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- 71: The Life and Times of Edgar ALlan Poe
- ... six months, for Henry died August 1, 1831, and his funeral was held the following day. He was said to have died of "intemperance" and apparently he had not been able to give up his drinking. Henry was 24 when he died, just as Eliza had been when she died, and considering Henry's suicidal slides, that may not have been a coincidence. Many of his poems concern women who through ... eyes named Eliza. The possibility of loosing Virginia might have caused Edgar to become romantically involved with her. Poe was unable to take any pleasure of his success and by early September he turned to drinking. He wrote a desperate letter with a suicidal tone to Kennedy asking for help to convince him of the necessity of living. By the time Kennedy reached Richmond, Edgar had already left. Whether he quit ... Whether married or only engaged, Poe hoped to return to Richmond and wrote White to get his job back. White desired to have Poe with him, but he was afraid that Edgar would turn to drinking again. Edgar was offered the possibility of getting his job back if he would not turn to the bottle again. If he did go back to drinking, their relation would end immediately. On Saturday ...
- 72: Beer
- ... about 800 BC. (Alabev) The mood-altering effects of beer were considered supernatural by early civilizations, and the state of intoxication was regarded as divine. People though beer must contain some sort of spirit since drinking it possesses the drinker. Beer brewing played an important role in people's daily lives. So stimulating was the recently discovered pleasure that early people decided never to be without it. At a time before ... first to develop the brewers' art. Monasteries had become the centers for brewing as a result of their already being the centers of learning. The local water supply was often contaminated, beer provided a safe drinking source and was promoted by the authorities of the day. Throughout the Middle Ages, hops became widely used as a way to make beer refreshing and also as a natural preservative. In fact, in France ... His majesty was brought up on beer, and so were both his ancestors and officers. Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war." A world leader today may have their mental competence questioned if they urged alcohol consumption over coffee, particularly by the military. ...
- 73: The Production Histry And Cons
- ... about 800 BC. (Alabev) The mood-altering effects of beer were considered supernatural by early civilizations, and the state of intoxication was regarded as divine. People though beer must contain some sort of spirit since drinking it possesses the drinker. Beer brewing played an important role in people's daily lives. So stimulating was the recently discovered pleasure that early people decided never to be without it. At a time before ... first to develop the brewers' art. Monasteries had become the centers for brewing as a result of their already being the centers of learning. The local water supply was often contaminated, beer provided a safe drinking source and was promoted by the authorities of the day. Throughout the Middle Ages, hops became widely used as a way to make beer refreshing and also as a natural preservative. In fact, in France ... His majesty was brought up on beer, and so were both his ancestors and officers. Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war." A world leader today may have their mental competence questioned if they urged alcohol consumption over coffee, particularly by the military. ...
- 74: Drink Up - Drunk Driving Should be Legalized
- ... driving while drunk. Allowing people to drive drunk would also reduce the number of accidents occurring on the road systems. For example, only twenty percent of all auto accidents involve a person who has been drinking, where as almost all accidents involve someone who has not been drinking. Removing the restrictions against drinking would remove most of the eighty percent of the accidents that do not involve alcohol. Also, the accidents that would still be occurring would not have as many injuries. Out of the accidents that ...
- 75: ... a mystery, a story of detectives, eye-witnesses, clues, and a puzzle for the reader to solve. Before I read this story, the title "The Death of an imagination the biography of a writer slowly drinking himself to death trying to finish the story of his life, but the author would be stuck and depressed because his life is not a story as it is boring and repetitive. I have read ...
- 76: Alcohol Advertisements
- ... popular belief that alcohol advertising has a substantial effect on children attitude towards alcohol (T.V advertisement alcohol) . The promotional gimmicks not only reinforce that it is OK to drink, but in fact encourage underage drinking(mitchell 86) If we didn’t have alcohol advertisements on the T.V teenagers and adults would not be influenced to drink. 1195 national survey shows that 87% of smoking and drinking because of the influence from the T.V(mitchell 86) arguments of lawmakers say one way to curb drinking is to ban advertisements and promotions.(paul 105) To most young adults the advertisements woos them into wanting to drink. For example; if they came out with a new alcoholic beverages would you know ...
- 77: Could Air Pollution Have A Negative Impact On Water Quality?
- ... great distances from their original sources, and can be an important contributor to declining water quality. These air pollutants can have undesirable health and environmental impacts, such as contaminated fish, harmful algal blooms, and unsafe drinking water. Researchers had found the sources of these air pollutants. They have worked diligently to improve the environment. For this reason, the government delegates the “big brothers” to watch over the polluters. These “big brothers ... exposed to toxaphene. Infants may be exposed through breast milk. Unborn children can be exposed to toxaphene through the mother’s blood stream if she is exposed. To some extent mirex may be found in drinking water and inhalation. Although the sale, distribution, and the use of these chemicals is prohibited in the United States, they are still found in our environment through: contaminated bottom sediments in water ways, surface water contamination, clean up and removal of contaminated soil. One can be exposed to low levels of toxaphene in food (particularly fish from contaminated water), drinking water, outdoor air, and contaminated soil at hazardous waste sites. Once being exposed, several factors will determine whether harmful health effects will occur and what type and severity of those health effects will be. ...
- 78: Alcohol Abuse
- ... combines the interaction of biological, behavioral, and sociocultural factors. These three factors contribute together to make the strongest model, in which most alcoholics fit. The biological model relates to the progression from occasional initial relief drinking, to the increase of tolerance, and from loss of memory during heavy drinking periods to an urgency of drinking. The behavioral model is helpful in the identification of high-risk situations, in which alcoholics are most likely to be ritualistally drinking. Sociocultural factors are present in peer interaction around drinking as a primary ...
- 79: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... tuberculosis and stop writing for a while, only to concentrate on “Ulalume” to express his mourn. He would try to remarry on two different occasions the first was ruined by rumor the second by his drinking habit. How his habits effected his writing? Poe’s writing would be greatly influenced by the habits. The greatest of these that would eventually end his life would be his love for the drink. This ... would cost him many opportunities in life where he would waste away some of the greatest chances he had to be successful. His gambling debt of $2,000 (a small fortune in that day) and drinking would get him kicked out of the University of Virginia. He would also suffer a nervous breakdown on two different occasions. The first of which would come when he was trying to get out of the Army after enlisting. Another great opportunity that he ruined due to drinking was getting kicked out of the U.S Military Academy. To him it was not, he drank on purpose to get court marshaled out of the academy. A little while after he would start ...
- 80: Alcohol
- By: Eric Rodriguez E-mail: dramamine14@hotmail.com There are some 14 million people in the United States and 1 out of every 13 adults are considered alcoholics or at least experience drinking problems to some degree. Most people just don’t understand the consequences of drinking. Alcoholism is a disease and unless something is done, more and more will be affected by this dangerous drug. A bad withdraw from this drug can lead to death, not even heroin results in death ... a couple of drinks for anyone can result in irresponsible behavior, clumsiness, slurred speech, loss of balance, even unconsciousness. If you are diagnosed as an alcoholic you can not just try to cut down on drinking and think that this will help. Studies show that nearly all alcoholics who try to merely cut down on drinking are unable to do so indefinitely. Instead, cutting out alcohol is nearly necessary for ...
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