Taylor Glenn Composition & Rhetoric 1302-600X February 4‚ 2015 He Becomes Deeply and Famously Drunk When reading “He Becomes Deeply and Famously Drunk” the main character‚ Archie‚ wanted to avenge his father; he died when Archie was just five years old. His mother became a drug addict after the death of her husband and he became a delinquent. His mother sent him out to a ranch‚ where people who worked with his father could keep an eye on him and keep him out of trouble. Archie wanted to kill the
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Situation In Brady Udall’s short story‚ “He Becomes Deeply and Famously Drunk‚” the young ranch hand Archie proclaims: “Growing up‚ I used to read a lot‚ mostly Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour‚ and in those books if someone killed a member of your family or even a friend‚ it was pretty much your duty to pay the son of a bitch back. It’s what anyone who had any courage or sense of justice did; it’s what cowboys did. It’s what my father would have done.” (558) In the past week‚ we have discussed
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Man Becomes Who He Is Aristotle discusses two different claims in Nichomachean Ethics that seems to have no connection. Aristotle’s "proper function of man‚" which is an activity of the soul in relation with the rational principle‚ does not seem to connect with his later claim that‚ "men become just by performing just actions and self-controlled by practicing self-control‚" but the connection is made by Aristotle suggesting that the actions of man’s soul‚ the nonphysical part of man or what
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Drunk for life Debbie Crowell worries that 7-month-old Sabrina may have fetal alcohol syndrome. Crowell‚ a recovering alcoholic‚ was forced into treatment after Sabrina’s birthday. Now seven months sober‚ she’s learning to be a good mom to her seven children. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tucsonan Debbie Crowell has graciously agreed to share her personal nightmare with Tucson Citizen readers. She hopes her story will prevent another child from being born under the influence of alcohol. Crowell is turning her
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Drunk Driving Statistics In 2011‚ the rate of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100‚000 population was 3.2‚ representing a 65% decrease since 1982‚ when record keeping began‚ and 49% since the inception of The Century Council in 1991. What this translates into is‚ for every 100‚000 people in the US in 2011‚ slightly more than three people were killed in a drunk driving fatal crash‚ a rate that has been cut almost in half over the past two decades - down from a rate of 6.3 in 1991. Alcohol-impaired
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Drunk Driving In 2012‚ 10‚322 people were killed and approximately 345‚000 were injured. Each crash‚ each death‚ each injury impacts not only the person in the crash‚ but family‚ friends‚ classmates‚ coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the $132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those‚ about one out of every two thousand trips are taken
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day alcohol has been able to influence so many people that it is ok to drink‚ and drive. As a matter of fact research by (Buddy T) as shown that judgment impairment begins long before a person reaches the legal level of 0.08‚ to be considered drunk driving. That is why drinking and driving is not right‚ it is wrong! When a person drinks and drive they are putting everyone that crosses their path in danger. An individual who drinks and drives takes the chances of getting a DUI‚ a fine‚ and
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Ashlynn Smith Mrs.Nowlin 3A November 8‚ 2012 Drunk Driving Every year thousands of people die from drunk driving. Some survive a car accident‚ but others aren’t so lucky. Drunk drivers should have more punishments than what we have today. It would make the roads a lot safer if we had more cops out‚ make the blood alcohol level lower than it is now‚ and make the punishments stricter. This would of professional cops and law enforcements are highly trained‚ competent professionals
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong‚ irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them‚ endanger public safety‚ and create carnage on the nation’s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving‚ so why do people do it? It is society’s job to punish these menaces and try to take control of this out of control issue. America doesn’t want to watch idly as hundreds of people are killed
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