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Drinking survey

1. Introduction
Do you ever go back to your home and see people who can’t stand up because they are so drunk? Do you drink? Do your friends drink or does one of your family drinks? Should we allow alcohol for people under 21, like 19 or 18? Scientists find that drinking is really bad for our health. We may have serious diseases such as addiction to alcohol, and poisoning, and you may die or you may get stomach ulcers.
Drinking is a problem these days because the research has found that 22% of all students under 21, compared to 18% over 21 years old, are heavy drinkers (Engs, 1998, para.5). Also, they have found that only 32% of under age youths compared to 24% of legal age youths are heavy drinkers. Some people think that states should raise the drinking age to 21 and this is the right thing to do. But some think that drinking age should be less than 21, they think that 18 is the best age to start to drink. Also, males and females may have a different idea about drinking. Moreover, young people and old people may have different ideas.
2. Purpose
Our group, EAP1-A, including me, decided to find out some things; first, if the females started to drink before the males, or the males started first. Second, we wanted to know at which age they started to drink alcohol. Third, what do the people think about lowering the drinking age to 18? Another thing we wanted to know was if they think much drinking is a problem in Carbondale or not.

3. Hypotheses
I had two hypotheses abut drinking alcohol. First, I thought that males start to drink alcohol before females. Second, I thought the teenagers, at age 18 and under, would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less.

4. Methods and procedures
Each person in our group was supposed to ask 6 people who were of different genders and ages in the Student Center and on the S.I.U. campus to get different opinions; all respondents were probably students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. In addition, we asked anyone we saw. We prepared a survey that had 9 questions. Those questions were almost all yes or no questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.

5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, most of the people we asked said that they drink. 8 out of 12 (67%) 18-20 years-olds told us that they started to drink at age 18-20 years old. 20 out of 25 males (88%) drink and 19 out of 24 (79%) females drink. 3 of 25 (12%) males and 4 out of 24 (17%) females started drinking when they were 13-15 years old so the females started first. 9 of 25 males (36%) and 11 of 24 (46%) females started drinking when they were 16-18. 11 of 25 (44%) males and 6 of 24 (25%) females started drinking when they were 19-20. 4 of 12 (33%) people who are 18-20 years old and 8 of 25 (31%) people who are over 21 said that they should lower the drinking age.

7. Conclusion and discussion
I believed that males started to drink alcohol before females. However, it was not true because our survey showed that females started to drink before males. I was shocked at that fact, because I thought that males started to drink first. Also, I thought that teenagers at age 18 and under would want to lower the drinking age to 18 or less. The survey showed they were only slightly more likely to farer lowering the drinking age. This was true; 33% of people who are 18-20 said that they should lower the drinking age, and 31% of people who are over 21 said that they should lower the drinking age. I think the results came out as they did, because people who are 18 are more likely to say yes, to lower the drinking age. They want to drink as adults and they think that they have the right to do it. They think if they can get marred and go to the war when they are 18 they can drink alcohol; it is not a big deal. Moreover, 4 out of 20 (20%) people who are 18-20 years old, and 8 out of 64 (12.5%) people who are over 20 think that too much drinking is a problem in Carbondale. This means that Engs was right about that underage people drink. Finally, if I do another survey about the drinking age I will ask two more questions. I want to know how can they get alcohol when they want to drink? Also, I want to know how they would feel if they made alcohol illegal in the U.S.A.
8- Reference
Engs, R. (1998, March 20). Why the drinking age should be lowered: An opinion based upon research. Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/cqoped.html

