Alcoholism: A Drinker’s Way of Life What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. For some people it might just be the occasional night out to relieve some stress‚ but for an alcoholic it’s not only a need‚ it’s a dependency. There are no advantages that can come from abusing alcohol. Alcoholism negativity affects everyone involved – it affects the drinker’s health‚ their family
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environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude and uncommon ideas. A major theme in the literature spectrum‚ alcoholism seems to have Holden in its clutches. Although Holden does not try to fight it at all‚ in fact‚ Holden embraces it and loves to have a drink‚ despite being underaged. Many times throughout the novel Holden explains that he likes to go to clubs and
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Alcoholism and Its Effects on Women Westchester Community College Abstract This paper will explore the effects of alcoholism on women based on the book “Drinking a Love Story” written by Caroline Knapp. Alcohol consumption is considered a rite of passage‚ a tool facilitating the transition from childhood to adulthood. Words like “wasted‚” “smashed” and “trashed” are common adjectives to describe the after effects of a “great night out.” However‚ there is a line between
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Alcoholism The Reform slightly altered the term “freedom” for many Northerners. The Reform controlled parts of an individual’s life. During the reform‚ Protestants preached the gospel of God’s view of freedom. They claimed that God’s view of freedom implies that a person is free when they have control of themselves‚ self-control. Meaning that a person who has self-control can morally live the life that God wants them to live. If a person did not have self – control and did not live morally for God
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Alcoholism Alcoholism is an issue that affects a person as well as the society at large. Despite me not being an alcoholic‚ I have had friends and relatives who have had to deal with the issue. Alcoholism is a personal issue; however‚ it also affects the society in many ways. The society is directly and indirectly affected by people who overindulge and constantly abuse alcohol. Furthermore‚ people become alcoholics because of personal as well as societal issues. For example‚ a personal can
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Connor Brown Cody Gould Fundamentals of Communication 28 October‚ 2016 Fear Topic: Fear Organization: Topical Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about something they face during their life; fear. I. Introduction A. Attention getter: Did you know that out of all of the fears that people go through and encounter in this world‚ public speaking is considered the top rated? According to Brandon Gaille‚ three out of four people suffer from fear anxiety‚ which means there are multiple people in this
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Ananthan Balachandran ESL 408 March 6‚ 2013 Alcoholism Alcohol may be the world ’s oldest known drug. Since thousands of years ago‚ fermented grain‚ fruit juice and honey have been used to make alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol). The production of products containing alcohol has become big business in today ’s society and the consumption and abuse of alcohol has become a major public health problem. The history of alcohol can be traced all the way back to the Egyptians. In Egyptian burials
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Outline and evaluate the effect of anxiety on eyewitness testimony AO1 AO2 Yerkes Dodson law – states that there is an optimum level of anxiety for accurate eyewitness testimony. I.e. People who are not at all stressed‚ and people who are very stressed will be less accurate eyewitnesses that those who are under a moderate amount of stress. Loftus carried out a study of the ‘Weapon effect’. She set up two conditions of the experiment. In both conditions‚ participants heard a discussion in the
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Alcoholism and the Nature vs. Nurture Argument Does the environment that one grows up in contribute to alcoholism or is alcoholism determined by genetics? It wasn’t until 1991 that alcoholism was considered both a medical and psychiatric disease by the American Medical Association. Alcoholism is defined in the dictionary as a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol‚ repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages‚ the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing
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Organizing Your Speech (all info from Metcalf‚ 2001) FIRST…We’ll talk about: a) How to write good outline b) How to structure body of your speech SECOND…We’ll talk about what makes good Introduction… THIRD…We’ll talk about what makes good Conclusion… FOURTH…We’ll talk some ideas for constructing your Speaking Notes. OUTLINING & BODY Writing an Outline important for several reasons: (1) It saves time (2) It makes sure your ideas presented in logical order (3)
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