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- 161: Advertising And Alcohol
- ... Camel ads. A KidCom Marketing study once found these Budweiser cartoon character ads were American children's favorite ads. This is no accident. Anheuser-Busch is conducting an advertising campaign to get children to start drinking beer. These Budweiser ads are unconscionable. So are Phillip Morris's Miller Lite "twist to open" commercials, which are among children's top 10 favorite ads, according to another study by KidCom. Hard liquor ads ... distillers to advertise on radio and television. Even if these TV ads are aired only after 9 or 10 PM, they will still reach millions of American children. Alcohol advertising may increase alcohol consumption, including drinking by minors. Based on this effect, various municipalities around the country have attempted to ban alcohol advertising. These attempts have met with mixed results in the courts. This section will attempt to explain how a ... established Consumers. They seek to strengthen the loyalty of their own consumers and induce other Consumers to try their brand. One of the main arguments against alcohol beverage ads on television is that they "normalize" drinking in the minds of young viewers. To the extent that this is true, the ads may be performing a positive role. The commonplace nature of alcohol ads on TV serves not to glamorize the ...
- 162: Alexander III
- ... drwan by eight horses. This was followed by a great many chariots, some covered with purple canopies, and some with green boughs, which were continually supplied afresh, and in them the rest of his commanders drinking. There was no target or spear in sight. Instead the soldiers handled nothing but goblets of wine, drinking to each other's health. All places resounded with music of pipes and flutes, with harping and singing. Don't forget the women dancing in the rites of Bacchus(naked). This rolling party lasted until ... there as a garrison. The second time in Ecbatana is the one that is more important to me. In the autumn of 324, Alexander went to Ecbatana for the sole purpose of a three month drinking binge. Plutarch tells us this story. When he came to Ecbatana in Media, and had despatched his most urgent affairs, he began to divert himself again with spectacles and public entertainments, to carry on ...
- 163: Ernest Hemingway
- ... for the United States. He suggested that he use his boat, the "Pillar", to surprise German submarines and attack them with hidden machine guns. It was at this time that Ernest, always a drinker, started drinking most of his days away. He would host wild, fancy parties and did not write at all during the next three years. At war's end, Ernest went to England and met an American foreign ... as Tenete, experiences many of the same situations which Hemingway, himself, lived. Some of these similarities are exact while some are less similar, and some events have a completely different outcome. Hemingway, like Henry, enjoyed drinking large amounts of alcohol. Both of them were involved in World War I, in a medical capacity, but neither of them were regular army personnel. Like Hemingway, Henry was shot in his right knee, during ... life. It is obvious that Hemingway felt, as a young child and throughout his life, powerless, and so he created lives by writing stories. Hemingway acted out his feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness by hunting, drinking, spending lots of money and having many girlfriends. I think that Hemingway was obsessed with death and not too sane. His obsession shows itself in the morbid death of Miss Barkley and her child. ...
- 164: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... death. This theme of man and woman isolated in love and finally their loss to dark death is universal. The most profound aspect of this book would be its ageless symbolism. The free-living, heavy-drinking life that Catherine and Mr. Henery shared could be compared to the heavy investing, speculating and consequence-free life of the 20 s. The product that came from Catherine and Mr. Henry s lifestyle was ... that which he loved the most, Catherine. Rain was connected with pain or grief. He drank to dull this grief or pain. Rain is wet and wet is connected with alcohol. We had each been drinking out of one of the bottles and I took my bottle with me and went over and lay flat on the hay and looked out the narrow window at the wet country. p.217. In ... left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain. page 332. He had just suffered a major loss and dealt with it in the only way that he knew; through alcohol. Although drinking at this point was not actually mentioned directly, we can nevertheless assume that he was going to make this connection just because of the setting in the rain. This book had many examples of ...
- 165: Return To Babylon - Analysis
- ... hard. However, as I look at the situation he was in, I notice that his actions were not all his fault. Stress from the crash in the market had a big role on his heavy drinking. There were many people that were affected during this depression, and Charlie was just one of them. He explains in the story how he gave Helen full guardianship because he was in such a rut ... if he did not drink at all. This is the only concern I have about Charlie’s responsibility. But as I looked at the situation closer, I became more confident that Charlie would not start drinking again. I noticed that when Charlie found out that he was not going to get Honoria back, he still did not drink anymore than his daily whisky. If he did not break down during his lowest moment, why would he start drinking at his highest? It would not make any sense to ruin everything that he had worked so hard for. I think that the story shows how much Charlie has done to win back his ...
