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    The Ten Booms were a christian family who disagreed with the German ideas‚ they were well known for their kindness and will to help the Jews. Corrie and her family welcomed many Jews into their home‚ risking their own lives by creating a ¨Hiding Place¨ within Corrie’s bedroom and concealed from the outside. On the day of the raid‚ February 28‚ 1944‚ six jews were hidden safely inside the secret room‚ but the German soldiers had been informed of the system inside their home. The Ten Booms were

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    Benjamin Palmer ENG Comp. II April 25‚ 2011 Pivot Point Graduation. A memorable turning point in life. An important turning point for Maya Angelou the author of Graduation. Angelou does an extraordinary job at taking her readers through her graduation with a feeling of being present. As a young black girl in Arkansas around the 1940s‚ her graduation was a turning point. It defiantly opened her eyes to a realization that was needed to help her through life. With careful word choice‚ Angelou leads

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    Joseph was terribly wrong. The Battle of Stalingrad is typically referred to as the turning point of the Eastern Front. Hundreds of thousands of troops were poured into this one critical city. Stalingrad not only symbolized the leader of the Soviet Union‚ Joseph Stalin‚ but it provided many surrounding regions with economical influences. With this in mind‚ The Battle of Stalingrad would prove to be a substantial turning point for World War Two. The victory at Stalingrad would prove to have a huge influence

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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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    Apollo 11- Turning Point in History Apollo 11 was a turning point not only in American history but also in human history. When Neil Armstrong took that first step on the moon in 1969‚ almost the whole world was sitting behind an old black-and-white TV watching the first step on the moon. Apollo 11 was a turning point in history for many reasons. First‚ putting a man on the moon put ideas that were impossible in to possible. Second‚ the Americans won the space race which made America a world

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    the polluted sea around Castello Aragonese provides us with a glimpse of our future oceans and how it interferes with the chemistry of the ocean. In the article “Our Oceans are Turning into Plastic … are You?‚” Susan Casey discusses the negative effects plastic has on the environment. “The Acid Sea” and “Our Oceans are Turning into Plastic … are You?” did an excellent job with providing strong arguments and appeals to inform and persuade the reader that the world is deteriorating and reform is compulsory

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    The author of the short story Only Ten hooks the reader in on the first couple sentences because of the mystery of The Shah and the way he describes him. He starts off the story with showing how difficult it can be for refugees to adapt and fit in in another country. As it shows in the orientation it is not uncommon for these people to have a hard time fitting in and opening up in the new place. This can happen to any person not just a refugee but it can be especially hard for them because of them

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    resulted in very similar casualties on both sides‚ proved to Lee and his army that the Federal army was willing to incur any level of losses to stop the Confederates‚ and this realization provided a psychological shock to the Confederates--an important turning point in their belief in their

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    Ten minute child’s observation Observer: someone Aim: To do a ten minute time sample observation of a child engaged in a play activity. Date of observation: 29 11 2011 Observation started: 9.55 Observation completed: 10.05 Child’s Initials: AW Date of Birth or Age: 4 years 5 months Legend: Child observed = AW Other girl = E SG = small group P= pair of children SOL = alone  Evaluation : During the observation I did‚ AW was engaged in play all the time. She was

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    The Bill of Rights are the first ten Amendments that were written for the Constitution‚ and were created to strengthen the protection of citizen’s individual rights. These were written by House of Representatives member James Madison. There were two parties at the time‚ the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists believed that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary because the states and the people had the powers not specifically granted to the government. On the other hand‚ the Anti-Federalists

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