I agree with the points you make about how both substances can ruin a person's life, but prohibiton will not work. If people want to drink and do drugs, they are not going to not do it because the goverment told them to. They are going to it whether it's legal or not.

Prohibition will never work. It was a failure in the 1920's and obviously still does not work in this counrty. If people want to do drink and do drugs they are going to find a way to do them. Also, they can say they are not doing drugs but actually be doing them. THere are always ways that people can around prohibition. I don't get why the country even tries. I think it is a good thing they are trying to prohibit things that have bad effects on people, but it will never work. Making alcohol and drugs illegal will make want to do it more and rebel against the rules. I think that it is good the country is trying to stop it but I don't think it will ever work becasue people will be people and go against it.

I think the triangular trade route was good because it allowed us to have a better economy. By trading things like this, we bought things that we could not make or get in America. It was a good thing.

I think that we didn't know about all the things that can harm the enviroment back then, so we didnt take the precautions neeeded. Soon, we are going to be running out of things that we need.

I think that the US would be less strong because we depend on them alot. If we stopped relying on them, our country would go downhill and they would rise up.

Yes I think I would. The population, like you said was less and that means there would be more jobs and less competition for them. Overall, I think moving to the west would be good.

I think racism is also a big problem. I think that racism will always be present. We really can't stop it. People are going to think what they want to.

The progressive era was a very good time for us. It gave workers decent wages and hours and also gave us better food.

I agree. I don't get why the journalists did that. Did they want us to go to war? They should have not made up those things about the Spanish people. It was not necessary.

I think it is good that people started moving west. I think that people moving west let them have a new life and maybe get them off on the right foot.

This is very good. This means that more people have gotten jobs and can support themselves and their families better. YAY!

We are always helping people even if they didn't ask for our help. I think that we think that we always need to be the one to help everybody else.

The book The Jungle was good for U.S because like you said, it grabbed the president's attention and got him to do something about it. Without this book, the food today might still be made with things that food should not be made with.

Yes i think that the Progressive era was good. Sometimes it was a little rough, but it gave us good benefits. It protected children and also helped to better the quality of our food.

Yes! We are always poking into other countries situations and then trying to be the good guy and help them. We should be worrying about ourselves a little more than countries that are doing fine.

The goverment using propaganda to get the soldiers in the war was not fair. They didnt even know what they were fighting for and they went to the war. I don't think the goverment should have taken advantage of the men like that.

I agree. Yes, we do help other countries but sometimes we shouldn't. We always think that our way is the best and that everyone should be like us. When we help, we force them to do things our way.

This link shows that the US is still imperialistic. We have helped some people when we choose to help them, but mnay othr times we have not been helpful.

I think that after the food reform, the quality of our food has gotten better. I don't get in the first place why people were putting all that nasty stuff into our food and thinking it was ok. It is a good thing we have a food reform becasue otherwise I think we would have more health problems today.

I agree with you. The US is obvioulsy still imperialistic. In in an article about the war in Iraq, it say that the United States is not being imperialistic in the classical sense of trying to set up colonies, but we still have a military presence in Iraq. This shows we are still imperialistic.

I agree with you also. Child labor is more controlled today. That is a good thing because I don't think that children should have to work in those conditions.

I agree with this. The buisiness owners got to sit back and collect money while people and children worked very hard for hours on end. It was not fair.

I agree with you. I think that the countries used propaganda to get men to volunteer for the war. They didn't really know why they were fighting, except for the reason of their country telling them to.

The United States is an imperialistic country. It always has to be in control. Many times in history, the United States have forced its help on people that have not asked for it. The U.S thinks that it is the best country and that every other country should be like In reality, the U.S. has problems of its own and should help its self.

Collective bargaining is needed so that as workers, we get treated fairly and equally. We should be able to have a say in our pay and working conditions. It is not right if we don't.

No, the working conditions are not good and if we have to work under them we get a say in what they are. We should have a right to make the conditions better. I think it would be fair if we at least would get to negotiate them. We could come to a compromise. I think that collective bargaining should still be allowed.

Wisconsin State employees need collective bargaining. Without it, there is a chance that they might not get equal rights and that is not fair. Workers should be able compromise with their bosses about their jobs.

Maybe the working conditions should be better and then we would not have to go on strike. We should be able to show you how we feel. I don't think letting people come in with violence is exactly the answer that you should go to to break up a strike either. Pinkertons should not be allowed.

I do not think that pinkertons should be allowed. We people should be allowed to stand up for ourselves without someone coming in and being violent. We have a right to be on strike a should not get punished for it.

As a worker, minimum wage is needed. If there was no minimum wage, I know you will totally lower the wages. I cannot support my family with anything less. I am already struggling. It would not be fair if they took away minimum wage.

I disagree with your disagree. With a 40 hour work week, the business and the workers would also benefit. The workers would be less tired and would probably work better. They would still make money. The business would not have to pay as much. I think that they wold get as much stuff done too. The work would probably be more accurate too because they would have more energy to work.

I believe we still need unions. Without unions, business owners will have too power over the workers. They let workers have communication with the owners. Workers need to be able to have good working conditions and with unions, they can be able to have them.

It is terrible that you think that you can take advantage of kids. The factory is not an enviroment that children should be in. They can get hurt very easy. They should not be able to choose because at a young age they are going to do what everyone else is doing. Children should not be able to work in the factory.

Children should not be able to work in a factory. The factory is way to dangerous and the child could get hurt. They are so young that they might not understand how to run the machine they are working at . Then, they might make a mistake and then you would be mad. Children should not be able to work long hours because that is not good for them.

I'm a union worker and I am totally for this bill. I don't think that little children should be able to work under these conditions. The factories are for adults and not children. Adults know boundaries and know how to work the machines well. Children might not know how to and then they will end of do something wrong possibly causing injury. Working long hours in a hard time makes them really tired. It is not fair to make children work.

I think that immigrants should be able to join the workforce. When they come over to our country, they are part of this country. That makes them the right to have the same rights as us. They should have the rights to do jobs too.

I agree with that immigrants should be able to work here. I think that they will work hard or maybe harder than some people will. But I don't agree with them getting paid less. I think that when they come here they should get equal rights. They have a family that they have to support. Besides that, I think it is good that you are willing to have immigrant workers.

I think that immigrants should be allowed to work. They are not any different than any of us. They should be allowed to have equal rights. They need the money because like everyone else, they have families too. Also, immigrants are already part of the society and are a big help. Immigrants should be able to live here and have equal rights.

I agree with the minimum wage. Before. I was getting paid not very much, so now with the new wage, I can bring in more money. I think that the wage benifits both side. The new wage gives me more money to support the family. Also, the company will not go broke by paying us this. I think this is a very reasonable deal.

I agree with a 40 hour work week. I think that compared to a 60 hour work week, it is great. Under these new conditions, I have time to do other things then my work. Before, I barely had time to spend time with my family because I was so tired. I could barely do anything because of the long hours I had to work. Now, with less hours, I am less tired and can do things. The company also wound not loose anything. We would all still be working hard, we would just work 20 hours less. We would also be able to do a better job because we would not be so tired. I think it is a benefit to both sides.