Why did Prohibition fail‚ and why was it repealed? The roots of this problem lay in the wording of 1920’s Volstead Act‚ a piece of federal legislation. Specifically‚ the Volstead Act mandated “concurrent enforcement” of prohibition—that is‚ enforcement through federal laws and agencies as well as by state and local laws and agencies. While lawmakers argued that the Volstead Act would translate into extensive enforcement‚ in practice it meant the opposite. For example‚ in states where many residents
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What is the difference between Whom do you Serve and one’s Universe of Obligation? Is there a difference between the two? There are several essential points to the question that will be addressed. The people in one’s Universe of Obligation are also the people they serve. If something or someone is no longer in one’s Universe of Obligation then one is no longer needed to serve them. This also holds true if something or someone is no longer needed to be served‚ then they are no longer in one’s Universe
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Why did the Spanish Armada fail? The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships which sailed from Spain in July 1588 with an intention of overthrowing protestant England ruled by Elizabeth I and making England Catholic once again. This sea battle was between Spain - King Philip of Spain and England - Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis had sailed in the Cadiz harbour and set 30 of Spain’s most finest warships alight. Their surprise attack on England had failed because they’re spotted off Cornwall on 29th
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Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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Why did the 1905 Revolution fail? Liam Hunt When looking at why the 1905 revolution failed‚ we must first consider the state of affairs leading up to the revolution. One key event in the state of affairs was the separation of the Social Democrats who became known as the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks in 1903. This was because some members of the what was to become the Bolsheviks‚ wanted to have a violent revolution‚ whereas the other members wanted to wait until the capitalist stage of the Marxist
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Relationships something every one wants do you know why relationships fail maybe because the other party cheats‚lie‚or just annoy you.I’m going to tell you somethings i think that can best support strong relationship because some of us are new to relationships and some of us don’t know what to do at all in a relationship. I’m going to tell you how to treat the girl of your dreams how to be open and how to have honesty and integrity and to have respect for her and how to make your relationship last
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Aysan Nazeri English 49 03/11/2013 The Marriage Anne Roiphe in her article “Why Marriages Fail” argues couples tend to get divorce due to lack of money‚ experience‚ and maturity. Marriage is one of the happiest moments in everyone’s life‚ and the age for getting married is important. The best age for marriage is 30 due to having enough money‚ getting sufficiently experience and also achieving to the maturity of personality. First of all‚ the benefit of a great marriage depends on working and
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‘Members of Congress serve their constituents well but their country badly’ Discuss... By nature and definition Members of Congress are representative of local constituencies which have local interests‚ this means that they represent different types of people and so have to react to a unique combination of personal‚ electoral and political influences. So it is evident that it would be difficult to balance the interests of the constituents and those of congress and the country in general when
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Julia Kim 1st period Should Schools serve fast food like MsDonalds? Fast foods are one of the main reasons of obesity in America. Fast food is a well known food of the American culture‚ so citizens eat more fast foods than any other country. More and more children are becoming obese from their exposure to fast food at an early age. If schools serve fast food such as Burger King or McDonalds full of fat and sodium‚ then that would mean some children would have to eat fast food everyday and that
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The Articles of Confederation are of great importance to the United States of America. The articles helped shape and define who we are as a country. The Articles of Confederation serve as the first official document that defined the U.S. government. Although we do not use it today because it discriminates against African Americans and supports slavery. Today we are country of free and equal people. Using the articles would not only upset the balance of equality that has been bestowed upon us‚ but
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