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    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 rate

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    The Flour Industry The flour industry was a very popular industry in the late 1800s. It was also very important because people used it in their everyday foods. Flour was made from wheat so the company needed it. That is why there is so many fields around Minnesota. Always‚ here is everything you should know the about the flour industry. The founder of the Pillsbury flour co. was Charles Pillsbury. He started the company with little money and because he needed a job. Pillsbury did not

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    Women were impacted by the Renaissance in economic rights as well as working skills and knowledge. Women were greatly affected economic wise because of the Renaissance. Before the Renaissance women had more responsibilities to make things such as cloths from scratch and food production. But after the 13th century many of these tasks as well as some of their jobs were replaced due to the fact of merchants obtaining the goods through trade. Also‚ the little amount of women which were able to keep

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    If you were living in the 1800s would you have been for or against Washington breaking away from Oregon? If I were living in Washington Territory in the 1800s‚ I believe I would have been for Washington breaking away from Oregon and becoming a state. I select this position‚ because of the wide division of government philosophy‚ which the two regions possessed. Washington Territory was leaned more republican‚ Oregon‚ Democratic. The favoritism and federal funding (through railroad grants and other

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    What combination of factors resulted in rapid US industrial growth in the late 1800s?               In the late 1800s the US overtook Great Britain as the world’s largest source of manufactured goods               Abundant natural resources o             The US was its own source of the raw materials necessary for industrialization o             Coal‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ lead‚ timber‚ and oil               Abundant labor supply o             High immigration between 1865 & 1900 o            

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    Now that’s what you call being lucky. But being lucky isn’t always about winning the lottery or having things other people don’t have and you enjoy having it. Being lucky is basically waking up thanking god he blessed you with another day! There has been a time in my life where I felt ashamed. One day I was going to the park with my friends and we see these two people who were alcoholics & homeless asking people for money and all these other things. It was sad because seeing someone like that makes

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    could repeat the past like Gastby wanted to with Daisy five years ago. I would of been in the eighth grade 5 years ago. I was in middle school and didn’t have a care in the world except for going to high school the next year because I was terrified. My life would be different in the 1920’s as of then because in middle school was around when technology was coming out i we were in the 1920’s we would not have as big as technology we were beginning to have. All though the 1920’s was known as the roaring

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    many tolling years‚ the culture and development of women has changed significantly over centuries. Women‚ both Caucasian and African American alike‚ have overcome many obstacles to obtain their rightful places in society. The improvements have been few and far in between‚ and the progress slow and morose. Yet‚ even through the challenges of change‚ women have been able to remain optimistic about their futures. During the 1840’s and ‘50’swomen from both the North and the South had unwavering roles

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    1991; children: Rocket Valentino‚ Racer Maximiliano‚ Rebel Antonio. Education: University of Texas at Austin‚ B.A. Taking do-it-yourself methods to inspiring extremes‚ Robert Rodriguez helped revolutionize low-budget filmmaking with El Mariachi (1992) before ultimately recalibrating the notion of independence as a one-man writer‚ director‚ producer‚ editor‚ composer‚ and special effects man. With El Mariachi Rodriguez used invention to surmount seeming limitations; ironically the limitations of the story

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    Women in Prison Introduction The growing rate of women in prison has spawned widespread awareness in our society; leading people to question why the percentage multiplied exponentially over the past three decades. In the past‚ female offenders have not only been compared to their male counterparts‚ but to society’s view on the role of women; the roles that labeled them as housewives and mothers. But how did these housewives and mothers go from the home to the prisons? The subject of women’s

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