Yes i agree with you about how alcohol and drugs can take away families, friends and their jobs. However I disagree on the fact that prhibition works. Yes it does work to a certain extent at first. But soon enough people find their ways around the prohibitions, and cause even more problems. For example; people like bootleggers. People will find their ways of getting drugs or alcohol whether there are restrictions or not. Also; eventually after awhile the prohibitions will soon start to die out. People will begin to do the same things as they had been before the restrictions. And eventually, the government will end up spending more on trying to get the prohibition laws to work, like during the 1920s.

I completely agree with this. I also think that it makes the country look good when they prohibit things such as alcohol and drugs, but if it does not work then it is no good. What is really the point of prohibiting something that people will find ways around? If they want it, they will go to the extreme to get it, depending on the person. Therefore I think prohibition of alcohol and marijuana do not work and won't work in our country. As much as people want them to be prohibited, it will continue to come back somehow.

i strongly agree with this. Because many knew that there was a lot of gold people were finding, it made them want to move there to become rich. but what they didnt know was that it was hard to find the gold.

I agree and it also helped americans get enough money to pay for the things they needed for their families.

I agree and i believe that the food reform has dramatically changed how people looked at the food they were eating before the reform. It also caused people to become sick from the bad quality food provided.

Racism will always be a huge problem where ever anyone goes. People have such high egos about their people that some cannot accept other people for their good. Its just like the economy. Its a topic that will never be done disputing over because there will always be an issue about it. Things can be done, yet the idea of it will still always be there to rise and fall all over again.

I agree, and i think that many people were based on their backgrounds and skin color just because Americans wouldnt accept the new changes that were arising. The help of other races have helped America grow and become even better.

i agree with this, and some people still dont believe that some races have the right to do certain things. Some think that they are much better and that other races dont deserve the opportunity. I also think that many people are bitter towards other races because people in america think that other races come to america to steal their jobs. Yet it shows that anyone is capable of working any job if they are allowed to.

I agree with this because there is no proof that Spain or Cuba had anything to do with the US Maine blowing up. The yellow journalists just wanted attention and caused greater damage than they should have, leading up to the Spanish American war.

i strongly agree with this and believe that the muckrakers stories really helped Americans see what was going on in the country and that it changed so much today.

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I agree with you. Also, if people who share the same skin color can't look at someone without judging each other, how is racism any different? People who share the same color skin, share the same similar background still judge eachother upon how much money they reiceve, how smart they are, what they look like. Thats just like racism. If judging one another cant be stopped, what makes people thing racism will be stopped completely?

I agree. I would have also left because of the jobs currently available weren't the best. Many didnt even really have well paying jobs and the fact that land was free, it would give people a good brand new start to their lives. However i agree about how it would have been hard to leave. I guess it would also depend on how you were living your life. if you had a good job at the time that could pay everything you needed or if you wanted to start a new life or not.

Racisim will never end. Whether people start doing things to an extreme to get rid of people who are racist, racisim will always be there. Martin Luther King Jr. fought long and hard for equality, and with his doings it has helped racisim decrese and a rise of equality. However racism will still be there. There will still be people who don't like a certain race for their skin color.

I think that the progressive era lead the US to becoming an imperialistic country because the fact that once they got themselves back on their feet and got their country going, they soon realized they were at the top and wanted to help everyone. Because they were growing larger in industries, economy, and their army, it seemed like they wanted to help everyone who needed help. Leading to imperialism.

Also, they left because of religious beliefs. Some areas only wanted one major religion in most cases. That caused other religious people to want their own land to be free to be whatever religion they wanted. They also left because of better good and opportunities in America to start a new life.

I agree with you on how you dont want the young children to get hurt using the machines, however I strongly disagree with you about they not getting paid. Yes some children may not work as hard as others, however everyone does work and therefor everyone deserves to get paid. How much can depend on how hard they worked but it would be unfair if none of the children working got paid, you could just pay the ones who work harder more than the rest. That would be just like certain people who get paid more for getting promoted.

I am a union worker and sees all the children who work in the factories with me. They suffer the harsh working conditions and it isnt safe for young children to be even working there. If they want to work they should look for jobs suitable for them. I understand that families need money to put food on the table and struggle so many children work. However, it is endangering every young one who works in dangerous places. Therefore I support this bill and disagree with what you say.

As a union worker I fully support this bill. This will finally allow young children to be out of the terrible working conditions. It is bad enough that adults have to go through the terrible conditions, get low pay and work long hours to support our families and lives. With this bill, it will finally help the buisness owners realize what is wrong and right. If they want to sell their goods, they will need to understand that having young children around working in dangerous areas is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

I agree with this, and also if you allow that "if you dont like it, you can leave" kind of attitude, that will just allow your workers to cause more problems than what is already happening. Thats why I believe the minimum wage is a good idea.

I agree with this because isnt this why many people immigrate to the US? By having an immigration reform that wouldnt allow immigrants to come to the US and have a better life. Everyone wants to be able to support their families. In order to do that we need a place to start with jobs and with the US giving us opportunities to get jobs having an Immigration reform would not give us that chance.

As a union worker, I would be against the Immagration reform because many of the union workers happen to be made up of Immagrants. Therefore I think that immagration reform is wrong. All immagrants and people should all have equal rights and be allowed the same rights as anyone.

I believe that the minimum wage of $7.25 is decent. At this age and time, many students who begin jobs don't necessarily need much money. If they really want to, they will have to start from the bottom and slowly get higher. Everyone starts at a lower pay rate and eventually raise higher the longer they work and the better they work. I think that for students just starting a job dont need such a high minimum wage if they dont even need the money.

I disagree with what you say because if people quit their jobs then they cant afford anything for their families. We need the money to support our families and get the things we need. Also, if they decide to just quit then wouldnt large companies go down from everyone quiting? If quiting is an option, some might use that as a type of strike.