...A Thirsty Animal 1. A good self-confidence went along with the drinking for the writer. He also had a lot of good memories and laughter that always seemed possible for him while he had a drink in his hand. He needed alcohol because that is when he found a world to cling to and a way of belonging. 2. He finds it difficult to go to parties because when he is around everybody who is drinking, he feels awkward, and he starts to feel sorry for himself. 3. He stopped drinking when he started to realize his drunk weekends started happening during the week and his years were now being measured in hangover. So he found it necessary to stop drinking to get his life back together. 4. He has a very determined personality. When he realized he was an alcoholic he was determined to stop drinking. Then after he stopped, he was even more determined to stay sober even if he wanted to drink. He said the urge to drink came from the animal that lived inside of him from paragraph 11. He knows that if he can keep the animal inside of him sober than he did what was best for him. Thesis-The writer is dealing with a serious issue that many people face involving alcoholism, and he learns how to keep the thirsty animal inside of him sober even though it is really hard for him to do. 1. The main idea of the essay is the essay is how difficult it can be to deal with alcoholism. Even though it was very difficult for him to become sober, he gets through it and he discusses it in paragraph...
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...The movie that I am critiquing is going to be the hangover which was directed by Todd Phillips in 2009. The movie starred Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, and much more. The Hangover is about a man who, two days before his wedding, gets dragged to Las Vegas to have a bachelor party and him and his friends get more than they bargained for in “Sin City”. This movie was filmed in a non-linear form and took place in Las Vegas. The film has a major conflict and that is that the Bachelor of the movie Doug (Justin Bartha) and his friends Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) have a bachelor party in Las Vegas and wake up the next morning and cannot find Doug. The conflict is later resolved at the end of the movie when Stu finally realizes that they moved Doug onto the roof of the hotel when he was passed out drunk. I feel that the symbolism behind this would movie would be to not be irresponsible when it comes to going out and having a good time with your friends. The film helps us relate to the characters and their storyline in many ways. There are many actors in this film but the main ones are Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha. Bradley Cooper is a very popular actor and was once named according to people magazine, “Sexiest Man Alive in 2011.” In my eyes the type of acting present in this movie was realism. The Cinematography in this film was really good. The mise...
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...of the study was to determine whether managers who take alcohol perform below standard the following day as a result of a hangover. The idea was out of a past research that had shown that there is a considerable underperformance by managers who consume considerable amounts of alcohol (Streufert et al., 1141, 1995). The authors came up with only one hypothesis. The hypothesis was that complex decision-making by persons who consume a moderate amount if alcohol does not get impaired by hangover resulting from the previous day drinking. The researchers concluded that alcohol hangover do not affect the level of decision making though it might affect the sharpness of managers in their offices (Streufert et al., 1141, 1995). The authors used a non-random sampling method. The participants of the study did it on a voluntary basis without any other mode of participation approach. An advertisement appeared in the newspaper that called for voluntary participants. The approach may be the explanation for the small number of participants. To this effect, a total of 21 participants participated in the process (Streufert et al., 1141, 1995). The managers who participated had a minimum experience of 2 years on the job and were below forty-six years of age. The sample size is small compared to the number of managers in the positions and also the number of people who drink. A wider scope could have been identified to give room to more participants. A bigger number of participants should have...
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...and I drink on occasion, but I refrain from drinking excessively. Now that I have done the research on this particular topic I am more aware of how our body functions and the negative effects alcohol has on our bodies. As I did the research I learned that our kidneys have a lot to do with the way our body controls the hydration of our bodies. I also learned how alcohol creates what many people call the dreadful hangover after a night of excessive drinking. In the next couple of paragraphs I will go more in depth with my research. After a hard night of drinking I had woken up with so much thirst and anxiety. I also looked horrible and felt horrible. The cause of the so called hangover has much to do with your body and the way it functions to the effects of alcohol. I found an article that goes into depth on how hangovers affect our body. A hangover is characterized by the constellation of unpleasant physical and mental symptoms that occur after a bout of heavy alcohol drinking. (1) Hangovers can vary from person to person. It can also vary on the type of alcohol you were consuming, and also to what you ate before, during, and after you stopped drinking alcohol. Studies showed that science still has not come up with a specific cure to the common hangover. Studies have also shown that even heavy drinkers do not experience a hangover. The hangover is a real mystery, but the science and our anatomy have proven dehydration is the main cause. Have you ever noticed when you drink any...
