work was therefore considered a necessary evil. Eventually‚ laws were made; side streets or districts were devoted to brothels and prostitutes had to dress in a certain manner (The Independent). Brothels were not the only establishments selling sex; taverns‚ inns‚ and bath houses were also common locations for sexual services to be offered. Owners of public bath houses often overlooked the law‚ as prostitution was illegal in such locations (Amsterdam Red Light District Tours). Later in history‚ brothels
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Falstaff: Why We Love Plump Jack In William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part One‚ Sir John Falstaff is a fat‚ drunken‚ middle aged man with a lousy sense of honor. He becomes somewhat of a surrogate father to Prince Hal‚ all the while teaching the young prince his ways of partying and drinking through whatever life brings him‚ which does not earn him any respect along the way. Along with the immense time that the two spend together‚ Falstaff’s influence on Prince Hal wreaks all sorts of havoc on
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dark‚ gloomy and death ruled over countries. Almost instantly within the novel we are introduced to a place with deep gothic connotations‚ "Devils Temple". The "Devils Temple" is the tavern in which the three rioters constantly meet to drink and indulge in sin. Drinking‚ gambling and whoring was common in this tavern thus making it a dark‚ sinful place in the eyes of gothic literature. The fence on which the Old Man was sitting on may also be seen as quite a gothic feature. The fence representing
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of people living in Europe during the outbreak of the Black Plague varied. Some people tried locking themselves inside‚ isolated from anyone who was infected. Others faced their imminent death and tried to enjoy themselves. They went from tavern to tavern to drink and be merry. Fleeing to the countryside was seen as another solution‚ and people would just abandon their homes‚ belongings‚ friends‚ and family in an attempt to escape the
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religion and were getting accustomed to doing things their way. Documents such as the Maryland’s Act of Toleration‚ the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and The Lady’s Laws are prove of the spirit of democracy coming to light. Oddly‚ pubs and taverns are an example of the origin of democracy. Since rich and poor people would be there daily‚ ideas would be shared and everyone was “forced” to listen to one another. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the closest document for political
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“A Modest Proposal” Essay Jonathan Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” to mock the Irish government for doing nothing‚ during a time of famine‚ to help the Irish people. Swift’s proposal has six main positions. He organises the positions numerically. For instance‚ at the beginning of paragraphs twenty-one through twenty-six‚ he starts off with “for first” ‚ “secondly” ‚ “thirdly” ‚ and so forth. Swift’s first position is that his proposal would take care of the amount of papists
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Illinois‚ Supra and United States v. Di Re‚ 332 U.S. 581 (1948). In Ybarra‚ police officers obtained a warrant to search a tavern and its bartender for evidence of possession of a controlled substance. Not only did the police search the tavern and the bartender but all the patrons that were present as well. This violated the search warrant and violated all the patrons’ constitutional rights. Ybarra was among the patrons searched and
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Since this is so‚ many states also passed dram shop acts‚ under which a tavern owner or bartender may be held liable for injuries caused by a person who became intoxicated when served by the bartender. Some states’ statutes also impose liability on social hosts‚ persons holding a party‚ for injuries caused by guests who became intoxicated at the hosts’ homes. Under these statutes‚ it is unnecessary to prove that the tavern owner‚ bartender or social host was negligent. (Cross‚ Frank B. and Roger
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possession of his daughter‚ Marion‚ who is also Indy’s embittered former lover. Indy offers to buy the headpiece for three thousand dollars‚ plus two thousand more when they return to the United States. Marion’s tavern is suddenly raided by a group of thugs commanded by Nazi agent Toht. The tavern is burned down in the ensuing fight‚ during which Toht burns his hand on the searing hot headpiece as he tries to grab it. Indy and Marion escape with the headpiece‚ with Marion declaring she will accompany
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Despite Irving’s criticisms‚ he was a patriot and admirer of both the Revolution and his country‚ but he had serious questions about their democratic excesses. He was interested in the Revolution throughout his life and had collected many books on the subject. On its primary level‚ "Rip Van Winkle" is a public celebration of the American Revolution. The story opens with the prefigurative imagery of family breakups‚ specifically the Kaatskill (Catskill) Mountains that "are a dismembered branch of
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