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- 251: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... a breaking point is a human story that all can sympathize with. The ageless symbolism that compares the loss of a baby, or hope, with the beginning of the American economic depression is profound. The alcoholism in the story reflects the careless attitudes toward life by the people living at this time. The irresponsible attitudes, such as the decision to desert the army, only leads to heartache. Life is nothing but ...
- 252: Real Meaning Of LIfe
- ... wife and his children before killing himself by resorting to agonized "just-so" stories. Nor does anyone have to devise adaptationist reasons for or find meaning in a million other oddities like abortion, adoption, albinoism, alcoholism, art, asthma, autism, auto racing, bad breath, baldness, bestiality, bigotry, birth control, boredom, bowling, boxing, bungee-cord jumping, cancer, child molesters, cricket, cults, curiosity, dancing, diabetes, dictatorships, domestic abuse, Down's syndrome, dowry, drug addiction ...
- 253: Women Characters In Lone Range
- ... that many of the women in Alexie s stories face are the struggles to hold together their crumbling families. For example, Victor s mother must endure the various storms of her life: her husband s alcoholism, the lack of basic necessities, her own depression, and the overall desperation of the household. However, she is able to give her family a sense of hope. During all these kinds of tiny storms, Victor ...
- 254: The Simpsons - A Cartoon Portr
- ... Homer struggling to give up his Duff beer for an entire thirty days. It becomes a monumental struggle for poor Homer. (Victor, 1997) The episode is both touching and hilarious, in part because it makes alcoholism seem like such an absurd horror, there is no alternative but to laugh. And therein lies the charm and popularity of The Simpsons. When Lisa creates a science project titled "Is My Brother Dumber Than ...
- 255: The Industry Of Fools
- ... money on gambling and then quit, but there are a substantial number of people that cannot control their gambling. To these people gambling is an addiction that cannot be controlled and has been compared to alcoholism. In a survey of gamblers by the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, twenty-six percent said they had been divorced or separated because of gambling; thirty-four percent had lost or quit a job; twenty ...
- 256: Stress Management
- ... avoiding things, doing things to extremes, administrative problems, and legal problems. Avoiding things includes keeping to one s self, avoiding work, having trouble accepting responsibility, and neglecting responsibility. Examples of doing things to extremes are alcoholism, gambling, spending sprees, and sexual promiscuity. Some administrative problems are being late to work, poor appearance, poor personal hygiene, and being accident prone. Possible legal problems are shoplifting, traffic tickets, and an inability to control ...
- 257: Stress On Police Officers
- ... stress levels. Every study done points to the higher levels of stress police officers face, but what form does that stress take? With suicide there seem to be four factors: 1. Divorce. 2. Alcohol, not alcoholism. That was one of the early theories. But in actuality it was the use of alcohol right before the act to "get up the nerve". 3. Depression. 4. A failure to get help. (Most officers ...
- 258: Stress In Relation To Police W
- ... going on? Every study done points to the higher levels of stress police officers face, but what form does that stress take? With suicide there seem to be four factors: 1. Divorce 2. Alcohol - not alcoholism, that was one of the early theories, but in actuality it was the use of alcohol right before the act to "get up the nerve" 3. Depression 4. A failure to get help. (Most officers ...
- 259: Social Roles In Pyschology
- ... also happened to be online. I decided to discuss his situation rather than one of which does not effect me as personally as this. My friend was and I guess still is a victim of alcoholism. My friend Matt is now out of the house and on his own and his parents are now divorced. Matt and I grew up together, so many of his pains I felt as well. While ...
- 260: Public Education Vs. Home Scho
- ... This humanistic view may be due to the removal of God and prayer in public schools, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. Since then, SAT scores have plummeted, while teen pregnancies, suicides, alcoholism, drug abuse, violence, and illiteracy rates have increased dramatically. Many believe disciplinary problems begin before a child s introduction to public school. In Washington, D.C., the principal of one elementary school banned regular recess ...
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