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Kanye West for his recent comments showing in support of current President Donald Trump and later his comments about how slavery was a choice. Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur, who has made media headlines multiple times with his “outrageous” comments, such as saying that former president George W. Bush doesn’t care about black people and how the rapper’s biggest regret in life is not being able to see himself perform. On April 25, 2018, West…

History The city of Berlin dates back to the year 1237 A.D. where it was actually composed of two medieval cities, Antberlin and Cölln. Cölln was built on the isle of Fischerinsel and separated from Antberlin by the river Spree. Over time, the two cities grew together economically and socially. In 1307, the cities developed an alliance, uniting completely with the exception of internal policies. The area that would become Berlin lay in the Holy Roman principality of the Margraviate of…

The rise and fall of the three great West African empires is a tale of conflict, leadership, and pure circumstance. In the savannah these civilizations flourished on trans-saharan trade, environmental benefits, and strong leadership; Islamic influences from North Africa soon thereafter provided a strong cultural influence on these states. With this foundation three empires rose up sequentially in West Africa – the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. From this same base came the downfall of each…

Team Flash Factors While DeVoe and his wife might work fine as a duo, Barry works best with his team behind him. That’s the way it’s always been from the day one. Without them, he would have lost a long time ago. The one thing that has always gotten Barry through is the assistance of best buddy Cisco’s inventions. According to Savitar, the way Team Flash stops DeVoe is with the same cerebral inhibitor that wiped Barry’s memories. As to what the thing does to DeVoe, we aren’t sure yet, but…

the violent suppression of the people of East Germany. The Berlin wall was created to stop the frightened people of East Berlin from defecting to West Germany, creating the political conflict created by the Russians compromising the East Berliners ability to move about the world freely. The Soviets tried to control the number of defectors to the West by building the Berlin wall, creating conflict for East Germans by compromising the rights and freedoms of the East Germans.…

The North and South’s style of fighting Civil War, a war fought between the North Union and the South Confederacy. The war started in 1861, and ended on April 9th 1865. The Unions style of fighting was used first by the Teutonic/Anglo-Saxon fighters. The Confederates style of fighting was the Celtic style. Culture had a lot to do with how each side fought. The Confederates were proud like the Celtic leaders of the past. They would attack head on or in the…

The Grasslands of Cameroon are organized into several communities, often referred to as kingdoms, because of their highly centralized nature and elements of divine kingship. The Kom Kingdom in Laikom, where this object originated, is the site of the palace where the central authority resides. Because the Kom Kingdom sits on rough, mountainous terrain at an elevation of 1,500 meters, the soil is very fertile, which allows the kingdom to grow a wide variety of crops, but also specific crops…

night is where it all changes. On the night of August 13, 1961 a wall was built dividing Berlin East and West Berlin. Gerta’s Dad and her brother Dominic set off on a trip to west berlin to try to find an apartment they could live in and a job for Gerta’s dad. They would be back in two days at least that’s what they thought. The wall was put up while her dad and brother Dominic were in the west leaving Gerta, her mother, and her older brother Fritz in the East. Many people try to escape but most…

Berlin Wall. In 1949 and 1961, there were about two and a half million East Germans that had fled from East to West Germany. Many of those people were skilled workers and had traveled to West Germany for work. It was on August 13, 1961, when the Communist government of the German Democratic Republican started to build a barbed wire and concrete Antifaschistischer or wall in between East and West Berlin. Due to this, August 13th, 1961, was later known as Barbed Wire Sunday. The original purpose…

Religion or Wealth? A Historical Look at Spanish and Mali’s Success It is no secret that religion has played a big role in the development of modern civilizations. Furthermore, spreading religion is at the foundation of both Christianity and Islam. This being said, does religion or wealth play a more important role in the rise of empires? To answer this question, we will look at two historical texts about two different groups of peoples. At their prime, both the Spanish and Mali empires were…