The period between 1920 and 1933 primarily known as the Prohibition Era featured a ban on the sale‚ production‚ importation‚ and transportation of alcohol. The social and political atmosphere during World War I allowed for the growth and spread of the temperance movement. The passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913‚ which replaced alcohol taxes with an income tax‚ leaving no economic incentive for the government to support any pro-wet legislation. In addition‚ passage of the Sheppard Act in 1916‚ which
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writing my historical fiction essay‚ by providing me with a few names of people that were against prohibition. In addition to that‚ it provides me with an additional auto bibliography to back up their resources and quotes throughout their writing and explanations on how those resources supports their paper. As well as the support throughout the essay‚ it explains how the crime rate in Chicago went up when prohibition in the 1920’s started and several different main events and people that caused the crime
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style to much of his other works‚ involving myth‚ folklore and traditionalism and all of which surround this rather haunting yet admirable piece with great controversy. Primitivism is an obvious and quite prominent influence upon the Rite of Spring but what were these features and how do they relate to the ambiguous‚ diverse genre of Modernism? To realise‚ the internal cogs that turn this devise must first of all be analysed and recognised. Modernism is regarded as a phenomenon of the late eighteenth
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This essay is going to describe someone`s character traits that I read about. A fictional character named Beowulf. He is a larger than life character of Epic proportions. Beowulf was a warrior‚ who was honorable‚ brave‚ and courageous. Honor is trait of Beowulf that made him part of who he is. He would fight his opponents the way they fought him. Grendel‚ the monster of Herot‚ used his hands to fight. And that’s all‚ so Beowulf said (line 262) “That monster scorn of men is so great he needs no weapons
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Cultural Relativism Introduction According to www.gotquestions.org/cultural-relavitsim‚ cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are related to the social norms and culture that one comes from. In other words‚ right and wrong or good and bad are culture-specific‚ meaning that what is reflected moral in one society may be reflected immoral in another. Therefore‚ since no collective standard of morality subsists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs
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Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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On Midnight‚ January 16‚ 1920 the Prohibition orthe Noble Experiment hit the United States. The aim of Prohibition was to reduce crime‚ poverty‚ death rates‚ improve the economy‚ solve social problems‚ reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses‚ and improve health and hygiene generally in America. For the first few months Prohibition was working just as it was planned to‚ crime rates were down and drunken disorderly behavior were diminished‚ however by late 1920 it was unenforceable
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What is Cultural Diversity? What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. In every culture there are basic standards for social interaction such as personal space distance‚ eye contact‚ amount of body language displayed in public‚ negotiating style‚ etc. In America‚ we stand about eighteen inches apart when
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Abstract In English language‚ there are many fixed‚ identifiable‚ non-idiomatic phrases and construction. Such groups of words are called recurrent combinations‚ fixed combination or collocation. Collocation fall into two major groups: grammatical collocation and lexical collocation. For people who regard the English language as a foreign language or second language‚ it’s so difficult to express it as perfect. This “mini research paper” talks about “Cultural Effect on English Language Collocation as
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Muhammad Ali is a well-known boxer and civil rights activist. He was born on January 17‚ 1942 as Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Jr.. Clay started boxing at the age of 12. In 1960‚ he won the gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer. In 1964‚ he became the heavyweight champion. After his heavyweight title win‚ he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. As a member of the Nation of Islam‚ alongside Malcolm X‚ he fought for equality and civil rights for minorities. Two years later‚
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