...Drinking binges are generally occurring among college aged people. Binge drinking also known as episodic drinking is defined as “drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. “Some binge drinkers may also consume a consistent amount of alcohol over a long period of time, also leading to intoxication. Binge drinking can also be described as four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men per sitting. “Binge drinking is a kind of purposeful drinking style, and somewhat overlaps with social drinking since it is often done in groups.” Due to long-term effects of alcohol misuse binge drinking is considered to be a major public health issue. “As college students arrive on campus, it’s a time of new experiences, new friendships, and making memories that will last forever.” Binge drinking is more common in males, during young adulthood. Most binge drinkers do not know any of the risks associated with binge drinking. “Heavy regular binge drinking is associated with negative effects on neurologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, psychiatric, immune and musculoskeletal organ systems.” Up to one third of college aged people binge drink, six percent result in having an alcohol related substance use disorder. Binge drinking in college aged people is commonly associated to unprotected sex, car accidents, unplanned pregnancy, contraction of diseases, suicide and other types of...
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...Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay - Part I Prewriting Antonio Smith Professor Erin DiCesare PHI 210 Critical Thinking April 20, 2015 Drinking Age Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18 years old? I think that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 years old. There are some interesting subjects that oppose my thinking that can be argued to be true. First, lowering the drinking age would be medically irresponsible. Second, lowering the drinking age would give high school and middle school students easier access to alcohol. Third, lowering MLDA 21 to 18 will irresponsibly allow a greater segment of the population to drink alcohol in bars and nightclubs. It would be medically irresponsible to lower the age limit from 21 to 18 years old to legally drink or purchase alcohol. There are studies that show alcohol consumption can interfere with the growth and development of a young adult brain’s frontal lobes. The frontal lobes are essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization. The potential for chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence, and suicide is greater when drinking at an early age. [1][2][3][4] What’s interesting about this view is that the brain is still growing and effected by early drinking. If I was to look from this angle I would understand that younger people already have a hard time planning...
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...Brendan Michael ENGL 1104: Written English I Professor Beighley 09-23-14 Minor Essay #2 When it comes to the subject of lowering the drinking age, many speculations have been made, both positive and negative. Ohio legislature should take into account both view points. A positive being a drastic reduction in binge drinking among the American population. A negative is the fear of higher death rates due to alcohol poisoning. The drinking age should be lowered and Americans should take charge and know their limit. The drinking age in America has been under speculation for many years now and even though the law is set for 21, there are still minors abusing their availability to the stimulant. One can argue that the law shouldn’t be 21 and should be reduced for many reasons. On the contrary others believe that it just might be the right age if not too low already. Many people disagree with lowering it because of the lack of maturity in young adults, the number of increasing injuries, deaths related to drinking alcohol, and also that effects of long time drinking on the body. Citizens of the United States tend to be rather opinionated on this particular issue for some of the above reasons. These lobbyers for the lowering of drinking age and the ones who think the age of consumption should stay the same are very passionate about their side of this issue as well. Many Americans agree that young students right out of high school are not to full maturity even though many of the students...
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...Introduction While reading various travel guides for the preparation of a stay in Sweden the section of the alcoholic drinks in food and beverage has drawn special attention. It says that the tax for alcohol is quite high and the drinks can only be bought, when above an alcohol percentage of 3.5%, at the government owned stores – the Systembolaged. In this Essay the reasons for the alcohol policy in Sweden will be defined with a sort insight in the history of the alcohol policy in Sweden and the problems with it. Subsequently the rules and regulations from today will be pointed out as well as alcohol consumption nowadays. Further the problems with the EU will be descript and a possible solution given 2. The History of Alcohol in Sweden Sweden is located in the vodka belt from the countries of Europe and Asia, where a great deal of vodka is produced and consumed. The vodka countries have a long tradition of the production of a large share of vodka consumed in the world, as Sweden is famous for their brand Absolut. Also 70% of the produced vodka is used by these countries. The use of Alcohol in Sweden dates back to at least the Viking Age. The reason for the people to drink at that time might be the long cold winters in order to stay warm or out of boredom because there was not much else to do. The history of hard liquor in Sweden started when in1467 a shipment of “aqua vitae” reached Stockholm with and alcoholic elixir dedicated to produce gunpowder. Soon it was discovered the liquid...
