A new Hindu bride will kick over a small measure of rice as she crosses the threshold of her new home. It is said that by scattering the rice grains she brings good fortune with her. ... Nigerians and Indians have similar drinks like water (though drinking it from the tap is NOT advised), soft drinks, tea, coffee, juices and alcoholic beverages (unless they are Muslim). ... Another alternative to soft drinks is soda water. ... Local drinks are known as country liquor' and include toddy, a mildly alcoholic extract from the coconut palm flower, and feni, a distilled liquor produced from fe...

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perspective, society rebelled astoundingly against the 18th Amendment to the Constitution (Prohibition) emphasizing the idea that American people wanted their liquor. ... There needs to be open lines of communication between parents and their children about drinking. Rachel Kelly, president of the National Women's Christian Temperance, was interviewed by USA Today where she stated,? ... Zero tolerance for drinking and driving. ... The same way we drink a coke at lunch and dinner, he would drink a beer with his meals. ...

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College students, for the first time, bear primary responsibility for their personal needs, such as housing, laundry and nourishment, in addition to their schoolwork. ... Too frequently, adults sell liquor to underage students without carefully checking for proof of age. ... Will you listen if I tell you that my good friend, Melanie, was killed by a drunk driver three weeks after she began her freshman year at Michigan State University? ... While she was on 1-96, she was hit by a drunk driver and forced into the cement median divider. She was sober, but that did not save her. ...

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Mama Walter wants to get rich quickly by investing the money in a liquor store. ... But it was his dream, and it was all he had." (401) Like his father, he wants his family to have a better life and wants to invest the money from the insurance check in a liquor store. ... When Walter's boss called telling Ruth that he has not been to work in three days, He explains that he been wandering all day and drinking all night. ... Whereas earlier his desire for money trumped the needs of others", he now focuses all of his energy on family. ... She would rather be with Asagai than pretty an...

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Alcoholics will sometimes quit drinking or switch from hard liquor to beer but this hardly ever lasts. ... So in most cases I believe that alcohol does cause cancer because most alcoholics smoke when they drink. ... Most of the symptoms of withdrawal begin within the first six to 48 hours after the last drink. ... Babies can be born mentally retarded if a women decides to drink alcohol while she's pregnant and have disorder problems, it is not known exactly how much alcohol is needed to cause these problems but these birth defects are avoided by abstinence. ... (Gorski 71) Alcoholism is ...

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We always see a woman carrying a bottle of liquor, which they feed to the men, they drink it and fall asleep. ... He stayed with her, because he was tired and wanted rest and she was his closest relief to being with his wife. She was current emotional stability. ... Calypso had tried to keep Odysseus by sex, but he realized that what she was giving him was not good for a married man. ... When Odysseus finds out how much his people needs him he sets a challenge, which is imposible for anyone. ...

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The character of Myron from All New People can be compared to Stanley as he also drinks and takes drugs, "Myron snorts a line of coke.... However, this also highlights masculinity as men are usually associated with drugs and alcohol as it helps maintain their high status in society because it can help differentiate the type of class you are in; liquor as upper-class, beer as lower-class.13The theme of escapism is significant for both plays as they equally use alcohol and drugs to escape from the realism of society by using it as a haven, which is common and accepted in both eras of the pl...

• Word Count: 1885
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