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On January 16, 1920, the 18th Amendment was passed, setting off a rampage of angry Americans. Due to the Prohibition Act being passed, organized crime and the provision of sales of alcohol became more prevalent than before. The mob started making it’s mark soon after the act passed because no one wanted to listen to the authorities. So, the Mafia decided to start selling the illegal commodity. Throughout the essay we will cover how Prohibition came into action, how the gangsters provided the…

We might be the master of our thoughts, still we are slaves of our emotions. President Bush made his 9/11 speech to acknowledge the crime committed, adress what he is going to do, and show his sorrow for the victims and families of the victims. He uses countless statements to appeal to emotions. He attempts to instill sorrow into the emotions of Americans as well as give them a sense of much needed security after a terroristic crime. In the first sentence he proceeds to address the problem at…

Typically, the tones found in articles are used to promote and support each piece’s specific purpose. In a piece, the tone the author uses has an incredible influence over the audience's’ opinions pertaining to the article. Consequently, author’s specifically choose tones that cater to their specific purpose for writing. In the article “The Real New York Giants”, Rick Reilly uses a tone that promotes his article’s purpose. Reilly’s purpose is to inform his audience that a large event, like 9/11,…

aside to come together to the overwhelming support across the world, Bush thanked several nations and pointed out specific people before getting to the meat of the speech. Bush answered the question, “Who attacked our country?” by placing the blame on al-Qaida, a terrorist group practicing an extreme form of Islam. He speaks to every region in the world, saying, “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” Bush goes on…

get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.” Al Capone was the most notorious gangster in history. From early gang activity to a major crime organization, he was the leading criminal in illegal activities such as smuggling and bootlegging. He had an impact on the public’s eye, the government, and the Chicago community from the 1920s towards the 1930s. Throughout this period, Al Capone was viewed as a celebrity. During the Prohibition Era, he secured his fame…

If I were to compare myself to someone from a book, movie, or television show I would compare myself to someone who looks like me, acts like me, has close life experiences to me. That is why I chose Captain America from the movie Captain America the First Avenger. The first point I would like to make is that I look like Capitan America. We both have blonde hair and are both extremely muscular. I get told a lot that I look like Captain America. I will be walking around in alamance crossing or in…

On September 11, 2001, there was chaos in the streets of New York; screams could be heard for miles as dust and debris flooded the air. The view from above showed towers falling from the sky, an event unlike anyone has seen since. More than two thousand people lost their lives that day in Lower Manhattan, as families were broken. This is what terrorism is, it’s meant to strike fear and disrupt everyday life. It’s meant to attack the innocent without any justified reason. Sociologists would view…

The Hostages The choice of a rescue mission seemed necessary in releasing the American hostages from Iranian students. President Carter had previous tried other types of military tactics in order to rescue them. The crisis at the time had be going on for about 6 months when “Operation Eagle Claw” was established. The rescue mission ended in complete failure. Several of the rescue helicopters collided injuring five soldiers and killing eight (History.com Staff, 2010). Due to President Carter’s…

The killing of the Al-Qaeda leader, which is a Radical Islamic Terrorist Group founded in the 1980's by Osama Bin Laden, was a huge justice to the U.S. and other countries. Bin Laden posed a global threat to the countries where Islam is not implemented, he was responsible for the September, 11th attacks back in 2001. He orchestrated it, and had it planned for months, he was planning more attacks on the U.S. after 9/11 as well. (Resource Seven) The terrorist group Al-Qaeda knew they couldn’t…

the hospital after giving birth to my brother. I previously never knew that the Twin Towers were alive or gone today until I found out it’s gone now. How the attack happened was that several Islamic extremists or a group of terrorists called the “Al Qaeda” hijacked 4 planes and two of them hit the Twin Towers directly from the top and were both set on fire. Later on both Twin Towers completely collapse to form a massacre where people started falling off the building and several people burning…