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...alcohol? Well the first time i really drank to get drunk i was in 8th grade. I had no idea what the difference was between vodka or tequila, and i also didn’t know that some alcohol doesn’t mix well with others. So I got into a drinking competition with a female that I had been friends with for a while. She bet that she could drink more than me so we kept going back and forth taking shots of different alcohol. I don’t recall too much from that night because I blacked out and ended up puking after I had passed out on a couch. But I do remember the last thing I drank was a shot of tequila and I couldn’t stand the taste. Just from that I wanted to throw up and while throwing up that was all I could take. Ever since I can’t stand to be around the smell. That night I had no idea that you can die from drinking too much or that alcohol poising is a real thing. I had no idea what BAC was or that there are many diff factors to drinking. I wish I would have known that it can be unsafe to drink until you can’t drink anymore. I also wish I would have known that if you puke than you are the one to clean it up, I had no idea what a hangover was. Cleaning up puke with a hangover is not a fun time. Other than that I don’t think there is too much more I would have cared to know before I drank that night. The first time I smoked weed I had a completely wrong idea about it. I thought it was just as bad as much harder drugs, I also thought it only took one time to get hooked and that it could ruin your...
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...The hangover 2: “It happened again”. The hangover has begun, oh yes it has. The tragic trashed trio have yet again repeated their actions from the first film, where they woke up in a chaotic Las Vegas suite with no memory of what happened the night before at all. But this time, they’d done even worse, and lost their friend Teddy, whose disappearance has totally broken his sister’s husband-to-be, Stu (Ed Helms). The wedding was to be in a couple of hours in one of the world’s amazing and exotic places, Thailand. Although Stu had decided to have a subdued bachelor party due to the unforgettable bash 2 years ago in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted to have a quiet bachelor party. However, this did not satisfy the boys, especially Phil(Bradley Cooper) and so instead, they have a buttoned up pre-wedding drink, and before they know it, they wake up totally demolished inside and out in Bangkok in a cruddy hotel with amnesia, AND with one member of the party missing which they only realise after checking up on their faces. However the worst has yet to come. They are all fully determined to find their friend Teddy although the circumstances are terrible and they have to meet with a series of humiliating disasters, and gross situations. Déjà vu has attacked them again, and what happened in Vegas was a total disaster, but what happens in Bangkok can’t possibly be...
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...people like to fit into group norms, we are experiencing problems with multiple drugs and alcohol in the workplace. Alcohol is a serious problem in the workplace and I’ve seen firsthand what it can do to a team of workers if it’s not managed properly. Since alcohol is the most accessible and has been around for thousands of years, I’d like to focus on it and the problems it causes within the workplace. The use and abuse of alcohol is the nation’s most serious health problem (SOC 402. McGraw-Hill Create p. 55). About 62 percent of Americans identify themselves as drinkers, 23 percent say they sometimes drink more than they should, and 30 percent say that drinking has been a source of trouble in their families (Pastore and Maguire 2009). A national survey found that alcohol use and impairment affects 15 percent of the workforce (Frone 2006). Some drink before work and...
