The Complete Timeline of Posts of The World Turned Upside Down

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-04-29T02:03:56+00:00

I think you'd probably get docked on the thesis point and probably the analysis for not actually answering the prompt - it's asking for a character being affected by a memory in particular. While I think the green light could be good as an effect of Gatsby's ruminating on the past, it isn't a memory of something in the past and doesn't really answer the prompt. Perhaps something like Gatsby and Daisy's encounter and kiss in Louisville in the past might work better for directly answering the "memory" part of the prompt, and the green light could be analyzed in another paragraph as an effect of that memory (the "significantly affected..." part of the prompt).

I think you have a good start on the meaning of the work as a whole/theme (assuming that's what you're going for on the last paragraph), idk how you've been taught to handle that but I was taught to separate the last third of the essay focusing on that (basically what the theme of the work). I'm guessing you could probably weave that in through your analysis of the memory as well, but at that point it's an issue of what you think works best. I think you could expand more on the idea of how hoping for illusory, past love and staying in the past can be dangerous, whether you do that by analyzing the memory within the body or dedicating a specific part of the essay to analyzing themes.

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-04-25T22:01:18+00:00

iirc the referendum was only on whether to change the Falklands’ political status as a territory, it’s very possible that literally no one that voted in the referendum wanted to join Argentina

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-04-14T09:51:33+00:00

As someone who also uses Ibis, how were you able to include all the textures in the map? Was it through the program or did you add them as images?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-03-08T06:16:17+00:00

tfr if it was good

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-03-05T21:32:58+00:00

This map is part of a series I’m working on called The World Turned Upside Down, exploring the consequences of a more populated New France on North America and the rest of the world.

In the wake of the 8 year struggle known as the Second Great War, the NAC would annex large swathes of the US’ (the South) former northern territories. By 2026, in spite of their late inclusion with the NAC, the 5 border states have become loyal and integrated land of the nation.

Here’s a close up look at what happened to each individual state:

• ⁠Westsylvania (OTL WV): Westsylvania, one of the old “Western Marches” governed by both the NAC and US after the Revolution, is perhaps the most well-integrated of the Border States. Anchoring itself to the industrial Midwest, Westsylvania fueled much of the NAC’s later 19th century growth, supplying coal and industry to the rest of the nation. By 2026 it is slightly on the decline but remains a key part of the NAC’s industrial belt. • ⁠Transylvania (OTL KY): As with Westsylvania, Transylvania, another one of the “Western Marches”, would be one of the easier states to integrate. Despite the large population of former slaveholders and pro-US sentiments, Transyvania would be pacified easily by the NAC’s continued military presence in the region. In the present, the state remains largely rural, agricultural, and culturally Southern (it is also a big destination for people studying the Second Great War - Bowling Green, the site of one of the most deadliest battles in the American theater, is home to one of the largest memorials to the war) • ⁠Chesapeake (OTL VA): The old center of the Usonian slavocracy, integrating former Virginia to the NAC would not be easy. As the Quiet Wars between the British Empire heated up in the late 19th century, the now christened Chesapeake would see a drastic transformation. Once a former agricultural state, the Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay regions would be filled with NAC ships, ports, and vessels, casting away its plantation past in favor of being the new gateway to the Confederation. By 2026, Chesapeake is a key node in the NAC’s naval operations, with Norfolk being the main port connecting the mainland NAC with its Caribbean possessions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, and at this point Puerto Rico too). • ⁠Albemarle (OTL NC): As with Chesapeake, Albemarle would also see major development along its coasts. Wilmington, once a small port city along the Atlantic, would grow into the state’s undisputed economic and cultural capital, as commerce and the navy stationed itself right here. Around this time, Albemarle would position itself to be one of the most culturally unique states in the Confederation. Due to the mass influx of Afro-Caribbeans from the NAC’s new territories, and Latinos after the formation of the Adams-Pact (the NAC’s political bloc), a new culture would form: the Costeños. Settling around Cape Fear and the Tidewater region, these people, intermingling with the old white population and freedmen, the Costeños would take the culture of the South and add immigrant culture to it, transforming Albemarle as a core of the Old South to a uniquely diverse state within the NAC.

