Conflict on Oil Between Sudan and South Sudan After decades of civil war between North and South Sudan a nation wide referendum was held in January 2011 granting the independence of South Sudan by a majority vote of nearly 99% in favor or partitioning the once united war plagued nation (NYT 2012). Unfortunately however‚ the division of these two states did not put an end to the fighting. South Sudan‚ one of the least developed countries in the world‚ gained nearly 70% of the formerly united nation’s
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Did the South have a chance at victory? The Civil War had many factors at play when determining who would win. The South were believed to have the best chance at winning at first. This is mostly because the South had the “LeBron James” of military generals‚ which was Robert E. Lee. However‚ as it turned out‚ the North had emerged from battle as victorious. Although the South seemed to have a decent chance to win at first‚ the military‚ economic‚ and political factors did not give the South a chance
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North and South Korea has been at war and it caused fear in America because if North Korea won then America was afraid that the rest of Asia would join communism. So America joined the war against North Korea and while aiding South Korea‚ China had decided to join North Korea in the war as well since they are allied with North Korea. The war was one of the most deadliest wars in American history. The war was very dangerous with the elements there for America because they were not use to the temperatures
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the North Were the South‚ Same Thing. Ricardo Arjona is one of the most renowned Latin American singers. He is characterized for his socially conscious and heartfelt folk ballads and rock tunes. In addition‚ he also plays a variety of styles that combine traditional South American folk music with rock‚ hip-hop‚ and classical music‚ Arjona sings about subjects ranging from faded love to social inequities. In 1996‚ Arjona wrote the song Si el Norte Fuera el Sur (If the North were the South)‚ in
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meant to the enslaved people meant an end to the whip‚ to the sale of family members‚ and to the white masters. The South already had slaves way before the Civil War. The North had a belief in abolitionism‚ while the South opposed that idea. The economic reasons led to cultural differences‚ which caused the start of the Civil War. The South saw it as necessary to have slaves‚ while the North thought it was wrong to own a human being. There were many ways people responded to the struggle for freedom‚ but
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differences between the trains and the railway systems in Europe and North America. Both are very unique‚ and are shaped by the environment‚ the history‚ the people and the geography of the region or country that they are in. Some railways are even completely different from most of the others in their country‚ depending on their history. Some are more advanced‚ and others still have a nostalgic air to them. All in all‚ every railway is unique. One of the biggest differences between the railways
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Italy & North Korea The European country of Italy and the Asian country of North Korea are utterly different in terms of their history‚ government‚ and economy. Italy’s government is the form of a republic‚ a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic to be exact‚ and North Korea’s political thesis is that of Juche‚ their version of a unitary single-party state system. Given these different political organizations‚ the way their systems and legislatures are organized and set up are evidently
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The poem "South" repossesses ideas of African heritage through the hybridity that "occur[s] in post-colonial societies both as a result of conscious moments of cultural suppression‚ as when the colonial power[s] [...] dispossess indigenous peoples and force them to assimilate to new social patterns" (Ashcroft‚ et al. 183). Hybridity is the force behind repossession in "South‚" and Brathwaite plays up what must remain from a hybrid (or colonized) identity. The poem reads‚ "But today I recapture the
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The term “Native American” doesn’t just refer to just North American Indians‚ but South American and Mesoamericans too. What’s interesting‚ though‚ is how many similarities the three regions’ various cultures share. In North and Mesoamerican native cultures‚ the people built earthen mounds‚ for both religious and burial purposes‚ as well as a show of power. In North America they were built sometimes as just a plain‚ earthen mound while in some areas they were built in animal designs. In Mesoamerica
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Europeans and African settlers arrived to North America‚ they were welcomed with an abundance of untouched resources readily available for the settlers personal use. The settlers would take advantage of this opportunity and would claim the resources immediately. Capital that would grab the interest of the settlers would be land‚ wood‚ indigenous species‚ and mineral resources. Settlers saw these resources as an opportunity to increase personal wealth and took advantage of what they had available to them
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