A ship hits an iceberg: some people are lost at sea
A child is lost on a snowstorm: a child is saved by modern medicine
A man invests his money badly: A family resolves to live more
A plane goes down in enemy territory: two countries agree to keep peace
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Explanation:
Civil War. A Civil War best serve as a turning point between two historical periods. A turning point is the precise, specific or significant moment when something starts to change. Hope that helps!!!
Formal.
As far as I know, there is no such thing as either standard or practiced diction. Informal is the way you communicate with your friends, for instance, which is not how you would write a thesis paper, legal document, etc.
I would say the setting Hawthorn choose for his book to take place, this Puritan village