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The Temperance Movement, 2005.
This paper examines the rise of the temperance movement in the United States which lead to the the Prohibition era.
2,055 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that the first call for the abolishment of liquor, which led to the formation of the temperance movement in the 1820s, can be traced backed to 1780 and the Quakers and the Methodists when alcohol began to become a widespread American problem. The author points out that the Anti-Saloon League, founded in 1893, provided the momentum to press individual states to adopt anti-liquor restrictions, which led to the Webb-Kenyon Act, in 1913, which was the catalyst for the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. The paper concludes that the greatest factor in the downfall of the prohibition movement was its own success because by enacting a federal prohibition law, elected officials removed the liquor issue from the political arena and lessened the stronghold of the temperance movement over them.
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"By 1929, organizations were forming to call for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. WONPR and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA) would be the most influential. Both of these organizations used the Depression to bolster their stance, much as the League had used World War I. They stressed the potential tax savings that would result from lifting the ban on alcohol. They also pointed to the lessening of organized crime and violence as benefits. Ironically then, the very issues that brought prohibitionists into power were also bringing them out of it."
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Temperance Movement, 1999.
History of anti-alcohol movement in 19th Cent. Examining its goals and leaders. Disscussing opposition to the movement and its effects.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"In the nineteenth century, the evils of demon rum were proclaimed from pulpits and attacked by various temperance groups. These efforts would be seen in this century as precursors of the prohibition movement which would result in the era of Prohibition, a failed social experiment that may actually have increased drinking rather than reducing it. The methods used by the movement changed during the course of the century, and success was spotty at best. The movement branched out to include a wide variety of other social concerns under one umbrella and so helped generate the kind of reform impulse that fired the progressive Movement at the beginning of this century.
The Temperance Movement had a boom in the early part of the nineteenth century and then lost power in the 1820s in the face of social elitism, ineffective tactics, and internal squabbling."
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"Symbolic Crusade", 2002.
An analysis of Joseph Gusfield's "In Symbolic Crusade: Status Politics and the American Temperance Movement", within the context of views by Michel Foucault.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews Joseph Gusfield's "In Symbolic Crusade: Status Politics and the American Temperance Movement". The paper examines how Gusfield sees the Temperance movement as an effort of moral reform motivated by political and social issues. Temperance is seen as a protest against a changing status system and a means by which one group tried to nurture its own power. This theme is examined in the context of Michel Foucault's views on the cultural conflict over sexuality. Foucault's interpretation very much confirms Gusfield's.
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Tthe Temperate Grasslands of Latin America, 2002.
Explains the development of the temperate grasslands of Latin America.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper explains how the temperate grasslands of Latin America developed, both in their original formation and in terms of colonization. Human development was a matter of aggressive exploitation.
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The Temper of Esteban Trueba, 2002.
A character analysis of the main character, Estaban Tueba in Isabelle Allende's "The House of the Spirits".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 46.95
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This paper deals with the inability of Esteban Trueba, the main character in Isabelle Allende's "The House of the Spirits" to maintain emotional relationships with those close to him, including his mother, his sister, and Clara. The paper includes a brief analysis of the book as well as a complete analysis of the main character.
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?Trueba?s bad temper became legend, and grew so exaggerated that it even made him uncomfortable? (Allende 63). This quote, from The House of the Spirits, centers on the mindset of Esteban Trueba, the main male character. Esteban had originally been engaged to Rosa Del Valle, but her premature death by poisoning came as an unfortunate blow. He ends up marrying Clara, Rosa?s sister, who he comes to love, but not as much as Rosa. Throughout the course of three generations, Esteban becomes despised in the family due to his wicked temper and stubbornness. However, the one person he comes to share a relationship, Alba, his granddaughter, is one of true love, but it is also the most threatened out of his relationships."
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?Charmides?, 2006.
Examines Socrates' definition of temperance in the dialog known as "Charmides".
700 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 24.95
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In the dialogue "Charmides", Socrates explores the definition of temperance. The paper explains that, to the Greeks, temperance represented both an inner order of the soul and a kind of self-aware restraint; the two are linked together in a whole person who is temperate in body, soul, and action. At the outset, Socrates says that before he can presume to cure Charmides of his headache, he must establish the condition of his soul.
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"Although the discussion ends in perplexity and no satisfactory definition of temperance is arrived at, it seems that temperance requires knowledge of good and evil, but that without a context, one cannot know whether ones actions will result in good or evil. (With the historical perspective of Critias and Charmides subsequent intemperance, it seems possible that this might be one of the points that Plato had in mind for this dialogue: Even someone as discerning as Socrates cannot predict the future or determine character based on appearance alone.)"
