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    Best Buy, Inc.

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    expand. They have become a global company with acquisitions in Canada and China. They have many different markets with consumer electronics‚ Geek Squad Centers‚ Builders and Remodelers with Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers. Also acquired Speakeasy Inc. Provider of broadband‚ voice data and information technology services. Core Competencies: The company has the Centricity Model which was built abound a significant database of customer information‚ to construct a diversified portfolio of

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    Alcatraz     Alcatraz was a Super-Max prison that [held the world’s worst  prisoners from murderers‚ burglars and Bootleggers. Before Alcatraz it was actually a military prison.The name of Alcatraz before well Alcatraz was called‚Alcatraz Island‚ “christening it La Isla de Los Alcatraces‚ or Island of the Pelicans‚ due to its large population of seabirds”. In conclusion‚they changed the name to Alcatraz. Before Alcatraz was made there was a lot of alcoholics. The drinking got out of hand‚ and it

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    Effects Of The 1920's

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    Opposed by most Americans‚ this led to a rise in crime‚ when people disobeyed the law and illegally smuggled alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up and were very popular giving people a place to have fun and let loose. They were underground bars that sold alcohol illegally. In addition to this illegal actions‚ gangs played a big part in the 1920’s. The organized groups actually ran the speakeasies‚ establishing placed in all the major cities. Capable of manipulating police and policies‚ they

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    especially in the 1920’s. you cannot blame F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book for being historically correct. The 1920’s is also known as the jazz era‚ and it’s also known as the prohibition era. It’s the era with ; gangsters‚booze‚money‚power mongers‚ and speakeasies. So again why blame a book that is teaching us about our history in an more entertaining way. If you really get into the book you can see how the main idea is more than just a “love triangle” as you would say. The main idea is less romantic than

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    The Bill of Rights recognizes and protects the citizens of America’s’ natural‚ basic rights. What happens when the rights that the government are supposed to be protecting‚ begin to be ignored? Fourteen words protect all of our guaranteed rights as citizens of the united states-“...the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” That is why gun control violates the second amendment. “By restricting gun ownership only to law enforcement officers and the military‚ the government

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    The Roaring Twenties‚ The Jazz Age‚ The Lost Generation. Never has a decade spurred as many different nicknames as the 1920’s has. The ‘20’s were a decade subject to lots of change‚ and therefore lots of social and cultural rebellion. Not only were Women’s Rights addressed‚ but the consumer industry and mass culture was born. Many new attitudes and morals were also adopted. However‚ while I believe this period to be the epitome of social and cultural rebellion‚ others may argue that any changes were

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    Why Prohibition Is Wrong

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    Prohibition‚ We Gotta Get Out of Here! Making a wrong decision is bound to happen to everyone in life. Throughout history there have been multiple choices that end up being the wrong decision to choose. Humans‚ governments‚ and countries all make wrong choices. Creating Prohibition was one of those incorrect decisions in life that the U.S. government made. When the government put the ban on the making and selling of alcohol it lead to the decay and social disorder all around the U.S. Many people

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    fight rickets‚ and gave job opportunities. The government began to fail without him. Police needed his payoffs‚ for their civil service salaries did not cut it‚ newspapers needed the image of “Scarface” in order to continue selling papers‚ and the speakeasies needed his supply of alcohol to stay in business. Capone always knew how to get around to people. Before the civil rights era arose‚ Capone’s willingness to work with African Americans displayed his ability to build an extended economic alliance

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    Salvatore Norge Tim Walsh English 101-L01 3 November 2010 Arguing Positions: Prohibition of Alcohol Alcohol abuse is an extremely ravaging calamity‚ and many resolutions have developed as a result of its effects. The eighteenth amendment was ratified in 1920‚ and eliminating the legal use of alcohol was adopted. Also known as the prohibition of alcohol‚ it became effective in the United States of America. Its intentions were to prevent the manufacture‚ import‚ export‚ sales‚ and consumption

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    Southern Citys 1920-1930s

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    bootleggers; these were people who made or transported alcohol. Bootleggers were very big in the Appalachian mountain area. They would produce the moonshine (type of alcohol) in the woods of the mountains and run it to bigger cities to go straight to speakeasys (an undercover bar that sold alcohol) or to get distrusted in other places around the U.S. Another issue that came about in this time was the great depressions. In southern city’s this put extra stress on every person of every race‚

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