Smoking survey

1. Introduction
Do you ever smoke? Do your friends smoke? Do any members of your family smoke? Should we be allowed to smoke in public places? Should we increase the price of cigarettes? Today doctors know that smoking is very bad for your health. And it causes some of the most dangerous diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease. They still don't understand that almost everybody knows about what smoking does to their bodies and they still smoke. This is serious problem in society because they don't just affect themselves also; they affect the people who are around them.
Some of the researchers had found "staggering health risks of smoking; are women still lighting up? Today, 25.2 percent of women ages 18 to 24 and 27.8 percent of women ages 25 to 44 smoke--and these numbers are increasing. Dr. Larry Laufman, assistant professor at the Center for Cancer Control Research of Baylor College of Medicine, attributes the prevalence of young women who smoke to the recent rise in teen smokers". This increase in teen smoking is particularly worrisome because CDC studies have shown most people begin to smoke as teens. In fact, 82 percent of adults who smoke (or smoked in the past) had their first cigarette by the time they were 18, and more than half had become regular smokers by that time. Furthermore, people who have not tried cigarettes by the time they graduate from college are unlikely to ever start smoking". according to Stefanie, A. Doebler. A Smoking Gun. (1999, para.5).
2. Purpose
Our group, S. Aluqeel, G. Yoo, and I, decided to find out how smokers think about smoking. And what did they think the best solution to make people quit smoking is? I wanted to examine the relationship between gender and when people started smoking. Also, I wanted to know the difference between ages when they want to quit smoking. Moreover, I wanted to know the relationship between gender and their feeling about smoking’s legalization in public places.
3. Hypotheses
I had three hypotheses about smoking. First, I thought that males would say they started to smoke earlier than females. Second, I thought that females would be more likely to say that they started to smoke due to peer pressure than males. Third, I thought that increasing the price of cigarettes is the best solution to make males quit smoking, but it will not work with females.
4. Methods and procedures
Our group asked thirty people who are different gender and age in Carbondale to get different opinions. In addition, we decided to ask smokers because we wanted to know how smokers thought about smoking. We collected the surveys around the student center where the smokers like to spend time. We also decided to ask only smokers. We prepared a survey that has ten questions. Those questions are short questions, so it was easy for respondents to answer the questions.
5. Data + chart
6. Results
Actually, when we asked people, we found that males started to smoke cigarettes earlier than females. We found that 4 out of 15 (26%) of males started to smoke at age 11-15. And 14 out of 15 (93%) of females started to smoke at age 16-19 and 10 out of 15 (66%) of males started to smoke in age 16-19. And 1 out of 15 (6.7%) females started to smoke in age 20-24 and 1 out of 15 (6.7%) of males started at age 20-24. Also we found that more females started to smoke due to peer pressure than males. We found that 14 out of 15 (93%) of females and 10 out of 15 (66%) males started to smoke due to peer pressure. Moreover, we asked people to find out what they thought the best solution to make them quit smoking was and we found that 10 out of 15 (66%) of males and 8 out of 15 (53%) females think high price is the best solution. And the same result for males and females 3 out of 15 (20%), think that making smoking illegal in public places is the best solution. Moreover, 4 out of 15 (26%) of females and 2 out of 15 (13%) of males think that making smoking illegal until age 24 is a good solution.
7. Conclusions and Discussion
I believed that males would say they started to smoke before females. It was true because our survey showed that. And Stefanie A. Doebler mentioned it in her research. I think that happened because males wanted to prove that they are men, they are not children. Also, males thought that smoke, will make them cool and more attractive for females. Moreover, I believed that females be more likely to start smoking due to peer pressure than males. However, it was not true, because our survey showed that males were more likely to start smoking due to peer pressure than females. I was shocked at that fact, because I thought that females would start to smoke due to peer pressure more than males. I think that happened, because boys don’t like to say no to their friends if they asked them to try something, because they want to prove to their friends that they are men and they aren’t scared. Another thing I thought was that increasing the price of cigarette is the best solution to make males quit smoking, but it would not work with females. And our survey showed that is true. I think that happened, because males care about money more than females do, and because they are more responsible than females. I think if I do the survey again I will ask one more question. I want to know how smokers feel if the government of the U.S. makes it illegal to smoke and sell cigarettes?

8. Reference

Doebler, S.A. (1999, September). A Smoking Gun. American Fitness. FindArticles.com. Retrieved February 20, 2008, from
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_5_17/ai_57387244

The influence of media in the teenager

The media influence the teenager in many ways. One of them is their clothing; the teenagers dress up like what they are watching on the television. Also, the media affect the words that the teenagers use when they are speaking very badly. They learn some bad words from the media. Moreover, the media change how the teens think about some dangerous things, such as smoking. For example, when they watch movies and the handsome hero smokes they think it is cool to smoke and they will look handsome if they smoke. Another effect of the media is that the children will watch bad stuff and they will start to think about it in bad way. For example, if they watch adult movies such as movies with a lot of harm, they will start to think about it and ask a lot of questions. Finally, the parents should control what their children see on the television. And the time that their children will spend in front of the television will increase the television’s harm on their children.

Internet Dating Survey Results

1) Sex

Total

male - 15
female - 15

2) Age

Total

18-20 - 7
21-23 - 15
24-26 - 6
27-29 - 2
more than 30 - 0

3) How many times have you used an internet dating service?
0 -20
1-3 -7
4-6 -3
7-10 -0
more than 10 -0

If your answer is 0, do you want to try?
yes - 6
no -14

4) Which gender do you think does more internet dating?
male -21
female -9

5)Do you think what age of people usually use internet dating service?
16-25 -8
26-35 -16
36-45 - 6
45-60 -0
more than 60 -0

6)Why do people choose internet dating to find a girlfriend or boyfriend?
(write down 1-5, 1-most important, 5- lease important)
It's cheap. - 4
It's interesting. -5
It's convenient. -4
It's fun. -12
It's fast. -5

7) Do you believe strongly all the information in other people's profiles?
yes -5
no -25

8) Do you think the company that offers services for online dating should check the criminal background of its member?
yes -29
no -1

9) What kind of mate are you looking for?
(write down 1-5, 1-most important, 5- lease important)
smart -12
funny -6
rich -6
sex -0
handsome / beautiful -6

10) What do you think about an internet dating service's ability to help you find a serious girlfriend or boyfriend?
very good -4
good -14
bad -8
very bad -4

Internet Dating Survey

1) Sex
male
female

2) Age
18-20
21-23
24-26
27-29
more than 30

3) How many times have you used an internet dating service?
0
1-3
4-6
7-10
more than 10

If your answer is 0, do you want to try?
yes
no

4) Which gender do you think does more internet dating?
male
female

5)Do you think what age of people usually use internet dating service?
16-25
26-35
36-45
45-60
more than 60

6)Why do people choose internet dating to find a girlfriend or boyfriend?
(write down 1-5, 1-most important, 5- lease important)
It's cheap.
It's interesting.
It's convenient.
It's fun.
It's fast.