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Prohibition In California, 1999.
Examines the history of temperance, prohibition and pro-alochol resistance, as well as alcohol production in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, $ 87.95
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"Prohibition was the great national experiment in temperance that was enacted into law in 1919 and repealed a dozen years later. Prohibition was a national law, but prohibition movements had been attempting to change the law state-by-state for some time before 1919.
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"Prohibition was the great national experiment in temperance that was enacted into law in 1919 and repealed a dozen years later. Prohibition was a national law, but prohibition movements had been attempting to change the law state-by-state for some time before 1919. California was a state much involved in this effort, and the way California treated the issue mirrored the way the rest of the country did:
Although a "wet" state alcoholically speaking, California joined the stampede to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution--and then enthusiastically ignored its prohibitions (Lavender 371).
Certain Californians had pursued prohibition as a political goal for some time, and there had been votes on the issue from 1913..."
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Frederick Douglass, 2005.
This paper reviews "Slave and Citizen: The Life of Frederick Douglass" by Nathan Irvin Huggins, specifically the issues of rights, slavery and the major reform movements of the time.
1,015 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave and natural orator, was a large part of the abolitionist movement before and during the Civil War. The author points out that he did not single-handedly assure the ultimate freedom of black slaves in the United States, but his compelling voice and writings helped millions of Americans understand the plight of the black man and ultimately change it for the better. The paper stresses that Douglass did not stop at abolitionism; he was a voice for temperance, free land for the people and especially women's rights.
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"It seems that reform movements have always faced many of the same problems, both historically and in more modern times. First, the groups had to get their message to the public, and Frederick Douglass helped the abolitionist movement greatly because his message was so powerful and compelling. Second, they had to overcome apathy and indifference in the people who were listening, and the people who did not bother to listen. The groups also had to combat hostility, misunderstanding, and even violence. Author Huggins notes, "[I]n states like Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois hostility and violent language sometimes erupted into mob violence.""
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Prohibition, 1999.
Examines the background of the temperance movement leading to the passage of a 1919 Amendment outlawing alcohol, examining the law's effects, organized crime, social views, failure and repeal.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, $ 103.95
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"INTRODUCTION
Prohibition was instituted with a constitutional amendment--the Eighteenth Amendment--in 1919. This was the first constitutional amendment to have a time-limit on ratification, having a seven-year period for that process. It remains the only amendment to be repealed. To a great extent, Prohibition would be a social experiment that was perceived as a failure. The amendment prevented the transport or sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States, and yet traffic in alcohol did not stop and became the basis for the development of an organized criminal empire that would live beyond the repeal of Prohibition itself. Prohibition can be seen as a failed attempt on the part of government to legislate morality. Sociologists, political scientists, and other scholars have argued over the meaning of ..."
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Alcoholism, 1997.
Examines history in U.S., nature of disease, social & economic costs, temperance movements, compared to other drugs, argues for legal banning of alcohol.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 63.95
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" Alcohol should be illegal because it is just as dangerous as any other drug. Alcoholism follows a characteristic course with known physical, psychological, and social symptoms. Once addicted, the alcoholic continues to consume alcohol despite the destructive consequences. While the particular symptoms and pattern of drinking problems may vary with the individual, the alcoholic can only regain control over his or her life by abstaining from the substance. Alcoholics who persist in their addictions endanger themselves as well as society.
Alcoholism is a major problem in the United States and throughout the world. In America alone there are an estimated ten million active alcoholics (Dulfano, 1992, p. 12). It is impossible to estimate the number of non-alcoholics affected by the disease. This number includes the battered spouses and.."
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Paulina Wright Davis, 2006.
A look at the life and career of women's rights advocate, Paulina Wright Davis.
1,243 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper describes the life, career and accomplishments of Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, a women's rights advocate, social reformer, educator and author. The paper describes her support and active involvement in temperance, abolition, women's rights and other reform movements and the reforms she was able to help advance as a result her involvement in these movements.
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"Paulina Kellog was born August 7, 1816 in Bloomfield, New York, on the very day that Captain Hall "delivered up the fort at Detroit" (Paulina1 pp). Her father was a volunteer in the army and her grandfather, Saxton, was a colonel in the Revolution and belonged to Lafayette's staff (Paulina1 pp). Paulina was orphaned at the age of seven and adopted and raised by her strict and religious aunt and moved to LeRoy, New York (Paulina pp)."
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Community Ecology, 2008.
This paper explores the effects of logging and fires on temperate deciduous forests.
