2-year periods. The primary role of the Council is to maintain international peace and security; its decisions, unlike those of the General Assembly, are binding on all other members. It is empowered to order mandatory sanctions, call for ceasefires, and establish peacekeeping forces (these forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988). The use of the veto has prevented it from intervening in a number
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Favorites like Germany, ENgland, Netherland, Italy, Chek Rep., Croatia. France,Spain and Portugal will have a chance with  Switzerland and too. Less posibilities to Poland Sweden, Serbia and Ukraine
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You could use The Merchant of Venice for a project on gender roles.  Many critics agree that the nature of Antonio and Bassanio's relationship is homoerotic, and perhaps one-sidedly so.  The women in the book play a unique role in the fact that they provide the final judgement of Shylock, but their opinions/logic are only considered because they dress as men.  Lorenzo also admires Jessica in an erotic way when she dresses as a boy.  There's also the anti-Semitic facet of the text, if you wanted to go that route, as well as the role of merchants, money-lending, greed.  There is a wide range of criticism on this piece, because a lot of the themes and elements are somewhat ambiguous.
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sassnid and persian empires\n\n=)
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Istanbul not Constantinople (nobody's business but the turks) and Birdhouse in your Soul are two of my favorites.
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England and Northern Ireland both use God Save the Queen. Although both the Scots and the Welsh seem to view it as the English anthem and insist on booing. In theory we could use Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory - but both are equally ambiguous. Jerusalem is used by the England Cricket team I believe.\n\nThere several good articles on this debate in sources links below.\n\nThe only real answer I can envisage would be to commission a new piece of music. However that would no doubt just rekindle the argument. I'm sure we'd try and make it a corporate sponsorship opportunity "Come on the <insert sponsor name here> England Team..." etc. Can you imagine some horrible Three Lions-esque rubbish being played before a game?
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Oh, great question.\n\n1. The Statue of Liberty\n2. The kindness of regular working people\n3. The Grand Ol' Opry & country music\n4. Great authors and composers\n5. The Mississippi River\n6. Oprah\n7. Dixieland music and soul food\n8. The Appalachian Trail\n9. Mount Rushmore\n10.The Amish community who reached out to help the family of the gunman\n\nI'm Canadian, and I disagree with baniban. We aren't jealous or thinking we're smarter. Good grief! Both countries are great in many ways. Congratulations on your election... looks like your wish came true.