7) Do you believe strongly all the information in other people's profiles?
yes
no

8) Do you think the company that offers services for online dating should check the criminal background of its member?
yes
no

9) What kind of mate are you looking for?
(write down 1-5, 1-most important, 5- lease important)
smart
funny
rich
sex
handsome / beautiful

10) What do you think about an internet dating service's ability to help you find a serious girlfriend or boyfriend?
very good
good
bad
very bad

Having Premartial Sex Survey Results

Totals
Males-19, Females-20

1. Have you had sex before?(what age)

Total

yes 27
no 12

Males

yes 15, no 4

Females

yes 12, no 8

>13 -yes 1
14-21 Males 15, Females 11
not yet- Males 4, Females 8

2. Is premarital sex immoral?

Total

yes- 11
no- 22
don't know- 6

Males

yes- 6
no-10
don't know- 3

Females

yes-5
no-12
don't know-3

3. Who has the most influence on your opinion about premarital sex?

Total
Parents-males 6, females 8
Friends-males 7, females 9
Media-males 4, females 1
Boy/girlfriend-males 1, females 3
None-males 1, females 2

4. Do you agree with religions that ban sex before marriage?


Strongly agree-males 4, females 3
Agree- males 5, females 9
Disagree- males 9, females 5
Strongly disagree- males 1, females 2
Don't know- males 0, females 1


5. Do you think premarital sex contradicts chastity?

Total

Yes-21
No-18

Males

yes-8
no-11

Females

yes-13
no-7

Having Premarital Sex Survey

1. Gender

(a)male (b)female

2. Age

(a)18 (b)19-21 (c)22-25 (d)over 25

3. Have you had sex before?

(a)yes (b)no

If yes, at what age?

(a)Under 13 (b)14-15 (c)16-18 (d)19-21 (e)over 21

4. Does safe sex change your opinion?

(a)yes (b)no

5. Do you think that having safe sex before marriage is condsidered immoral or unethical behavior?

(a)yes (b)no (c)I don't know

6. If/when you have children, would you try to control them in order to prevent them from having sex before marriage?

(a)yes (b)no

7. If a couple has a baby before they get married, what's the best thing to do in this case?

(a)Get married right away and have the baby.
(b)Retain the baby without getting married.
(c)Provide the baby for adoption
(d)Abortion

8. Who has the most influence on your opinion about having sex before getting married?

(a)parents (b)friends (c)media (d)boy/girlfriend

9. Do you agree with religions that ban sex before marriage?

(a)strongly agree (b)agree (c)disagree (d)strongly disagree

10. Do you agree with people who say that having sex before marriage contradicts the concept of purity and chastity?

(a)yes (b)no

Cause of Stress

A stress is the twentieth century diseases. Most of the people start his/her day by a cup of coffee and most of them are Cigarettes smoker they smoke cigarette with it. After that they go to the job and work for a long time, and in some times they get a tough job they take all the day to finish it. Some of jobs people have to use a computer for along time, even that when they get back to home the have to drive there cars in the traffic, when they want enjoy there free time they are using computer or watching TV. All of these things are make them able to get stress when they exercise there normal life but they don’t watch there behaviors.

First, stress is a psychological and physiological response to events that upset our personal balance in some way. This happen when the person tries to do something bigger than his/her power or push the body to do something in up normal matter. These things cause stress which is mean the person feels like Heart Pounding in the chest, muscles tensing up, breathe coming faster.

Second, why we get stress? You have a lot of responsibilities and worries, you may be running on stress most of the time, starting with an emergency mode with every traffic jam, phone call, or something in the evening news. But the problem with the stress is that the more it’s activated, the harder it is to shut off. Instead of leveling off once the crisis has passed, your stress hormones, heart rate, and blood pressure remain elevated.

Third, because there are a lot of diseases coming after stress or because of it, we have to be carful and take care of our health by forcing that causes of stress and try to relax in other word Relaxation is the perfect treatment for stress with some massage in some cases, and there is some direction Doctors put it in CD’s or Taps to learn people how to deal with stress, how to manage there life and how to use good nutrition system to avoid stress

In conclusion, people do not watch there behaviors so the running on stress and most of the big diseases start with small stress but people don’t take care of it in the current time and they keep doing what they did so it will be more hurter for psychological and physiological