The writer starts her paper by explaining who a misfit person is. "A person who sort of missed fitting in"‚ she says. She is of the opinion that she is a misfit too‚ and she wants to tell us her own experience of misfitting. In her early 30s‚ she won a prize for writing a short story. The story was mainly about herself as a swimmer. The prize was a trip to New York City and a bunch of meetings with well-known authors and publishers such as Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux. The three authors that she decided
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considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol dependence‚ the nationwide average statewide percentage
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Is murder ever justifiable? “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. This universal phrase‚ used by Ghandi many years ago‚ is still used to reinforce the fact that if one murders another they don’t deserve to be killed. If people thought like this the human race would come to extinction. Many believe that if someone was to kill your loved one‚ you would have the right to kill in retaliation. If someone kills (who do they kill) do they deserve to be killed? The answer is no‚ because regardless
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The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young
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Abuse of Alcohol Christine Townsend University Of Pheoniox Author Note This essay is being submitted on October 21‚ 2012‚ for Karen Spears Reading and Writing Strategies course. The Abuse of Alcohol A large part of the population in the United States abuse or used to abuse alcohol. The health and social problems are enormous‚ leading to an increase in unemployment‚ homelessness and even death. Alcoholism can cause a lonely and poor life style. Many people use certain excuses to drink such
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a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break
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The person who has made a lasting impression on me My grandfather has made a lasting impression on my life and has truly made an impact on my life and has made me the person I am today. Even though he has passed away‚ he will always remain my best friend‚ mentor‚ and my favorite grandpa. He has taught me more than any amount of schooling ever could. 1993 was the year I was born. I was growing up with a huge lovely family in Takeo province‚ Cambodia. Perhaps I was so little that’s why I don’t
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Alcohol in America In their primary years‚ children are naïve and impressionable. At such a young age‚ our parents are seen drinking and having a good time‚ which therefore makes us think that the effects of alcohol are only positive. This is why most teenagers start drinking at such a young age. “Thirteen- to fifteen-year-olds are at high risk to begin drinking. According to results of an annual survey of students in 8th‚ 10th‚ and 12th grades‚ 26% of 8th graders‚ 40% of 10th graders‚ and 51% of
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life there has always been an important person who has impacted me in many different ways. Through his hard work‚ determination‚ and love for family‚ he has set an example for me to follow and has shaped me into the person I am today. Besides setting an example for me he has become such an important person; due to the support he has given me in the hardest moments of my life‚ and because of all the sacrifices he has made to provide an education for me. That person is still living today and I am proud
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smoothies: Europe’s favourite smoothie brand considers expanding into the Russian soft drinks market. Richard‚ Jon and Adam‚ the three co- founders of innocent were sitting in the board room at innocent’s headquarters Fruit Towers discussing the international expansion they could achieve thanks to the injection of cash from and global experience of the Coca Cola Company . With the goal of becoming the biggest small drinks company in the world‚ they are currently operating in 15 European countries and
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