Personal Narrative: Changing America

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“It must be peace without victory”, that is what I heard President Woodrow Wilson say on the radio this morning. It’s 1918, the war has ended, and so much has already change, even here in my little town in Louisiana. I am happy so many things are changing. It means when I grow up, I can vote and work. Women’s rights, Prohibition, and the economy boom is really changing America. Prohibition is a really big thing in America right now. You can’t make, sell, or drink anything with alcohol. You can’t even give it as a gift! It is driving many people crazy. It started when America realized that many soldiers performed better when they weren’t drinking alcohol. Now many people have started making their own whiskey and beer, and opening secret bars

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