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    In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, She faced the terrible problem of alcoholism just like some people in today’s society. Alcoholism is still a problem in society today.Her dad went through some hard times which made him dependent on alcohol. Alcoholism is one of the most things people label as addictive. People turn to alcohol like it is the only thing that can help them; they say it clears the mind and comforts them. There are many addictions out there, but I do not believe that…

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    The Swimmer Analysis

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    The swimming pools, in “The Swimmer”, represent Neddie’s journey down the road to addiction and the consequences that his dependency has on his life and body. Neddie’s state of mind as he begins his addiction is described, “He had an inexplicable contempt for men who did not hurl themselves into pools. […] To be embraced and sustained by the light green water was less a pleasure, it seemed, than the resumption of a natural condition,” (Cheever, 777). Neddie describes the feeling that drinking…

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    The existing coordination, which prohibits alcohol to adolescents in the United States under 21, is extensively violated, with devastating penalties. Educating the public to consume liquor conscientiously prior to turning 21 would extremely improve the public 's wellbeing. At the moment, high school and college kids observe hazardous binge drinking as a rite of passage. The present law, approved within all 50 states in the 1980s, was proposed to reduce the amount of traffic accidents and deaths…

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    The novel’s portrayal of friendship is a different idea of the friendship one considers to be friendship. Rather than a close friendship these characters have a rather toxic friendship. The friendship found between the characters is truly toxic as they wonder without goals for themselves, treat each other different, and interact different once they are under the influence of alcohol. Each character plays an important role to one another. These characters cannot rely on each other and even less…

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    people under the age of 21 die because of underage drinking (“Why”). There has been so many accidents because of teens choosing to drink and drive which puts themselves in so much danger. Helping teens with their underage drinking can help solve alcoholic problems before they even…

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    Drunk Drivers Case Study

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    Drivers who drive under the influence take many individuals’ lives. If you take the risk to drive drunk, then you should be liable off all actions that you will be accounted for, by which mean take full responsibility of their actions. The reasons they need to take responsibility is they account for a large amount of unsuspected deaths. Just like Zane. Zane was a three-year-old little boy just beginning his life when a drunk driver fatally hit his father, when his family was traveling home. His…

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    Alcohol consumption is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States. This actual cause of death leads to some of the leading deaths in the United States such as heart disease, cancer, and others. The main substance in alcohol that causes intoxication is ethanol. This ethanol and other substances found in alcohol acts as a depressant. A depressant means to negatively affect the functions of ones central nervous system. It is now the question that everyone would ask, why would…

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    Drinking alcohol is a popular pastime in the U.S. and several other countries in the world. In most countries, the drinking age ranges from 16 to 18 while in the United States, the limit stands at 21. We are one of the very few countries with such a high age limit. The drinking age in our country of “freedom” needs to be lowered down to the age where mostly everything else is legal; 18. When a person turns the age of 18, they are measured as an adult with the rights to their own decisions; such…

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    Teenage Alcoholism

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    There is a problem in our country and it is underage drinking. In this essay I will be talking about teenage alcoholism, how it is dangerous, the risks, and how to detect if your child is drinking. There are many dangers to drinking at a young age and it is also illegal. Alcohol is considered a drug because it reduces a person’s ability to think. All states have underage drinking problems and drinking and driving it is a growing problem in the United States. Teenage Alcoholism is when people…

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    health like helping reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease for example (Bachai). The real danger comes when people start engaging in risky behavior and abusing alcohol. Currently, it is estimated that 14 million Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholics (Medicine Net). That is one out of every thirteen adults in the United States who are abusing alcohol by consuming it in large quantities (Medicine Net). One of these adults is my mom’s cousin Horacio who has been struggling with alcoholism…

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