East Slide 4.) The goal that the protesters in general were trying to achieve was to have greater economic opportunity‚ social equality‚ and more political equality. Some protesters goals also extended to the removal of the current government or power. Slide 5.) As with the rest of the Arab Spring‚ the protests spread to Syria. This would eventually lead to the Syrian Civil War. Slide 6.) On the 15th of March 2011‚ protesters took to the streets in the cities of Daraa and Homs. Over seventy thousand
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America’s Post Civil War Growing Pains History 105: Contemp U.S. History July 23‚ 2013 Professor Lewis There was a period around the time the Civil War ended known as the Post Civil War. This was a time America named Growing Pains. This name was given due to all the troubles and things they went through. There was so much that happened during this time and this is what made this era a known time period. During 1865-1900 post civil war periods‚ two major turning points would be segregation
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Santa Anna was also the head of the government on 11 different occasions. He also had the nickname “Napoleon of the West”.The choices made by Sam Houston‚ Santa Anna‚ David Crockett‚ James Bowie‚ and William B. Travis‚ determined who would win this war. Sam Houston was born on March 2‚ 1793 near Lexington‚ Virginia. From 1813 to 1814 he fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and was wounded. He was elected to Congress in 1823 and 1825. In 1827‚ he became Tennessee’s governor. He was made the first
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Turning Points Battle for the Ivory Tower In the novel The Neverending Story‚ the battle for the Ivory Tower between the two protagonists; Bastian and Atreyu is a very important event to the plot of the novel. They were battling for the possession of the Childlike Empress’ amulet‚ AURYN: Atreyu tried to defend himself with his own sword. But wielded by Bastian‚ Sikanda cut in two and struck Atreyu in the chest. Blood spurted from
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Conclusions of the judge/judges: The Court decided 7-2 in favor of the slave owner. Every justice submitted an individual opinion justifying his position‚ with Chief Justice Taney’s being the most influential. According to Taney‚ African Americans‚ be they slave or free‚ were not citizens. As a slave‚ moreover‚ Scott was property and had no right to bring suit in federal courts. “In regard to the issue of Scott’s becoming free when he moved to the free State of Illinois‚” Taney wrote‚ “the
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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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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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James Hong English 1 B 1 / 24 / 2012 The Turning Point Finding out who you are and maturing into an adult happens in different ways for different people. In John Updike’s “A&P”‚ it is very interesting to see how the theme of coming of age slowly starts to unravel in the main character as the story progresses. The story portrays the protagonist‚ Sammy‚ as a very observant yet immature teenager who yearns the feeling of being independent and free. Through the events that take place in the
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Joshua Brackenridge January 25‚ 2013 Period 6 TITLE The American civil war was the beginning slavery‚ but ending slavery came with many consequences and lost lives. Many authors have written songs‚ books and poems about the civil war; the most interesting thing is that they all have their own point of view. Three selections which portrayed the enemy in different ways are: “swing low sweet chariot”‚ “Willie has gone to the war”‚ “go down Moses”. Each of these selections presents a unique perspective
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The morning of March 4‚ 1861‚ was a turning point for America. Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. On that day‚ Lincoln was called to present his inaugural address. His speech was an important one because he would be verbalizing not only as the first president but additionally as the Commander-In-Chief of a nation in crisis. For guidance and inspiration while composing his inaugural address‚ Lincoln turned to historical documents. All of them were concerned with states’ rights
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