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- 111: Huckelberry Finn- Censorship
- ... of depriving children to read this great novel by removing it from most school libraries. "The book is a rich, deep text on many important issues: not only race and slavery, but violence, child abuse, alcoholism, and many other problems still relevant to American society. At the same time, it is an inventory of essential values, such as kindness, courage, and the need through moral choices" (Koster pg.159). Collier pg ...
- 112: Dylan Thomas
- ... 306). Thomas slipped into a coma and was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. He lived on in a coma until November 9th. Thomas' cause of death was under two headings, "acute and chronic ethylism" (alcoholism), and "hypostatic bronchopneumonia" (Ferris, 308). Debate still surrounds Thomas' death. The newest theory blames Feltenstein. Feltenstein failed to recognize that Thomas was a diabetic. The new theory claims that Feltenstein not only administered morphine, but ...
- 113: The Emotional Creativity Of Ludwig Van Beethoven
- ... become a hopeless alcoholic. His mother died soon after his return of tuberculosis; Ludwig was only 17. Johann was seen in the streets selling his wives clothes immediately following her death to pay for his alcoholism.(Mason http://www.altusdesign.com/beethoven/bio/essay.html) After the death of his mother Beethoven secured two pupils of a wealthy family. By now his father could not support the family. His two new ...
- 114: Existentialism In Film
- ... own right but not in line with the new dark cinema) were Mildred Pierce, another classic noir, and The Lost Weekend, one of the first films made in America to brutally confront social concern with alcoholism. It was so provocative that the big liquor moguls got together and offered Hollywood five million dollars for the right to destroy the film before its release. Many more of the same sort would follow ...
- 115: Beethoven
- ... teach him the violin and piano, but wasn’t successful in doing so because of his addiction to alcohol. His training was soon taken over by his father’s friend, Pfeiffer, but also, because of alcoholism, his lessons were just as irregular as before. Later, his grandfather’s friend taught him until he resigned in 1781 and Beethoven’s tuition was taken over by Van der Eeden’s successor, Christian Neefe ...
- 116: Catcher in the Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, and Violence
- ... the Rye. Alcoholic beverages are a readily available, and relatively inexpensive for minors to get. Over the past couple of years, teenage consumption of alcohol has risen dramatically. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism states that more than 1.3 million teenagers have a drinking problem. The National Institute also reports that the reason for underage teenage drinking is they believe in a mixture of rebellion towards their parents ...
- 117: The Life and Work of Anthony Burgess
- ... Orange. In April, 1944, Burgess's pregnant wife Lynne was beaten and robbed in London, and miscarried. The doctor ordered her never to have children, and this caused Lynne to sink into a pit of alcoholism. She died of cirrhosis of the liver in March 1968. Burgess felt that the attack was "an important cause of her death. [Burgess] transmutes this wrenching real-life experience into the fatal attack on Mrs ...
- 118: David Korten's "When Corporations Rule The World"
- ... security stress levels can become very high causing many problems in the family. Is this why the divorce rate in America has climbed to unbelievable heights? "High rates of deprivation, depression, divorce, teenage pregnancy, violence, alcoholism, drug abuse, crime and suicide are among the more evident consequences in both high and low income countries" (45). One of the other main problems falls to the poor societies of the world. They end ...
- 119: Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev
- ... solidarity with each other that was forged during the heroic times of the Revolution, the first five-year plans, the Great Patriotic War and postwar rehabilitation was weakening" (p. 21-22). Gorbachev also talks about alcoholism, drug addiction and culture alien to Soviet people, which "bred vulgarity and low tastes and brought about ideological bareness". This statement about "alien to us" culture reminded me of how this fight against "degeneration" which ...
- 120: Catcher in the Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, and Violence
- ... the Rye. Alcoholic beverages are a readily available, and relatively inexpensive for minors to get. Over the past couple of years, teenage consumption of alcohol has risen dramatically. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism states that more than 1.3 million teenagers have a drinking problem. The National Institute also reports that the reason for underage teenage drinking is they believe in a mixture of rebellion towards their parents ...
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