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- 361: Machismo In One Hundred Years
- ... it may have been politically correct to bed or wed such a young girl in those days. Albeit, his intentions are quite clear despite the fact he later marries her. Later that same day after drinking quitw heavily with his friends for much of the night, he finds himself at Pilar Ternera's home, "Aureliano checked his feet and raised his head. He did not know how hw had come there ... 69). Aureliano's experience with Pilar Ternera did not reflect any aspect of love, he was persuaded by a carnal drive. Aureliano's story is simple: he is a young man anticipating going out and drinking with his friends, and later finding a woman, young or old, to have sex with. Pilar Ternera sleeps with him out of pity, but his intentions are clear. He leaves her place feeling rejuvinated. His ...
- 362: Snake By DH Lawrence
- ... him. Arthur Lawrence, for his part, unhappy at the lack of respect and love shown him and the way in which his male privilege as head of the household was constantly being breached, reacted by drinking and deliberately irritating and alienating his family. His behavior, and his spending of a portion of the family income on drink, caused all the major quarrels between the parents, and divided the children's loves ... feelings and emotions. Lawrence was honored by the snakes presence, but was also afraid. “If you were not afraid, you would kill him”, he said to himself. He simply waits for the snake to finish drinking its water, and then throws a log at it to scare it away. After doing so he immediately regrets doing it because he missed a chance with one of the “lords of life.” Throughout the ...
- 363: Global Warming 4
- ... feet. If ocean waters rise several feet, whole beaches could wash away. Many homes, hotels, other buildings, and entire cities will be threatened. Salt water will pollute freshwater wells that millions of people use for drinking water. Coastal marshes, which are vital nurseries for fish and other ocean life will be endangered. Along undeveloped coast, marshes may survive because they can move inland with the rising waters. In many places seawalls ... scientist must develop varieties of wheat and other crops that can grow in a longer but drier growing season. Ways must be fond to use irrigation water more effectively. Conservation will also be important for drinking water supplies.Governments that control building and other development along coasts must begin to plan for rising sea levels. In the United States, billions of dollars have been spent to replace send eroded from beaches ...
- 364: The Pressures of Today's Youth
- ... Joan Didion ( On Self-respect"). "Manhood The elusive goal" is an enigmatic journey of a young male into adult hood. He encounters some of the many rites of passage (dilemmas) in the modern society;smoking, drinking, and violence. The author refers to these as part of the "masculine code of conduct" an item every male must follow verbatim. "On Self-respect " faces the every day pressures of adolescent life. The main ... of the so-called rites, then when one follows more start to follow, then it becomes the scenario of the lemmings following their leader off of the face of a cliff. Some teens think that drinking is a passage into adulthood because the law states you must be 21 to drink . The logic of some teens then indicates that if you drink you are considered an adult. Therefore if one teen ...
- 365: Creative Writing: Beer and Drugs Make People Suck
- ... I'm not a chicken, I'm reasonable." Dan seas. "Have it your way, it only means that I can have one more beer." George seas and opens the bottle. Dan and Kelly are not drinking, but the rest of the are drinking enough for them both. "Do you want to come with me to the movies tomorrow, Kelly ?" Dan asks. "Yes, sure, why not ?" "Well I better get going," Dan seas and stands up. "I'll see ...
- 366: Gangs
- ... themselves CFH, (Cowboys From Hell) and the other one is the Martians. A lot of the gang members come from broken homes, or something is wrong. So the kids end up in gangs doing drugs, drinking, smoking, committing crimes, and getting into violence. Some of us consider our gang "family." Some of the gangs actually do have real families in them. There's the problem of joining gangs. I got jumped ... To close and end off my report, I'd just like to say that my gang had been more of a family to me then my own family. I will admite that the drugs and drinking I did was the bad part. But I do not regret joining my gang. Infact I have to say I love One Eighty Seven. This is my "family" and they have always been there for ...
- 367: ON THE BEACH
- ... to see them when he got back. However, there was neither America anymore nor his family. Lastly, one of the most common way in which a large amount of population reacted to this situation is drinking. People used too drink almost twenty-four hours a day. Moira Davidson was one of those people because she thought that there was no purpose to her life anymore like the others and working was useless. She gets so addicted to drinking that even before going on a tour of the U.S.S. Scorpion, the American submarine that was used for the cruises, she begged Dwight for a drink. She said, “There must be a hotel ...
- 368: Henry V
- ... fathers advise. Shakespeare sets the mood that Henry is still questioning himself as king and his choice to abandon Falsaff, and he cannot help but feel responsible for Falstaff taking ill recently. His other old drinking pals obviously feel the same way. Hostess: " The King hath killed his heart" (49, act 1, scene 2, ll 86). The hostess, along with his former friends, Pistol, Corporal Nym, Lieutenant Bardolph all feel that ... Henry can take the burdens of being a king and proceeding with the war. Later in the play, before the battle at Agincourt, Henry is faced with yet another problem and embarrassment from a former drinking pal. After the English army was victorious at Harfluer, Henry tells his troops to treat the town with mercy, and marches away. Bardolph, is caught looting a silver plate from a church and is ordered ...
- 369: Far From The Madding Crowd
- ... vices, one of which was his gambling, something which she didn’t notice until they got married. He often borrowed money from her to spend at racehorse tracks and almost always lost. Another was his drinking problem, which led to his irresponsibility. On return to the farm as its new owner, he organised a wedding celebration at which he got himself and all the simple rest i.e. the workers drunk ... if he had only been more forward then he would have been he first choice if it had even come to that. Troy was obviously the worst possible husband for her because of his gambling, drinking and womanising vices, but mainly because he still loved Fanny Robin. Bathsheba had just been a passing fancy whom he quickly tired of. Boldwood’s relationship with Bathsheba was much more genuine and acceptable at ...
- 370: Instructional - How To Pick Up
- How To Pick Up In A Club Audience: Males between the age of 14 – 25, who enjoy dancing, drinking, and having fun. Purpose: To advantage those who, unlike me, have troubles with confidence, looks, and overall charm. Having trouble picking up at clubs? Are you sick and tired of being the odd one out ... blood pumping and the confidence up. D) Don’t go to clubs. They may not be you’re type of scene. Try kicking back at a party or some other sort of non-dancing, big-drinking function.
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