“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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Before the civil war‚ many African Americans were slaves and there was no need to seceding them from society because they already were enslaved. Besides‚ the institution of slavery was going to have a downturn that helped the African Americans come out of the shadow of oppression imposed by the white men. In this essay‚ I will talk about the segregation of African American and their integration into society through the Civil War‚ Reconstruction‚ and the Great Migration. To begin with‚ Civil War started
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World War 2 is considered to be the deadliest war in history. It involved over 30 countries‚ but 6 countries mainly contributed. The Axis powers consisted of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Led by the fascist leaders of Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ and Hideki Tojo. The Allied powers were made up by Great Britain‚ the Soviet Union‚ and the United States. Ran by Winston Churchill‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Franklin Roosevelt. On September 1st‚ 1939 Hitler and his Nazis troops invaded Poland which kickstarted
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“Folding Won Tons In”- Abraham “Abe” Chang Abraham Chang is a Chinese-American poet and musician born in Queens‚ New York. He attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and spent his college years in Boston. In 1998‚ Abe received an Academy of American Poets Prize. Soon after‚ he returned to New York to attend the MFA program at the University of New York. During this program‚ he was given the opportunity to work with multiple award-winning poets like Galway Kinnell‚ Sharon Olds‚ Donald Hall
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2013 North and South: War on the Korean Peninsula War on the Korean Peninsula is always a possibility. While most experts agree that “ Korean War II” is not imminent‚ the actions of the new North Korean leader‚ Kim Jong Un‚ lead the United States to ponder the possibility of another Korean War. Andrew Salmon shows in his article “ Korean nightmare: Experts ponder potential conflict” the devastating loss of life on both sides‚ the epic battle that would take place between the North‚ South
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At the end of the civil war‚ there were many plans on thought for President Lincoln to come up with for the rehabilitation that included economical and political situations. The politicians want to especially bring changes in southern part. “This struggle to rebuild Southern government‚ society‚ infrastructure and economy was called reconstruction.” This was greatly opposed by the white people‚ as they predicted that this could bring the opportunity for the black people to get their rights. That
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What if Germany won WWI? World War One‚ also widely known as the Great War lasted from 1914-1918. It was a major war centered in Europe involving the World’s major powers that were separated into two alliances: the Allies‚ consisting of Britain‚ France‚ Russia and later the US and the Central Powers consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. It was European History’s worst war at the time. The Germans were defeated by exhaustion however‚ this could of easily happened to the Allies
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I can honestly say that if I won 50 million dollars in the lottery I would enjoy my winnings with my family by doing anything and everything they desire. Although I have given to charity in the past it would not be on the top of my list for things to do. I’m pretty certain that everyone wants that life of luxury and while many of us are already living quite well it just may not be well enough. So if you say you don’t want a life where you can have anything you want in this
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marks the end of the civil war with a victory to the North and granted freedom to some 4 million slaves but also marked the start of reconstruction. It was a process to put the pieces that were broken during the war back together. However‚ this wasn’t an easy task‚ for there were a lot of uprising challenges. In order to repair the nation there has to be a strong bond between the South accepting to be in the union and for freedmen to have rights but due to fear from the North who thought that it will
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The North always had more than the South. Kids in the South had barely any education. The South had small amounts everything‚ except for farms. Both Northerners and Southerners lived in the same country‚ but the way they did things were very diverse. Even though the United States was a joint country‚ there were many social‚ economic‚ and political differences that occurred between the North and South before the Civil War. The Underground Railroad was known as an escape route for slaves trying to
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