Journal #1. Page 19- “Since beer was a gift from the gods, it was also the logical thing to present as a religious offering.” Response - Beer was used in ceremonies such as religious, agricultural, funerals, etc. The religious meaning of beer has a longer timeline than the Sumerians and the Egyptians.
This book reveals to us how beer and wine were used for cultural, social, political, and even medical purposes. Finally, Standage shows us how civilizations grew by the spreading of beer and wine, and how the spreading of these drinks spread culture around the world. To Standage beer and wine is a technology that played huge role in the developing and advancing civilization. In the introduction, Standage states that throughout history various drinks have/had such high significance
If one was able to afford wine, it showed the wealth of the individual. Later, it began to mark the social status of communities. As history progressed, the Arabs distilled wine to make a stronger drink known as spirits. The drink was utilized many ways: medicinally and pure enjoyment. While beer, wine, and spirits were alcoholic drinks, dry beverages built world civilization too.
What the Bible says about Alcohol What Does the Bible really say about Alcohol, by Preston Sprinkle speaks about the misunderstanding many Christians as well as non religious people have about what the bible perception is on alcohol. Preston Sprinkle’s published this article in order to persuade readers that there is no evidence in the bible stating that it is wrongful to consume alcoholic beverages. The article is written with a great sum of detail as well as a variety of key points.
Certain people used alcohol to relax, relieve stress, and to not feel pain. For an example, labor and farm workers used alcohol to relieve aches and pain from
Throughout the history of mankind alcohol has been the right hand of many individuals from emperors to working class. It has won its place in daily lives through meals, medicines, religions, and exchanges. Alcohol has become the “nourishing and intoxicating” aspect of human life. In occasions such as the American Revolution and the Whiskey Rebellion, one drink has come above all to save America that’s whiskey. Its creation led to certain disputes but brought major benefits within the United States.
(pg. 35). The consumption of any intoxicating substance is normally forbidden in the Qur’an, which is the primary religious text of Islam. Another example of the main beliefs and practices of Islam is when Santiago is in the middle
As of 2014, there were 11,000,000 illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Since most of these people are adults and have children they need to drive to get to their destination. They do not have the ability to obtain a drivers license because they are or were undocumented. Then again so were our Founding Fathers. Most people think that they don’t deserve the right to a drivers license because that would just cause more danger to them.
Some religions encourage alcohol consumption, while others despise it. Not all drinking in religion is seen as very ceremonial or a tradition. “Buddhism… generally states that nothing should be taken that will alter the natural state of the body. Islam, on the other hand, teaches that the consumption of alcohol is
Abstract Human life is precious, then how about animals? Ending human life is considered as unethical and this is against the law. However, this does not apply to animals. Even though most families treat their animals as part of their family members, animal euthanasia is still a controversial issue nowadays. Millions of dogs are euthanized in each year and several methods are used by the veterinarian to put the animal to death.
A little fact of how alcoholic beverages have been used to celebrate mostly important events through history, from the Caesars celebrating victories to the
As KFC is a foreign company that origin from Louisville, Kentucky, KFC have to comply with the laws and regulations of Malaysia as they operate in Malaysia market (Kentucky Fried Chicken, n.d.). According to Malaysia demographic profile 2014, Malaysia is a country that consist of a majority of 61.3% of Muslim (Indexmundi.com, 2015). KFC Malaysia have to comply with the laws and regulatory of Malaysia in order to attract and target Muslim as their customers as well as give promotions to Muslim. The political environment in Malaysia has affect the promotions of KFC Malaysia as KFC Malaysia is entitle to apply halal certificate before offering halal food to the Muslim based on the laws and regulatory of Malaysia. KFC Malaysia have to use only halal ingredients to produce foods and drinks once KFC Malaysia has decided to apply halal certificate from The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM).
It is very important for the Muslim consumers to really know what they have eaten, used, or consumed about certain food products. They have to know the basic of Halal, Mashbooh, and Haram on the products that exists around them. Firstly, the definition of Halal can be examined as ‘permitted and lawful’ in Islam. Halal also involves that a product is ‘thoyyiban’ which means wholesome, safe, nutritious, beneficial and good quality. As Allah S.W.T (God) says in the holy Qur’an: “O mankind!
In today’s modern age alcohol has become a way of life, it is evident that majority of the countries throughout the world accept alcohol as an antidepressant that can be fun and can take the edge off activities, many people die from it each year. Consequently, these deaths are only one of the many reasons why alcohol should be banned. As a result, Alcohol can cause cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes in moderate drinkers. Not only does drinking have a negative effect on your body if too much is consumed on occasions it can also lead to deadly accidents from being impaired while driving. Striker laws should be enforced on the consumption of alcohol.
DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE ETHANOL IN BEVERAGES 1. Introduction to Gas Chromatography Gas chromatography is a very powerful separation technique for compounds that are reasonably volatile. The components of a sample partitions into two phases, the 1st of these phases is a immobile bed with a great surface area, and the other is a gas phase that permeates through the immobile bed. The sample is evaporated and passed by the mobile gas phase or the carrier gas through the column. Samples separates into the stationary liquid phase, based on their solubilities at the given temperature.
