body. When we sustain a good supply of it‚ we are hydrated. The term for when we are lacking in water is dehydration. Staying hydrated and knowing the signs of dehydration are simple yet important tasks. The basic way of staying hydrated is drinking water. Doctors suggest a minimum of six to eight ounce glasses per day. However‚ those with more active lifestyles may require more due to heavier water loss. Other beverages may be consumed‚ although‚ they cannot take the place of water. Fruit and
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Binge drinking in college is a huge problem because of the availability of alcohol‚ genetic susceptibility‚ and because of strong social pressures. The availability of alcohol is extremely dangerous because majority of time‚ the alcohol is free. Many greek sororities‚ fraternities‚ and sports teams offer free alcohol to whomever joins. “4 out of 5 fraternity and sorority members are binge drinkers. In comparison‚ other research suggests 2 out of 5 college students overall are regular binge drinkers”
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Binge drinking‚ especially among the youth‚ has been on the rise in Singapore. explore some of the reasons why youths resort to binge drinking and the consequences. What is binge drinking? This happens when someone drinks excessive amounts of alcohol. To drink alcohol socially is one thing‚ For instance‚ at parties and at gatherings. Conversely‚ when alcohol is heavily consumed over a short period of time‚ also commonly known as‚ binge drinking‚ it brings about undesirable health effects to the
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The Middle Ages was an Age of Faith. Throughout the Middle Ages‚ there were many changes‚ innovations‚ and disasters. The Crusades‚ bubonic plague‚ and the Church are all big things throughout the Middle Ages. The thing is‚ they all revolve around religion and faith. Religion was a key factor of people’s lives in the Middle Ages. Monks who wanted to join the monastery gave up all of their earthly pleasures and possessions. As it says in Brother Gerald’s monastic vows “I hereby renounce my parents
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Why The Drinking Age Limit Should Be Twenty One? Vivian Jones‚ the author of “Underage Drinking”; questions the drinking age limit‚ but also wants to decrease the drinking age limit from twenty one to eighteen. First‚Jones defines underage drinking as a danger to young adults and teenagers that are developing. Second‚ Jones states raising the age limit for drinking is a controversial topic in society. Third‚ Jones acknowledges that drinking underage is banned and as a result this makes more alluring
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Topic:Should the minimum legal age for drinking alcohol raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Name:Michael Student #: Thesis statement:The minimum legal age for drinking alcohol should be raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Paragraph 1 1st Topic Sentence:Increasing drinking age makes our society safer 1st Supporting Idea:drunk drive causes many accidents Evidence:new drivers--poor skills--easy to be killed- 3.65 drivers and 0.77 additional people died 2nd Supporting
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while trying to end another. There is speculation that the current minimum drinking age is not working‚ while in prior years‚ information suggests that past minimum drinking ages did not work either. Although there was a warranted change of laws in 1984 to raise the minimum drinking age in the United States‚ speculation that the new government ordinance was not the best choice is apparent. The idea behind the national drinking age being set at 21 has a long history of faltering laws between states. The
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J Calhoun June 21‚ 2012 COM 123 Persuasive Speech Drink Less Coke‚ More Water. Purpose: To persuade the audience to drink less coke and more water. Thesis: Drinking coke and other sodas are harmful to the body. Drinking less soda (especially coke) and more water will help you to become an overall healthier person with less health problems in the long run. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Introduction Attention Getting Device: What would it take to clean off an
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Weirtz 1 Taylor Weirtz Susan Vogel English Composition II 1 November 2013 Why the Drinking Age should be Lowered in the United States The United Sates has one of the highest drinking ages in the world. For this reason‚ many citizens under the legal drinking age of twenty one find this unfair and defy the law. High school and college students ignore the rule and go overboard with excessive drinking. From 1920 to 1933 alcohol was prohibited in the United States. This occurred when President
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underage drinking in Australia. This topic was chosen because underage drinking is one of many legal issues facing Australian society. Teenagers‚ often between the ages of 12 and 17‚ have come to the point of thinking that under-age binge drinking is ‘cool’ and tolerable in our society‚ but Australian law begs to differ. The aim of this report is to investigate the controversy of under-age drinking and Queensland’s legislation such as the Liquor Act 1992. A minor is a person under 18 years of age. Under
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