Holden Still Many people refer to their high school days as their glory days or the worst four years of their life. In the coming-of-age novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden Caulfield struggles with the realization that he is growing up. While spending a long weekend in New York City by himself, he encounters and contemplates his life and the world around him. Holden’s inconsistency makes him neither a child nor adult, rather he is a confused, immature adolescent. Holden wants to be taken seriously like an adult. At the same time, he does not want the responsibilities that adulthood entails. Holden pursues aspects associated with the adult world such as sex and drinking, but is inexperienced. Holden longs to be respected…
Mary Jane is willing to admit she may be suffering from an alcohol use disorder (AUD) since her alcohol consumption has drastically increased within the last three years. Many nights after work are a blur for Mary Jane and she is late to work on the daily basis because of the several glasses of wine she consumed the night prior. More recently, she finds herself taking breaks from work to engage in alcohol consumption. She was involved in a car accident that nearly cost her, her life, affected…
experiences and other than academic exposes, students’ get involved in alcohol consumption. Ultimately, Robin Wilson’s article aims to answer “why colleges don’t talk about alcohol’s role in sex assaults.” The writer reveals the sensitivity of the issue, administrators fear of blame, the students’ perspective and sexual assault prevention programs that do not focus fully on alcohol as a proximal cause of sexual assault. Moreover, he highlights administrators’ obligation to prevent sexual assault…
This essay will look at the ways in which alcohol causes people to develop greater feelings of happiness by looking at existing scientific research into the link between alcohol and the release of endorphins. This essay will also review the potential that using alcohol to feel happiness could lead to addiction through creating a dependency. For a long time, researchers have theorized that alcohol stimulates endorphins to be released in the brain. Endorphins are neurotransmitters that are…
Alcohol abuse is a disease many people in our society are suffering from, which has currently intergraded in many different cultures. Alcohol is readily available to anyone (even young teenagers) in their neighborhood convenience stores. Society tends to drink for reasons or occasions that vary and every individual has their own personal belief as to why they consume alcohol. The outcomes of consuming alcohol differ between every individual. Today, there is many cultures throughout the world who…
Effects of Alcohol Use Alcohol is mainly used in social settings. Many people use it to have fun, and a lot of those people abuse it to the point of no turning back. After a person is addicted to alcohol, the short and long-term effect it has are enough to cause irreparable damage to the body and brain. The effects of alcohol use: short-term alcoholism, and long- term effect. First, the short-term that alcohol has in the human being. Drinking alcohol has some short-term effects such as impaired…
If both parents have alcoholism, will their children have alcoholism, too (nature vs nurture)? If both parents have alcoholism, it does not necessarily mean that their children will have alcoholism. Inherited biochemistry affects alcohol metabolism. There is no specific gene for alcoholism. However, the alleles that make alcoholism have been identified on every chromosome except the Y. Each individual is different, they're reaction to alcohol may be different from others. Both parents metabolism…
As a result of the negative consequences associated with drinking alcohol, universities across the nation have enacted a policy banning the consumption, possession, and distribution of alcohol on campus, regardless of age or the owner’s intention to consume it elsewhere. The purpose is not only to limit underage drinking, but also drinking and driving, binge-drinking, etc. In theory, the “Dry Campus” policy appears practicable; however, it does not (fully) eradicate the abuse of alcohol. In…
Not only does underage drinking risk horrible accidents, it also causes irresponsible behavior in drunk teens. Some of the behavior that goes on, the teens can 't control because the alcohol has taken over them. The behavior is very sporadic and risky. "In 2014, more than 1.6 million people between the ages of 12 and 20 reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year" (Lynsen). People from ages 12 to 15 aren 't legally allowed to drive, so that essentially is saying 1.6 million…
they may try, stereotyping is almost always inevitable. Studies have shown that alcohol consumption is perceived to be a male dominated task related to masculinity. Gately (2008) wrote of the history of alcohol. He dated back to the time of the Greeks when women were to be kept separate from alcohol; they were not allowed to be near it let alone drink it. In the modern day, drinking is still seen as a masculine hobby. In a study conducted by Sasso (2015) fraternity boys were observed. Results…