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    families and society. Excessive consumption of alcohol‚ primarily by men‚ often resulted in domestic violence‚ poor work performance‚ and carless spending of wages on alcohol‚ which were essential to support families. Although the Eighteenth Amendment did decrease alcohol-related consequences‚ ultimately the Eighteenth Amendment increase the illegal production and sale of liquor known as

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    This is an image of one of the Canadian family during the Great Depression era. As shown above‚ we can perceive the living condition in Canada‚ how harsh it was to live during dirties thirties. This was technical condition throughout Canada as national economy was declining drastically. The entire family member in the photo looks filthy; looks like they were never had washed their cloths since they had no money to afford clothing. Also‚ they are skinny and thin because they had lack of food to consume

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    ome went through seven kings until 509 BC when the last king was overthrown and the Roman Republic was formed. Rome then came to be ruled by two elected officials (known as consuls)‚ a Senate made up of wealthy aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system

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    The Impact of Prohibition on the State of Mississippi Prohibition is an often untold story in American History. It was overshadowed by the Great Depression and it lasted only 13 years. Prohibition was revoked on a national level in 1933‚ however Mississippi held onto Prohibition until 1966. Prohibition caused many of Mississippi’s current problems such as a low quality education and higher teen drinking rates. When Prohibition first came into effect‚ organized crime was on a decline. The days of

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    Photography was introduced in 1839. From 1839 to now‚ photography is improving a lot and affect the world in many ways. In science way‚ we can see the improve of photography to help a lot of ways to discover the things we do not know‚ such as astronomy‚ etc. In science‚ we can use the camera and telescope to capture the thing what is in a Thousands of light years. In 1840‚ John William Draper‚ the Professor of Chemistry‚ who captured the first photograph of the moon and it to be the first photo of

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    Atomic radius affects the reactivity of an atom‚ as the bigger it is the bonds become weaker. As electrons are further away from the nucleus‚ the attraction between it (negative and positive forces) are not as strong‚ where electrons are able to move easily. A smaller atomic radius has a stronger bond between electrons and nucleus making it harder for other atoms to get it’s electrons. The

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    achieved today.” Back in the B.C. time period the Ancient Greeks and Romans invented things with resources they had available. They invented arches‚ aqueducts and even invented the Olympic games‚ which are all things we use today. These things have influenced our society today making things easier than they really are. Instead of using the things they invented back then we have modernized them and made them our own. One of the things the Ancient Greeks and Romans influenced today were the Olympic Games

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    All the other countries did introduce their own Tariff system. For instance‚ Britain decided to cut the Government expenditure and to concentrate on the protective Tariffs. People who were working in the Heavy industry lost their jobs as they were left on its own by the Government

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    become an ascetic‚ but his father wouldn’t let him‚ as that is not the expected lifestyle of royalty. Some years later‚ Siddhārtha left his palace to live a life away from luxury and find enlightenment. He went into meditation‚ however‚ he found that it did not bring him profound knowledge or peace‚ and stopped‚ picking up extreme asceticism instead. He went into the forest and began to deny himself basic necessities such as sufficient nourishment. After six years‚ this practice got him no closer to enlightenment

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    Many slave children grew up with the absence of one or both parents due to the treacherous acts slaveholders committed upon these captives. It is often understood‚ giving the circumstances‚ that the slave was principal the party being effected. Yet‚ how was the slaveholder impacted? Although the slaves were brutally and fervently harassed throughout their lives‚ the slaveholder was often transformed into an evil person in the hands of indignation. One should consider the moral‚ social‚ and economical

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