Essays on Drunkenness

Public disturbance is actions that violate public order or moral or other behaviour that is interpreted as a threat to the normal routine of life of the society. Examples of such crimes are prostitution, pornography, gambling, vagrancy, public drunkenness and drug use. Often these disorders are called “crimes without victims” because they are difficult to accurately identify the victims of violations (C. Bartol & A. Barol, 2016). Latest statistics show that almost 80% of crimes are committed while intoxicated. Public disturbance under the influence of alcohol unfortunately occurs quite often. Control over one's own behaviour is reduced; the person is ...

Edgar Allan Poe’s fiction used symbols and intense imagery to tap into the dark and unknown parts of human existence. Hit gothic tales sought to redefine the ultimate human experience by showing the prevalence of horror in everyday life. Normal individuals are driven to rage and madness and they get to commit the most heinous crimes without reasonable justification for their actions. In “Legia” and “The Black Cat”, Poe relies on symbolism and imagery to show humanity’s relationship with nature and death. Poe explores man’s attempt at rationalizing the irrational. This paper seeks to compare and ...

Excessive alcohol consumption of alcohol is currently a public issue around the globe. The alcohol abuse accounts close to 7 percent in the developed nations. Alcohol is the causal of 50 medical conditions that result in long-term health issues (Hassan & Shiu, 2007). Alcohol consumption is most prevalent on the young adult population. Many students account for risky drinking behavior. Different journal issues generate interest on issues concerning binge drinking among the students. The facts and statistics question on the best way to educate the young people especially students to ensure they are within safe drinking limits. This paper will investigate ...

Introduction

Laws do not tolerate drunk driving and will likely result in any civil punishment. A punishment could be in the form of community service or imprisonment for the certain duration of time. High consumption of beers could change a person’s state of consciousness due to intoxication. Millions of people drive using their cars daily in order to reach their destination. Many people associate themselves with both drinking and driving as part of their cultural lifestyle. In addition, it is important to understand the implications behind drunk driving because it addresses important issues correlated to cultural aspects of human life. ...

Abstract

For the purpose of this paper, I will be discussing the East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as well as a terracotta bell-krater attributed to the Methyse Painter, and comparing both works in terms of their composition, formal elements, and cultural context. The selection of these works allows for two central activities of the Greeks to be compared, especially ones represented by their own divine figures. The east pediment and the Dionysian vase feature two distinct sides of Greek culture – the former showcasing Greek’s love of justice, and the latter the Greek’s love of wine ...

According to the article entitled 1 in 7 suffer from sleep ‘drunkenness’, a study found out that out of seven people, one can suffer from sleep ‘drunkenness’. This was based from a journal released by the American Academy of Neurology. Sleep drunkenness can also be termed as confusional arousal as stated in the said article. From the term itself, confusional arousal causes confusion or disorientation during the sleep or after an arousal (Lichstein, np). This state of confusion lasts until the person goes back to sleep or when there is arousal. But if the arousal was forced, like the sound ...

Abstract

The paper deals with Japanese samurai warriors and the cultural peculiarities of this highly decorated social and military elite. Customs, religious practices, different codes of conduct, material culture, such as clothing and weaponry, food, and drinks are among the main subjects highlighted in the paper. The project is based on the opinions and knowledge shared by prominent subject-field scientists and journalists. Keywords: culture, Japanese, samurai, code, weapon, elite, warrior All world societies, whether civilized or not, have always had a distinctive social group of nobility or a ruling caste in charge of administrative, cultural, economic and political affairs, with ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature and circumstances under which secondary victims of traumatic incidents or victims of negligence can lay claim for compensation. This paper deals with a very important aspect of tort law which is negligently inflicted psychiatric injury. This is most common in victims of post traumatic stress disorder who witnessed an extremely traumatic incident. The paper also examines the liabilities which would follow from such a case, especially if the guilty person is employed in the service of the company i.e. employment liability. Civil litigation involving tort law happens that when an ...

Psychology

What is the significance of a detainee's biography in the forensic psychological assessment of mentally ill offenders? A forensic psychological assessment seeks to provide information to attorneys and courts for the purpose of making legal determination. The psychologist seeks to discern the relationship between the detainee’s mental disorder (if any) and the offence they are charged for (if proven). Biographical investigation is one method of performing a forensic psychological evaluation. The detainee’s biography provides background information as a source of knowledge to form the basis of a biographical investigation. A biography gives a unique and personalized narrative of an individual devoid ...

Introduction

Karl Heinrich Marx was born in a family of nine to Henrietta Marx and Heinrich in Trier in Prussia. He was born on 5th of May 1818. Karl Marx was brought up by a father who was a lawyer who was extremely successful Voltaire and Kant. The father was also a fervent Prussian reform activist. Despite his parents bringing him as a Jew in the ancestry of rabbinical, in 1816 his father converted to Christianity at 35 years of age. At school, Marx was never the best student. He was always an average student. For twelve years he was educated at home. After a ...

