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- 4671: Beer
- ... he was trying to preserve beer- not, as most believe, milk. The lager-brewing breakthrough, coupled with a new wave of German immigration, produced a golden age of brewing in America. Between 1870 and 1919 American brewers rivaled their European counterparts in both quality and quantity of beer products. By 1890 there were seventy-four breweries clustered in Philadelphia alone, seventy-seven in New York City, and thirty-eight in Brooklyn ... Carter erased that glitch with the stroke of his pen in February 1979. Now it is legal for every adult in a household to brew one hundred gallons of beer a year. Today the the American Homebrewers Association counts twenty-seven thousand members, and their numbers are growing drastically. Now the microbrewery industry is in its second decade, and the number of breweries in America has jumped from eighty to almost ...
- 4672: A "Full House" in the "Hand" of Education
- ... introduce the idea of the canon to students so that they can have the opportunity to choose whether or not they want to use it to further their education. "Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize and the first African American woman to be elected into the National Institute of Arts and Letters or to serve as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress"(Brooks 147). Her ideas on education were simply to obtain one ...
- 4673: Basketball and Its History
- ... field goals or foul shots, wins the game. Because of its continuous action and frequent scoring, basketball is one of the most popular spectator as well as participant sports in the world. The measurements of American and international basketball courts differ slightly. The basketball court is a rectangular area ranging in size from about 29 m by 15 m (about 94 ft by 50 ft) to about 22 m by 13 ... Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the request of his superior, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, he organized a vigorous recreation suitable for indoor winter play. The game involved elements of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the first ball used was a soccer ball. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls. By 1897-1898, teams of five became ...
- 4674: Hypnotism
- ... not, or at least not completely. Not according to the scientific community at least. My sources for this statement are The World Book Encyclopedia, The Wizard from Vienna: Franz Anton Mesmer, Applied Hypnosis: An Overview, American Medical Journal, and Hypnosis: Is It For You? Although they state it in different ways they all basically agree that nobody can give a very accurate definition or description of hypnosis, or hypnosis. Although some ... His methods bypassed the conscious mind through the use of both verbal and nonverbal pacing techniques including metaphor, confusion, and many others. He was definitely a major influence in contemporary hypnotherapy's acceptance by the American Medical Association. There are many misconceptions about hypnosis that are totally without basis. Such as, "Hypnotized persons will tell secrets or will always tell the truth." The truth is, hypnosis will not cause a person ...
- 4675: Following A Dream Toward Freedom
- Following A Dream Toward Freedom Freedom was and still is the dream of every American. Freedom is defined as the liberty of choice or action, self-determination of rational beings, the right to enjoy privileges of membership or citizenship, and independence. The natural rights of all men have been stated ... toward freedom by fighting and sacrificing their lives for the freedoms which are enjoyed and greatly appreciated today. Civil rights and women's rights leaders followed their dream toward freedom by achieving equality among all american citizens. As President Frankin D. Roosevelt stated in 1941, these four freedoms are still essential today. Not just in our country, "but everywhere in the world." We, as human beings have the right to these ...
- 4676: Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed
- ... back and play some basketball" (Licter 1). If the two sides do not find a mutual agreement, the whole season will be lost and other organizations like the Women's National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association will likely gain attention and prosper in the temporary national spotlight. Although these work stoppages do illustrate how greed can destroy a sport, they are not the only example of it in professional ... 1995): 76. "Baseball Owners Approve Interim Revenue Sharing." Available Online: www.espnet.sportzone.com/editors/mlb/features/0321meeting.html Bergman, Ray. "My Baseball Dream." Baseball Parks 1 (1996): 1. Dortch, Shannon. "The Future of Baseball." American Demographics 18 (1996) 25-30. Jerry Maguire. Dir. Cameron Crowe. Perf. Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. Tri- Star Pictures, 1996. Licter, Richard. "Magical Season." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12 Oct. 1998, 1. McGraw, Dan. "Baseball Celebrates ...
- 4677: The Increase of Violent Crimes
- ... protection. In the eyes of many the United States is a gun culture. Guns are not very difficult to buy in the United States. The right to own a gun is set out in the American Constitution which reads, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." In 1997, 63% of gun related arrested in the United States were under the age of 25. Another ... and 15 were killed or injured by handguns. Television and films have helped to glorify the gun through the Westerns and police dramas where shots are fired in almost every scene. On the average, the American child sees 10,000 people die on TV shows, which diminishes the importance of human life and makes violence seem normal. Reducing the number of guns in private hands is crucial. In conclusion it seems ...
- 4678: Marijuana Legalization
- Marijuana Legalization Marijuana is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as the dried flowers clusters and leaves of the hemp plant smoked for intoxicating effect. Marijuana is only one of the many terms used for the various preparations produced from the Indian Hemp ... 1997, www.prideusa.org/druginfo/14. " Marijuana as a Medicine, California narcotic Officers Association, c.1997, www. cnoa. org/marijuana. Marijuana :Negative Effects, Partnership for a Drug Free America, c. 1997,www. drugfreeamerica.org/mar. American Heritage Dictionary: Office Edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company Drug Legalization Debate, The. Ed. Incardi, James A. c. 1991. Sage Publications, Inc. Newbury Park,CA
- 4679: Medicalizing Drugs
- ... now have higher taxes in order to support these individuals drug habit. These individuals would now have no reason to try and better themselves in society, which means they would continue to depend on the American public to support them. People that are on drugs have no respect for themselves much less anyone else. They have fallen to a very low point in their lives and do not have the strength ... deterred by the law." This statement is true, and the reason why is because most criminals have more rights than any law abiding citizen. This is a sad fact of what has happened within the American justice system and until the system is changed, it will continue to be in favor of the criminal. Almost all criminals when sentenced only serve one half to two thirds of their sentences, this also ...
- 4680: Gun Control In The United States
- ... would be easier to control if they were defenseless. Banning guns to reduce crime makes as much sense as banning alcohol to reduce drunk driving. Gun control is based on the faulty notion that ordinary American citizens are too hazardous and ill tempered to be trusted with weapons. How would we even begin to go about confiscating all the guns from the law abiding citizens. The law enforcement agencies of this ... troops? It is a question that people need take into consideration when they start their Crusade against the evils of firearms. Lets talk about a total gun ban. If that indeed came true, would the American society be safer? Truth is no. Besides the scary thought that only the Government would have guns, a ban would only work for those that follow the law. Criminals do not care if they go ...
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