Why does the government even try? Prohibition didnt work in the 20's and it won't work now. There are some good and bad effects of this prohibition on the United States. One good thing is that it creates job for law enforcement that work to bust druh dealers. The law enforcement take the money that they get from the drug bust and uses it to pay for classes to teach children how bad drugs are. This makes our country better morally. Another way that the prohibition is a good thing is that in places that medical marijuana is legal the government taxes the sales tremendously. Then my final point about how prohibition is good is that there are less people running around intoxicated and making the US look like a horrible place. I have a few negatives things about prohibition though too. If there was no prohibition the government would be able to make some much money off the taxes that they could put on the marijuana just like they do for cigarretes and alcohol after the 20's. Another reason why prohibition is that I think that there would be less gang violence dealing with the marijuana sales becasue everyone will be selling it. Also, since marijuana is a stress reliever America could be less stressed out. I think that the prohibition on marijuana now is just like the alcohol in the 20's. People are still going to do it and there is nothing we can do about it. We should give up, make it legal, and tax it heavily.

How would you feelin if you had to work from dawn to dusk? How would feel if you got paid pennies for your work? This how the children felt during the industrilization. They had to work for little money and they had to waste their childhood away. These kids were not able to live the life like a normal kid but like the lives of an adult. I think that child labor would of been extremly scary as a child. http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/tuttle.labor.child.britain

The trip to oregon was a very deadly and expensive trip. People that wanted to head west had to be strong and willing to put their lives at risk. Traveling west meant leaving all that you have worked for, for just a chance at stricking it rich within the gold industry. The trip was not easy and was hardly worth going there for some people becasue many people were poor when they reached the west coast.

Without the canal the results of WWII would have been much different. We could have lost WWII if we didnt get to hawaii in time. Also we Japan could have took over Hawaii if we wanted to. Bye Bye pineapples and hula dancing because the japanesse were much closer and could of easily taken over it if they wanted. It took much less time with the panama canal which helps us in the long run.

I agree with you that the morals were absoltutly horrible. The US had problems with gambling, prostituion, and drinking. This was the problem and the downfall for our country during the Industrial revolution. Immigrants were the one getting tied into the bad morals within the US.

I agree with you Chloe. The attacks on the twin towers was the spark for the iraq war. This war that we are fighting is a never ending war that will just put our country into even more debt than we are in now. Iraq war was the biggest waste of money and lives that the US has ever done.

Taylor... would we be really still riding horses? Motors and other things were already being developed and improved. Horses are so out of date and really have no use for us anymore other than show. I think the only difference would be is that it would take a long time to make it to the pacific by boat.

Well we actually dont need these resources. We just want to take them becasue we are greedy. I believe that the US is one of the most greedy, selfish nations in the world. I think someday our country probably will try to take over south africa just to get their diamonds. We need to improve our morals and learn to care for others

If there was no WWI then there couldnt be a holocaust and all the painful stories that we have to hear about today. Just imagine though if we never would of fought that war. Life would be different compared today. Hitler wouldnt be in our history books and no one would be recognizing his name.

If you look at the link that I posted before it shows how Nike forces kids in 3rd World countries to make the shoes that we have on our feet. I believe it is very pathetic how Nike has to have kids work for them just to make some extra money.

I absolutly disagree with you that the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the start of WWI. People didnt even care that he died but nationalism, imperialism, miltarism, alliances, and yellow journalism started the war. The assasination was jsut a excuse for Austria-Hungary to show nationalism and start the war.

I agree with you that kid do work in factories still with such hard conditions. In underdeveloped countries parents force their kids to come work with them in the factory just to survive. Kid in other countries our making the things and clothes that we are wearing. Doesnt that make you feel bad at all? http://www1.american.edu/ted/nike.htm

These soldier were acting like the whole war was a joke until they lost their friend. I don't think the soldiers understood the real importance of this war was. I probably would have gone crazy from shell shock just like they did but I wouldnt ever run out into the open and get bombed. I think the mental effects of the war were worse than the physical

I dont agree with you that we would never win our independance from Great Britain. I believe if we would have lost the first war we would of kept trying and never of stopped. We would be having a 300 year war until we would have gotten our freedom. Also I believe that the British would of given up eventually if we would just keeep fighting them.

