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    the movies because‚ within the borders of film history – 1895 to the 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

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    course which introduced what must be regarded by me as the most IMPORTANT condition of my career. But it also implies--without intention‚ perhaps--that that turning-point ITSELF was the creator of the new condition. This gives it too much distinction‚ too much prominence‚ too much credit. It is only the LAST link in a very long chain of turning-points commissioned to produce the cardinal result; it is not any more important than the humblest of its ten thousand predecessors. Each of the ten thousand did

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    Turning points are events in people’s life that can affect their life in good or bad way. In “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros‚ “Middle School Loneliness”‚ and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen had all faced life changing events (Turning Points). They all adapted to their turning point‚ but it wasn’t easy doing so. “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros is a drama about the main character‚ Rachel‚turning eleven‚ but still feels ten‚ nine‚ eight‚ seven‚ six‚ five‚ four‚ three‚ two‚ one. Rachel’s turning point is

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    slavery in America. But it wasn’t that easy to just end slavery just like that and have these amendments passed. There have been multiple wars and many discussions between world leaders just because of the discussion of ending slavery. The major turning point in the discussion for the end of slavery was the Haitian war. Where black people stood up and fought against their masters‚ establishing their independence. This got the world talking about slaves and how human they really were since slaves were

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     Give your opinion on whether or not the safeguards put in place to prevent another Great Depression‚ starting with the Roosevelt administration in the 1930s‚ can be effective today.  The Great Depression caused many Americans to lose their jobs‚ their homes‚ their dreams‚ and aspirations. Roosevelt created the “New Deal” in order to rebuild the economy and prevent this from happening again. The “New Deal” consisted of three goals: relief‚ recovery‚ and reform. One safeguard put in place that

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    government planners and leaders drew inspiration for their policies from Progressive era reforms. New Dealers saw in the early twentieth century Progressive movement an innovative campaign to address the social and economic dislocations which were directly relevant to the crisis of the Great Depression. New Dealers also found in the Progressive movement an example of gradual reform through democratic institutions. In addition‚ the Progressives had insisted upon the need for government to promote social

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    Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide of the war permanently against the South and became a major turning point in the war. This battle gave the union a greater advantage for winning the war and on July 1‚ 1863 shots were fired outside Gettysburg that marked the beginning of what would become one of the largest and most significant battles in the world.

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    Was a Turning Point The two armies engaged in a fight outside of Gettysburg. The Confederates and Union fought across Maryland and into Pennsylvania in June of 1863. The war began because the south left the Union. The president of the Union was Abraham Lincoln. The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because of the Geography‚ Losses and the Morale. Document A is a map that shows the Geography of where the battles between the Confederates and Union took place. Most of the battles were in confederate’s

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    Pride and Prejudice # 21-Turning Points Most romance books‚ just like Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ have turning points of the book that push for explanations that conjure more incidents that eventually lead to the ending: love. In Pride and Prejudice‚ the meeting of Charles Bingley and his party‚ which includes the haughty‚ rich bachelor Mr. Darcy leads to their lives becoming intertwined with each other. Miss Bennet meeting with Mr. Wickham uncovers some truths. Mr. Darcy soon confesses

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    To what extent was 1949 a turning point? The years between 1945- 1949 could definitely be seen as a turning point as there were increasing divisions in Germany as it was divided between the Allies without the Germans having any say in the matter. 1949 can be argued to be a huge turning point in German history as Germany was literally split down the middle. Change is most well seen in the German democratic Republic as the changes introduced by the Communists were most apparent in ending capitalism

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