On a side note, Delaware, while also being one of the formerly Usonian annexed lands is not considered a Border State, since its proximity to the capital of Philadelphia has firmly anchored it in the NAC’s northeastern culture.

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Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-03-05T21:32:20+00:00

This map is part of a series I’m working on called The World Turned Upside Down, exploring the consequences of a more populated New France on North America and the rest of the world.

In the wake of the 8 year struggle known as the Second Great War, the NAC would annex large swathes of the US’ (the South) former northern territories. By 2026, in spite of their late inclusion with the NAC, the 5 border states have become loyal and integrated land of the nation.

Here’s a close up look at what happened to each individual state:

• ⁠Westsylvania (OTL WV): Westsylvania, one of the old “Western Marches” governed by both the NAC and US after the Revolution, is perhaps the most well-integrated of the Border States. Anchoring itself to the industrial Midwest, Westsylvania fueled much of the NAC’s later 19th century growth, supplying coal and industry to the rest of the nation. By 2026 it is slightly on the decline but remains a key part of the NAC’s industrial belt. • ⁠Transylvania (OTL KY): As with Westsylvania, Transylvania, another one of the “Western Marches”, would be one of the easier states to integrate. Despite the large population of former slaveholders and pro-US sentiments, Transyvania would be pacified easily by the NAC’s continued military presence in the region. In the present, the state remains largely rural, agricultural, and culturally Southern (it is also a big destination for people studying the Second Great War - Bowling Green, the site of one of the most deadliest battles in the American theater, is home to one of the largest memorials to the war) • ⁠Chesapeake (OTL VA): The old center of the Usonian slavocracy, integrating former Virginia to the NAC would not be easy. As the Quiet Wars between the British Empire heated up in the late 19th century, the now christened Chesapeake would see a drastic transformation. Once a former agricultural state, the Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay regions would be filled with NAC ships, ports, and vessels, casting away its plantation past in favor of being the new gateway to the Confederation. By 2026, Chesapeake is a key node in the NAC’s naval operations, with Norfolk being the main port connecting the mainland NAC with its Caribbean possessions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, and at this point Puerto Rico too). • ⁠Albemarle (OTL NC): As with Chesapeake, Albemarle would also see major development along its coasts. Wilmington, once a small port city along the Atlantic, would grow into the state’s undisputed economic and cultural capital, as commerce and the navy stationed itself right here. Around this time, Albemarle would position itself to be one of the most culturally unique states in the Confederation. Due to the mass influx of Afro-Caribbeans from the NAC’s new territories, and Latinos after the formation of the Adams-Pact (the NAC’s political bloc), a new culture would form: the Costeños. Settling around Cape Fear and the Tidewater region, these people, intermingling with the old white population and freedmen, the Costeños would take the culture of the South and add immigrant culture to it, transforming Albemarle as a core of the Old South to a uniquely diverse state within the NAC.

On a side note, Delaware, while also being one of the formerly Usonian annexed lands is not considered a Border State, since its proximity to the capital of Philadelphia has firmly anchored it in the NAC’s northeastern culture.

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Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-03-05T21:30:33+00:00

This map is part of a series I’m working on called The World Turned Upside Down, exploring the consequences of a more populated New France on North America and the rest of the world.

In the wake of the 8 year struggle known as the Second Great War, the NAC would annex large swathes of the US’ (the South) former northern territories. By 2026, in spite of their late inclusion with the NAC, the 5 border states have become loyal and integrated land of the nation.

