The American Temperance Society (ATS)‚ first known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance‚ was established in Boston‚ Massachusetts on February 13‚ 1826. The organization was co-founded by two Presbyterian ministers‚ Dr. Justin Edwards and the better-known Lyman Beecher. * Formation of the American Temperance Society marked the beginning of the first formal national temperance movement in the US. * The Temperance Movement was an organized effort during the nineteenth and
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in 1982‚ is one of Stephen King’s most acknowledged works. The novella is written from the perspective of Red‚ an inmate of Shawshank State Penitentiary‚ who recalls the story of Andy Dufresne‚ his friend and fellow inmate. Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine‚ is sent to Shawshank State Penitentiary to serve a double life sentence after being falsely accused of murdering his wife and her lover. In his narrative‚ Red recounts every aspect of prison life‚ from extreme loneliness and boredom to brutal beatings
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in the community and why it is important to each of them. Human Service Organization The Good shepherd food-bank also known as the (GSFB) is a local organization‚ located in Auburn‚ Maine. They have been helping individuals in need for over 30 years and have provided undernourished children in Maine with nutritious food. The Good Shepherd food bank’s mission is to help those who are at risk of hunger by delivering food to many local nonprofit organizations that feed individuals in need of
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Ice Fishing in Maine SOMEWHERE‚ Maine – This weekend‚ March 16 & 17‚ marks the last chance for anglers to win $100‚000 in the 2012-2013 Maine state ice-fishing derby. All entries must be turned in at one of the stat- authorized weigh stations by 5:30 p.m. Sunday March 17. The largest trout recorded for this derby is a whopping 6-pound‚ 20-inch rainbow caught by Erik Greer at an undisclosed lake. Greer’s trout is smaller than the state record‚ but should be the largest for this year’s tournament
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vertical mapping are offered. Horizontal mapping represents the curriculum in grades K-12 in a particular grade throughout a school district. Vertical mapping is a curriculum map of all the horizontal maps in grades K-12. While looking at the Maine Learning results‚ I see plenty of evidence of vertical planning. For example‚ in geometry for grades K-2‚ students should be able to “describe‚ model‚ and classify 2D shapes”. By grades 3-4‚ they should be able to “describe‚ model‚ and classify shapes
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There was the immediate causes for war against Spain‚ however there were many economic issues that could be taken care of on the long run. The U.S was in the midst of expansion and Spain was making it hard for it to happen. Spain controlled Cuba‚ and this a nuisance for the U.S. due to the fact Cuba was the largest producer of sugar in the world at the time. (2) Cubans rebelled in hopes of breaking free from Spain’s control and become independent. However the U.S could not let Cuba win this war by
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University of Maine at Fort Kent is not impacted and that I would most likely be acceptance if I applied. 3.) Identify information that seemed to contradict what you already knew (or thought you understood) about the topic.
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The Birth of American Imperialism The United States of America was founded on July 4‚ 1776 and has fought three wars before the Spanish-American War. The United States has fought numerous times for different reasons. The States fought Britain for their independence in 1776‚ and then in 1812 they fought Britain because American ships were being taken prisoner by the British for no apparent reason. America stood up against the British and let them know that was going to push America around. America
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The Maine tension started when Great Britain wanted to build a road from Halifax to Quebec through territory claimed by Great Britain. This act of Great Britain was perfectly justifiable because it was their land but America‚ as an act of greed‚ sent militian
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Missouri Compromise‚ (1820)‚ in U.S. history‚ measure worked out between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state (1821). It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War. The territory of Missouri first applied for statehood in 1817‚ and by early 1819 Congress was considering enabling legislation that would authorize Missouri to frame a state constitution
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