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...Texting and Driving Joaquin Colon DeVry University Prewriting What is your narrowed topic? Be detailed in your answer. You can use any of the versions you’ve developed for prior assignments. Texting and Driving. In a growing habit becoming more dangerous than drinking and driving for the simple fact of the range of people that can incurred in this habit. Who is your primary audience or reader? Why? Be detailed in your answer about your audience. My primary audience will be the youth because statistically are the more prone to text while driving. Young people have grown up in the technology revolution in which for the mentality is that nothing in the social media world can wait or will be absolute within days. In a sentence or short paragraph, what is your thesis statement, including your angle? Write what will appear in your essay. My point is that texting and driving is a problem that concern all ages and different back grounds for the fact that many lives are in jeopardy in the street because of this bad habit. What topic sentences will you use as the foundation of your communication? (If necessary, add more points.) * Is that text worth your life? * Be smart if it is that important pull over. * Don’t let technology decide for you. * Don’t turn your head, be the difference. What method of organization and development will you use to develop your paragraphs? * Introduction: * The main reason could be that 82% of young adults...
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...ESSAY 3 HEALTH IN THE TROPICS STATE OF THE TROPICS causes of mortality. Improvements in quality of life through improved health are harder to quantify accurately at scale. Life Expectancy Life expectancy is covered in detail elsewhere in the State of the Tropics, and reports that between 1950 and 2010 the gap between life expectancy in the Tropics and the Rest of the World has narrowed. Over this period life expectancy in the Tropics increased by 22.8 years to 64.4 years and infant mortality reduced by 36%. The rate of change of mortality and morbidity has increased over the last two decades influenced by a range of different factors. Underlying life expectancy data are aggregated data, collected by the WHO to document the changing patterns of mortality. Table E3.1 provides the top ten causes of mortality in rank order over the last decade. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for two-thirds of global deaths in 2011 and infectious diseases for one-third. In 2000 the relative proportions were 60% NCDs and 40% infectious diseases. This rapid shift reflects the massive scale up in recent efforts to prevent and treat a number of major infectious diseases. Although improvements in maternal and child mortality have been made these still remain unacceptably high. In 2011, 6.9 million children under the age of five died, 99% of these in low and middle income countries. Malaria, despite the enormous scale up in control activities still ...
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...NM1704: Applying a model of nursing roper, logan and tierney model This essay explores the preoperative care provided to one patient in a London hospital during one shift. This care was influenced by the holistic perspective to health. Arsing from the Greek for ‘whole’ this acknowledges physiological, psychological and social factors impacting the patient’s condition. (McFerran & Martin, 2008) It seeks to offer treatment inclusive of these factors rather than treating physical symptoms of a diagnosed disease in isolation. This essay will examine this within a Model of Nursing used in my clinical placement area - the Roper, Logan and Tierney model. The identities of both hospital and patient have been altered to maintain confidentiality and comply with the NMC Code of Conduct. (Council, 2008) During my placement I worked on a coronary care unit where I cared for a patient herein called Peter, a 60 year old White British male. Peter was single, lived alone and unemployed. He had a history of low mood and was admitted to a neighbouring hospital suffering symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome (acute confusion, delusions and tremors). This arises when an individual reduces or stops alcohol consumption after prolonged periods of excessive alcohol intake. This can lead to tolerance, physical dependence and physical disturbances upon withdrawal due to the central nervous system reacting in a hyper-excitable state. (About.com, 2010) He was transferred to my area...
