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Means of Substance Control Ostin Kirkpatrick "One minute after midnight on january 1 1920 it became illegal to buy sell manufacture or transport any alcoholic beverage within the United States and its Territories." (Daniel Cohen 7) This day marked the beginning of the Alcohol Prohibition in the United States of America. This is not the only prohibition that has taken or is taking place in America, there is also the anti-drug prohibition that is still a problem to this day. The use of…

is chaotic, it is a pile of mess, and it definitely segregates people from having a united opinion. There is no surprise that the silent majority would not support either Hilary or Trump. The first debate was way too close to a reality TV show: A Jersey Shore episode except with a twist, senior citizens. The FBI investigating leaked files from Hilary? Scandal. The IRS also investigating bankruptcy claims from Trump? Scandal. From potential candidates like these being an option, why bother voting…

of the death penalty at least in the federal level. That being said, 19 states have abandoned the death penalty in part thanks to those who have been advocating the abolishing of the death penalty. There are also states where although the death penalty is technically in the books and there is a chance that someday someone may legally within that state’s jurisdiction face the possibility of death penalty, there are certain states in the union that have not executed anyone. California has the…

deserve it but you are dying because you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your life is being taken away by a completely flawed and unjust justice system. You are innocent. The United States justice system is so far behind the 21st century, where the death penalty…

Martin Luther King’s parents are Martin Luther King the 111 and his mother was Alberta Williams King. Martin Luther King’s siblings were Christine King Farris, Alfred Daniel and Williams King. Martin Luther King’s date of birth was on January 15, 1929 the day of his death was April 4, 1968.The education that Martin Luther King had was that he attended David T. Howard Elementary School in Atlanta at the age of 5 years old but the starting age at that time was six so he had to return the next year…

America live with. By supporting president Obama’s new immigration reform, Americans can ensure that other families are allotted the same opportunity that their ancestors had when coming to this country. Supporting Obama’s immigration reform will benefit Americans and immigrants alike, it will make this country stronger than ever before. You must meet strict requirements to qualify for relief from deportation (Muñoz 2014). That means that this new reform is not…

application that asks if the individual if they have a criminal record. This group believes that many people have been discriminated against and cannot find jobs or even housing due to having a criminal record. With 1 in 4 adults having been in jail or prison at least once in their life, the Ban the Box campaign believes that it is wrong to judge a person based on their background. They believe that all employers need to focus on the skills and qualities of the applicant rather than their…

I first chose the topic of women’s right because, as a young woman in 2016 attending college in the United States, women’s rights are fairly important to me. As I began to look into the topic that I already knew was large and complicated, I decided to hone in on suffrage because I realized it was a pivotal point in the fight for women’s rights and I knew basically nothing about it. This sparked my interest and as I researched I became more and more intrigued and gained an even greater respect…

Law: The Megan Kanka Murder Megan Kanka was a young, blonde, girl living in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. She was only seven years old when she was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas. He was pictured as a monster to all of America, and his horrific act made headlines across the country. This tragic case is what changed the way registered sex offenders were viewed in the United States, and possibly saved many childrens lives. On July 29th, 1994 Megan was lured into…

felt like they were losing control of slavery which was the central conflict cause of the war, from the north in the United States. The south knew slavery was necessary for the economy and production to keep growing. Abolitionists and the Free Soil Party which formed into the Republican party and it was the first party committed to ending slavery throughout the United States because the south wanted to expand slavery. Most northerners knew that expansion of slavery would take more jobs away from…