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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg took place in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania in July of 1863. This three day battle was a turning point in the Civil War for the North. Up until this point‚ every large battle that the North faced had ended up in defeat. General Robert Lee led the Confederate army and due to the continued victories‚ he decided to take the battle to the North. Lee set out for the South to win the war. The Union army was led by General George Meade. General Lee’s army

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    Classification is the first step of genocide. People will begin to “...distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity‚ race‚ religion‚ or nationality: German and Jew...” (Genocide Watch- Ten Steps of Genocide). Hitler knew what his followers would look like: mainly blonde hair and blue eyes. They became to be known as the Aryan race. The Holocaust is very similar to the racial segregation of African Americans in the late 1800s because the leaders would separate and classify who is limited

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    The Turning Point of My Life I was in my final year at Rodeo High School. I was only seventeen and the pressure of knowing the outcome of post high school results would determine my whole life ahead finally got to me. I snapped out of my bewilderment one day‚ in the absence of my parents while they were out on vacation‚ I went out with my friends‚ hoping to find myself spiritually and mentally. This was the turning point in my life that would ultimately lead to my destiny. With an incomplete

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    During the first world war there were many battles of success and failure. The battle of Vimy Ridge was the first successful battle all because of Canadians. This was a turning point for all Canadians because it made them proud of their country. This battle took place on April 9‚1917. From the failure of the battle of the somme‚ Britain and France thought it would be a good idea to turn to the Canadians. For the first time Canadian soldiers were asked to participate in the battle. They needed new

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    offensive did some real political damage to LBJ‚ when Americans saw the Vietcong in the U.S. embassy‚ it caused many to doubt victory in S. Vietnam was possible. On the other side of the question of victory‚ this offensive was later viewed as a turning point in the war. For the first time‚ America no longer sought to win‚ rather to find a way to end its engagement. (Duiker page 213-217) This new doubt and fear caused many problems in America‚ Even Walter Cronkite‚ who was a supporter of the war

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    The turning point battle in the war is the Battle of Saratoga in Saratoga County‚ New York on October 7‚ 1777 because the battle that was led by Benedict Arnold and a few fellow commanders defeated British General Burgoyne‚ a major victory for the American forces

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    Monday‚ December 20‚ 2010 7:47:51 PM The Top Ten Balanced Scorecard Mistakes: Best of Reader Feedback A few weeks ago‚ we asked for input from this community in compiling a list of the top 10 mistakes of the balanced scorecard. Obviously we touched a nerve because we were overwhelmed by great feedback. Thank you for all your insightful comments. We’ve sorted through your observations and boiled them down into a list. Any such list is necessarily subjective‚ so we hope this generates more discussion

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    The American Civil War was a major turning point in the country’s history‚ which marked a time of great dispute and division that finally led to the breakdown of the US. With a major emphasis on different topics that revolved around the war‚ such as significant occasions‚ choices‚ and figures that sparked secession‚ this essay examines the complex factors that led to the country’s dive into the civil war. The fracturing of the United States and the beginning of the Civil War were driven by a combination

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    Kane. It is considered a masterpiece and will often be cited as “the greatest film of all time”. Barsam says “Citizen Kane is important to your study of 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

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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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