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...Gambling: The Refinement of Legal Regulations Political Science 1020E - 002 1938 words In the UK alone, 70% of adult citizens willingly engage in at least one type of gambling per year. While gambling is viewed as immoral by some, it is still also a source of entertainment for others. This hobby that can range from playing poker in Las Vegas to purchasing a three dollar scratch ticket, and whether the stakes are high or low, the government is wise for legalizing it. History has shown that when the state bans a common interest, even if it done with the intention of protecting the public from harm, criminal activity will arise in order to meet the demands of the citizens. The government can avoid these illegal activities by allowing the public access to gambling, and with control of gambling institutions governments can also make a significant revenue. This essay will discuss the economic advantage of government-controlled gambling, and the importance of refining current regulations in order to avoid harm towards those who choose to participate in gambling activities. The act of gambling is an act of free will, and liberty of the individual should be just as important to the government as the safety of its citizens. Since all actions have consequences, the government should claim responsibility for creating a public policy that ensures the least possible harm for the actions of its citizens. In the United States and Canada, 1.6 percent of adults are considered to be pathological...
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...Essay Number Two: Social Networking: Good or Bad for Our Society? By Christy Clark ENG204 - Advanced Writing July 23, 2012 Online social networking sites (SNSs) are web-based services that allow individuals to construct public or semi-public profiles, connect with other users, and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. (Baker & White, 2011) Now that SNSs are defined, some examples of these sites are Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, The Google+, Orkut, Tagged, and Badoo. Some people love them to the point that they consider themselves addicted and others either do not use them or rarely use them. SNSs have impacted our technological world in positive and negative ways. An example of a specific way that SNSs have been positively affected our society is a woman that was adopted reunited with her biological brother after 30 years. She found him through Facebook; they made arrangements to meet, and to this day have been catching up on lost years. Another case that proves Facebook has had positive impact is when a natural disaster occurs; having access to a SNS is another form of a communication outlet. Some post missing children which could bring a positive outcome through the speed of communication that happens over SNSs. Even alerts can be issued to warn many people in an extended area. This could save lives as well. On the other hand, SNSs have caused negativity within a community. There are some people that simply cannot handle...
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...technology While it is almost impossible to get an actual percentage of people affected by drug addiction, the use continues to grow. Most people will admit to trying some form of illegal drug, but addicts have a hard time even coming to grasp that they are addicted. Our society has been struggling with addiction for hundreds of years. Those affected vary in age, and are not limited to adults. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2011), there are approximately 27 million Americans today that either use illicit drugs regularly or are “heavy drinkers”. Sixteen million of these are in need of immediate treatment for their addiction problem. By the age of 18 almost 12 percent of young people in America are addicted to drugs. Statistics also show that about 70 percent of users who are employed contribute significantly to absenteeism in the work place, workplace accidents, workplace injuries, decreased productivity, increased insurance premiums, and large employee turnover and violence in the workplace. The total estimated cost to our society in America for substance abuse exceeds 250 billion dollars per year. Addiction has become prominent as one of the worst health and social problems in the United States today. (coachinginternational.com) Through the last two decades, addiction rates in the United States have increased significantly because of the advancements in Information Technology. Social networking, internet access and cell phones...
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...that the response was slow and inadequate and that safety was not properly followed by the staff at Exxon. In this essay we will look at the responsibility of this accident, and how implementing the main components of an ethical corporate culture, and a code of ethics could have helped to prevent such a tragedy from occurring. Many have speculated who was at fault for this horrendous accident. The National Transportation Safety Board even determined five possible causes for the grounding: 1) The third mate failed to properly move the vessel, potentially due to fatigue and excessive workload 2) The master failed to provide proper navigation, possibly due to intoxication 3) Exxon failed to supervise the master and provide sufficient crew for EV 4) The coast guard failed to provide effective traffic system 5) Effective pilot and escort services were lacking. However it is more likely a combination of all of those factors and the fact that an ethical corporate culture and a sound code of ethics were lacking that enabled all of the above to occur and a few more, which is really to blame for this tragic accident. Only eight months prior a meeting was held where it was determined that should a large oil spill, such as this, occur that they were not properly resourced, or experienced to handle it. It is also said that the captain had a drinking problem, and was often drunk, something that the other crew members knew and did nothing about. It was also common...
