manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption.[footnoteRef:1] Prohibition was the end product of opposing views of social activism‚ and political reform known as the Progressive Era in America from 1890 to 1920 and was the first legislative attempt of the federal government to regulate consumption of a legal product in the United States.[footnoteRef:2] It was an era dominated by the attempts of several social‚ financial and political factions to reform ?American life
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Why the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) was so devastating to Europe The bubonic plague‚ was one of the worst disasters‚ in the history of mankind. I believe that many things were the cause of the bubonic plague being so catastrophic‚ not just one. One of the biggest factors of the bubonic plague being so devastating‚ was the doctoring at the time. Second would have to be the effect on religion‚ when it struck most people would stop believing in god or believe they were being punished. Thirdly would
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Music is life and is very important. Not only does it let you be yourself and express yourself‚ but also it teaches you to appreciate life itself. It also helps you to become your own unique person. If it weren’t for music I don’t know how dull and barren my life would be. Music helps me to express myself‚ my emotions‚ and my anger. It is an outlet of life that makes you forget all your worries and troubles. Music does wonders for people‚ and without it the world would never be the same. In order
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George Washington was a very important person in history... Some of the important things he did effected the outcome of Present Day United States. President Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland. He served as a Commander in the colonies during the American Revolution. Most people didn’t know but in George Washington’s time he was a spy. He found ways to use secrets codes‚ use invisible ink and find ways to decode them. How they used invisible ink‚ or known as lemon juice is
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Egypt was one of the most successful ancient civilizations ever. One major reason it was so successful was because of the Nile river. The Nile provided many great thing that a civilization needs. The Nile provided a great fresh water source‚ a quicker way to travel‚ and vegetation/food. The Nile was a very important part of Ancient Egypt. One reason that the Nile helped so much was because it provided a great water source. Since the water in the Mediterranean sea was salt water‚ the Nile was very
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the slaves. The new America needed money to jumpstart the economy of a new nation and nothing was better for that then exports filled by slaves. The Americans realized the economic value of slaves or forced work by a dictator can be. That is why they opened commerce with Saint Domingo and Toussant. Thomas Jefferson said that “I would gladly compound with a great part of our northern country”. He was fine doing commerce and work with freed slaves but he just needed them in the tobacco fields for
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The way that the American Government spends its money is very important. Also the government must remember the Preamble goals when creating the Federal Budget. The Preamble established five purposes of the Constitution: establishing Justice‚ insuring Domestic Tranquility‚ providing Common Defense‚ promoting the general welfare of citizens‚ and securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. After evaluating the federal budget‚ it is evident that the budget is split into three
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Religion was very important to the ancient Mesopotamians. They believed in gods‚ goddesses‚ and demons. The ancient mesopotamians also believed in the Netherworld‚ their version of the afterlife. The people of Mesopotamia believed that their world was controlled by gods‚ goddesses‚ monsters and demons. The mesopotamians were polytheistic‚ they believed in hundreds of gods. They also believed that gods created demons‚ good and bad. The people of ancient mesopotamia believed that by worshiping
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Athanasius. Arians believed in homiousios‚ or the idea that the Son of God had a beginning and was a created being‚ that he was of a similar but not the same essence of God. Athanasius’s believed in homoousios‚ or that the Son of God and God were of the same essence‚ or that they were one in the same. The Council decisively affirmed the divinity of Christ‚ and by an overwhelming majority‚ agreed that Christ was of the same essence as God the Father. This unifying of theology saved the Christian faith
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referred to as the “Spanish Golden Age”. This is a period that is characterized as a time of "vitality‚ exuberance‚ and a zest of living”. These ideals are combined with interesting social constructs to create a new type of Spanish culture. During this important time in Spain’s history‚ the most popular playwright of the time helped exemplify the cultural values and attitudes. Lope Felix de Vega Carpio wrote his masterpiece‚ Fuente Ovejuna‚ in 1614 and told the story of two rebellions: the Master of the
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