Legal Drinking Age (MDLA) law, which states that one must be at least twenty-one years old before he or she is allowed to drink. Since the MDLA was set, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), underage drinking, and subsequent problem drinking, has dropped significantly (Support 21). On the other hand, supporters of the Amethyst Initiative, a document calling…
databases and used as an indicator for academic performance. The independent variable was student 's alcohol consumption and the dependent variable was their academic achievement. 1. The independent variable, alcohol consumption, is conceptualized drinking behaviors of students and is…
adulthood and for a majority of students it’s the first time they experience independence. “Alcohol consumption in humans is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States (McGinnis & Foege, 1993). A common abuse pattern called binge drinking contributes to a substantial portion of alcohol-related deaths (Chikritzhs, Jonas, Stockwell, Heale, & Dietze, 2001)”.Though with freedom comes responsibility. If not handled properly freedom can lead to bad decisions and the biggest…
While this was a positive step forward, it could not change the misdeeds of the past. About 50% of homes in Flint still use lead service lines and other homes may have copper pipes with lead solder. This was not a problem when Flint used Detroit’s drinking water because Detroit added corrosion control chemicals such as a phosphate corrosion inhibitor to keep the lead out of the water that runs through the pipes. The phosphate would oxidize before the metal in the pipes would, galvanize and…
I am writing in regards to a request that I analyze rhetoric used in Isabel Johnson’s article “Bottled water, go away” and whether this article should be published in the student newspaper, The Shorthorn. This article is an interesting read, especially for students that consume a lot of bottled water, and strongly discusses both sides of the argument very well throughout. It’s easy to agree that bottled water is convenient in most cases, but at the same time it can be harmful to the environment…
true, I’ve never drunk before.” Sitting in the lifeguard office with some college age coworkers, I let the big secret slip. “Why not, it’s fun? “People get so friendly when drunk. That’s why I love parties.” “Don’t you want to get a feel for drinking before college?” In health class, teachers warned about the peer pressure at parties and painted pictures of big, hulking trouble-makers pressing beer cans in our hands and threatening us if we didn’t chug or circles of friends chanting “Do it,…
The third Japanese water issue is that the price for tap water has risen up in recent years. The main cause is the decline of population in Japan. The infrastructures in Japan that delivers drinking water to homes and processes the drinking water are superannuated in many places. However, local water supply agents do not have enough money to maintain and repair these water facilities and water treatment facilities because revenues have been dropping in recent years due to loss of water users.…
turning eighteen years old. However, in the United States, drinking alcohol at the age of 18 is considered illegal. According to a 2014 study, the United States is just one of 12 countries whose drinking age is restricted to 21 years and older. Binge drinking, brain development, drunk related crashes, and teenagers responsibility has caused enormous controversy as to whether this alcohol restriction should be lowered or not. Alcohol drinking restrictions have fluctuated greatly, especially…
“Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived”. (Simon Wiesenthal) People always have a difficult time changing, they like sticking to one thing and improve on that one thing. Then there are people, who’s life is constantly changing. Change is an inevitable aspect of life it helps shape who we are and who we want to be leading us to significant realization through ones mental, physical, emotional and physical self.…
that affects the whole body and prevents it from functioning properly. Alcohol and disease can be analyzed together making the statement that alcoholism is a disease. Alcohol consumption can have a drastic effect on almost every organ of the body. Drinking too much can cause problems in…