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    Turning Points In Trifles

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    In the play Trifles I believe it has many significant points that make this story stand out and resemble many stories we here about in today’s society. We begin by having two women by the names of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters and then the two government officials who were all at the dead man Mr. John Wright’s house examining the crime scene the murder that had just taken place at. The sheriff and attorney are set from the very beginning that Mrs. Wright was the murderer and base their whole case around

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    Renaissance Turning Point

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    The Renaissance is a vital turning point in history because it brought many changes and it was a transition into the modern world. Along with the Renaissance came many changes in art‚ religion‚ and the way people thought. These changes have contributed to the modern culture that we live in. The Renaissance has altered the world and changed it drastically. The Renaissance brought many changes that caused it to be a vital turning point. During the Renaissance‚ there was a renewed interest in Greek

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    There have been many important revolutions throughout history‚ but the most important revolution in our human history is the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution marked an important turning point in history because it was the beginning of more populated societies‚ hierarchies of class‚ provided the foundation for language and literature‚ and allowed for the invention of new technologies. The Agriculture Revolution was a very important time because of the rapid growth of population

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    bloodiest battle in American History and ultimately changed the outcome on the Civil War. During the first year and a half the Confederates succeeded with many major victories against the Union Army. However‚ the Battle of Gettysburg became a great turning point of the war. The battle itself lasted for three days and decisions made by both the Confederates and the Union led to one of the highest casualty wars in history. After three grueling days‚ the Union was able to pull a victory and repel

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    Gettysburg Turning Point

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    where it took place. What began as meeting engagement soon exploded into an all-out war fought by over 170‚ 000 soldiers (Drake‚ 1892). The battle is a significant part of American history as it marked a turning point in the long fought civil war and the fate of the United States. Also‚ the war resulted in one of the largest casualties in the entire civil war‚ as two of the most respected generals of the civil war era faced off‚ that is‚ Maj. Gen. George Meade who led the Union’s Army of the Potomac

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    battle which took place during the Civil War. This war was important to Lincoln because he believed it signified new beginnings to the U.S. with terms of freedom. Keeping in mind that the Gettysburg battle was the turning point for the war since this was the time that things started to finally look good for the North. In the reading it says‚ "At Gettysburg‚ he identified the nations mission with the principal that "all men are created equal‚" spoke of the war as bringing about a "new birth of freedom

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    1942 to February 1943. The battle was fought between the invading forces of Nazi Germany and the defending forces of the Soviet Union. This battle was the turning point of the Second World War because it marked the end of the German offensive along with marking the start to the depleting of the German armies. In the beginning of World War 2‚ the center of attention laid in Western Europe but Hitler diverted his attention to the east by focusing on Russia in 1941. At first‚ the attacks started

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    Operation Watchtower: the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II The small island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands held little strategic value prior to World War II. Operation Watchtower‚ also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign‚ was the military operation undertaken by Allied forces‚ predominantly American‚ between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 to deny the use of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in response to the threat to the supply and communication routes between the US‚ Australia

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    Revolutionary War

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    As everyone may have heard‚ recently the war between England and America has just ended. Through all the battles America has stayed strong and pushed through. We showed England that as an army‚ we could beat them and gain our independence. We persevered in the face of strong opposition and the might of the British. But how did this all begin and why did we‚ as a colony want to put an end to this? One of the main reasons the colonists started rebelling was because they felt they were not being represented

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    soldiers went through this exact thing during the Vietnam war. The Chu Lai battle was a very dangerous war that lots of soldiers died in. Some soldiers got rewarded for their actions‚ many did not. After fighting‚ they had to go back to their terrible living conditions known as home. When it comes to the Vietnam war one needs to remember‚ the important battles fought‚ the medals earned‚ and how men lived in order to fully understand how hard war was. The battle at Chu Lai was one of the first wins for

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