McAlister 1 Daniel McAlister Dr. Gaines Writing 101 10 April 2013 Along The Mountain Pass I remember it was a cold December evening. Thick storm clouds covered the night sky. The absence of any light, from the moon or stars, allowed the darkness to suck me into its cold, damp, chilling shroud of fear. The brisk, icy frost that hit my throat each time I inhaled was quickly soothed by the warm, moist air that would escape from my lungs, like a cloud of smoke, as I exhaled. “I knew I shouldn’t
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THE CHALLENGE For much of my teenage life, I was addicted to alcohol. Now I am a recovering addict who campaign for (S.A.D.D.), Students Against Drunk Drivers. I know i cant stop anyone from using alcohol, but I hope my story can sort of persuade them into a different direction, to show them a better way of life. No one in my peer group did that for me. I began drinking alcohol when I was 13 years old, trying it out of course. I grew up in the country side of a small town, called
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someone into thinking they’re not as drunk as they really are. As a result the person will continue drinking, which can lead to alcohol poisoning. Therefore I do believe the drinks are as dangerous as the critics claim. The packaging of the alcoholic beverage closely resembles that of an energy drink, this could as a result attract younger, underage drinker to the product as young people are already the biggest group of consumers drinking energy drinks. Four Loko instead should have incorporated a design
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where the product made of fruit flavors and package in bright colours. This product designing with colourful packaging of the beverages and the fact that they come in flavors like watermelon, blue raspberry and lemon-lime. Alcoholic drink design in this way will lead to people misunderstand that the product is soft drink, but actually not. Senator Schumer charged that the beverages are
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There are issues, opportunities or problems that face every business and every organization. In my business, a restaurant, my biggest issue, problem and opportunity is with my alcohol cost. This is an issue and a problem because we are losing money, and it is an opportunity because it gives me the ability to prove how effective a manager I am. The significance of alcohol cost in a restaurant is the difference in what is being accounted for and what is actually being given away. When this number is
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1) Mere Assertion means that it is true because one believes it is. Argument: If I said that I am the most beautiful person in the world. To me that would be what I believed and no matter what one says, I will believe it no matter what, until it is proven otherwise. 2) Circular Reasoning meaning to me that the reasoning is the same all the way around. Argument: That I believe God is real and that he wrote the Bible (Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth). That he also created man and
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Assignment 6.1 Calculating Blood Alcohol Concentration The key to anticipating the probable results of taking psychoactive drugs is understanding that it’s not only the substance itself that causes effects, it’s the amount used in each dose or drink, how fast those doses or drinks are taken, the frequency of use over time, and whether other drugs are used at the same time. One way of determining the effects of drinks of alcohol is to calculate blood alcohol concentration. Answer the following
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find a way to get a hold of alcohol. People as young as fifteen are able to get their hands on an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. College students have a tendency to drink more than the general population. It is said that college students spend approximately $4.2 billion annually an alcohol. This money is spent on 430 gallons of alcoholic beverages, and 4 million cans of beer. The type of college, geographical location, the ethnic and gender makeup plays
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Nowadays energy drinks become more and more popular, especially among young people. They drink it because it helps to get rid of fatigue and sleepiness. It is also tasty like any carbonated beverage, what makes it more popular. And influence of advertisement is also high. But people do not care about negative effects of energy drinks such as different diseases and sleeping problems. The only one positive thing is filling the body up with energy
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Alcohol vs. Marijuana After researching both marijuana and alcohol, which are two commonly used drugs in my community that have the same effect, but yet differ significantly. While alcohol is the number one substance used and misused by people, marijuana is the number one illegal drug being [Doctoral rule (but good advice for any academic writer)--If not a noun (as in "human being"), the word "Being" is hard to imagine; it means "existing." Try to rewrite this without using "being"--with
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