Magnificent Turning Point

Have you ever faced a turning point or a life-changing experience that impacted society? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches someone about themselves or the world around him/her. People who endure a life-changing event respond positively or negatively. The autobiography “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry”, from Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru faced life-changing experiences that altered both their lives and their countries.

“The discovery of America, and that of the passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest events recorded in the history of mankind” (Smith). According to Adam Smith, philosopher and pioneer of political economy, Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and Vasco da Gama’s feat of sailing around southern Africa to find the sea route to Asia were the most important game-changing moments in history. Likewise, historians have traditionally agreed with Smith that these were two of the most important turning points in world history. Not only did these lead to the global domination of Western Europe, but they also led to the emergence of a global market.

There have been many turning points in American history; however none have had the same effects as September 11, 2001, and many people relate the day to the country’s loss of innocence. As a result of 9/11 many civil liberties were taken away, security was heightened, and there have been numerous effects on Americans. Although the attack happened on American soil, it can really be characterized as an attack on civilization itself, because people from more than 80 nationalities perished on that day (Hitchens).

The United States went through some tough changes during the period of Democratic-Republican political parties in the first decades of the 19th century. The republic’s expansion to the west and helped military’s fight with the Indian nations and Great Britain. Each posed a fundamental challenge to the small new republic. All three of these played a role in the start of the war of 1812. Although the war had no decisive outcome, it served as a turning point in the history of the growing nation. What caused the War of 1812 was the British, they blockaded American traiding ports. The war started on June, 1, 1812, and ended on February 18, 1815. The British attacked the White House and tried to burn it and other Government buildings. When America

Some historians see the battle as a second war for American independence. An important role in the development of the turning point of the American Independence War in 1812, but the war itself was mainly a political and military disaster for the country (The Second War for American Independence, n.d).

The Battle of Gettysburg was a huge war in a little town. It changed the course of the Civil War and can be said and supported as the “turning point” in the war as well. As the red hot Confederate troops, fresh off of seven straight victories, and the torn apart Union army, go at it in Gettysburg, the ending is unbelievable, as the Union pull away with the victory. Why was Gettysburg a turning point though? There are many great reasons, that can be supported with proof and evidence. Three main reasons stick out, though: the Union’s surprisingly less amount of casualties, the morale boost of the Union and the decrease of the Confederacy, and the Union finally changed from defense to offense at the right time. Due to these three reasons, The

The Battle of Gettysburg was not only the bloodiest battle of The Civil War but it was also the turning point which led to a victory for the Union and The Army of the Potomac. The battle lasted 3 days, July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863 and totaled 51,000 casualties. The Union casualties during the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost around 28,000 men. The 28,000 men lost by the Confederates was a third of Robert E. Lee’s Army. The aftermath of the battle marked the final time the Confederates and the Army of Northern Virginia laid foot in the North.

The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle fought in the Civil War. It was also the turning point in the Civil War. This battle, like all the there battles fought, was fought so that native Americans could have freedom from being slaves in the United States and also to keep all of the states together. There were seven battles in the Civil War before the Battle of Gettysburg. There was much bloodshed, many friendships were broken, and much death occurred.

You can hear the shots echo off the oak trees. You feel the cold air against your back, the cold trigger on your finger. You can see the gray uniforms across the forest, the puffs of smoke after every shot. You smell the gun smoke, and it smells of charcoal. You taste blood from your lips. You’ve been biting down on them the entire time. You are standing in a battlefield of the bloodiest and most painful war in American History. This war may have been the bloodiest, but it also may be the most important in the development of the United States. The Civil War was the turning point in a developing America, from 600,000 Americans dead, to the 13th Amendment and the abolishment of slavery, and then the Homestead Act.

Although the American Revolution is primarily regarded as the greatest turning point in history, it wasn’t. The American Revolution is often imagined and portrayed as a unification of all American colonists against the British in order to free themselves from the British authority. However, it was a war against the British supported only by some Americans, many of whom did not actually participate in the front lines. Despite that, Americans liberated themselves from British control because of their help from France and the fact that the British soldiers were not at all enthusiastic when fighting the Americans. The American Revolution was ultimately a turning point in American history because of the change in ruling powers from the British kings

After a nights rest, Maleficent begins training. Her course includes: flying across town, through valleys, under and over bridges, across swamps and lakes and through tunnels. Once she sees Belle at the library and thinks is she not taking this seriously. What she didn’t know is that Belle was checking out a book for her father about

The relationship that restores her original self is through a way that Maleficent did not see coming. Stephen eventually has a child named Aurora. Aurora is blessed to always be happy and have beauty. Before the last fairy can bless her, Maleficent barges into the coronation wanting to grant Aurora with her own blessing. Maleficent is so damaged from Stephen that she casts a spell on Aurora when she comes the age of sixteen, she will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep. The spell can only be broken by something Maleficent does not believe in, true loves kiss. After this Aurora is taken away to hide from all types of needles until after her sixteenth birthday. Maleficent is there watching her throughout all of Aurora’s childhood looking

All that is left of her is her shredded robe, with the sword still embedded in it as it blackens. The second adaptation, Maleficent, presents Maleficent as a good fairy who protects the Moors, a realm of supernatural beings, from the neighboring human kingdom. Having befriended Stefan when they were children, Maleficent is betrayed when Stefan used her weakness to iron to burn off her wings so that he could ascend the throne of the human kingdom, as per a bounty declared by the dying king with grudge against Maleficent. Using a staff as a walking stick and a raven (here named Diaval) as a servant, a now hate-filled Maleficent names herself ruler of the Moors. When she learns that Stefan is now King and has had a daughter named Aurora with Queen Leila, his wife, acting on the notion that true love is nonexistent, Maleficent places her curse on the newborn Aurora to fall in a forever sleep until she receives the kiss of true love, as revenge on Stefan. However, because the fairies that were assigned by king Stefan to look after Aurora proved to be neglectful and incompetent, Maleficent cared for and saved the child from afar in order to ensure that her curse was

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Throughout my life, I’ve had many turning points, whether it’s something I could control or not. Sometimes, the decision you make can cause a turning point in your life. Whether it is a good or bad decision, it’s something you have to live with. Many times, in my life I’ve made the wrong decision, but I’ve also made many good decisions that have made my life better. The biggest turning point in my life was because of a decision I made mostly on my own.