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- 341: The Blue Hotel
- ... of gambler. It shot forward, and a human body
. was pierced as easily as if it had been a melon" (786). The Swedes limp body fell to floor beneath the bar where he had been drinking. The theme of death in "The Blue Hotel" is present throughout the novel. Cranes use of color, character flaws, and plot help strengthen this theme. Crane uses the Swedes fear of death to be his death. Had the Swede not been drinking he more than likely would not have become so aggressive and in turn he would not have started the fight with the gambler that led to his death.
- 342: ALCOHOLISM A PSYCHOLOGICAL QUA
- ... stability. If the addict's parents were themeselves alcoholics it is musch more difficult to fight these cravings. Genetic research clearly indicates a link with alcoholism and heredity. The alcoholic who has survived years of drinking and attempts to stop, may have difficulty. Withdrawal delirium is commom. Without alcohol in the bloodstream the individual may become agitated by slight noises or sudden movements. The longer the individual abstains the more severe ... be deadly, and medical assistance should be utilized. With current drugs such as chlordiazepoxide, the death rate has been drastically reduced. Ironically, many alcoholics can lead somewhat normal lives. However, in later years of excess drinking the brain is affected. There is no way around it. It is up to our society as a whole to teach the younger generation, that alcohol is not a wise choice. Our body is a ...
- 343: A Report On Japanese Culture
- ... being viewed as selfish. Mores: Different cultures have different rules, and the Japanese culture is no exception. The view on age requirements for driving in America changes from state-to-state; however the requirement for drinking is set at twenty-one years of age. The age requirements in Japan are set for the whole country: the requirement for driving there is fifteen, while the requirement for drinking is twenty. Taboos: Wearing any type of shoes while walking into someone s home is considered a sin in Japan. It is even restricted in the case of some business establishments, and other places. The ...
- 344: Responces To Hunger
- ... soft drink and candy bar, or our girlfriend s/boyfriend s perfume/cologne. This occurs at the movies or even at home watching TV we laugh and cheer and keep right on eating popcorn and drinking pop while in front of us are images of death. We are in a generation where we have learned to associate the media with pleasure. So it is no surprise that when we view starving ... As we become desensitized over time, we usually start seeking foods with more and more flavor. We start out eating pureed peas, progress to hamburgers and soda, and finally end up eating pork rinds and drinking barley pop. We push the sensory envelope as we become desensitized. From my earliest memories I remember watching commercials of famine struck nations, with people in dire need of help. At one time I am ...
- 345: Red Wine Varietals
- ... are three quality levels we must examine, proprietary, regional, and chateau. Proprietary tends to refer to table wines that have been given specific names and marked such. They are relatively inexpensive and are considered consistent drinking wines. Regional wines come from a defined area. Only grapes and wines made in that region can be called by its regional name. An example of this would be Medoc or St-Emilion. Finally, Chateau ... the exception of the Beaujolais gamay variety which suprisingly is 100% Gamay. These wines tend to be light in color and flavor, standing alone quite nicely. Pinot Noirs tend to make an excellent late night drinking wine with out the accompaniment of food.
- 346: Television Advertisement
- ... to feel an association going on if he or she drinks that Coors light beer. On one of the Coors light beer commercial, there's a commercial that shows couple of young man and woman drinking Coors light beer and playing volleyball up on the Rocky mountains. A lot of people especially the people around their 20's would be convinced that if he or she drinks Coors light beer, then ... those under their 20's would want to drink the beer in order to feel associated with being active and cool. And for those over their 20's would watch the commercial and feel like drinking the beer thinking that they could go back in their old days and relive the joy of being young. Unlike Coors light beer commercial there are other commercials that contains statistic facts to convince the ...
- 347: Caffeine
- ... at other times of the day. This craving may be the result of psychological dependence on caffeine. If this is the only type of dependence involved, one should be able to satisfy the craving by drinking decaffeinated coffee. If the craving includes a physical dependence, drinking decaffeinated coffee would not put off or alleviate the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal.
- 348: The Promotion of Products and People
- ... Coke uses to appeal to its audience. Charles tells us about a Coca-Cola advertisement he found in VIBE magazine: The ad depicts a young black man and woman with their backs to one another, drinking out of contoured plastic Coke bottles. Behind this attractive couple is a massive fan, its blades representing 1:40 P.M. on a clock. While both of the people in the photograph are independently handsome ... ad is portraying its target audience right there on the page, which helps the reader associate that much more. The fan signifies coolness and the blades are showing some arbitrary time that the couple is drinking Coke. The words ALWAYS and REAL are centered above and below the Coca-Cola symbol while the phrase Get Your Chill On appears at the top. These words and phrases are all an undeniably big ...
- 349: A Postmodern Look at Poverty and Homelessness
- ... the number of people who are especially vulnerable to displacement and homelessness. Research studies in the past have shown that about half of the single homeless adult population suffers from substance abuse problems. Habitual heavy drinking and drug use also figures prominently among the precipitating causes of poverty and homelessness. Substance abuse eats away material resources (such as money otherwise available for rent) and can sorely test the supportive social relations ... evidence is strong that substance abuse is an important factor in the "selection" of homeless people from among others who are also poor. At the same time, the experience of homelessness itself may trigger heavy drinking and drug use by people who have not had such problems in the past and may prompt renewed substance abuse by people whose earlier problems had been under control. Other chronic health problems, such as ...
- 350: A Fourteenth Century Castle
- ... were used for work shops. During the war The water supply was vital, especially when the castle was surrounded. Wells were dug into the rock below the castle, the water was used for bathing and drinking. The Lord lived at the heart of the castle which was called a keep. If the defenders broke into the castle all the remaining soldiers would go into the keep and fight to the death ... lord. The site for building the castle was important too. The castle needed solid foundations to take the weight of the massive walls. Within the castle walls there had to be a clean source of drinking water to supply the defenders and their livestock during a siege. Building a castle needed royal permission . this was called "License to Crenellate", because it was the crenellations that made a castle different from all ...
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