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    The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South because the South wished to secede from the Union. Within the four years that the Civil War raged on‚ there were many battles. Such as‚ the Battle of Gettysburg. This was a huge victory for the Union‚ but it was major because it was a turning point in the Civil War. This battle was a turning point because it was the Confederate Army’s best attempt to breach Union Territory (Gettysburgfoundation.org Staff). Strength for the Confederate’s military

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    of Henry VIII was such an important turning point because of the things he achieved and the laws he managed to change. Henry was considered as a great king by some particularly because of his strong ideas about kingship. He believed that kings should be strong and be able to defend their country thus leading to his love of jousting. He was also considered a great king because of his knowledge. He could speak Spanish Latin and French well. He also wrote poetry and music. When he was thrust into

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    present – it marks a major turning point between the films produced before it and those produced after it.” (2016) Orson Wells who produced‚ directed‚ and stared in the movie‚ used many new techniques both in challenging traditional narrative‚ as well as using new technical elements to create this revolutionary work. In the Hollywood era of film‚ narrative was much cut and paste. How the stories were told in traditional narrative were all very similar as this is what was though was needed for a good film

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    A new turning point in my life was my senior and getting ready to go to college. It was going to be new page of my life that hasn’t be written yet. I had to make choices and deal with some consequences that I made threw out the years. I wish freshman year I didn’t slack of as mush as I did and I’m gad I had as fun as I did senior year before a lot of my friends left for college. The year 2004 I was a freshman in high school. I thought the cool

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    because he was black. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 dramatic mystery film directed by Norman Jewison based on the 1965 John ball novel of the same name which tells the story of a murder of a business man that detective Virgil Tibbs a black police detective‚ is asked to investigate in the racist town of Mississippi. This movie won five academy awards‚ which was for the best picture‚ the best actor‚ the best academy award for film editing etc. Although the film was based on

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    Hollow Crown”‚ which was based of a historical play of the same name written around 1589 by William Shakespeare. The film centers around a young King Henry V‚ who belongs to the English royal house of Lancaster and is determined to invade France and rise to the French Throne (Sharrock). It portrays the events leading up to‚ during‚ and after Henry’s extraordinary victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415‚ which was a major turning point in the Hundred Years’ War. This war was a conflict between the

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    Industrial Revolution The greatest turning point in history began with the Industrial Revolution. Between 1750 and 1914‚ the Industrial Revolution drastically changed Europe economically‚ socially‚ and politically. Before the revolution‚ most of Europe lived in small‚ rural communities where their lives revolved around farming. People would supply themselves with their own food‚ clothing‚ furniture‚ and tools‚ as times were tough and incomes were meager. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought

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    troops‚ 13‚000 paratroopers‚ 50‚000 vehicles‚ 11‚000 planes‚ and 5‚000 ships. In other words‚ it was one of the largest amphibious battles ever conducted in the history of war and its outcome affected the entire world. D-Day‚ a momentous turning point during World War II that sparked hope for the Allies of winning World War II‚ influenced the outcome of the war‚ the Axis Powers‚ and the world that was holding their breath waiting for news of the invasion. D-Day Formation of D-Day The formation of

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    The Declaration of Independence was a turning point for America’s sense of identity‚however the French and Indian War was even more instrumental to the formation of America’s Identity. The war led to the first attempt at an organized government‚ it started to unify the colonies and contributed to the rowing feeling that self-government was necessary. The growing tension with the Native Americans and the foreign French led the British to call colonial representatives for a meeting in Albany‚ New

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    investigation This investigation seeks to evaluate the extend of the success of Stalin’s collectivization in Russia during 1928 and 1940.Collectivization was one of the most important economic policies introduced in Russia because it can be described and evaluated from different angles‚ economic growth on the one hand‚and the social cost of the policy‚on the other. The main body of this investigation outlines Stalin’s aims‚ when and how the policy was implemented and whether it was a successful policy

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