: About Me

I am sixteen years old and have lived in both the United States and the United Kingdom. I like reading, writing, and acting. I want to be an archaeologist and a published author when I grow up. I aslo write for my local newspaper but do not get paid. I have five siblings, two dogs, and a snapping turtle. I don't really know what to put here, I don't really have any credentials :)

My passion is ...

history and writing

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

To do my best

My childhood ambition ...

To be a published author

My favorite memory ...

Rain dancing with my siblings

Why I write ...

because it takes me on an adventure

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

'A Little Roman Therapy' by Howard Tilley

My first job ...

Volunteering at local retirement home

My best moment ...

Reading something I had written and realizing for the first time that it was good

My inspiration ...

My mum, my insane younger siblings, and the rest of the world

Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History An historical look at prohibition

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            The Eighteenth Amendment, passed in 1919, forbade the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States…for beverage purposes.”[1] The Women’s Christian Temperance Union and other organizations hoped to protect women and children from the effects of drunkenness with the passage of this amendment. However, there were several loopholes in the wording of the amendment which would cause it to back fire an...

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