Alcoholism.

Alcohol -- one product 79% of teens and adults use to enable them to "forget their problems, have a "good time" or simply because they just want to experience being drunk and developing the "good feeling". It is the drug most often used by 12- to 17-year-olds, with more than four million adolescents drinking alcohol in any month. Okay—why do people really drink alcohol? A lot of research has been done to find and explore the reason/s why people drink alcohol. From one accurate research conducted in the Netherlands among 15 to 25 year-olds, the following answers came up, 71 percent said, “To be more social” and 51 percent said, “They like the taste”. I would have to disagree with those the taste is absolutely horrible, although alcohol puts you at ease to a certain extent, it should not be the answer to being able to socialize easier. Socializing should be a natural talent, and should not have to be forced, or feared. Alcohol is risky when you need more to feel good. If you cannot do that anymore on your own, and you use the alcohol for it, at a certain point you run the risk of starting to drink more and more each time to still feel the effects. This can be the beginning of an addiction. If you drink to feel good, you should ask yourself if you can also feel at ease without alcohol.

Those who often drink too much run a high risk of suffering physical damage. It is mainly the short term physical change that most Americans drink for—numbing, decrease in memory, judging situation and reduction in pain—although it is not recognized it is that alcohol level, in which most people settle for.

Everyone knows that being able to get loud and rowdy is a lot of fun, but be a responsible drinker, because you can hurt yourself as easy as you can hurt other around you.

Subway eat fresh!

“Subway, eat fresh!” well it is true one man by the name of Jared, has truly been Subway’s key to success, by losing 245 Lbs. Subway only has one competition sandwich shop which is Quiznos, and it does not even come close. Today being overweight and/or obese is an epidemic problem that just keeps rising. Everyone knows about it and everyone’s goal now is to be slim and fit. It is known and the word remains to spread, because it is true. Subway is in fact one of the freshest and healthiest fast food restaurants that provides their customers with fresh veggies and meat on a daily basis. A lot of people argue that Quiznos is better, but they only think it is better because they go to Quiznos and count on their special side sauces, that practically drench their sandwiches to satisfy their taste buds. The main reason to get a “healthy sandwich” in the first place is to avoid the preservatives and extra condiments or at least to add them with a limit. Now, the real reason people even go to Subway is for their delicious breakfast, and with the awful economy the company is coming up with better family deals every day. The great soups and sandwiches are filled with healthy vegetables undoubtedly, but what the consumer do not know is the in reality it has an excessive amount of calories as well it may not be as many as Quiznos or Jarl’s Jr., but it is very close in the running. If you have ever looked at their napkins they lay out each sandwich with its proper nutrient charts. If the sandwich is packed with veggies what is causing this calorie overload? Of all the times I have been to Subway I have not walked out without seeing people load their sandwiches with extra cheese and condiments. I almost never see people order a six inch sub anymore because of the five dollar foot longs, which is obviously a great deal. Although, it is unintentionally forcing the population all around the world to eat more and therefore it is all adding up and there you have an obese population rising in many of the industrialized countries where Subway is located. Thus, going to a healthy restaurant to eat a well put together, nutritious meal is being disregarded with the high demand in high calorie adding’s.

Burger KING, 'it just tastes better'.

How many ads have we seen that may present the need for safety? Or affiliation? Not nearly as many as we have seen for food such as fast foods, for example, Carl’s Jr., Taco bell or McDonalds. Surfing the web I came across this very unique Burger King advertisement and was disgusted at first glance. Oh, Burger King—it has been around for years. Lately, the ads have become gruesome, and definitely define one of Jim Fowles fifteen basic appeals. Mainly, this depiction demonstrates number one, the need for sex. It fascinates me at how much sex is being advertised, but how much is really being noticed? The advertisers are displaying the ambiguous figures that are not appealing to kids rather picked up almost immediately by adults. The huge caption that shouts out “It’ll blow your mind away”, almost instantly grabs the audience’s attention. The bigger figure here that demonstrates the need for sex is the enormous burger being displayed in front of the girl’s mouth. The burger, essentially, symbolizes a penis. Looking at the picture closer, the girl has luscious red lipstick on her lips, which may also be symbolizing a vagina. The name of the burger also plays into the role of Fowles need for sex. The name of the burger is “BK Super Seven Incher”. The advertiser did a great job of making it obvious that he/she was turning the ad into a sexual figure. Beneath the picture it adds a tag line at the bottom, in very fine print reading “Fill your desire for something long, juicy and flame-grilled with the NEW BK SUPER SEVEN INCHER”. Again, the advertiser is still portraying the ad as a sex filled agent to grab the audience’s attention, need for sex and food all at the same time. Right as you think it cannot get any better, it does. The girl that is being modeled in the picture has blonde hair and blue eyes. A typical “white girl”, drawing from back in the days where your everyday “white girl” was thought to be royal and higher than many others. That image has quite an impact on the ad also, given that the ad is for burger king. Just like a classic “white girl” back in the day a king also had a lot of significance and royalty. To go along with the great burger king the advertisers threw in a perfect image of a noble “white girl”

