Background. The 19th and early 20th century saw considerable organizing for temperance or prohibition. Temperance usually refers to seeking to inspire individuals to moderate liquor use or abstain from drinking liquor. Prohibition usually refers to making it illegal to manufacture or sell alcohol.he Progressive movement often took the side of temperance and prohibition. In 1918 and 1919, the federal government passed the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, making manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal under its power to regulate interstate commerce.
Verb[edit] depict â(third-person singular simple present depicts, present participle depicting, simple past and past participle depicted) 1  To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.  1984, Lawrence Starr, Toward a Reevaluation of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, American Music, vol.
Representation is the act of speaking on someone's behalf, or depicting or portraying something. 1  When a lawyer acts on behalf of a client, this is an example of representation.  When you make a drawing of your mother that is meant to look like her, this is an example of a representation of your mother.