def maxElement(L,start,end):
    length=len(L)
    if length == 1:
        return L
    elif L[length-1]>=L[length-2]:
        del L[length-2]
    elif L[length-1]<=L[length-2]:
        del L[length-1]
    return maxElement(L)

print(maxElement([1,2,95754754745,3,1,8,444,2,42425])