Competitors

Kayla and Paige'sThesis Statement: 

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order 9066 in 1942 to allow soldiers to forcefully take ‘aliens’ from homes and put them into internment camps marked a negative socio-political turning point in American history that many Japanese Americans never fully recovered from. The Honouliuli internment camp would target 40% of the Hawaiian Japanese American population, as 1,330 people had to be taken into camps. Many children had little contact with their fathers, family homes were raided, and many businesses were put out of order. After all the camps closed down in March 1946, the Japanese Americans were paid a 9-14% lower income than they should have been. Japanese Americans continued to be racially discriminated against and suffered from an increased chance of cardiovascular disease. 

Elena and Angel's Thesis Statement: 

Nicolaus Copernicus’ discovery of the heliocentric model is the theory that the planets revolved around the sun, which was supposedly shown to be at the center of the universe. Though the Heliocentric model was officially published by Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543, it had already been visualized between 1508 and 1514. Even though it was rejected by many in the community, the theory was supported  by other astronomers’ discoveries. Since this theory was acknowledged, scientists now view the world in a more accurate way. This theory helps scientists make more accurate assumptions about astronomy, and find out more about the universe.  The heliocentric model is the most accurate way to view the position of the Earth and sun in the universe compared to other theories. 

Ava and Quincy's Thesis Statement: 

In the 19th century, the romantic period marked a significant turning point in music history. From changes in emotion and mechanics, the romantic period marked numerous changes in how music was written and performed. Many composers, such as Beethoven, influenced many pieces of music written in the romantic period. In the classical period, music was written just to be written, with a focus on mechanics while paying no attention to emotion and no passion involved in it. Beethoven, one of the most genius composers of the romantic period, was one of the first composers to experiment with different writing techniques, which influenced the start of the romantic period. 

Jace's Thesis Statement: 

The invention of the ollie and trick skating is monumental in skating history. The ollie was invented by Alan (Ollie) Gelfand in 1978. The first real tricks invented were the Impossible, the kickflip, and the 360 flip or “Tre Flip.” The inventor of these tricks is Rodney Mullen, the “Godfather of Modern Freestyle Skating.” This was the biggest turning point in skate history because before this skating was all ramp skating or just cruising. These tricks are now the base of skating and without it we would still be doing vert skating (Big Ramps) or just cruising on the road. 

Shean's Thesis Statement: 

Abraham Lincoln was a significant, monumental person who became the 16th president of the United States and played a crucial role in the  American Civil War. As commander in chief, Lincoln was responsible for how the war was conducted, and he transformed the President's role as commander in chief and as chief executive into a powerful new position. Abraham Lincoln’s role in the American civil war was a turning point because he issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves from the confederacy on January 1st, 1863, he established an indivisible nation and ended slavery, he built the republican party into a strong national organization, and he rallied most of the Northern Democrats to the Union cause. He set the nation on a course that would give all  African Americans freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote. 

M's  Thesis Statement: 

At the time of the early 20th century, the Harlem Renaissance was born. During this timeframe, every art form changed proactively from before and during the Harlem Renaissance. A specific art form would be music. Before the Harlem Renaissance, music was called “ragtime”, which was piano playing with singing/whistling/laughing. The turning point from before the Harlem Renaissance and during was the art, specifically the music, was the style of music and the meaning behind the styles. The Harlem Renaissance set the stage for the modern flourishing of Black artists and thinkers and the fight for civil rights for Black Americans.

Izzy's Thesis Statement: 

In 1799, the discovery of the rosetta stone, a broken shard of time, by French military officer Pierre François Xavier Bouchard, was a huge mile-stone in language barriers  and a  turning point in history because it transformed the study of linguistics by allowing historians to translate the dead language of hieroglyphs for the first time. Before its discovery, there was no way to accurately translate the writing left on ancient Egyptian artifacts. Now, we have entire libraries and courses of study devoted to hieroglyphs alone.

Aidan, Terrance, and Wilson's Thesis Statement: 

The Reconstruction Amendments were made between 1865 and 1870. The amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 15th, and were a turning point that ended slavery, gave citizenship to freed African Americans, and established the right to vote regardless of race. The 13th Amendment was made to support the Emancipation Proclamation because the Emancipation Proclamation only ended slavery in the confederacy, while the 13th Amendment abolished the entirety of the United States. The 14th Amendment was to ensure the Bill of Rights was in effect for all citizens regardless of race. The Fourteenth Amendment allowed the federal government to challenge state governments when they abridged the immunities and rights of citizens based on race. In the 15th Amendment, it gave the right to black men to vote. This secured voting rights for black men, making it illegal to refuse them the right to vote based on their race.