Before this assignment‚ I never even knew where Philippine court was or how it looked like. I had this image of a large colonial building with an imposing facade‚ smartly dressed lawyers racing to their destinations and the gripping tension as the fate of human lives hung in the balance. It was‚ quite embarrassingly in retrospect‚ the romantic Hollywood view in my head. The first time we went to court was to check the schedule of proceedings. It was around 5 pm then. We didn’t really know where
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The Union won the Civil War‚ because the North had more people able to join the war‚ better economic to support the war effort‚ the North had experience and a credit history‚ and larger navy then the south. The North had “97% of nation firearms” (Carnes 378). The South had 9 million people with 3.5 million of the 9 million being slaves and unable to join the army. The North had 20 million people and were able to have former slave enlist into their army. The North had bigger and better navy then
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of Unionism existed‚ especially in the Appalachian Mountains. Slaves were also a potential fifth column. Throughout the war there was a steady flow of blacks fleeing to Union armies. The North converted first their labour and eventually their military manpower into a Union asset. Nevertheless‚ in 1861 most Southerners thought that the Confederacy was favourite to win the war. The Confederacy’s sheer size – 750‚000 square miles – was a major asset‚ making if difficult to blockade‚ occupy and conquer
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the English Civil War broke out in 1642‚ Cromwell had military training or experience. Yet within a decade‚ according to one leading Royalist statesman and historian‚ he "mounted himself into the throne of the three kingdoms [England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland] without the name of a king but with greater power and authority than had ever been exercised or claimed by any king." Cromwell’s power arose from his military ability and his unique relationship with his troops. As soon as the war began‚ the creation
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would not have won the War of 1812 but key parts in their victory were their allies with the Natives and the Canadians and those numbers helped beat the Americans‚ their brilliant strategy for fighting the war‚ whereas America did the exact opposite and then they were defeated‚ and America’s extremely poor leadership with General Hull and his unacceptable and disgraceful cowardice. Argument #1 Britain’s numbers alone would not suffice if their army wanted any hope because the American soldiers outnumbered
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“Console War” between the Super Nintendo Entertainment System‚ or SNES‚ and the Sega Genesis. Sega released the Genesis in 1989 to compete with the original Nintendo Entertainment System‚ but soon found it fighting against the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. The Console War has become a staple in 90s pop culture alongside Nickelodeon cartoons and MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This.” Even over twenty-five years later‚ people still talk about and discuss which system really won the Console
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African Americans in the Civil War In history‚ African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans came to America‚ they were forced against their will to do all chores around plantations. They forced slaves to the wealthy‚ stingy‚ and uncaring Americans. Obviously as slaves they did not get any pay and they were beat on a daily basis. Africans ever since they were kidnapped to this country always fought for their freedom‚ all the way till the civil war came. When the Civil War started
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The Vietnam war was a long and violent war. The students at Kent State did not agree with the war and the bombing of Cambodia. This caused an outrage after getting shot by the Ohio National Guard. The Vietnam War started on November 1‚ 1955‚ and ended on April 30‚ 1975. The war was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North wanted to reunify Vietnam. The U.S. supported South Vietnam along with South Korea‚ Australia‚ and Thailand. The U.S. joined because they were
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After the interwar period between 1918 and 1939‚ Europe found itself in the midst of war again. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union formed an alliance called the Allie Powers‚ to fight against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ who made up the Axis Powers. Brilliant military generals and leaders met throughout the second World War to discuss strategy and tactics. Strategy refers to the overall plan for defeating the enemy‚ while tactics refers to the specific military action to implement
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battles in American history is the civil war. This battle was a battle was a make or break moment for the U.S. One argument about the civil war was on the generals. Historians are still arguing this question. Who was a better general Robert E Lee or Ulysses S. Grant. Unfortunately this question does not have an official answer on which general is better. People often speculate that question. Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than Robert E Lee because the north won the civil war‚ Grant was
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