Prohibition was introduced into the U.S. Constitution‚ changing many people’s lives for the positives or negative. Jay Gatsby used this to his advantage making his large fortune bootlegging. Gatsby was a very smart man. He took advantage of the time in society to make money and did it very secretively and smart so he wouldn’t carry the risk of getting caught. Prohibition was introduced because the U.S. Government thought it would reduce the amount of drinking and deaths in the U.S. annually but
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the view that the policy of National Prohibition (1919-1933) created more problems than it solved. Prohibition introduced to America in the January of 1919‚ then passed through the Volstead Act in the January of 1920‚ prohibited the consumption of alcohol that contained more than 0.5 per cent‚ unless given by health care professionals as medication. It was believed by some that the banning of alcohol would help to improve the lives of American people. It was hoped that public spending on alcohol
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The year‚ 1984 saw the introduction of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act‚ also known as the PACE codes. The PACE codes were an act of parliment‚ the introduction of these codes was to standardise and proffessionalise police work. It basically provides a core framework of police powers and safeguards around stop and search‚ arrest‚ detention‚ investigation‚ identification and interviewing suspects. Official dissatisfaction with the rules of the criminal process goes back to the mid 1960’s when
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The history‚ the process of getting in‚ being accepted‚ and life before and after the Peace Corps is a challenge and experience that many American volunteers can have. In 1960‚ October 14‚ John F. Kennedy came to the University of Michigan and introduced the campaign of the Peace Corps. He stood in front of 5‚000 students encouraging them to contribute two years of their lives to their country helping others
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Explain why William introduced castles into England? There was a plethora of reasons why William introduced castles into England. Firstly‚ they were built for protection; after the battle of Hastings there was only about 5‚000 Normans left in England‚ they were massively outnumbered by the English whose population measured around 1 and a half million. Therefore William would have feared the English revolting and with only 5‚000 men they had little chance of putting up a strong defence‚ William
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Mandatory sentencing: judges are too soft on criminals. Their entire focus should be on punishment and retribution‚ and if they keep wasting their time with other considerations then we should introduce mandatory sentencing. To what extent do you agree and why? The sentencing system should not be altered‚ for decreasing the focus and increasing the frequency of sentencing would do more harm than good. An emphasis on merely punishment and retribution in criminal sentencing would prevent the right of an
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NEW TERMS INTRODUCED IN BUSINESS STUDIES CLASS XII 2012-13 UNIT–4: PLANNING Sub Topic: Single Use and Standing Plans PLAN A plan is a specific action proposed to help the organization achieve its objectives. It is a document that outlines how goals are going to be met. The importance of developing Plans is evident from the fact that there may be more than one means of reaching a particular goal. So with the help of logical plans‚ objectives of an organization could be achieved easily. SINGLE
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Bureaucracy‚ a theory introduced by Max Weber‚ is defined as being a procedure created to promote efficiency and effectiveness in an organisation. Most early theories were also concerned with the modes of creating high levels of efficiency and effectiveness. It is suggested that Max Weber ’s theory of bureaucracy is most relevant and his concerns still echo in organisations today. This review is an attempt to validate this statement. In this paper‚ firstly‚ I will mainly look at some of the ideas
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Explain why Mao introduced the Five-Antis Campaign in 1952. had a number of aims to fulfil when he launched the Five-Antis Campaign in 1952. The Communist Party (CPC) had only came to power a few years earlier in 1949‚ due to this they had decided to launch a number of campaigns to consolidate their power such as the Resist America and Aid Korea‚ and Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries. Through these campaigns the party could enforce their own policies throughout China (mainly in cities however)
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Corporal punishments should not be re-introduced in schools. The idea of ’firm but fair’ is often use to describe the ideal punishment – but it is fair‚ and for that matter‚ is it effective to use corporal punishment in schools? In the next few minutes I’d like to show that not only is it ineffective in dealing with belligerence - or students who won’t do their homework it is also counter-productive. The truth is that if a child is doing something wrong - playing instead of doing their
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