Personal character flaws that lead to initial use of a substance in part cause drug abuse and eventually addiction. Character defects such as pride, anger, and other impulses must be curbed if one wants to remain clean and sober. ... Alcoholics Anonymous, first started in 1939, is a fellowship of men and women alcoholics with the desire to stay sober and to help other alcoholics who seek help for their drinking problem. ... Alcoholic Anonymous" "Twelve Steps" are the following: 1) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable. 2) Came to believe that a...

• Word Count: 1588
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ellen Weis (qtd. in "Advertising Characters" 1997) speaks from the perspective of one who is an authority on mythology. ... For men you have Marlboro with the infamous "Marlboro man," who is a rugged, handsome loner out in the countryside with his horse and campfire. ... As if the celebration of the birth of Christ wasn't quite enough, a new character had to be born, one specifically oriented toward children, one that is more expendible and mysterious. This is religion for children, replacing toys for Heaven, Santa Claus for God, reindeer for angels, and a naughty and nice list for punish...

• Word Count: 1761
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Ellen Weis (qtd. in "Advertising Characters" 1997) speaks from the perspective of one who is an authority on mythology. ... For men you have Marlboro with the infamous "Marlboro man," who is a rugged, handsome loner out in the countryside with his horse and campfire. ... As if the celebration of the birth of Christ wasn't quite enough, a new character had to be born, one specifically oriented toward children, one that is more expendible and mysterious. This is religion for children, replacing toys for Heaven, Santa Claus for God, reindeer for angels, and a naughty and nice list for punish...

• Word Count: 1811
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

As Mathew 6:1 states, "Be careful not to do your "acts of righteousness" before men, to be seen by them. ... Rachel is the oldest of the four daughters, at 15 years of age, the whiny would-be beauty queen who "cares for naught but appearances," can think only of what she misses: the five-day deodorant pads she forgot to bring, flush toilets, machine-washed clothes and other things, as she says with her willful gift for malapropism, that she has taken "for granted," the bible and her faith were no where near the top of her list. ... Nathan Price narrates nothing, and yet his character is very c...

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8

Still others will claim that it is a sign of your salvation and the list will go on and on. ... In Mark 16:17-20 we find in the list of miraculous signs that would be performed by the apostles would be tongues. ... First it is to be the confirmation by God of the revelation that is spoken by men inspired by Him.... "An unhealthy craving for new and thrilling religious sansations, and emotional meetings of a most exciting character, readily account for these things."...

• Word Count: 2136
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School