The Temperance Movement Ask this question: What would happen if alcohol were banned from the United States? Well, that's exactly what the Temperance Movement did. From the late 1800s until the 1930s, the United States government decided to ban the consumption of alcohol. The reason for the movement is that crime rates are increasing, most of which are related to alcohol consumption. To try to lower the level, all the bars were closed and all the alcohol was burned or dumped. Nowadays, a man believes that the idea of ​​​​banning alcohol in this generation should be realized. This man: Billy Sunday, states in his speech “Discourse on the Evils of Alcohol” that alcohol is a vile drink that poisons and tempts the mind to commit sin. The speech (given in the 1920s) has a cause-and-effect theme that really sticks to a heavily religious-based message. In terms of both movement and discourse, Billy Sunday uses ethics and repetition to demonstrate that alcohol is purely evil and should be banned. Sunday believed, as a Christian man, that alcohol was an evil influencing substance. He often talked about how it is influential and at the same time causes horrible changes in even the best men. Furthermore, Sunday believed that not only did alcohol cause pain, but that the activities and objects usually associated with it did exactly the same. Furthermore, Sunday states that he should not be touched because this leads to the temptation of horrible activities, "His skin is so full of red liquor that for the time being he turns into an irresponsible, dangerous, smelly brute." The speech provides a metaphor for what a person becomes after drinking too much. A quote provides another example of the metaphors Sunday uses in his speech describing...... middle of paper ......actions for alcohol. Works Cited Carlson, Peter. American history. Des Moines: Cowles Enthusiast Media, 2008. vol. 43 of the eLibrary “Uneasy about Alcohol”. Network. February 18, 2014.Charles, Phillip. "A Day to Remember: January 16, 1920." American History February 5, 2005: 38-42. eLibrary. Network. February 18, 2014.Cohen, Daniel. Prohibition. Minneapolis: The Millbrook Press, 1995. eLibrary. Network. February 18, 2014.DeRamus, Betty. “Prohibition: Liquor and Lawlessness During the 1920s-30s, water and whiskey flowed down the river.” Detroit News [Detroit] May 1, 2001, No Dot ed., Features: n. page eLibrary. Network. February 18, 2014. Sunday, Billy. “Discourse on the evils of alcohol”. Essential Discourses (2009): 0. Academic SearchElite. Network. January 29, 2014.Tyrell, Ian. Dependence. London: Carfax, 1997. vol. 92 of the US prohibitionist experiment: myths, history and implications. eLibrary. Network. February 20. 2014.