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    Saratoga Turning Point

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    The two battles of Saratoga are well known as the turning point of the American Revolution. It was fought eighteen days from the fall of 1777. It started with the British invasion from Canada during the American Revolutionary War. After they captured Fort Ticonderoga with an extreme amount of ease‚ they then led General John Burgoyne who was over confident with the task in front of him. They crawled very slowly south giving the Americans many time to regroup under Horatio Gates. To support him‚ George

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    Hamlet Turning Point

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    Hamlet basically shrugs and walks away. With Polonius dead‚ Ophelia begins to act crazy and now Hamlet’s life is starting to change. This is a turning point for Hamlet. Until this point‚ Hamlet has been scared of murder‚ and now he just murdered Polonius not thinking about it. Does this mean there is a dark side to Hamlet? It is hard to tell because at this point in the play‚ Hamlet has been acting crazy on purpose. He is trying to murder Claudius and by acting crazy‚ there will be a better excuse for

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    Stalingrad Turning Point

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    Union‚ and Republic of China were the main allied forces. Nazi Germany‚ the Empire of Japan‚ and the Kingdom of Italy were the main forces of the Axis. There were many turning points such as the Battle of Stalingrad‚ the Battle of the Atlantic‚ and D-Day that greatly affected World War II. The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point that greatly affected World War II. The battle at Stalingrad more or less bled the German army dry in the Soviet Union after this defeat; the German army was in full

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    In conclusion‚ the Russian Revolution of 1905 was the key turning point of Russia’s modern history; it is the prelude of another revolution - the 1917 Revolution - a much powerful revolution. The 1905 revolution created a harmful impact on the legitimacy of the Romanov Monarchy; people did not fear or respect the tsar once the revolution had begun. Politically‚ the Tsar‚ Nicholas II was forced to introduce many reform measures to appease his subjects. One of the reform measures occurred when Nicholas

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    The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in world history. The term industrial revolution originally referred to the inventions and changes that transformed England‚ between 1750 and 1830‚ from a largely rural people making a living almost completely from agriculture to a urban or suburban society occupied more and more in factory manufacture. Other European nations went through the same course soon thereafter‚ followed by others during the 19th century‚ and still others (i.e.‚ Russia

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    Turning Points in Hamlet

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    There are three possible turning points in Hamlet: the players’ scene when Claudius’ guilt concerning the murder of King Hamlet is confirmed; the prayer scene when Hamlet forgoes the opportunity to kill Claudius; and the closet scene where Hamlet first takes action‚ but kills Polonius inadvertently. In the players’ scene‚ the ghost’s story is proved to be true‚ allowing Hamlet to avenge his father’s murder. In the prayer scene‚ Hamlet misses a perfect opportunity to kill Claudius‚ giving Claudius

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    War Turning Point

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    The Civil War was a turning point in American history. If it had gone any different‚ times now would be very different as well. The root of the cause of the Confederacy seceding from the Union‚ or the South seceding from the North‚ was because they felt their way of life‚ which was based on slavery‚ was under threat from the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Progressing medicine on the battlefield saved lives‚ but lost most. The under trained surgeons were not ready for the hordes of diseased and injured

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    Highschool Turning Points

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    is also joy‚ lightheartedness and merriment. We come across many turning points in our lives‚ whether they were major or minor points we learn from them nonetheless. For instance‚ one minor turning point occurred in my second year of highschool. I realized that the way my life unfolds will depend on how much work and effort I was willing to put into the most critical years of my highschool career. One of my more major turning points‚ however‚ was when I finally realized that suicide will not resolve

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    Turning Points In Art

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    Over thousands of years‚ art has irrefutably been the most accurate technique to ever capture crucial moments in human history. From ancient cave paintings to the impressionist movement‚ all the way to present-day graffiti‚ art has been constantly recording these significant turning points in history through physical representations that we continue to find‚ observe‚ and interpret. gives us the perfect way to seize these moments and let us peek into a world that our minds can only imagine. That

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    Stalingrad Turning Point

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    The battle of stalingrad is considered the bloodiest battles during WW2‚ and was the turning for the allies. It was considered the turning point because after that Hitler started to lose. Hitler could use stalingrad to launch more attacks on the caucasians. Stain knew the importance of stalingrad because that was a city that was vital because of the industrial and transportation centers. There was close to 2 million deaths on the solvit side both civilian and soviet troops. After the battle

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