Turning Point - Original Writing

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.

When I woke up was very I excited because the field trip. I wanted to come to school early so I won’t be late for the field trip. When I was at school it was about 8:20.

Have you ever been stuck in the middle of a massive turning-point? If so, know that the challenging times are often full of conflict and objection. Turning-points are life-changing and can thus be examined in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, the autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and the article “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all encountered life-changing events along with turning points that changed their lives and countries.

I knew from the moment I woke up that something was wrong. Well, not exactly wrong, but something was definitely off. Usually, I’d wake up early in the morning to the sound of my dad’s booming voice, complaining about how hard work was and how little money we managed to make a month. He’d be at the table, a bottle of alcohol in his hands instead of milk because it was cheaper, starting his day off with his daily shouting at Mom before going to the office as one of the men who worked as a government official.

My mom walked in my room to wake me up. She shook and shook me trying to wake me up. I didn't want to wake up Because I was very tired.

"Hey wake up! Get ready and meet me downstairs for breakfast! I got to leave so hurry up!" My mom said. I looked around with my vision still blurry from awakening I saw the clock. I saw 5:45 am on the clock. I hate mornings!

The first turning point discussed was the ability of the Seneca Nation to avoid termination. Termination was a process where tribal government was disbanded, and the reservation land was sold. Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson led a campaign to terminate the Seneca Nation in Washington that gained support on the reservation. At one point, the termination of the Seneca Nation seemed inevitable. Lucy Covington, the granddaughter of the last recognized Coville Chief, launched an attack on two fronts opposing the termination, Washington and the reservation. Covington gained enough support in both places to prevent the tribes termination. This was a major step in the building of modern indian nations.

Not to mention, I woke up to my sister Briana jumping on my bed screaming, "WAKE UP! WAKE UP! I CAN'T FIND MOM!"

11.38 pm. Sleep seems to be away in a distant land far from my reach.

A couple of hours later I woke up again, but this time I was in a different room. This room was much bigger. It had a few chairs, a bathroom, and a TV. I picked up the phone and called my mom. “Bueno” she answered the phone.

“Well I was here to meet an old friend of mine that was a brother to me.” i acknowledged .

Thesis: Within one of the key turning points of the movie, North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock’s creative use of wide view camera shoots and lifelike sound recording techniques and tricks help connect the viewer with the film. Doing this helps the film pop off the screen and makes the viewer feel like they are in Cary Grants shoes as he is running from the plane. Roger O. Thornhill is first dropped off at the bus station at the begin of the scene after he has being told that the person his is being mistaken for, George Kaplan, will be waiting there to sort the entire thing out. After time has passed is it obvious that George Kaplan will not be showing up.

I sheepishly smiled and accepted his invitation. What kind of woman would I have been if I denied him? During our short ride he introduced himself as “Leon De Venere” the sole heir of his father’s estate.

Many individuals, especially adolescents, do not function well early in the morning. “…many teenagers are going to school with their brains essentially in sleep mode” (Kaufman, 2001). This makes it difficult to retain information and in return use the information they have learned later on according to Robert Gerson, a physician and parent (Heinen, 1996). There is a reasonable explanation for why adolescents need the sleep they need at the times in which they need it, or do it for that matter. “Their circadian rhythms, determined by release of the hormone melatonin and other factors, were telling them to stay up later (even if their homework was finished and the day’s chores complete) and to get up later. On basic biological level, many had no more control over that circadian switch than they did over growing facial hair or breasts” (Kaufman, 2001).

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