Biblical and professional approaches to Substance abuse counseling

Introduction Drug and substance abuse is the one among the most common social evils in the contemporary societies. The drug and substance abuse menace is both a menace to health and an economic cost that is uncalled for. In a bid to try and fight the menace, society has come up with a wide array of methods. The methods designed to aid the war against drugs can be analyzed and categorized into two categories. The first category is the anti-drugs campaign, which seeks to prevent the growing of the menace among members of society. The second class of methods is the ...

Writers Name

Born on the 14th day in the month of January 1741 in Norwich Benedict Arnold legacy has run for centuries. Generations after a generation, his life history continues to be taught and passed. Born to a successful businessman, Arnold was expected to be learned son just like the other children from rich families. However, the life of Arnold took another turn when his father got into alcoholism after two of his children succumbed to yellow fever. This got the family into a deeper financial problem which saw Arnold drop out of school. Arnold’s life took another turn after these episodes ...

In any literary work, certain factors affect the quality done by its author. In reviewing prose of a particular author of choice, for instance, the viewpoint of the author presented along with the setting, character(s), and others should [definitely] be considered. In so doing, the greatness of the work is revealed. Nevertheless, in this particular paper, it is worthy to consider the comparison of two of Theodore Roethke’s works: “My Papa’s Waltz” and “Wish for a Young Wife”. And this literary review will be done in light of the works’ symbolism and the point of view of the ...

How Alcoholism is shown in the Media Sector

Introduction Visual culture refers to all the things in a culture that have a visual appearance and play a major role in their existence. It entails the provision and utilization activities of the elite groups' personal and popular types of media. Media refers to all channels of communication, targeting the masses in the form of sports, news, social sites, education etc. These include; Television, radio, newspapers, social sites such as face book and twitter, and the internet. The media portrays alcoholism in various ways; both good and bad. The media generally plays a crucial role in determining the intake of alcoholic drinks ...

The issues which the Court will consider are;

I. Is there an "Offer" and "Acceptance" II. Do the parties have the legal capacity to contract III. Was there a meeting of the minds IV. Is the contract supported by consideration There is an Offer and Acceptance by the performance or forbearance on the part of Harry and Wanda. Unfortunately, there was no meeting of the minds as to what they were offering and what was accepted. Harry and Wanda are over the age of 18 and each is mentally competent, and, therefore, has the legal capacity to enter a binding and enforceable contract. If either ...

Native Americans are the indigenous people of America. They had lived in America for thousands of years before the Europeans began exploring the continent in the 15th century. The Native Americans are made up of numerous distinct American tribes and ethnic groups. They are categorized as the American Indians or Indians, the native Hawaiians, and the Alaskan Natives. Currently, the Navajo tribe is the largest Native American tribe of the North American Indians. The first part of this paper discusses the Navajo tribe. It provides a brief history of the tribe, highlights where they originated from, and reveals where they ...

Holiness can be defined as the state of being holy, pure and sanctified. From this definition holiness assumes an evangelistic approach making it more precise in terms of purity and sanctification. It is used in many religious settings making it a common word used for a universal description across all religious faiths. Therefore, holiness is a universal religious word used to mean a state of sanctity and purity way from sins or evil. In many religious settings, holiness comes with self denial and total submission to a supernatural power and divine law of the supernatural being, common described as the Only Holy and owner ...

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Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises represents a drunkenness-infused, dissipated, and tragedy-stricken collection of antiheroic characters, adequately deemed the Lost Generation. Their postwar plight for meaning in a desolate wasteland of existence is a futile one, painfully aware of the fact that no baptism would wash away their sins. The psychological structure of these characters is equally marred by their profuse alcoholism and debauchery, and their ultimate tragedy is that the all but subtle myth of the generation they belong to would keep them in a perpetual state of psychological hell. The aftermath of the World War I challenged all the ...

Sherman Alexie, in his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, reflects on alcoholism as a social problem that has faced and is still facing the Native American Society today. He conveys alcoholism as a source of domestic conflicts, Loss of potential and lives, and the disintegration of the moral fabric within the Native American Society. He also conveys alcoholism as generic and is hence passed from generation to generation among Native Americans.

Sherman Alexie conveys alcohol as a key source of domestic conflicts throughout his book. One of the places where alcohol is conveyed as being a source of domestic ...

The Terrible Irony of Cheever’s ‘Reunion’

The title of this story - ‘Reunion’ – might lead the reader to expect a happy, celebratory story; after all, reunions involve meeting old friends or colleagues and reacquainting oneself with the past in a festive spirit of nostalgia. But Cheever’s story does not live up t these expectations. The opening sentence then brings the reader to a halt: “The last time I saw my father was in Grand Central Station.” (Cheever, 665). This seems to imply, when it is first read, that the narrator’s father died suddenly after their reunion at the station, but Cheever develops his story so well ...