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Josh Thiemann Comm 404 Final Paper In this paper I will be discussing how banning alcohol advertising is good thing for society and how it relates to the self according to Kenneth Gergen. Gergen lead the way in taking serious the impact of information technology and how it relates to the self and identity. Gergen says “New technologies make it possible to sustain relationships—directly or indirectly—with an ever expanding range of other persons. In many respects we are reaching what may be…

Responsibility, a book which details the developmental and environmental factors concerning groups of adolescents in relation to normative alcohol consumption, finds that the cost of social underage drinking at approximately $53 billion, and further cost of $49 billion relating to traffic accidents and violent crimes while illegally under the influence. In fact 11% of all alcohol…

According to the United States Department of Transportation, in 2016 about 29 people died in alcohol-impaired vehicle crashes every day; resulting to about one person every 50 minutes. Drunk-driving fatalities claim the lives of loved ones each and every day. Companies such as Budweiser, are doing their part to advertise safe drinking while making smart decisions. The “Friends are Waiting” commercial produced by Budweiser aired in September of 2014. With the use of an adorable Labrador puppy,…

Let’s Not Go That Low Alcohol consumptions kills nearly 88,000 people annually(NIAAA). These deaths are preventable by not being intoxicating while driving, or not excessively drinking and damaging your body. The drinking age in the United States today is 21 years of age or older, anyone younger than this is breaking the law with some exceptions. Although it has not always been set at this age. Alcohol has had issues with the government for decades. In the 1920’s the government banned the…

health issue of increase in alcohol consumption Components of the social ecological model 1. Intrapersonal- Factors within the individual. Values- In this factor what person think about to drink alcohol weather it is good or not can affect the behavior of individual to consume alcohol. Beliefs- In this person own belief like alcohol is need for such situation. He/she cannot manage that which motivates them to drink. Also like they belief that after drinking alcohol they can get attention…

In today’s society alcohol tends to have a negative connotation to the consumption of the beverage. However in, Janet Chrzan’s “Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context,” expresses both the positive and negative views on alcohol. Chrzan uses examples from history and connects them to modern day situations to broaden the reader’s minds. Chrzan’s main point is to provide information on varieties in which alcohol is used for and spread awareness of abusing alcohol and experiencing the dangers…

Alex Wells Mrs. Bauch Speech 11 May 2016 How many of you have ever wanted to go to a high school party and have a great time and not get into trouble because of underage drinking. Well, today I?m going to be talking about how we can fix this problem while we have the chance by lowering the drinking age to 18 years old. By lowering the drinking age, the 18 year olds will most likely drink more responsibly, at parties and in resturaunts.. The reason I am here discussing this topic is because I…

If one law in the United States was slightly altered, it could save thousands of lives every year. In the last decade, over 68,000 teens have died in car crashes, often involving alcohol and distracted driving. (“Tips and Statistics”) If the United States were to raise the legal driving age to 19 it would decrease accidents caused from lack of experience and fatalities from distracted driving. The main leading cause in death among teens are fatal car crashes. Take for example sophomore Clayton…

must know three things. Firstly, you must know what the definition of drinking and driving is. Drinking and driving is defined as the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely. Secondly, a person must know when alcohol was invented. According to wikipedia.org, “evidence of alcoholic beverages has also been found dating from 3150 BC in ancient Egypt, 3000 BC in Babylon, 2000 BC in pre-Hispanic…

“Quitting alcohol is tough and rough but it is worth enough”- Aliyah Arsiton. In John Green’s, Looking for Alaska, Miles, a 16 year old boy, attends Culver Creek Boarding School in search of his Great Perhaps. Miles, along with his other friends the Colonel and Alaska, seeks new ways to subvert rules. The alcohol substances Miles uses affect him in many ways. Although, Miles drank to explore his Great Perhaps, it ultimately caused him a lot of grief. Although, many readers may claim that…