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...The health of an individual is greatly shaped by the actions that they take, be it in a positive connotation such as daily exercise or a negative context such as excessive drinking. The health concerns for sun-safety behaviours has reached epidemic proportions with skin cancer becoming one of the most prevalent types of cancers in the world (Dobbinson et al, 2008; Keeney et al, 2009). What makes this epidemic more alarming and a greater health concern is that this type of cancer is arguably the most preventable (Cracium et al, 2011; Robinson et al, 1997). By implementing certain protective measures such as applying sunscreen (Kristjansson, Ullen & Helgason, 2004) or wearing protective clothing (Keeney et al, 2009) while exposed to the sun,...
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...Domestic Violence in the Lives of Black Women in the U.S. This essay will explore the cause and impact of domestic violence in the lives of black women in the U.S. It will provide general information, such as the definition of domestic violence, statistics, and resources to help survivors leave domestic violence relationships. Following the review of the literature I identify areas which need further research. Since I can remember black women have been characterized as mean and argumentative, but also strong and self-sacrificing for their families. Black families on TV were always portrayed as single mother households. In my community there was also a reoccurring reality of domestic violence against women. This was is in direct contrast to stereotypes I heard about white women, who were portrayed as weak, frail and needing to be protected. Examples include June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver and the Brady Bunch. But what justified the brutality of domestic violence against black women then and now? In 2011, black females were murdered at a rate more than two and a half times higher than white females: 2.61 per 100,000 versus 0.99 per 100,000. [1] In the U.S. domestic violence against black women has escalated. In 2010, Marissa Alexander an African American woman shot a warning shot at the wall in order to scare Rico Gray, her estranged, abusive husband. Marissa was a 29-year-old mother, who had just given birth to her youngest daughter prematurely...
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...history. Globalization began to take greater height from the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago in England which was the most developed countries in the world. Technological and political changes have changed the meaning of globalization. Today, the term globalization is defined as “the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications. It is the social, political and economic integration that comes with the increased flow of trade, people, capital, and ideas” (Steger). The purpose of this essay is to show how globalization has increased poverty and affected some countries and people’s lives. While many people argue that globalization has reduced poverty; others, has disagree because there are facts that show clearly how the rate of poverty has increased. According to Sachs, Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, poverty is the result of “low productivity per worker, which reflects poor health, lack of job-market skills, patchiness of infrastructure (roads, power plants, utility lines, shipping ports), and chronic malnutrition” (Sachs). In many countries, the economic situation is going from bad to worse. Poverty has been rising steadily “from 21% in 1984 to 40% in 2002” (Nissanke). Sachs said that every day more than 20 000 die of dire poverty, for want of food, safe drinking water, medicine or other essential needs. People earn by on “$1 a day or less and are...
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...Take Home Final Examination Hamline University School of Law 2013 Spring Semester Exam Number __ __ __ __ __ Instructor : Course Title : Section : Format : Total Time for Exam : Total Number of Pages : Professor Thaddeus Pope Bioethics & Law Law 9558, Section 1 Take Home 72 hours 13 Pages Reference Materials Allowed Open Book (all reference materials allowed) Take-Home Exam Instructions 1. Please know your correct Spring 2013 exam number and include this number at the top of each page of your exam answer (for example, in a header). To locate your exam number, go to www.hamline.edu and follow the steps below. A graphic guide to locating your exam number is attached to these instructions. Click on Logins in the header. Go to Piperline Log in to the secure area Enter your Student ID and PIN Click Student Services Click Registration Click Student Detail Schedule Select the appropriate term from the drop down menu Exam Numbers are listed below Total Credit Hours at the top of the page 2. Confirm that you are using and have typed the correct exam number on your exam document. 3. You may download the exam from the course TWEN site any time after 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2013. All exams must be submitted within 72 hours of download. But, in any case, all exams must be submitted by the end of the final exam period, i.e. by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013. Therefore, you will want to download...
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