Ignorance is also a common attribute that many people possess. It may not be a good thing to act ignorant all the time‚ but you can avoid it by better informing yourself. Drunkenness is very similar to ignorance. With the right knowledge‚ you can sober yourself and change. On the other hand‚ Aristophanes believed that stupid was one thing that will last forever. I believe that he was referring to the act of making stupid decisions when he said that stupid lasts forever. Many things can be changed
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Corey Friedman’s Lawmakers Target Drunk Drivers‚ appeared in North Carolina’s “Wilsons Daily Times” on February 18‚ 2013. In his essay‚ Friedman‚ explains new bills and laws that are trying to get passed by North Carolina’s congress. They will target and prevent drunk driving across the state by developing harsher laws and consequences for those found guilty of these offenses. Friedman uses many different perspectives on the issue by restating various North Carolina state representatives‚ and various
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Import” by Huston Smith‚ it is my belief that drugs do have religious import. Hylosenegetic drugs like mushrooms‚ marijuana‚ LSD‚ and acid have been proven to open ones unconsciousness. Things that otherwise‚ are not able to comprehend‚ while in a sober state are introduced. The Native American (Indian) Church and Mexico ’s 2‚000 year old while on "sacred mushrooms‚" ministered to Aztec as "God ’s flesh.” In the King James Bible it talks about drugs‚ more specifically Marijuana. Mentioned in Geneses
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Partnership for a Drug-Free America in 1987 (Blistein‚ 2014). When I first saw this PSA‚ I was already five years sober. That said‚ alcohol was my ‘drug of choice’ (problem area)‚ not typical drugs. Still‚ this PSA scared me to death. I have never forgotten it. I tried to find an article regarding perceived attitudes and drugs before seeing a PSA. Since I already was afraid of drugs and already sober‚ the PSA had more of an impact‚ in other words‚ I already had an established frame of mind or attitude‚ so
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William Griffith Wilson‚ also known as Bill Wilson‚ or Bill W. was born on November 26‚ 1895 in Dorset‚ Vermont. He was brought into the world at the home and business of his parents Emily and Gilman Wilson‚ The Mount Aeolus Inn and Tavern. As Bill grew up into a boy his parents marriage fell apart and had abandoned him only to be raised by his grandparents. Bill’s father never returned home after a business trip‚ and his mother went abroad to study osteopathic medicine. (“Bill Wilson”‚ 2012). In
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points were given to participants depending on how long you have been sober for. I was truly impressed when someone was given at a point for making an effort to stay sober for twenty four hours. It brought home the point to me that it can actually be a very difficult task to beat an addiction for just one day. Such that it is a time to celebrate your victory for been sober for a day. Tokens were given to those who had been sober and applauded for their victory. I think that AA can be a wonderful
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he defines for the audience the only acceptable character traits for a contemporary woman: ‘mild behaviour and sobriety’. In the same scene however‚ the audience is presented with a woman that clearly opposes this ideal‚ as she is neither mild nor sober: ‘comb your noddle with a three-legg’d stool/And paint your face and use you like a fool.’ Here‚ Katherina clearly subverts contemporary social norms‚ as is typical of comedy. She describes Hortensio as a ‘fool’‚ perhaps making a mockery of his foolish
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Module 5: Laws and Rules of the Road Create a car saying (Bumper Sticker) or a Road Sign (Billboard) that would describe one main point you learned in Module 5. This is an example of a bumper sticker from a former student: ““Driving the right speed is always a good deed. Enjoy your ride and don’t collide!” 1. What would yours say? Cut the chatter that doesn’t matter. 2. How would it look? A phone biting the guys and to tell him to focus on the road. 3. Now‚ write at least one paragraph (5
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abuse. - You feel emotionally unstable‚ stressed out or distressed. - You want to find out the underlying issues that fueled your addiction to start. At the start of treatment‚ individual therapy focuses on how to quit and techniques for remaining sober. Over the course of treatment‚ the program works to identify and remedy emotional issues that enable the addiction. Each treatment program is unique‚ so there is no specific mold or pattern that is followed. Instead‚ the program is customized to suit
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originated by a hardcore punk band in the 1980’s called Minor Threat. In the song “Straight Edge” which Minor Threat had made in the late 1970’s early 1980’s preaching about the Straight Edge ways. Straight Edge simply is the philosophy of staying clean and sober:
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