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- 211: Ernest Hemingway 3
- ... 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. ...
- 212: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
- ... upon life. Their views are shown as they talk about an old man in the cafe, and each contemplate their life. The old man, who may be a reflection of Hemingway\\'s anticipated aging, enjoys drinking in the cafe late at night. This may be a reflection of Hemingway\\'s own writing in cafes in Paris. The old man prefers drinking late at night when the atmosphere is much more settled. The waiters kept a careful eye on the old man, as he has been known to leave without paying after too many drinks. As the ... point where he is aware enough to see that in a matter of time, he could be ( is? ) a customer in the cafe. He gets as much out of working as he would out of drinking. He is afraid of the dark, afraid of the nothing, afraid of what may happen to him in time to come, and how he many be treated. I think that it is also possible ...
- 213: The Life of 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. ...
- 214: Personal Essay: I Propose To Change the Status of Craighead County, AR From A Dry To A Wet County
- ... it increase the per capita income of those there but increase the job availability as well. More important than the economic aspects of turning Craighead into a wet county is the safety of the citizens. Drinking and driving is a deadly act. If Craighead county was a wet county it would decrease driving time to purchase it and decrease the chances of deaths due to drinking and driving. It is that simple. Jonesboro houses a vast number of college students. Despite the fact that approximately half are under age they do drink; Not only those that are under age but those ... could be eliminated, even decreased, the lives of the innocent as well as the guilty might be saved in the event that someone drinks and drives. With the added availability of alcohol the novelty of drinking goes down. For some, the attraction to alcohol is the sole fact that they are not supposed to have it. By making Craighead a wet county we take that desire away. In conclusion, there ...
- 215: Family: Good or Evil?
- ... girl at the age of 15 gives a really good insight into why sexual abuse made her turn to the streets. "Things were not going very well at home. After dad died, mom just kept drinking and was always going out with idiots. One of her boyfriends raped me and that's when I left home the first time
(5)." How is this girl going to feel? She can not just go up to her mom and say "guess what your boyfriend did to me?" It sounds like that her mom had a drinking problem. If she told her mom this she would probably say "stop making up stories about my boyfriends." For this girl she had nobody to turn to, she lives in a single parent household and ... not just cause problems with the child in one area; they are faced with problems in other areas as well. "I wasn't getting along at home or at school. I got suspended twice for drinking on school grounds. I couldn't stay at home any longer, it was so crazy I had to leave (5)." Parents need to realize when their child is having a problem and they need ...
- 216: Ernest Miller 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. ...
- 217: Drunk Driving
- ... much in the manner that low speed limits keep the troopers busy ticketing you for going 70, while someone driving 90 has the chance to slow down when he sees the trooper busy with you.) ( Drinking and driving vs. Drunk driving, Internet source) For the most part alcohol caused traffic accidents involve drivers with fairly high blood alcohol contents, greater than .15%. Contrastingly, there is incessant pressure to lower legal BACs ... dilemma, Internet source) The truth is that the war on drunk driving is far from being won, and statistics show this. In 1997, 21 percent of the young drivers involved in fatal crashes had been drinking. Eight young people die a day in alcohol-related crashes, and 2,104 people ages 16-2- died in alcohol-related crashes in 1998. Approximately 240,000 to 360,000 of the nations 12 million ... against drunk driving. In Hamden High School we have a very active club called S.A.D.D.(Students against Drunk Driving) This club makes young people aware of the dangers of driving even after drinking small amounts of alcohol. This is an issue that is not to be taken lightly, and it certainly isn t. I just hope that one day, this issue will be non-existent.
- 218: Ernest Hemingway and A Farewell to Arms
- ... 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. ...
- 219: Oil Spills
- ... put an end to oil-spills, but we can most certainly prevent man-created oil-spills like for example, the Exxon Valdez. Believe it or not, the Exxon Valdez's captain, Joseph Hazelwood had been drinking during the sailing of the Valdez. Because of his bad habit, millions of animals had to sacrifice their lives and because of his little mistake, billions of dollars were wasted to clean up his mess. As the Time magazine: Officials destroy Alaskan animals to help nail Exxon, pg. 36 quotes, "‘¦when tested several hours after the incident, his blood showed that Hazelwood had been drinking." As we learn from this expensive lesson, it is crucial that the consequences of human carelessness are stricter and stronger so that this would not happen again in the future. If consequences had been harsher ... eliminated recreational use of Alaska's Prince William Sound and researchers are still not sure how long this condition will last. Oil spills also damage our fresh water supply, which us humans depend on for drinking, bathing and irrigating crops. The list is endless. It's everlasting. As much damage the oil is doing to Mother Nature, we must try to get the oil out of the seas as fast ...
- 220: Celebration of My 21st Birthday
- ... alcoholic drinks. Although I was the 21 year old, birthday girl, I didn't drink any of the alcohol since I didn't like its taste. No one present drank on a regular basis, so drinking for them was to enhance the fun of my birthday. The two couples drinking toasted to my birthday, before downing all of their first drink, the shot called Kamikaze, with one lift of the glass. Their second drink, was to enhance their buzz. It was the liquor Absolut Citron ... that the reason that they may ordered this drink, was not because they liked the taste, if they even knew what it taste like, but rather, because through advertisements, Absolut Citron was supposedly cool. After drinking these drinks, the four of them were quite rowdy. We were all so full, from all that food, that we still had two wings left that everyone refused to eat. Not wanting to waste ...
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