Competitors

Dari and Emily's Thesis Statement: 

On January 17, 1893, the Hawaiian Monarchy was unlawfully overthrown by a group of foreigners who called thmselves the Committee of Safety, whose ultimate goal was to annex Hawaii to the United States with the desire to gain more political power to help their own businesses. The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy stands as a significant turning point in Hawaiian history as the change of power marks the end of indigenous government in the Hawaiian islands. This event not only marks the destruction of an archaic monarchy but also highlights the complexity of foreign intervention, such as the United States supporting the overthrow, that has changedd Hawaii ever since. The events leading up to the overthrow and the overthrow itself has set the tone for a series of political and social changes that continue to live throughout the Hawaiian islands to this day.

 Andrew's Thesis Statement:

During the video game crash of 1983, the market value of the gaming industry declined from a high of $3.2 billion to $100 million by 1985 due to the oversaturation of low-quality games made by the leading game console company at the time, Atari Corporation. At the same time, Nintendo, an established and successful Japanese toy and game company, was taking a steady approach to entering the home console market during a time of skepticism about the future of video games. When they released the Nintendo Entertainment System in the Fall of 1985, with a core business philosophy of advancing the industry, they rebounded the market with a higher-quality product, setting forth a path for video games to become the highest-grossing form of entertainment in the decades following. 

Scarlet and Miya's Thesis Statement: 

At the end of the 18th century, Guglielmo Marconi invented the digital modulation of Hertzian waves. This created a social and technological turning point in the history of long range communication. Marconi's inventions of the first wireless telegraph and its adaptation for radio communication allowed people from all locations and walks of life to receive and transmit information to each other in real time, thus changing the landscape of human communication forever. 

Aran's Thesis Statement: 

In 1869, the first synthetic polymer was invented as an alternative to ivory. 38 years later, in 1907, the first plastic was invented. This was groundbreaking because up until this point things like metal, ivory, wood, and tortoiseshell were used to make everyday objects, but plastic replaced them. The invention of plastic was a turning point in history because not only did it become a staple and everyday necessity of our everyday life, it also is quite dangerous to our planet and us. 

Lillian and Nanami's Thesis Statement: 

In February 1900, George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, introduced the Kodak Brownie Camera to the market at the price of one dollar. The Brownie Camera became a household name and its success created a turning point in photography, which spread the use of cameras beyond the upper class and popularized taking snapshots. The simplicity and portability of this basic box camera made it popular with the youth, so these iconic advertisements were the first to be created with a target audience of children, ensuring that the nation’s future of photography lay in good hands. 

Jayden and Maxwell's Thesis Statement: 

In 1796, the first vaccine was created by Dr. Edward Jenner. This was a major turning point in medicine, and is one of the most successful inventions for public health. Vaccines helped eradicate diseases, prevented millions of deaths, and greatly reduced the spread of diseases. 

Jenner did this since he noticed milkmaids with cowpox did not get infected with smallpox. He tested this idea with a boy named James Phipps by giving him cowpox. A few months later, James was given smallpox, however it didn’t affect him. Jenner’s idea worked! ​​​​​​​

At the time, the common method for immunization was variolation. It was done by exposing someone to a sore from another person with the disease, like smallpox. It was usually effective, but a person could risk getting a severe infection with the disease. There was also a risk of the sore being contaminated with other diseases. Now, vaccines help prevent a huge amount of different viruses. 

Allison and  Alyssa's Thesis Statement: 

In August of 1896, a single discovery became the start of one of the most frantic gold rushes in history, the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush was also the last gold rush in history. Kiesh (Skookum Jim Mason), George Carmac, Shaaw Tláa (Kate Carmac), and Káa Goox (Dawson Charlie), made the first discovery of gold in the Yukon Territory. The gold was discovered at Rabbit Creek which was later renamed the Bonanza Creek. As word spread, thousands of people traveled the long and treacherous journey to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory in hopes of uncovering gold and becoming rich. This discovery led to the thousands of deaths of animals and humans alike. It also affected the population of cities around the area such as Seattle. The gold rush sped up the development of the Yukon Territory and started the establishment of Dawson City. Overall, the Klondike Gold Rush affected the economy and ecosystem.

Brayden, David, and Wes' Thesis Statement: 

On September 11, 2001, the Pentagon and the World Trade Center was attacked by an islamic group known as Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is a Salafi militant organization with leadership based in Afghanistan and Pakistan with over 250,000 members worldwide. These attacks caused a devastating turning point in airport security from being able to enter a plane without being checked to having to go through a bunch of lines to have your items checked. 

 Kasen, Lada, and Azehla's Thesis Statement: 

During the 7th century, the Arab conquest of Egypt positively and negatively affected the Egyptians. Hieroglyphs are a written language of symbols that the Egyptians used to form a type of written communication. They switched from Hieroglyphs to Arabic because the Egyptians chose to follow the Arab conquest. This was a turning point in the history of languages because Hieroglyphs is the second oldest language originating from Cuneiform.