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Research Proposal Description/Justification: Prohibition of Alcohol in the United States took place from 1920 to 1933. The 18th amendment banned possession, transportation and manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition was pushed by several Unions and supporters of the temperance movement to try to end consumption of alcohol. Alcohol was seen as destructive to families, which made women the majority supporters of the cause before it was passed by congress. During prohibition,…

Spread of ISIS ISIS has risen recently to be the most effectively powerful jihadi group in the world. It consists of thousands of participants. ISIS started as a part of Al-Qaeda but broke off two years later. The leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has turned ISIS into an extremely aggressive system; one of the most violent the United States has ever had to face. The group often utilizes suicide bombers to inflict the terror and deaths in the areas they attack. So far, they have occupied land from…

Did you know that drones kill fewer civilians than any other military weapon? I believe that the U.S. Government should use drone attacks in combat because they can be used in many other ways than other military weapons. Here are some reasons that they should continue to use drone attacks. Drones offer many advantages over other conventional weapons and forces in counter terrorism missions. You can fly drones low to the ground without the fear of risking your life in combat. You can also guide…

Everything up to a point is okay on how the United States has fought the war on terror. If the focus was on how to stop terrorism from getting over to the United States or where this all started from, the success would be great. Instead, America is only protecting the U.S. and only being concerned about individual safety. Security after 9/11 is not as punctual as it was before 9/11. America is in more danger than before 9/11 because tightening the rules, restrictions and people on the no fly…

The infamous criminal by the name of John Gotti, was one of the most powerful criminals of all time. This guy was famous and known for his outspoken persona all over America. Throughout his life, he was involved in crimes such as murders, dealing drugs, tax evasion and all types of other things. The purpose of this paper is to breakdown the psychosocial side of Jon Gotti. Despite the things that Gotti has done, I would like to share my side as to why he was the man he was and what was the reason…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The triangle shirtwaist factory fire was one of the most tragically industrial accidents in the history of the United States. It happened in the city of New York in 1911, killing 146 workers, including immigrant women. Many of them died publicly by throwing themselves, out of the upper story windows of the burning building. The fire made clear in a powerful way that industrial accidents had causes whose roots lay in employers’ near total power over the…

United Diversity Anna Quindlen argues in her essay “A Quilt Of A Country” that what brings people together in the united states are the specific values and ideas which this nation supports as one. During the aftermath of the collapse of the world trade center, the author explains in the essay that people came together to support one another after a tragedy which threatens their safety “Today the citizen of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack…

Prohibition was a time when alcohol was outlawed after extensive lobbying by political parties. The anti-German sentiment was the main reason during the First World War because Germans were known for their brewing their own alcohol. In 1919 Prohibition became the law of the land with the Eighteenth Amendment which prohibited manufacturing, selling, or transport of any intoxicating liquors within the United States. Prohibition was difficult to enforce because it required a high degree of…

The pressure put on an individual to conform to a strict set of norms is unescapable. Modern technology does not help an individual escape from these set of norms. If anything, modern technology helps enforce these norms. Modern technology is used in many various ways and sometimes the way an individual uses it ends up doing more harm than good. Individuals use technology on a daily basis to accomplish various tasks and this has increased our human capabilities. Technology is also constantly…

infamous gangster, Al Capone, was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York to poor Italian immigrant parents. Capone was responsible for many brutal acts of violence, mainly against other gangsters. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 was Capone’s most famous act of violence. He was never convicted for his violent crimes, but he eventually was brought to justice for income-tax evasion. After six-and-a-half years he was released. Al Capone later died in 1947 in Miami, Florida (“Al…