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Consequences of Underage Alcohol UseAlcohol is the most widely used drug among youth. It causes serious and potentially life-threatening problems for this population. Research indicates that drinking is associated with risk-taking and sensation-seeking behavior among adolescents. Alcohol has disinhibiting effects that may increase the likelihood of unsafe activities. In 1997, 21 percent of the young…

America has become a society obsessed with appearance, especially weight. We are conditioned at a young age to believe the only way to be normal is to bethin. This norm is projected to millions of Americans each day throughtelevision, magazines, billboards and every other form of media and advertising. How are people to know acceptance…

Julius Caesar – Mark Antony Mark AntonyThe character of Mark Antony from Shakespeares play Julius Caesarmay be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of JuliusCaesar. On the contrary, Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer, aruthless tyrant, as well as a loyal follower. Antonys characteristics willchange as the play progresses. He will…

Attached to this summary is a detailed outline for local party operationsunder the new campaign finance law. In summary, state and local partycommittees should be mindful of the following do’s and don’ts:Local party committees not-registered with the FEC:County Parties can: 1) Contribute up to $1,000, in the aggregate, to all federal candidatesand federal accounts of…

History of the Minimum Wage 1938 — The minimum wage was first enacted into law as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. The original minimum wage applied to workers engaged in interstate commerce and the production of goods for interstate commerce. In 1938, this applied to roughly 11. 0 million workers…

Martin Luther lived from 1483-1546. Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the province of Saxony. His protestant view of Christianity started what was called the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Luther’s intentions were to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church. But firm resistance from the church towards Luther’s challenge made way to…

Working Thesis:The Catalan struggle and Spanish Civil War greatly influenced Joan Miros art; Miros techniques of forceful strokes with paint and ceramics enable Miro to express his feelings and depict the Catalan peoples struggle through art. Surrealism in the 1920s was defined as a fantastic arrangement of materials that influenced Miro, due to the fact…

Welfare. Whether you collect it, or you pay for it (and for EVERYworking American does one of the two), most citizens of our country are familiarwith it. Yet as every second of the day passes, more and more of my money andyours is being allotted to this growing epidemic called welfare. The PersonalResponsibility Act, signed…

er’Summary of Nathaniel Hawthornes “The Scarlet Letter”The story takes place in the Puritan village of Boston, Massachusetts, during the first half of the 17th Century. Several years before the novel begins, Hester Prynne came to the New World to await the arrival of her husband who had business to conclude in Europe. However, Hester’s husband…

Early YearsJames Mercer Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902, to James Nathaniel Hughes, a lawyer and businessman, and Carrie Mercer (Langston) Hughes, a teacher. The couple separated shortly thereafter. James Hughes was, by his sons account, a cold man who hated blacks (and hated himself for being one), feeling that…