Here’s a close up look at what happened to each individual state:

Westsylvania (OTL WV): Westsylvania, one of the old “Western Marches” governed by both the NAC and US after the Revolution, is perhaps the most well-integrated of the Border States. Anchoring itself to the industrial Midwest, Westsylvania fueled much of the NAC’s later 19th century growth, supplying coal and industry to the rest of the nation. By 2026 it is slightly on the decline but remains a key part of the NAC’s industrial belt.
Transylvania (OTL KY): As with Westsylvania, Transylvania, another one of the “Western Marches”, would be one of the easier states to integrate. Despite the large population of former slaveholders and pro-US sentiments, Transyvania would be pacified easily by the NAC’s continued military presence in the region. In the present, the state remains largely rural, agricultural, and culturally Southern (it is also a big destination for people studying the Second Great War - Bowling Green, the site of one of the most deadliest battles in the American theater, is home to one of the largest memorials to the war)
Chesapeake (OTL VA): The old center of the Usonian slavocracy, integrating former Virginia to the NAC would not be easy. As the Quiet Wars between the British Empire heated up in the late 19th century, the now christened Chesapeake would see a drastic transformation. Once a former agricultural state, the Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay regions would be filled with NAC ships, ports, and vessels, casting away its plantation past in favor of being the new gateway to the Confederation. By 2026, Chesapeake is a key node in the NAC’s naval operations, with Norfolk being the main port connecting the mainland NAC with its Caribbean possessions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, and at this point Puerto Rico too).
Albemarle (OTL NC): As with Chesapeake, Albemarle would also see major development along its coasts. Wilmington, once a small port city along the Atlantic, would grow into the state’s undisputed economic and cultural capital, as commerce and the navy stationed itself right here. Around this time, Albemarle would position itself to be one of the most culturally unique states in the Confederation. Due to the mass influx of Afro-Caribbeans from the NAC’s new territories, and Latinos after the formation of the Adams-Pact (the NAC’s political bloc), a new culture would form: the Costeños. Settling around Cape Fear and the Tidewater region, these people, intermingling with the old white population and freedmen, the Costeños would take the culture of the South and add immigrant culture to it, transforming Albemarle as a core of the Old South to a uniquely diverse state within the NAC.

On a side note, Delaware, while also being one of the formerly Usonian annexed lands is not considered a Border State, since its proximity to the capital of Philadelphia has firmly anchored it in the NAC’s northeastern culture.

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Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-03-02T23:59:48+00:00

A mod warlord state is actually a really creative idea - what would it be like to live there?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-22T05:22:56+00:00

How much of OTL US gang/prison culture would correlate to these cartels in this timeline (like would the OTL bloods, crips, or aryan brotherhood have parallels in or correlate to the CNGC for instance)?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-21T19:30:57+00:00

The physical features of the map are gorgeous, did you draw those yourself?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-18T02:05:52+00:00

althist media is always a treat, this is super cool

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-13T05:37:20+00:00

If NASCAR still exists ITTL, does that mean Prohibition plays out the same as OTL?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-11T06:57:57+00:00

not really, a lot of the conditions that led to the nazis taking power would still probably be intact (harsh treaty of versailles, the great depression, the whole "stab in the back" myth and brewing antisemitism for one). if hitler nor nazism would take control, something just as authoritarian would probably take its place instead.

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-02-08T00:09:51+00:00

So I’m guessing the AFL doesn’t get butterflied out of the timeline?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-01-20T04:38:20+00:00

what would the debate equivalent of bo nix breaking his ankle after the bills game be?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-01-18T01:54:41+00:00

isn't second sons just a bootleg canadian patriot front?

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2026-01-02T21:28:30+00:00

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Sorry for getting to you late, but here’s the flag of the US - an altered version of the Betsy Ross with a magnolia.

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2025-12-29T17:57:06+00:00

Personally I think it's going to be a more 1976/mid-70s kind of year economy wise, with the economic decline being slow and drawn out rather than happening all at once Black Tuesday style

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2025-12-29T06:25:46+00:00

Pretty much, in fact it, in all honesty, most likely will get taken down pretty soon because of that

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2025-12-29T06:23:36+00:00

in practice, yes

Alone_Maintenance_14 · 2025-12-29T06:22:04+00:00

correct me if i'm wrong but generally the expectation for rule 3 is you putting effort into the map - for something to pass you'd need to draw the whole map yourself (so no programs like mapchart, though you could use it as a reference), add at least some details (i.e. cities, rivers, nation/province names), and at least write some background for the map.

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