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    In The Catcher In The Rye Holden seems to have an unfocused outlook on life where he’s in a constant melancholy state with a lack of clarity for what he wants or needs‚ but the turning point is when visiting his younger sister Phoebe she’s able to help him note the inconsistencies in his own life including but not limited to education‚ responsibility‚ and the future. The first time he visited her it was unbeknownst to their parents‚ who had spent most of the night away at a party. While they talked

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    The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that officially ended World War I between the Allied and Germany. The Allies created a League of Nations and armed with concept of a 14 point treaty that would stop war forever. The treaty was forced on Germany‚ in doing so they had to accept sole responsibility for starting the war. And that they had to pay for all the damages‚ decrease their military and surrender territory. With Germany unable to pay for the war and the

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    this was a failed frontal assault led by Confederate General George Pickett‚ which resulted in a Union victory. Since the Confederate army lost an entire division during the one engagement‚ historians consider the battle of Gettysburg to be the turning point of the war. The Gettysburg Address was delivered on November 19‚ 1863 by President Lincoln to a large group of patriotic Americans during a ceremony dedicating a cemetery in Gettysburg. The speech lasted all of two minutes. On April 9‚ 1865

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    April 30‚ 1789 was great turning point in our country. George Washington had been inaugurated in New York City as the first president of the United States. During his years of being president‚ he set an important precedent by setting the standard of 2 terms for a president when he stepped down in 1796. After being elected‚ the first Congress created 5 executive departments to help Washington carry out his duties‚ which was also known as the first Cabinet. Washington set a precedent by choosing very

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    warfare. As years went on more battles took place‚ and soon a legend entered the revolution as general‚ George Washington. George Washington fought in many battles during the revolution‚ until on remarkable event took place in 1777; that was the turning point in the war for American. They got aid form the France due to Marquis de Lafayette‚ commissioned major general‚ help talk the French helping the Americans out. By the French joining the America colonies‚ it helped the colonies lead to victory.

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    Up until that point‚ General Lee was cruising up the fronts of the Union Army making their way into Northern territory. What Lee hoped to do was cross the Potomac River from Virginia‚ pass through the border state of Maryland‚ and begin waging an offensive war on Union

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    World War II was fought across the world and involved more men than any other war in the history of human civilization. From 1941 to 1945 the United States and Japan were at war on the Pacific front. The U.S wanted to end the war as soon as possible as it caused many casualties in both countries. Towards the end of the Second World War‚ the U.S had valid reasons to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. To the U.S it was a way to end the conflict in the Pacific‚ by

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    within every parent‚ which is frequently revealed through the concern they show. David Adams Richards illustrates this matter regarding family relationships in his novel‚ Nights Below Station Street. The family lives of the characters from Nights Below Station Street and Joy Luck Club demonstrate that children’s behavior is directly affected by the misunderstanding of their parents’ love for them. To begin with‚ the novel shows that children are always their parents’ primary concern. Adele’s father‚

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    An important turning point of the black history happened in 1951‚ when it was the first time that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Brown v. Board of Education. That is the issue‚ which can be tie into Goodness. First of all‚ goodness can be defined in many ways Americans attacked‚ hurt‚ and kill blacks‚ while black community decided to use non-violent to protest. On December 1st‚ 1955‚ it was a raining day‚ after one full-day work‚ Rosa Parks walked to Court Square and waited for the

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    planning and seemingly endless training had finally come together to form the operation known as D-Day‚ the invasion of Normandy. Many different operations and brilliant leaders helped to contribute to the victory at Normandy. D-Day was not only a turning point in the War‚ but it forever changed the course of history. For years‚ the entire world passively watched Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. After the annexing of France other countries woke up to the reality that global domination by Germany was inevitable

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