The Temperance MovementAsk this question: What would happen if alcohol were banned in the United States? Well, that's exactly what the Temperance Movement did. From the late 1800s until the 1930s, the U.S. government moved to ban the consumption of alcohol. The reason for this movement is that crime rates are increasing, most of which is linked to alcohol consumption. In an attempt to bring prices down, all the bars were closed and all the alcohol was burned or thrown away. Nowadays, a man believes that the theory of banning alcohol in this generation should be put into practice. This man: Billy Sunday, states in his speech “Discourse on the Harms of Alcohol” that alcohol is a vile drink that poisons and tempts the mind to commit sin. The speech (delivered in the 1920s) has a cause and effect theme that really sticks with a strongly religious message. In terms of both movement and speech, Billy Sunday uses ethos and repetition in order to show that alcohol is purely evil and should be banned. Sunday believed as a Christian man that alcohol was a bad influence. He often spoke of how it exerts influence and causes horrible changes in even the best of men. Furthermore, Sunday believed that not only did alcohol cause pain, but the activities and objects typically associated with it did exactly the same thing. Furthermore, Sunday states that it should not be touched as it leads to temptations for horrible activities, "his skin is so full of red liquor that he is transformed for the moment into an irresponsible, dangerous and smelly brute" . The speech gives a metaphor for what a person becomes after drinking too much. A quote provides another example of the metaphors Sunday used in his speech describing...... middle of paper ......tions for alcohol. Works Cited Carlson, Peter. American History. Des Moines: Cowles Enthusiast Media, 2008. Vol. 43 of the electronic library “Worried about alcohol”. Internet. February 18, 2014.Charles, Phillip. “An unforgettable day: January 16, 1920.” American History February 5, 2005: 38-42. Electronic library. Internet. February 18, 2014. Cohen, Daniel. Prohibition. Minneapolis: The Millbrook Press, 1995. Electronic Library. Internet. February 18, 2014. DeRamus, Betty. “Prohibition: alcohol and lawlessness in the 1920s and 30s, water and whiskey flowed down the river. » Detroit News [Detroit] May 1, 2001, No Dot ed., Features: n. page. Electronic library. Internet. February 18, 2014. Sunday, Billy. “Discourse on the harms of alcohol.” Essential Speeches (2009): 0. Academic SearchElite. Internet. January 29, 2014. Tyrell, Ian. Dependence. London: Carfax, 1997. Vol. 92 of The American Prohibition Experiment: Myths, History, and Implications. Electronic library. Internet. February 20. 2014.