Trench warfare was not the way to go for war strategies. I agree with you that many people died and deaths could have be suppressed with a new and improved fighting techniques like ones used today. The death tolls could have been hundreds of thousands instead of millions. http://www.strategypage.com/the_war_in_iraq/tactics/200531514.asp

I agree with you that life was hard as an immigrant. The immigrants didnt have as many opportunities as a US born citizen because the immigrants had a tougher time getting jobs and they had to do all the hard and dirty jobs. So i believe that life was hard as an immigrant.

I don't think that we would of stayed neutral. I believe that the yellow journalist still would of found something to make the germans look bad. The yellow journalist were the reason that we went to war. I don't believe that the Zimmerman Telegram was the main reason for us joining the war.

I agree with you but I dont quite understand why germans would fight other germans. What if they killed their brother or someother relative? If i would of been one of the soldiers I would be extremely afraid of killing someone that I cared about.Do you know how many american soldiers that were german fought in the war?

I think the movie “Far and Away” was the movie that influenced my learning the most. I understood how much people wanted to head west at the chance of having a great life. Also I thought it was a really good movie at showing all the bad morals like prostitution and gambling. This movie also taught me about some of the downfalls from being a landlord is because the families’ house got burned down because they were so mean to their tenants.

What if WWI never would have happened? I believe that if WWI never would have happened life would be a lot different than it is now. If we did not have WWI the Holocaust never would have been and Hitler would have never come to power. I think life now would be a lot different if WWI never happened because I think a lot more Germans would have settled here and German would probably be our second language.

I believe that imperialism is a good thing to have within the US. If we did not imperialize other nations we would not get the resources we need and want. Also with the spreading of imperialism onto other countries, it shows other countries that we are strong and can hold an empire.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/spanamer/app.htm , This link talks about how the Spanish- American War was started because of yellow journalism and propaganda. I totally agree with this article because the yellow journalist made us hate the Spanish causing us to go to war with them. I’m not saying that the war was a bad thing though because we gained many territories from the war, but the war didn’t need to be started by yellow journalism.

I believe John D. Rockefeller was extremely important in the United States history. He was known as the “Captain of Industry” but was also known as a Robber Baron. He believed in capitalism and understood how to make money. He was the first person to start selling by-products from crude oil which made him billions. I think he stimulated our economy during the industrialization and he improved oil refining method tremendously. If it wasn’t for John D. Rockefeller the United States might have never became such a capitalist nation. http://www.ushistory.org/us/36b.asp

I agree with you that we need to keep moving forward. If we dont keep moving forward we will not keep up with countries like china and brazil. I also agree with you that we need to protect the enviroment because we need the earth to stay alive. I think we should legalize marijuana too because the goverment could tax it heavily and make money off of it.

I think we need to reform some things but repeal others. I still think we should have reforms on things like envirmonet and civil rights. Than I think we should repeal some things that prevent job growth.

I disagree that the rights of the state employees will be taken away. The government has way to many restriction and regulations to take away their rights. The employees have a lot of rights and should be happy with what they have. I think that with collective bargaining employees can be greedy with the demand of too many rights.

I believe that collective bargaining is not necessary. Employees have enough voice already. If employees didn't have enough voice they wouldn't be happy. I haven't noticed any un-hapiness in the teachers jobs that I have seen in my school I think the teacher at first were shocked but have gotten over it very quickly. I believe that even though the state employees don't have much of a voice the government will not be jerks and change up a bunch of things to make the employees un happy.

I disagree with you that without collective bargaining employees lose their rights. I believe that the government has so many restrictions to protect their employees. I think that they should be happy with the rights they have and should be greedy and ask for too much. I think that negotiations are not necessary for employees to get good rights because they already have good rights.

I believe state employees should not have collective bargaining. They do not need to be complaining about their working conditions, pensions, and pay. I believe that they should be the last employees to be complaining about everything. There are so many laws and restrictions to benifit them. I think that the state employees are just being greedy and asking way more than they deserve. Also I think that teachers should not complain about their wages because they don't even work in the summer and still make a descent salary.

I don't agree with you that the businesses take too much power if there is not a union. I think the company will actually treat you better if your not fighting against them. If you treat them good the companies will treat you good too. Also, the goverment has put so many restrictions on companies that it is very nice compared to with no restrictios back in the early 1900's.

