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    Matthew Arnold

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    "repeated shocks‚ again‚ again/exhaust the energy of strongest souls." Having chosen to repudiate this style of life‚ the scholar-gipsy does not suffer from such "shocks‚" but instead is "free from the sick fatigue‚ the languid doubt." He has escaped the perils of modern life‚ which are slowly creeping up and destroying men like a

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    sincerely help the U.S.‚ but more harm came from it than good. Prohibition‚ also known as the 18th Amendment ‚ was ratified on January 29th‚ 1920 and was repealed on December 5th‚ 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment which nullified prohibition.The 18th Amendment stated that it was illegal to manufacture‚ transport‚ and sell alcoholic beverages in the United States. It was said that the national prohibition of alcohol was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption‚ solve

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    contradicting goals. They were middle class urban dwellers and some were women. The progressives wanted to end prostitution‚ Americanize immigrants‚ antitrust legislation created‚ women’s suffrage‚ and the start of prohibition. An example of a group of progressive women who wanted to start prohibition is The Women’s Christian Temperance Union. This group was lead by Francis Willard. The goals of the Women’s Christian Temperance union were to lobby for federal aid for education‚ free school lunches‚ unions

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    passed the prohibition act to end all sale and distribution of alcohol. Many supporters of the temperance movement were prevalent members of society. Susan B. Anthony was a key leader in the women’s fight for suffrage but she also supported

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    org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration Eliot Ness. 2006. Wikipedia. 20 March 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Ness Harrison Narcotics Act. 2006. Wikipedia. 19 March 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Act Prohibition. 2006. Wikipedia. 19 March 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition Prohibition (drugs). 2006. Wikipedia. 18 March 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_legalization

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    the enforcement of the newly endorsed Eighteenth Amendment. The Volstead Act was formed to back up the newly established Eighteenth Amendment when the Prohibition Bureau was founded. Congress only set aside two million dollars for the new Prohibition Bureau. The Prohibition Bureau was the federal law enforcement agency that enforced the new Prohibition laws. To many prohibitionists surprise‚ the sober American was short lived‚ while the law changed the demand for alcohol had not. Drinking moved from

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    Prohibition 1. Prohibition was a way to reduce the use and manufacturing of alcohol in order to reduce people taking advantage of the usage. 2. The United States supported this movement because they were concerned with the drinking habits of people in the U.S. 3. The goal of the 18th Amendment was to reduce the use of alcohol. 4. In order to drink beer during prohibition you had to go to a saloon. 5. The Real McCoy referred to the real thing. 6. I would be making liquor or beer with tarantula

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    JULIUS CAESAR

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    Making the right decisions is an ongoing struggle for man‚ because making decisions is never easy‚ and the wrong decision can lead to endless perils. Decisions must be made when dealing with power‚ loyalty‚ and trust. Yet‚ unlike other decisions‚ ones that are about these three fields are the most important‚ due to the risk involved‚ and because of the consequences that might follow. Power- power is the complete domination of others‚ and since all men want to dominate those around them

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    Asch‚ Solomon. “Opinions and Social Pressure.” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Columbus‚ OH: Pearson‚ 2013. Print. 655-659. According to the article “Opinions and Social Pressure”‚ Solomon Asch writes about how the affects of group pressure can alter a person’s decision. During the investigation‚ Asch describes how everyone in the group agrees with the answer that they have chosen except for one in which the author calls him the “dissenter (Asch 656)”. Solomon Asch stated that the

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    are rampant through society from the policies of prohibition: murder‚ corruption‚ assault‚ racial and economic marginalization‚ just a few examples of the effects fueled by the cold and inhuman policies of prohibition. The idea of prohibition is an old one and it is not practical to apply in our democratic government that is based on individual rights. The prohibition of alcohol during the roaring 20’s is the perfect example that proves prohibition is a failed policy that cost many people their lives

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