as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the Year. In addition to the many performances and awards the Hansberry play won‚ there were some‚ arguably more important things that it accomplished. A Raisin in the Sun marked the turning point for Black artists in professional theater. The funding for this play was a struggle. It took over a year to raise enough money and
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conference room next to Pompey’s theater. The murder of Caesar is one of the most famous events in the everlasting Roman history of the endless history of Shakespeare’s famous play as well as contemporary stories. The assassination also proved a major turning point in many changes throughout the Roman Empire. Sixty Roma aristocrats participated in the plot to murder Caesar‚ and 14 Senators actually participated in the stabbing. Caesar was surrounded by a group of senators holding a dagger when he attended
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1. 1939 and ended nearly six years later on September 2‚ 1945. The war was long and bloody with nearly sixty million civilians and soldier casualties combined (according to nationalww2museum.org). There were five major turning points in World War II. The first major turning point in the war was the United States getting involved in the war. The United States didn’t want to go to war with any country‚ so they first got involved with the war when
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Have you ever wondered why the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war? The battle of Gettysburg was located in Adams county‚ Pennsylvania. The battle was fought on the dates of July first through July third of 1963. The Confederacy was led by General Robert E. Lee. A man of high potential‚ he never let someone tell him he could not do something. Lee’s ego was his biggest downfall. He went into the battle thinking he would come out with a victory. He thought he had a better chance
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World War One brought a variety of different turning points‚ both good and bad‚ which made Canada the nation it is today. One of these turning points includes the discrimination against the Ukrainians. At the time‚ Canada strongly encouraged immigrants from Eastern Europe to settle in Canada’s West. The British and Americans were most welcome however‚ under the new ‘open door’ policy‚ we were willing to accept Northern and Eastern Europeans; especially Ukrainians. Ukrainians were next desirable because
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Turning Points What can cause a sudden change in someone’s life? It could be an act of another‚ or the realization of an aspect about yourself. It can also be the death or birth of another‚ or even just a simple act of kindness. A significant change in someone’s life can include the impact from others‚ a change in the community‚ or a tragic incident. First of all‚ in the stories‚ “from An American Childhood” and “Thank You M’am” a significant change happened in one of the main characters lives
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Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory that represent the Russian Revolution. The key point in Animal Farm‚ language is a powerful tool that can be used in a positive or negative way‚ and can work to one’s advantage or result in serious consequences. The pigs make others work extremely hard‚ while they sit back and rest. For example‚ “Now comrades...to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do.” (Orwell‚ 24) Later in the
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Major Turning Points in U.S. History (1492-1820) Throughout documented United States history‚ immense changes in social‚ political‚ and economic establishments have been brought about by perplexing people or conditions. Often‚ these changes mark a turning point in the progress of civilization as new ideas are formed‚ new governments raised‚ or new discoveries put to use in the interest of progress. Whether these pivotal moments in history may be triggered due to a single nonconforming individual
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1863‚ Abraham Lincoln made a unifying speech to a nation divided. His words met the disjointed and disjunct state of the country with emphasis on hope for a prosperous future. At first thought by Lincoln to be subpar and ineffective in achieving its point‚ the Gettysburg Address would come to be known as one of the greatest and most iconic speeches of the American Civil War. Biography Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and grew up in the small town of Hodgenville on the Kentuckian Frontier
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A new turning point in my life was after my senior year and getting ready to go to college. It was going to be a new page of my life that hasn’t be written yet. I had to make choices and deal with some consequences that I made throughout the years. I wish freshman year I didn’t slack off as mush as I did. I’m glad I had as much as fun as I did senior year before a lot of my friends left for college. The year 2003 I was a freshman in high school. I thought
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