- 166: What Men Really Want
- ... that I chose for this project, the facts are this: 1) Men only want hot, sexy women and alcohol. 2) Women are the only ones for commitment. 3) Men only like women when they are drinking. 4) Men want only good-looking women. 5) The real cake symbolizes a real and true commitment, the fake cake symbolizes a fake commitment or one night stand, and 6), men can get what they ... for Seagram’s Coolers is bull. Commitment, sex, beauty, and good old fashion fun have absolutely nothing to do with this ad. They original history of booze is old friends sitting in a local tavern, drinking and taking a break from life, then going home for another day of it, to return the nest night. Not to produce sex and then some from it. I know that our country, as well ... is up to that individual to control his or her own impulses, but an ad like this one certainly would not help. All it does is imply the fun and excitement you could gain by drinking this product. But all of the things that this ad portrays are totally not true. They are what the people make of it. And that usually, whatever it is, doesn’t last long. The ...
- 167: Battery Is It Safer To Leave O
- ... a few times, but he tells her that he has been going every Sunday since she left and he has excepted Christ into his life. The Sobriety Syndrome is when he says he has stopped drinking. "If he has stopped drinking, he will stop beating me." Drinking adds to the beating, but it does not cause the beating. The Counseling Syndrome is when he says he has been going to counseling and he won't do it anymore. Long term counseling ...
- 168: Alcoholism
- ... defines alcoholism as: A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuos or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. (1) Vanessa Gibson, senior lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle informs alcohol’s main ingredients are ethyl ... Impairment of skills begins with any significant amount of alcohol in the body (1).” Medical problems resulting from alcoholism can cause problems with attendance. “7.5% of Americans employed in full time jobs report heavy drinking, which is defined as five or more drinks per occasion on five or more days in the last thirty days…up to 40% of industrial fatalities and 47% of industrial injuries can be linked to ... with a loss of abstract concepts and problem solving, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in manipulating objects, and physical changes in the brain” (Alcohol and Tobacco 27). Unlike alcohol dementia, which could be reversed if the drinking stops, Korsakoff’s psychosis is permanent. Korsakoff”s psychosis is defined as the inability to remember recent events or to learn new information. Alcoholism can cause degeneration of the heart muscle, which can lead ...
- 169: Gambling: Losing the Gamble
- ... was out on the town doing some gambling. It was my night out; the wife already had hers. I did okay for awhile–up some and down some. As the night wore on, I started drinking and gambling more and became unconcerned with time. Oh, I knew it was getting late, and I was already supposed to be home. I started losing a lot now and began using my bank and ... the process. Gambling is a drug that gives a great high, but when you come down, it causes severe depression for days or weeks to come. One of the biggest problems associated with gambling is drinking. Casinos encourage it for obvious reasons. Cocktail waitresses in revealing outfits bring free drinks on a regular basis while gambling. Alcohol helps players relax and relieves their anxieties while playing. A couple of drinks are ... intoxicated. They do things they normally would not if they were sober. I have seen people go through hundreds of dollars while playing just to get the free drink they ordered. Another problem associated with drinking is betting more than one can afford. Once a player goes through his pocket change, it's off to the automated teller machine. After losing that money, it is the credit card's turn. ...
- 170: Return To Babylon Analysis
- ... hard. However, as I look at the situation he was in, I notice that his actions were not all his fault. Stress from the crash in the market had a big role on his heavy drinking. There were many people that were affected during this depression, and Charlie was just one of them. He explains in the story how he gave Helen full guardianship because he was in such a rut ... if he did not drink at all. This is the only concern I have about Charlie s responsibility. But as I looked at the situation closer, I became more confident that Charlie would not start drinking again. I noticed that when Charlie found out that he was not going to get Honoria back, he still did not drink anymore than his daily whisky. If he did not break down during his lowest moment, why would he start drinking at his highest? It would not make any sense to ruin everything that he had worked so hard for. I think that the story shows how much Charlie has done to win back his ...
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