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    by Abraham Lincoln‚ The Emancipation Proclamation was published on January 1‚ 1863. With this Lincoln abolished slavery in northern and southern states. While the proclamation didn't free one slave but was the turning point of the war but states right with also the main turning point if the war. Lincoln stated “ It’s an unqualified evil to the colored ” The Election of 1860 was a battle between the northern Republican‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and southern Democrats. The Election of 1860 was also to

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    Both U.S. and South Vietnamese forces payed dearly. The Tet Offensive was the turning point of the war because after it‚ the people at home started being heavily against the involvement in the war. Although there was already some obvious interest of the war by the media‚ the Tet Offensive changed the perspective of the war. The media

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    The Battle of Gettysburg was a three- day battle that took place in 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. It was the largest battle in the Civil War and it it’s also the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union army of the Potomac consisted of about 85‚000 men at Gettysburg and the Confederate army of Northern Virginia consisted of approximately 75‚000 men. The Union army had 23‚000 casualties at the battle‚ and the Confederates had approximately 28‚000 men that were dead

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    The Turning Point alex thorn The crowning of Richard III marks the turning point from his rise into power to his demise. Up until he becomes king‚ Richard is the underdog – albeit‚ a ruthless and evil one. Thus far‚ the entire play has been focused on Richard’s attempts to assume power and seize the throne. However‚ once he becomes crowned King Richard‚ the focus of the play shifts to Richard’s attempts to maintain power and hold the throne. Essentially‚ the challenge for Richard

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    and intense basketball practice‚ I injured my knee. Our team participated in a rebounding drill‚ and I pushed myself to do my absolute best to get every rebound. On one of my turns‚ I jumped up for the ball‚ and when I landed terrible pain shot through my knee. I somehow hobbled over to the sideline‚ but finishing practice obviously seemed out of the question. The next daymy knee became very swollen and every time I tried walking‚ pain would shoot through my knee. My mom made me an appointment to

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    The specific turning point in Hamlet occurs in act III of the play where Hamlet hesitates and decides against killing Claudius where he was sat defenseless. If Hamlet had rather not hesitated in killing Claudius‚ Hamlet would have had the potential to convince the kingdom to see his deed as something honorable due to his evidence from “the mouse trap” and would as a result‚ gain his fortune back. However instead‚ Hamlet’s flaw for over-thinking immobilizes him causing him to allow Claudius the upper

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    The 19th amendment was one of the most important turning points in history for all of the women in the world‚ who fought for their rights. It was a good turning point for all the women as the rights led them to be powerful women today. During the mid 1800’s and 19th century‚ feminism had a large effect on the female’s role in society and in everyday life. The women decided that enough was enough and needed to make a change for every woman in the world. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth had

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    May 2‚ 2013 THE NEVERENDING STORY- Turning Points There are many important life lessons displayed in THE NEVERENDING STORY. There are battles between good and evil and wishes that can change everything. There are two events in THE NEVERENDING STORY that have much more importance than the rest- these two events are The Battle of the Ivory Tower‚ and when Bastian visits The City of Old Emperors. The Battle of the Ivory Tower starts when Xayide convinces Bastian that Atreyu and Falkor are trying

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    group’s descent into savagery meets some of the characters inevitable ends‚ as the society created at the beginning of the novel- crumbles due to Jack and Ralph’s alpha male rivalry. During the novel‚ one of the characters encounters a surprising turning point that helps him transform into a blood-thirsty savage. Jack Merridew is first introduced in the novel as the leader of a choir walking along the beach. The character already shows signs of leadership when he commands his choir to stop and they

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    was major because it was a turning point in the Civil War. This battle was a turning point because it was the Confederate Army’s best attempt to breach Union Territory (Gettysburgfoundation.org Staff). Strength for the Confederate’s military was never better as when they fought at Gettysburg (Gettysburgfoundation.org Staff). However‚ the war continued for two more years (Gettysburgfoundation.org Staff). The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the time span of three days‚ and although

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