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    In this paper I will discuss four points concerning the civil war in detail. The first issue discussed will be Professor McPherson’s arguments in the text Ordeal by Fire and whether Antietam and Emancipation‚ Gettysburg‚ Vicksburg‚ and Chattanooga‚ represent the three critical turning points in the Civil War. Second‚ I will rank the three points from greatest to least in terms of their importance on the Civil War. Third‚ I will add a fourth event I feel was significant to the turning of the war.

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    The Day I Broke My Leg

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    One moment I was running‚ running fast‚ quickly‚ aggressively. The next moment I’m on the ground crying holding my leg. It happened so fast I didn’t know one movement from the next. After a while I notice I’m on the bench with an ice bag on my knee‚ while watching my team lose to a great team. After the game I went to the mall able to walk again. The next day I played again‚ thinking it was nothing but a bruise. It’s spring break 2 weeks after the blow to my knee. Just yesterday I got hit again right

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    tell them to turn around and go back home. They started to turn around and then someone fires a shot and a British soldier drops. That was what you would see on the first day in the revolutionary war. In this paper‚ I will show you why the Colonies were a serious underdog‚ what a surprise attack was‚ and finally what the turning point in the war was. They were an underdog and it definitely showed. The first thing that stuck out about the American colonies army was that they were all untrained. They

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    An important turning point of the black history happened in 1951‚ when it was the first time that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Brown v. Board of Education. That is the issue‚ which can be tie into Goodness. First of all‚ goodness can be defined in many ways Americans attacked‚ hurt‚ and kill blacks‚ while black community decided to use non-violent to protest. On December 1st‚ 1955‚ it was a raining day‚ after one full-day work‚ Rosa Parks walked to Court Square and waited for the

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    The assassination of Abraham Lincoln Boom! He just got hit the assassination of Abraham Lincoln just happened. We all have heard the story of Abraham Lincoln and what he did for his country. Abraham was a hero in many ways and not just for the slaves but for the north also. He worked with his military to help them win the war. Some people see hero’s as big strong people who can lift weights and throw people across the ocean. Abraham Lincoln had a variety of people on his side he was the one guy

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    It was the day after i had gotten arrested. I was sitting in a jail cell‚ just me and one other guy‚ he was watching me curiously. He finally started to speak up and asked what my name was‚ I replied “Bob‚ what’s yours?” “Billy‚” he replied quietly. The man was old seemed like he’d been here forever. He asked me what I was here for‚ I replied with “It’s a long story.” After a long moment of silence he says “Well tell me‚ we got the time.” “It happened just yesterday‚ I was waiting outside of

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    Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.

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    The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain. Before the war‚ there was a period of neglect/disinterest with Britain and the colonies. Great Britain only seemed to be interested in the colonies maintaining the mercantilist policies and did not care for how the colonies decided how to govern/run themselves. After the war‚ there were major changes on the relations between the colonies and Great Britain in terms of British involvement in the colonies

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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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    ENG-H101 Essay #3a revised Due: April 20‚ 2012 How I Got Smart The essay “How I Got Smart” by Steve Brody explains how as a young boy he hated school until his sophomore year. Brody’s grades until then were horrible and upsetting to his father to see (152-153). Then he found a passion for knowledge and education through a girl named Debbie whom he fell in love with‚ was much smarter

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