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Prohibitionists, 2001.
The rise of the prohibitionist movement in the United States and their fight against the sale of alcohol.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the political agenda of the prohibitionist movement and draws on two cartoons from the era to understand the motives in greater details. The cartoons are "Goliath?s Pride" and "The Modern Devil Fish" and these are analyzed for their meaning on a socio-political platform.
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"The ?Temperance Movement? had been waged for many decades before the passage of the 18th Amendment, by people who wanted all alcohol declared illegal. These people saw drinking alcoholic drinks as immoral and something that undermined the family unit. It was believed that alcohol consumption contributed to poverty and crime. We know today that some of these facts are true. Alcoholism can destroy families, and some people are more likely to commit crimes while under the influence of alcohol. However, it was na?ve of the Prohibitionists to believe that if the sale of alcohol were against the law, people would stop drinking."
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The Legalization of Prostitution in the Netherlands, 2000.
A history of the legalization process of prostitution in the Netherlands.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper reviews the process of legalizing prostitution in the Netherlands. It looks at the history of prostitution in the region, tracing the views of the prohibitionists and the abolitionists, citing the Dutch Morality Act and the Dutch Brothel Act of 1911 and following the development of the regulation of the trade through to the modern day.
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"The history of the Netherlands and the mentality shared by both the government and the citizens is a major aspect of the country?s legalization of prostitution. For centuries, Rotterdam, was known as one of the most prominent European ports. With thousands of sailors passing through the Dutch city, the existence of prostitution in the area was uncontrollable. Unlike many countries during the same time, the Dutch government chose to stay out of the sex lives of their citizens and therefore prostitution seemed to exist in a grey area of Dutch society. The open tolerance of prostitution continued until the religious Calvinist revolution in the early 1900?s. This religious upheaval created open debates on the effect of prostitution on the moral standards of society. Two schools of thought emerged in the debate, the prohibitionists and the abolitionists."
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Neal Dow and Prohibition, 2005.
This paper profiles Neal Dow, the creator of the Maine Law, and the forerunner of the national prohibition in the United States.
2,910 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper explains that Neal Dow (1804-1897) was passionate in his tireless campaign against alcohol; his Quaker roots led him to create laws like the Maine Law that made it illegal for the sale and consumption of alcohol. The paper relates that Portland, Maine, during Dow's formative years was a center of the rum trade with the West Indies, which affected the way local people viewed the use of alcohol, but young Dow's parties were alcohol-free and were still fun and he and his sister were still popular, key point that Dow believes shaped his life to be a prohibitionist. The paper relates that after leading the passage of the Maine Law, stopping the sale of alcohol in his home state of Maine; in 1852 and 1853, the states of Vermont, Rhode Island, Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts all passed their own versions of the Maine Law; thus Neal Dow became a celebrity for prohibition and began reaching the masses of people who felt the same way.
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"Neal Dow's next goal was to become a missionary and share his gospel of prohibition to foreign countries. Dow went to England to gain support for prohibition there and used his Maine Law as an example. "The Maine Law Missionary was using his state's prohibition law mainly as an instrument of propaganda in distant areas. On his British tour, he had seen both the increasing strength of his foreign converts and the damaging effects of the charge that his was a dead letter." In Maine, it was a much different story. The state adopted a new Maine Law that would eliminate the harsh penalties for selling liquor and make it legal to sell local wines and ciders. It was not exactly what Dow wanted but it still kept the basic law of prohibition."
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