I dont think that unions are still needed. I believe that unions don't help at all. They are actually worse in some cases. Unions seperate the company which makes the company weaker and more likely to fall. I believe that unions are helping companies fall to the ground not help workers get what they want. If workers really want to shut down a business, join a union and watch it fall. I do not think that unions are need because it doesn't always lead to a positive change sometimes it is a negative change.

As a wealthy business owner I believe that unions should not go on strike. When you go on strike I lose a lot of money. If you really want to lose your job and have me go out of business keep on striking. If you lose your job I can almost bet that you will be living on the streets somewhere. This is the reason why I want pinkertons they are helping you get back to work which is a better thing for you and other workers. The pinkertons I hired are there to help you and me. I think you should just go back to work so you don't get hurt by them.

As a wealthy business owner I believe I need to use pinkertons. The pinkertons are needed to break up the strikes and get my workers back to work. I am better off with pinkertons because I will make money when my employees are working. Even though I have to pay pinkertons it's still better than having nobody work at all. If I don't have the pinkertons I wouldn't have anyway to keep my company in business. Then nobody will have jobs and people will have to live on the streets. I believe that the pinkertons are necessary to get the union workers back to work.

As a business owner I believe you should be able to work. It doesn't matter that you are only a child. I like having children working for me because I don't pay them as much. Also, education is not a necessary thing for children these days. Most children are working in factories anyways. I think you should have to work in a factory all your life because I really need the workers and since you are really young you are going to be very good at you job when you are older. Also, what kid wouldn't be happy with making money. You could save up your money and buy a bike or somethting. I think you shouldn't want the Keating-Ownen Bill

I am against the Keating-Owen Bill. I think children of any age should be able to work. I am able to pay children less than adult. With children I am able to have a lot working for me without having to be them all that much. I think that the government should have no say in who I am able to hire. As a rich business owner this bill would affect me a lot. I will have to hire more adults which ask to be payed more. I could possibly go out of business becasue of this. I think there should be no Keating-Owen Bill.

I am a rich business owner. I really don't care about your family. I only care about myself and the amount of money I make. I believe that the government should not be able to choose who I hire and who is allowed in this country. I think you should be able to find a job very easily, you are probably really lazy and don't look for a job hard enough. You should just suck it up and work harder. Another thing is if you wanta job you should work for less because immigrants work for less.

I am against Immigration reform because I am a greedy business owner. People from other countries that are looking for a better life work for cheap. I usually pay immigrants less but they work harder than most Americans. I will make more money if I pay my employees less. Also, If the government puts restrictions on immigration our company could go out if business. If our business goes out of buisness then no one will have jobs. I believe the government should not put restrictions.

I don't really think that a 8 year old should really be complaining about how many hours you are getting. I think you should work more and make me more money. I don't think it's dangerous that you are working with machines. I think its better if you are smaller so you dont take up so much room so I can have more machines. More machines means more money in my pocket.

I think you should suck it up and work for less. The salary you get paid is good enough. The less you make the more I make. I don't really care that you want more money. I really don't need you because I can always hire a new person that will work for less. If you want to keep your job stop complaing about how much you make. I am paying you enough to live and if you want more money at home have your kids work too.

I believe that we should not have a minimum wage. I think I as a business owner should be able to choose how much I am going to pay my workers. The workers should just be happy that they have a job. I could fire anyone of my employees and hire a new one within 10 mins. I think they should suck it up and work for whatever I will give them. I believe the workers and government don't have a say of how much I should pay them.

I think you can handle to work 60 hours per week. If you really think about it, it is better for you. You make more money anyways so why are you complaining. I think workers should suck it up and work harder so I can make more money. I believe you can take care of your family even with 60 hours a week.

I think you can handle to work 60 hours per week. If you really think about it, it is better for you. You make more money anyways so why are you complaining. I think workers should suck it up and work harder so I can make more money. I believe you can take care of your family even with 60 hours a week.

I am against it becasue the more things we make the more money I make. I don't care that the workers are working too long. I love money and the more money I have the happier I am. I think the workers are able to work 10 hours a day 6 days a week. I believe that they can handle the stresses of work and make me more money.