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...Notes * Hot tub * Temperature was 115 * 2560 oak creek drive * drinking wine * alcohol level was a .2 * man took Lasix Part one 1. the water was extremely hot and they had been drinking. Also they were underneath the water. 2. What time they had started to drink, how often did they get out, what time did she find them, why was the water so hot, any medications token within period or day. 3. Medication and the temperature 4. The temperature and drinking could have led to dehydration maybe 5. I believe that they were drinking and sitting in the hottub which led to dehydration and they had been in the hottub way to long and something happened with the dehydration. Part two 1. Before because the hot tub should have not been that deep and they should have been able to swim and I believe that the medication had a tremendous problem too. 2. Lowers blood pressure 3. How much alcohol is comsumed as well known as how drunk someone is 4. It seems as if the body becomes warm and makes as if you are having a good time but can evolve into bad decisions. 5. Alcohol is metabolized at the rate of .015 of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) every hour. When alcohol is metabolized in the human body, it is converted to acetaldehyde, a chemical that is structurally similar to formaldehyde. 6. You feel confused, dazed, or otherwise disoriented. You need help to stand up or walk. If you hurt yourself at this point, you probably...
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...Reflection - Penn State Student Drinking Behavior The first two observations I made about the survey data were that college age drinking habits have not changed from year to year in a drastic way and students still tend to experience drinking and partying early in their college studies. About age 18 to 19 students transition from high school to this huge opportunity to be out from under the parental “house rules” for the first time in their lives. According to the Pulse survey, 83% of the 1,174 respondents were between the ages of 18 to 20 and 68.7% admitting to light to moderate drinking. These data points are not surprising to me. I think back to my initial college years and my own drinking habits and experiences. I grew up in a college town. Once, I entered college, I quickly learned a way to schedule my classes around evenings I knew I would want to socialize with fellow students which included drinking. I was a typical moderate drinker on weekends and drinking, even though I was under age, was an easy way to wind down and socially acceptable. I think this mentality still holds true with that age range of college students today. What changed for me and many of my friends by the time we were around 20 years of age (junior year) was our focus. We began to settle down into our studies or decide what our paths were going to be. For me, I began my own business and was engaged to marry and exited college. For many of my friends that continued on with school...
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...They will also be encouraged to add important personal days like birthdays, vacations and parties. The calendars will then be used to create timeline follow-backs (TLFB; Sobell & Sobell, 1992) of their drinking behavior for the previous 90 days. Through charting which days they drank and the number of drinks on each day participants will become more aware of their own drinking behavior through identifying and confronting it (LaBrie, Cail, Pedersen & Migliuri,...
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...Instructions: Answer the questions from the three parts of the unit project below. Do not write the essay in Part III, but rather briefly use the terms and concepts (that we discussed in class) listed under “Essay” in your answers to any questions where it is relevant (especially Part III). “The Hot Tub Mystery” by Herbert House Page 1 Part I—The Discovery Cast of Characters • Sam Garrison—Detective • Roma and Clint Underhill—The hot couple • Kavita Dickson and Larry Gonzales—EMT paramedics • Renee Volenbach—Physiologist in the Biology Department at Noletown University Friday, 7PM Roma and Clint Underhill had both had a long day. They were the owners of a successful real estate company in Desert Palm. Each had several clients, and the strain of the current real estate market was getting to them. It had been an unusually cool day for January, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. On coming home they decided to relax in their hot tub with some wine. While Roma changed from her work clothes, Clint said that he would join her in the hot tub after he took his Lasix. Saturday, 8AM “911… Please state your emergency.” “Oh, Oh, I… I… ” “Ma’am, please calm down and tell me the address.” “I think…, yes, OK, it’s… it’s 2560 Oak Creek Drive.” “What is the problem, please?” “I’m the maid for Mr. and Mrs. Underhill and… and I didn’t find them in the house when I came in this morning, so I looked around outside. I just found them in their hot tub out back. They...