2,114 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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The paper relates that a large part of temperate deciduous forests have been removed by logging, land clearing and fire suppression. The paper examines various theories that look at the effects of logging versus fire in the disturbances of temperate forests. The paper details the effects of fire and logging on tree, understory and wildlife diversity.
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"Reviews on the fire effects on tree, understory and wildlife diversity are as follows. Thonicke and Cramer (2006) suggest that a fire model be used as a simulator to determine the patterns of how the fires would dominate long-term vegetation composition. Accordingly, the immediate effects are historical in terms of the range of impact on canopy conductance and litter moisture in Brandenburg (Germany) forests. Yet, burnt areas would not excel and "fire changes had no implication for vegetation composition in Brandenburg but reduced vegetation carbon would be gained" (Thonicke and Cramer, 283). With the fire model (LPJ Dynamic Fire Model), the spread is more likely to change climate conditions along with carbon for long-term best effect in natural vegetation from precipitation patterns."
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Horses and History, 2005.
This paper discusses the ecological problems created by the introduction of horses into the more temperate regions colonized by Europeans, especially among North American Indians.
1,135 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that the modern focus on successful Native-American equestrian cultures and the stereotype of the mounted Indian warrior obscures a deeper understanding of the often damaging impact of the arrival of horses on Native-American Indian culture and ecology. The author points out that the arrival of horses brought about a cultural transformation by allowing improvements in transportation, hunting, warfare and trade but disrupted the ecology of the bison and grassland, brought about social inequality and created disruptions in subsistence economies. The paper also relates that the native biology of all of the conquered temperate places (including humans) was not equipped to deal with European invaders: European diseases like smallpox decimated native populations, European weeds and agriculture brought large scale reductions in native flora and European animals (cattle, pigs and horses) squeezed out the native animals.
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"Horses, in particular, found their new homes rich in grazing lands, abundant with space, and relatively free of natural predators. Australia was populated with kangaroos, and the South American pampas with flightless birds: species that offered little danger to horses. Further, they did not have to compete, on a large scale, with existing animals for their niche. In the New World, horses from the old world found a welcoming ecological climate that was similar to that of Europe. Mountains, especially the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, provided large open grazing for horses, cattle, and other animals."
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Leadership Self-Assessment Analysis, 2004.
Cites the effectiveness of a tempered leadership style that combines effective leadership with good management.
2,284 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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The leadership theories discussed in Peter G. Northouse?s " Leadership: Theory and Practice" and Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal?s "Reframing Organizations" are applied to the paper's author's own profession as a partner in an accounting firm. The first part of the paper discusses various leadership styles. In this section, the author notes how the classical leadership style necessarily limits the ways in which a leader can both lead and manage in the modern era and suggests that her accounting firm would benefit best from a leader who embodies the consideration style of leadership. The second section includes the results of a self-inventory process concerning the author's leadership style, and the last section of the paper discusses the effectiveness and other advantages of this style of leadership.
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"In the wake of the corporate scandals of Enron and the Arthur Anderson Company, there have been increased calls for strong ethical leadership. Leadership has always been regarded as a key factor in ensuring the effectiveness of any organization. However, new models are also being developed to challenge the limitations of the prevailing classical theories of leadership."
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Road Rage, 2005.
This paper discusses the problem of road rage, aggressive behavior displaying symptoms such as temper tantrums, poor judgment, risky driving and lack of consideration toward passengers and other drivers.
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that many people believe that the problem of road rage and bad driving is associated with the east and west coasts in the United States where life is in the fast lane, but it appears to be across the country, as well as in other areas of the world. The author points out that most "bad" drivers are not malicious people who are purposely trying to harm someone, but rather usually cautious drivers who are late for an appointment or quick decision makers who end up cutting someone off. The paper suggest that (1) they need help in changing their aggressive behavior through the introduction of new attitudes and driver relaxation techniques and (2) should develop better habits including checking one's mirror for traffic when passing, not tailgating and keeping the cell phone in its receiver.
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"In a survey of more than 1,000 adults reported on CNN, the American Driver and Traffic Safety Association found that 64 percent believed people are driving much less courteously and safely than five years ago. Experts say that a number of reasons exist for this new form of bad driving. Crowded highways cause tailgating and near-collisions. Another reason is the great hurry Americans have to quickly reach their destination. Yet a third cause is a combination of ignorance and bad manners. Although stress and less room on the road account for road problems in many cases, a number of rude people just ignore traffic rules, have forgotten them, or never learned them at all because they did not take driver's education. In fact, about 35 percent of drivers have not had this training."
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