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    Ruchi Bhatia Davenport 4th period 8th October 2012 SPRITE CHART FOR LATE MIDDLE AGES Social- * (mostly) male oriented‚ brother abandoning brother during illness‚ during the post-plague years people aspired to be better and blamed the Jews (scapegoats). * During the Hundred Years’ War England vs. France‚ Henry IV married daughter of France king: ensured that all their heirs would receive French throne‚ Joan of Arc (courageous peasant girl and co-commander of French army) inspired

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    Is alcoholism a disease? Until the 1900s‚ most doctors and scientists did not believe that alcoholism was a disease. In 1956‚ the American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness. It took until the 1991 for the AMA to officially classify alcoholism as a disease. Is Alcoholism a Disease? Many individuals who suffer from alcohol abuse wonder‚ “Is alcoholism a disease?” The definition of a disease describes alcoholism fairly well. A disease is a type condition that harms the normal

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    I. Cyber Bullying a. Use of computers‚ cell phones‚ social networking cites and other technology to threaten or humiliate others. b. Putting many young people at risk and sometimes even with deadly consequences c. Megan Meier’s suicide at age 13 II. Problem d. Internet availability is easy becoming so much easier e. Self-esteem is hurt and social skills begin to dwindle f. People may find it easier to say hurtful things online because there is little

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    Alcoholism How does one become an alcoholic? One can assume that many people have asked themselves that same exact question. The truth is there are many reasons why someone can develop a drinking problem. A better question would be why would someone want to go down that road when they know the harms of alcoholism? This essay will cover the reasons why people develop drinking problems and why they struggle to look for help. I speculate that the main reason why people develop a problem with alcoholism

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    larger quantities to feel relaxation as before their tolerance‚ therefore leading to alcoholism. Alcohol is harmful when used irresponsibly because it can inhibit the brain’s functions including: disrupt memory‚ change brain physiology‚ and reduce self-awareness. Hence‚ Toni Morrison incorporates the detrimental consequences of alcoholism into her novel The Bluest Eye to show the destructive capabilities of alcoholism through the actions of her character‚ Cholly. His Aunt Jimmy raised Cholly‚ but unfortunately

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    Alcoholism Alcoholism is a complex chronic psychological and nutritional disorder associated with excessive and usually compulsive consumption of alcohol. Alcohol dependence affects many different kinds of people around the world; men‚ women‚ rich‚ poor‚ business people‚ laborers and people from many different religions and cultures. Alcoholism dates back hundreds of years. In the early 1900s alcoholics would be viewed immoral and of weak character and would be punished. Today‚ about 62 million

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    mental and social problems‚ including problems with job responsibilities and relationships‚ according to the National Institutes of Health. As is the case with other addictions‚ alcoholism is considered a disease by many in the medical community‚ including the American Medical Association. A drawback to framing alcoholism as a disease is that we tend to think of diseases as something that needs to be diagnosed by a professional‚ Young said. However‚ physicians often only meet with patients for a

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    Alcoholism has emerged in our time as a unique and highly specific illness. Yet it is a problem that dates from the beginnings of civilization‚ a subject that has been discussed and pondered as one of the great issues of human life” (Dorris 1). Alcoholism not only affects the addicted‚ but those around them as well. The alcohol addict can be male or female‚ adult or child‚ and almost no family in the United States today goes completely untouched by its affects. In order to understand the effects

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    The Negative Impact of Alcoholism There are many negative effects of excessive use of alcohol. Alcoholism negatively impacts one’s lifestyle and health in many ways. There are many major organs that are impacted by the heavy consumption of alcohol. A person’s brain is directly affected by alcohol. Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways; which causes changes in mood and behavior. This change in mood and behavior impacts the social and mental health of an alcoholic by impacting

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    Alcoholism: A Family Disease Today‚ over 76 million American adults have been exposed to alcoholism in the family‚ and it is responsible for more family problems than any other single cause (Parsons).  Alcoholism does not just take over the life of the alcoholic‚ but also the lives of the family. Every family member is affected differently‚ but they collectively share the pain and the suffering of living with an alcoholic. When the father is an alcoholic it has the greatest impact on the family

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