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Fasting

In America people don’t fast for any particular reason, but many diet to lose weight. In the Muslim religion there is a lot of fasting involved for example Ramadan. Well in the Hindu religion just like the Muslim religion we fast quit a lot. For example, one of the fasts I participate in is called ‘Janmastami’ August or September depending on the Hindu calendar, but the reason I do it is because that is when our Lord Krishna was born. The religious followers of Lord Krishna celebrate the festival of Janmashtami by keeping ‘nirjal’ fast, meaning fasting without having even a single drop of water. They believe that by keeping this type of fast they will come closer to God. Devotees who can't follow such a strict fast keep fruit fast having only milk and fruits during the fast. Devotees observe strict discipline while fasting. They refrain from having cereals and salt on the day of the festival. They also feel that keeping such a fast is the only way that they can offer God. Fasting is accompanied by singing of devotional songs at midnight. The week of Lord Krishna’s birth date all of our family and friends make different types of food, from enchiladas to chow mien and of course it consists of mainly Indian dishes. The prayer room holds about 50 main course dishes and 100 sweets and desserts laid out on mini steps that lead to the statues of Lord Krishna as well as statues of other Gods. The tradition we fallow is the day before Lord Krishna’s birth we gather all of our family friends have a festivity as big as possible at either my house or my uncle’s house we rotate every year. Finally at midnight we throw candy out from behind a curtain. The lord awakes then eats/ tastes his food. We then take the food out and lay it on tables and everyone can then eat that food, which has been blessed by the Lord.

Paneer =]

Food, glorious food...The way to a man's heart is through his stomach....and so many other clichés that all centre around one of life's necessities - eating. Without exception people aim to ensure you into a truly unique, unforgettable cuisine experience. People combine the ancient with the modern and take you down the path to losing yourself in the exotic flavors of INDIA.
Being Indian I have many favorite main courses dishes, side dishes, sweets, appetizers and many other things. In many of my blogs you will catch me writing about all sorts of delicious food. Delicious to me may mean the total opposite to you. As many people like to think, the color and texture can really throw you off. It is not necessarily true, but that is what the American society has done to our psychological thinking.
Paneer (cottage cheese) is a type of cheese that was originally found in the area that today encompasses Iran, India and Pakistan. It is a high protein food it is often substituted for meat in many vegetarian entrees of Indian cuisine. Paneer is a versatile dairy product, it is used in desserts, snacks or for main course cooking. Paneer is good for the skin as it a source of calcium and protein, but it is also high in fat. If you eat paneer daily then you might increase in your. Paneer can be used with many vegetables, like tomato gravy, muttar(peas), spinach. That is you paneer so delicious. It is high in fat and is great to your taste buds. It is almost like chocolate to Americans maybe better. A cousin of mine has a paneer wedding, where everything on the menu was made of paneer.
Most dishes that consist of paneer are main course dishes of the Punjabi food category. Punjabi food wins over most categories of Indian food. It is very fattening, but so delicious.
I am Gujarati another northern city in India. Although I am Gujarati and eat Gujarati food almost every day (while at home) I still love the taste of Punjabi food more. It may be because I don’t get the chance to eat it very often or just because I eat Gujarati food almost every day. Overall Indian food is amazingly flavorful and I can almost guarantee anyone with an open mind would love it.