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...ways to avoid a DWI. Besides been curious about this topic because I have seen many of my associates and friends receive a DWI; I also feel that this is very important and yet interesting subject for people to be aware of as well as the consequences for making the wrong decision. First, we will discuss about the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) test, the many penalties when an individual received a DWI, and finally discuss the many ways to avoid a DWI. Let’s begin with the BAC test also known as “Blood Alcohol Concentration” (According to WebMD.com Last Updated: November 07, 2011) this test measures the amount of alcohol in your body. Alcohol is quickly absorbed into the blood and can be measured within minutes of having an alcoholic drink. Now does anyone know what is the percentage that will qualify you to be impaired or to be classified as a DWI victim? Well the percentage is .08% however, for anyone with a prior record of a DWI it is .04%. For anyone who blows a .15% or higher they will be put on what is call “an ignition interlock devices”. Which is A machine connected to your car's ignition that checks for the presence of alcohol in the driver. The driver must blow into the machine to start the car and continue to periodically blow into the device to keep the car in motion. But if it senses any alcohol it will not turn on. (According to alcoholism.about.com last seen October 28, 2013) Secondly let’s talk about all the penalties that you may receive for a DWI. The basic...
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...Driving a motor vehicle is a privilege. A car is as dangerous as loaded weapon. There are over 255,000,000 registered vehicles in U.S. More than 5.8 million crashes occur every year. The economic cost of crashes exceeds $230 Billion. A fatal crash can cost as much as $500,000. Each year, over 37,000 people die in car-related crashes. One in every three collisions results in injury. There are two types of bad drivers—Aggressive and Unaware. The first step to become better is to identify your weaknesses, strengths and emotional state. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are over 205 million licensed drivers in the U.S. Your driving record is available to the public. Your record of health or mental condition is not. You may lose your license if you accumulate too many points on your record. Your license can be canceled if you give incorrect information or move to another state. To reinstate the suspended license you will need to serve the period of suspension, pay an applicable service fees and any fines ordered by court. You cannot drive on a revoked, canceled or suspended license. You must report a collision with damages over $500 to the MVC within 10 days. You are required to carry one of the four acceptable forms of the Financial Responsibility --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Never insist on your right of way, even if you...
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...feel that O’Malley’s Tavern is also at fault for over serving a customer to the point of excessive intoxication. The facts of the case were very clear cut and obvious to me. The bartender at O’Malley’s Tavern served Mr. Hard six beverages within the last half hour he was at the bar. On the tab Mr. Hard paid it showed that he ordered 13 drinks and that 11 of them were consumed by Mr. Hard. His blood alcohol content was at a .20, which is two times the legal limit of .08. Being in the medical field and also being a Command Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor for the Navy I know that at a .20 there is no way you are of sound mind to do anything. Usually a person with this Blood alcohol content are confused, they need help completing tasks (standing, walking, using the bathroom), they are between 50-100 times more likely to get into an accident, and they are very close to being incoherent. At 7:43pm Mr. Hard left the bar, according to the bartender, appearing to be of sound mind and judgment. He was picked up by the police at 7:55pm slurring, disheveled and with no recollection of what had happened. Clearly this man had way too much to drink and should have never been served this much in such a short period of time. According to the Dram Shop Act Indiana Code 7.1-5-10-15.5 “Sec. 15. (a) It is unlawful for a person to sell, barter, deliver, or give away an alcoholic beverage to another person who is in a state of intoxication if the person knows that the other person is intoxicated...
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...see the sober guy at a college party. The party animal never cares about the brand of beer in the keg. On the other hand the sober guy, if he partakes in alcohol induced activities, would chose an imported bottled beer; for example, Corona with a twist of lime. Chances are that the party animal's favorite beer is Natural Light in a can, only if it's on sale. The sober guy is always prepared for a quiz. A party animal usually studies for a quiz twenty minutes before class begins. He also misses his classes frequently. Sometimes, when the party animal shows up for class they are hungover. Often, a party animal's grades are affected by attendance. On the other hand, the sober guy is always on time for class, awake, and without a hangover. The party animal is usually a popular guy. People are always saying hi to him or waving to him on campus. Most of the time he doesn't even remember who they are. The sober guy goes to class and that's it. He usually has the business before pleasure attitude. Once finished with the days studies he will then hang out with his friends. These are just two stereotypes of people on campus. They are almost exact opposites. The party animal doesn't avoid trouble, has poor study habits, and is very social. While the sober guy has excellent grades, stays away from trouble, and isn't as...
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