Temperence Speech

written for school awhile back ago too....

The sale of alcohol should be banned in every state. It's a menace to
society in that it doesn't just affect the person who is under its
influence. It affects everyone around them. When the American Revolution
approached, the use of alcohol increased dramatically. The risk to
others lives is too great to allow such a thing to be free for
sale.  How many more have to die from consumption of alcohol? How many
more should be harmed by the abuse of this substance? By the beginning
of this age, guess how much alcohol the average American was drinking?
Can't figure it out? An average American was drinking 7 gallons of pure
alcohol! Husbands stupidly spend family savings on alcohol, leaving
their family in poor health and without proper meals. For the husbands'
stupidities, it would all lead to family arguments and possibly even
divorce. Everyone knows of someone whom the drink leaves in poor shape.
Many American men suffered from Sclerosis, which is caused by alcohol
and lung cancer from smoking cigarettes. From so many fathers dying
children had to fight for their lives and eventually it all led to
families' financial problems. So many laborers would get drunk so they
would miss a substantial amount of work or when they did come into work
they couldn't perform their job correctly. The moods and the fighting
spirit aroused. Surely there's a better thing for this society? The
grain used to create alcohol would be better served feeding soldiers. If
we pass this law we protect our citizenry from corruption and abuse. If
we refuse then we doom ourselves to be forever on the watch for those
who think nothing of those around them.

Author's Note

random.......had to write this for school for Social Studies on why alcohol should be banned.....from the point of you of women in the 20th century......

Reviews

[joanofbooke]

the speech is well written and very truthful. keep working

[J.R Schlievert]

This was actually a really well written speech. I'm guessing that you had to perform this in front of your peers. You bring your own personality into this. Your opinion of the Devils drink known as alcohol is extremely obvious. Which is a good thing; you want the reader to feel your anger against something.
I felt a lot of anger in this. In addition, I absolutely love this, very entertaining.
PS I completely agree.